Friday Morning Quarterback

Reading some posts from disgruntles Celtics supporters...page is here.

NOISE wrote:
F U Lakers - YOu Didn't Deserve this one....ONce again, you need the ASsistance of the FREEBIES to win.

They Gave you this - Celts got Screwed!!!!!!!!
6/17/2010 11:56 PM EDT

My thoughts: Really? Really?

dreweagle09 wrote:
Boycott the NBA next season!
6/17/2010 11:44 PM EDT

My thoughts: Nonsense. Not gonna happen.


NOISE wrote:
FU Magic Johnson - go EAT another Donut you FAT F&&K
6/17/2010 11:57 PM EDT

My thoughts: Guy's a mouthful, innit he?

FrancoBeck wrote:
I'll close by saying that the officiating & the ABC/ESPN crews and D. Stern have just ended the run of a great sport....you found a way to fix it and ruin it....what a Disgrace!!!!!
NBA is now DEAD!!!!!!
6/17/2010 11:58 PM EDT

My thoughts: Correction: TRANSFIGURED. Moron.


oem67 wrote:
Sorry but that headline is laughable....David Stern and his hand-picked lackeys deny Celts the title they earned. What other league would the disgraced Joey Crawford have a job in? He owes Stern plenty and he paid off tonight.
6/17/2010 11:59 PM EDT

My thoughts: Uh, if my Lakers lost that, we would be saying the same thing, so...suck it.


FanB4Orr wrote:
As I thought throughout the day, David Stern you should be very proud. You got what you wanted:

Free throws: 37-17 Lakers

Two evenly matched teams and this is what your referees come up with? You should be ashamed. I thought the Fakers were going to spend the whole 4th quarter at the free throw line.

Joke. Your league is a joke. Why did the Celts bother to play????
6/17/2010 11:59 PM EDT

My thoughts: Because they can?

yorgi wrote:
nba wanted hollywood. stern wanted hllywood. this has been the most disgusting 4th quarter ever!! kudos to our players playing 5 vs 8 all series long. they couldnt do it 5 vs 5 for 3 quarters and so back up came in the 4th. Stern congratulations you always get what you want. Shame on you. Hope someone from our team has a word about this. dont let this pass. espn shame on you. drooling over the lakers.. espn you work for america not los angeles. disgusting. to hell with all of you!
6/18/2010 12:01 AM EDT

My thoughts: Is there a bridge for you to jump already down in BEantown?


dreweagle09 wrote:
This is nothing new. This has been happening for years.

Don't ever buy anything with the NBA logo on it. Don't watch the games ever again.

Embarrass David Stern any chance you get. Embarrass "writers" who insist there's no foul play.

Our eyes don't lie to us. We trust our instincts. The game was f'n fixed!
6/18/2010 12:01 AM EDT

My thoughts: It's a touching irony that this person will no doubt follow the Celtics next year, going against his own advice.


dreweagle09 wrote:
FanB4Orr,

We've been saying this since the playoffs started. I know basketball and how its played.

For people who are still not convinced that the NBA is fixed, what more evidence do you need?

The Refs bailed the Lakers out at every possession in the stretch. They took the game out of the C's hands. In what other sport is this allowed?

6/18/2010 12:04 AM EDT

My thoughts: Every sport for you, so long as you believe it to be a controversy. Paranoid schmuck.


Bruins877 wrote:
Is there a more despicable harlot than Kobe's wife? Your husband raped a chick but hey he bought you a diamond ring at least.
6/18/2010 12:05 AM EDT

My thoughts: You single?


yorgi wrote:
all you laker trolls, u will always be our customers as long as we re 5 on 5. nthing will change that. ever. learn your history you texting fashionistas
6/18/2010 12:06 AM EDT

My thoughts: lmfao np kthxbye


potomus wrote:
WaikikiJim? The "Good Guys", really? An accused rapist, confirmed adulterer, and a thug named Artist, who, if he wasn't a carjacker in shorts would be doing hard time for felonious assault. You're a truly warped human being.
6/18/2010 12:07 AM EDT


My thoughts: Speak for yourself, you hippo.


dreweagle09 wrote:
Any writer who fails to mention the egregious nature of this game as the sole reason for the outcome should endure our wrath. Ryan, CHB, Julian, Gasper, etc. Let them hear you tomorrow! Flood the comments with your anger.

And let's walk away from this criminal organization called the NBA forever.

Let them burn.
6/18/2010 12:08 AM EDT

My thoughts: Join the Mafia and get shot already.


terry180 wrote:
The game was fixed. I hope some day we are going to find out that those referees were paid. Corrupt losers.
6/18/2010 12:13 AM EDT

My thoughts: It's called a salary. Now they may be making more than what you will ever make in your lifetime, but a salary is still a salary, see.


KJACLA wrote:
This isn`t for all Celts fans,this is for the whiners"Shut the heck up"
6/18/2010 12:18 AM EDT

My thoughts: Someone with common sense speaks.


MagnificentBastard wrote:
Awww poor wittle socalpatsidiot...feel free to move back to New England.

We know those folks are perfect and have such caring love for everyone and share all things together for the greater good and we are sorry wretches who wallow in our own despicable sinfulness. We even hate ourselves and look up to you New England types because you are so much better than us.

But here's the thing OUR TEAM WHIPPED YOUR TEAMS BUTT!

CHEW ON THAT ALL OFF SEASON, you arrogant chump! I know it burns...please, let us all know how much.
6/18/2010 12:24 AM EDT

My thoughts: Seconded.


ksm1616 wrote:
Congrats LA, you are now right next to the Yankees in my book, and you too Kobe, you are now on the same level with Purple Lips, Arod. I absolutely hate you, deep to the core. You are no MJ, and never will be. You are lucky Derek the Flopper made his 3 and Artest finally showed up. It's sickening to lose after outplaying the lakers for 3.5 quarters. This one is going to hurt for a long, long time. I am proud to say I refuse to watch the postgame and celebration. KG played his tail of tonight too. But, again, we were out rebounded.
6/18/2010 12:25 AM EDT

My thoughts: Thanks for the motivation...prick.


studiocity2 wrote:
It's amazing what a bunch of losers a lot of you sound like. I wasn't rooting for either team, but just wanted a good game, which we got. To say that David Stern fixed the game so the Lakers would win is so stupid and juvenile. It doesn't even make sense. Even if the NBA were corrupt as many of you say, all David Stern would want is a seven game series. Once he got to that why would he care who wins. The NBA doesn't make any extra money because the Lakers win. As for the foul discrepancy, sometimes that happens. I watched the game and it seemed pretty even to me as far a bad calls go. The fact is that the Celtics did foul a lot more. It was obvious. I bet if the foul calls would have been in the Celtics favor, and the Celtics won no Celtic fan would say the win was tainted and the Lakers got screwed. Quit being such poor sports. The Celtics lost this one. Get over it.
6/18/2010 12:25 AM EDT

My thoughts: Another poster with common sense. A rare species, perhaps endangered, in Bostonia nowadays.


justbipit wrote:
The NBA is a shell of what it used to be.......say what you want, the product is awful. The first half looked like a pickup game at the local Y. The second half looked like a pickup game at the local jail. Lakers were the better team...more talent...home court....good breaks......but man those officials really went over the top in the fourth quarter.......typical NBA for the past 20 years....and I hate BOTH of these teams.
6/18/2010 12:30 AM EDT

My thoughts: Soooo...what team do you exactly cheer for then?


dudeasp wrote:
WE NEED TO GET LEBRON JAMES! I HATE THE LAKERS, AND KOBE BRYANT. THIS MAKES ME SICK. WE NEED A BIG TIME PLAYER TO REPLENISH OUR TEAM. WHY CAN'T WE GET LEBRON JAMES?
6/18/2010 12:30 AM EDT

My thoughts: *snicker*


Scooter69 wrote:
Hey MagicJohnson, dude, get a life, it's just a game. It's sad that this is your entire life. We feel bad for you and hope someday you'll leave Mom's basement.
6/18/2010 12:31 AM EDT

My thoughts: What's with your fascination with "Mom's basement?" Can't you think of anything more original, you hopeless dolt?


plattsburghsox wrote:
Kobe ***** random women....
6/18/2010 12:40 AM EDT

My thoughts: Lies! That's Tiger Woods. Get your facts straight!


SPO1 wrote:
I told you before Massachusetts, it’s a CURSE. As long as a Republican is in Ted Kennedy’s senate seat you people will NEVER have a championship team. Your sports heart will be taken to the edge of ecstasy and then broken over and over until you morons do right by Ted Kennedy. Remember, the MAN who worked SO HARD for his constituents and the nation? Now you Conservative wackos need to come to your senses and kick the Republican Party to the curb before they ruin EVERYTHING!

HEY, did anyone notice how much Texas Republican Representative Joe Barton resembles the banjo playing inbred kid in the movie “Deliverance”? lol

How can any Great American stick up for BP? As far as horrific damage to the USA goes Joe Barton might as well have taken sides with Osama bin Lunatic and Al Qaeda… When one really thinks about it, Republicans have done more damage to our beloved USA than any Middle Eastern terrorist. Freak’n traitors!

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6/18/2010 12:42 AM EDT

My thoughts: Controversy exists in many forms.


SoxFanInOR wrote:
@MagnificentBastard - "But here's the thing OUR TEAM WHIPPED YOUR TEAMS BUTT! " Yeah but you had nothing to do with it!

Celts fans...cheer up, only a couple a more months before football season and I am sure Danny will retool. Boston is still a huge market with great revenue and wealth, we will be able to take care of our needs in free agency. LA on the other hand, has the entertainment industry which, as we know is declining. It wont be too long before most of it is comoditized and no longer centralized in LA and these dopes will be left cheering for the Clippers as the Lakers move to Mexico City!
6/18/2010 12:42 AM EDT

My thoughts: Not happening.


NOISE wrote:
It's EASY when you are sent to the LINE 37 times to 17.

There is the DIFFERENCE! The 4th Qtr ESPECIALLY was a JOKE! IT Started with KOBE"s 3 freebies on that Pathetic call on Ray Allen - Kobe is the only guy I know that they send him to the line for 3 free throws - Twice in this series. After this - then the PARADE to the LINE started again! Just like Game 2 there (but b/c Ray Allen hit all those 3's we somehow won)....

F***K Kobe's Legacy - he couldn't hold Jordan's Jock! Kobe S*cks A** - Becareful Ladies in LA LA land-
6/18/2010 12:50 AM EDT

My thoughts: Green with envy, you rat?


jumpinjimmyt wrote:
M-Bastard,

Good night to you and go to bed, tweener. For such a huge victory, you should be out celebrating with your peeps, why on the m-board?? Apparently, the turn the lights out in your "mobile community" at 1 am.

6/18/2010 1:10 AM EDT

My thoughts: Why not? Tch...


socalpatsfan12 wrote:
Magic, enjoy your mudslides, earthquakes, and fires that burn down your mobile homes...
6/18/2010 1:15 AM EDT

My thoughts: Try harder with your smack, amateur.


MagicJohnson wrote:
Man, Doc Rivers won't let that "Our starting 5 still hasn't lost" thing go...hahahah. This is going to eat at him for a while.
6/18/2010 1:17 AM EDT

My thoughts: It probably is right now! Aaaaahhhh! <3


denrog wrote:
Hey Laker fans on the Celtic Blog.
Why don't you go out to a bar or club and party? You might meet a girl & get a life.
Sadly Kobe will never be thought of as highly as MJ or Magic.
LakerJohn, a Laker fan with class. Congrats!
6/18/2010 1:27 AM EDT

My thoughts: Some of them already have. Boring retort, as well as "Mother's basement." Played.


Scooter69 wrote:
Kobe desreve credit? A rapist deserves credit? A fan beater desreves credit?
6/18/2010 1:52 AM EDT

My thoughts: Yes. He does.


Scooter69 wrote:
Let's review David Stern. LA population almost 10 million, Boston population 600K. Kobe a marketing gem (even though a rapist). The math is easy FTA 37-17.
6/18/2010 1:57 AM EDT

My thoughts: Wank.


LABOY wrote:
denrog wrote:
I feel a little bit sorry for you.

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No need to feel sorry for us. Of course, the Boston fans bloggers were just as bad...but because you are a Celtics fan, you are blinded by this. Wake up and smell the coffee. The Beantown bloggers here are no Angels!!!!!
6/18/2010 2:20 AM EDT

My thoughts: I'm glad you weren't putting Anaheim's team in the mix here when talking about the disgruntled Bostonian chavs...


SingleMalt wrote:
Why can't any of the spoiled babies on this Blog simply acknowledge that the Celtics got beat by a physically better team instead of:
1. blaming the refs
2. accusing the NBA of a conspiracy
3. finding fault with (pick any of them) a Celtic player's perceived performance?

Face it guys: you are so used to your team playing thug basketball all season long that it becomes expected. When your coach won't (or can't) make the adjustments necessary to contain a physically superior (longer, quicker, and can finish layups), all you can do is rely on beating up the other team. This is Celtic basketball.

Too bad the refs didn't go for it.

37-17 couldn't be more accurate.



6/18/2010 2:47 AM EDT

MY thoughts: Another guy with common sense...maybe they are not so rare after all...


JakeFitzy wrote:
"LABOY wrote:
SoCalGirl2 wrote:
I'm sitting here trying to think of one good thing to ever come out of Boston..."

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I've lived in both places and can honestly say that LA is a F-in dump. Boston has more history and character than LA will ever have. You can have your fake city filled with dbags, gangbangers and posers.
6/18/2010 2:47 AM EDT

My thoughts: Shove it. We don't want you setting foot on our city again, hater.


LABOY wrote:
PV-Mike wrote:
Why do all the referees in every sport cheat Boston teams.
Baseball wants the Yankees,NFL cheats so Peyton Manning can beat the Pats and NBA cheats the Celtics so Lakers can win.
All major sports cheat against the Boston teams. Heck also look at the NHL giving Philly 4 straight games too.
I think there needs to be an investigation into tonight's cheating lead by Tommy Heinsohn and a six pack of beer!

+++++

Because Boston fans are completely pathetic and dillusional! If they dont win, there has to be some external forces or some organization conspiring against their teams. Because there is no way in heck that any Boston teams could lose to any other teams in any sports.

There is a reason why...outside of New England, the Boston fans are the most hated in all professional sport cities!!
6/18/2010 2:48 AM EDT

My thoughts: Paranoid they are...confirmed!


MagnificentBastard wrote:
Kobe as rapist, LAkers have a fan beater, comments about AIDS and Kobe's kids, snarky crap about how LA is an awful place, Laker fans are jerks, how much better the Celtic organization is, Boston is, etc.

God I LOVE the rancid bitterness spewing from depressed, degraded, downtrodden, beaten, agonized, enraged Celtic fans. Come on, ladies, release your hatred, release your rage on us, the refs, the city of LA, the fans of the Lakers so that we can truly bask in your agony over losing tonight. With every enraged comment, it just shows us how devastated you really are...and we celebrate your pain.

He who laughs last, laughs best...and I am rollin' on the floor now!
6/18/2010 2:49 AM EDT

My thoughts: You're not the only one...I am gasping for air as I post this!


LABOY wrote:
Whinercop wrote:
I'm kind of put-off by the seemingly dumbshit, crude Laker fans with no humility here. I mean, c'mon A-H's, check it out: Boston has owned our azzez from the beginning of time and now we're gloating in a chicken-ship way? Stop taking your stupid pills until this thing blows over. For God's sake, are you honestly that freakin' stupid? How do you survive with such S for brains? It's embarrassing to the rest of us West, Wilt, Gail, Happy, Kareem, Magic, Worthy, Byron, Shaq, Kobe, Pau and RA fans. Stop it and conduct yourselves with a little class. That was an amazing game 7!

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Class? Why dont you read some of the posts AFTER the Celtics lost....taking personals shots at the LA, slinging insulting names, etc....I think its called...sore loser!! You can lose with class...and the Boston fans didnt show that here....

I dont usually post...I reply...so when a Boston fan post a rude reply...I reply back in the same way...

As for the game...yes it was an ugly game both sides and it was because both teams played suffocating D.....Lakers just wanted it more at the end...
6/18/2010 3:09 AM EDT

My thoughts: Tell it like it is, LABOY.


RiotNrrrd wrote:
Gtunnell wrote:

"In the future I would keep the microphone away from Paulina Pierce. That dude has some serious maturity issues. It's one thing to talk trash on the court, but its an entirely different ball game when you say it to reporters."

You mean like how Kobe threw Shaq under the bus after the game today? Stay classy, Kobe.
6/18/2010 4:27 AM EDT

My thoughts: Wrong team. Snack-O-Meal plays for the Chavs-er, Cavs. Ingrate.

BoBA 2010 ISML Predictions: Emerald Match Day 3

ARENA 01: [Holo] Saginomiya Isumi by >=600
Over/Under: 4300
Over

ARENA 02: Fukuji Mihoko [Shana] by >=2500
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 03: Ibuki Fūko [Izumi Konata] by <=600
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 04: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Takamachi Nanoha by >=750
Over/Under: 4300
Over

ARENA 05: [Sengoku Nadeko] Furude Rika by >=1300
Over/Under: 4600
Under

ARENA 06: Maria [Sanzen'in Nagi] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 07: [Misaka Mikoto] Nymph by >=1500
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 08: [Nagato Yuki] Haramura Nodoka by <=2500
Over/Under: 4200
Under

ARENA 09: [Aisaka Taiga] Fujibayashi Ryō by >=1400
Over/Under: 5100
Under

ARENA 10: Asahina Mikuru [Hirasawa Yui] by >=800
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 11: [Hiiragi Kagami] C.C. by >=500
Over/Under: 4400
Over

ARENA 12: [Shiina Mafuyu] Shiina Minatsu by <=900
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 13: Ikaros [Akiyama Mio] by >=1800
Over/Under: 4700
Over

ARENA 14: Furukawa Nagisa [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=850
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 15: Furude Hanyū [Fujibayashi Kyō] by >=1400
Over/Under: 4800
Under

ARENA 16: Okazaki Ushio [Konjiki no Yami] by <=700
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 17: Hirasawa Ui [Katsura Hinagiku] by >=1300
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 18: Sunohara Mei [Hiiragi Tsukasa] by <=1000
Over/Under: 4500
Under

ARENA 19: [Nakano Azusa] Kawashima Ami by >=1250
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 20: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Ichinose Kotomi by <=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 21: [Kushieda Minori] Sakurano Kurimu by >=750
Over/Under: 4800
Under

ARENA 22: Minami Chiaki [Saber] by >=1300
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 23: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Tōsaka Rin] by >=800
Over/Under: 4200
Over

ARENA 24: Akaba Chizuru [Fate Testarossa] by >=600
Over/Under: 4600
Under

ARENA 25: [Saten Ruiko] Louise Vallière by <=800
Over/Under: 4000
Over

Special Match
ARENA 26: Kamiyama Tenko [Tendō Akane] by >=1200
Over/Under: 4000
Under

ISML 2010: Shana takes command of Emerald phase



ISML 2010: Shana takes command of Emerald phase




June 17, 2010


It seems like Shana wants to add to her burgeoning necklace collection. And while it is too early to say, the Flame Haze is coming out with guns blazing.

Shana torched Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 3180-1056 to rise to first in the 2010 International Saimoe League Emerald phase.

Defending ISML champion Hinagiku Katsura recorded an easy 3027-1196 rout of winless Hanyuu Furude, while Mio Akiyama stayed undefeated with a 3037-1344 annihilation of Konjiki no Yami (Golden Darkness).

Team Nanoha-TSAB picked up another rare sweep. In a match that was all too predictable to call, Nanoha Takamachi was the next to add to Nodoka Haramura's disappointing performance, blasting her 2648-959. Fate Testarossa kept her chances of gaining one of the last spots in the 2010 International Saimoe League Tiara phases alive with a 2222-1775 triumph over Isumi Saginomiya.

Bakemonogatari also claimed a clean sheet. Hitagi Senjougahara tore down Minori Kushieda 2335-1644 while Nadeko Sengoku edged Konata Izumi 2186-2007.

In the special match, a close contest saw Mion Sonozaki score a thrilling 1874-1862 victory. This is the closest special match result so far in the ISML regular season-a winning margin of just 12 votes!

In other ISML action...Nagisa Furukawa silences Ryou Fujibayashi 2714-989, Tomoyo Sakagami took out Illyasviel von Einzbern 2453-1748, Kotomi Ichinose sounded off Mihoko Fukuji 2764-1020, Minatsu Shiina shined off Ikaros 2234-1515, Yui Hirasawa destroyed Kurimu Sakurano 2645-1690 and Maria cruised past Ui Hirasawa 2288-1954.

Azusa Nakano pounced on Rin Tosaka 2664-1760, Kyou Fujibayashi defeated Holo 2179-1915, Taiga Aisaka romped past Mei Sunohara 2934-1309, Kagami Hiiragi stormed past Rika Furude 2584-1398, Chizuru Akaba flattened Nymph 2316-1393 and Mikoto Misaka electrocuted Tsukasa Hiiragi 2814-1404.

Nagi Sanzen'in knocked out Mikuru Asahina 2387-1869, C.C. whipped past Chiaki Minami 2535-1475, Haruhi Suzumiya thumped Fuuko Ibuki 2769-1484, Yuki Nagato dismissed Ruiko Saten 2974-1344, Saber slashed past Ushio Okazaki 2811-1363 and Mafuyu Shiina was too good for Ami KAwashima 2505-1525.

Match Day 3 of the 2010 International Saimoe League Emerald phase is scheduled for Thursday, June 17, 2010. Vote online on you favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com.

BoBA 2010 ISML Predictions: Emerald Match Day 2

ARENA 01: [Furukawa Nagisa] Fujibayashi Ryō by <=800
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 02: Izumi Konata [Sengoku Nadeko] by >=750
Over/Under: 4600
Under
ARENA 03: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Illyasviel von Einzbern by >=650
Over/Under: 4650
Over

ARENA 04: Fukuji Mihoko [Ichinose Kotomi] by >=1500
Over/Under: 4400
Under
ARENA 05: [Shiina Minatsu] Ikaros by >=950
Over/Under: 4600
Under
ARENA 06: [Hirasawa Yui] Sakurano Kurimu by >=1200
Over/Under: 4700
Over
ARENA 07: [Maria] Hirasawa Ui by <=700
Over/Under: 4500
Over
ARENA 08: [Nakano Azusa] Tōsaka Rin by >=700
Over/Under: 4600
Over
ARENA 09: Haramura Nodoka [Takamachi Nanoha] by >=1200
Over/Under: 4500
Under
ARENA 10: Holo [Fujibayashi Kyō] by <=1200
Over/Under: 4800
Under
ARENA 11: Sunohara Mei [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1100
Over/Under: 4500
Over
ARENA 12: [Hiiragi Kagami] Furude Rika by >=1200
Over/Under: 4800
Under

ARENA 13: [Akaba Chizuru] Nymph by <=900
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 14: [Saginomiya Isumi] Fate Testarossa by <=600
Over/Under: 4100
Over

ARENA 15: Hiiragi Tsukasa [Misaka Mikoto] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4600
Over
ARENA 16: Asahina Mikuru [Sanzen'in Nagi] by >=800
Over/Under: 4800
Over
ARENA 17: Konjiki no Yami [Akiyama Mio] by >=1300
Over/Under: 4900
Over
ARENA 18: Minami Chiaki [C.C.] by >=700
Over/Under: 4800
Under
ARENA 19: Furude Hanyū [Katsura Hinagiku] by >=1500
Over/Under: 5000
Under
ARENA 20: [Senjōgahara Hitagi] Kushieda Minori by <=900
Over/Under: 4300
Over

ARENA 21: Louise Vallière [Shana] by >=1200
Over/Under: 4900
Under
ARENA 22: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Ibuki Fūko by >=1000
Over/Under: 4700
Over
ARENA 23: Saten Ruiko [Nagato Yuki] by >=1100
Over/Under: 4500
Over
ARENA 24: [Saber] Okazaki Ushio by >=1400
Over/Under: 4800
Under
ARENA 25: [Shiina Mafuyu] Kawashima Ami by <=1000
Over/Under: 4500
Under

Special Match:
ARENA 26: Sawachika Eri [Sonozaki Mion] by >=600
Over/Under: 4500
Under

ISML 2010: Ui Hirasawa with the early lead in the Emerald

ISML 2010: Ui Hirasawa with the early lead in the Emerald


June 14, 2010


No one expected Ui Hirasawa to lead a necklace phase, but that's what Yui's younger sister did in her 3216-1201 shellacking of Nodoka Haramura in the 2010 International Saimoe League Emerald phase.

With Suiseiseki eliminated in the final day of qualifications, the necklace was up for grabs. Mio Akiyama and Hinagiku Katsura remained unbeaten for another day.

Katsura, the defending ISML champion, routed Kagami Hiiragi 2851-1954. Akiyama derailed Tomoyo Sakagami 2958-1973.

Shana blazed past Hitagi Senjougahara to keep her momentum from her Sapphire defense intact, 2995-1918.

K-ON! picked up a sweep today. Yui Hirasawa rolled past Kotomi Ichinose 2871-1884. Azusa Nakano rose to second on the Emerald table with a 3280-1638 annihilation of Chizuru Akaba.

Also picking up a sweep were the girls from Fate/Stay Night. Saber slashed past Fate Testarossa 2730-1915, Rin Tosaka prevailed over Nagisa Furukawa 2409-2233, and Illyasviel von Einzbern took out Tsukasa Hiiragi 2647-2047.

In what was nothing but a glorified pillow fight between sisters, Rika Furude defeated Hanyuu Furude 2130-1522.

In the special contest, Eve from Black Cat bested Hazuki from Tsukuyomi -Moon Phase- 2490-1338.

In other ISML action...Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere cruised past Ami Kawashima 2445-1968, Minori Kushieda whipped past Konjiki no Yami 2305-2180, Fuuko Ibuki pummeled Mei Sunohara 2415-1469, Nadeko Sengoku ripped apart Nanoha Takamachi 2667-1750

Kyou Fujibayashi thumped Chiaki Minami 2992-1544, Mikoto Misaka rebounded from her defeat to Shana with a 2873-1852 electrocution of Mafuyu Shiina, Minatsu Shiina outpaces Kurimu Sakurano 2028-1866, Yuki Nagato rocked Nagi Sanzen'in 2815-2100 and Mikuru Asahina sounded off Ruiko Saten 2664-1948.

C.C. just had enough to defeat Holo 2335-2154, Isumi Saginomiya dismissed Ushio Okazaki 2526-1920, Ryou Fujibayashi edged Ikaron in a 2128-2112 thriller, Konata Izumi outlasted Maria 2415-2289, Nymph picked up a 2430-1353 walkover win against Mihoko Fukuji and Taiga Aisaka roared past Haruhi Suzumiya in an impressive 2469-2344 victory.

The 2010 International Saimoe League Emerald phase continues with Match Day 2, scheduled for Tuesday, June 15, 2010. Vote for your favorite candidates online at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate and fun on the forums.

BoBA 2010 ISML Predictions: Emerald Match Day 1

ARENA 01: [Nakano Azusa] Akaba Chizuru by >=600
Over/Under: 4800
Over

ARENA 02: [Kushieda Minori] Konjiki no Yami by <=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 03: [Hiiragi Tsukasa] Illyasviel von Einzbern by <=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 04: [Fujibayashi Kyō] Minami Chiaki by by >=900
Over/Under: 5100
Over

ARENA 05: [Misaka Mikoto] Shiina Mafuyu by >=1200
Over/Under: 5200
Over

ARENA 06: [Shiina Minatsu] Sakurano Kurimu by <=800
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 07: Sanzen'in Nagi [Nagato Yuki] by <=1000
Over/Under: 5200
Under

ARENA 08: [Tōsaka Rin] Furukawa Nagisa by >=700
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 09: [Furude Rika] Furude Hanyū by >=500
Over/Under: 4500
Under

ARENA 10: [Saginomiya Isumi] Okazaki Ushio by <=900
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 11: Maria [Izumi Konata] by >=600
Over/Under: 4600
Under

ARENA 12: [Aisaka Taiga] Suzumiya Haruhi by <=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 13: [Akiyama Mio] Sakagami Tomoyo by <=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Over

ARENA 14: Louise Vallière [Kawashima Ami] by <=500
Over/Under: 4500
Under

ARENA 15: Sunohara Mei [Ibuki Fūko] by >=600
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 16: [Takamachi Nanoha] Sengoku Nadeko <=500
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 17: [Shana] Senjōgahara Hitagi by >=1200
Over/Under: 4900
Over

ARENA 18: Ichinose Kotomi [Hirasawa Yui] by <=1100
Over/Under: 4700
Over

ARENA 19: Haramura Nodoka [Hirasawa Ui]  by >=1000
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 20: [Asahina Mikuru] Saten Ruiko by >=1000
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 21: [C.C.] Holo by >=1000
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 22: Hiiragi Kagami [Katsura Hinagiku] by >=1200
Over/Under: 4800
Over

ARENA 23: [Fujibayashi Ryō] Ikaros by <=750
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 24: [Nymph] Fukuji Mihoko by >=500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 25: [Saber] Fate Testarossa by >=1000
Over/Under; 4600
Over

Special Match:
ARENA 26: [Eve] Hazuki by >=600
Over/Under: 4000
Over

BoBA ISML 2010: Tiara Odds, June 7, 2010

BoBA ISML Tiara Odds
As of 6/7/2010 10:20 P.M.

Hinagiku Katsura 1-5
Mio Akiyama 1-5
Shana EVEN
Mikoto MIsaka 2-1
Taiga Aisaka 2-1
Yuki Nagato 5-2
Tomoyo Sakagami 3-1
Azusa Nakano 3-1
Haruhi Suzumiya 7-2
Saber 4-1
Kyou Fujibayashi 9-2
Nadeko Sengoku 5-1
Hitagi Senjougahara 5-1
Nagi Sanzen'in 6-1
Yui Hirasawa 6-1
Kagami Hiiragi 7-1
Fate Testarossa 10-1
Rin Tosaka 10-1
Holo 11-1
Nagisa Furukawa 12-1
Mafuyu Shiina 12-1
Konata Izumi 13-1
Illyasviel von Einzbern 14-1
Maria 15-1
Chizuru Akaba 16-1
Mikuru Asahina 16-1
MInatsu Shiina 17-1
C.C. 18-1
Nanoha Takamachi 20-1
Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 25-1
Kotomi Ichinose 30-1
Ruiko Saten 30-1
Ui Hirasawa 30-1
Isumi Saginomiya 40-1
Golden Darkness (Konjiki no Yami) 50-1
Minori Kushieda 50-1
Fuuko Ibuki 75-1
Tsukasa Hiiragi 100-1
Ami Kawashima 200-1
Ikaros 300-1
Ryou Fujibayashi 400-1
Ushi Okazaki 500-1
Chiaki Minami OFF
Nymph OFF
Mei Sunohara OFF
Rika Furude OFF
Nodoka Haramura OFF
Hanyuu Furude OFF
Mihoko Fukuji OFF

ISML 2010: Top 16 After Sapphire 7

We are officially past the halfway point of the 2010 International Saimoe League, and believe me when I say this: the field for the Tiara phase is becoming more and more clearer.
Here are your Top 16 in the running for the Tiara as of the end of Sapphire Match Day 7.


1. Hinagiku Katsura
Overall Record: 28-0-0
Points: 84
DEFENDING ISML CHAMPION



2. Mio Akiyama
Overall Record: 28-0-0
Points: 84
ISML AQUAMARINE NECKLACE WINNER



3. Shana
Overall Record: 27-0-1
Points: 81
ISML SAPPHIRE NECKLACE WINNER



4. Mikoto Misaka
Overall Record: 26-0-2
Points: 78



5. Taiga Aisaka
Overall Record: 26-0-2
Points: 78
ISML TOPAZ NECKLACE WINNER



6. Yuki Nagato
Overall Record: 25-0-3
Points: 75
ISML AMETHYST NECKLACE WINNER



7. Tomoyo Sakagami
Overall Record: 24-0-4
Points: 72



8. Azusa Nakano
Overall Record: 24-0-4
Points: 72



9. Haruhi Suzumiya
Overall Record: 24-0-4
Points: 72



10. Saber
Overall Record: 23-0-5
Points: 69



11. Kyou Fujibayashi
Overall Record: 21-0-7
Points: 63



12. Nadeko Sengoku
Overall Record: 21-0-7
Points: 63



13. Hitagi Senjougahara
Overall Record: 21-0-7
Points: 63



14. Nagi Sanzen'in
Overall Record: 20-0-8
Points: 60



15. Yui Hirasawa
Overall Record: 20-0-8
Points: 60



16. Kagami Hiiragi
Overall Record: 20-0-8
Points: 60

ISML 2010: Overall Standings After Sapphire Necklace

RankContestant NamePtsWDLSoSSDOSAOVDVFVAPt%PB+/-
1Katsura Hinagiku8428008411701170372618696449703100.00%0-
2Akiyama Mio8428008411221122411759043149256100.00%0-
3Shana812701811044112841455911064965196.43%3-
4Misaka Mikoto78260278969113432851849745212392.86%6-
5Aisaka Taiga78260278948111032626847105208492.86%6▲1
6Nagato Yuki75250375924117331052848695381789.29%9▼1
7Sakagami Tomoyo72240472882119118638757625712485.71%12▲1
8Nakano Azusa72240472813112527208822975508985.71%12▲1
9Suzumiya Haruhi72240472792110124398809595656185.71%12▲1
10Saber69230569849123919023784345941182.14%15▼3
11Fujibayashi Kyō63210763693123314196733515915575.00%21▲1
12Sengoku Nadeko63210763693123310694717776108375.00%21▼1
13Senjōgahara Hitagi63210763642116111021715526053175.00%21-
14Sanzen'in Nagi60200860597118514491747516026071.43%24▲2
15Hirasawa Yui60200860585115515706764426073671.43%24▼1
16Hiiragi Kagami60200860564113113058734446038671.43%24▲1
17Fate Testarossa5719095755812065715688006308567.86%27▼2
18Tōsaka Rin5719095750111468198710846288667.86%27-
19Holo54180105448311617078701176303964.29%30▲1
20Furukawa Nagisa51170115144711797312690396172760.71%33▲1
21Shiina Mafuyu51170115143211709107698416073460.71%33▼2
22Izumi Konata4816012483931218740668826614257.14%36-
23Illyasviel von Einzbern48160124837811912061678826582157.14%36-
24Maria4214014423391242-3108649276803550.00%42▲1
25Akaba Chizuru4214014423091155-1651634536510450.00%42▼1
26Asahina Mikuru42140144224011315024697656474150.00%42-
27Shiina Minatsu3913015391981161-561644876504846.43%45▲2
28C.C.39130153919211522958684836552546.43%45-
29Sakurano Kurimu3612016361771137-1343639046524742.86%48▼2
30Takamachi Nanoha3612016361741134-6772609586773042.86%48-
31Louise Vallière3311017331141119-2922637396666139.29%51▲1
32Ichinose Kotomi3010018301501221-3272633806665235.71%54▼1
33Saten Ruiko3010018301111155-8530614396996935.71%54-
34Hirasawa Ui3010018301081170-11001613167231735.71%54-
35Saginomiya Isumi27901927811116-9813601116992432.14%57-
36Konjiki no Yami24802024721185-10803585716937428.57%60-
37Kushieda Minori24802024661209-14760581177287728.57%60-
38Ibuki Fūko18602218691218-11893583997029221.43%66-
39Hiiragi Tsukasa18602218601149-15419574277284621.43%66▲1
40Kawashima Ami18602218511191-20839549707580921.43%66▼1
41Ikaros18602218271155-14720561477086721.43%66-
42Fujibayashi Ryō12402412181200-23243525247576714.29%72-
43Okazaki Ushio12402412151203-23658521337579114.29%72▲2
44Minami Chiaki930259151200-24003513067530910.71%75-
45Nymph930259121212-28269496867795510.71%75▼2
46Sunohara Mei62026691266-2473452178769127.14%78▲1
47Furude Rika310273121212-2572051326770463.57%81▼1
48Haramura Nodoka31027301194-5556333504890673.57%81-
49Furude Hanyū00028001251-3356547080806450.00%84-
50Fukuji Mihoko00028001200-5688432911897950.00%84-

ISML 2010: Sapphire Final Tally

RankContestant NamePtsWDLSoSSDOSAOVDVFVAPt%PB+/-
1Shana2170021818185332067912146100.00%0-
2Akiyama Mio21700217272117072228310576100.00%0-
3Nakano Azusa2170021636387632054511782100.00%0▲2
4Katsura Hinagiku2170021636378261993912113100.00%0-
5Aisaka Taiga2170021606083952009311698100.00%0▲1
6Nagato Yuki186011857787229197671253885.71%3▼3
7Holo186011863811519161721465385.71%3▲1
8Suzumiya Haruhi186011848665678187821310485.71%3▲2
9Hiiragi Kagami186011848634250177701352085.71%3▲2
10Misaka Mikoto186011845667013194791246685.71%3▼3
11Sakagami Tomoyo186011842634409178281341985.71%3▲3
12Senjōgahara Hitagi155021548842796166461385071.43%6▲4
13Sanzen'in Nagi155021545843213173051409271.43%6▲4
14Saber155021542844875185141363971.43%6▼5
15Fujibayashi Kyō155021536752886171211423571.43%6▼3
16Akaba Chizuru15502152457678149481427071.43%6▲4
17Shiina Mafuyu155021521602438162961385871.43%6▼2
18Tōsaka Rin155021521544038174881345071.43%6▼5
19Fate Testarossa1240312308796153771528157.14%9-
20Hirasawa Yui124031227814177181581398157.14%9▼2
21Sengoku Nadeko12403122181959159791502057.14%9-
22Furukawa Nagisa12403122163836158201498457.14%9▲2
23Maria12403121869280156631538357.14%9▲2
24Izumi Konata124031212631647162451459857.14%9▼2
25Asahina Mikuru12403129602566168271426157.14%9▲2
26Shiina Minatsu930491893-1517143781589542.86%12▲3
27Sakurano Kurimu930491890-1139142491538842.86%12▼4
28Takamachi Nanoha930491578-1456141931564942.86%12▲3
29C.C.930496692353167421438942.86%12▲6
30Hiiragi Tsukasa93049666-1890141581604842.86%12▲2
31Saten Ruiko93049657-2837138071664442.86%12▲3
32Saginomiya Isumi93049357-994144281542242.86%12▼6
33Ikaros93049063-2085133301541542.86%12▲3
34Ichinose Kotomi620561287-1307146591596628.57%15▼6
35Illyasviel von Einzbern62056996-2516144501696628.57%15▼5
36Louise Vallière62056972-1602143041590628.57%15▲2
37Hirasawa Ui62056390-4530135791810928.57%15▲2
38Kushieda Minori62056363-2788137471653528.57%15▼5
39Okazaki Ushio62056069-5622121571777928.57%15▲4
40Konjiki no Yami31063378-3878131741705214.29%18▼3
41Sunohara Mei31063090-6297116381793514.29%18▲3
42Fujibayashi Ryō31063078-4866126571752314.29%18▼2
43Kawashima Ami31063072-5019123571737614.29%18▼1
44Minami Chiaki31063066-5280120051728514.29%18▼3
45Furude Hanyū00070090-848010534190140.00%21-
46Furude Rika00070087-595211669176210.00%21▲1
47Ibuki Fūko00070084-492612738176640.00%21▼1
48Nymph00070075-710311219183220.00%21▲1
49Fukuji Mihoko00070075-132477485207320.00%21▼1
50Haramura Nodoka00070072-138297110209390.00%21-

ISML 2010: Shana makes history with first successful necklace defense

ISML 2010: Shana makes history with first successful necklace defense
Akiyama, Katsura, Nakano, Aisaka finish unbeaten




By JR Salazar (Bongaboi)
June 7, 2010

Shana, the flame haze that everybody is crazy for, because the first-ever ISML contestant to successfully defend her necklace—in this case the Sapphire.

"Guess this won't be leaving anytime soon," Shana said during her victory rally after disposing of Mikoto Misaka 2879-2565 and her 100th melon bread loaf.

Signs could be seen saying, "Everybody loves Shana!", "Fear...DA SHAX!", "It's a Shanapphire Necklace Sweep!", and the jocular but playful "Urusai, Onee-sama, Urusai!"

"I think we shut them [the Misaka camp up]," said Shana to Yuuji Sakai with a wink and a kiss. "This victory, as you all know, is dedicated to your enduring support. Next year, I predict it will stay with me. This is not the Sapphire necklace. It's now the Shanapphire necklace. Take note, congregation!"

The response was met with a standing ovation and a chorus of cheers.

Misaka was unavailable for comment.

There were four others who also picked up a clean sweep. Mio Akiyama buried Kyou Fujibayashi 3094-2265, defending champion Hinagiku Katsura picked up a 2830-2619 win over Yuki Nagato, Azusa Nakano wrapped up her perfect Sapphire necklace run with a 3217-2050 annihilation of Fate Testarossa and Taiga Aisaka edged Saber 2899-2430.

"It feels great to finish unbeaten for a change!" exclaimed a jubilant Nakano at a special rally inside the Sakuragaoka High School auditorium. "I owe this one to you, the fans, for your support, and to the members of this band, and to the class and Miss Sawako. You are the best! Thank you everyone!"

After the congratulatory remarks, Nakano sang "Jajauma Way To Go!" with Ui Hirasawa playing her trademark Fender and older sister Yui providing backup vocals. June Suzuki also provided a little conga percussion to the number.

Ui defeated Konjiki no Yami 2799-2263 while Yui fell to Haruhi Suzumiya 2759-2533.

"So far, so good," Akiyama said after her win. "I think I'm in a good position to qualify for the postseason. I look forward to taking on Hinagiku Katsura later on."

"Unbeaten for another necklace run and I am loving it," Katsura said at a press conference inside the Sanzen'in combine with Nagi Sanzen'in, Maria, Isumi Saginomiya and Hayate Ayasaki. "Shana put the pressure off me to make some history in defending my jewels. My turn won't be coming just yet, but will be pretty soon."

Katsura is the defending Ruby necklace champion. Sanzen'in prevailed over Rin Tosaka 2770-2430, Maria scored a thrilling 2555-2466 victory over Illyasviel von Einzbern and Saginomiya fell to Minatsu Shiina 2523-2290.

"Another unbeaten run, not bad," Aisaka said, tossing a Palmtop Tiger plushie around during a press conference. "I would love to contend for another one other than the Topaz I have in my hands right now."

For the first time in a while, no series with more than one character secured a sweep. Shana wasn't the only one among the one-character entry shows that ended their run on a winning note.

C.C. crushed Minori Kushieda 2971-2078, Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere torched Chiaki Minami 2807-1981 and Holo chomped up Mafuyu Shiina 2549-2431.

The special match was not even close, Kairi from Kingdom Hearts blasted Lyn from Fire Emblem 3080-634.

In other ISML action...Kagami Hiiragi bulldozed Kurimu Sakurano 2969-2114, Ikaros kept Hanyuu Furude winless with a 2592-1954 defeat, Nanoha Takamachi prevailed over Ami Kawashima 2543-2344, Hitagi Senjougahara pummeled Konata Izumi 2692-2386, Nagisa Furukawa mowed down Fuuko Ibuki 2809-1603 and Tsukasa Hiiragi slammed the door shot on Nodoka Haramura 3210-1314.

Wrapping up ISML Sapphire action...Chizuru Akaba rolled past Rika Furude 2808-1860, Tomoyo Sakagami sent Nadeko Sengoku sky high 2717-2301, Ruiko Saten bombed Ryou Fujibayashi 2626-2266, Ushio Okazaki picked up a 2438-2095 win over Nymph, Mei Sunohara kept Mihoko Fukuji's winless streak alive 3001-1326 and Mikuru Asahina handcuffed Kotomi Ichinose by the score of 2623-2327.

The 2010 International Saimoe League continues next week with the necklace that represents Mother Nature, the EMerald Necklace. This necklace will be up for grabs, since Suiseiseki—who would have been the defending holder—failed to qualify for the main draw.

ISML 2010 Emerald Match Day 1 is scheduled foer Sunday, June 13, 2010. Vote for your favorite candidates online at www.internationalsaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

And as always, be sure to tune in to the Bedlam on Baltic Avenue and Bongaboi on deviantART for continuing coverage of the 2010 International Saimoe League.


OVERALL INTERNATIONAL SAIMOE LEAGUE STANDINGS
AFTER SAPPHIRE NECKLACE PHASE
As of June 7, 2010

1. Hinagiku Katsura (C)
2. Mio Akiyama (AQ)
3. Shana (SAP)
4. Mikoto Misaka
5. Taiga Aisaka (TOP)
6. Yuki Nagato (AM)
7. Tomoyo Sakagami
8. Azusa Nakano
9. Haruhi Suzumiya
10. Saber
11. Kyou Fujibayashi
12. Nadeko Sengoku
13. Hitagi Senjougahara
14. Nagi Sanzen'in
15. Yui Hirasawa
16. Kagami Hiiragi

(C) Defending ISML Champion
(AQ) ISML Aquamarine necklace winner
(TOP) ISML Topaz necklace winner
(AM) ISML Amethyst necklace winner
(SAP) ISML Sapphire necklace winner
(EME) ISML Emerald necklace winner
(RUB) ISML Ruby necklace winner
(DIA) ISML Diamond necklace winner

BoBA 2010 ISML Predictions: Sapphire Match Day 7

ARENA 01: [Katsura Hinagiku] Nagato Yuki by <=800
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 02: [Hiiragi Kagami] Sakurano Kurimu by >=1200
Over/Under: 6000
Under

ARENA 03: [Furude Hanyū] Ikaros by <=500
Over/Under: 5300
Under

ARENA 04: Kawashima Ami [Takamachi Nanoha] by >=850
Over/Under: 5500
Over

ARENA 05: [Shiina Mafuyu] Holo by <=750
Over/Under: 5600
Under

ARENA 06: Louise Vallière [Minami Chiaki] by <=600
Over/Under: 5500
Under

ARENA 07: [Aisaka Taiga] Saber by>=700
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 08: [Hirasawa Ui] Konjiki no Yami by >=500
Over/Under: 5500
Under

ARENA 09: [Kushieda Minori] C.C. by <=650
Over/Under: 5600
Under

ARENA 10: Izumi Konata [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=600
Over/Under: 5700
Under

ARENA 11: [Ibuki Fūko] Furukawa Nagisa by <=1000
Over/Under: 5200
Over

ARENA 12: Haramura Nodoka [Hiiragi Tsukasa] by >=1500
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 13: [Sanzen'in Nagi] Tōsaka Rin by >=1000
Over/Under: 5600
Over

ARENA 14: Furude Rika [Akaba Chizuru] by >=900
Over/Under: 5600
Under

ARENA 15: [Sakagami Tomoyo] Sengoku Nadeko by <=1000
Over/Under: 5900
Over

ARENA 16: [Saten Ruiko] Fujibayashi Ryō by <=700
Over/Under: 5300
Over

ARENA 17: Nymph [Okazaki Ushio] by <=600
Over/Under: 5600
Under

ARENA 18: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Hirasawa Yui by <=800
Over/Under: 6300
Under

ARENA 19: Fujibayashi Kyō [Akiyama Mio] by >=900
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 20: Fukuji Mihoko [Sunohara Mei] by <=900
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 21: [Nakano Azusa] Fate Testarossa by >=900
Over/Under: 6000
Over

ARENA 22: Ichinose Kotomi [Asahina Mikuru] by >=750
Over/Under: 5600
Over

ARENA 23: [Misaka Mikoto] Shana by >=500
Over/Under: 7000
Under

ARENA 24: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Maria] by <=700
Over/Under: 5600
Under

ARENA 25: [Saginomiya Isumi] Shiina Minatsu by >=600
Over/Under: 5700
Under

Special Match:
ARENA 26: [Kairi] Lyn by >=800
Over/Under: 3500
Over

ISML 2010: Could history be in the making for Shana?



ISML 2010: Could history be in the making for Shana?




June 4, 2010

Shana is one victory away from becoming the first contestant in International Saimoe League history to successfully defend her necklace. In this case, it's the Sapphire.

The Flame Haze-who already has wolfed down 82 loaves of melon bread-finished off C.C. 2751-1726. However, she faced Mikoto Misaka, who is hoping that her bad luck in Day 7's ends by ending Shana's defense.

Misaka electrocuted Nanoha Takamachi 2750-1511 to remain unbeaten.

"I understand that [Shana] will sacrifice her life to defend her Sapphire," Misaka said. "However, she has to get past me, and you that I will not make it easy on her.

"I may be seventh so far, but I will make sure that I put up a strong campaign. And we'll see what happens from there."

Another high-profile contest on Sapphire 7 is Yuki Nagato taking on Hinagiku Katsura. Nagato torched Chizuru Akaba 2880-1530 and Katsura, the defending ISML Champion, blew past Kotomi Ichinose 2736-1622.

"I look forward to the challenge," Katsura said during a conference at the Sanzen'in house, surrounded by Nagi Sanzen'in (a 2617-1446 victor over Ikaros), Maria, Isumi Saginomiya (who crushed RIka Furude 2249-1671), and butler swingman Hayate Ayasaki.

"As the bearer of the Tiara, you set a standard that you want to exceed when others want to take it away from you. I will make sure tat Yuki knows her place."

Nagato could not be reached for comment.

Mio Akiyama also remained unbeaten overall with a 3029-1477 trouncing of Maria. A strong victory over Kyou Fujibayashi could
giver Akiyama her second necklace, but it was far too easy for her to downplay the prospects.

"It's all about the W's, everyone," Akiyama said before retiring to her house to do [censored] with the other members of her band, Hokago Tea Time.

Among those from the band include Yui Hirasawa and Azusa Nakano. Nakano remained unbeaten in the Sapphire race with a 3134-1205 demolition of Mei Sunohara, and Hirasawa flattened Ushio Okazaki 2928-1343.

Nakano will wrap up her Sapphire run against Fate Testarossa.

"For me, it's an honor to still be unbeaten after six match days in a single necklace phase," Nakano said. "To take on Fate, the 2008 champion, is a distinct honor, and I want to do my best."

When asked about the possibility of the match having significant implications on the outcome of the Sapphire, Nakano had a fair but firm response.

"I can only control what I can control," she added. "[The outcome] is up to the voters alone to decide."

Also among the unbeatens heading into Sapphire 6 is Taiga Aisaka, who will be taking on Saber on Sunday. Aisaka romped past Minatsu Shiina 2700-1579.

The SOS Brigade picked up a sweep on Sapphire 6. Haruhi Suzumiya busted Nymph 3046-1213 and Mikuru Asahina lit up Fuuko Ibuki 2349-1811.

Bakemonogatari also picked up a clean sheet. Hitagi Senjougahara annihilated Chiaki Minami 2652-1344 and Nadeko Sengoku thumped Tsukasa Hiiragi 2542-1614.

In another Special Match that failed to have an impressive turnout due to unfamiliarity, Anna Kyoyama of Shaman King put the clamps down on Ruki Makino from Digimon Tamers 2191-800.

Rounding up the ISML action for Sapphire 6...Minori Kushieda defeated Ami Kawashima 2003-1749, Kurimu Sakurano prevailed over Ruiko Saten 2110-1902, Tomoyo Sakgami busted Ui Hirasawa 2534-1808, Testarossa scored an easy 2816-908 walkover of Mihoko Fukuji, Rin Tosaka kept Hanyuu Furude winless with a 2755-1333 hammering and Kyou Fujubayashi whipped past Illyasviel von Einzbern 2398-1826.

Mafuyu Shiina cruised past Nodoka Haramura 2873-874, Saber slashed past Nagisa Furukawa 2484-1817, Konata Izumi pounded Golden Darkness (Konjiki no Yami) 2333-1793, Holo chomped up Louise Francoise Le Blanc De LA Valliere 2325-1752 and Kagami Hiiragi routed Ryou Fujibayashi 2647-1478.

The 2010 International Sapphire Phase wraps up with Match Day 7 on Sunday, June 6, 2010. Vote for your favorite candidates on InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

BoBA 2010 ISML Predictions: Sapphire Match Day 6

ARENA 01: Kawashima Ami [Kushieda Minori] by <=1000
Over/Under: 4200
Over

ARENA 02: Akaba Chizuru [Nagato Yuki] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 03: [Akiyama Mio] Maria by >=1200
Over/Under: 5000
Under

ARENA 04: Fukuji Mihoko [Fate Testarossa] by >=1500
Over/Under: 4300
Under

ARENA 05: Furude Hanyū [Tōsaka Rin] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4100
Over

ARENA 06: Illyasviel von Einzbern [Fujibayashi Kyō] by >=800
Over/Under: 4800
Under

ARENA 07: [Katsura Hinagiku] Ichinose Kotomi by >=1100
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 08: Ibuki Fūko [Asahina Mikuru] by <=1000
Over/Under: 4900
Under

ARENA 09: [Saber] Furukawa Nagisa by >=1000
Over/Under: 4500
Under

ARENA 10: Konjiki no Yami [Izumi Konata] by <=1100
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 11: Shiina Minatsu [Aisaka Taiga] by >=1100
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 12: C.C. [Shana] by >=1300
Over/Under: 5200
Under

ARENA 13: [Suzumiya Haruhi] Nymph by >=1250
Over/Under: 4400
Over

ARENA 14: [Saten Ruiko] Sakurano Kurimu by >=1000
Over/Under: 4800
Under

ARENA 15: Ikaros [Sanzen'in Nagi] by >=1200
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 16: Hirasawa Ui [Sakagami Tomoyo] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4400
Over

ARENA 17: Minami Chiaki [Senjōgahara Hitagi] by >=1000
Over/Under: 4700
Under

ARENA 18: [Nakano Azusa] Sunohara Mei by >=1500
Over/Under: 4600
Over

ARENA 19: [Misaka Mikoto] Takamachi Nanoha by >=1000
Over/Under: 4800
Over

ARENA 20: Furude Rika [Saginomiya Isumi] by >=700
Over/Under: 4600
Under

ARENA 21: [Shiina Mafuyu] Haramura Nodoka by >=1800
Over/Under: 4200
Under

ARENA 22: [Hirasawa Yui] Okazaki Ushio by >=1500
Over/Under: 4200
Over

ARENA 23: Louise Vallière [Holo] by <=500
Over/Under: 4600
Under

ARENA 24: [Sengoku Nadeko] Hiiragi Tsukasa by >=1200
Over/Under: 4500
Over

ARENA 25: [Hiiragi Kagami] Fujibayashi Ryō by <=900
Over/Under: 4800
Under

Special Match:
ARENA 26: Kyōyama Anna [Makino Ruki] by <=500
Over/Under: 4000
Under

ISML 2010: Shana two wins away from a successful Sapphire defense

ISML 2010: Shana two wins away from a successful Sapphire defense


June 2, 2010


Shana is now two wins away from defending her International Saimoe League Sapphire necklace.

The Flama Haze slashed past Isumi Saginomiya 2988-1267 in Match Day 5 of the 2010 ISML Sapphire phase.

Azusa Nakano is right on her tail with a 2973-986 wipeout of Ui Hirasawa. Defending champion Hinagiku Katsura bulldozed past Illyasviel von Einzbern 2674-1512 while Mio Akiyama also remains unbeaten with a 2975-1382 annihilation of Mikuru Asahina.

Three others remain in the hunt for the Sapphire.

Mikoto Misaka trounced Rika Furude 2844-1296, Yuki Nagato thumped Fuuko Ibuki 2852-1406 and Taiga Aisaka romped past Ami Kawashima 2997-1007.

Bakemonogatari was the only show that picked up a sweep. Hitagi Senjougahara stomped Ruiko Saten 2413-1532 and Nadeko Sengoku routed Ryou Fujibayashi 2474-1482.

In a suprisingly low turnout for a special match
, Oyuki from Urusei Yatsura defeated Minky Momo 1542-891.

In other ISML action...Nagisa Furukawa edged C.C. in a 2069-2065 thriller, Maria prevailed over Kotomi Ichinose 2090-2010, Kagami Hiiragi silenced Ushio Okazaki 2567-1449, Nagi Sanzen'in took down Golden Darkness (Konjiki no Yami) 2538-1487, Rin Tosaka destroyed Mihoko Fukuji 2916-935 and Holo chomped up Ikaros 2419-1477.

Chizuru Akaba blew past Nanoha Takamachi 2070-1778, Kyou Fujibayashi trounced Minatsu Shiina 2355-1611, Haruhi Suzumiya whipped past Tsukasa Hiiragi 2807-1367, Yui Hirasawa rocked Chiaki Minami 2852-1275, Kurimu Sakurano scored a 2670-893 walkover win past Nodoka Haramura 2973-986 and Konata Izumi rolled past Nymph 2464-1482.

Wrapping up ISML action...Tomoyo Sakagami picked up a 2767-1135 win over Hanyuu Furude, Saber took out Minori Kushieda 2678-1488, Fate Testarossa defeated Louise Francoise Le Blanc De La Valliere 2157-1788 and Mafuyu Shiina cruised past Mei Sunohara 2399-1484.

The 2010 International Saimoe League Sapphire Match Day 6 is schedule for Thursday, June 3, 2010. Vote on your favorite candidates at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the forum debate.