International Saimoe League/Statistics

Some trivia about ISML

Records
Statisics correct as of ISML 2021

Main Tournament
 * Most appearances: Saber - 14 appearances (since 2008)
 * Most 1v1 wins (including playoffs and consolations): Shana - 354 wins
 * Most regular season wins: Saber - 345 wins
 * Highest votes in one match: 54,279 - Rem vs  Kanna Kamui, 36,484 - 17,795 (ISML 2018 final)
 * Lowest votes in one match: 210 - Shiori Misaka vs  Alice Carroll, 143 - 67 (ISML 2008 regular season)
 * Most contestants entered (all-time, including male exhibitions): Fate series - 23 contestants
 * Female: 11
 * Male: 12

Awards
 * Most decorated contestant: Mikoto Misaka - 10 (2011 Tiara, 7 necklaces, 2 tournament of champions)
 * Most necklaces: Mashiro Shiina - 9
 * Most pendants: Hachiman Hikigaya,  Archer, and  Touma Kamijou - 4
 * Most awards won in a single year: 3
 * Shana (ISML 2010, 3 necklaces); Kanade Tachibana (ISML 2012, 2 necklaces and tiara)

Hall of Fame

 * No anime series has ever won Tiara or Scepter twice.
 * Likewise, no character has ever successfully won a second tiara or scepter. Kanade Tachibana (2012 champion, 2013 runner-up) and  Mikoto Misaka (2011 champion, 2020 & 2021 runner-up) are the only girls who have come the closest to date.
 * As of 2020, three (3) anime series have successfully produced a Tiara and Scepter winner:
 * Hyouka: Houtarou Oreki (2013) and  Eru Chitanda (2015). They also won both their respective Tournament of Champions in 2020.
 * Toaru / Raildex: Mikoto Misaka (2011) and  Accelerator (2015).
 * Oregairu: Hachiman Hikigaya (2018) and  Yukino Yukinoshita (2020).
 * Light Novel Supremacy: Most ISML champions originate from text novels. The following champions who do not originate from novels include:
 * Anime Original (3): Fate Testarossa,  Kanade Tachibana and  Lelouch vi Britannia.
 * Manga (4): Hinagiku Katsura,  Mio Akiyama,  Koro-sensei, and   Miyuki Shirogane.
 * Walking the Royal Road: 9 champions have won the tournament in their first Main Tournament appearance.
 * Female: Fate Testarossa (2008),  Mio Akiyama (2010),  Kotori Itsuka (2014),  Violet Evergarden (2019), and  Elaina (2021).
 * Male: Lelouch (2011 exhibitions),  Kirito (2012 exhibitions),  Rimuru Tempest (2019), and  Miyuki Shirogane (2020).
 * Perfect season: 7 champions have won the tournament without losing or tying a single match in their championship year (does not include male exhibitions):
 * Female: Kanade Tachibana (2012),  Shana (2016), and  Elaina (2021).
 * Male: Sora (2016),  Hachiman Hikigaya (2018),  Miyuki Shirogane (2020), and  Sakuta Azusagawa (2021).
 * Note that the 2016 tournament format was massively shortened; a contestant only needs to play 15 matches to become champion, which arguably downplays their achievement.
 * The power of Recency Effect: Most ISML champions win the tournament within 3 years after they made their debut appearance. The only exceptions are Shana (9th appearance in 2016), Hachiman Hikigaya (5th appearance in 2018) and Yukino Yukinoshita (7th appearance in 2020).
 * Likewise, most champions have a fairly short gap between their ISML championship and their series' latest anime installment. Hachiman has the largest such gap with 3 years and 6 months (June 2015 - February 2019), followed closely by Hideyoshi Kinoshita (2011-2014).
 * Aquamarine Blessing: It is believed that winning the aquamarine gem round, the first period, will boost a character's chances of eventually taking the tiara / scepter, presumably because it's the most competitive out of the seven periods.
 * This is supported by the fact that Aquamarine gem winners have the most champions out of any period with 8: Mio (2010), Mikoto (2011), Angel (2012), Koro-sensei (2017), Rem (2018), the 2019 double (Violet and Rimuru), and Sakuta (2021).
 * The following is a list of champions arranged by gems won in their winning year:
 * Topaz: Hachiman (2018), Shirogane (2020)
 * Amethyst: Kuroneko (2013)
 * Sapphire: Accelerator (2015), Sora (2016), Yukino (2020)
 * Emerald: Megumi Katou (2017), Elaina (2021)
 * Ruby: Hinagiku (2009)
 * Diamond: N/A (this round usually has the "weakest" lineup)
 * Who Needs Necklaces?: Fate Testarossa (2008),  Kotori Itsuka (2014), and  Eru Chitanda (2015) are the only champions to have never won any ISML award beforehand (such as necklaces or exhibitions).