ISML 2020/Gem Rounds

Main gems
After each period, the eight best performing characters will play each other in a special round that will decide who wins that period's necklace (for females) or pendant (for males).

Qualifying Criteria:
 * 1) Period Wins (if tied, draws will be counted)
 * 2) PCVPD (Cumulative vote points difference, period only)
 * 3) PCVP (Cumulative vote points, period only)
 * 4) Staff selection

Once a contestant wins a necklace / pendant round, they will be banned from other gem rounds for the rest of the year. Gem winners will also qualify for next year's main tournament provided they don't win the tiara / scepter beforehand.

Format: Instant-runoff voting - Voters rank the contestants in order of preference, from 1st to 8th. Alternatively, a voter may choose to abstain voting for a contestant. Abstained contestants will NOT receive your vote during the entire counting process.


 * Results start by counting the each contestant's first-choice votes in the first round.
 * If a contestant gets a majority (more than 50% of total votes), they will immediately win the award.
 * If there is no majority, then the contestant with the least amount of votes is eliminated. Those who voted for the eliminated character as their highest choice will have their votes transferred to their next-highest choice (2nd, 3rd, etc.) for the next round. This process repeats until either a majority is declared, or there are only two contestants left.
 * When a voter's choices are eliminated before the final round, their vote will be exhausted, which means that their vote will no longer count for the remaining contestants.

Exhibition gems
Jewelry Exhibitions are secondary gem awards which are held alongside the main gem rounds under the Exhibition title. The awards are purely cosmetic; they have no effect on a contestant's season standings or future qualifications. This year, the jewelries will be contested between eight next-best performers of each period who have never won any ISML award before. These awards will be named bracelets for females, and rings for males. Voting format will be the same as the main gem awards (Instant runoff vote).

Qualification Criteria:
 * 1) Fewer ISML awards
 * 2) Older year of first ISML award win
 * 3) Period wins
 * 4) Older ISML debut appearance (preliminaries or regular season; male exhibitions do not count)
 * 5) Necklace / pendant ranking (see qualification criteria above)

Contestants who are already eligible for a period's necklace / pendant round CANNOT participate in that period's jewelry round.