ISML 2014: BoBA Tiara Odds, May 30, 2014

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2014 International Saimoe League Tiara Odds
As of 9:08 p.m. PT, May 30, 2014

Kanade Tachibana 5-2
Mikoto Misaka 3-2
Ruri Gokou EVEN
Kotori Isuka 2-1
Yoshino 3-1
Kurumi Tokisaki 4-1
Rikka Takanashi 9-2
Mashiro Shiina 5-1
Taiga Aisaka 11-2
Kuroyukihime 6-1
Asuna Yuuki 13-2
Azusa Nakano 7-1
Ayase Aragaki 15-2
Eucliwood Hellscythe 8-1
Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi 9-1
Nanami Aoyama 10-1
Shana 11-1
Tohka Yatogami 12-1
Eru Chitanda 13-1
Shinka Nibutaki 14-1
Mio Akiyana 15-1
Kurousagi 16-1
Azusa Azuki 17-1
Yuri Nakamura 18-1
Yui-nyan 19-1
Yaya 20-1
Kobato Hasegawa 21-1
Yukino YUkinoshita 22-1
Shinobu Oshino 23-1
Touka Takanashi 24-1
Saber 25-1
Inori Yururiha 30-1
Momo Velia Deviluke 35-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 40-1
Sena Kashiwzaki 45-1
Haqua du Lot Herminium 50-1
Konjiki no Yami 55-1
Charlotte Dunois 60-1
Kirino Kousaka 65-1
Mirai Kuriyama 70-1
Yuki Nagato 75-1
Last Order 80-1
Nyarlathotep 85-1
Chocolat 90-1
Kurisu Makise 95-1
MIsaki Shokuhou 100-1
Yui Hirasawa 105-1
Origami Tobiichi 110-1
Yui 115-1
Sora Kasugano 120-1
Illysaviel von Einzbern 125-1
Sanae Dekomori 150-1
Hitagi Senjouharara 175-1
Rin Natsume 200-1
Victorique de Blois 225-1
Hinagiku Katsura 250-1
Yukina Himeragi 275-1
Charlotte Belew 300-1
Meiko Honma 325-1
Erio Touwa 350-1
Shiori Shiomiya 375-1
Suguha Kirigaya 400-1
Yozora Mikazuki 500-1
Nadeko Sengoku 600-1
Noumi Kudryavka 700-1
Ririchiyo Shirakiin 800-1
Furano Yukihira 900-1
Laura Bodewig 1000-1
Karuta Roromiya 2500-1
Shouko Kirishima 5000-1
Masami Iwasawa 10000-1

ISML 2014: Top 16, Stella Division

1. Kanade Tachibana

2014 ISML AMETHYST NECKLACE CHAMPION

2. Mikoto Misaka

2014 ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE CHAMPION

3. Ruri Gokou

DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION

4. Mashiro Shiina

5. Taiga Aisaka

6. Azusa Nakano

7. Ayase Aragaki

8. Eucliwood Hellscythe

9. Shana

10. Mio Akiyama

11. Yuri Nakamura

12. Yui-nyan

13. Kobato Hasegawa

14. Shinobu Oshino

15. Saber

16. Inori Yuzuriha

ISML 2014: Top 16, Nova Division

1. Kotori Itsuka

2. Yoshino

3. Kurumi Tokisaki

4. Rikka Takanashi

5. Kuroyukihime

6. Asuna Yuuki

7. Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi

8. Nanami Aoyama

9. Tohka Yatogami

10. Eru Chitanda

11. Shinka Nibutani

12. Kurousagi

13. Azusa Azuki

14. Yaya

15. Yukino Yukinoshita

16. Touka Takanashi

ISML 2014: Tenshi To The Top

ISML 2014: Tenshi To The Top
Kanade Tachibana wins Amethyst Necklace, Victorique de Blois takes Brooch

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
May 30, 2014

Kanade Tachibana has won International Saimoe League necklaces before, but the Amethyst is a necklace she had yet to win...until now. With 2,667 votes, Tachibana earned a score of 157.578 to win the 2014 ISML Amethyst Necklace. Tachibana defeated Kurumi Tokisaki, who earned 2323 votes to earn a calculation of 150.333.

"I think this was a great way to end the month of May, what do you think?" asked Tachibana to the press, surrounded by her husband, Yuzuru Otonashi; Yui-nyan, Yuri Nakamura and Masami Iwasawa. "I want to thank everyone on my team for keeping faith alive. While I have won the Tiara before, it's nice to win things I had yet to win. It gives me a good feeling."

"It's going to take us time for us to break past some of the stronger forces in the Stella," Tokisaki said at her press conference in Osaka, surrounded by Yoshino, Origami Tobiiichi, Tohka Yatogami and Kotori Itsuka. "I did all I could to challenge her, but Kanade's bastion of voters is very consistent and loyal. Two or three years will pass, and they will still vote for her, unless the rules change. I do think I will win one of the other necklaces up for grabs."

Ruri Gokou was third, earning 1182 votes for a score of 106.710. "I was hoping to defend my Amethyst, but if I were to lose this necklace, it would be at the hands of an equal. Kanade is just that, and so I congratulate her for adding another to her resume, I guess."

With 881 votes, Kotori Itsuka was fourth with a score of 105.982. "Either Kurumi or myself will win the next necklace," Itsuka said at the press conference with Tokisaki. "That's all I'm going to say. The next necklace belongs to Team Date A Live."

Eucliwood Hellscythe had 824 votes to finish fifth with a score of 92.254. "This was going to be an uphill battle, with Kanade in the field," Hellscythe said via her interpreter, Ayumu Aikawa. "I don't think Kurumi was going to stand a chance and obviously, I was out of this one. This was Kanande's to lose."

Yoshino was sixth with 617 votes and a calculation of 86.197. "I don't see myself gaining any necklaces among those still in contention," said Yoshino through her puppet, Yoshinon. "But I will get my wins and I will be among the last 32 still standing. It should be pretty straightforward."

Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi was last, with 650 votes and a calculation of 85.008. "I consider myself an outsider compared to those contending for a necklace," Tsutsukakushi said at her press conference in Tokyo. "It was a decent effort, by my standards. I didn't stand a chance, but at least there were people who supported me in this part of the regular season."

Victorique de Blois takes the Amethyst Brooch after winning 1780 votes. Chocolat was second with 1656 votes, Masami Iwasawa had 1367 votes, Karuta Roromiya has 1283 votes, Rin Natsume had 1265 votes, Charlotte Belew had 1229 votes and Shouko Kirishima, to the disappointment of the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue, had 1200 votes.

"This was an even match and people were divided on who deserves to win," de Blois said at her press conference. "Personally, I would like thank the people in Western Europe, the USA and Latin America for giving me their support, but I have a feeling this is all I'm going to win. In fact, I will be surprised if these same voters place me in the postseason. Winning this brooch allows me to take a more realistic approach to the rest of the season."

Sayaka Kirsaka won the first of two other exhibitions, winning 2283 votes. Mui Aiba won 1813 votes, Claire Cruz won 1186 votes, Hajime won 689 votes, Hime Shirayuki won 592 votes, Peach Maki had 475 votes and Adelie was last with 449 votes. Finally, Renge Miyauchi flew the flag for Non Non Biyori, winning 1705 vortes. Frenda Seivelun earned 1649 votes, Subaru Konoe won 1661 votes, Kyouko Sakura won 1496 votes, Yuiko Kurugaya won 1489 votes, Ukanomitama-no-kami earned 710 votres and Minori was last with 661 votes.

Match Day 1 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Ruby Period is scheduled for June 8, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. And keep it right here on the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue for continuing coverage of the world's premier anime character competition, the International Saimoe League!

TOP 16, Nova Division

1. Kotori Itsuka

2. Yoshino

3. Kurumi Tokisaki

4. Rikka Takanashi

5. Kuroyukihime

6. Asuna Yuuki

7. Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi

8. Nanami Aoyama

9. Tohka Yatogami

10. Eru Chitanda

11. Shinka Nibutani

12. Kurousagi

13. Azusa Azuki

14. Yaya

15. Yukino Yukinoshita

16. Touka Takanashi

TOP 16, Stella Division

1. Kanade Tachibana (AM)

2. Mikoto Misaka (AQ)

3. Ruri Gokou (C)

4. Mashiro Shiina

5. Taiga Aisaka

6. Azusa Nakano

7. Ayase Aragaki

8. Eucliwood Hellscythe

9. Shana

10. Mio Akiyama

11. Yuri Nakamura

12. Yui-nyan

13. Kobato Hasegawa

14. Shinobu Oshino

15. Saber

16. Inori Yuzuriha

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Amethyst Match Day 8

ARENA 01: Tokisaki Kurumi [Tachibana Kanade] Itsuka Kotori Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) Yoshino Eucliwood Hellscythe Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko
Winning Margin: By >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Over

ARENA 02: Hajime Aiba Mui Claire Cruz Adélie Shirayuki Hime Peach Maki [Kirasaka Sayaka]
Winning Margin: By <=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 03: Minori Ukanomitama-no-kami Frenda Seivelun Kurugaya Yuiko Sakura Kyōko [Miyauchi Renge] Konoe Subaru
Winning Margin: By <=500
Over/Under: 7000
Over

ARENA 04: Victorique de Blois Iwasawa Masami [Kirishima Shōko] Natsume Rin Chocolat Charlotte Belew Roromiya Karuta
Winning Margin: By <=500
Over/Under: 7000
Over

ISML 2014: Par for the course leading to Amethyst showdown

ISML 2014: Par for the course leading to Amethyst showdown

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
May 26, 2014

On Memorial Day 2014, Match Day 7 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period concluded, and there were very few surprises in this round. We have our seven contestants who will battle it out for the Amethyst Necklace, representing the power of the moon and the evening. Let's take a look at the results.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Origami Tobiichi routed Laura Bodewid 3890-2667, Haqua du Lot Herminium defeated Charlotte Belew 3307-2977, Touka Takanashi prevailed over Chocolat 3426-3316, Nyarlathotep took care of Ririchiyo Shirakiin 3313-3104, Suguha Kirigaya defeated Shiori Shiomiya 3473-3145 and Yoshino clobbered Rikka Takanashi 4213-3208.

Kotori Itsuka tore down Asuna Yuuki 4106-3286, Momo Velia Deviluke defeated Rin Natsume 3452-2816, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Kuroyukihime 3872-3258, Azusa Azuki rolled past Yukina Himeragi 3782-2740, Yui defeated Karuta Roromiya 3483-30859 and Sanae Dekomori scored the Upset of the Round: a 3413-3142 victory over Noumi Kudryavka.

Wrapping up Nova action, Eru Chitanda defeated Yaya 3622-3340, Tohka Yatogami trounced Mirai Kuriyama 4105-2904, Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi romped past Yukino Yukinoshita 3892-2827, Shinka Nibutani thumped Mikan Yuuki 4035-2885, Misaki Shokuhou leveled Furano Yukihira 3624-2964 and Nanami Aoyama prevailed over Kurousagi 3367-3315.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Kirino Kousaka defeated Shouko Kirishima 3547-3306, Shana torched Konjiki no Yami 4170-2685, Inori Yuzuriha defeated Mio Akiyama 3540-3463, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Eucliwood Hellscythe 3968-3629, Taiga Aisaka roared past Kobato Hasegawa 4262-2741 and Shinobu Oshino won the closest match of the night, a 3157-3122 nailbiter over Victorique de Blois.

Yuri Nakamura gunned down Sena Kashiwazaki 3593-3471, Last Order defeated Hinagiku Katsura 3626-3151, Yui Hirasawa rocked Illyasviel von Einzbern 3492-3272, Meiko Honma defeated Masami Iwasawa 3409-3186, Yuki Nagato routed Yozora Mikazuki 3855-2737 and Charlotte Dunois defeated Hitagi Senjougahara 3400-2906.

Wrapping up Stella play, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Nadeko Sengoku 4287-2336, defending champion Ruri Gokou crushed Ayase Aragaki 4175-2703, Saber slashed past Sora Kasugano 3663-3226, Azusa Nakano romped past Yui-nyan 3679-3243, Kanade Tachibana defeated Mashiro Shiina 3924-3505 and Kurisu Makise whipped past Erio Touwa 3441-2916.

In the exhibitions, Miuna Shiodome defeated Tenri Ayukawa 3221-2716 and Mare S Ephemeral clobbered Makina Irisu 3082-1543.

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ISML 2014 Amethyst Necklace Odds

As of May 26, 2014

Kanade Tachibana EVEN

Kurumi Tokisaki 2-1

Kotori Itsuka 3-1

Ruri Gokou 5-1

Yoshino 10-1

Eucliwood Hellscythe 25-1

Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi 50-1

Match Day 8 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period is scheduled for May 29, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

05.25.14.

CARSON, Calif. – "Surprising and disappointing."

That's Landon Donovan's reaction to Jurgen Klinsmann's decision to omit him from the US national team's 23-man World Cup roster, saying the news came as a shock and that he believes he deserves to be headed to Brazil.

The 32-year-old attacker, a veteran of three World Cups, star addressed media following the LA Galaxy's training session Saturday morning at StubHub Center, saying he appreciated the “overwhelming” support he's received since the 23-man roster was announced Thursday and imploring Americans to support the team in Brazil.

Donovan, the all-time US leader in goals (57) and assists (58), in 156 international appearances, was nearly certain that he was going to be among the group.

“Based on my performances leading up to camp, based on my preparation for the camp, based on my fitness, based on my workload, based on the way I trained and played in camp,” he said, “I not only thought I was part of the 23, I thought I was in contention to start. So that's why this has all been pretty disappointing.”

Donovan, who will play in the Galaxy's home clash against the Philadelphia Union on Sunday evening (8 pm ET, UDN), said his performance at the Stanford University sessions had him believing he could “contribute in a real big way, probably bigger than I expected going in.”

He said he would, “of course,” join the group if recalled because of an injury to another player, but “I don't wish anyone ill will. I hope everyone stays healthy.”

• READ: USMNT veterans full of praise for "x-factor" Julian Green

Klinsmann, on Friday, held a press conference to discuss his roster choices and reiterated what he said earlier in the week about Donovan's exclusion: "The coaches feel that the players we chose are a little step a head of Landon in certain areas," Klinsmann said. "At this moment we feel that the other players – without naming any of those guys – are a tiny little bit ahead of him."

The manager declined to detail the areas are in which Donovan was behind others, and on Saturday, Donovan assessed his own performance during the 10 days he was at Stanford University.

“I don't agree with that assessment,” he said. “I think I was at least as good as everyone else in camp, so from that standpoint, I don't agree with it. I think you guys who know me well know I'm pretty honest when it comes to my assessment. When I say I don't play well, I didn't play well; when I say I played well, In think I played well, and I think I trained and played very well in camp.

“I think I was one of the better players. and so that's why it stings a little. I think at the end of the day, like I said before camp, if I had gone in and didn't feel like I deserved it, then I can live with that. But that's not the case here.”

He also noted that “coaches make decisions, and you have to live with that and respect that. Do we agree with it always? No. That the part that has been hard for me. I firmly believe that not only should I be going, but I feel like I really deserve it and not from anything I did in the past, but from what I've done over the last week and a half.”

Donovan, who learned he was not in the 23 following Thursday's training session in Northern California, was asked about rumblings of a personal incident in the past with Klinsmann. His answer was succinct.

“I think if I'm being judged solely on what happened in camp, then I absolutely deserved to be going to Brazil.”

• READ: Davis & Wondo share "bromance moment"

He said he “absolutely” would repeat, if he could change things, the four-month sabbatical he took following the 2012 MLS season, that “I actually think I've been a much better player since I came back.”

He says he hasn't pondered the future of his international career, but imagines “that if I'm given another opportunity, that I would, assuming that I'm still capable.”

Klinsmann, when he announced the 30-man roster, said he saw Donovan as a forward rather than a midfielder, and so it is assumed Donovan was compared solely to the other forwards in camp. He was asked whether Klinsmann might have pigeonholed him and failed to take into account his versatility.

“I think one of the real attributes in my entire career has been my ability to play in a lot of different positions, a lot of different roles,” Donovan said. “Although I'm an attacking player, I think I help the team in certain ways, I think I help the team get results in certain ways, even when it's not attacking-wise. I think I have a lot of versatility, and I think my experiences over the years have contributed to me being able to do that, so I think that I would have been able to help in a lot of ways.”

The response from fans, media and colleagues, most struggling to make sense of Klinsmann's decision, has been heartening.

“The amount of support I've had has been – I mean, overwhelming is the best word I can use,” Donovan said. “The responses and messages I've had from fans, from friends, from family, from my teammates in camp, from my staff at camp, from my teammates here and coaching staff, it's really been pretty amazing.

“And someone said to me, and I think it's true, a lot of times you don't hear those kind of messages unless, unfortunately, you're already dead, at a funeral. So some of these things I heard were really uplifting, sort of validates the way I feel about myself as a player and a person.”

He said he would not speak again on Klinsmann's decision, that he wants “to focus on the Galaxy and doing what I need to do here, and I really urge people to support the [US] team.

“Because going to a World Cup is an unbelievable experience, and I don't want there to be a negative tint to any of this. We're all professionals, we're all men, and we have to handle things like this. But I think it's important that we support our team and support our nation. They need us.”

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Amethyst Match Day 7

ARENA 01: [Tobiichi Origami] Laura Bodewig by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 02: [Charlotte Belew] Haqua du Lot Herminium by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 03: Chocolat [Takanashi Tōka] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 04: [Nyarlathotep] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 05: Kirigaya Suguha [Shiomiya Shiori] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 06: [Yoshino] Takanashi Rikka by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 07: [Yui] Roromiya Karuta by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 08: [Itsuka Kotori] Yūki Asuna by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 09: Natsume Rin [Momo Belia Deviluke] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 10: [Tokisaki Kurumi] Kuroyukihime by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 11: Himeragi Yukina [Azuki Azusa] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 12: Dekomori Sanae [Nōmi Kudryavka] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 13: Chitanda Eru [Yaya] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 14: [Yatogami Tōka] Kuriyama Mirai by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 15: Yukinoshita Yukino [Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 16: [Nibutani Shinka] Yūki Mikan by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 17: Yukihira Furano [Shokuhō Misaki] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 18: Kurousagi [Aoyama Nanami] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 19: Shiodome Miuna [Ayukawa Tenri] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 20: Irisu Makina [Mare S Ephemeral] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 21: [Kōsaka Kirino] Kirishima Shōko by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 22: [Shana] Konjiki no Yami by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 23: Yuzuriha Inori [Akiyama Mio] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 24: [Eucliwood Hellscythe] Misaka Mikoto by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 25: Hasegawa Kobato [Aisaka Taiga] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 26: Victorique de Blois [Oshino Shinobu] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 27: Kashiwazaki Sena [Nakamura Yuri] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 28: [Last Order] Katsura Hinagiku by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 29: [Hirasawa Yui] Illyasviel von Einzbern by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 30: Iwasawa Masami [Honma Meiko] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 31: Mikazuki Yozora [Nagato Yuki] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 32: [Charlotte Dunois] Senjōgahara Hitagi by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 33: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Sengoku Nadeko by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 34: Aragaki Ayase [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 35: [Saber] Kasugano Sora by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 36: Yui-nyan [Nakano Azusa] by <=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 37: [Tachibana Kanade] Shiina Mashiro by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 38: Tōwa Erio [Makise Kurisu] by >=500
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ISML 2014: Kurumi, Mikoto lead Amethyst

ISML 2014: Kurumi, Mikoto lead Amethyst

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
May 23, 2014

Match Day 6 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Necklace Phase has concluded, and Kurimi Tokisaki currently leads the Nova Division while Mikoto Misaka is at the head of the Stella Division. Let's take a look at who won on Amethyst 6. Here we go.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Ririchiyo Shirakiin won a 2776-2745 nailbiter over Suguha Kirigaya, Kurousagi bounced past Charlotte Belew 3418-1764, Haqua du Lot Herminium defeated Furano Yukihira 2940-2227, Mikan Yuuki routed Karuta Roromiya 3093-2040, Momo Velia Deviluke defeated Nyarlathotep 2817-2462 and Kotori Itsuka crushed Tohka Yatogami 3256-2277.

Origami Tobiichi pounded Noumi Kudryavka 3082-2381, Asuna Yuuki defeated Shinka Nibutani 3294-2699, Kuroyukihime flew past Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi 3025-2747, Kurumi Tokisaki gunned down Eru Chitanda 3401-2649, Rikka Takanashi defeated Nanami Aoyama 3055-2883 and Yaya annihilated Shiori Shiomiya 3258-2123.

Wrapping up Nova action, Mirai Kuriyama scored the Upset of the Round: a 2856-2571 victory over Chocolat, Azusa Azuki rolled past Misaki Shokuhou 3229-2474, Yoshino drubbed Sanae Dekomori 3967-1900, Yui defeated Rin Natsuyme 2883-2591, Touka Takanashi whipped past Yukina Himeragi 3088-2437 and Yukino Yukinoshita flattened Laura Bodewig 3168-2071.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Taiga Aisaka roared past Yui-nyan 3493-2392, Mio Akiyama boomed past Illyasviel von Einzbern 3248-2467, Saber slashed past Erio Touwa 3350-2166, Last Order cruised past Shouko Kirishima 3153-2463, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Kurisu Makise 3026-2566 and Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Yuki Nagato 3876-2028.

Shana torched Inori Yuzuriha 3096-2665, Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Hinagiku Katsura 3173-2193, Yui Hirasawa rocked Masami Iwasawa 3086-2470, Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Haruhi Suzumiya 3956-2019, Shinobu Oshino defeated Yozora Mikazuki 2978-2318 and Azusa Nakano romped past Hitagi Senjougahara 3110-2485.

Wrapping up Stella action, Konjiki no Yami defeated Sora Kasugano 2848-2478, Kobato Hasegawa ran past Victorique de Blois 3064-2244, Charlotte Dunois dominated Nadeko Sengoku 2897-2181, defending champion Ruri Gokou sprinted past Meiko Honma 3871-1872, Mashiro Shiina leveled Kirino Kousaka 3960-1842 and Ayase Aragaki outdueled Yuri Nakamura 3149-2668.

In the exhibitions, Kazari Kannagi curbstomped Mayu Shimada 3203-1330 while Hanako Ikezawa won the closest match of the night: a 1690-1666 snoozer over Clover.

Match Day 7 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period is scheduled for May 25, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

I Won't Let Go

I watch you from afar 

Can't reach your burning star

Still I will keep you safe in my sight 

I know we hardly speak 

But your words I can complete 

I have built you up too high to talk you down 

And I won't let go

I won't let go of you

There's no limit to my love

No limit to my love 

I won't let go my love 

Can't step over the line 

And you don't give me any sign 

So I will take a deep breath and rise up

I live unnaturally

Half with you half with me

All my words lay wasted at your feet 

And I won't let go

I won't let go of you

There's no limit to my love

No limit to my love 

I won't let go my love 

Can't you see I'm waiting for you to come back to me

I never left you only you can choose what you wanna see

What can I do? 

I'm still in love with you

And I won't let go

I won't let go of you

There's no limit to my love

No limit to my love 

I won't let go my love...

One Nation, One Team

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Amethyst Match Day 6

ARENA 01: [Kirigaya Suguha] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 02: Charlotte Belew [Kurousagi] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 03: Yukihira Furano [Haqua du Lot Herminium] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 04: [Yūki Mikan] Roromiya Karuta by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 05: [Momo Belia Deviluke] Nyarlathotep by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 06: Yatogami Tōka [Itsuka Kotori] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 07: [Tobiichi Origami] Nōmi Kudryavka by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 08: Nibutani Shinka [Yūki Asuna] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 09: [Kuroyukihime] Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 10: Chitanda Eru [Tokisaki Kurumi] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 11: [Takanashi Rikka] Aoyama Nanami by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 12: [Yaya] Shiomiya Shiori by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 13: Kuriyama Mirai [Chocolat] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 14: [Azuki Azusa] Shokuhō Misaki by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 15: Dekomori Sanae [Yoshino] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 16: Natsume Rin [Yui] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 17: [Himeragi Yukina] Takanashi Tōka by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 18: Laura Bodewig [Yukinoshita Yukino] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 19: [Kannagi Kazari] Shimada Mayu by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 20: Ikezawa Hanako [Clover] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 21: [Aisaka Taiga] Yui-nyan by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 22: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Akiyama Mio] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 23: [Saber] Tōwa Erio by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 24: [Last Order] Kirishima Shōko by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 25: Makise Kurisu [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 26: Nagato Yuki [Misaka Mikoto] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 27: [Shana] Yuzuriha Inori by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 28: [Kashiwazaki Sena] Katsura Hinagiku by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 29: [Hirasawa Yui] Iwasawa Masami by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 30: [Tachibana Kanade] Suzumiya Haruhi by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 31: [Oshino Shinobu] Mikazuki Yozora by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 32: [Nakano Azusa] Senjōgahara Hitagi by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 33: [Konjiki no Yami] Kasugano Sora by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 34: Victorique de Blois [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 35: [Charlotte Dunois] Sengoku Nadeko by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 36: [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] Honma Meiko by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 37: Kōsaka Kirino [Shiina Mashiro] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 38: Nakamura Yuri [Aragaki Ayase] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ISML 2014: The Amethyst Boogaloo Continues

ISML 2014: The Amethyst Boogaloo Continues

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
May 22, 2014

Match Day 5 in the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period concluded, and currently a couple of heavyweight top the Nova and Stella Divisions in Eru Chitanda and Mikoto Misaka, a prior ISML Tiara winner. With two round robin days remaining, there's all to play for.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Kuroyukihime flew past Sanae Dekomori 3522-2111, Kurousagi bounced past Rin Natsume 3062-2183, Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi romped past Karuta Roromiya 3685-1674, Shinka Nibutani clobbered Laura Bodewig 3477-2098, Rikka Takanashi routed Azusa Azuki 3262-2395 and Tohka Yatogami destroyed Chocolat 3347-2073.

Mirai Kuriyama slashed past Furano Yukihira 2890-2357, Yoshina dominated Suguha Kirigaya 3817-1853, Yaya overpowered Yukina Himeragi 2963-2199, Touka Takanashi defeated Origami Tobiichi 3060-2675, Yukino Yukinoshita took down Ririchiyo Shirakiin 2932-2309 and Eru Chitanda annihilated Charlotte Belew 34289-2030.

Wrapping up Nova action, Nanami Aoyama rolled past Shiori Shiomiya 3526-1918, Asuna Yuuki slayed Nyarlathotep 3507-2233, Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Momo Velia Deviluke 3571-2017, Kotori Itsuka whipped past Misaki Shokuhou 3750-1931, Haqua du Lot Herminium drubbed Yui 3214-2428 and Mikan Yuuki defeated Noumi Kudryavka 2801-2286.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Konjiki no Yami crushed Nadeko Sengoku 3057-2144, Sena Kashiwazaki trampled over Yozora Mikazuki 3503-1636, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Hitagi Senjougahara 3371-2209, Taiga Aisaka roared past Kurisu Makise 3573-2192, defending champion Ruri Gokou ran past Hinagiku Katsura and Yui-nyan defeated Yuki Nagato 2956-2670.

Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Sora Kasugano 4053-1693, Kobato Hasegawa cruised past Masami Iwasawa 3311-2212, Shana torched torched 3734-1956, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Victorique de Blois 3897-1825, Ayase Aragaki rocked Yui Hirasawa 3401-2266 and Haruhi Suzumiya defeated Inori Yuzuriha 3014-2796.

Wrapping up Stella play, Shinobu Oshino scored the Upset of the Round: 3026-2697 over Saber, Mashiro Shiina punished Illyasviel von Einzbern 3657-2026, Azusa Nakano romped past Shouko Kirishima 3297-2237, Mio Akiyama boomed past Erio Touwa 3405-2082, Charlotte Dunois defeated Last ORder 3161-2513 and Yuri Nakamura gunned down Meiko Honma 3566-1975.

In the exhibitions, Takao cruised past Saki Miyanaga 2631-1875 and Kagari curbstomped Rin Tezuka 2594-1203.

Match Day 6 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period is scheduled for May 22, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Amethyst Match Day 5

ARENA 01: [Kuroyukihime] Dekomori Sanae by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 02: Natsume Rin [Kurousagi] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 03: [Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko] Roromiya Karuta by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 04: Laura Bodewig [Nibutani Shinka] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 05: [Takanashi Rikka] Azuki Azusa by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 06: Chocolat [Yatogami Tōka] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 07: Yukihira Furano [Kuriyama Mirai] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 08: Kirigaya Suguha [Yoshino] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 09: Himeragi Yukina [Yaya] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 10: [Takanashi Tōka] Tobiichi Origami by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 11: [Yukinoshita Yukino] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 12: Charlotte Belew [Chitanda Eru] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 13: [Aoyama Nanami] Shiomiya Shiori by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 14: Nyarlathotep [Yūki Asuna] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 15: [Tokisaki Kurumi] Momo Belia Deviluke by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 16: [Itsuka Kotori] Shokuhō Misaki by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 17: Yui [Haqua du Lot Herminium] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 18: [Yūki Mikan] Nōmi Kudryavka by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 19: Miyanaga Saki [Takao] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 20: [Kagari] Tezuka Rin by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 21: [Konjiki no Yami] Sengoku Nadeko by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 22: Mikazuki Yozora [Kashiwazaki Sena] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 23: [Eucliwood Hellscythe] Senjōgahara Hitagi by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 24: [Aisaka Taiga] Makise Kurisu by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 25: Katsura Hinagiku [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 26: Nagato Yuki [Yui-nyan] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 27: Kasugano Sora [Tachibana Kanade] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 28: Iwasawa Masami [Hasegawa Kobato] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 29: Kōsaka Kirino [Shana] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 30: Victorique de Blois [Misaka Mikoto] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 31: [Aragaki Ayase] Hirasawa Yui by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 32: Suzumiya Haruhi [Yuzuriha Inori] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 33: [Saber] Oshino Shinobu by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 34: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Shiina Mashiro] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 35: [Nakano Azusa] Kirishima Shōko by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 36: [Akiyama Mio] Tōwa Erio by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 37: [Last Order] Charlotte Dunois by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 38: Honma Meiko [Nakamura Yuri] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ISML 2014: Few surprises, many routs in Amethyst

ISML 2014: Few surprises, many routs in Amethyst

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
May 19, 2014

Match Day 4 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Amethyst Period has come and gone, and this was a day where there were few surprises and a number of decisive outcomes. Currently, Eru Chitanda and Mikoto Misaka lead the Nova and Stella Divisions with three round-robin days to go in the period. Let's take a look at the results.

NOVA DIVISION

In the Nova Division, Kuroyukihime flew past Shiori Shiomiya 3493-1663, Yui defeated Sanae Dekomori 2630-2498, Misaki Shokuhou cruised past Suguha Kirigaya 2828-2280, Kotori Itsuka routed Charlotte Belew 3860-1321, Rikka Takanashi pounded Karuta Roromiya 3571-1637, and Kurumi Tokisaki shot down Chocolat 3663-1567.

Nanami Aoyama flattened Furano Yukihira 3417-1634, Kurousagi defeated Yukino Yukinoshita 2677-2332, Momo Velia Deviluke prevailed over Origami Tobiichi 2573-2477, Yoshino crushed Mikan Yuuki 3259-1904, Haqua du Lot Herminium scored the Upset of the Night and the closest victory of the round: a 2498-2434 thriller over Nyarlathotep and Azusa Azuki roasted Touka Takanashi 2951-2272.

Wrapping up Nova action, Yaya drubbed Mirai Kuriyama 2925-2117, Asuna Yuuki slashed past Laura Bodewig 3584-1680, Tohka Yatogami annihilated Rin Natsume 3190-1966, Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi romped past Ririchiyo Shirakiin 3187-1799, Eru Chitanda curbstomped Noumi Kudryavka 3261-1788 and Shinka Nibutani overpowered Yukina Himeragi 3209-1983.

STELLA DIVISION

In the Stella Division, Yuri Nakamura gunned down VIctorique de Blois 3087-1987, Yuki Nagato whipped past Last Order 2963-2340, Inori Yuzuriha rolled past Hitagi Senjougahara 2928-2221, Eucliwood Hellscythe silenced Yozora Mikazuki 3476-1594, defending champion Ruri Gokou ran past Masami Iwasawa 3645-1671 and Mio Akiyama prevailed over Konjiki no Yami 2682-2587.

Shana torched Sora Kasugano 3226-2039, Haruhi Suzumiya dominated Yui Hirasawa 2778-2223, Saber slashed past Kurisu Makise 2658-2436. Charlotte Dunois defeated Meiko Honma 2581-2363, Yui0nyan rocked Illyasviel von Einzbern 2852-2269 and Taiga Aisaka roared past Hinagiku Katsura 3472-1750.

Wrapping up Stella action, Mashiro Shiina mashed Nadeko Sengoku 3718-1468, Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Erio Touwa 3786-1577, Ayase Aragaki trampled over Sena Kashiwazaki 2870-2234, Azusa Nakano romped past Kobato Hasegawa 2759-2381, Kanade Tachibana sliced and diced Shouko Kirishima 4035-1329 and Kirino Kousaka defeated Shinobu Oshino 2772-2437.

In the exhibitions, Mana Ryougi defeated Hiyori Iki 2368-1814 and Setsumi Sakura prevailed over Natsumi Hinata 1580-1396.


Match Day 5 of the 2014 International Saimoe League Aquamarine Necklace Phase is scheduled for May 20, 2014. Vote for your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate. 

One Fine Morning

One fine morning, girl, I'll wake up

Wipe the sleep from my eyes

Go outside and feel the sunshine

Then I know I'll realize

That as long as you love me, girl, we'll fly

And on that mornin' when I wake up

I'll see your face inside a cloud

See your smile inside a window

Hear your voice inside a crowd

Calling, "Come with me baby and we'll fly"

Yeah, we'll fly-y-y, yeah, we'll fly

We'll fly-y-y, yeah, we'll fly

And on that mornin' when I wake up

We'll go outside and live our dreams

I'll buy you candies made of stardust

And little dolls dressed up in moonbeams

And everywhere we go we'll laugh and sing

I'll kiss you morning, noon and night

And all the universe will smile on us

'Cause they know that our love is finally right

Yeah, we'll fly-y-y, yeah, we'll fly

We'll fly-y-y, yeah, we'll fly

Yeah, we'll fly to the east, we'll fly to the west

There'll be no place we can't call our own

Yeah, we'll fly to the north, we'll fly to the south

Every planet will become our home

Yeah, we'll fly-y-y, yeah, we'll fly

Yeah, we'll fly to the east, we'll fly to the west

There'll be no place we can't call our own

We'll fly to the north, we'll fly to the south

Every planet will become our home

BoBA ISML 2014 Predictions: Amethyst Match Day 4

ARENA 01: [Kuroyukihime] Shiomiya Shiori by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 02: Dekomori Sanae [Yui] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 03: [Shokuhō Misaki] Kirigaya Suguha by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 04: Charlotte Belew [Itsuka Kotori] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 05: Roromiya Karuta [Takanashi Rikka] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 06: Chocolat [Tokisaki Kurumi] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 07: [Aoyama Nanami] Yukihira Furano by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 08: Kurousagi [Yukinoshita Yukino] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 09: [Momo Belia Deviluke] Tobiichi Origami by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 10: [Yoshino] Yūki Mikan by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 11: Haqua du Lot Herminium [Nyarlathotep] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 12: Takanashi Tōka [Azuki Azusa] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 13: [Yaya] Kuriyama Mirai by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 14: [Yūki Asuna] Laura Bodewig by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 15: [Yatogami Tōka] Natsume Rin by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 16: [Tsutsukakushi Tsukiko] Shirakiin Ririchiyo by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 17: Nōmi Kudryavka [Chitanda Eru] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 18: Himeragi Yukina [Nibutani Shinka] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 19: Iki Hiyori [Ryōgi Mana] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 20: Sakura Setsumi [Hinata Natsumi] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 21: [Nakamura Yuri] Victorique de Blois by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 22: Last Order [Nagato Yuki] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 23: Senjōgahara Hitagi [Yuzuriha Inori] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 24: Mikazuki Yozora [Eucliwood Hellscythe] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 25: Iwasawa Masami [Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 26: Konjiki no Yami [Akiyama Mio] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 27: Kasugano Sora [Shana] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 28: Hirasawa Yui [Suzumiya Haruhi] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 29: [Saber] Makise Kurisu by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 30: [Honma Meiko] Charlotte Dunois by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 31: [Yui-nyan] Illyasviel von Einzbern by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 32: Katsura Hinagiku [Aisaka Taiga] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 33: Sengoku Nadeko [Shiina Mashiro] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 34: [Misaka Mikoto] Tōwa Erio by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 35: [Aragaki Ayase] Kashiwazaki Sena by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 36: [Nakano Azusa] Hasegawa Kobato by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 37: Kirishima Shōko [Tachibana Kanade] by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 38: Oshino Shinobu [Kōsaka Kirino] by <=500
Over/Under: 5000
Over