Best Girl 6

Starting Salt in Another Contest
< BG5 (2018) ------ BG7 (2019) ----- BG7 (2020) >
Official poster photoshopped by grexraxor
Host	ShaKing807
Dates	06 June 2019 - 11 July 2019 (6 PM Eastern Time)
Participants	3079 (Nominated Entrants) 512 (Main Bracket)
Language	English
Female final positions
Champion	Asuna Yuuki (#4)
Runner-up	Winry Rockbell (#6)
Third place	Aqua (#2)
Fourth place	Mikasa Ackerman (#9)
Quarter-finals	Jibril (#21) Holo (#3) Shouko Nishimiya (#23) Mayuri Shiina (#17)
Statistics
Biggest blowout	Megumin (#1) > Muramasa Senju (#512) (Round 1, Group A) 5750 - 566 (5184 votes, 91.03% - 8.97%)
Closest match	Iroha Isshiki > Darkness (Round of 64, Group C) 4610 - 4600 (10 votes, 50.05% - 49.95%)
Highest-voted match	Asuna Yuuki > Winry Rockbell (Final) 11,937 - 6996 (18,933 votes)
Highest seed upset	Himari Takanashi (#406) > Yui (SAO) (#107) (Round 1, Group A) 2702 - 1973, 399 seed difference
Highest upset index	Mayuri Shiina (#17) > Megumin (#1) (Round of 16, Group A) 5867 - 4940 (????% Upset Index)

Best Girl 6: Starting Salt in Another Contest was the sixth edition of r/anime's annual Best Girl Contest held in the website AnimeBracket.

Megumin secured the top seed for the second time, becoming the first contestant in the history of Best Girl to earn the first seed more than once. Despite avoiding a Holo match in the round of 16, she still lost in the same stage against Mayuri Shiina. Meanwhile, old contenders like Holo, Ryuuko Matoi, and Saber fell by the wayside as new faces entered this year's Final Four, which is widely regarded by r/anime users as the worst (in terms of tastes, anyway).

Mikasa Ackerman reached the final four for the first time in a textbook case of recency bias, what with Attack on Titan 's Season 2 being broadcasted in the middle of the contest rounds. Last year's runner-up Aqua also reached the semi-finals. The title match ultimately came down to Sword Art Online 's poster girl Asuna Yuuki, and "surprise" finalist Winry Rockbell from one of r/anime's most beloved shows Fullmetal Alchemist. Asuna ended up demolishing the mechanic in the second-most lopsided Best Girl final in history.

The "Best Girl Madness" prediction brackets were introduced this year, which was created and managed by u/????? through the use of Google Sheets. u/????? took home the most points after predicting ??.??% of the correct outcomes in the entire contest.

Bracket

Rounds 3-6

Group A

Group A-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
1	Megumin	5255
128	Edward Wong	1553
				1	Megumin	6346
64	Erina Nakiri	2923		64	Erina	2744
65	Olivier Mira Armstrong	2815
								1	Megumin	7992
32	Haruhi Suzumiya	3597						33	Misato	4548
97	Hestia	2236		32	Haruhi	4021
				33	Misato	4206
33	Misato Katsuragi	2968
96	Nia Teppelin	2382
---												1	Megumin	4940
16	Tatsumaki	3196										17	Mayuri	5867
144	Hiyori Iki	2492
				16	Tatsumaki	4166
49	Chiyo Sakura	2107		80	Chitanda	4542
80	Eru Chitanda	3475						80	Chitanda	4890
								17	Mayuri	7213
17	Mayuri Shiina	4342
112	Kyouko Sakura	1912		17	Mayuri	5501
				81	Anzu	2950
48	Kanna Kamui	2617
81	Anzu	2968

Group A-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
8	Ram	3979
121	Ami Kawashima	2678
				8	Ram	5198
57	Shiro	2879		57	Shiro	3586
72	Komachi Hikigaya	2744
								8	Ram	6684
25	Suzuha Amane	3729						25	Suzuha	6084
104	Chizuru Hishiro	2110		25	Suzuha	5054
				40	Kobayashi	3568
40	Kobayashi	3233
89	Annie Leonhart	2996
---												8	Ram	2948
9	Mikasa Ackerman	5137										9	Mikasa	7494
120	Gabriel Tenma White	1813
				9	Mikasa	5929
56	Stephanie Dola	2663		73	Tanya	2979
73	Tanya von Degurechaff	2817						9	Mikasa	7468
								41	Mio A.	5382
24	Riza Hawkeye	3795
105	Nanachi	1959		24	Riza	4091
				41	Mio A.	4416
41	Mio Akiyama	3780
88	Hikari Takanashi	1773

Group B

Group B-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
4	Asuna Yuuki	5681
125	Akane Tsunemori	3090
				4	Asuna	6166
61	Ichigo	3157		68	Alice	3912
68	Alice Nakiri	4078
								4	Asuna	8089
29	Zero Two	5646						29	02	8058
100	Beatrice	2471		29	02	6076
				36	Sayaka	3975
36	Sayaka Miki	4391
93	Mio Naganohara	2947
---												4	Asuna	6763
13	Mayoi Hachikuji	4988										13	Hachikuji	4657
116	Kumiko Oumae	2865
				13	Hachikuji	5294
52	Tsukihi Araragi	4121		52	Tsukihi	3617
77	Albedo	3344						13	Hachikuji	8773
								20	Saber	7060
20	Saber	5907
109	Shino Asada	1939		20	Saber	6294
				84	Tadokoro	3376
45	Tsuyu Asui	3430
84	Megumi Tadokoro	3835

Group B-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
5	Ochako Uraraka	5586
124	Touka Takanashi	2760
				5	Uraraka	4705
60	Satsuki Kiryuin	3147		69	Taiga	5155
69	Taiga Aisaka	4381
								69	Taiga	7468
28	Karen Araragi	4615						28	Karen	7642
101	Rei Ayanami	3107		28	Karen	4917
				92	Azusa N.	4503
37	Madoka Kaname	3154
92	Azusa Nakano	4520
---												28	Karen	5174
12	Wiz	4374										21	Jibril	6163
117	Reina Kousaka	3330
				12	Wiz	5516
53	Hange Zoe	3688		53	Hange	3890
76	Irisviel von Einzbern	3511						12	Wiz	5579
								21	Jibril	9645
21	Jibril	4630
108	Hitomi Mishima	3117		21	Jibril	5596
				44	Illya	3534
44	Illyasviel von Einzbern	3894
85	Shalltear Bloodfallen	3080

Group C

Group C-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
2	Aqua	5376
127	Narumi Momose	2213
				2	Aqua	6339
63	Suruga Kanbaru	3805		63	Kanbaru	4229
66	Faye Valentine	2651
								2	Aqua	6989
31	Tohru	5256						31	Tohru	5771
98	Faris	2247		31	Tohru	5218
				34	Ritsu	4027
34	Ritsu Tainaka	4786
162	Kyou Fujibayashi	2178
---												2	Aqua	6717
15	Violet Evergarden	5438										15	Violet	3440
114	Felt	1838
				15	Violet	5708
50	Krista Lenz	4124		50	Krista	3786
79	Rikka Takanashi	3071						15	Violet	6485
								18	Yui H.	5796
18	Yui Hirasawa	4846
146	Aoba Suzukaze	2102		18	Yui H.	5508
				47	Sasha	4054
47	Sasha Blouse	3831
82	Mako Mankanshoku	3325

Group C-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
7	Emilia	5211
122	Schwi Dola	1939
				7	Emilia	5701
58	C.C.	3521		58	C.C.	3571
71	Minori Kushieda	2743
								7	Emilia	6439
26	Asuka Langley Soryu	3923						26	Asuka L.S.	6128
154	Miia	2242		26	Asuka L.S.	4718
				90	Mitsuha	4093
39	Atsuko Kagari	2725
90	Mitsuha Miyamizu	3645
---												7	Emilia	4307
10	Darkness	4394										23	Shouko	5694
138	Chitoge Kirisaki	2235
				10	Darkness	4600
55	Iroha Isshiki	4543		55	Iroha	4610
74	Nonon Jakuzure	2585						55	Iroha	5382
								23	Shouko	6764
23	Shouko Nishimiya	4880
106	Rias Gremory	2068		23	Shouko	4929
				42	Hanekawa	4665
42	Tsubasa Hanekawa	4270
87	Himiko Toga	2284

Group D

Group D-1
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
3	Holo	6204
131	Mordred	2007
				3	Holo	6179
62	Fubuki	4161		62	Fubuki	2836
67	Shizuka Hiratsuka	3547
								3	Holo	5604
30	Yui Yuigahama	5371						30	Yui Y.	3449
99	Kanade Tachibana	2477		30	Yui Y.	4679
				94	Sakura M.	3320
35	Suguha Kirigaya	2834
94	Sakura Matou	4636
---												3	Holo	6056
14	Momo Yaoyorozu	4419										19	Yunyun	4042
115	Emi Yusa	3281
				14	Momo	4388
51	Rin Shima	3383		51	Shimarin	3497
78	Nadeshiko Kagamihara	2464						14	Momo	3860
								19	Yunyun	5246
19	Yunyun	5262
110	Maho Hiyajou	2612		19	Yunyun	4590
				46	Hina	3993
46	Hina	4410
83	Mei Hatsume	2997

Group D-2
	Round of 128				Round of 64				Round of 32				Sweet 16
6	Winry Rockbell	5681
123	Nagisa Furukawa	2354
				6	Winry	5489
59	Kaori Miyazono	3675		59	Kaori	3370
70	Hifumi Takimoto	2895
								6	Winry	4925
27	Yoko Littner	4883						27	Yoko	3911
155	Aoi Miyamori	2404		27	Yoko	4926
				38	Yuuki K.	3388
38	Yuuki Konno	3574
166	Akame	3345
---												6	Winry	5348
11	Ryuko Matoi	5934										11	Ryuko	4447
118	Kaho Hinata	1933
				11	Ryuko	5260
54	Homura Akemi	4576		54	Homura	3371
75	Kou Yagami	2861						11	Ryuko	5447
								22	Satania	3512
22	Satania	3743
150	Isuzu Sento	2682		22	Satania	4292
				43	Mugi	3207
43	Tsumugi Kotobuki	3680
86	Vignette Tsukinose April	2979

Elite Eight

Elite Eight Bracket
	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
17	Mayuri Shiina	7061
9	Mikasa Ackerman	9509
				9	Mikasa Ackerman	6602
4	Asuna Yuuki	9450		4	Asuna Yuuki	10,552
21	Jibril	6434						4	Asuna Yuuki	11,937
								6	Winry Rockbell	6996
2	Aqua	10,336
23	Shouko Nishimiya	6644		2	Aqua	7768
				6	Winry Rockbell	9938			3rd place
3	Holo	7812						9	Mikasa Ackerman	L
6	Winry Rockbell	8877						2	Aqua	W