Summary Post, FGCB Quarterfinals.

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End of the round, folks--summary post time.

The Quarterfinals started with a bang, many of us got points in the opening battles. Some of us took advantage and began to creep up the leaderboard. Seraphi Magus predicted that he'd fall flat here, and he was partially right. Having held 3rd for a good chunk of this contest, he found himself knocked off tonight by C&T, who now holds a 10-point lead over him. However, he'll need 340 to catch up to me, 465 to catch up to Saya.

Saya took 1st place at the end of Round 2 and has held it all the way through the Quarterfinals, now in her 9th straight day at the top. Also impressive was the fact that she only missed 3 out of the 16 battles this round, which is excellent. If the luck holds, she'll win the contest. As it stands, she has a 125-point gap between herself and I.

TetsuoTrunks scored once this round, and has 1 more chance to score in the Semifinals.

The first submissions of fan art came in today for these last days of the contest, brought to us by my friend Adam--Aerith and Morrigan. He's sent me some more which will go up when their battles go up.

17600 total points to be taken in the Quarterfinals, 5675 were claimed, or 32.2%. As it gets harder, this stat will go lower.

11 days remain before the end of the contest, here's how it looks:

Now: Midgar Semifinals: J. Dark vs. Aerith; Kasumi vs. Morrigan.
Tomorrow: Eregion Semifinals: Amy Rose vs. Kirie; Samus vs. Garnet.
3/24: Hyrule Semifinals: Ivy vs. Tifa; Chun-Li vs. Lulu.
3/25: Guardia Semifinals: Lara Croft vs. Aika; Ling Xiaoyu vs. Mileena.
3/26: Midgar Final.
3/27: Eregion Final.
3/28: Hyrule Final.
3/29: Guardia Final.
3/30: Tournament Final, Battles 1 and 2.
3/31: Tournament Final, Loser's Match.
4/1: FGCB Championship Battle.
4/2: FGCB ends, winners declared, prize distribution, final words.

No new records were made.

Eliminated predicted champs:

Mei Mei, defeated by Dixie Kong, Eregion Round 1.
Zelda, defeated by Tifa, Hyrule Round 2.
KOS-MOS, defeated by Ivy, Hyrule Round 2.
Peach, defeated by Tifa, Hyrule Quarterfinals. (2 of us picked her.)
Ada Wong, defeated by Garnet, Eregion Round 2.
Farah Oersted, defeated by Mileena, Guardia Round 2.
Lucca, defeated by Garnet, Eregion Quarterfinals.

So, of the 22 possible predicted champions, 8 of them have been eliminated. 14 remain. Not bad heading into the Semifinals. Good luck, everyone!

The results:

Ling Xiaoyu 11
Diao Chan 6

Eirika 5
Mileena 11

Overall Leaderboard (after 112 battles):

1st, 1665/2240: Saya (9 day streak)
2nd, 1540/2240: S. Roth
3rd, 1200/2240: C&T
4th, 1190/2240: Seraphi Magus

5th, 1145/2240: Mort

6th, 1100/2240: Diamond

7th, 1060/2240: Lord of Chocobos

8th, 1050/2240: Halflingpsy

9th, 1045/2240: Zack

10th, 1015/2240: E

11th, 1005/2240: Sputin

Tied for 12th, 995/2240:
Chaos
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13th, 975/2240: Zephyrus

14th, 940/2240: noxiousCaitSith

15th, 920/2240: Qrayzee Star

16th, 840/2240: Eyes

17th, 805/2240: Mari the Great

18th, 795/2240: Zergplex

19th, 770/2240: Luna

20th, 610/2240: Happy Slappy Jappy

21st, 180/2240: TetsuoTrunks

5 of us picked Xiaoyu, or 22.7%
8 of us picked Mileena, or 36.4%

Tomorrow, Eregion Semifinals: Amy Rose (Sonic) vs. Kirie (Fatal Frame); Samus Aran (Metroid) vs. Garnet (FF9).