By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
March 19, 2011
Match Day 9 of the 2011 International Saimoe League Preliminaries got underway with Phase II. 16 more spots are up for grabs, and the first eight brackets saw some close shaves, but mostly blowout wins.
In Bracket A, Elucio de Lute Irma thrashed Alice 4,874-2,072, Minatsu Shiina trounced Hecate 4,165-2,980, Rin Tosaka leveled Ayumu Nishizawa 5,093-2,188 and Fuuko Ibuki edged Chizuru Akaba 3,733-3,513.
In Bracket B, Last Order routed Tsurara Oikawa 5,597-1,749, Ryoko Okami took down Suiseiseki 4,039-2,911, Asami Iwasawa crushed Hanyuu Furude 5,164-2,294 aqnd Cecilia Alcott bounced Anri Sonohara 4,675-2,223.
Bracket C action saw favorite Houki Shinonono slash past Stocking 5,814-1,250, Kanon Nakagawa rout Rei Ayanami 4,336-2,829, Ikaros fly past Madoka Kaname 4,453-2,925 and Merry Nightmare roll past Rena Ryuuguu 4,052-2,782.
Charlotte Dunois sent a warning to the remaining contestants in Bracket D as she blew past Nessa by the tune of 6,031-852. In other Bracket D action, Mio Isurugi edged Saeko Busujima 3,638-3,144, Ayase Aragaki kicked Asuka Langley Soryu 5,295-2,029 and Ritsu Tainaka rolled past Amu Hinamori 4,891-2,426.
In Bracket E, Ika-Musume rocked Aoi Yamada 4,672-2,069, Isumi Saginomiya defeated Tsukasa Ayatsuji 3,805-2,984, Nymph blasted Yuuki Kataoka 4,984-1,629 and Ruiko Saten dominated Shino Amakusa 4,520-2,541.
In Bracket F, Huang Lingyin sliced and diced Souseiseki 5,256-1,838, Mizuki Himeji whipped past Misaki Ayuzawa 4,047-3,050, Kurimu Sakurano creamed Manami Tamura 4,579-2,537 and Nanoha Takamachi eased past Itsuwa 4,012-2,672.
Bracket G action saw Sora Kasugano destroy Nino 5,254-1,562, Ami Kawashima bounce Hayate Yagami 5,246-2,800, Ui Hirasawa roll past Nodoka Haramura 5,211-2,069 and Nozomi Kiriya dismiss Erika Sendou 3,954-2,368.
And in Bracket H, the favored Yuri Nakamura annihilated Nanako Yamamoto 6,563-997, Shiori Shiomiya cruised past Suigintou 4,225-2,623, Shouko Kirishima routed Yuuno Arashiko 4,678-2,147 and Konjiki no Yami trounced Shiki Ryogi by the tune of 4,592-2,418.
Match Day 10 of the 2011 International Saimoe League Preliminaries, and the second day of Phase II, will take place on Sunday, Mar. 20. vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.
