ISML 2017/Seasonals

This page covers all seasonal diadem matches for ISML 2017.

External links
 * 2017 Winter general discussion thread - ISML Forum
 * 2017 Spring general discussion thread - ISML Forum
 * 2017 Summer general discussion thread - ISML Forum
 * 2017 Fall general discussion thread - ISML Forum
 * 2017 Winter and Spring Data Spreadsheet by Maglor - Microsoft Excel download link

Format
Nomination Rules
 * Character must be female (or generally considered as one) and appear between the following dates:
 * Winter: Jan 01 - Mar 31
 * Spring: Apr 01 - June 31
 * Summer: July 01 - end of Summer nominations
 * Fall: Oct 01 - end of Fall nominations
 * Some exceptions and considerations may be given by the organizers on a case-by-case basis.
 * The following girls are ineligible:
 * Appears in ISML 2017 Main Tournament or in 2017 Tournament of Champions
 * Appeared within the last four seasonal tournaments
 * Example: If the contest is Winter 2017, that means girls appearing from Winter 2016 - Fall 2016 seasonals are not allowed.
 * Character has fewer than 3 lines (spoken or otherwise) during her appearance
 * Nomination ballot has 8 entries
 * Must nominate at least 3 girls
 * Must include at least 3 different anime
 * Maximum of 3 girls per anime only
 * Top 36 girls will qualify for the group stage; only a maximum of 3 girls per anime will qualify

Group stage
 * 36 girls; split into 12x3 groups
 * Single round robin
 * Top 16 girls with the highest CVP advance to the bracket stage, and are seeded accordingly using these stats (Winter Only)
 * CVP stands for "Cumulative Vote Points", i.e. total Vote Points earned from each match
 * Vote Points = $$ Votes \over TV \div Players$$
 * Votes = player's votes
 * TV = sum of all votes by all players
 * Players = number of characters in that round
 * In Spring, the bracket was seeded using Wins > CVP instead. According to a response by tournament organizer and statistician Maglor, these criteria were used because there were "high irregularities in certain matches", while they "felt that they could trust CVP [only]" in Winter because it had "less irregularities" in comparison.
 * The Wins > CVP criteria were subsequently used in Summer and Fall seasonals.

Bracket stage
 * 16 girls
 * Single-elimination bracket
 * Top 2 finalists will automatically qualify for ISML 2018's Main Tournament; winner of that match claims the seasonal diadem

Group Stage
Qualified Nominees

Group Tables

Bracket Stage
Seedings
 * Top 16 girls with the highest CVP advance and are seeded based on that stat
 * Rest are eliminated
 * Wins or group position don't matter

Bracket

Group Stage
Qualified Nominees

Group Tables

Bracket Stage
Seedings
 * Top 16 girls are qualified and seeded using Wins, then CVP
 * Rest are eliminated

Bracket

Group Stage
Qualified Nominees

Group Tables

Bracket Stage
Seedings


 * Top 16 girls are qualified and seeded using Wins, then CVP
 * Rest are eliminated

Bracket

Group Stage
Qualified Nominees

Group Tables

Bracket Stage
Seedings


 * Top 16 girls are qualified and seeded using Wins, then CVP
 * Rest are eliminated

Bracket

Inter-seasonals
Also unofficially called the "Yearly Seasonal Crown" by the forum users. It's just for completionist's sake; no relevant award is given, only bragging rights.

Stepladder Bracket

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