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ISML 2010
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Necklace Winners
Aquamarine	​​ Mio Akiyama
Topaz	​​ Taiga Aisaka
Amethyst	​​ Yuki Nagato (#2)
Sapphire	Shana (#3)
Emerald	Shana (#4)
Ruby	Mikoto Misaka
Diamond	Shana (#5)
Female final positions
Tiara	Mio Akiyama
Runner-up	Mikoto Misaka
Third place	Shana
Fourth place	Azusa Nakano
Quarter-finals	​​​​Lower Bracket R4: Hinagiku Katsura (5th) Taiga Aisaka (6th) Lower Bracket R3: Yuki Nagato (7th) Haruhi Suzumiya (8th)

ISML 2010 was the 3rd edition of the International Saimoe League. This was the last edition to implement a double-elimination bracket for the playoffs.

Shana grabbed the lion's share of the seven gems, winning a record-setting three necklaces in this edition alone. This incident led to the staff overhauling the format of the necklace rounds for the following edition, and directly influenced the creation of the "one-girl, one-gem" policy that bans necklace winners from participating in future rounds, making ISML 2010 the final edition where contestants can earn multiple gems in a single year.

Mio Akiyama wins this year's Heavenly Tiara with a victory overMikoto Misaka in the grand final, keeping the trend of Upper Bracket winners going on to become champions of the contest. The K-On frontwoman had beaten the Raildex superstar in the upper bracket final prior to that match, making her the second consecutive champion to defeat the runner-up in the playoffs twice. Furthermore, by winning the ISML championship and Anizone's Korea Best Moe at the same year., Akiyama joins the exclusive list of females who won multiple major championships.

Defending champion Hinagiku Katsura finished strongly in the regular season, securing the second seed of the playoffs. However, she stumbled in the quarter-finals of the upper bracket against Azusa Nakano, and would later be eliminated in Round 4 of the Lower Bracket against Shana in a rematch of last year's final.

The Exhibition matches were first introduced this year. Several matches were held during each regular season period, with each winner being awarded an ISML poster. The results and galleries can be found in this page.

Direct Invites

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Nomination Round

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Preliminary Rounds

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Regular Season

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Aquamarine

With the new change of having 50 contestants in the Regular Season, the competition for the necklaces would be faster, yet fiercer. Tomoyo Sakagami, the defending Aquamarine Necklace winner, lost to Hinagiku Katsura at Aquamarine 1. Tomoyo would have to immediately relinquish her title due to an early loss. With the Aquamarine necklace vacated, all contestants set their eyes on it. By the end of the Aquamarine period, Mikoto Misaka would face Taiga Aisaka on what would be the match to determine who would win the Aquamarine Necklace. Although Mikoto won the match, it was Mio Akiyama who would bypass Mikoto in the leader-board due to her high SDO. Because she was on top of the leader-board, Mio would become the new ISML Aquamarine Necklace winner, her first ISML necklace. The new change also added exhibition matches in every round.

Topaz

By the end of the Topaz period, Yuki Nagato, the defending ISML Topaz Necklace winner, lost to Shana at Topaz 7. Because of this loss, Yuki would have to relinquish her necklace. Mikoto Misaka would face Hinagiku Katsura on what would be the match to determine who would win the Topaz Necklace. Although Hinagiku defeated Mikoto, it was Taiga Aisaka who would bypass Hinagiku in the leader-board due to her high SDO. Taiga would become the new ISML Topaz Necklace winner, her first ISML necklace.

Amethyst

Because Suigintou was not a part of the 50 contestants, a new Amethyst Necklace winner must be crowned. By the end of the Amethyst period, Shana received a surprising loss from Mio Akiyama, ending her undefeated streak. Yuki Nagato and Saber would face off to determine the new ISML Amethyst Necklace winner. Yuki defeated Saber and became the new ISML Amethyst Necklace winner. This necklace was befitting for her, for she is a silent and protective person. She became the fourth girl to have two necklaces in her ISML career.

Sapphire

By the end of the Sapphire Period, Shana, the defending Sapphire Necklace winner, would face Mikoto Misaka for the necklace. Shana won the match and became the first girl to successfully retain her ISML necklace. She also became the first girl to obtain three necklaces in her ISML career, the highest amount that any ISML participant had.

Emerald

Because Suiseiseki was not a part of the 50 contestants, a new Emerald Necklace winner must be crowned. A match that surprised many votes was Nagisa Furukawa vs. Hitagi Senjougahara at Emerald 3. Nagisa, a 20th tier girl, defeated Hitagi, a 13th tier girl (1914-1865). By the end of the Emerald period, Shana would face Kyou Fujibayashi to determine the new ISML Emerald Necklace winner. Shana defeated Kyou and became the new ISML Emerald winner. Shana became the third girl to receive two necklaces in one season, the second girl to have back-to-back necklace wins, and the first girl to have four necklaces, beating her own record of three necklace wins.

Ruby

A surprising match that caught the voters off-guard was Nagisa Furukawa vs. Fate Testarossa at Ruby 3, where Nagisa, a 21st tier girl, defeated Fate, a 15th tier girl (1994-1966). By the end of the Ruby period, Hinagiku, the defending Ruby Necklace winner, lost to Shana at Ruby 7. This loss ended her undefeated streak and forced her to vacate her Ruby Necklace. Mio Akiyama would face Taiga Aisaka on what would be the match to determine the new Ruby necklace winner. Although Taiga defeated Mio and her undefeated streak, it was Mikoto Misaka who bypassed Taiga in the leader-board due to her high SDO. Mikoto became the new ISML Ruby Necklace winner, her first ISML necklace.

Diamond

Because Shinku was not a part of the 50 contestants, a new Diamond Necklace winner must be crowned. A match that was considered an upset was Ui Hirasawa vs. Fate Testarossa at Diamond 6, where Ui, a 30th tier girl, defeated Fate, a 17th tier girl (2175-2145). This loss cost Fate the chance to return to the Top 16 once again. By the end of the Diamond period, Shana would face Taiga Aisaka to determine the new Diamond Necklace winner. Shana defeated Taiga, becoming the new ISML Diamond Necklace winner. She is the first girl to receive five necklaces in her ISML career and the first girl to have three necklaces in one season.

Playoffs

Format:

• 16 females, Double-elimination bracket.
• Round of 16 match-ups are determined by regular season ranking
• Losers drop to Lower Bracket Rd 1, Winners advance to Upper Bracket
• Winner of the grand final wins the Heavenly Tiara and declared as the year's champion.

Round of 16

• (1) Shana vs (16) Hitagi Senjougahara, 4221 - 3047
• (9) Haruhi Suzumiya vs (8) Saber, 3966 - 3262
• (4) Mikoto Misaka vs (13) Nadeko Sengoku, 4521 - 2617
• (5) Taiga Aisaka vs (12) Nagi Sanzenin, 4156 - 2987
• (2) Hinagiku Katsura vs (15) Kagami Hiiragi, 4387 - 2819
• (7) Azusa Nakano vs (10) Tomoyo Sakagami, 4199 - 3077
• (3) Mio Akiyama vs (14) Yui Hirasawa, 4337 - 2573
• (6) Yuki Nagato vs (11) Kyou Fujibayashi, 4026 - 3196

Bracket

Upper Bracket & Finals
	UB Quarters				UB Semis				UB Final				Grand Final
1	Shana	3406										U	Mio	7175
9	Haruhi Suzumiya	2835										L	Mikoto	5186
				1	Shana	3434
4	Mikoto Misaka	3124		4	Mikoto	3279
5	Taiga Aisaka	3095						4	Mikoto	4626
								3	Mio	5318
2	Hinagiku Katsura	3063
7	Azusa Nakano	3190		7	Azusa N.	3076
				3	Mio	3353							LB Final
3	Mio Akiyama	3384										>4	Mikoto	3522
6	Yuki Nagato	2872										1	Shana	3478

Lower Bracket
	LB Rd 1				LB Rd 2				LB Rd 3				LB Rd 4				LB Semis
				>2	Hinagiku	3696
16	Hitagi	2893		8	Saber	2538						>1	Shana	3806
8	Saber	3107						2	Hinagiku	3855		2	Hinagiku	3659
				>6	Yuki N.	3301		6	Yuki N.	3113
13	Nadeko	2676		12	Nagi	2945										1	Shana	4017
12	Nagi	3335														7	Azusa N.	3961
				>9	Haruhi	3199
15	Kagami	2659		10	Tomoyo	3023						>7	Azusa N.	3889
10	Tomoyo	3353						9	Haruhi	3160		5	Taiga	3671
				>5	Taiga	3385		5	Taiga	3764
14	Yui H.	3081		14	Yui H.	2803
11	Kyou	2952

Final Rankings

Final Rankings

Rank	Name	Series
1	Akiyama Mio	K-ON!
2	Misaka Mikoto	Toaru Majutsu no Index
3	Shana	Shakugan no Shana
4	Nakano Azusa	K-ON!
5	Katsura Hinagiku	Hayate no Gotoku!
6	Aisaka Taiga	Toradora!
7	Nagato Yuki	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
8	Suzumiya Haruhi	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu
9	Hirasawa Yui	K-ON!
10	Sanzen'in Nagi	Hayate no Gotoku!
11	Sakagami Tomoyo	CLANNAD
12	Saber	Fate/stay night
13	Fujibayashi Kyō	CLANNAD
14	Hiiragi Kagami	Lucky ☆ Star
15	Senjōgahara Hitagi	Bakemonogatari
16	Sengoku Nadeko	Bakemonogatari

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Necklace & Tiara

2010 Aquamarine necklace: Mio Akiyama

2010 Topaz necklace: Taiga Aisaka

2010 Amethyst necklace: Yuki Nagato

2010 Sapphire necklace: Shana

2010 Emerald necklace: Shana

2010 Ruby necklace: Mikoto Misaka

2010 Diamond necklace: Shana

HEAVENLY TIARA: Mio Akiyama