ISML 2020

ISML 2020
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Return of the Royalties
Start date	2020 July 1 (nominations)
End date	2021 Feb 10 (champion reveal)
Participants	120+ (Preliminaries) 96 (Main Tournament)
Website	https://2020.internationalsaimoe.com
Necklace Winners
Aquamarine	Asuna Yuuki (#6)
Topaz	Kurumi Tokisaki (#2)
Amethyst	Kaguya Shinomiya
Sapphire	Yukino Yukinoshita (#5)
Emerald	Mikoto Misaka (#6)
Ruby	Mashiro Shiina (#8)
Diamond	Rikka Takanashi (#2)
Pendant Winners
Aquamarine	Riku Dola (#2)
Topaz	Miyuki Shirogane
Amethyst	Yuu Ishigami
Sapphire	Gilgamesh
Emerald	Touma Kamijou (#3)
Ruby	Sakuta Azusagawa (#2)
Diamond	Rintarou Okabe (#2)
Female final positions
Tiara	Yukino Yukinoshita
Runner-up	Mikoto Misaka
Semi-finals	Mai Sakurajima (3rd) Kaguya Shinomiya (4th)
Quarter-finals	Mashiro Shiina (5th) Asuna Yuuki (7th) Ai Hayasaka (8th) Rin Tohsaka (15th)
Male final positions
Scepter	Miyuki Shirogane
Runner-up	Sakuta Azusagawa
Semi-finals	Touma Kamijou (3rd) Yuu Ishigami (4th)
Quarter-finals	Riku Dola (6th) Subaru Natsuki (10th) Rintarou Okabe (15th) Kazuma Satou (16th)
Seasonals & ToC
Winter	Kotoko Iwanaga
Spring	Kei Shirogane
Summer	Chizuru Ichinose
Fall	Elaina
Tournament of Champions	Eru Chitanda (1st title) Houtarou Oreki (1st title)

ISML 2020 was the 13th edition of the International Saimoe League. The competition began in 2020 July 1 and ended in 2021 February 10. The returning champions were Mikoto Misaka and Lelouch vi Britannia, champions of the ISML 2011 Main Tournament and Male Exhibitions respectively.

The tournament's regular season, which was contested by 96 characters, underwent a major overhaul as it was changed into a three splits system: Split 1 involved groups of six, while Splits 2 and 3 lasted 3 periods each, and was contested between groups of 16 contestants. This year also saw the return of the preliminary rounds, which are meant to reduce the number of qualified nominees to fit within the regular season's capacity, and the exhibition gems, which are contested between the best performers of each period who have won fewer (or zero) ISML awards.

As with most ISML tournaments, 2020 was characterized by the clash of several voting factions representing popular shows; in this edition it's between Kaguya-sama, Raildex, and Oregairu, who benefited from having new seasons airing that year. These shows earned the lion's share of gem awards as well.

The female division ended with Yukino Yukinoshita winning the Tiara against Misaka, foiling the latter's quest for a repeat championship just after she was unbanned from the champions rule. Coincidentally, the final match happened at the eve of the Chinese New Year, so the results were timed to release on the midnight of February 11 in Beijing Time. The event resulted in a massive amount of attention in the ISML Tieba forums mostly due to Chinese Railgun fans wanting her to win a second tiara, and also caused the official ISML Discord server to receive an influx of new users who are just here to see the results.

Meanwhile, the male division was dominated by Kaguya-sama's male protagonist Miyuki Shirogane, who led the tournament in nominations, voting numbers, and percentages, and finished the regular season undefeated and untied. He defeated Bunny Girl Senpai's Sakuta Azusagawa, who was making his second consecutive finals appearance, by just 30 votes to secure this year's Scepter, making him the third male champion to complete a perfect season and becoming the first-ever debutant to achieve such a feat regardless of sex.

Useful links:

• ISML 2020 charter (rules and format)
• Moegirl article (Chinese)
• [Starryrainynight's ISML 2020 results document] (download link, Chinese)

Major Format Changes

Preliminary Period

• The preliminary round and seeding rounds return in ISML 2020 since its last appearance in ISML 2015. Unlike in 2015, these rounds will have a completely new format.
• Preliminaries are split into two rounds, which are contested between characters who scored low nomination votes. The exact range of rankings for each round vary per gender. Voting format is the usual approval and range voting used in multi-man matches.
• The seeding rounds are also held at the same time, which will determine each contestant's seeds that are used to group the contestants in the regular season. These seeds only apply to Split 1 (the first group stage). Again, same voting format as the preliminary rounds.

Regular Season

• Participants increased from 72 to 96.
• ISML 2020's regular season still use the single round-robin group stages. However, the number of stages were dramatically changed; it will use the Three Splits format instead of the seven periods last year.
  • Split 1: Aquamarine. 96 characters are split into 16 groups of 6 members.
  • Split 2: Topaz, Amethyst, Sapphire. 64 characters are split into 4 groups of 16.
  • Split 3: Emerald, Ruby, Diamond. 32 characters are split into 2 groups of 16.
  • As a result of the change, the wildcard rounds were reduced to just two: at the end of Splits 1 and 2. No wildcard round is given after Split 3 since only the top 8 characters from each group will advance into playoffs.

Exhibition Gems

• Lesser counterparts of necklaces and pendants. Last seen in ISML 2014, the exhibition gems were finally re-introduced this year, with males being awarded these gems for the first time in ISML history.
• They will use the same format as the main gems: instant-runoff voting (IRV).
• Before the tournament proper, there were several suggestions made for the potential names of male exhibition gems from each period, such as "Dog Tags". The staff ultimately decided to assign just a single accesory for each gender: Bracelets for females, and Rings for males.

Schedule

All voting rounds begin and end at 10:00 UTC (18:00 Beijing, 06:00 New York). Results are displayed ~12 hours after voting ends. Assuming there's no delays, each round will last 3 days from voting, results, and waiting time. Gem rounds last ~5 days.

• Nominations: July 1 - 8
• Preliminaries: July 22 - August 2
• Aquamarine: August 7 - September 2
• Topaz: September 5 - 24
• Amethyst: September 29 - October 16
• Sapphire: October 21 - November 7
• Emerald: November 13 - 29
• Ruby: December 4 - 21
• Diamond: 2020 December 26 - 2021 January 12
• Playoffs: 2021 January 19 - February 11

Nominations

The main tournament will consist of at least 120 contestants per gender.

• Subtracting all directly qualified contestants (14 female and 6 male), this means that only the top 106 females and top 114 males will qualify.
• Contestants will advance to these stages according to their rankings:
  • Regular season: Top 64 females and top 72 males
  • Preliminary Round 2: Females ranked 65-82, and males ranked 73-90.
  • Preliminary Round 1: All remaining contestants.
  • If last place is tied, all relevant contestants will qualify as well.
• Nomination tiebreakers (except last place):
  1. ISML Career regular season wins
  2. ISML Career Main tournament wins
  3. Newest anime media release
  4. Staff selection

Rules

Nominations lasted from 2020 July 1-7.

• nominations last seven days
• Each voter is given a ballot with 24 entries. To nominate a character, simply type its name AND its series. Name order / spelling / language / aliases don't matter as long as it's clear who you're referring to.
• All characters must make their animated debut on December 31, 2019 or earlier.
• Ballots must fulfill several important conditions in order for their nominations to be counted; failure to meet all of them will result in a voided ballot.
• Invalid entries are discarded independently and will NOT void your entire ballot unless it fails to meet the minimum requirements below.
• IMPORTANT CONDITIONS:
  • Must represent at least eight (5) anime series (spin-offs and crossovers do not count as separate series)
  • Must nominate at least two (2) males and females each
  • Four (4) characters maximum per series/franchise. Don't exceed this limit, otherwise the staff will discard all of these characters because they can't choose.
• ISML champions from 2012-2019 CANNOT be nominated because of the champions ban rule; they will be placed in a separate tournament of champions instead. They are as follows:
• Female: Kanade Tachibana, Ruri Gokou, Kotori Itsuka, Eru Chitanda, Shana, Megumi Katou, Rem, and Violet Evergarden.
• Male: Kazuto Kirigaya*, Houtarou Oreki*, Hideyoshi Kinoshita*, Accelerator, Sora, Koro-sensei, Hachiman Hikigaya, and Rimuru Tempest.

Direct Invites

These contestants are automatically qualified for the regular season, meaning they do NOT need to be nominated, nor they will participate in the preliminary rounds.

2019 Necklace Winners
Topaz	Amethyst	Sapphire	Emerald	Ruby	Diamond
Rin Tohsaka	Yukino Yukinoshita	Sagiri Izumi	Kurumi Tokisaki	Mai Sakurajima	Kurisu Makise
Fate/stay night	Oregairu	Eromanga-sensei	Date A Live	Seishun Buta Yarou	Steins;Gate

2019 Seasonals
Winter Diadem	Spring Diadem	Summer Diadem	Fall Diadem	Winter 2nd	Spring 2nd	Summer 2nd	Fall 2nd
Kaguya Shinomiya	Fumino Furuhashi	Gray	Ishtar	Miku Nakano	Nezuko Kamado	Yuuko "Shamiko" Yoshida	USS Enterprise
Kaguya-sama	Bokuben	Fate/Lord El-Melloi II	Fate/Grand Order	5-toubun no Hanayome	Demon Slayer	Machikado Mazoku	Azur Lane

2019 Pendant Winners
Topaz	Amethyst	Sapphire	Emerald	Ruby	Diamond
Riku Dola	Sakuta Azusagawa	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	Tomoya Okazaki	Touma Kamijou	Yuuta Togashi
No Game no Life	Seishun Buta Yarou	Classroom of the Elite	Clannad	A Certain Magical Index	Chuunibyou

Results

New nominees are labeled in bold.

ISML 2020 Nomination Results Source
Qualified for Regular Season
#	Female	Series	Votes		#	Male	Series	Votes
01	Mikoto Misaka	A Certain Magical Index	428		01	Miyuki Shirogane	Kaguya-sama	203
02	Mashiro Shiina	Sakurasou	291		02	Yuu Ishigami	Kaguya-sama	151
03	Rikka Takanashi	Chuunibyou	248		03	Rintarou Okabe	Steins;Gate	112
04	Asuna Yuuki	Sword Art Online	228		04	Waver Velvet	Fate/Lord El-Melloi II	110
05	Emilia	Re:Zero	218		05	Tanjiro Kamado	Demon Slayer	105
06	Iroha Isshiki	Oregairu	162		06	Levi Ackerman	Attack on Titan	104
07	Kumiko Oumae	Sound! Euphonium	143		07	Subaru Natsuki	Re:Zero	89
08	Kazusa Touma	White Album 2	141		08	Conan Edogawa	Detective Conan	83
09	Mio Akiyama	K-On!	140		09	Shirou Emiya	Fate/stay night	79
10	Misaki Shokuhou	A Certain Magical Index			10	Jotaro Kujo	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	72
11	Utaha Kasumigaoka	Saekano	137		11	Takashi Natsume	Natsume's Book of Friends	71
12	Chika Fujiwara	Kaguya-sama			12	Archer	Fate/stay night	70
13	Shiro	No Game No Life	132		13	Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	69
14	Yui Yuigahama	Oregairu	130		14	Osamu Dazai	Bungo Stray Dogs
15	Yui Hirasawa	K-On!	127		15	Lancer	Fate/stay night	67
16	Taiga Aisaka	Toradora!	126		16	Gilgamesh	Fate/stay night	65
17	Kuroko Shirai	A Certain Magical Index			17	Kusuo Saiki	Saiki K.	61
18	Nao Tomori	Charlotte	125		18	Eugeo	Sword Art Online
19	Kei Karuizawa	Classroom of the Elite			19	Taki Tachibana	Your Name	56
20	Index	A Certain Magical Index	124		20	Ryuuji Takasu	Toradora!	55
21	Saber	Fate/stay night	118		21	Shidou Itsuka	Date A Alive
22	Homura Akemi	Madoka Magica	115		22	Mochizou Ooji	Tamako Market	53
23	Nagisa Furukawa	Clannad	110		23	Lelouch vi Britannia	Code Geass
24	Alice Zuberg	Sword Art Online	109		24	Yato	Noragami	52
25	Isla	Plastic Memories			25	Kyon	Haruhi Suzumiya
26	Shouko Nishimiya	A Silent Voice	107		26	Ken Kaneki	Tokyo Ghoul	46
27	Tamako Kitashirakawa	Tamako Market	105		27	Sorata Kanda	Sakurasou	45
28	Chino Kafuu	Gochiusa	100		28	Yuu Otosaka	Charlotte
29	Eriri Spencer Sawamura	Saekano			29	Kaito Kuroba	Magic Kaito
30	Madoka Kaname	Madoka Magica	99		30	Haruka Nanase	Free!
31	Ai Haibara	Detective Conan	98		31	Zenitsu Agatsuma	Demon Slayer	41
32	Yuu Koito	Bloom Into You	95		32	Giyu Tomioka	Demon Slayer	39
33	Haruhi Suzumiya	Haruhi Suzumiya	93		33	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist
34	Azusa Nakano	K-On!	93		34	Kousei Arima	Your Lie in April	38
35	Mirai Kuriyama	Beyond the Boundary	91		35	Saika Totsuka	Oregairu
36	Kaori Miyazono	Your Lie in April	90		36	Koyomi Araragi	Monogatari	37
37	Haruno Yukinoshita	Oregairu	87		37	"Enkidu"	Fate/Grand Order
38	Hina Amano	Weathering With You	86		38	Yuzuru Otonashi	Angel Beats!	36
39	Shinobu Kocho	Demon Slayer	83		39	Kazuma Satou	Konosuba
40	Schwi Dola	No Game No Life			40	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	34
41	Megumin	Konosuba	82		41	Merlin	Fate/Grand Order
42	Reina Kousaka	Sound! Euphonium			42	Saitama	One Punch Man	32
43	Takagi	Takagi-san	80		43	Monkey D. Luffy	One Piece	31
44	Zero Two	Darling in the Franxx	79		44	Isaac Foster	Angels of Death	29
45	Mei Misaki	Another	78		45	Gintoki Sakata	Gintama	28
46	Nanami Aoyama	Sakurasou	77		46	Haruka Kasugano	Yosuga no Sora
47	Ai Hayasaka	Kaguya-sama	76		47	Chuuya Nakahara	Bungo Stray Dogs	27
48	Tohka Yatogami	Date A Live	74		48	Willem Kmetsch	WorldEnd
49	Sakura Matou	Fate/stay night			49	Ainz Ooal Gown	Overlord
50	Mafuyu Kirisu	Bokuben	73		50	Karma Akabane	Assassination Classroom
51	Sora Kasugano	Yosuga no Sora	72		51	Nagisa Shiota	Assassination Classroom
52	Mitsuha Miyamizu	Your Name			52	Kiritsugu Emiya	Fate/Zero	26
53	Mikasa Ackerman	Attack on Titan			53	Naruto Uzumaki	Naruto
54	Illyasviel von Einzbern	Fate/stay night	70		54	Shu Ouma	Guilty Crown	25
55	Ereshkigal	Fate/Grand Order			55	Senku Ishigami	Dr. Stone
56	Umaru Doma	Himouto! Umaru-chan	66		56	Izayoi Sakamaki	Mondaiji	24
57	Ruiko Saten	A Certain Magical Index			57	Ryuunosuke Akasaka	Sakurasou	23
58	Sakura Kinomoto	Cardcaptor Sakura	65		58	Mikaela Hyakuya	Seraph of the End
59	Shino "Sinon" Asada	Sword Art Online	64		59	Norman	The Promised Neverland
60	Yuki Nagato	Haruhi Suzumiya	63		60	Shouya Ishida	A Silent Voice	22
61	Kanna Kamui	Dragon Maid	62		61	Hodaka Morishima	Weathering With You
62	Chtholly Nota Seniorious	WorldEnd	61		62	Koichi Sakakibara	Another
63	Inori Yuzuriha	Guilty Crown	57		63	Giorno Giovanna	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	21
64	Origami Tobiichi	Date A Live	56	64	Hiro	Darling in the Franxx
				65	Ray	The Promised Neverland	20
				66	Syaoran Li	Cardcaptor Sakura
				67	Nishikata	Takagi-san
				68	Naofumi Iwatani	Shield Hero
				69	Tomoya Aki	Saekano	19
				70	Satoshi Fukube	Hyouka
				71	Sasuke Uchiha	Naruto	18
				72	Inosuke Hashibira	Demon Slayer
Preliminary Round 2
65	Suzune Horikita	Classroom of the Elite	55		73	Dio Brando	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure	18
66	Touko Nanami	Bloom Into You	54		74	Hyakkimaru	Dororo	17
67	Shouko Makinohara	Seishun Buta Yarou	53		75	Karna	Fate/Apocrypha
68	Holo	Spice and Wolf	51		76	Seiya Ryuguin	Cautious Hero
69	Meiko "Menma" Honma	Anohana			77	Akihito Kanbara	Beyond the Boundary	16
70	Ginko Sora	The Ryuo's Work!			78	Itachi Uchiha	Naruto
71	Reines El-Melloi Archisorte	Fate/Lord El-Melloi II	47		79	Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama	Mob Psycho 100
72	Rachel Gardner	Angels of Death	46		80	Reigen Arataka	Mob Psycho 100
73	Yotsuba Nakano	5-toubun no Hanayome			81	Shuuichi Tsukamoto	Sound! Euphonium	15
74	Yoshino	Date A Live	45		82	Iori Kitahara	Grand Blue
75	Mayuri Shiina	Steins;Gate	44		83	Fuutarou Uesugi	5-toubun no Hanayome
76	Chiyo Sakura	Nozaki-kun			84	Souma Yukihira	Shokugeki no Souma
77	Kokoa Hoto	Gochiusa			85	Tsunayoshi Sawada	Katekyo Hitman Reborn!	14
78	Shinobu Oshino	Monogatari	40		86	Rentarou Satomi	Black Bullet
79	Nino Nakano	5-toubun no Hanayome			87	Taihei Doma	Himouto! Umaru-chan
80	Mizore Yoroizuka	Sound! Euphonium			88	Hei	Darker than Black
81	Tohru	Dragon Maid	39		89	Ikki Kurogane	Chivalry of a Failed Knight
82	Ram	Re:Zero			90	Tomoe	Kamisama Kiss
Preliminary Round 1
83	Raphtalia	Shield Hero	38		91	Sougo Osaka	Idolish7	14
84	Tomoyo Sakagami	Clannad	37		92	Shinji Ikari	Neon Genesis Evangelion	13
85	Itsuki Nakano	5-toubun no Hanayome			93	Sesshomaru	InuYasha
86	Kanao Tsuyuri	Demon Slayer			94	Roronoa Zoro	One Piece
87	Nozomi Kasaki	Sound! Euphonium	35		95	Shouyou Hinata	Haikyuu!!
88	C.C.	Code Geass	34		96	Yuichiro Hyakuya	Seraph of the End
89	Konata Izumi	Lucky Star			97	Ranpo Edogawa	Bungo Stray Dogs
90	Emma	The Promised Neverland	33		98	Sadao Maou	The Devil is a Part-Timer!
91	Nero	Fate/Extra			99	Rei Kiriyama	3-gatsu no Lion	12
92	Kirino Kousaka	Oreimo	32		100	Ruka Urushibara	Steins;Gate
93	Ayase Aragaki	Oreimo			101	Shinra Kusakabe	Fire Force
94	Aqua	Konosuba	31		102	Sebastian Michaelis	Black Butler
95	Shiki Ryougi	Kara no Kyoukai			103	Haiji Kiyose	Run WIth the Wind
96	Ran Mouri	Detective Conan			104	Bell Cranel	Danmachi
97	Eucliwood Hellscythe	Is This a Zombie?	30		105	Makoto Itou	School Days
98	Hinata Hoshino	Wataten			106	Kyousuke Natsume	Little Busters!
99	Kaede Azusagawa	Seishun Buta Yarou	29		107	Makoto Naegi	Danganronpa
100	Gabriel Tenma White	Gabriel Dropout	28		108	Tatsuya Shiba	Mahouka
101	Asuka Langley Soryu	Neon Genesis Evangelion			109	Ginko	Mushishi
102	Hitagi Senjougahara	Monogatari			110	Takumi Usui	Maid-sama!	11
103	Chitoge Kirisaki	Nisekoi	27		111	Noriaki Kakyoin	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
104	Jibril	No Game No Life	26		112	Teitoku Kakine	A Certain Magical Index
105	Isuzu Sento	Amagi Brilliant Park			113	Kotarou Tennouji	Rewrite
106	Momo Chiyoda	Machikado Mazoku			114	Yaichi Kuzuryu	The Ryuo's Work!
107	Itsuwa	A Certain Magical Index			115	Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach
					116	Ash Ketchum	Pokemon
					117	Light Yagami	Death Note
					118	Masamune Izumi	Eromanga-sensei
					119	Inuyasha	InuYasha

Preliminary Rounds

Eliminations

Preliminary Round 1:

• Females ranked 83rd and below and males ranked 91st and below will be subject to an approval voting match.
  • Top 6 advance to Preliminary Round 2
  • Remaining contestants are eliminated
  • If 6th place is tied, all relevant contestants will advance together.

Preliminary Round 1 (Approval; Prelim Day 2)
Advanced
Kaede Azusagawa	1328		Masamune Izumi	968
Aqua	1168		Ash Ketchum	808
Jibril	1022		Inuyasha	722
Tomoyo Sakagami	968		Yaichi Kuzuryu	687
Hinata Hoshino	868		Bell Cranel	680
Ayase Aragaki	847		Sesshomaru	669
Isuzu Sento	847
Eliminated
Itsuki Nakano	819	Teitoku Kakine	658
Itsuwa	815	Sadao Maou	655
Kanao Tsuyuri	804	Tatsuya Shiba	616
Gabriel Tenma White	794	Light Yagami	605
Ran Mouri	794	Roronoa Zoro	584
Kirino Kousaka	779	Makoto Itou	569
Konata Izumi	737	Ruka Urushibara	569
Shiki Ryougi	698	Noriaki Kakyoin	544
Nozomi Kasaki	669	Takumi Usui	477
C.C.	662	Makoto Naegi	462
Chitoge Kirisaki	651	Ranpo Edogawa	455
Eucliwood Hellscythe	626	Shinji Ikari	430
Hitagi Senjougahara	623	Ichigo Kurosaki	413
Nero	601	Sebastian Michaelis	402
Asuka Langley Soryu	580	Shouyou Hinata	398
Raphtalia	512	Kotarou Tennouji	398
Momo Chiyoda	509	Rei Kiriyama	377
Emma	480	Yuichiro Hyakuya	359
		Kyousuke Natsume	338
		Shinra Kusakabe	292
		Ginko (Mushishi)	274
		Haiji Kiyose	170
		Sougo Osaka	160

Preliminary Round 2:

• 6+ survivors from Round 1 will join 18 nominees ranked 65th-82nd (females) or 73rd-90th (males) in a range voting match.
  • Top 18 advance to regular season
  • 1st-6th will play in Seedings Round 4
  • 7th-18th will be seeded from 85-96
  • Remaining contestants are eliminated, but some may qualify for divine circlet / crown

Preliminary Round 2 (Range; Prelim Day 4)
Advanced to Seedings R4
Kaede Azusagawa	15,095		Masamune Izumi	10,764.7
Shouko Makinohara	14,455.4		Taihei Doma	10,573.6
Jibril	14,061.9		Ash Ketchum	10,050.9
Ram	14,034.9		Itachi Uchiha	9698.5
Aqua	13,793.5		Akihito Kanbara	9395
Tohru	13,679.1		Dio Brando	9245.7
Seeded 85-96
(85) Tomoyo Sakagami	13,517.6	(85) Inuyasha	8778.8
(86) Yoshino	13,410.8	(86) Shuuichi Tsukamoto	8551.9
(87) Chiyo Sakura	12,934.8	(87) Souma Yukihira	8531.9
(88) Isuzu Sento	12,771.4	(88) Fuutarou Uesugi	8457.5
(89) Ayase Aragaki	12,092.3	(89) Yaichi Kuzuryu	8279.7
(90) Meiko Honma	12,042.8	(90) Sesshomaru	8171.8
(91) Suzune Horikita	11,806.3	(91) Bell Cranel	8121.7
(92) Nino Nakano	11,767.7	(92) Karna	7903.9
(93) Ginko Sora	11,479.8	(93) Ikki Kurogane	7131.8
(94) Yotsuba Nakano	11,367.2	(94) Seiya Ryuguin	7123.9
(95) Holo	10,760.3	(95) Shigeo Kageyama	6921.5
(96) Kokoa Hoto	10,647.1	(96) Rentarou Satomi	6501.1
Eliminated
Hinata Hoshino	10,611.6	Iori Kitahara	5984.7
Mayuri Shiina	10,480	Reigen Arataka	5710.8
Mizore Yoroizuka	10,230.7	Hei	5561.1
Reines El-Melloi Archisorte	9751.2	Hyakkimaru	5317
Rachel Gardner	9613.6	Tsunayoshi Sawada	5101.2
Shinobu Oshino	9417	Tomoe	4796.8
Touko Nanami	7752

Seeding Rounds

The seeding rounds are held concurrently with the preliminary elimination rounds. They will decide the group draw in the first split.

• Round 1: 24 nominees, consisting of direct invites and the highest-ranked nominees. (Top 10 for female, Top 18 for male). Range-voting. They will be seeded from 1-18 according to their votes. Bottom six will be relegated to Round 2.
• Round 2: Six players from Round 1 will join the next 18 nominees. (24 total) Approval voting. Top 18 players will be seeded from 19-36. Bottom six will be relegated to Round 3.
• Round 3: Six players from Round 2 will join the next 18 nominees (24 total). Range-voting. These players will be seeded from 37-60.
• Round 4: Top 6 finishers from Preliminary Round 2 will join the next 18 nominees (24 total). Approval voting. These players will be seeded from 61-84.
• The remaining contestants seeded 85-96 are already determined by their results in Preliminary Round 2.

Female

Female Seeding Rounds
Round 1 (Range; Prelim Day 3)
(1) Mikoto Misaka	46,487.2		(13) Mio Akiyama	27,127.1
(2) Kaguya Shinomiya	44,363.4		(14) Misaki Shokuhou	26,888.4
(3) Yukino Yukinoshita	43,422.8		(15) Kurisu Makise	26,063.2
(4) Asuna Yuuki	38,220.1		(16) Kumiko Oumae	24,175
(5) Mashiro Shiina	37,019,1		(17) Miku Nakano	24,076.5
(6) Mai Sakurajima	36,096.7		(18) Gray	22,945.1
(7) Rikka Takanashi	34,761.9		Nezuko Kamado (R)	21,878.8
(8) Iroha Isshiki	34,022.2		Fumino Furuhashi (R)	18,303.9
(9) Kurumi Tokisaki	33,929.3		Ishtar (R)	17,780.3
(10) Rin Tohsaka	32,872.9		Kazusa Touma (R)	17,677.6
(11) Sagiri Izumi	31,054.2		Shamiko (R)	13,945.5
(12) Emilia	30,547		USS Enterprise (R)	13,484.5
Round 2 (Approval; Prelim Day 3)
(19) Chika Fujiwara	2326		(31) Kei Karuizawa	1502
(20) Yui Yuigahama	1996		(32) Tamako Kitashirakawa	1404
(21) Shiro	1838		(33) Nagisa Furukawa	1391
(22) Kuroko Shirai	1837		(34) Alice Zuberg	1310
(23) Shouko Nishimiya	1711		(35) Homura Akemi	1252
(24) Utaha Kasumigaoka	1702		(36) Isla	1251
(25) Nao Tomori	1671		Nezuko Kamado (R)	1195
(26) Chino Kafuu	1635		Fumino Furuhashi (R)	1122
(27) Index	1616		Kazusa Touma (R)	1120
(28) Yui Hirasawa	1593		Ishtar (R)	950
(29) Saber	1569		Shamiko (R)	799
(30) Taiga Aisaka	1520		USS Enterprise (R)	671
Round 3 (Range; Prelim Day 5)
(37) Hina Amano	14,997		(49) Haruhi Suzumiya	10,269.4
(38) Schwi Dola	13,710.3		(50) Madoka Kaname	9983.9
(39) Eriri S. S.	13,121.2		(51) Shinobu Kocho	9777
(40) Ai Haibara	12,430.6		(52) Mei Misaki	9720.4
(41) Nezuko Kamado	11,728		(53) Reina Kousaka	9678
(42) Azusa Nakano	11,550.5		(54) Nanami Aoyama	9319.7
(43) Haruno Yukinoshita	11,051.1		(55) Ishtar	8952.6
(44) Takagi-san	10,871.9		(56) Kazusa Touma	8760.1
(45) Megumin	10,757.4		(57) Fumino Furuhashi	8725.3
(46) Kaori Miyazono	10,640.7		(58) Yuu Koito	6976.8
(47) Mirai Kuriyama	10,561.3		(59) Shamiko	5882.8
(48) Zero Two	10,307.4		(60) USS Enterprise	5650.1
Round 4 (Approval; Prelim Day 6)
(61) Ai Hayasaka	1565		(73) Sinon	1053
(62) Mitsuha Miyamizu	1364		(74) Aqua	1045
(63) Ruiko Saten	1228		(75) Jibril	1037
(64) Kanna Kamui	1224		(76) Tohka Yatogami	999
(65) Kaede Azusagawa	1156		(77) Chtholly N. S.	921
(66) Sora Kasugano	1154		(78) Sakura Matou	909
(67) Ram	1130		(79) Yuki Nagato	903
(68) Shouko Makinohara	1090		(80) Sakura Kinomoto	829
(69) Illyasviel von Einzbern	1080		(81) Mikasa Ackerman	804
(70) Tohru	1056		(82) Inori Yuzuriha	795
(71) Origami Tobiichi	1055		(83) Mafuyu Kirisu	745
(72) Umaru Doma	1054		(84) Ereshkigal	652

Male

Male Seeding Rounds
Round 1 (Range; Prelim Day 3)
(1) Miyuki Shirogane	33,522.4		(13) Rintarou Okabe	19,641
(2) Yuu Ishigami	32,137.8		(14) Archer	19,316.2
(3) Sakuta Azusagawa	28,942.1		(15) Eugeo	19,219
(4) Levi Ackerman	27,780.6		(16) Lancer	18,787.7
(5) Touma Kamijou	27,642.3		(17) Shirou Emiya	18,320
(6) Yuuta Togashi	24,777.2		(18) Conan Edogawa	18,262.5
(7) Riku Dola	24,075.2		Gilgamesh (R)	17,766.4
(8) Tanjiro Kamado	22,763.3		Jotaro Kujo (R)	17,113.9
(9) Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	22,520.9		Kusuo Saiki (R)	16,507.3
(10) Subaru Natsuki	22,227.4		Takashi Natsume (R)	16,429.4
(11) Tomoya Okazaki	20,844.4		Eren Yeager (R)	14,346.3
(12) Waver Velvet	20,503.2		Osamu Dazai (R)	13,834.9
Round 2 (Approval; Prelim Day 3)
(19) Taki Tachibana	1758		(31) Takashi Natsume	1070
(20) Saika Totsuka	1482		(32) Kusuo Saiki	1047
(21) Yuu Otosaka	1246		(33) Eren Yeager	1000
(22) Jotaro Kujo	1197		(34) Mochizou Ooji	984
(23) Lelouch vi Britannia	1184		(35) Edward Elric	956
(24) Sorata Kanda	1155		(36) Yato	951
(25) Shidou Itsuka	1154		Koyomi Araragi (R)	894
(26) Gilgamesh	1153		Ken Kaneki (R)	859
(27) Ryuuji Takasu	1147		Giyu Tomioka (R)	829
(28) Kousei Arima	1135		Osamu Dazai (R)	828
(29) Kyon	1122		Zenitsu Agatsuma (R)	737
(30) Kaito Kuroba	1093		Haruka Nanase (R)	454
Round 3 (Range; Prelim Day 5)
(37) Saitama	9955.1		(49) Zenitsu Agatsuma	7398.2
(38) Kiritsugu Emiya	9497.2		(50) Monkey D. Luffy	7271.9
(39) Kazuma Satou	9415.6		(51) Koyomi Araragi	6914.9
(40) Haruka Kasugano	8745		(52) Ainz Ooal Gown	6904.2
(41) Joseph Joestar	8665.6		(53) Nagisa Shiota	6784.6
(42) Yuzuru Otonashi	8648		(54) "Enkidu"	6719.5
(43) Merlin	8598		(55) Willem Kmetsch	6525.9
(44) Giyu Tomioka	8462.1		(56) Gintoki Sakata	6458.6
(45) Naruto Uzumaki	8321.8		(57) Karma Akabane	6432.4
(46) Osamu Dazai	7891.5		(58) Shu Ouma	6295
(47) Ken Kaneki	7555.8		(59) Haruka Nanase	5367.2
(48) Isaac Foster	7499.3		(60) Chuuya Nakahara	4710.6
Round 4 (Approval; Prelim Day 6)
(61) Shouya Ishida	952		(73) Sasuke Uchiha	691
(62) Satoshi Fukube	944		(74) Giorno Giovanna	689
(63) Ryuunosuke Akasaka	911		(75) Akihito Kanbara	670
(64) Masamune Izumi	894		(76) Hiro	667
(65) Taihei Doma	870		(77) Syaoran Li	631
(66) Tomoya Aki	801		(78) Senku Ishigami	576
(67) Nishikata	799		(79) Izayoi Sakamaki	533
(68) Itachi Uchiha	781		(80) Naofumi Iwatani	531
(69) Ash Ketchum	780		(81) Mikaela Hyakuya	486
(70) Dio Brando	777		(82) Ray	476
(71) Hodaka Morishima	748		(83) Koichi Sakakibara	459
(72) Inosuke Hashibira	732		(84) Norman	443

Regular Season

To view the group draw, detailed tables, and the results of all regular season matches, click here.

The regular season is divided into 3 splits, with each split subdivided into one or more periods. Contestants are divided into several groups that will play a single round-robin tournament. Every period lasts 5 matchdays, with the exception of Aquamarine, which lasts 8 matchdays (but a contestant still plays 5 matches in that period).

Tiebreakers:

1. Wins (if tied, draws will be counted)
2. Head-to-head record
3. SCVPD (Cumulative vote points difference, split only)
4. SCVP (Cumulative vote points, split only)
5. Staff selection

What is VP, VD, CVP, CVPD, etc?

Starting from ISML 2016, a new stat called Vote points (VP) was introduced. Contestants earn vote points after every match, and is calculated by dividing their votes by the average of all votes done during that round. $Votes \over TV\div Players$ Votes = Player's votes TV = Total votes (Add ALL CONTESTANTS' votes in that round, including the player) Players is simply the total number of contestants in a particular round. Pairs are considered as one contestant. Once VP is found, Vote point difference (VPD) is then calculated by subtracting a character's VP from their round's opponent. Since these values are calculated on a round-by-round basis, they will need to be added up, hence the CVP and CVPD (the C stands for "Cumulative"). In ISML's tables (and by extension, this wiki's), CVP refers to the contestant's currently accumulated vote points for the entire regular season. The same is also true for CVPD. Some letters may be added before CVP to indicate a certain stage only: PCVP - period, SCVP - split (for 2020). Example: Suppose Luffy wins Aquamarine Round 1 against Ash Ketchum, 6969-4200. A total of 72 contestants participated, and the total number of votes during that round was 777,777. Using the above formulas, we get: For Luffy: $6969 \over 777,777\div 72$ = 0.645 VP (rounded to thousandths) For Ash: $4200 \over 777,777\div 72$ = 0.389 VP Once we found their VP, we can now calculate their VPD by subtracting their VP against each other: Luffy: 0.256 VPD, Ash: -0.256 VPD.

Split 1

Aquamarine period. 96 players are split into 16 groups of 6.

• Top 3 advance to Split 2
• Top eight 4th placers based on necklace / pendant criteria will advance as well.
• The remaining 4th and 5th placers are relegated to Wildcards
• Sixth placers are outright eliminated.
• Table Legend: Bold (Green) - advanced, Italic (Cream) - wildcards. Un-formatted names are eliminated.

Female

Split 1 Group Results (Female)
\	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
A	Mikoto	Kanna	Tamako	Kaede	Nagisa F.	Cocoa
B	Kaguya	Ruiko	Kei K.	Alice	Sora K.	Holo
C	Yukino	Mitsuha	Taiga	Ram	Homura	Yotsuba
D	Asuna	Hayasaka	Shouko M.	Saber	Isla	Ginko S.
E	Mashiro	Hina A.	Illya	Hirasawa	Nino	Enterprise
F	Mai	Index	Schwi	Tohru	Suzune	Shamiko
G	Rikka	Eriri	Chino	Menma	Origami	Koito
H	Nao	Iroha	Ai Haibara	Umaru	Fumino	Ayase
I	Kurumi	Utaha	Sinon	Nezuko	Isuzu	Kazusa
J	Nishimiya	Rin	Aqua	Azusa	Ishtar	Chiyo
K	Kuroko	Sagiri	Nanami	Jibril	Haruno	Yoshino
L	Emilia	Shiro	Takagi	Reina	Tomoyo	Tohka
M	Yuigahama	Mio	Megumin	Mei Misaki	Chtholly	Ereshkigal
N	Chika	Misaki	Kaori	Shinobu K.	Sakura M.	Mafuyu
O	Kurisu	Mirai	Madoka	Gray	Yuki	Inori
P	Miku N.	Haruhi	02	Mikasa	Kumiko	Cardcaptor

Male

Split 1 Group Results (Male)
\	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
A	Shirogane	Eren	Saiki	Taihei	Masamune	Rentaro
B	Ishigami	Natsume	R. Akasaka	Mochizou	Tomoya Aki	Mob
C	Sakuta	Kaito Kid	Edward	Satoshi F.	Nishikata	Seiya
D	Levi	Shouya	Itachi	Kyon	Yato	Ikki
E	Touma	Kousei	Saitama	Karna	Ash	Chuuya
F	Yuuta	Kiritsugu	Ryuuji	Dio	Bell	Haruka N.
G	Riku	Kazuma	Gil	Hodaka	Shu	Sesshomaru
H	Tanjiro	Shidou	Haruka K.	Karma	Yaichi	Inosuke
I	Kiyotaka	Sorata	Sasuke	Gintoki	Joseph	Fuutarou
J	Subaru	Willem	Lelouch	Otonashi	Soma	Giorno
K	Okazaki	Merlin	Jotaro	"Enkidu"	Akihito	Shuuichi
L	Otosaka	Nagisa S.	Waver	Giyu	Inuyasha	Hiro
M	Saika	Okabe	Ainz	Naruto	Norman	Syaoran
N	Taki	Archer	Osamu	Koyomi	Senku	Koichi
O	Conan	Eugeo	Kaneki	Luffy	Izayoi	Ray
P	Shirou	Lancer	Isaac	Zenitsu	Naofumi	Mikaela

Split 1 Wildcards

Top 8 fourth-placed characters with the best stats will advance to Split 2, while the remaining characters will be relegated to Wildcards.

Split 1 4th Place Rankings
Grp	Female Name	W	CVPD		Grp	Male Name	W	CVPD
F	Yui Hirasawa	2	0.343		I	Gintoki Sakata	3	-0.900
O	Gray	2	0.052		M	Naruto Uzumaki	2	0.405
P	Mikasa Ackerman	2	-0.134		O	Monkey D. Luffy	2	-0.117
H	Umaru Doma	2	-0.509		L	Giyu Tomioka	2	-0.207
C	Ram	2	-0.656		C	Satoshi Fukube	2	-0.231
K	Jibril	2	-0.737		J	Yuzuru Otonashi	2	-0.419
G	Meiko Honma	2	-0.908		H	Karma Akabane	2	-0.453
M	Mei Misaki	2	-0.927		K	"Enkidu"	2	-0.523
A	Kaede Azusagawa	2	-0.931		P	Zenitsu Agatsuma	2	-0.606
I	Nezuko Kamado	2	-0.983		D	Kyon	2	-0.637
E	Tohru	2	-1.204		N	Koyomi Araragi	2	-0.645
J	Azusa Nakano	2	-1.328		G	Hodaka Morishima	2	-0.657
D	Saber	2	-1.354		F	Dio Brando	2	-0.773
N	Shinobu Kochou	2	-1.544		E	Ash Ketchum	2	-1.343
B	Alice Zuberg	2	-1.609		B	Mochizou Ooji	2	-1.432
L	Reina Kousaka	2	-2.145		A	Taihei Doma	2	-1.513

Results:

• Approval voting (vote whoever you like). Top 8 survive to Split 2, rest are eliminated.

Split 1 Wildcards
Survived Females - 8			Survived Males - 8
Saber	3500		Kyon	2831
Kaede Azusagawa	3495		Nishikata	2824
Azusa Nakano	3330		Zenitsu Agatsuma	2764
Nezuko Kamado	3324		Joseph Joestar	2744
Sora Kasugano	3246		Hodaka Morishima	2730
Tohru	3085		Dio Brando	2721
Haruno Yukinoshita	3056		Yato	2689
Kumiko Oumae	3036		Masamune Izumi	2679
Eliminated Females - 16			Eliminated Males - 16
Shinobu Kochou	3026		Tomoya Aki	2605
Suzune Horikita	3015		Mochizou Ooji	2534
Reina Kousaka	3012		Ash Ketchum	2532
Nagisa Furukawa	3000		Taihei Doma	2530
Chtholly N. S.	2999		Souma Yukihira	2501
Isla	2934		Koyomi Araragi	2454
Alice Zuberg	2928		Naofumi Iwatani	2414
Origami Tobiichi	2870		Bell Cranel	2375
Homura Akemi	2845		Akihito Kanbara	2284
Nino Nakano	2810		Inuyasha	2266
Isuzu Sento	2775		Shu Ouma	2241
Ishtar	2765		Senku	2237
Tomoyo Sakagami	2713		Yaichi Kuzuryuu	2131
Yuki Nagato	2701		Izayoi Sakamaki	2127
Fumino Furuhashi	2651		Karna	2106
Sakura Matou	2621		Norman	1915

Split 2

Topaz, Amethyst, and Sapphire. 64 players are split into 4 groups of 16.

• Top 6 advance to Split 3
• 7th to 11th are relegated to Wildcards
• 12th to 16th are outright eliminated.
• Table Legend: Bold (Green) - advanced, Italic (Cream) - wildcards. Un-formatted names are eliminated.

Female

Split 2 Group Results (Female)
\	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1st	Kaguya	Mai	Yukino	Mikoto
2nd	Mashiro	Rin	Kurumi	Rikka
3rd	Yuigahama	Asuna	Emilia	Chika
4th	Hayasaka	Iroha	Nishimiya	Shiro
5th	Utaha	Eriri	Schwi	Kuroko
6th	Misaki	Nao	Hina A.	Saber
7th	Miku N.	Sagiri	Megumin	Chino
8th	Index	Mio	Tamako	Ruiko
9th	Mirai	Taiga	Aqua	Mitsuha
10th	Ai Haibara	Nanami	Kanna	Kurisu
11th	Kaori	Kaede	Azusa	Illya
12th	Jibril	Ram	Nezuko	Shouko M.
13th	Haruhi	Kumiko	Sora K.	Hirasawa
14th	Tohru	Takagi	Haruno	Gray
15th	Madoka	Kei K.	Umaru	Menma
16th	Mei Misaki	Mikasa	02	Sinon

Male

Split 2 Group Results (Male)
\	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1st	Shirogane	Ishigami	Riku	Sakuta
2nd	Kiyotaka	Taki	Touma	Levi
3rd	Subaru	Sorata	Yuuta	Gil
4th	Tanjiro	Saitama	Archer	Okazaki
5th	Shirou	Edward	Otosaka	Kazuma
6th	Otonashi	Ryuuji	Eugeo	Natsume
7th	Kiritsugu	Lancer	Lelouch	Okabe
8th	Yato	Shouya	Satoshi F.	Saika
9th	Ainz	Kousei	Nagisa S.	Masamune
10th	Shidou	Conan	Gintoki	R. Akasaka
11th	Merlin	Willem	Kaneki	Itachi
12th	Saiki	Eren	Kaito Kid	Kyon
13th	Giyu	Karma	Hodaka	Jotaro
14th	Naruto	Isaac	Sasuke	Waver
15th	Zenitsu	Luffy	Osamu	Haruka K.
16th	Joseph	Nishikata	"Enkidu"	Dio

Split 2 Wildcards

Approval voting (vote whoever you like). Top 8 survive to Split 3, rest are eliminated.

Split 2 Wildcards
Survived Females - 8			Survived Males - 8
Sagiri Izumi	6495		Rintarou Okabe	5234
Chino Kafuu	6485		Lancer	5100
Index	5973		Saika Totsuka	4796
Kurisu Makise	5449		Masamune Izumi	4541
Ruiko Saten	4988		Willem Kmetsch	4495
Mio Akiyama	4921		Yato	4491
Megumin	4880		Shidou Itsuka	4404
Nanami Aoyama	4848		Kiritsugu Emiya	4344
Eliminated Females - 12			Eliminated Males - 12
Ai Haibara	4812		Conan Edogawa	4296
Kaede Azusagawa	4674		Shouya Ishida	4270
Kanna Kamui	4651		Kousei Arima	4266
Azusa Nakano	4610		Ryuunosuke Akasaka	4260
Tamako Kitashirakawa	4586		Satoshi Fukube	4252
Mitsuha Miyamizu	4555		Lelouch vi Britannia	4191
Taiga Aisaka	4507		Nagisa Shiota	4116
Aqua	4473		Ken Kaneki	4096
Illyasviel von Einzbern	4426		Ainz Ooal Gown	4091
Kaori Miyazono	4404		Gintoki Sakata	4072
Miku Nakano	4223		Itachi Uchiha	4002
Mirai Kuriyama	4101		Merlin	3960

Split 3

Emerald, Ruby, Diamond. 32 players are split into 2 groups of 16.

• Top 8 advance to playoffs.
• 9th to 16th are eliminated, but they will play consolation matches during the playoffs, giving them a chance to surpass some of the eliminated playoff contestants in final rankings.

Results

Split 3 Group Results
\	Female Grp A	Female Grp B		Male Grp A	Male Grp B
1st	Kaguya	Yukino		Shirogane	Sakuta
2nd	Mai	Kurumi		Touma	Ishigami
3rd	Mikoto	Mashiro		Riku	Yuuta
4th	Asuna	Rikka		Okabe	Kiyotaka
5th	Hayasaka	Yuigahama		Kazuma	Archer
6th	Iroha	Chika		Subaru	Saika
7th	Rin	Emilia		Sorata	Okazaki
8th	Shiro	Misaki		Saitama	Taki
9th	Mio	Megumin		Shirou	Otonashi
10th	Kurisu	Nao		Levi	Tanjiro
11th	Ruiko	Nishimiya		Edward	Ryuuji
12th	Schwi	Nanami		Natsume	Lancer
13th	Chino	Utaha		Kiritsugu	Gil
14th	Kuroko	Index		Otosaka	Eugeo
15th	Sagiri	Eriri		Shidou	Willem
16th	Saber	Hina A.		Yato	Masamune

Gem Rounds

For rules and full results, see ISML 2020/Gem Rounds.

This section will display a truncated result of all gem rounds - each contestant's final scores only. The format is instant-runoff voting, which means that one contestant with the lowest votes is eliminated with their voters' choices being added to other contestants, until only two remain or a contestant scores more than 50% of all votes.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Asuna	4646		Riku	4236		Kuroko	3774		Conan	3165
Mikoto	3679		Touma	3127		Miku N	3309		Shirou	3071
Kaguya	2333		Shirogane	2402		Yui Y	2364		Saika	2245
Yukino	1383		Sakuta	1244		Index	2016		Tanjiro	1549
Mashiro	947		Levi	868		Iroha	1470		Otosaka	1129
Shouko N	829		Kiyotaka	701		Utaha	1190		Natsume	973
Kurumi	638		Ishigami	613		Nanami	800		Shidou	768
Chika	415		Taki	496		Eriri	635		Kaito Kid	692

Topaz

Topaz Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Kurumi	3939		Shirogane	3858 R6		Shouko N	3549		Sorata	3428
Mashiro	2937		Touma	1671		Hayasaka	2795		Subaru	2396
Mikoto	1784		Kiyotaka	1543		Tamako	2131		Natsume	1591
Yukino	1406		Ishigami	1135		Schwi	1678		Shirou	1356
Kaguya	1066		Okazaki	947		Utaha	1313		Ryuuji	1031
Mai	773		Gilgamesh	799		Iroha	1014		Saitama	834
Yui Y	628		Levi	695		Mitsuha	870		Eugeo	729
Chika	515		Taki	625		Eriri	645		Edward	635

Amethyst

Topaz Amethyst Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Kaguya	4080		Ishigami	4088		Yui Y	3619		Saika	2978
Mikoto	3189		Touma	2733		Chino	3057		Natsume	2897
Yukino	2225		Sakuta	1888		Iroha	1800		Shirou	2030
Rikka	1311		Levi	1118		Schwi	1450		Tanjiro	1462
Rin	1127		Kiyotaka	864		Utaha	1103		Saitama	1114
Mashiro	930		Taki	743		Hina A	892		Otosaka	856
Mai	720		Kazuma	634		Aqua	761		Edward	739
Chika	487		Subaru	480		Eriri	542		Ainz	408

Sapphire

Sapphire Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Yukino	5291		Gilgamesh	5064		Chino	4349		Shirou	3178
Mikoto	4031		Kiyotaka	2663		Hayasaka	4282		Tanjiro	3161
Mashiro	1185		Lancer	1994		Schwi	1996		Otosaka	2265
Emilia	1214		Yuuta	1704		Iroha	1376		Yato	1676
Rikka	982		Touma	1356		Utaha	1038		Kyon	1442
Mai	819		Subaru	1157		Kumiko	860		Saitama	1250
Index	697		Sorata	952		Nanami	630		Shidou	1103
Rin	622		Sakuta	818		Tamako	489		Kousei	815

Emerald

Emerald Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Mikoto	4959 R6		Touma	4075		Index	4997		Lancer	3919
Mai	2490		Okabe	4034		Schwi	3410		Natsume	3307
Yui Y	1714		Sakuta	1864		Iroha	2115		Kazuma	2053
Mashiro	1297		Yuuta	1201		Chika	1401		Ryuuji	1527
Rikka	954		Kiyotaka	963		Eriri	906		Saitama	1236
Rin	847		Shirou	854		Nanami	797		Otosaka	1003
Hayasaka	563		Subaru	576		Utaha	702		Shidou	808
Misaki	475		Otonashi	537		Hina A	544		Tanjiro	738

Ruby

Ruby Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Mashiro	4639		Sakuta	4068		Schwi	3715		Subaru	3569
Mai	3324		Okabe	3233		Megumin	3651		Ryuuji	3107
Yui Y	1985		Kazuma	2170		Hayasaka	2320		Saitama	2075
Rin	1508		Kiyotaka	1474		Shiro	1629		Shidou	1621
Misaki	1047		Edward	1218		Nanami	1387		Tanjiro	1460
Rikka	889		Saika	1030		Utaha	1068		Natsume	1125
Iroha	687		Sorata	781		Hina A	744		Eugeo	783
Chika	551		Yuuta	654		Eriri	518		Yato	606

Diamond

Diamond Gem Round Result
Necklace			Pendant			Bracelet			Ring
Rikka	5648		Okabe	5770		Ruiko	5273		Kazuma	4708
Mai	5198		Taki	4055		Sagiri	4436		Edward	4094
Yui Y	2929		Levi	2750		Utaha	3283		Ryuuji	2794
Hayasaka	1774		Archer	2271		Shiro	2659		Natsume	2230
Iroha	1465		Kiyotaka	1771		Nanami	1981		Masamune	1804
Emilia	1337		Subaru	1555		Misaki	1568		Otosaka	1432
Megumin	1080		Saitama	1258		Eriri	1438		Yato	1286
Chika	792		Tanjiro	898		Hina A	1220		Shidou	965

Playoffs

Format:

• Good old 1v1 Single-elimination tournament. Characters are seeded based on their final group position in Split 3.
• Bracket order: A1-B8, B4-A5, B2-A7, A3-B6, B1-A8, A4-B5, A2-B7, B3-A6
• Winner of the final match claims the Heavenly Tiara (females) or Lapis Scepter (males) and declared as the champion.
• All losers except the runner-up will play consolation matches in order to rank players 3rd and below.

Tiara Playoffs

Tiara Playoff Bracket
	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
(Playoffs Day 1)
A1	Kaguya Shinomiya	6069
B8	Misaki Shokuhou	4012		(PO Day 5)
				A1	Kaguya	6177
B4	Rikka Takanashi	4936		A5	Hayasaka	4669
A5	Ai Hayasaka	4966						(PO Day 7)
(Playoffs Day 2)								A1	Kaguya	7651
B2	Kurumi Tokisaki	4586						A3	Mikoto	7995
A7	Rin Tohsaka	4630		A7	Rin	4366
				A3	Mikoto	7344
A3	Mikoto Misaka	5691
B6	Chika Fujiwara	3971										(PO Day 8)
(Playoffs Day 3)												A3	Mikoto	9507
B1	Yukino Yukinoshita	6935										B1	Yukino	9725
A8	Shiro	3859		(PO Day 6)
				B1	Yukino	6223
A4	Asuna Yuuki	5673		A4	Asuna	5388
B5	Yui Yuigahama	4718						B1	Yukino	7960
(Playoffs Day 4)								A2	Mai	6813
A2	Mai Sakurajima	4804
B7	Emilia	4736		A2	Mai	5648
				B3	Mashiro	5606							3rd place
B3	Mashiro Shiina	5335										A1	Kaguya	8209
A6	Iroha Isshiki	3896										A2	Mai	8779

Scepter Playoffs

Scepter Playoff Bracket
	Round of 16				Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
(Playoffs Day 3)
A1	Miyuki Shirogane	6388
B8	Taki Tachibana	3752		(PO Day 6)
				A1	Miyuki	6947
B4	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	4453		A5	Kazuma	3999
A5	Kazuma Satou	4857						(PO Day 7)
(Playoffs Day 4)								A1	Miyuki	8107
B2	Yuu Ishigami	4962						B2	Ishigami	5307
A7	Sorata Kanda	3387		B2	Ishigami	6346
				A3	Riku	4954
A3	Riku Dola	4285
B6	Saika Totsuka	4165										(PO Day 8)
(Playoffs Day 1)												A1	Miyuki	8474
B1	Sakuta Azusagawa	5457										B1	Sakuta	8444
A8	Saitama	3202		(PO Day 5)
				B1	Sakuta	5901
A4	Rintarou Okabe	4841		A4	Okabe	4118
B5	Archer	3596						B1	Sakuta	7474
(Playoffs Day 2)								A2	Touma	6540
A2	Touma Kamijou	5397
B7	Tomoya Okazaki	3021		A2	Touma	6332
				A6	Subaru	4407							3rd place
B3	Yuuta Togashi	3915										B2	Ishigami	7843
A6	Subaru Natsuki	4203										A2	Touma	8222

Final Rankings (1-20)

Final rankings from each gender will only display 1st-20th. For full rankings and statistics, see ISML 2020/Consolations & Final Rankings.

Female				Male
Rank	Name	Eliminated		Rank	Name	Eliminated
Tiara	Yukino Yukinoshita	--		Scepter	Miyuki Shirogane	--
2nd	Mikoto Misaka	Final		2nd	Sakuta Azusagawa	Final
3rd	Mai Sakurajima	SF		3rd	Touma Kamijou	SF
4th	Kaguya Shinomiya	SF		4th	Yuu Ishigami	SF
5th	Mashiro Shiina	QF		5th	Yuuta Togashi	R16
6th	Rikka Takanashi	R16		6th	Riku Dola	QF
7th	Asuna Yuuki	QF		7th	Levi Ackerman	Split 3
8th	Ai Hayasaka	QF		8th	Tanjiro Kamado	Split 3
9th	Kurumi Tokisaki	R16		9th	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	R16
10th	Chika Fujiwara	R16		10th	Subaru Natsuki	QF
11th	Kuroko Shirai	Split 3		11th	Saika Totsuka	R16
12th	Misaki Shokuhou	R16		12th	Taki Tachibana	R16
13th	Iroha Isshiki	R16		13th	Saitama	R16
14th	Emilia	R16		14th	Shirou Emiya	Split 3
15th	Rin Tohsaka	QF		15th	Rintarou Okabe	QF
16th	Yui Yuigahama	R16		16th	Kazuma Satou	QF
17th	Utaha Kasumigaoka	Split 3		17th	Ryuuji Takasu	Split 3
18th	Shiro	R16		18th	Tomoya Okazaki	R16
19th	Nao Tomori	Split 3		19th	Sorata Kanda	R16
20th	Megumin	Split 3		20th	Yuzuru Otonashi	Split 3

Trivia

Main Tournament

• Thanks to a perfect storm of Railgun T's broadcast and vocal support, Mikoto Misaka's performance in 2020 is the most successful a returning champion has ever done, having won a necklace and reaching the finals.
• After winning the Ruby necklace round, Mashiro Shiina set a new record for most necklaces with 8, breaking Shana and Kanade Tachibana's previous record of 7 necklaces.
• Mashiro's semi-final streak was broken after she lost in the quarter-finals to Mai Sakurajima, her first such loss since her debut in ISML 2013, and second overall. Quarter-finals is her worst result, a testament to how consistently powerful Mashiro is in the tournament.
  • This doesn't come without notice however, as the ISML Tieba had a loud and mixed reaction when the results were released.
• A Certain Magical Index and Kaguya-sama have the most number of awards won for this year, with 5 posters each. However, Kaguya-sama is the most successful overall because they won the Scepter (male championship).
  • Toaru / Raildex (5) - 2 main gems , 3 exhibition gems
  • Kaguya-sama - 3 main gems , spring seasonal , Scepter

Vote benchmarks: The following contestants were the first to exceed a certain number of votes.

• Female:'
  • 4000: Kaguya Shinomiya, Aqua 2 (vs. Sora K. 4007 - 1471)
  • 5000: Kaguya Shinomiya, Aqua 5 (vs. Alice Z. 5227 - 1307)
  • 6000: Kurumi Tokisaki, Sapp 3 (vs. Haruno, 6376 - 1868)
  • 7000: Mikoto Misaka, QF (vs. Rin, 7344 - 4366)
  • 9000: Final (Yukino vs Mikoto, 9725 - 9507)

• Male:
  • 4000 votes: Two characters, Aqua 6: Miyuki Shirogane (vs. Eren, 4785 - 1385); Yuu Ishigami (vs. Mochizou, 4615 - 1150)
  • 5000: Gilgamesh, Sapp 1 (vs. Takashi, 5259 - 1899)
  • 6000: Miyuki Shirogane, Ro16 (vs. Taki Tachibana, 6388 - 3752)
  • 8000: Miyuki Shirogane, SF (vs. Ishigami, 8107 - 5307)

Incidents

ISML icon used in 2020.

Enkidu name change

• During the Aquamarine period, the name of Enkidu from Fate/Grand Order was changed to "Kingu (Enkidu)" after several fans and an ISML Tieba thread sent complaints claiming that the character displayed in the icon isn't really Enkidu, but a different character with an identical appearance named Kingu. The claim was primarily based on the differing eye colors between the two characters: in the game's official art, Enkidu is depicted with green eyes, while Kingu's eyes are purple. In addition, these characters are considered different because of plot reasons.
• In this wiki, the character will be named "Enkidu" (with quotes) to reflect this change.

Sapphire Gem recount

• The Sapphire gem round was completely re-counted because of staff errors and complaints from voters. The results were changed as follows:
  • Pendant winner went from Kiyotaka Ayanokouji to Gilgamesh
  • Bracelet winner went from Iroha Isshiki to Chino Kafuu
  • In Male Wildcards, Conan Edogawa and Kousei Arima were replaced by Willem Kmetsch and Kiritsugu Emiya who advanced instead.

The former Amethyst bracelet poster.

Amethyst bracelet poster change

• During the playoffs, the poster for the Amethyst bracelet was changed due to possible copyright concerns. The former image used a fan art of Yui Yuigahama made by the user @yamazacky (やまざき), and originally posted on Twitter. The original lmage can be found here. The poster was changed to another Yuigahama picture from the official Oregairu materials.

Winner's Gallery

Necklace & Tiara

2020 Aquamarine Necklace: Asuna Yuuki

2020 Topaz Necklace: Kurumi Tokisaki

2020 Amethyst Necklace: Kaguya Shinomiya

2020 Sapphire Necklace: Yukino Yukinoshita

2020 Emerald Necklace: Mikoto Misaka

2020 Ruby Necklace: Mashiro Shiina

2020 Diamond Necklace: Rikka Takanashi

HEAVENLY TIARA: Yukino Yukinoshita

Pendant & Scepter

2020 Aquamarine Pendant: Riku Dola

2020 Topaz Pendant: Miyuki Shirogane

2020 Amethyst Pendant: Yuu Ishigami

2020 Sapphire Pendant: Gilgamesh

2020 Emerald Pendant: Touma Kamijou

2020 Ruby Pendant: Sakuta Azusagawa