International Saimoe League 2010

[Rajura]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

I doubt Holo will lose to Fate. She's like a previous tiara holder.

I don't wanna be over confident... I just don't trust the populace; it is far to fickle!

[Demi.]

Originally Posted by Marcus H.

I doubt Holo will lose to Fate. She's like a previous tiara holder.

Uh, Fate's the previous tiara holder.

Originally Posted by Eisdrache

My face when Fate loses to Horo.

Your face..what?

[Marcus H.]

I did say that, lol.

[Rajura]

Originally Posted by Demi.

Uh, Fate's the previous tiara holder.

I thought that was the case... even so, I think it will be much closer than I would like and reaaaaaaaaaaally hope Hol(r)o pulls it out!

[Demi.]

I did say that, lol. "like" was in the sense of "She's like what, the previous tiara holder?"
Just to clarify that.

Okay, I was just confused then. So Fate being the previous tiara holder makes Fate more vulnerable to Horo? That's an interesting way to look at things.

I thought that was the case... even so, I think it will be much closer than I would like and reaaaaaaaaaaally hope Hol(r)o pulls it out!

Best of luck to you.

[Ithekro]

Almost a dual to see who has the better tail...Fate or Horo.

[Archon_Wing]

Wait, fate doesn't have .. Oh.

[Last Sinner]

I see what you did there. :P

Mmm, that's gonna be a hard one to choose. Finally one I have to reflect a bit on.

[Himeji]

Saber vs. Shana tomorrow... I seriously hope Shana will get owned there!

[Demi.]

Originally Posted by Himeji

Saber vs. Shana tomorrow... I seriously hope Shana will get owned there!

Yeah, the world is more likely to end tomm. than Saber winning that match, orz...

Mmm, that's gonna be a hard one to choose. Finally one I have to reflect a bit on.

Don't make me have to beg.

J/K

[hinakatbklyn]

Shana has not yet lost and I don't see it happening against Saber. But I also don't see a blowout (if moral victories mean anything). A good showing now could help Saber's chances of making the top 16.

[Demi.]

Saber's easily top 16, heck she's probably top 10...But Shana will still likely defeat her by 600 or so votes, if not more.

[Eater of All]

The only one I'm worried about is Yuki. She's already locked out of the Aquamarine race, but I want her to at least maintain a perfect record.

Originally Posted by Demi.

Shana will still likely defeat her by 600 or so votes, if not more.

Probably, though I won't mind seeing Saber lose.

[Last Sinner]

Originally Posted by Demi.

Don't make me have to beg.

J/K

Dw. :P I just meant it took me about 1 minute to decide.

[capture]

Originally Posted by Himeji

Saber vs. Shana tomorrow... I seriously hope Shana will get owned there!

another orz here.....

[Team Rocket Elite]

Originally Posted by Demi.

Saber's easily top 16, heck she's probably top 10...But Shana will still likely defeat her by 600 or so votes, if not more.

Sounds about right to me.

Originally Posted by Eater of All

The only one I'm worried about is Yuki. She's already locked out of the Aquamarine race, but I want her to at least maintain a perfect record.

Yuki isn't completely out of it. She does need a couple things to go her way. First she needs to beat Mio. K-On!! isn't out yet so Yuki still has a chance. To get a high SDO, Yuki needs Hitagi, Ushio and Ryou to win. Hitagi and Ushio have a good chance to win. Ryou will need some luck, but it won't kill Yuki's chances even if Ryou loses. Taiga needs to beat Misaka. This result will be a bit tough to get. From here, Yuki just needs to beat Shana and Taiga in SDO. From here, if Ryou won, Yuki just needs to maintain her VD lead on Taiga. If Chizuru loses and Ryou wins, Yuki doesn't even need a VD advantage on Taiga. If Ryou lost, Sunahara Mei and Akaba Chizuru need to lose to lower Shana and Taiga's SDO.

Naquato Yuki's path the the Aquamarine necklace:
-Beat Mio
-Taiga beats Misaka
-All three of Hitagi, Ushio and Ryou win while Chizuru loses
-All three of Hitagi, Ushio and Ryou win while Yuki has a higher VD than Taiga.
-Two of Hitagi, Ushio and Ryou win while Chizuru and Mei lose and Yuki has a higher VD than Taiga.

For simplicty I'm assuming no ties and that Isumi can't beat Nagisa, Nodoka can't beat Ruiko, Kurimu can't beat Nagi and Saber can't beat Shana.

[wontaek]

Well, Horo does have a chance of beating 2008 ISML winner Fate Testarossa, and if she does, that win will shock and reverberate throughout the moe tournament world as it can interpreted as changes in what people view as moe. Fate can be considered as remnant of the original moe tournament factions which dominated the tournaments for the last 5 years, while Horo can be viewed as forerunner of new school of factions; Horo's win can mean sort of changing of the guards. Horo fans have tough task ahead of them to achieve this. The following is what I think is needed to have Horo win. Just accomplishing one of the following would be enough, and though it will be hard, it is not impossible.

1. Someone go massive Horo ad blitz IN CHINESE. It is extremely hard to win without Chinese support these days.
2. People go and find all the Horo voters in the past, either in KBM or ISML, and urge them to vote for Horo. Horo isn't the 2008 KBM champion without reasons, and since this match is close, just having 90%+ voter turnout among Horo voters may be good enough for her win.
3. Somehow find 1000 more Horo voters in countries outside China. Having some new Spice and Wolf fans joining the fray will help out, and if a 1000 more voters for Horo can be found, why she might even have a chance against mighty Shana.

[Demi.]

Oh Wontaek you crack me up...If only 1,000 voters were gettable. Believe me, I've tried. ;-;
And the hardest task is attracting strictly voters who have the same preference as you without attracting others that don't. If you want 1,000 Horo fans, you're technically going to need to bring in way more than 1,000 voters to have the desired result.

Also, no more China please.

[Rajura]

Originally Posted by wontaek

Horo fans have tough task ahead of them to achieve this. The following is what I think is needed to have Horo win. Just accomplishing one of the following would be enough, and though it will be hard, it is not impossible.

1. Someone go massive Horo ad blitz IN CHINESE. It is extremely hard to win without Chinese support these days.
2. People go and find all the Horo voters in the past, either in KBM or ISML, and urge them to vote for Horo. Horo isn't the 2008 KBM champion without reasons, and since this match is close, just having 90%+ voter turnout among Horo voters may be good enough for her win.
3. Somehow find 1000 more Horo voters in countries outside China. Having some new Spice and Wolf fans joining the fray will help out, and if a 1000 more voters for Horo can be found, why she might even have a chance against mighty Shana.

Sadly, I won't be of much help to her.

1) I don't speak Mandarin, so...
2) I don't really have any connections; all the people I know who are even following this are already involved

However, news today of Season 2 being dubbed and the strong sales of the L.N.s and manga by fans trying to force a 3rd season of S&W could help her here as well... I'll just have to see how it plays out.

[Demi.]

If all else fails, trust in ホロism

フェイトism is what gets me through the tough ones.