ISML 2021: Kurumi Tokisaki Takes Aquamarine Necklace
Sakuta Azusagawa Takes Aquamarine Pendant
By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam On Baltic Avenue
29 August 2021
Listed as a 25-1 dark horse, Kurumi Tokisaki won the 2021 International Saimoe League Aquamarine Necklace with the Upset of the Round, a 3337-3180 scalp of Mikoto Misaka, whose first attempt at winning a necklace has been denied with authority. Mai Sakurajima was third with 2377 votes, Elaina was fourth with 1807 votes, Mashiro Shiina was fifth with 1224 votes, Emilia was sixth with 915 votes, Kaguya Shinomiya was seventh with 672 votes and Asuna Yuuki was last with 620 votes.
However, Sakuta Azusagawa fulfilled the predictions on winning the Aquamarine Pendant, defeating Touma Kamijou 3271-2465. Yuu Ishigami was third with 1971 votes, Kazuto Kirigaya was fourth with 1422 votes, Subaru Natsuki was fifth with 1122 votes, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji was sixth with 929 votes, Yuuta Togashi was seventh with 859 votes and Taki Tachibana was last with 702 votes.
Chika Fujiwara was tipped to take the Aquamarine Bracelet, and she did so with a 3723-2900 thumping of Zero Two. Iroha Isshiki was third with 1793 votes, Tooru was fourth with 1521 votes, Ai Hayasaka was fifth with 1220 votes, Mitsuha Miyamizu was sixth with 1097 votes, Tamako Kitashirakawa was seventh with 801 votes and Shouko Makinohara was last with 712 votes.
A longshot to win the Aquamarine Ring, Saitama outpunched the competitors, edging out the more fancied Kaito Kuroba 2773-2358. Hiro was third with 1906 vootes, Yuu Otosaka was fourth with 1512 votes, Ryuuji Takasu was fifth with 1200 votes, Shidou Itsuka was sixth with 994 votes, Giyuu Tomioka was seventh with 871 votes and Masamune Izumi was last with 491 votes.
Miku Nakano is your winner of the Winter Diadem, earning a score of 38022.5. Candidates for the Spring Seasonal were revealed, with the field including Vladilena Milize (1668), Sayuu Ogiwara (2000), Hayase Nagatoro (1580), Miko Iino (2362), Spring favorite Nezuko Kamado (2995), Kuroha Shida (1309), Azusa Aizawa (1484), Vivy (1305), Sakura Minamoto (1160), Hestia (1548), Mash Kyrielight (1494), Shirokusa Kachi (1162), Shuna (1825), Nadeshiko Kagamihara (1112), Ai Mizuno (1300), Masumi Sera (1258), Yuki Yoshikawa (1527) and Kobayashi (2377).
Mikoto Misaka (3062), Mai Sakurajima (3010) and Kurumi Tokisaki (2856) advanced in a special pool in the Female Division, while Sakuta Azusagawa (3001), Hachiman Hikigaya (2716) and Houtarou Oreki (2646) also advanced, meaning both major Aquamarine winners delivered more than just simple, honest victories.
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