ISML 2012

ISML 2012
Start date	1 January 2012
End date	28 October 2012
Participants	Female: Main: 72 (36 nova, 36 stella) Preliminaries: 144 (72 each) Male Exhibitions: 96
Necklace Winners
Aquamarine	Kanade Tachibana
Topaz	Mio Akiyama
Amethyst	Ruri Gokou
Sapphire	Kanade Tachibana (Nova Winner)
Emerald	Eucliwood Hellscythe
Ruby	Mikoto Misaka
Diamond	Mikoto Misaka (Stella Winner) Consolations: Meiko Honma (Aquamarine) Ikaros (Amethyst) C.C. (Ruby) Sora Kasugano (Emerald) Inori Yuzuriha (Topaz)
Female final positions
Tiara	Kanade Tachibana
Runner-up	Eucliwood Hellscythe
Third place	Ruri Gokou
Fourth place	Taiga Aisaka
Semi-finals	Same as 3rd - 4th
Quarter-finals	Mio Akiyama (5th) Mikoto Misaka (6th) Yuki Nagato (8th) Yuri Nakamura (11th)
Male final positions
Scepter	Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya (Male Exhibition Winner)
Runner-up	Hideyoshi Kinoshita
Third place	Lelouch vi Britannia
Fourth place	Houtarou Oreki
Quarter-finals	Yuzuru Otonashi Izaya Orihara Kyon Keima Katsuragi
Seasonals & ToC
Winter	Ririchiyo Shirakiin
Spring	Kuroyukihime
Summer	Asuna Yuuki
Fall	Rikka Takanashi
Overall Year	Asuna Yuuki

ISML 2012 was the 5th edition of the International Saimoe League contest.

This edition marks the beginning of the Nova / Stella era, a period where the Female division was split into two separate divisions: Nova Division for contestants with 2 ISML appearances or less, and Stella Division for contestants with 3 or more ISML appearances. As a result of the split, the tournament format was heavily reworked: since each contestant will play significantly less regular-season matches, the number of necklaces awarded was reduced to five, and the gem order was completely re-arranged.

Meanwhile, the postseason was expanded into 2 phases: the first phase involves a single-elimination bracket contested within each division, with each victor claiming one of the two remaining gems (renamed as circlets). The second phase involves the top 8 finishers of each division battling it out on a single-elimination bracket, with the ultimate winner claiming ISML's grand prize.

Kanade Tachibana won the Heavenly Tiara by defeating Eucliwood Hellscythe in the final, capping off what is arguably the most dominant playoff performance in ISML history. Through winning the championship, the Angel becomes the first-ever contestant to achieve a perfect season --- she finished the regular season with a 35 - 0 record, and then won all of her matches in the Nova and Tiara playoffs --- with the majority of her wins being blowouts.

Mikoto Misaka was the defending champion, but she was eliminated in the quarter-finals of the Tiara playoffs to eventual runner-up Eucliwood Hellscythe.

In the male exhibition tournament, Sword Art Online protagonist Kirito claims the Lapis Scepter after dethroning defending champion Lelouch in the semi-final, and defeating two-time finalist Hideyoshi Kinoshita in the final.

The Seasonal Diadem was introduced this year. This award is primarily contested between females making their anime debut in this year's respective season.

Format

The tournament has the female contestants split into two divisions: Nova Division for debutants and characters making their 2nd Main Tournament appearance, and Stella Division for veterans with 3 or more appearances.

Preseason is still the same, but the regular season's format is changed to accommodate the Nova / Stella split:

• Each division now has 36 contestants (for a combined total of 72).
• The format is still a single round-robin, however, there are no inter-division matches. (Meaning Nova girls will only fight other Nova girls and vice versa.)
• Since there will be only 35 matchdays, the season is now split into 5 periods. Each period still consists of 7 matches each.
• The top 16 girls of each division will advance to the Postseason.

In the Nova / Stella era, the gems were ordered differently: instead of the typical Aquamarine-Topaz-Amethyst-Sapphire-Emerald-Ruby-Diamond order, they used Aquamarine-Amethyst-Ruby-Emerald-Topaz Necklaces instead, corresponding to the five periods in the regular season.  Sapphire Circlet was awarded to the Nova Bracket Winner, and Diamond Circlet was awarded to the Stella Bracket Winner..

Necklace rounds were changed to have the top 3 performers of each period in both divisions battle out for the necklace. A seventh contestant which is the best performer out of the remaining contestants will join the 6 contestants to complete the match regardless of division. A necklace holder is not allowed into the necklace match.

The postseason is split into two phases:

• Phase 1: Each division will hold a single-elimination tournament consisting of the top 16 girls in each division. Whoever wins the first round advances to Phase 2. Yes, a girl only needs to win once in Phase 1 to qualify.
  • There are no consolation matches. This includes the third place match.
  • The rankings for quarter-finalists and below are decided by regular-season placements. For the semi-finalists, whoever loses to the bracket winner gets third place. This ranking process will be used as seeds in Phase 2.
  • Sapphire Circlet is awarded to the Nova Bracket Winner, and Diamond Circlet is awarded to the Stella Bracket Winner. (Despite a rule that prohibits a girl from winning multiple necklaces in a single year, they can technically break this rule by winning their respective bracket. This is the reason why the organizers changed the prize from "Necklace" to "Circlet".)
• Phase 2: Single-elimination tournament consisting of the quarter-finalists from both Nova and Stella. Nova girls will always fight Stella girls in the first round. The winner claims the Heavenly Tiara. 

Preliminaries

Phase 1

Nova	Stella
Tachibana Kanade	Misaka Mikoto
Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko)	Nagato Yuki
Eucliwood Hellscythe	Nakano Azusa
Yui	Shana
Nakamura Yuri	Aisaka Taiga
Charlotte Dunois	Katsura Hinagiku
Victorique de Blois	Akiyama Mio
Kōsaka Kirino	Suzumiya Haruhi
Hasegawa Kobato	Senjōgahara Hitagi
Kuroi Mato	Sengoku Nadeko
Kashiwazaki Sena	Saber
Akemi Homura	Tōsaka Rin

Phase 2

Nova	Stella
Kanzaki H. Aria	Louise Vallière
Makise Kurisu	Oshino Shinobu
Mikazuki Yozora	Sakagami Tomoyo
Himeji Mizuki	C.C.
Yuzuriha Inori	Hirasawa Yui
Touwa Erio	Last Order
Irisviel von Einzbern	Illyasviel von Einzbern
Shiomiya Shiori	Holo

Phase 3

Nova	Stella
Kirishima Shōko	Ikaros
Haqua du Lot Herminium	Hiiragi Kagami
Konoe Subaru	Sanzen'in Nagi
Nakagawa Kanon	Konjiki no Yami
Sakura Kyōko	Asahina Mikuru
Fear Kubrick	Index L. Prohibitorum
Gasai Yuno	Shirai Kuroko
Kasugano Sora	Shiina Mafuyu
Elucia de Lute Ima	Izumi Konata
Iwasawa Masami	Fujibayashi Kyō
Mine Riko	Furukawa Nagisa
Haruna	Kotobuki Tsumugi
Aragaki Ayase	Nymph
Suzutsuki Kanade	Hirasawa Ui
Shimada Minami	Hecate
Honma Meiko	Ichinose Kotomi

Contestant Levels

Nova

Levels	Contestants
1	Tachibana Kanade, Gokou Ruri, Akemi Homura, Eucliwood Hellscythe, Charlotte Dunois
2	Kuroi Mato, Kashiwazaki Sena, Victorique de Blois, Kousaka Kirino, Yui
3	Nakamura Yuri, Kanzaki H. Aria, Yuzuriha Inori, Makise Kurisu, Touwa Erio
4	Mikazuki Yozora, Irisviel von Einzbern, Himeji Mizuki, Shiomiya Shiori, Kirishima Shouko
5	Haqua du Lot Herminium, Iwasawa Masami, Elucia de Lute Ima, Konoe Subaru, Aragaki Ayase
6	Sakura Kyouko, Mine Riko, Nakagawa Kanon, Haruna, Fear Kubrick
7	Suzutsuki Kanade, Honma Meiko, Gasai Yuno, Shimada Minami, Kasugano Sora
Free Man	Hasegawa Kobato

Stella

Level	Contestants
1	Shana, Misaka Mikoto, Aisaka Taiga, Nakano Azusa, Akiyama Mio
2	Katsura Hinagiku, Senjougahara Hitagi, Saber, Sengoku Nadeko, Suzumiya Haruhi
3	Tousaka Rin, Hirasawa Yui, Oshino Shinobu, Illyasviel von Einzbern, Louise Vallière
4	Sakagami Tomoyo, Last Order, Holo, C.C., Ikaros
5	Fujibayashi Kyou, Izumi Konata, Hiiragi Kagami, Furukawa Nagisa, Sanzen'in Nagi
6	Asahina Mikuru, Hirasawa Ui, Nymph, Index, Konjiki no Yami
7	Kotobuki Tsumugi, Shirai Kuroko, Ichinose Kotomi, Hecate, Shiina Mafuyu
Free Man	Nagato Yuki

The contestants were sorted into their Level group depending on their result in their Seeding Round votes and at what phase did they passed Preliminary.

The contestants who passed Preliminary on Phase 1 would went through a seeding round, the top 5 contestants with the most number of votes were sorted in Level 1 (what number they were depended on the Seeding round result as well, e.g Akemi Homura is Level 1 No.3 because she had the third most votes during Seeding), the 7th contestants was sorted as Free Man, the 5-11 contestants (excluding the 7th) were sorted into Level 2 and the bottom contestants was sorted into Level 3 as No.1.

The Level was for match grouping during Regular Season. E.g, below

Aquamarine Round 1 Match

Level Match	Nova	Stella
Level 1 vs Level 7	No.1 vs No.5	No.1 vs No.4
Level 2 vs Level 4	No.2 vs No.2 (Free Man)	No.2 vs No.2 (Free Man)
Level 3 vs Level 6	No.3  vs No.4	No.3 vs No.5
Level 5 and Free Man mix-up match	No. 4 vs No.3	No.4 vs No.1
	No. 5 vs No.1	No.5 vs No.3

Tachibana Kanade as Level 1 No.1 Nova was matched up against Level 7 No.5 Nova Kasugano Sora, Shana as Level 1 No.1 Stella was matched against Level 7 No.4 Stella Hecate. Hasegawa Kobato as Nova Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 5 in Nova and faced Nova Level 5 No.2 Iwasawa Masami, Nagato Yuki as Stella Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 5 in Stella and faced off Stella Level 5 No.2 Izumi Konata .

Aquamarine Round 2 Match

Level Match	Nova	Stella
Level 1 vs Level 6	No.1 vs No.1 (Free Man)	No.1 vs No.1 (Free Man)
Level 2 vs Level 7	No.2 vs No.4	No.2 vs No.5
Level 3 vs Level 5	No.3  vs No.5	No.3 vs No.4
Level 4 and Free Man mix-up match	No. 4 vs No.2	No.4 vs No.3
	No. 5 vs No.3	No.5 vs No.2

Tachibana Kanade as Level 1 No.1 Nova was matched up against Level 6 No.1 Nova Sakura Kyouko, Shana as Level 1 No.1 Stella was matched against Level 6 No.1 Stella Asahina Mikuru. Hasegawa Kobato as Nova Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 4 in Nova and faced Nova Level 4 No.1 Mikazuki Yozora, Nagato Yuki as Stella Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 4 in Stella and faced off Stella Level 4 No.1 Sakagami Tomoyo.

Aquamarine Round 3 Match

Level Match	Nova	Stella
Level 1 vs Level 5	No.1 vs No.3	No.1 vs No.5
Level 2 vs Level 6	No.2 vs No.5	No.2 vs No.3
Level 3 and Free Man mix-up match	No.3  vs No.1	No.3 vs No.2
Level 4 vs Level 7	No. 4 vs No.4 (Free Man)	No.4 vs No.4 (Free Man)
	No. 5 vs No.2	No.5 vs No.1

Tachibana Kanade as Level 1 No.1 Nova was matched up against Level 5 No.3 Nova Elucia de Lute Ima, Shana as Level 1 No.1 Stella was matched against Level 5 No.5 Stella Sanzen'in Nagi. Hasegawa Kobato as Nova Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 3 in Nova and faced Nova Level 3 No.4 Makise Kurisu, Nagato Yuki as Stella Free Man joined the mix-up battle among the Level 3 in Stella and faced off Stella Level 3 No.4 Illyasviel von Einzbern. I hope this helps.

Gem Rounds

Aquamarine

Every single one of the necklace match contestants in Aquamarine period happened to have 7 wins, with Aisaka Taiga at the very advantage high SDO of 91.718, 3.651 higher than the next highest SDO holder Nakamura Yuri . It seemed that she shouldn't have much trouble to obtain her third necklace. But Tachibana Kanade proved that her overwhelming strength, which had smashed every single opponent that stood in her way and left her with low SDO, was just enough to cancelled out her low SDO disadvantage. With Shana also in the match to split the votes of Kugumiya Rie fans, Taiga missed out on the Aquamarine Necklace by 0.554 points and the first Necklace of 2012 goes to Kanade.

Aquamarine Necklace
Rank	Contestant	Votes	Vote Pct. (%)	SDO	Final Score
1	Kanade Tachibana	2890	21.24%	79.312	47.678
2	Taiga Aisaka	2252	16.55%	91.718	47.124
3	Mikoto Misaka	2546	18.71%	83.887	46.675
4	Eucliwood Hellscythe	2318	17.04%	84.430	45.180
5	Shana	1950	14.33%	85.511	42.855
6	Yuri Nakamura	737	5.42%	88.067	34.772
7	Kirino Kousaka	913	6.71%	78.997	33.043

Amethyst

Knowing that if she get this necklace, she will be the first contestant in the history of ISML to obtain the same necklace three times in a roll, Nagato Yuki fought hard in order to make it into the necklace match. Aisaka Taiga once again held the advantage of having the highest SDO and this time she was determine that the recent lost in Aquamarine necklace match would not happen again. But for Taiga, there was also Shana , her Kugumiya Rie sister who was also aiming at this necklace to set one step further into completing the collection of seven necklace. In the end, it was Gokō Ruri who gained the highest necklace score by combining her second highest SDO and third highest vote percentage and won the Amethyst Necklace among the chaos.

Amethyst Necklace
Rank	Contestant	Votes	Vote Pct. (%)	SDO	Final Score
1	Ruri "Kuroneko" Gokou	1852	15.93%	84.290	44.025
2	Taiga Aisaka	1695	14.58%	88.228	43.987
3	Shana	1948	16.75%	80.958	43.740
4	Yuki Nagato	1867	16.06%	78.660	42.227
5	Saber	1700	14.62%	80.985	41.616
6	Eucliwood Hellscythe	1810	15.57%	71.179	39.294
7	Yui (Angel Beats)	755	6.29%	79.615	33.032

Ruby

After suffering a bitter defeat in the last period from Nagato Yuki , Misaka Mikoto showed us that she still had the power of a former champion by taking down 7 wins, defeating the former Ruby necklace holder Shana and landed herself a place in the Ruby necklace match with the highest SDO. Despite having tough opponents such as Aisaka Taiga , this time without Shana to split the votes from Kugumiya Rie fans, and some new faces from Nova division, the match was completed one sided towards Mikoto. At the end of the match, not only Mikoto gained the Ruby necklace, she also broke the record of highest votes earned in a necklace match and became the first champion to obtain a necklace after gainning the Tiara.

Ruby Necklace
Rank	Contestant	Votes	Vote Pct. (%)	SDO	Final Score
1	Mikoto Misaka	3984	34.33%	97.897	66.962
2	Azusa Nakano	2242	19.32%	81.750	46.569
3	Taiga Aisaka	2023	17.43%	74.301	42.199
4	Kobato Hasegawa	751	6.27%	80.445	33.286
5	Inori Yuzuriha	1171	10.09%	65.249	31.840
6	Sena Kashiwazaki	680	5.86%	75.833	31.137
7	Mato Kuroi	754	6.40%	56.495	25.329

Emerald

Former Emerald Necklace winner Aisaka Taiga found herself unable to defend her previous necklace after a narrow lose to Mikoto in Round 7. The new Haganai girl Hasegawa Kobato was lucky enough to have strong opponents who were weaker than her in the first 6 round and held her lead in SDO, only to be completely smashed in the last round by the quiet, white-hair necromancer Eucliwood Hellscythe , who then took her place as the highest SDO holders. With three tough opponents already out of running after gaining their necklace, and two strong K-ON girls splitting the votes among the K-ON fans, Eucliwood easily snatched the Emerald Necklace and made it her second necklace.

Emerald Necklace
Rank	Contestant	Votes	Vote Pct. (%)	SDO	Final Score
1	Eucliwood Hellscythe	1987	19.79%	92.147	50.508
2	Mio Akiyama	1601	15.95%	90.183	46.009
3	Azusa Nakano	1476	14.70%	89.010	44.373
4	Haruhi Suzumiya	1668	16.62%	68.787	39.544
5	Shana	1637	16.31%	67.758	38.893
6	Inori Yuzuriha	969	9.65%	60.291	29.749
7	Yuri Nakamura	701	6.98%	65.604	28.851

Topaz

Knowing that the Topaz necklace was the last possible necklace, ISML veteran Shana was desperate to protect her streak of at least one necklace each year, smashing high SDO holder Saber and Taiga in the last two round and put them out for running. But that action also allowed her weaker Kugumiya Rie sister Kanzaki H. Aria to gain a place in the necklace match and snatch some votes away from the Kugumiya Rie fans. With 2010 champion Akiyama Mio holding the highest SDO and was determine to follow Mikoto's footstep of getting a necklace after gaining the Tiara. Shana's power was not enough to close up the gap between the odds of SDO and Mio successfully gained the last necklace of the year.

Topaz Necklace
Rank	Contestant	Votes	Vote Pct. (%)	SDO	Final Score
1	Mio Akiyama	3026	25.60%	82.793	53.199
2	Shana	3223	27.09%	74.093	51.786
3	Yui (Angel Beats)	1560	13.11%	81.395	40.243
4	Yuki Nagato	1577	13.25%	63.931	34.565
5	Sena Kashiwazaki	1054	8.86%	61.443	29.340
6	Kobato Hasegawa	875	7.35%	56.528	26.197
7	Aria H. Kanzaki	563	4.73%	61.472	25.223

Consolation Gems

These awards are given to the bottom-placed girls after each period.

Aquamarine Bracelet
Rank	Contestant	Votes
1	Meiko "Menma" Honma	2233
2	Tsumugi Kotobuki	2196
3	Riko Mine	2027
4	Yuno Gasai	1891
5	Mafuyu Shiina	1707
6	Millhiore Firianno Biscotti	1680
7	Sana Inui	1546

Amethyst Brooch
Rank	Contestant	Votes
1	Ikaros	2192
2	Holo	2075
3	Nagi Sanzenin	1929
4	Fear Kubrick	1346
5	Shiori Shiomiya	1283
6	Kanade Suzutsuki	1209
7	Minami Shimada	1027

Ruby Medallion
Rank	Contestant	Votes
1	C.C.	2035
2	Masami Iwasawa	1734
3	Irisviel von Einzbern	1712
4	Haruna (Is this a zombie?)	1591
5	Golden Darkness / Konjiki no Yami	1584
6	Nymph (Heaven's Lost Property)	1489
7	Kanon Nakagawa	1196

Emerald Anklet
Rank	Contestant	Votes
1	Sora Kasugano	1681
2	Elucia de Lute Ima	1455
3	Ayase Aragaki	1427
4	Kotomi Ichinose	1368
5	Ui Hirasawa	1336
6	Kuroko Shirai	1298
7	Kyouko Sakura	1237

Topaz Earrings
Rank	Contestant	Votes
1	Inori Yuzuriha	2342
2	Tomoyo Sakagami	2181
3	Louise de la Valliere	1945
4	Mato Kuroi	1632
5	Illyasviel von Einzbern	1411
6	Yozora Mikazuki	1106
7	Subaru Konoe	1064

Playoffs

Nova / Stella Playoffs:

• 16 females from each division play in a single-elimination bracket.
• Winners of the Round of 16 match advance to Tiara playoffs
• Winner of each division claims the Sapphire circlet (Nova) or Diamond circlet (Stella)
• Third place is awarded to the semi-finalist who lost to the division winner.
• Rankings from quarter-finals and below are decided by their final position in the regular season
• These rankings will be used as seedings for the Tiara Playoffs.

Nova (Sapphire)

The first two days of Post Season Phase 1 went smoothly for Nova division with no upset. 16th seed contestant Haruna's lose to Kanade left Eucliwood to be the only character from "Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?" anime advancing onto Post Season Phase 2 while all the other contestants from Nova had at least one comrade from the same series. A surprise upset happened on the 3rd day when 3th seed Gokou Ruri defeated 2th seed Eucliwood Hellscythe by merely 1 votes. But Ruri was soon outblowed in the final day by the undefeated Tenshi Tachibana Kanade and Kanade obtain the Sapphire Circlet after smashing every opponents who stood in her way.

Nova Playoffs (Sapphire)
	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
1	Kanade Tachibana	6578
16	Haruna (Zombie)	2036
				1	Tenshi	5827
8	Kobato Hasegawa	4274		8	Kobato	4001
9	Inori Yuzuriha	3958
								1	Tenshi	7005
4	Yui (Angel Beats)	5306						4	Yui (AB)	2849
13	Erio Touwa	3149		4	Yui (AB)	4807
				5	Yurippe	4657
5	Yuri Nakamura	5351
12	Mato Kuroi	3141											Final
												1	Tenshi	6770
2	Eucliwood Hellscythe	5615										3	Kuroneko	3404
15	Yozora Mikazuki	2661
				2	Eu	6117
7	Sena Kashiwazaki	4299		7	Sena	3451
10	Charlotte Dunois	3764						2	Eu	5061
								3	Kuroneko	5062
3	Ruri Gokou	5162
14	Victorique de Blois	3102		3	Kuroneko	5048
				6	Kirino	4423
6	Kirino Kousaka	4704
11	Aria Holmes Kanzaki	3626

Stella (Diamond)

Like Nova division, the Stella division also went smoothly on the first day with no upsets. However, on the second day, 7th seed contestant Saber surprised everyone by defeating 2sd seed contestant Shana by the VD of 211. The third day came with excitement as the two interesting matches were set up, at the end the result showed that Yuki was unable to defeat Mikoto again like she had did in Amethyst Round 7 and Saber was unable to continuously defeat two Kugumiya Rie voiced character. The final day ended with Misaka Mikoto defeating Aisaka Taiga and obtained her second jewels this year.

Stella Playoffs (Diamond)
	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
1	Mikoto Misaka	5256
16	Tomoyo Sakagami	3290
				1	Mikoto	5705
8	Haruhi Suzumiya	4634		8	Haruhi	4018
9	Hinagiku Katsura	3818
								1	Mikoto	5984
4	Mio Akiyama	4998						5	Yuki N.	4044
13	Shinobu Oshino	3403		4	Mio	4806
				5	Yuki N.	5045
5	Yuki Nagato	4992
12	Nadeko Sengoku	3409											Final
												5	Mikoto	5950
2	Shana	5404										2	Taiga	4261
15	Illyasviel von Einzbern	3108
				2	Shana	4818
7	Saber	4804		7	Saber	5029
10	Hitagi Senjougahara	3504						7	Saber	3648
								6	Taiga	6524
3	Taiga Aisaka	5572
14	Rin Tohsaka	2972		3	Taiga	5222
				6	Azusa N.	4748
6	Azusa Nakano	5193
11	Yui Hirasawa	2703

Tiara Playoffs

Format:

• 8 quarter-finalists from each division are combined together in a 16-player single-elimination bracket.
• Nova girls will always play against Stella girls in the Round of 16.
• Seeding order: N1vS8 / S4vN5 / N2vS7 / S3vN6 / S1vN8 / N4vS5 / S2vN7 / N3vS6
• Winner of the final match claims the Heavenly Tiara and declared as this year's champion.

Seedings:

Nova Final Ranking / Phase 2 Seeds Kanade Tachibana (Sapphire Circlet Winner) Ruri Gokou Yui Eucliwood Hellscythe Yuri Nakamura (5) Kirino Kousaka (6) Sena Kashiwazaki (7) Kobato Hasegawa (8)

Stella Final Ranking / Phase 2 Seeds Mikoto Misaka (Diamond Circlet Winner) Taiga Aisaka Yuki Nagato Saber Shana (2) Mio Akiyama (4) Azusa Nakano (6) Haruhi Suzumiya (8)

Bracket

Phase 2 started off straight away with a brutal match up of Regular Season Nova 2nd seed Eucliwood Hellscythe against Regular Season Stella 2nd seed Shana , where it marked the first time ISML veteran Shana lost a match so early in a fight for Tiara. This was also an early sign for Eucliwood's later overwhelming strength of continuously defeating two strong Stellas, this year's Ruby Necklace and Diamond Anklet winner Misaka Mikoto on the Quaterfinal and Aisaka Taiga who was then the only Stella left standing on the Semifinal. While Nova 1st seed Tachibana Kanade continued outblowing her opponents like she'd done during the Regular Season, showing no mercy to prevent the same fate from last year happening to her again. The final day came with the top 2 Regular Season seed from Nova facing off each other, after a long day, Kanade took down Eucliwood with the decisive 9064-4485 and became the new Tiara Winner, taking her sorrow from last year along with it.

Tiara Playoff Bracket
	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
N1	Kanade Tachibana	6223
S8	Haruhi Suzumiya	3095
				N1	Tenshi	7851
S4	Saber	4128		N5	Yurippe	2362
N5	Yuri Nakamura	5127
								N1	Tenshi	7594
N2	Ruri Gokou	4901						N2	Kuroneko	3438
S7	Azusa Nakano	4305		N2	Kuroneko	6133
				S3	Yuki N.	4361
S3	Yuki Nagato	5166
N6	Kirino Kousaka	3866											Final
												N1	Tenshi	9064
S1	Mikoto Misaka	6212										N4	Eu	4485
N8	Kobato Hasegawa	4450
				S1	Mikoto	4920
N4	Eucliwood Hellscythe	5771		N4	Eu	6480
S5	Shana	4994						N4	Eu	5966
								S2	Taiga	4542
S2	Taiga Aisaka	7103
N7	Sena Kashiwazaki	3548		S2	Taiga	5803
				S6	Mio	5695							3rd place
N3	Yui (Angel Beats)	4576										N2	Kuroneko	6871
S6	Mio Akiyama	6251										S2	Taiga	6598

Final Rankings

It is interesting to note that after losing to Ruri in the final day and left her ranked 4th in the final standing, Taiga's rank in the final standing has been increased by 1 each year, even during the year when she had no new materials been aired.

Seasonal Contest

For more details: Seasonal Diadem

These exhibition matches are held during the playoffs phase. Winter and Spring were held simultaneously in the Nova/Stella playoffs, while Summer and Fall were held simultaneously during the Tiara playoffs. The winner of each seasonal will be directly invited into next year's tournament.

Format:

• Round of 36: (Three-way first past the post voting) ----> Round of 12 (same format as round of 36) ----> Semi-finals -----> Final.

Winter

Nominations Day 1

Round of 36 Day 2 Araragi Karen > Kise Yayoi > Yukine Chris (5371-1592-1511) Day 3 Charlotte Orleans (Tabitha) > Katō Marika > Kyōno Madoka (4685-2333-1747) Takanashi Miu > Ayatsuji Tsukasa > Cordelia Glauca Hanekawa Tsubasa > Zessica Wong > Tōru Taki (5514-1601-1512) Day 4 Shirakiin Ririchiyo > Rias Gremory > Isanami (4623-3607-1012) Henrietta de Tristain > Yamano Lemon > Tachibana Miya (4050-2594-2468) Araragi Tsukihi > Sonya > Tanamachi Kaoru (5414-2100-1867) Tōjō Koneko > Akazawa Izumi > Mishima Nana (4355-3443-1403) Day 5 Roromiya Karuta > Tiffania Westwood > Miyagawa Atsumi (4556-2609-956) Nanaaki Ai > Yassan > Takanashi Yomi (2876-2817-2391) Day 6 Misaki Mei > Takanashi Sora > Chiaki Kurihara (5372-3733-974) Hachikuji Mayoi > Tanigawa Kanna > Koto (5028-2439-1410)

Round of 12 Day 7 Araragi Karen > Takanashi Miu > Charlotte Orleans (Tabitha) (4420-2920-2454) Shirakiin Ririchiyo > Hanekawa Tsubasa > Henrietta de Tristain (4761-2819-2221) Day 8 Araragi Tsukihi > Tōjō Koneko > Roromiya Karuta (3851-3546-3328) Misaki Mei > Hachikuji Mayoi > Nanasaki Ai (5402-2824-2330)

Final Bracket

Winter Finals
	Semi-finals				Final
	Template:Karen Karen Araragi	4982
	Ririchiyo Shirakiin	5137
					Ririchiyo Shirakiin	6204
					Tsukihi Araragi	5878
	Tsukihi Araragi	5168
	Mei Misaki	5080

Spring

Nominations Day 1

Round of 36 Day 2 Chitanda Eru > Mukae Ritsuko > Itō Nonoha (7492-790-750) Day 3 Hanaki Yuka > Shinonome Kanata > Itō Serika (3889-2663-1174) Nyaruko > Koko Hekmatyar > Kasuga Tamaki (5921-1977-1305) Onjōji Toki > Hisau Maya > Sasako (4091-3513-1048) Day 4 Yoshida Yuki > Xiao-Mei > Urabe Mikoto (5809-1846-1564) Sanka Rea > Eureka > Coco (6384-1789-951) Kanoe Yūko > Tokura Misaki > SG550 (4404-2071-2056) Ibara Mayaka > Furuya Mero > Satō Misaki (4124-4046-905) Day 5 Kuroyukihime > Cthugha > Melona (6163-2127-389) Matō Sakura > Kurokami Medaka > Mine Fujiko (4695-2644-615) Day 6 Miniwa Tsumiki > Oda Nobunaga > Aida Riko (5991-1776-1308) Chris > Mizukoshi Saki > Tanaka Hanako (6812-2049-560)

Round of 12 Day 7 Chitanda Eru > Nyarlathotep > Hanaki Yuka (5275-3427-1114) Sanka Rea > Yoshida Yuki > Onjōji Toki (4408-3704-1718) Day 8 Kuroyukihime > Ibara Mayaka > Kanoe Yūko (6361-2485-2039) Miniwa Tsumiki > Chris > Matō Sakura (4224-3821-2722)

Final Bracket

Spring Finals
	Semi-finals				Final
	Eru Chitanda	6029
	Rea Sanka	3648
					Eru Chitanda	5914
					Kuroyukihime	6753
	Kuroyukihime	6349
	Tsumiki Miniwa	3404

Summer

Nominations Day 1

Round of 36 Day 2 Erica Blandelli > Watashi > Iris (3035-1885-625) Nagase Iori > Horizon Ariadust (P-01s) > Yukimura Chizuru (2581-2234-910) Kirigaya Suguha > Takenaka Hanbee > Kanamori Hakata (3567-2119-430) Yui (SAO) > Rebecca Anderson > Aisa Yurume (4850-990-268) Day 3 Toshinō Kyōko > Sumiyoshi Chisato > Fujiwara no Takaiko (2630-2088-481) Okita Sawa > Binboda Momiji > Takamura Yui (2269-1933-1124) Akaza Akari > Kunitachi Rinka > Hasegawa Haruka (2988-1738-372) Inaba Himeko > Oda Nobuna > Sakuraba Chitose (2965-2025-284) Day 4 Sakai Wakana > Lisara Restall > Buratei Marii (2866-1886-756) Funami Yui > Shinonome Satsuki > Shimao Rokka (2853-2119-431) Yūki Asuna > Dōmoto Kuzuha > He Liao Diao (5517-595-125) Sakura Ichiko > Millhiore Firiano Biscotti > Felicità (2367-2269-919)

Round of 12 Day 5 Kirigaya Suguha > Nagase Iori > Erica Blandelli (3952-1404-1324) Yui > Toshinō Kyōko > Okita Sawa (4291-1378-1159) Inaba Himeko > Akaza Akari > Sakai Wakana (2579-1925-1718) Yūki Asuna > Funami Yui > Sakura Ichiko (4979-1023-973)

Final Bracket

Summer Finals
	Semi-finals				Final
	Suguha "Leafa" Kirigaya	2812
	Yui (SAO)	4117
					Yui (SAO)	2423
					Asuna Yuuki	3960
	Asuna Yuuki	5248
	Himeko Inaba	2148

Fall

Nominations Day 1

Round of 36 Day 2 Shiina Mashiro > Nazuna > Nel (4583-623-444) Neko (K)> Nishizumi Miho > Naze Yōka (3986-1031-870) Nibutani Shinka > Senomiya Akiho > Arnval Mk.2 (3859-1256-844) Kurosaki Mea > Fuwa Aika > Tachibana Mei (2741-1733-1119) Day 3 Natsume Rin > Sakurakōji Sakura > Erine Peddleton (3885-1060-307) Mizutani Shizuku > Dekomori Sanae > Tsugumi Ruri (2613-2118-1127) Nōmi Kudryavka > Natsume Asako > Inaba Rinne (3090-2233-235) Morgiana > Sugisaki Ringo > Suirenji Ruka (2110-1766-1524) Day 4 Momo Belia Deviluke > Himenokōji Akiko > Momozono Nanami (2887-1938-1147) Kurugaya Yuiko > Kusaribe Hakaze > Watanabe Saki (2966-1938-865) Takanashi Rikka > Himiko > Ecarlate Juptris St. Piria (3053-1876-1137) Aoyama Nanami > Ayukawa Tenri > Tsunemori Akane (3053-1876-1137)

Round of 12 Day 5 Shiina Mashiro > Neko > Nibutani Shinka (3037-1995-1856) Natsume Rin > Mizutani Shizuku > Kurosaki Mea (2858-2451-1279) Nōmi Kudryavka > Momo Belia Deviluke > Morgiana (2690-2026-1742) Takanashi Rikka > Aoyama Nanami > Kurugaya Yuiko (4484-1369-1013)

Final Bracket

Fall Finals
	Semi-finals				Final
	Mashiro Shiina	4066
	Rin Natsume	2696
					Mashiro Shiina	2728
					Rikka Takanashi	3871
	Kudryavka Noumi	2091
	Rikka Takanashi	5143

Inter-seasonal Matches

2012 Seasonal Championship
	Semi-finals				Final
WN	Ririchiyo Shirakiin	4735
SU	Asuna Yuuki	2692
				SU	Asuna Yuuki	3962
				FA	Rikka Takanashi	3279
SP	Kuroyukihime	3350
FA	Rikka Takanashi	4048

2012 Male Exhibition Tournament

Format:

• Approval Voting Group Stage: 96 guys are split into 16 groups, each with 6 members. Approval voting format --- vote whoever you like to advance. Top 2 guys of each group will advance to the bracket stage; the rest wil be eliminated.

• Bracket stage: 32 guys fight in a single-elimination bracket. The winner of the final match is awarded the lapis scepter. All losers except the runner-up will play consolation matches to decide their final position. (but who gives a fuck about that anyways)

Group Stage

Male Group A				Male Group B
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Lelouch vi Britannia	5021		1	Hideyoshi Kinoshita	3759
2	Ciel Phantomhive	2847		2	Kurou Yatogami	3053
3	Death the Kid	1946		3	Template:Lancer fate zero Lancer (Fate/Zero)	2565
4	Ken Sugisaki	1855		4	Oz Vessalius	1817
5	Shinya Kougami	1647		5	Kinji Tohyama	1747
6	Souji Okita (Hakuoki)	1532		6	Banri Watanuki	1702

Male Group C				Male Group D
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Gintoki Sakata	4770		1	Keima Katsuragi	3585
2	Itachi Uchiha	2943		2	Byakuya Kuchiki	3269
3	Yuuji Sakai	2377		3	Saito Hiraga	2215
4	Shouta Kazehaya	2187		4	Syaoran Li	1859
5	Ikuto Tsukiyomi	1434		5	Kazuya Kujou	1835
6	Sinbad (Magi)	1323		6	Yamato Kurosawa	1218

Male Group E				Male Group F
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Kyon	3396		1	Izaya Orihara	3368
2	Light Yagami	2842		2	Template:Toshiro Toshiro Hijikata	3265
3	Takashi Natsume	2691		3	Monkey D. Luffy	2854
4	Masaomi Kida	2656		4	Rintarou Okabe	2132
5	Naruto Uzumaki	2216		5	Template:Satoshi Satoshi Fukube	2121
6	Template:Aladdin magi Aladdin (Magi)	1715		6	Rider (Fate/Zero)	1679

Male Group G				Male Group H
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Edward Elric	3572		1	Gillgamesh	3588
2	Rin Okumura	2633		2	Tomoya Okazaki	3106
3	Natsu Dragneel	2571		3	Seijuro Akashi	2238
4	Soushi Miketsukami	2324		4	Akihisa Yoshii	2216
5	Hei	1840		5	Aru Akise	2047
6	Alibaba Saluja	1703		6	Alphonse Elric	1760

Male Group I				Male Group J
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Yuuta Togashi	3359		1	Koyomi Araragi	2963
2	Takumi Usui	2927		2	Ryouta Kise	2643
3	Accelerator	2920		3	Haru Yoshida	2510
4	Mukuro Rokudo	2554		4	Shu Ouma	2407
5	Kyousuke Kousaka	2040		5	Template:Gray fili Gray Filibuster	2252
6	Waver Velvet	1265		6	Koichi Sakakibara	1759

Male Group K				Male Group L
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Yuzuru Otonashi	3657		1	Tetsuya Kuroko	3207
2	Sougo Okita	2779		2	Kakashi Hatake	3204
3	Ayumu Aikawa	2656		3	Hideki Hinata	2923
4	Kyousuke Natsume	2176		4	Hayate Ayasaki	2325
5	Kiritsugu Emiya	2086		5	Riki Naoe	1597
6	Jun Satou	1226		6	Gilbert Nightray	1485

Male Group M				Male Group N
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Roy Mustang	3230		1	Ryuuji Takasu	3471
2	Touma Kamijou	2963		2	Ichigo Kurosaki	2767
3	Itsumi Koizumi	2198		3	Archer (F/SN)	2722
4	Yousei Sunohara	1968		4	Gin (Hotarubi)	2034
5	Tomoe	1806		5	Io Otonashi	1781
6	Kirei Kotomine	1786		6	Mahiro Fuwa	1779

Male Group O				Male Group P
Pos	Contestant	Votes		Pos	Contestant	Votes
1	Kirito	4724		1	Houtarou Oreki	3371
2	Shizuo Heiwajima	2917		2	L	3501
3	Kyouya Hibari	2842		3	Sebastian Michaelis	2931
4	Sorata Kanda	1717		4	Tsunayoshi Sawada	2859
5	Template:Kodaka Kodaka Hasegawa	1440		5	Tai Kamiya / Taichi Yagami	1698
6	Ryoma Echizen	1402		6	Atsuhiro Maeda	882

Bracket Stage

2012 Male Exhibition Bracket
	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Final Four
A1	Lelouch vi Britannia	4251
B2	Kurou Yatogami	2413
				A1	Lelouch	3610
I1	Yuuta Togashi	3936		I1	Yuuta	3264
J2	Ryouta Kise	2260
								A1	Lelouch	4112
E1	Kyon	3739						E1	Kyon	3291
F2	Toshiro Hijikata (GT)	2913		E1	Kyon	3655
				M1	Roy	2801
M1	Roy Mustang	3285
N2	Ichigo Kurosaki	2397											Semi-finals
												A1	Lelouch	3809
C1	Gintoki Sakata	4027										O1	Kirito	3918
D2	Byakuya Kuchiki	2439
				C1	Gintoki	3100
K1	Yuzuru Otonashi	4070		K1	Yuzuru	3656
L2	Kakashi Hatake	2140						K1	Yuzuru	3108
								O1	Kirito	4468
G1	Edward Elric	3442
H2	Tomoya Okazaki	3070		G1	Edward	2493
				O1	Kirito	4286							Final
O1	Kazuto Kirigaya	4036										O1	Kirito	4071
P2	Shizuo Heiwajima	2343										B1	Hideyoshi	3259
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B1	Hideyoshi Kinoshita	4231											3rd place
A2	Ciel Phantomhive	2333										A1	Lelouch	3829
				B1	Hideyoshi	3713						P1	H. Oreki	3417
J1	Koyomi Araragi	3113		J1	Koyomi	3126
I2	Takumi Usui	2841
								B1	Hideyoshi	3785
F1	Izaya Orihara	3527						F1	Izaya	2982
E2	Light Yagami	2867		F1	Izaya	3503
				N1	Ryuuji	3331
N1	Ryuuji Takasu	3258
M2	Touma Kamijou	2438											Semi-finals
												B1	Hideyoshi	3739
D1	Keima Katsuragi	3622										P1	H. Oreki	3629
C2	Itachi Uchiha	2839
				D1	Keima	3772
L1	Tetsuya Kuroko	2844		L1	T. Kuroko	2941
K2	Sougo Okita	2610						D1	Keima	3131
								P1	H. Oreki	3473
H1	Gilgamesh	3441
G2	Rin Okumura	2903		H1	Gil	3365
				P1	H. Oreki	3519
P1	Houtarou Oreki	3317
O2	L (Death Note)	2669
	Round of 32				Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Final Four

Other Exhibition Matches

Aquamarine

• Round 1
  • Fate Testarossa + Takamachi Nanoha > Suiseiseki + Sōseiseki (4881-2835)
  • Sakakibara Kōichi + Misaki Mei > Miketsukami Sōshi + Shirakiin Ririchiyo (4397-3787)
• Round 2
  • Araragi Karen + Araragi Tsukihi > Hirasawa Yui + Hirasawa Ui (4318-4202)
  • Kōsaka Kyōsuke + Aragaki Ayase > Orimura Ichika + Laura Bodewig (4985-3020)
• Round 3
  • Katou Marika + Chiaki Kurihara > FNC + SG550 (3206-2536)
  • Usui Takumi + Ayuzawa Misaki > Kitamura Yūsaku + Kanou Sumire (4238-3080)
• Round 4
  • Ibuki Fuuko + Okazaki Ushio > Akaba Chizuru + Sakurano Kurimu (4222-3578)
  • Accelerator + Last Order > Kamijō Tōma + Index L. Prohibitorum (4389-3246)
• Round 5
  • Takanashi Sora + Takanashi Miu > Kawakami Momoyo + Kawakami Kazuko (5151-2003)
  • Kinoshita Hideyoshi + Kinoshita Yuuko > Kasugano Haruka + Kasugano Sora (5095-2931)
• Round 6
  • Uryū Shingo+ Inui Sana > Kirishima Kaito + Tanigawa Kanna (4206-2225)
  • Izumi Konata + Hiiragi Kagami > Elucia de Lute Ima + Haqua du Lot Herminium (4125-3989)
• Round 7
  • Cinque Izumi + Millhiore Firianno Biscotti > Tsuzuki Takumi + Kiriya Nozomi (3682-3214)
  • Akemi Homura + Furude Rika > Asahina Mikuru + Amane Suzuha (4532-3858)
• Round 8
  • Akemi Homura > Araragi Karen > Hiiragi Kagami > Ibuki Fuuko > Takanashi Miu > Fate Testarossa > Katou Marika (2383-2376-2113-2039-1915-1904-483)
  • Izumi Konata > Araragi Tsukihi > Okazaki Ushio = Takanashi Sora > Takamachi Nanoha > Furude Rika > Chiaki Kurihara (2736-2608-2110-2110-1714-1423-456)
  • Misaki Mei > Last Order > Aragaki Ayase > Ayuzawa Misaki > Kinoshita Yuuko > Millhiore Firianno Biscotti > Inui Sana (3041-2934-2164-1804-1124-1083-1082)
  • Nanasaki Ai > Haibara Ai (6039-4967)
  • Oikawa Tsurara > Kuchiki Rukia (5769-4653)
  • Souryuu Asuka Langley > Yamada Aoi (5486-5326)
  • Otonashi Io + Miniwa Tsumiki > Niiya Teichi + Kanoe Yuuko (6149-4698)

Amethyst

• Round 1
  • Tōsaka Rin + Matou Sakura > Shinku + Suigintou (5364 - 1900)
  • Kujō Kazuya + Victorique de Blois > Watanuki Banri + Roromiya Karuta (3969-3021)
• Round 2
  • Shiina Minatsu + Hanabishi Miki > Mashiro Rima + Hagimura Suzu (4231-2552)
  • Alastor + Tiamat > Bardiche + Raising Heart (4607-2818)
• Round 3
  • Hisui + Kohaku > Ikeda Chizuru + Ikeda Chitose (3436-2905)
  • Ichinose Kotomi + Teletha Testarossa > Makise Kurisu + Rebecca Miyamoto (3728-3390)
• Round 4
  • Takahara Ayumi + Tsugumi > Lala Satalin Deviluke + Anjou Naruko (3575-2985)
  • Kousaka Kyōsuke + Kousaka Kirino > Araragi Koyomi + Araragi Tsukihi (3756- 3242)
• Round 5
  • Akiyama Mio + Tainaka Ritsu > Katsura Hinagiku + Nishizawa Ayumu (4305-3267)
  • Tsukamoto Tenma + Tsukamoto Yakumo > Kurosaki Karin + Kurosaki Yuzu (4516-1609)
• Round 6
  • Karakuri Chachamaru + Flower > Andou Minawa + Sumomo (3513-1945)
  • Heiwajima Shizuo + Orihara Izaya > Hijikata Tōshirō + Okita Sōgo (3472-2756)
• Round 7
  • Saten Ruiko + Uiharu Kazari > Sakura Kyouko + Miki Sayaka (4545-3206)
  • Kyon + Suzumiya Haruhi > Sakai Yūji + Shana (4570-3741)
• Round 8
  • Kousaka Kirino > Victorique de Blois > Tousaka Rin > Ichinose Kotomi > Shiina Minatsu > Tsugumi > Hisui (3090-2410-2358-1495-916-812-247)
  • Suzumiya Haruhi > Akiyama Mio > Matou Sakura > Saten Ruiko > Flower > Tsukamoto Yakumo > Hanabishi Miki (3899-3592-1178-1064-753-571-226)
  • Tainaka Ritsu > Takahara Ayumi > Uiharu Kazari > Teletha Testarossa > Kohaku > Tsukamoto Tenma > Karakuri Chachamaru (3323-1965-1758-1411-844-746-437)
  • Dalian > Yin (5362-3333)
  • Hanato Kobato > Morishima Haruka (4939-3926)
  • Hakamada Hinata > Tsukimiya Ayu (4666-4255)
  • Ariel + Chris > Chitanda Eru + Ibara Mayaka (5477-4518)

Ruby

• Round 1
  • Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen + Sanya V. Litvyak > Nakajima Subaru + Teana Lanster (3247-2725)
  • Aikawa Ayumu + Yoshida Yuki > Furuya Chihiro + Sanka Rea (4181-3036)
• Round 2
  • Konpaku Yōmu + Konohana Lucia > Kawazoe Tamaki + Isayama Yomi (3773-2601)
  • Nagase Jun'ichi + Nagase Minato > Morimiya Yorito + Morimiya Aono (3296-2492)
• Round 3
  • Miyanaga Saki + Amae Koromo > Hinamori Amu + Hoshina Utau (3129-2645)
  • Kunisaki Yukito + Kamio Misuzu > Himura Yū + Amamiya Yuuko (3165-2554)
• Round 4
  • Fujibayashi Kyou + Fujibayashi Ryou > Hiiragi Kagami + Hiiragi Tsukasa (3601+3368)
  • Abel Nightroad + Evangeline A.K. McDowell > Haji + Arcueid Brunestud (2759-2700)
• Round 5
  • Misaka Mikoto + Shirai Kuroko > Nagato Yuki + Asakura Ryōko (4155-3312)
  • Natsu Dragneel + Lisanna Strauss > Kamia + Yoko Littner (3771-2794)
• Round 6
  • Ekaterina Kurae + Maaka Anju > Cossette d'Auvergne + Kagami Kuro (3827-1701)
  • Hasegawa Kodaka + Hasegawa Kobato > Lelouch Lamperouge + Nunnally Lamperouge (3867-3518)
• Round 7
  • Tachibana Kanade + Gokō Ruri (Kuroneko) > Shana + Aisaka Taiga (4723-4431)
  • Hei + Triela > Sabrac + Fujibayashi Sheena (3963-3355)
• Round 8
  • Fujibayashi Kyō > Shirai Kuroko > Hiiragi Kagami > Konpaku Yōmu > Miyanaga Saki > Ekaterina Kurae > Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen (2759-2205-2156-1509-994-805-767)
  • Fujibayashi Ryō > Hiiragi Tsukasa > Asakura Ryōko > Amae Koromo > Kotonaha Lucia > Sanya V. Litvyak > Maaka Anju (2449-2403-1528-1498-1152-1049-656)
  • Hasegawa Kobato > Yoshida Yuki > Kamio Misuzu > Lisanna Strauss > Evangeline A.K. McDowell > Nagase Minato > Triela (3711-2139-1502-1176-1002-873-487)
  • Yarizui Sen > Isayama Yomi (4572-4478)
  • Shionji Yūko > Alice (5244-4029)
  • Saginomiya Isumi > Ika Musume (4909-4873)
  • Kuroyukihime + Kurashima Chiyuri > Nyarlathotep + Cthugha (5668-4656)

Emerald

• Round 1
  • Lindy Harlaown + Fate Testarossa > Kamio Haruko + Kamio Misuzu (3291-2194)
  • Okazaki Tomoya + Fujibayashi Kyō > Archer + Tōsaka Rin (3390-2999)
• Round 2
  • Koigakubo Yuri + Orimura Chifuyu > Ibuki Kouko + Yoshinoya (3595-1812)
  • Nishijō Takumi + Yadomi Jinta > Satō Tatsuhiro + Sakurada Jun (3555-1257)
• Round 3
  • Amami Haruka + Kisaragi Chihaya > Takei Hisa + Fukuji Mihoko (2544-2331)
  • Nia Teppelin + Euphemia li Britannia > Gruier Serenity + Henrietta de Tristain (2888-2258)
• Round 4
  • Yui + Araragi Karen > Akemi Homura + Senjōgahara Hitagi (3418-2788)
  • Inuyasha + Higurashi Kagome > Himura Kenshin + Kamiya Kaoru (3255-1961)
• Round 5
  • Housen Ellis + Kajiwara Sora > Hanamoto Hagumi + Yamaguchi Kisaragi (2764-1097)
  • Athena Glory + Lacus Clyne > Kujikawa Rise + Sheryl Nome (2518-2004)
• Round 6
  • Patchouli Knowledge + Yomiko Readman > Ayase Yue + Levy McGarden (2523-2512)
  • Okumura Rin + Kanda Yū > Oshino Meme + Natori Shūichi (2762-2333)
• Round 7
  • Shindō Chihiro + Chrome Dokuro > Uryū Minene + Sakamoto Mio
  • Otonashi Yuzuru + Tachibana Kanade > Kamijō Tōma + Misaka Mikoto (3906-3127)
• Round 8
  • Yui > Senjōgahara Hitagi > Fujibayashi Kyō > Fate Testarossa > Higurashi Kagome > Nia Teppelin > Kisaragi Chihaya (2723-2433-1700-1265-648-487-459)
  • Patchouli Knowledge > Chrome Dokuro > Lacus Clyne > Orimura Chifuyu > Koigakubo Yuri > Hōsen Ellis > Lindy Harlaown (2294-1681-1465-1331-1088-578-532)
  • Araragi Karen > Shindō Chihiro > Euphemia Li Britannia > Amami Haruka > Yomiko Readman > Athena Glory > Kajiwara Sora (3519-1820-1656-1034-291-237-148)
  • Shinonono Hōki > Kanzaki Kaori (4078-4068)
  • Kinomoto Sakura > Kaname Madoka (4552-4090)
  • Matsumae Ohana > Maria (4266-3957)
  • Miyamoto Konatsu + Okita Sawa > Kiriyama Yui + Nagase Iori (3946-3814)

Topaz

• Round 1
  • Sakurazaki Setsuna + Konoe Konoka > Himemiya Chikane + Kurusugawa Himeko (2255-2212)
  • Emiya Shirō + Matō Sakura > Yūki Rito + Sairenji Haruna (2840-2503)
• Round 2
  • Astarotte Ygvar + Tōjō Koneko > Merry Nightmare + Enma Ai (2740-2415)
  • Takasu Ryūji + Kushieda Minori > Sakai Yūji + Yoshida Kazumi (3658-2029)
• Round 3
  • Takayama Maria + Index > Remilia Scarlet + Sarasvati (3019-2504)
  • Nagase Jun'ichi + Katagiri Yūhi > Nakagami Shin'ichirō + Isurugi Noe (2799-1538)
• Round 4
  • Yoshino Sakura + Bernkastel > Shirikawa Kotori + Ushiromiya Maria (2011-1795)
  • Okabe Rintarō + Shiina Mayuri > Hiraga Saito + Siesta (2540-2488)
• Round 5
  • Misaka Kaori + Misaka Shiori > Sonozaki Mion + Sonozaki Shion (2633-2220)
  • Tōyama Kinji + Kanzaki H. Aria > Sakamoto Yūji + Kirishima Shōko (2783-2518)
• Round 6
  • Harukaze Chiharu + Angelina Nanatsu Sewell > Tsuchimikado Maika + Shinōji Matsurika (3306-2029)
  • Hinata Hideki + Yui > Okazaki Tomoya + Furukawa Nagisa (3163-3075)
• Round 7
  • Funami Yui + Tōshinō Kyōko > Kawasumi Mai + Kurata Sayuri (3714-3186)
  • Kyon + Nagato Yuki > Ayasaki Hayate + Katsura Hinagiku (4024-3487)
• Round 8
  • Index > Tōshinō Kyōko > Misaka Shiori > Astarottr Ygvar > Harukaze Chiharu > Sakurazaki Setsuna > Yoshino Sakura (3057-2438-1573-1154-980-922-735)
  • Tōjō Koneko > Takayama Maria > Funami Yui > Misaka Kaori > Bernkastel > Konoe Konoka > Angelina Nanatsu Sewell (2940-2116-1833-1327-926-834-682)
  • Nagato Yuki > Yui > Kanzaki H. Aria > Kushieda Minori > Shiina Mayuri > Matō Sakura > Katagiri Yūhi (2857-2600-2322-1315-1077-917-512)
  • Shinomiya Ayase > Hanekawa Tsubasa (5681-4201)
  • Kawashima Ami > Tomoe Mami (5510-4830)
  • Hotogi Shirayuki > Yūki Mikan (5228-4560)
  • Kirigaya Kazuto + Yūki Asuna > Emiya Kiritsugu + Saber (8140-3097)

Playoffs

• Day 5
  • Roromiya Karuta > Tiffania Westwood > Miyagawa Atsumi (4556-2609-956)
  • Nanasaki Ai > Yassan > Takanashi Yomi (2876-2817-2391)
  • Leanan-Sidhe > Colette Brunel > Otonashi Saya (3578-1981-1314)
  • Mifune Ryūko > Ōsawa Maria > Aoba Tsugumi (4142-1521-1508)
• Day 6
  • Ishizuki Koyori > Dojima Nanako > Kuhōin Murasaki (4470-2320-878)
  • Sumeragi Kaguya > Mikihara Ren > Futaba Aoi (4352-2318-1728)
• Day 7
  • Tenjō Utena > Fū > Nadja Applefield (2506-1831-1257)
  • Morita Mayu > Nekomiya Nono > Hagino Kana (2898-2136-1692)
• Day 8
  • Aihara Kotoko > Koizumi Risa > Takahashi Nanami (3764-1671-1570)
  • Akaza Akari > Kyōko > Laffinity Fin E Ld Si (4761-4163-1339)
• Day 9
  • Nishijō Nanami > Shiratori Kū (4227-3726)
• Day 10
  • Akai Ringo > Oginome Ringo (4277-3335)
• Day 11
  • Inamori Mika > Solty Revant (4515-3154)
  • Rakka > Tsukishima Aoba (4997-2458)

Winner's Gallery

Necklace & Tiara

2012 Aquamarine: Kanade Tachibana

2012 Amethyst: Ruri Gokou

2012 Ruby: Mikoto Misaka

2012 Emerald: Eucliwood Hellscythe

2012 Topaz: Mio Akiyama

2012 Sapphire: Kanade Tachibana (Nova Winner)

2012 Diamond: Mikoto Misaka (Stella Winner)

HEAVENLY TIARA: Kanade Tachibana

Seasonals

Winter Diadem: Ririchiyo Shirakiin

Spring Diadem: Kuroyukihime

Summer Diadem: Asuna Yuuki

Autumn / Fall Diadem: Rikka Takanashi

Consolation Gems

2012 Aquamarine Bracelet: Meiko Honma

2012 Amethyst Brooch: Ikaros

2012 Ruby Medallion: C.C.

2012 Emerald Anklet: Sora Kasugano

2012 Topaz Earrings: Inori Yuzuriha

Exhibitions

2012 Male Exhibition Winner: Kirito

​Regular Season Wins

As of the end of 2012 ISML regular season, these are the top 16 contestants with the most regular season wins thoughout their time in ISML. They are ranked in their total number of regular season wins.

Rank	Name	Series	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	Total	Rank Movement
1	Shana	Shakugan no Shana	59	62	48	45	33	247	——
2	Nagato Yuki	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	58	53	44	47	31	233	——
3	Suzumiya Haruhi	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	60	59	41	40	28	228	——
4	Katsura Hinagiku	Hayate no Gotoku!	54	51	48	42	27	222	——
5	Sakagami Tomoyo	CLANNAD	60	58	41	30	19	208	——
6	Fujibayashi Kyō	CLANNAD	58	57	39	28	17	199	——
7	Saber	Fate/stay night	43	45	41	32	30	191	+ 1
8	Hiiragi Kagami	Lucky ☆ Star	58	52	35	26	13	184	- 1
9	Aisaka Taiga	Toradora	——	52	45	43	33	173	+ 3
10	Sanzen'in Nagi	Hayate no Gotoku!	45	44	37	27	7	160	——
10	Asahina Mikuru	Suzumiya Haruhi no Yūutsu	42	50	26	24	18	160	+ 1
11	Fate Testarossa	Mahō Shōjo Lyrical Nanoha	60	55	31	12	——	158	- 2
11	Izumi Konata	Lucky ☆ Star	49	45	27	21	16	158	——
11	Tōsaka Rin	Fate/stay night	41	53	32	11	21	158	+ 2
12	Furukawa Nagisa	CLANNAD	42	46	31	23	14	156	- 1
13	Misaka Mikoto	Toaru Majutsu no Index	——	23	46	48	34	151	+ 4

Bold=The contestants has won Necklace(s), Ancklet and/or a Tiara

Useless Random Facts

• All the necklace winners this year had passed Preliminary in Phase 1 and all of them came first in all their three groupings across the six days.

• In Ruby Necklace match, Yuzuriha Inori became the first contestant of 2012 who had passed Preliminary in Phase 2 to participate in a necklace match. She also participated in the Emerald necklace match and was the winner of Topaz earrings.

• Shana is the only contestants who has participated in 4 different necklace matches this year. She won none.

• All the contestants who came second in their groupings in Preliminary Phase 2 managed to make it through Phase 3 and advanced in Regular Season.

• The top three and the bottom three rank of the Final Standing after Elimination are taken by Nova contestants.

• In the Final Standing, Aisaka Taiga is the contestants with the highest rank that does not have a necklace, she is also the only Stella in Semifinal.

• Largest Number of Votes Earned in a Single Regular Season Match: Misaka Mikoto , 6696 (Aquamarine Round 1 against Shirai Kuroko )

• Largest Number of Votes Earned in a Necklace Match: Misaka Mikoto, 3984 (Ruby Necklace Match)

• Smallest Number of Votes Earned in a Necklace Match: Kanzaki H. Aria , 563 (Topaz Necklace Match)

• Highest Necklace Score: 66.962 by Misaka Mikoto (Ruby Necklace Match)

• Lowest Necklace Score: 25.223 by Kanzaki H. Aria (Topaz Necklace Match)

• Highest SDO at the end of a period: 100.134 by Misaka Mikoto (Emerald Period)

• Following the step of Misaka Mikoto and Akiyama Mio, this year's Tiara winner Tachibana Kanade is also the Aquamarine Necklace Winner.

• As of Ruby Necklace match, Misaka Mikoto became the first former Tiara holder to win a necklace after gaining the Tiara. This was followed by Akiyama Mio after Topaz Necklace match.

• All the auto-advanced contestants in Nomination period managed to make it through Preliminary Period and advanced into Regular Season.

• All the necklace winners this year were auto-advanced during Nomination period.

• All the contestants in Post Season Phase 2 entered at least one Necklace Match back in Regular Season.

• The Top 1 ranked from from Nova and Stella during Nomination Period are Akemi Homura and Louise Vallière, both of them couldn't make it into the Post Season.

• All the Regular Season contestants managed to come top 3 in their groupings during the Preliminary Phase 1 at least once.

• At the end of ISML 2012 Nagato Yuki was the only contestants who managed to be in the top 8 in the Final Standing starting from 2008. (2008: 2, 2009: 4, 2010: 7, 2011: 7, 2012: 8)

• Highest Votes Earned in

• • Preliminary Phase 1: Tachibana Kanade, 5464

  • Seeding Round: Hirasawa Yui, 3286

  • Preliminary Phase 2: Touwa Erio, 4191

  • Preliminary Phase 3: Kirishima Shouko, 4700

• Lowest Votes Earned

• • Preliminary Phase 1: Takakura Himari, 626

  • Seeding Round: Kamio Misuzu, 545

  • Preliminary Phase 2: Astarotte Ygvar & Ayase Chihaya, 849

  • Preliminary Phase 3: Takahura Himari , 1108

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