BoBA 2011 ISML Predictions: Topaz Match Day 7

ARENA 01: [Hirasawa Ui] Aragaki Ayase

ARENA 02: Shinonono Hōki [Asahina Mikuru]

ARENA 03: Shiina Mafuyu [Fate Testarossa]

ARENA 04: Nagato Yuki [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)]

ARENA 05: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Kōsaka Kirino

ARENA 06: Shirai Kuroko [Huang Lingyin]

ARENA 07: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Laura Bodewig

ARENA 08: Eucliwood Hellscythe [Yui]

ARENA 09: Holo [Sengoku Nadeko]

ARENA 10: Aisaka Taiga [Nakano Azusa]

ARENA 11: [Furukawa Nagisa] Iwasawa Asami

ARENA 12: [Misaka Mikoto] Suzumiya Haruhi

ARENA 13: Nakamura Yuri [Shana]

ARENA 14: Index L. Prohibitorum [C.C.]

ARENA 15: Tōsaka Rin [Kasugano Sora]

ARENA 16: Hirasawa Yui [Akiyama Mio]

ARENA 17: Last Order [Kuroi Mato]

ARENA 18: Louise Vallière [Hiiragi Kagami]

ARENA 19: Saber [Sakagami Tomoyo]

ARENA 20: [Tachibana Kanade] Charlotte Dunois

ARENA 21: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Izumi Konata]

ARENA 22: Seraphim [Nymph]

ARENA 23: Shiina [Konjiki no Yami]

ARENA 24: Victorique de Blois [Katsura Hinagiku]

ARENA 25: Haruna [Fujibayashi Kyō]

ARENA 26: Kamiya Hikari [Kuchiki Rukia]


Over/Under and winning margins for each match forthcoming...

ISML 2011: Kanade remains first after Topaz 6

ISML 2011: Kanade remains first after Topaz 6


By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
May 31, 2011

Kanade Tachibana remained first in the 2011 International Saimoe League Topaz necklace race after a 5256-2795 victory over Nadeko Sengoku.

In second was Ruri Gokou, who defeated Haruhi Suzumiya 4251-4062. Mikoto Misaka was third after a 4574-3414 crushing of Hitagi Senjougahara. Azusa Nakano was fourth after racing past Victorique de Blois 4704-3298 and with a 4088-3906 victory over Hinagiku Katsura, Taiga Aisaka moved up to fifth.

In other ISML action...a battle of the Yuis saw Yui of Angel Beats! defeat Yui Hirasawa from K-ON! 4351-3829. Nagi Sanzen'in whipped past Kuroko Shirai 4629-3188, Shana torched Holo 5226-2845, Konjiki no Yami cruised past Mafuyu Shiina 3724-3421 and Huang Lingyin prevailed over Laura BOdewig 3585-3208.

Yuki Nagato annihilated Kirino Kousaka 4982-3232, Kagami Hiiragi routed Seraphim 4331-3333, Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere took care of Nymph 3802-3426, Charlotte Dunois edged Yuri Nakamura 3953-3922 and Ui Hirasawa defeated Last Order 3989-3741.

Kyou Fujibayashi thumped Houki Shinonono 4474-2980, Index Prohibitorum defeated Sora Kasugano 3971-3425, C.C. rolled past Rin Tosaka 4001-3260, Mikuru Asahina bowled past Haruna 4211-3379 and Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Saber 4525-3317.

Wrapping up ISML action...Ayase Aragaki defeated Mato Kuroi 3925-3727, defending champion Mio Akiyama drilled Tomoyo Sakagami 4733-3255, Konata Izumi rolled past Asami Iwasawa 4010-3659, Nagisa Furukawa defeated Tsumugi Kotobuki 4105-3557 and Fate Testarossa slashed past Shiina 3989-3355.

In the special match, Lucy easily defeated Ran Mouri 4721-2210.

The penultimate day of the 2011 International Saimoe League Topaz necklace phase, Match Day 7, will take place on Tuesday, May 31. Vote for your favorite character online at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA 2011 ISML Predictions: Topaz, Day 6

ARENA 01: [Yui] Hirasawa Yui by >=1500
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 02: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Shirai Kuroko by >=1500
Over/Under: 8150
Over

ARENA 03: Holo [Shana] by >=2000
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 04: [Konjiki no Yami] Shiina Mafuyu by >=1200
Over/Under: 8700
Under

ARENA 05: Huang Lingyin [Laura Bodewig] by <=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Under

ARENA 06: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) by >=800
Over/Under: 8400
Over

ARENA 07: Kōsaka Kirino [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8200
Over

ARENA 08: Aisaka Taiga [Katsura Hinagiku] by >=1200
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 09: [Hiiragi Kagami] Seraphim by <=2000.
Over/Under: 8500
Under

ARENA 10: [Louise Vallière] Nymph by >=650
Over/Under: 8700
Under

ARENA 11: [Nakamura Yuri] Charlotte Dunois by >=850
Over/Under: 8400
Over

ARENA 12: [Hirasawa Ui] Last Order by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 13: [Misaka Mikoto] Senjōgahara Hitagi by >=1100
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 14: Shinonono Hōki [Fujibayashi Kyō] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 15: [Index L. Prohibitorum] Kasugano Sora by >=1150
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 16: [C.C.] Tōsaka Rin by >=1300
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 17: [Nakano Azusa] Victorique de Blois by >=1000
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 18: [Asahina Mikuru] Haruna by >=1250
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 19: Saber [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=1500
Over/Under: 8400
Over

ARENA 20: Sengoku Nadeko [Tachibana Kanade] by >=1800
Over/Under: 8500
Over

ARENA 21: [Aragaki Ayase] Kuroi Mato by <=1500
Over/Under: 8900
Under

ARENA 22: [Akiyama Mio] Sakagami Tomoyo by >=1500
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 23: [Izumi Konata] Iwasawa Asami by <=1400
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 24: Kotobuki Tsumugi [Furukawa Nagisa] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8750
Under

ARENA 25: [Fate Testarossa] Shiina by >=1700
Over/Under: 8800
Under

SPECIAL MATCH:

ARENA 26: [Lucy] Mōri Ran by >=1500
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ISML 2011: Kanade still at the top of Topaz

ISML 2011: Kanade still at the top of Topaz


By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
May 28, 2011

Kanade Tachibana remained at the top of the 2011 International Saimoe League Topaz necklace standings after a 5427-3707 route of Mio Akiyama.

Haruhi Suzumiya moved up to second after a 5163-3601 demolition of Kirino Kousaka. In third was Yuri Nakamura, who defeated Saber 4676-4013. Yui moved up to fourth after a 4764-3749 clobbering of Tomoyo Sakagami. Ruri Gokou moved up to fifth after a 4887-3788 victory over Hitagi Senjougahara.

In other ISML action...Charlotte Dunois ran past Holo 4890-3491, Index Prohibitorum crushed Seraphim 4425-3843, Taiga Aisaka defeated Victorique de Blois 5029-3549, C.C. dusted off Nymph 4361-3822 and Ayase Aragaki defeated Mafuyu Shiina 4139-4000.

Nadeko Sengoku prevailed over Yui Hirasawa 4479-4291, Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere defeated Rin Tosaka 4132-3960, Azusa Nakano won a 4529-4269 thriller over Hinagiku Katsura, Fate Testarossa pulled down Kuroko Shira 4260-3959 and Kagami Hiiragi crushed Sora Kasugano 4566-3699.

Last Order defeated Asami Iwasawa 4205-4139, Konjiki no Yami whipped past MAto Kuroi 4122-3861, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Yuki Nagato 4510-4319, Tsumugi Kotobuki routed Huang Lingyin 4431-2841 and Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Mikuru Asahina 4237-4043.

Wrapping up ISML action....Shana torched Eucliwood Hellscythe 4623-4141, Nagisa Furukawa defeated Laura Bodewig 4634-3513, Nagi Sanzen'in annihilated Shiina 5050-3328, Haruna trounced Houki SHinonono 4112-3567 and Konata Izumi took care of Ui Hirasawa 4342-3977.

In the special match, Misuzu Kamio defeated Eri Sawachika 3982-3712.

Match Day 6 of the 2011 International Saimoe League Topaz Necklace Phase is scheduled for Sunday, May 29, 2011. Vote for your favorite candidate at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA 2011 ISML Predictions: Topaz, Day 5

ARENA 01: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Senjōgahara Hitagi by >=1200
Over/Under: 8300
Over

ARENA 02: [Charlotte Dunois] Holo by >=600
Over/Under: 8600
Under

ARENA 03: Seraphim [Index L. Prohibitorum] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8400
Under

ARENA 04: Victorique de Blois [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1200
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 05: [Nymph] C.C. by <=1000
Over/Under: 8000
Over

ARENA 06: [Tachibana Kanade] Akiyama Mio by >=1600
Over/Under: 8400
Over

ARENA 07: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Kōsaka Kirino by <=1100
Over/Under: 8500
Under

ARENA 08: [Shiina Mafuyu] Aragaki Ayase by >=600
Over/Under: 8100
Under

ARENA 09: [Sengoku Nadeko] Hirasawa Yui by >=900
Over/Under: 8300
Under

ARENA 10: Tōsaka Rin [Louise Vallière] by >=1400
Over/Under: 8400
Under

ARENA 11: Katsura Hinagiku [Nakano Azusa] by >=800
Over/Under: 8400
Over

ARENA 12: Shirai Kuroko [Fate Testarossa] by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Under

ARENA 13: Kasugano Sora [Hiiragi Kagami] by >=600
Over/Under: 8400
Under

ARENA 14: Last Order [Iwasawa Asami] by >=1300
Over/Under: 8300
Under

ARENA 15: [Yui] Sakagami Tomoyo by >=1400
Over/Under: 8300
Under

ARENA 16: [Nakamura Yuri] Saber by >=1100
Over/Under: 8200
Under

ARENA 17: [Konjiki no Yami] Kuroi Mato by >=1300
Over/Under: 8300
Under

ARENA 18: Nagato Yuki [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1500
Over/Under: 8500
Over

ARENA 19: Huang Lingyin [Kotobuki Tsumugi] by <=900
Over/Under: 8400
Under

ARENA 20: Asahina Mikuru [Fujibayashi Kyō] by >=500
Over/Under: 8450
Under

ARENA 21: [Shana] Eucliwood Hellscythe by >=700
Over/Under: 8500
Over

ARENA 22: Laura Bodewig [Furukawa Nagisa] by >=1500
Over/Under: 8300
Under

ARENA 23: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Shiina by >=1000
Over/Under: 8500
Under


ARENA 24: [Haruna] Shinonono Hōki by <=1150
Over/Under: 8200
Under

ARENA 25: [Izumi Konata] Hirasawa Ui by >=1300
Over/Under: 8000
Over

SPECIAL MATCH
ARENA 26: [Kamio Misuzu] Sawachika Eri by >=1200
Over/Under: 8000
Under

BoBA 2011 ISML Tiara Odds, may 11, 2011

2011 INTERNATIONAL SAIMOE LEAGUE
BoBA ISML Tiara Odds
As of 9:13 P.M. PT, May 11, 2011


Mikoto Misaka 3-5
Kanade Tachibana EVEN
Mio Akiyama 2-1
Shana 3-1
Yuki Nagato 5-1
Eucliwood Hellscythe 6-1
Yuri Nakamura 13-2
Ruri Gokou 7-1
Azusa Nakano 10-1
Hinagiku Katsura 11-1
Charlotte Dunois 12-1
Yui 13-1
Kirino Kousaka 14-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 15-1
Taiga Aisaka 17-1
Nadeko Sengoku 20-1
Yui Hirasawa 21-1
Tomoyo Sakagami 23-1
Holo 24-1
Saber 25-1
Hitagi Sengjougahara 26-1
Nagi Sanzen'in 30-1
Victorique de Blois 31-1
Kyou Fujibayashi 33-1
Mafuyu Shiina 35-1
Kagami Hiiragi 37-1
Konata Izumi 38-1
C.C. 40-1
Konjiki no Yami 42-1
Mikuru Asahina 45-1
Ui Hirasawa 47-1
Mato Kuroi 50-1
Kuroko Shirai 55-1
Tsumugi Kotobuki 60-1
Index L. Prohibitorum 65-1
Nagisa Furukawa 70-1
Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 75-1
Ayase Aragaki 80-1
Haruna 85-1
Houki Shinonono 90-1
Asami Iwasawa 95-1
Last Order 100-1
Seraphim 200-1
Fate Testarossa 250-1
Laura Bodewig 300-1
Shiina 400-1
Huang Lingyin 500-1
Sora Kasugano 750-1
Nymph 1000-1
Rin Tosaka 2000-1

ISML 2011: Top 16 after Aquamarine

2011 INTERNATIONAL SAIMOE LEAGUE

Top 16

As of May 12, 2011

Records are marked as win-draw-loss.

1. Mikoto Misaka

Record: 7-0-0

ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE CHAMPION

2. Shana

Record: 7-0-0

3. Yuki Nagato

Record: 7-0-0

4. Kanade Tachibana

Record: 7-0-0

5. Eucliwood Hellscythe

Record: 6-0-1

6. Yuri Nakamura

Record: 6-0-1

7. Mio Akiyama

Record: 6-0-1

DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION

8. Ruri Gokou

Record: 6-0-1

9. Azusa Nakano

Record: 6-0-1

10. Hinagiku Katsura

Record: 6-0-1

11. Charlotte Dunois

Record: 6-0-1

12. Yui

Record: 5-0-2

13. Kirino Kousaka

Record: 5-0-2

14. Haruhi Suzumiya

Record: 5-0-2

15. Taiga Aisaka

Record: 5-0-2

16. Nadeko Sengoku

Record: 5-0-2

ISML 2011: Results, Aquamarine Necklace Phase

Necklace Match Votes

Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index) 2301 19.59% Shana (Shakugan no Shana) 1581 13.46% Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) 1439 12.25% Tachibana Kanade (Angel Beats!) 2872 24.45% Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) 1259 10.72% Nakamura Yuri (Angel Beats!) 462 3.93% Akiyama Mio (K-ON!) 1834 15.61%

Necklace Score Calculation

Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index) 19.59% × 78 = 15.277 Tachibana Kanade (Angel Beats!) 24.45% × 60 = 14.668 Akiyama Mio (K-ON!) 15.61% × 63 = 9.835 Shana (Shakugan no Shana) 13.46% × 63 = 8.478 Nagato Yuki (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu) 12.25% × 63 = 7.717 Eucliwood Hellscythe (Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) 10.72% × 66 = 7.073 Nakamura Yuri (Angel Beats!) 3.93% × 66 = 2.596

ISML 2011: GUNNERS HIGH!

ISML 2011: GUNNERS HIGH!
Misaka wins Aquamarine, Tachibana stays unbeaten


JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
May 11, 2011

Fireworks exploded across Academy City as Mikoto Misaka was named Aquamarine Necklace champion in the 2011 International Saimoe League.

There were handshakes, hugs and high-fives at A Certain High School and Tokiwadai Junior High School as one of the city's most prominent personalities won the Aquamarine, representing the spirit of the oceans.

In spite of Kanade Tachibana winning the Necklace Match over Misaka 2872-2301, Misaka won by way of a superior score calculation: 15.277 to 14.668. A good deal of that came from her victory over Azusa Nakano in Match Day 7.

Mio Akiyama finished third in the match with 1,834 votes and third in the calculation with 9.835 points. Shana was fourth with 1,581 votes and fourth in the calculation with 8.478 points. Yuki Nagato was fifth with 1,439 votes and fifth in the calculation with 7.717 points.

Eucliwood Hellscythe, who was unable to maintain her advantage heading into Match Day 7, finished sixth with 1,259 votes and 7.073 points to finish sixth in the calculation. Yuri Nakamura held the rear with 462 votes and a 2.596 to finish seventh.

"Everyone, thank you very much for your support," Misaka said at the victory rally at Tokiwadai Junior High's quad, surrounded by Touma Kamijou, Index Prohibitorum, Last Order and Kuroko Shirai. "I knew that this season was going to be very good to me. But one necklace is not going to be enough. We have six more to go before the real battle begins.

"To Kanade, Mio, Shana, Yuki, Eu and Yuri, thanks for a wonderful final to this phase. There can be only be one winner, and now I head into the Topaz with a sense of confidence and resolve."

"I don't think I face opponents as quality as Mikoto's," Tachibana admitted at a press conference in Tokyo. "Even if I had won this match, I don't think it would have been enough. But I do come into the Topaz knowing that I have yet to lose a match, whether with one opponent or six others.

"I deserved better than this. And I will prove it come next week."

"Mikoto is the best out there at the moment," admitted Akiyama, the defending ISML Champion, at a press conference in Japan Women's University. "But one necklace does determine a tournament as long as this. We have a long way to go."

"I was going to be in a no-win situation from the start," said a disappointed but unbowed Shana, quietly munching on her seventh loaf of melon bread for the year. "That Misaka girl can fight."

"It was a matter of trying my luck in all of this," Nagato said from the SOS Brigade office in Nishinomiya City. "I congratulate Ms. Misaka in her victory and look forward to facing her later on in the International Saimoe League."

"When the wheels fall off, the wheels fall off," Hellscythe said, sipping green tea as Ayumu Aikawa read her words on her behalf. "When Tachibana defeated me in Match Day 7, I knew I wasn't going to stand a chance. But I see this as a good start for my first year in this tournament."

"I was surprised that I was in the top seven," Nakamura remarked at a press conference in Tokyo, surrounded by her fiancee Noda. "I was just lucky to be here. It didn't matter if I finished last, which I did; the fact that I got this far in the phase is a victory in my book."

A series of special matches also took place. In one match, Kyubey from Puella Magi Madoka Magica ran away with 3,969 votes. Happy from Fairy Tail was second with 2,114 votes and Ton-chan was third with 1,783 votes.

"It's disappointing that the girls I made contracts with were not considered by the voters to be in this tournament," Kyubey said at a press conference in Mitakihara. "But this win shows that we have captured the imagination of fans around the world regardless. Now, is anyone willing to make a contract with me?"
"I will!" roared a morbidly obese fan in the back of the room.
"Sorry, you're too fat," he deadpanned, as the audience broke loose in laughter.

In the second of four exhibitions, Naru Narusegawa Iron Fist Punched the competition with 4,063 votes. Ran Mouri was second with 3,443 votes and Lina Inverse was third with 1,323 votes.

"It feels good to earn the love from voters like these," Narusegawa said, her husband Keitaro Urashima by her side at a press conference at the University of Tokyo. "I'm glad they chose someone that knows how to bring it, plain and simple."

The third of three exhibitions was a close affair, with Lucy finishing first with 2,692 votes. Teletha Testarossa was second with 2,224 votes and Haruka of Pokemon was third with 2,217 votes.

"Nobody can take this victory away from me," said a content Lucy to the press at a conference in Tokyo. "Even though this was an exhibition, I will let you know that I worked hard for this. I thank the voters for realizing that I still matter, even after all these years."

Finally, the fourth of four exhibitions was a runaway victory for Miku Hatsune, who earned 5,870 votes. Rei Ayanami was a distant second with 2,023 votes and Cirno was third with 1,621 votes. Hatsune earned the Aquamarine Necklace for her efforts.

"I wish I could have participated in the International Saimoe League," said Hatsune after the match at a press conference in Akihabara, Tokyo. "But, fate can sometimes be cruel to you.

"Such is life."

The 2011 International Saimoe League will resume on Tuesday, May 17 with Match Day 1 of the Topaz Necklace phase. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the online debate.

And of course, keep it here on bongaboi.deviantart.com and the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue (bedlamba.blogspot.com) for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competition, the International Saimoe League!

2011 INTERNATIONAL SAIMOE LEAGUE
Overall Top 16 after 2011 Aquamarine Necklace Phase


1. Mikoto Misaka (AQ)
2. Shana
3. Yuki Nagato
4. Kanade Tachibana
5. Eucliwood Hellscythe
6. Yuri Nakamura
7. Mio Akiyama (C)
8. Ruri Gokou
9. Azusa Nakano
10. Hinagiku Katsura
11. Charlotte Dunois
12. Yui
13. Kirino Kousaka
14. Haruhi Suzumiya
15. Taiga Aisaka
16. Nadeko Sengoku


Key:
(AQ) Aquamarine Necklace Winner
(TOP) Topaz Necklace Winner
(AM) Amethyst Necklace Winner
(SAP) Sapphire Necklace Winner
(EM) Emerald Necklace Winner
(RUB) Ruby Necklace Winner
(DIA) Diamond Necklace Winner
(C) Defending ISML Champion