ISML 2018/Regular Season

Format
The regular season is split into seven periods. For each period, all contestants from each gender are split into groups of 6. Every group plays a single-round robin format, where each contestant will play all other opponents once.

For the first five periods, the top 4 contestants from each group will advance to the next stage. 5th are relegated to Wildcards, 6th are ELIMINATED. However, several bottom-placers with the highest cumulative vote points (CVP) get to advance to the next period as well (for 5th) or play in wildcard rounds for a chance to stay in the contest (for 6th).
 * Aquamarine: 120 players. 20 groups. Wildcard format is approval voting.
 * 5 fifth-placers advance as well, and 10 sixth-placers will play in wildcards.
 * Topaz: 96 players, 16 groups. Wildcard format is approval voting.
 * 2 fifth-placers advance, and 8 sixth-placers to wildcards.
 * Amethyst: 72 players, 12 groups. Wildcard format is approval voting.
 * 3 fifth-placers advance, and 6 sixth-placers to wildcards.
 * Sapphire: 60 players, 10 groups. Wildcard format changed to STV (single transferable vote).
 * 3 fifth-placers advance, and 5 sixth-placers to wildcards.
 * Emerald: 48 players, 8 groups. Wildcard format is STV.
 * 1 fifth-placer advances, and 4 sixth-placers to wildcards.

For the last two periods, only the top 3 contestants will directly advance.
 * Ruby: 36 players, 6 groups. Wildcard format is STV.
 * 2 fourth placers advance, and 3 sixth-placers to wildcards.
 * Diamond: 24 players, 4 groups. Top 3 advance to playoffs.
 * The rest are subject to a range-voting match, where their scores will be multiplied by their points earned in Diamond (see ranking criteria). Top 4 players with the highest final scores advance to playoffs.

Ranking criteria
Points (aka League Points) are used to rank the contestants from each group. Points take priority over all other criteria.
 * A win awards 3 points
 * A draw awards 1 point
 * A loss awards points based on the player's votes divided by their opponent's votes on that match (Votes For / Votes Against).
 * Example: Luffy loses against  Ash Ketchum, 4200 - 6969. While Ash gets 3 points for his win; Luffy gets 0.6027 points (rounded off) as consolation.

The following criteria below will be used if two or more contestants are tied in points:
 * 1) Wins
 * 2) Head-to-head record
 * 3) Total votes earned in the group (VF)
 * 4) Vote difference in group (VD)
 * 5) Staff selection

Vote Points
A separate value named VP (Vote Points) was introduced last year. A player earns vote points after every match. It is calculated using this formula:
 * VP = Player's Votes / Average of all votes in that round
 * To find the Average of all votes, we add ALL CONTESTANTS' votes in that round (including the player), then divide it by the number of players participating in that round.

Since Vote Points are calculated separately by matchday, they need to be added up --- this is where the CVP value comes in.

CVP stands for Cumulative Vote Points, and is simply all the contestant's vote points added together. The primary roles of CVP are to determine the seedings for future rounds, and decide who qualifies for necklace / pendant matches. This year, CVP will also serve as the value that will determine the fates of bottom-ranked contestants in several periods. Whether a contestant advances, is relegated to wildcards, or is outright eliminated  --- it will depend solely on this value.
 * In ISML's tables (and by extension, this wiki's), CVP refers to the contestant's currently accumulated vote points for the entire regular season.
 * PCVP (Period CVP) refers to total vote points earned during a specific period only.

Group draw
TBD

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Group draw
TBD

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Female
Status: (N) - Necklace; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.

Male
Status: (P) - Pendant; (WC) - Wildcards; (E) - Eliminated.