ISML 2021

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ISML 2021
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why be a king, when you can be a god? - some fast-talking rapper
Start date	2021 July 01
End date	2022 Jan 25 (final match, tentative)
Participants	120+ (preliminaries) 72 (regular season)
Website	https://www.internationalsaimoe.com (current) https://2021.internationalsaimoe.com (archive)
Necklace Winners
Aquamarine	Kurumi Tokisaki
Topaz	Kaguya Shinomiya
Amethyst	Mashiro Shiina
Pendant Winners
Aquamarine	Sakuta Azusagawa
Topaz	Yuu Ishigami
Amethyst	Riku Dola
Seasonals & ToC
Winter	Female: Miku Nakano Male: Tanjiro Kamado
Spring	Female: Miko Iino Male: Takashi Natsume
Summer	Female: Male:
Fall	Female: Male:
Overall Year	Female: Male:

ISML 2021 is the 14th edition of the International Saimoe League. The tournament's nomination round began in 2021 July 1 at 00:30 UTC. The returning champions were 2012 Main Tournament winner Kanade Tachibana, and 2012 Male Exhibitions winner Kirito.

Like the previous year, the main tournament used the three splits regular season format, but the number of contestants were reduced to just 72 for this year. An additional wildcard round was also added at the end of split 3. However, the most significant change in this edition is the re-introduction of the Stella and Nova names; but they will no longer carry the same definition as they originally were used from 2012 to 2015: "Stella" will now refer to the actual main tournament, while "Nova" will be used for the seasonal contests. Despite this name change, the wiki will keep use the "main tournament" and "seasonal contest" terms instead of Stella and Nova.

And speaking of seasonal contests: the competition format was greatly expanded for this year, and also introduced males to the contest for the first time in its history. Furthermore, there will also be a "playoffs" bracket contested among the top 4 girls and top 2 guys from each season, with the ultimate winner being awarded the Divine Circlet (females) or Divine Crown (males) -- a completely different purpose than their previous one where they served as "consolation awards with user-created posters" given to the worst-performing characters from the regular season.

Announcement of Rules

Here is the former rules according to Maglor's post on January 2021 in ISML Discord.

Example

1. Past 8 Tiara/Scepters winners are placed into ToC League groups. 2. From the remaining, following characters CANNOT be in Nova. Furthermore, B , C, D from year 2020 are automatically selected for the Stella league A. Any character who isn’t in the ToC League group above that has participated in ToC in the last 3 years B. Characters who participated in any of the Tiara/Scepter division postseason matches in the last 3 years(2018 to 2020) C. Characters who won any of the necklace/pendant poster in the last 3 years D. Characters who won any of the seasonal tournament championship in the last 3 years 3. From the remaining characters top 30 female characters from nominations that appeared during 2021 Winter Season anime episodes/OVAs/Movie that is released to multiple countries or that has started selling BD/DVD to the public will be assigned to Nova Female Winter League 4. From the remaining characters, top 6 male characters from nominations that appeared during 2021 Winter Season anime episodes/OVAs/Movie that is released to multiple countries or that has started selling BD/DVD to the public will be assigned to Nova Male Winter Group 5. From the remaining characters top 30 female characters from nominations that appeared during 2021 Spring Season anime episodes/OVAs/Movie that is released to multiple countries or that has started selling BD/DVD to the public will be assigned to Nova Female Spring League 6. From the remaining characters, top 6 male characters from nominations that appeared during 2021 Spring Season anime episodes/OVAs/Movie that is released to multiple countries or that has started selling BD/DVD to the public will be assigned to Nova male Spring Group 7. From the remaining characters, enough female and male characters who appeared before the June 30th, 2021 in anime episodes/OVAs/Movie that is released to multiple countries or that has started selling BD/DVD to the public will be assigned to male or female division in Stella league to make the number of contestants in Stella prelim be at least 120 characters per division. All tied for the 120th spot will be accepted into the prelim. For 2021 Female and Male Summer and Fall nomination, following additional restrictions exists Contestant cannot be in any active match during the nomination period Contestant is not currently scheduled to appear in any match for 2021 ISML season after the respective nomination period Nomination will start on July 1st, 2021 and will last 1 week. 32 slots are given. Following restrictions apply At least 8 eligible anime franchise is present in the nomination. A franchise may have maximum of 4 characters present in the nomination At least 2 females and 2 males need to be included in the nomination.

The official ISML charter for 2021, which provides details on all the rules and formats on this tournament, was released in May 31.

Schedule

Calendar for ISML 2021. Dates may be subject to change without prior notice.

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 downtime. Gem rounds last ~5 days.

Displayed dates are initially taken from the charter. If something goes out of schedule (due to delays, mistakes, etc.) the wiki will change its date accordingly.

MAIN TOURNAMENT:

• Nominations: 2021/07/01 - 07/08 (Results released on 07/19, around 14:00 UTC)
• Preliminaries: 07/22 - 08/06
• Aquamarine: 08/12 - 08/27
• Topaz: 09/03 - 09/18
• Amethyst: 09/25 - 10/10
• Sapphire: 10/17 - 11/01
• Emerald: 11/08 - 11/23
• Ruby: 11/30 - 12/15
• Diamond: 2021/12/22 - 2022/01/05
• Playoffs: 2022/01/13 - 01/25

FEMALE SEASONALS:

• Each female seasonal will run alongside the main tournament for two periods. Winter: Preliminaries-Aquamarine, Spring: Topaz-Amethyst, Summer: Sapphire-Emerald, Fall: Ruby-Diamond.
• The Inter-seasonal Championship will take place during the playoffs.

MALE SEASONALS:

• Winter: Preliminary Rd 3 - Topaz 1
• Spring: Amethyst 1 - 5
• Summer: Emerald 1 - Ruby 2
• Fall: The entire Diamond period
• The Inter-seasonal Championship will start at Playoffs Day 3 (2022/01/19).

Nomination Round

The nomination round is where voters enter names that they want to participate in ISML. Each nomination counts as one vote. After nominations end, a certain number of characters with the highest votes will qualify to the preliminary rounds. Direct invites will skip this stage entirely.

Rules

For more details regarding the seasonal tournament (aka nova) nominations, click here.

How to Nominate

For those unfamiliar with isml's nomination system:

• nominations will last from July 1 to July 8
• Each voter is given a ballot with 32 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.
• Each nomination counts as one vote. Duplicates are obviously not counted.
• All characters must make their animated debut on June 30, 2021 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, i.e. Not counted.
  • Must represent at least eight (8) 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 them all because they can't choose.
  • Invalid entries are discarded independently and will NOT void your entire ballot unless it fails to meet the minimum requirements above.
• ISML champions from 2013-2020 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: Ruri Gokou, Kotori Itsuka, Eru Chitanda, Shana, Megumi Katou, Rem, Violet Evergarden, and Yukino Yukinoshita.
  • Male: Houtarou Oreki*, Hideyoshi Kinoshita*, Accelerator, Sora, Koro-sensei, Hachiman Hikigaya, Rimuru Tempest, and Miyuki Shirogane.
• Some contestants can only be nominated for the main tournament if they achieved any of the following within the last 3 editions:
  • Last 3 returning ISML champions (2010-2012)
  • All necklace and pendant winners from 2018-2020 (regardless if the made the playoffs or not), as well as seasonal diadem winners from the same timeframe
  • All contestants who have appeared in the playoffs at least once from 2018-2020

Direct invites

A total of 19 females and 16 males will automatically qualify for the preliminary rounds, thus they do NOT need to be nominated.

Female

2020 Necklace Winners
Aquamarine (7th)	Topaz (9th)	Amethyst (4th)	Emerald (2nd)	Ruby (5th)	Diamond (6th)
Asuna Yuuki	Kurumi Tokisaki	Kaguya Shinomiya	Mikoto Misaka	Mashiro Shiina	Rikka Takanashi
Sword Art Online	Date A Live	Kaguya-sama	Raildex	Sakurasou	Chuunibyou

2020 Tiara Playoffs
3rd	8th	10th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	18th
Mai Sakurajima	Ai Hayasaka	Chika Fujiwara	Misaki Shokuhou	Iroha Isshiki	Emilia	Rin Tohsaka	Yui Yuigahama	Shiro
Bunny Girl Senpai	Kaguya-sama	Kaguya-sama	Raildex	Oregairu	Re:Zero	Fate	Oregairu	NGNL

2020 Seasonal Winners
Winter Diadem	Spring Diadem	Summer Diadem	Fall Diadem
Kotoko Iwanaga	Kei Shirogane	Chizuru Ichinose	Elaina
In/Spectre	Kaguya-sama (S2)	Rental Girlfriend	Wandering Witch

Male

2020 Pendant Winners
Aquamarine (6th)	Amethyst (4th)	Sapphire (23rd)	Emerald (3rd)	Ruby (2nd)	Diamond (15th)
Riku Dola	Yuu Ishigami	Gilgamesh	Touma Kamijou	Sakuta Azusagawa	Rintarou Okabe
No Game No Life: Zero	Kaguya-sama	Fate/stay night	Raildex	Bunny Girl Senpai	Steins;Gate

2020 Scepter Playoffs
5th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	16th	18th	19th	24th
Yuuta Togashi	Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	Subaru Natsuki	Saika Totsuka	Taki Tachibana	Saitama	Kazuma Satou	Tomoya Okazaki	Sorata Kanda	Archer
Chuunibyou	Classroom of the Elite	Re:Zero	Oregairu	Your Name	One Punch Man	Konosuba	Clannad	Sakurasou	Fate

Results

For full Winter and Spring nomination results, see its relevant page. To view nomination results by anime, go to the results page.

The main tournament, which is renamed to "Stella" for this edition, will consist of at least 120 contestants per gender.

• Subtracting the number of directly qualified contestants (19 female and 16 male), this means that only the top 101 females and 104 males will advance.
• If multiple contestants are tied for last place, they will all advance together.

Selection process

This year's nomination round will use only one list per gender for selection of its main tournament, Winter, and Spring seasonal contests. Because of this, characters will be selected in the following strict order:

• Top 30 females and top 6 males who appeared in Winter 2021 anime (including OVAs and long-runners) will be assigned to Winter seasonal first; and likewise for Spring 2021. This includes eligible characters who have appeared in past ISML editions.
• After all seasonal slots are filled, the remaining contestants will be assigned to the main tournament.
  • Because of the increased character debut limit to June 1, it's technically possible for a 2021 debutant (example: Nagatoro-san) to qualify to the the main tournament instead of 2021 seasonals.
• Unlike ISML 2020, all qualified contestants (including direct invites) will play in the preliminary rounds to decide who gets in the regular season.

Qualified

This table will display the nomination results for the Main Tournament. In addition, nominees who have enough votes to qualify here but were re-assigned for Winter and Spring are also shown, with reasons outlined below.

Newly qualified nominees are indicated in bolded text. Characters debuting in 2021 anime are underlined.

ISML 2021 Main Tournament Nomination Results
Female					Male
#	Name	Series	Votes		#	Name	Series	Votes
01	Zero Two	Darling in the Franxx	383		01	Hiro	Darling in the Franxx	248
02	Nao Tomori	Charlotte	148		02	Satoru Gojo (WTR)	Jujutsu Kaisen	114
03	Sagiri Izumi	Eromanga-sensei	135		02	Kazuto "Kirito" Kirigaya	Sword Art Online	86
04	Miku Nakano (WTR)	5-toubun no Hanayome	126		03	Yuu Otosaka	Charlotte	76
04	Isla	Plastic Memories	123		05	Tanjiro Kamado (WTR)	Kimetsu no Yaiba	75
05	Kanade Tachibana	Angel Beats!	121		04	Levi Ackerman	Attack on Titan	70
06	Shouko Nishimiya	Koe no Katachi	120		07	Izumi Miyamura (WTR)	Horimiya
07	Ichigo	Darling in the Franxx			05	Nasa Yuzaki	Tonikaku Kawaii	67
08	Mitsuha Miyamizu	Your Name	115		06	Ken Kaneki	Tokyo Ghoul
09	Saber	Fate/stay night	111		10	Naruto Uzumaki (WTR)	Naruto	66
10	Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	Tonikaku Kawaii	109		11	Conan Edogawa (WTR)	Detective Conan	65
11	Shinobu Kochou	Kimetsu no Yaiba	102		07	Itachi Uchiha	Naruto	59
12	Utaha Kasumigaoka	Saekano	98		13	Monkey D. Luffy (WTR)	One Piece	54
13	Sora Kasugano	Yosuga no Sora	95		14	Takashi Natsume (SPG)	Natsume's Book of Friends	52
14	Kaori Miyazono	Your Lie in April	91		08	Yuzuru Otonashi	Angel Beats!	51
15	Kanna Kamui	Dragon Maid	90		09	Yuji Itadori	Jujutsu Kaisen	50
16	Index	Toaru series	89		10	Shirou Emiya	Fate/stay night
17	Kurisu Makise	Steins;Gate	85		11	Eren Yeager	Attack on Titan	48
19	Kyouko Hori (WTR)	Horimiya			12	Senku Ishigami	Dr. Stone	44
18	Mio Akiyama	K-On!	84		13	Yato	Noragami	43
19	Kuroko Shirai	Toaru series	83		14	Lancer	Fate/stay night
22	Ai Haibara (WTR)	Detective Conan	80		15	Kousei Arima	Your Lie in April	38
20	Yui Hirasawa	K-On!	79		16	Ryuuji Takasu	Toradora!
21	Tamako Kitashirakawa	Tamako Market	78		17	Lelouch vi Britannia	Code Geass
25	Nezuko Kamado (SPG)	Kimetsu no Yaiba	76		18	Mikaela Hyakuya	Owari no Seraph	36
22	Hina Amano	Weathering With You	72		19	Shidou Itsuka	Date A Live
23	Eriri Spencer Sawamura	Saekano	71		20	Kusuo Saiki	Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan	33
24	Mirai Kuriyama	Kyoukai no Kanata	69		21	Shu Ouma	Guilty Crown
25	Nagisa Furukawa	Clannad	68		22	Yuichiro Hyakuya	Owari no Seraph
26	Schwi Dola	No Game No Life			23	Hodaka Morishima	Weathering With You	32
27	Akame	Akame ga Kill!	67		24	Shouya Ishida	Koe no Katachi
28	Yoshino	Date A Live	66		25	Jotaro Kujo	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
29	Nanami Aoyama	Sakurasou			26	Haruka Kasugano	Yosuga no Sora	30
30	Taiga Aisaka	Toradora!			27	Isaac Foster	Angels of Death
31	Madoka Kaname	Madoka Magica	65		28	Kaito Kuroba	Detective Conan
32	Homura Akemi	Madoka Magica	64		29	Goro	Darling in the Franxx
33	Suzune Horikita	Classroom of the Elite	63		30	Osamu Dazai	Bungou Stray Dogs	28
34	Kumiko Oumae	Sound! Euphonium	61		38	Zenitsu Agatsuma (SPG)	Kimetsu no Yaiba
35	Tohru	Dragon Maid			31	Koyomi Araragi	Monogatari	27
36	Chino Kafuu	Gochiusa	60		32	Naomi Katagaki	Hello World	26
37	Ginko Sora	Ryuo no Oshigoto!	59		33	Gintoki Sakata	Gintama
38	Azusa Nakano	K-On!			34	Fuutarou Uesugi	5-toubun no Hanayome	25
39	Tohka Yatogami	Date A Live			35	Mochizou Ooji	Tamako Market	24
40	Ruri Ichigyou	Hello World	58		36	Kyojuro Rengoku	Kimetsu no Yaiba
41	Umaru Doma	Himouto! Umaru-chan	57		37	Megumi Fushiguro	Jujutsu Kaisen
42	Ruiko Saten	Toaru series			38	Nagisa Shiota	Assassination Classroom	23
43	Megumin	Konosuba	54		47	Sasuke Uchiha (SPG)	Naruto	22
44	Inori Yuzuriha	Guilty Crown			39	Satoshi Fukube	Hyouka	21
49	Miko Iino (SPG)	Kaguya-sama	49		40	Giyu Tomioka	Kimetsu no Yaiba
50	Mikasa Ackerman (WTR)	Attack on Titan	48		41	Tsukasa Mizugaki	Plastic Memories	20
45	Kaede Azusagawa	Bunny Girl Senpai			42	Masamune Izumi	Eromanga-sensei
52	Nino Nakano (WTR)	5-toubun no Hanayome	47		43	Akihito Kanbara	Kyoukai no Kanata
46	Shouko Makinohara	Bunny Girl Senpai	45		44	Waver Velvet	Fate/Zero
47	Sakura Yamauchi	I Want to Eat Your Pancreas	44		45	Naofumi Iwatani	Shield Hero	19
48	Chtholly Nota Seniorious	SukaSuka			46	Yaichi Kuzuryu	Ryuo no Oshigoto!
49	Chitoge Kirisaki	Nisekoi			47	Kyon	Haruhi Suzumiya
50	Hinata Hyuuga	Naruto			48	Ainz Ooal Gown	Overlord
51	Reina Kousaka	Sound! Euphonium			49	Dio Brando	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
52	Meiko "Menma" Honma	Anohana	43		50	Light Yagami	Death Note	18
53	Illyasviel von Einzbern	Fate/stay night			51	Hanako-kun	Toilet Bound Hanako-kun
61	Ram (WTR)	Re:Zero	42		61	Roronoa Zoro (SPG)	One Piece
54	Shinoa Hiiragi	Owari no Seraph	41		52	Ikki Kurogane	Rakudai Kishi	17
55	Sakura Kinomoto	Cardcaptor Sakura		53	Seiya Kanie	Amagi Brilliant Park
56	Takagi	Teasing Master Takagi-san	39	54	Goku	Dragon Ball
65	Itsuki Nakano (WTR)	5-toubun no Hanayome		55	Ryunosuke Akasaka	Sakurasou
57	Sakura Matou	Fate/stay night	38	56	Seiya Ryuuguuin	Cautious Hero	16
58	Sumi Sakurasawa	Rental Girlfriend	37	57	Gilbert Bougainvillea	Violet Evergarden
59	Isuzu Sento	Amagi Brilliant Park		58	Izayoi Sakamaki	Mondaiji
60	Chiyo Sakura	Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun	36	59	Madara Uchiha	Naruto
61	Haruhi Suzumiya	Haruhi Suzumiya		60	Rudeus Greyrat	Mushoku Tensei	15
62	Origami Tobiichi	Date A Live		61	Akihito Narihisago	Id: Invaded
63	Shinka Nibutani	Chuunibyou	34	62	Kazuya Kinoshita	Rental Girlfriend	14
64	Rachel Gardner	Angels of Death	33	63	Shinei Nouzen	86
65	Saya	Wandering Witch		64	Tomoya Aki	Saekano
66	Kokoa Hoto	Gochiusa		65	Toge Inumaki	Jujutsu Kaisen
67	Ruka Sarashina	Rental Girlfriend	32	66	Kiritsugu Emiya	Fate/Zero
68	Rio Futaba	Bunny Girl Senpai		67	L Lawliet	Death Note	13
69	Yuri Nakamura	Angel Beats!	31	68	Willem Kmetsch	SukaSuka
70	Kei Karuizawa	Classroom of the Elite	30	69	Joseph Joestar	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
71	Tsumugi Kotobuki	K-On!		70	Bell Cranel	DanMachi
72	Karyl	Princess Connect! Re:Dive	29	71	Tatsuya Shiba	Mahouka
73	Aqua	Konosuba	28	72	Ichigo Kurosaki	Bleach
74	Yotsuba Nakano	5-toubun no Hanayome	27	73	Lu Bu	Shuumatsu no Valkyrie
75	Mei Misaki	Another		74	Shigeo "Mob" Kageyama	Mob Psycho 100
76	Sanae Dekomori	Chuunibyou		75	Karma Akabane	Assassination Classroom	12
77	Asuka Langley Soryu	Neon Genesis Evangelion	26	76	Koichi Sakakibara	Another
78	Krul Tepes	Owari no Seraph		77	Tatsumi	Akame ga Kill!
79	Yuki Nagato	Haruhi Suzumiya	25	78	Arata Kaizaki	ReLIFE
80	Shinobu Oshino	Monogatari	24	79	Touya Mochizuki	Isekai Smartphone
81	Beatrice	Re:Zero		80	Inosuke Hashibira	Kimetsu no Yaiba
82	Alice Zuberg	Sword Art Online		81	Keyaru	Redo of Healer
83	Kaede "Maple" Honjou	Bofuri		82	Obito Uchiha	Naruto
84	Yuno Gasai	Future Diary	23	83	Edward Elric	Fullmetal Alchemist	11
85	Kazari Uiharu	Toaru series		84	Ciel Phantomhive	Black Butler
86	Yumeko Jabami	Kakegurui	22	85	Eugeo	Sword Art Online
87	Gray	Fate (Lord El-Melloi II)		86	Arataka Reigen	Mob Psycho 100
97	Sakura Minamoto (SPG)	Zombieland Saga		87	Glenn Radars	Rokuaka
88	Yue	Arifureta	21	88	Nishikata	Teasing Master Takagi-san
89	Miyuki Shiba	Mahouka		89	Anos Voldigoad	Maou Gakuin
90	Rias Gremory	High School DxD		90	Yomogi Asanaka	SSSS.Dynazenon
91	Rei Ayanami	Neon Genesis Evangelion		91	Issei Hyoudou	High School DxD
92	Shino "Sinon" Asada	Sword Art Online		92	Sougo Ousaka	Idolish7
93	Satone Shichimiya	Chuunibyou		93	Manjiro Sano	Tokyo Revengers	10
94	Masuzu Natsukawa	Oreshura	20	94	Hajime Nagumo	Arifureta
95	Victorique de Blois	Gosick		95	Koutarou Tatsumi	Zombieland Saga
96	Hiyori Iki	Noragami		96	Tomoe	Kamisama Kiss
97	Gabriel Tenma White	Gabriel Dropout		97	Inuyasha	Inuyasha
98	Fumino Furuhashi	Bokuben		98	Ash Ketchum (Satoshi)	Pokemon
99	Setsuna Yuuki	Love Live! Nijigasaki	19	99	Shinnosuke Nohara	Crayon Shin-chan
100	Raphtalia	Shield Hero		100	Sesshomaru	Inuyasha
101	Noriko Sonozaki	Kiznavier		101	Erwin Smith	Attack on Titan
102	Kirino Kousaka	Oreimo		102	Hiroshi Odokawa	Odd Taxi	9
103	Holo	Spice and Wolf		103	Soma Yukihira	Shokugeki no Soma
104	C.C.	Code Geass		104	Shouyou Hinata	Haikyuu!!
105	Kokkoro	Princess Connect! Re:Dive		105	Jinta Yadomi	Anohana
106	Ayase Aragaki	Oreimo		106	Takumi Usui	Maid-sama!
DID NOT QUALIFY				107	Shinji Ikari	Neon Genesis Evangelion
				108	Chuuya Nakahara	Bungou Stray Dogs
				DID NOT QUALIFY
107	Princess Syalis (DNQ)	Sleepy Princess	18
108	Platelet (DNQ)	Cells at Work!
109	Rice Shower (DNQ)	Uma Musume: Pretty Derby	17	109	Katsuhira Agata (DNQ)	Kiznavier	8
110	Konata Izumi (DNQ)	Lucky Star		110	Orochimaru (DNQ)	Naruto
111	Tomoyo Sakagami (DNQ)	Clannad		111	Jiraiya (DNQ)	Naruto
112	Ritsu Tainaka (DNQ)	K-On!		112	Kakashi Hatake (DNQ)	Naruto
113	Kotori Minami (DNQ)	Love Lve! SIP	16	113	Giorno Giovanna (DNQ)	JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
114	Kyouko Sakura (DNQ)	Madoka Magica		114	Kaworu Nagisa (DNQ)	Neon Genesis Evangelion
115	Hitagi Senjougahara (DNQ)	Monogatari		115	Kenshin Himura (DNQ)	Rurouni Kenshin
116	Mayuri Shiina (DNQ)	Steins;Gate		116	Syaoran Li (DNQ)	Cardcaptor Sakura
117	Kosaki Onodera (DNQ)	Nisekoi		117	Taihei Doma (DNQ)	Himouto! Umaru-chan
118	Yuzuru Nishimiya (DNQ)	Koe no Katachi		118	Legoshi (DNQ)	Beastars
119	Shiki Ryougi (DNQ)	Kara no Kyoukai		119	Diablo (DNQ)	Tensura
120	Mayaka Ibara (DNQ)	Hyouka		120	Yoshida (DNQ)	Higehiro
121	Rikka Takarada (DNQ)	SSSS.Gridman

Preliminary Rounds

For more details, see ISML 2021/Preliminary Rounds.

The preliminaries' format is completely changed compared to last year's as expected. This time, 120+ qualified contestants, including direct invites, will play two stages of differing formats to determine the 72 characters who will compete in the regular season:

• Round 1: Each gender is split into 3 groups of 41-42 players. Approval vote (choose any number per group)
• Round 2: Split into 12 groups of 10-11 players. Each group is limited to a maximum of 3 choices only.

After this period, contestants will be ranked based on the following criteria:

• Lower average rank points (ARP)
  • [(Rank in R1) + (Rank in R2 x 4)] divided by 2
• Higher Nomination votes (Direct invites ranked higher)
• Higher cumulative vote points (CVP) earned in the preliminary round

Top 72 characters will qualify for the main tournament and will also double as seeds for the first split, and the rest are eliminated.
In this page, this section will only display the names of eliminated characters; the qualified characters are shown in the next section below.

Eliminated Females

Failed to Qualify (Females)
73-81	82-90	91-99	100-108	109-117	118-125
(73) Karyl	(82) Ruka	(91) Rei	(100) Mugi	(109) Masuzu	(118) Holo
(74) Satone	(83) Yotsuba	(92) Isuzu	(101) Sakura Y.	(110) Sakura M.	(119) Fumino
(75) Raphtalia	(84) Dekomori	(93) Kokkoro	(102) Reina	(111) Shinobu O.	(120) Setsuna Y.
(76) Chino	(85) Ruri I.	(94) Madoka	(103) Miyuki	(112) Asuka	(121) Gray
(77) Cardcaptor	(86) Alice Z.	(95) Homura	(104) Yurippe	(113) Yue	(122) Rias
(78) Illya	(87) Chtholly	(96) Gabriel	(105) Kirino	(114) Mei M.	(123) Hiyori
(79) Inori	(88) Kotoko	(97) Maple	(106) Kokoa	(115) Yuno	(124) Vic
(80) Hinata	(89) Rachel	(98) C.C.	(107) Kei K.	(116) Kumiko	(125) Noriko
(81) Haruhi	(90) Yumeko	(99) Yuki N.	(108) Akame	(117) Ayase

Eliminated Males

Failed to Qualify (Males)
73-81	82-90	91-99	100-108	109-117	118-124
(73) Nishikata	(82) Mizugaki	(91) Shu	(100) Yaichi	(109) Lu Bu	(118) Koichi
(74) Lancer	(83) Seiya R.	(92) Souma	(101) Ichigo	(110) Mob	(119) Jinta
(75) Seiya K.	(84) Keyaru	(93) Glenn	(102) Izayoi	(111) Issei	(120) Ciel
(76) Hanako-kun	(85) Erwin	(94) Araragi	(103) Kazuya	(112) Shinji	(121) Yomogi
(77) Gilbert	(86) Willem	(95) Manjiro	(104) Tatsumi	(113) Waver	(122) Akihito N.
(78) Kyon	(87) Senku	(96) Ikki	(105) Tomoe	(114) Arata	(123) Sougo
(79) Bell	(88) Nagumo	(97) Akihito K.	(106) Shouyou	(115) Touya	(124) Odokawa
(80) Anos	(89) Light	(98) Shinn	(107) Koutarou	(116) Reigen
(81) Goku	(90) Inuyasha	(99) Naomi	(108) Takumi	(117) Chuuya

Regular Season

To view the group draw, detailed tables, and the results of all regular season matches from each gender, see ISML 2021/RS Female and ISML 2021/Male

The regular season's format is similar to the previous edition --- divided into 3 splits, but the number of contestants were reduced to 72 for this year. Each split is subdivided into one or more periods. In each split, contestants will be divided into several groups that will play a single round-robin tournament. All periods will last for 6 match days (5 regular season + 1 gem round).

Tiebreakers:

1. Wins (if tied, draws will be counted)
2. Head-to-head record
3. Split CVPD
4. Split CVP
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: 72 players are split into 12 groups of 6.

• Top 5 advance to Split 2
• All 6th placers will be put into a Wildcard round, Single-transferable voting (STV) format. Only the top 4 will survive to Split 2.
• Bold: Advanced, Italic: Wildcards.

Female

2021 Split 1 Group Results (Female)
\	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
A	Mikoto	Isla	Shouko M.	Aqua	Krul	Chitoge
B	Elaina	Yui Y.	015	Yui H.	Origami	Saya
C	Kuroko	Zero Two	Hina A.	Index	Ginko	Nagisa F.
D	Mai	Mitsuha	Schwi	Ruiko	Chiyo	Shinoa
E	Emilia	Angel	Kaede	Saber	Nibutani	Sumi
F	Kaguya	Shiro	Kanna	Megumin	Taiga	Kaori
G	Asuna	Chizuru	Tamako	Takagi	Uiharu	Shinobu K.
H	Rikka	Tsukasa	Kei S.	Rin	Yoshino	Kurisu
I	Kurumi	Hayasaka	Rio	Azunyan	Suzune	Sinon
J	Nao	Misaki	Tohru	Umaru	Menma	Mirai
K	Sagiri	Shouko N.	Iroha	Sora K.	Beako	Tohka
L	Mashiro	Chika	Mio	Utaha	Nanami	Eriri

Male

2021 Split 1 Group Results (Male)
\	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
A	Sakuta	Sorata	Shouya	Hodaka	Naofumi	Saiki
B	Yuuta	Saika	Kaneki	Osamu	Joseph	Madara
C	Hiro	Shidou	Itadori	Mochizou	Isaac	Dio
D	Kiyotaka	Masamune	Okabe	Haruka K.	Goro	Shin-chan
E	Ishigami	Shirou	Gil	Lelouch	Okazaki	Sesshomaru
F	Subaru	Kazuma	Otonashi	Ainz	Fuutarou	Tomoya Aki
G	Taki	Kaito Kid	Kerry	Karma	Yato	Jotaro
H	Levi	Nasa	Nagisa S.	Edward	Eren	L
I	Touma	Giyu	Mikaela	Tatsuya	Fushiguro	Inumaki
J	Kirito	Otosaka	Archer	Eugeo	Inosuke	Yuichiro
K	Saitama	Kyojuro	Kousei	Rakasaka	Rudy	Ash
L	Riku	Ryuuji	Itachi	Satoshi F.	Gintoki	Obito

Split 1 Wildcards

Single-transferable vote (STV): Voting and counting method is similar to Instant-runoff (rank 1st-8th); the only significant difference is that instead of deciding 1 winner, it's 2 or more winners.

What is Instant runoff voting (IRV)?

Instant-runoff voting - Voters rank the contestants in order of preference, from 1st to 8th. Alternatively, a voter may choose to abstain voting for a contestant. Abstained contestants will NOT receive your vote during the entire counting process. Results start by counting the each contestant's first-choice votes in the first round. If a contestant gets a majority (more than 50% of total votes), they will immediately win the award. If there is no majority, then the contestant with the least amount of votes is eliminated. Those who voted for the eliminated character as their highest choice will have their votes transferred to their next-highest choice (2nd, 3rd, etc.) for the next round. This process repeats until either a majority is declared, or there are only two contestants left. When a voter's choices are eliminated before the final round, their vote will be exhausted, which means that their vote will no longer count for the remaining contestants. EXAMPLE: Suppose a necklace match happens between Saber, Rem, Megumin, Holo, Emilia, Shiro, Tohru, and C.C. Our example voter chooses Saber as his 1st choice, Rem 2nd, Megumin 3rd, and Holo 4th, and ABSTAIN for the other girls. Saber is eliminated in Round 1, so in Round 2, his vote is added to Rem's tally instead. Megumin loses in Round 2, and those who voted her as first choice will have their votes transferred to their next highest choices. Our example voter is unaffected. Surprise! Rem goes out in Round 3! Because Megumin (3rd choice) is already out, his vote will be transferred to Holo (4th choice) instead. Round 4 eliminates C.C. Round 5 eliminates Tohru. Round 6 unfortunately spells the end of the road for Holo, leaving only Shiro and Emilia to contend for the necklace. Since our voter abstained for the remaining contestants, his vote will not count towards either of them, i.e. exhausted. If we consider their interests, the result will not matter to them because all of their choices are out.

Female

2021 Split 1 Female Wildcard Source
Survived - 4	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
Kurisu Makise	993	1014	1050	1110	1161	1216	1360	1439
Shinobu Kocho	864	912	994	1062	1130	1227	1323	1408
Tohka Yatogami	682	719	742	792	829	979	1111	1252	1296.70
Kaori Miyazono	745	788	803	843	922	979	1126	1224	1282.85
Eliminated - 8	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
Eriri S.S.	596	638	677	733	870	952	1082	1163	1209.86
Saya	739	770	787	822	851	936	976
Nagisa Furukawa	747	766	801	839	882	914
Sinon	648	667	707	731	766
Chitoge Kirisaki	505	555	582	614
Mirai Kuriyama	499	524	562
Shinoa Hiiragi	489	507
Sumi Sakurasawa	476

Male

2021 Split 1 Male Wildcard Source
Survived - 4	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
Shinnosuke Nohara	770	774	807	837	917	982	1145	1260
Jotaro Kujo	695	859	885	903	931	1005	1073	1158
L	656	697	715	736	838	920	999	1105
Tomoya Aki	680	695	708	749	768	828	915	990	1036.58
Eliminated - 8	Rd 1	Rd 2	Rd 3	Rd 4	Rd 5	Rd 6	Rd 7	Rd 8	Rd 9
Toge Inumaki	595	604	626	702	732	820	848	956	1006.42
Madara Uchiha	456	461	649	675	710	767	814
Ash Ketchum	644	653	656	683	719	762
Kusuo Saiki	571	576	586	602	649
Sesshomaru	516	539	553	586
Yuichiro Hyakuya	461	469	476
Obito Uchiha	405	417
Dio Brando	375

Split 2

Topaz, Amethyst, and Sapphire. 48 players are split into 4 groups of 16.

• Contestants are arranged by Split 1 CVP; serpentine order starting from Group A
• Some contestants are manually switched to minimize rematches as much as possible
• Top 6 advance to Split 3
• 7th to 11th are relegated to Wildcards
• 12th to 16th are outright eliminated, but they will play a consolation group round during the diamond period, giving them a chance to surpass some of the eliminated contestants in final rankings.
• Bold: Advanced, Italic: Wildcards, Strikethrough - Eliminated.

Female

2021 Split 2 Group Results (Female)
\	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1st	Elaina	Mikoto	Mai	Kurumi
2nd	Emilia	Mashiro	Zero Two	Kaguya
3rd	Asuna	Rikka	Nao	Kuroko
4th	Tsukasa	Misaki	Yui Y.	Chika
5th	Sagiri	Shouko N.	Hayasaka	Angel
6th	Tohru	Shiro	Shouko M.	Mitsuha
7th	Kanna	Kaede	015	Index
8th	Ruiko	Schwi	Iroha	Isla
9th	Hina A.	Chizuru	Kei S.	Tamako
10th	Yui H.	Sora K.	Rin	Aqua
11th	Megumin	Takagi	Nibutani	Uiharu
12th	Ginko	Rio	Umaru	Mio
13th	Saber	Origami	Utaha	Azunyan
14th	Shinobu K.	Taiga	Beako	Yoshino
15th	Tohka	Suzune	Kaori	Menma
16th	Krul	Kurisu	Nanami	Chiyo

Male

2021 Split 2 Group Results (Male)
\	Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
1st	Sakuta	Yuuta	Touma	Kirito
2nd	Ishigami	Subaru	Kiyotaka	Taki
3rd	Hiro	Levi	Riku	Saitama
4th	Nasa	Saika	Otosaka	Kazuma
5th	Giyu	Shidou	Sorata	Itachi
6th	Kaito Kid	Kyojuro	Shirou	Masamune
7th	Rakasaka	Ryuuji	Kousei	Shouya
8th	Haruka K.	Itadori	Okabe	Otonashi
9th	Kaneki	Satoshi F.	Kerry	Archer
10th	Nagisa S.	Mochizou	Rudy	Goro
11th	Gintoki	Shin-chan	Gil	Yato
12th	Isaac	Inosuke	Edward	Lelouch
13th	Okazaki	Jotaro	Karma	Tatsuya
14th	Ainz	Eren	Eugeo	Hodaka
15th	Osamu	Mikaela	Joseph	L
16th	Tomoya Aki	Naofumi	Fuutarou	Fushiguro

Split 2 Wildcards

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

2021 Split 2 Wildcard Source
Female			Male
Survived - 8			Survived - 8
Eliminated - 12			Eliminated - 12

Split 3

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

• Contestants are arranged by Split 1 + Split 2 CVP; serpentine order starting from Group A
• Top 6 advance to Playoffs
• 7th to 11th are relegated to Wildcards
• 12th to 16th are outright 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.
• Bold: Advanced, Italic: Wildcards, Strikethrough - Eliminated.

Results

2021 Split 3 Group Results
\	Female Group A	Female Group B		Male Group A	Male Group B
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th

Split 3 Wildcards

Range voting (vote whoever you like by putting a score on each player). Only the top 4 will advance to playoffs.

2021 Split 3 Wildcard Source
Female			Male
Advanced to Playoffs - 4			Advanced to Playoffs - 4
Eliminated - 6			Eliminated - 6

Gem Rounds

Necklace & Pendant

After each period, the eight best performing characters will play each other in a special Instant Runoff voting round that will decide who wins that period's necklace (for females) or pendant (for males). Once a contestant wins a necklace / pendant round, they will be banned from future main gem rounds for the rest of the year. Gem winners will also qualify for next year's main tournament provided they don't win the tiara / scepter beforehand.

Qualifying Criteria:

1. Period wins
2. Period CVPD
3. Period CVP
4. Staff selection

What is Instant runoff voting (IRV)?

Instant-runoff voting - Voters rank the contestants in order of preference, from 1st to 8th. Alternatively, a voter may choose to abstain voting for a contestant. Abstained contestants will NOT receive your vote during the entire counting process. Results start by counting the each contestant's first-choice votes in the first round. If a contestant gets a majority (more than 50% of total votes), they will immediately win the award. If there is no majority, then the contestant with the least amount of votes is eliminated. Those who voted for the eliminated character as their highest choice will have their votes transferred to their next-highest choice (2nd, 3rd, etc.) for the next round. This process repeats until either a majority is declared, or there are only two contestants left. When a voter's choices are eliminated before the final round, their vote will be exhausted, which means that their vote will no longer count for the remaining contestants. EXAMPLE: Suppose a necklace match happens between Saber, Rem, Megumin, Holo, Emilia, Shiro, Tohru, and C.C. Our example voter chooses Saber as his 1st choice, Rem 2nd, Megumin 3rd, and Holo 4th, and ABSTAIN for the other girls. Saber is eliminated in Round 1, so in Round 2, his vote is added to Rem's tally instead. Megumin loses in Round 2, and those who voted her as first choice will have their votes transferred to their next highest choices. Our example voter is unaffected. Surprise! Rem goes out in Round 3! Because Megumin (3rd choice) is already out, his vote will be transferred to Holo (4th choice) instead. Round 4 eliminates C.C. Round 5 eliminates Tohru. Round 6 unfortunately spells the end of the road for Holo, leaving only Shiro and Emilia to contend for the necklace. Since our voter abstained for the remaining contestants, his vote will not count towards either of them, i.e. exhausted. If we consider their interests, the result will not matter to them because all of their choices are out.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD		Male Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD
Elaina	B	1st	5	4.330		Sakuta Azusagawa	A	1st	5	4.845
Mikoto Misaka	A	1st	5	4.056		Kirito	J	1st	5	3.514
Mai Sakurajima	D	1st	5	4.023		Yuuta Togashi	B	1st	5	3.294
Kurumi Tokisaki	I	1st	5	3.589		Touma Kamijou	I	1st	5	3.101
Kaguya Shinomiya	F	1st	5	3.252		Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	D	1st	5	2.896
Mashiro Shiina	L	1st	5	3.208		Subaru Natsuki	F	1st	5	2.892
Emilia	E	1st	5	2.836		Taki Tachibana	G	1st	5	2.816
Asuna Yuuki	G	1st	5	2.688		Yuu Ishigami	E	1st	5	2.615
Nao Tomori	J	1st	5	2.380		Levi Ackerman	H	1st	5	2.289
Rikka Takanashi	H	1st	5	2.378		Riku Dola	L	1st	5	2.103
Kuroko Shirai	C	1st	5	1.856		Hiro	C	1st	5	1.973
Sagiri Izumi	K	1st	5	1.412		Saitama	K	1st	5	1.717
Chika Fujiwara	L	2nd	4	1.944		Kazuma Satou	F	2nd	4	1.693
Yui Yuigahama	A	2nd	4	1.497		Yuu Otosaka	J	2nd	4	1.419
Zero Two	C	2nd	4	1.473		Giyu Tomioka	I	2nd	4	1.131
Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	H	2nd	4	1.315		Saika Totsuka	B	2nd	4	1.073

2021 Aquamarine Gem RoundsSource

Aquamarine Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Kurumi Tokisaki 1765 1855 1917 2031 2293 2618 3337 Mikoto Misaka 1733 1781 1830 1940 2117 2478 3180 Mai Sakurajima 1122 1256 1410 1588 1906 2377 Elaina 1379 1427 1507 1645 1807 Mashiro Shiina 981 1054 1128 1224 Emilia 770 815 915 Kaguya Shinomiya 641 672 Asuna Yuuki 620 Aquamarine Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Sakuta Azusagawa 1369 1450 1623 1888 2136 2540 3271 Touma Kamijou 1223 1272 1370 1477 1699 1995 2465 Yuu Ishigami 1278 1388 1495 1611 1739 1971 Kirito 932 1002 1102 1266 1422 Subaru Natsuki 879 944 1029 1122 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 835 872 929 Yuuta Togashi 757 859 Taki Tachibana 702

Topaz

Topaz Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	W	PCVPD	PCVP		Male Name	Grp	W	PCVPD	PCVP
Mikoto Misaka	B	5	3.619	7.786		Yuuta Togashi	B	5	3.523	6.665
Kaguya Shinomiya	D	5	3.324	7.489		Yuu Ishigami	A	5	2.943	6.44
Mai Sakurajima	C	5	3.224	7.433		Subaru Natsuki	B	5	2.421	6.129
Elaina	A	5	3.184	7.502		Kirito	D	5	2.374	6.23
Mashiro Shiina	B	5	2.569	6.892		Touma Kamijou	C	5	2.254	6.238
Asuna	A	5	1.874	6.516		Taki Tachibana	D	5	2.115	6.065
Kanade Tachibana	C	5	1.709	6.273		Riku Dola	C	5	1.922	5.815
Nao Tomori	D	5	1.613	6.108		Levi Ackerman	B	4	2.092	5.882
Rikka Takanashi	B	4	1.865	6.536		Kazuma Satou	D	4	1.881	5.819
Emilia	A	4	1.859	6.629		Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	C	4	1.819	5.886
Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	A	4	1.426	6.201		Saitama	D	4	1.686	5.803
Chika Fujiwara	D	4	1.374	6.343		Yuu Otosaka	C	4	1.236	5.337
Yui Yuigahama	C	4	1.251	6.3		Shidou Itsuka	B	4	0.874	5.173
Ai Hayasaka	C	4	1.215	5.955		Saika Totsuka	B	4	0.761	5.185
Tohru	A	4	1.015	5.835		Shirou Emiya	C	4	0.736	5.034
Iroha Isshiki	C	4	0.686	5.667		Yuzuru Otonashi	D	4	0.727	5.111

2021 Topaz Gem RoundsSource

Topaz Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Kaguya Shinomiya 1422 1446 1479 1532 1714 1995 2470 Mikoto Misaka 1280 1312 1341 1411 1486 1654 1983 Elaina 315 638 682 760 882 1140 Mai Sakurajima 461 488 600 655 847 Mashiro Shiina 453 484 524 644 Kanade Tachibana 361 399 433 Asuna Yuuki 285 315 Nao Tomori 225 Topaz Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Yuu Ishigami 782 840 895 1010 1174 1402 2065 Touma Kamijou 926 961 1003 1050 1204 1446 1764 Riku Dola 692 730 828 974 1089 1349 Kirito 617 683 721 858 1010 Yuuta Togashi 533 578 684 758 Levi Ackerman 521 569 638 Taki Tachibana 421 492 Subaru Natsuki 405

Amethyst

Amethyst Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	W	PCVPD	PCVP		Male Name	Grp	W	PCVPD	PCVP
Mikoto Misaka	B	5	3.077	7.378		Kirito	D	5	2.595	6.229
Elaina	A	5	3.038	7.362		Kazuma Satou	D	5	2.518	6.093
Mashiro Shiina	B	5	2.881	6.963		Riku Dola	C	5	2.413	6.19
Mai Sakurajima	C	5	2.643	6.851		Subaru Natsuki	B	5	2.362	6.089
Emilia	A	5	2.487	6.687		Kiyotaka Ayanokouji	C	5	2.229	5.97
Yui Yuigahama	C	5	1.066	6.003		Levi Ackerman	B	5	1.881	5.836
Nao Tomori	C	4	1.594	6.126		Yuuta Togashi	B	4	2.651	6.33
Ai Hayasaka	C	4	1.517	6.217		Taki Tachibana	D	4	2.636	6.243
Asuna	A	4	1.463	6.298		Touma Kamijou	C	4	1.701	5.997
Kanna Kamui	A	4	1.319	5.988		Saitama	D	4	1.454	5.684
Rikka Takanashi	B	4	1.319	6.215		Saika Totsuka	B	4	1.176	5.4
Kanade Tachibana	D	4	0.731	5.812		Ryuuji Takasu	B	4	0.898	5.184
Shiro	B	4	0.699	5.788		Yuu Otosaka	C	4	0.853	5.187
Index	D	4	0.615	5.997		Ryunosuke Akasaka	A	4	0.694	5.105
Tsukasa Tsukuyomi	A	4	0.614	5.645		Rintarou Okabe	C	4	0.499	5.036
Shouko Nishimiya	B	4	0.584	5.734		Yuzuru Otonashi	D	4	0.497	5.065

2021 Amethyst Gem RoundsSource

Amethyst Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Mashiro Shiina 2680 2778 2912 3116 3338 3816 4733 Mikoto Misaka 2157 2303 2378 2460 2557 2959 3494 Elaina 1200 1248 1297 1427 1621 2073 Mai Sakurajima 1003 1062 1190 1289 1552 Emilia 704 732 817 871 Nao Tomori 545 599 653 Ai Hayasaka 547 574 Yui Yuigahama 467 Amethyst Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Riku Dola 2074 2176 2284 2457 2613 3129 3923 Levi Ackerman 1037 1177 1327 1501 1808 2184 2719 Kirito 1187 1279 1387 1550 1763 2075 Kazuma Satou 921 1008 1179 1362 1609 Taki Tachibana 869 972 1129 1352 Subaru Natsuki 943 1020 1118 Yuuta Togashi 815 896 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 814

Sapphire

Sapphire Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD		Male Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD

2021 Sapphire Gem RoundsSource
Sapphire Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Sapphire Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Emerald

Emerald Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD		Male Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD

2021 Emerald Gem RoundsSource
Emerald Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Emerald Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Ruby

Ruby Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD		Male Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD

2021 Ruby Gem RoundsSource
Ruby Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Ruby Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Diamond

Diamond Main Gem Qualification
Female Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD		Male Name	Grp	Pos	W	PCVPD

2021 Diamond Gem RoundsSource
Diamond Necklace Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Diamond Pendant Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Jewelry exhibitions

Jewelry Exhibitions are secondary gem awards which are held alongside the main gem rounds under the Exhibition title. The awards are purely cosmetic; they have no effect on a contestant's season standings or future qualifications. Jewelries will be contested between eight next-best performers of each period who have never won any ISML award before. Voting format will be the same as the main gem awards (Instant runoff vote).

Qualification Criteria:

1. Fewer ISML awards
2. Older year of first ISML award win
3. Period wins
4. Older ISML debut appearance (preliminaries or regular season; male exhibitions do NOT count)
5. Necklace / pendant ranking (PCVPD then PCVP)

• Contestants who are already eligible for a period's necklace / pendant round CANNOT participate in that period's jewelry round.

Aquamarine

Aquamarine Exhibition Gem Qualification
Female Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD		Male Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD
Mitsuha Miyamizu	-	4	2017	0.719		Saitama	-	5	2016	1.717
Zero Two	-	4	2019	1.473		Hiro	-	5	2019	1.973
Chika Fujiwara	-	4	2020	1.944		Shidou Itsuka	-	4	2015	0.958
Ai Hayasaka	-	4	2020	1.241		Ryuuji Takasu	-	4	2015	0.289
Tamako Kitashirakawa	-	3	2014	-0.055		Kaito Kuroba	-	4	2015	0.194
Iroha Isshiki	-	3	2016	0.405		Yuu Otosaka	-	4	2016	1.419
Tohru	-	3	2018	0.690		Masamune Izumi	-	4	2018	0.589
Shouko Makinohara	-	3	2019	0.600		Giyu Tomioka	-	4	2020	1.131
Ichigo	-	3	2019	-0.565		Nasa Yuzaki	-	4	2021	0.948
Kaede Azusagawa	-	3	2020	0.464		Kyojuro Rengoku	-	4	2021	0.373
Hina Amano	-	3	2020	-0.059		Kousei Arima	-	3	2015	0.159
Yui Hirasawa	-	2	2010	-0.893		Ken Kaneki	-	3	2015	-0.116
Utaha Kasumigaoka	-	2	2016	-0.548		Itachi Uchiha	-	3	2016	0.919
Umaru Doma	-	2	2016	-0.781		Shouya Ishida	-	3	2018	-0.023
Aqua	-	2	2017	-0.306		Yuuji Itadori	-	3	2021	-0.179
Takagi	-	2	2019	-0.357		Ryunosuke Akasaka	-	2	2015	0.055

2021 Aquamarine Exhibition ResultsSource

Aquamarine Bracelet Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Chika Fujiwara 1489 1543 1603 1774 2261 2790 3723 Zero Two 1791 1896 1972 2112 2255 2520 2900 Iroha Isshiki 1031 1145 1227 1343 1590 1793 Tohru 938 1018 1166 1354 1521 Ai Hayasaka 944 1056 1125 1230 Mitsuha Miyamizu 873 951 1097 Tamako Kitashirakawa 760 801 Shouko Makinohara 712 Aquamarine Ring Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Saitama 1355 1424 1573 1726 2012 2381 2773 Kaito Kuroba 1220 1254 1372 1482 1692 1956 2358 Hiro 1141 1186 1272 1411 1538 1906 Yuu Otosaka 955 1012 1143 1281 1512 Ryuuji Takasu 901 951 1019 1200 Shidou Itsuka 876 939 994 Giyu Tomioka 827 871 Masamune Izumi 491

Topaz

Topaz Exhibition Gem Qualification
Female Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD		Male Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD
Iroha Isshiki	-	4	2016	0.686		Shidou Itsuka	-	4	2015	0.874
Utaha Kasumigaoka	-	4	2016	0.54		Kaito Kuroba	-	4	2015	0.088
Tohru	-	4	2018	1.015		Yuu Otosaka	-	4	2016	1.236
Ai Hayasaka	-	4	2020	1.215		Masamune Izumi	-	4	2018	0.12
Yui Hirasawa	-	2	2010	-0.286		Ryuuji Takasu	-	3	2015	0.246
Shinka Nibutani	-	2	2013	-0.441		Ryunosuke Akasaka	-	3	2015	-0.143
Origami Tobiichi	-	2	2014	-0.554		Kousei Arima	-	3	2015	-0.493
Tamako Kitashirakawa	-	2	2014	-1.098		Karma Akabane	-	3	2016	-0.804
Kaori Miyazono	-	2	2015	-0.64		Giyu Tomioka	-	3	2020	0.074
Aqua	-	2	2017	-0.24		Kyojuro Rengoku	-	3	2021	0.212
Zero Two	-	2	2019	-0.34		Yato	-	2	2015	-0.464
Kaede Azusagawa	-	2	2020	-0.252		Gintoki Sakata	-	2	2015	-0.826
Nanami Aoyama	-	1	2013	-1.447		Itachi Uchiha	-	2	2016	-0.164
Tohka Yatogami	-	1	2014	-0.947		Jotaro Kujo	-	2	2016	-0.555
Mitsuha Miyamizu	-	1	2017	-0.838		Ainz Ooal Gown	-	2	2016	-0.498
Beatrice	-	1	2017	-1.748		Shouya Ishida	-	2	2018	-0.702

2021 Topaz Exhibition ResultsSource

Topaz Bracelet Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Ai Hayasaka 1374 1417 1471 1534 1694 1989 2351 Iroha Isshiki 606 661 748 834 939 1145 1504 Utaha Kasumigaoka 691 741 797 864 977 1111 Yui Hirasawa 504 547 576 746 890 Template:Tohru Tohru 500 549 634 733 Tamako Kitashirakawa 498 538 564 Origami Tobiichi 414 437 Shinka Nibutani 325 Topaz Ring Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Yuu Otosaka 672 735 796 935 1017 1241 1517 Shidou Itsuka 613 677 736 806 924 1136 1411 Kaito Kuroba 612 649 718 822 924 1088 Ryuuji Takasu 522 578 644 711 849 Ryunosuke Akasaka 490 515 586 665 Karma Akabane 497 530 582 Kousei Arima 470 504 Masamune Izumi 403

Amethyst

Amethyst Exhibition Gem Qualification
Female Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD		Male Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD
Shinka Nibutani	-	3	2013	0.129		Ryuuji Takasu	-	4	2015	0.898
Yoshino	-	3	2014	-0.353		Ryunosuke Akasaka	-	4	2015	0.694
Iroha Isshiki	-	3	2016	0.806		Shidou Itsuka	-	3	2015	0.831
Utaha Kasumigaoka	-	3	2016	0.435		Gintoki Sakata	-	3	2015	0.459
Mitsuha Miyamizu	-	3	2017	0.156		Yato	-	3	2015	0.321
Tohru	-	3	2018	-0.551		Kaito Kuroba	-	3	2015	-0.368
Nanami Aoyama	-	2	2013	-0.856		Shouya Ishida	-	3	2018	0.413
Aqua	-	2	2017	-0.96		Eugeo	-	3	2019	-0.454
Shouko Makinohara	-	2	2019	-0.76		Kyojuro Rengoku	-	3	2021	-0.15
Zero Two	-	2	2019	-0.803		Ken Kaneki	-	2	2015	-0.021
Yui Hirasawa	-	1	2010	-0.619		Itachi Uchiha	-	2	2016	-0.287
Origami Tobiichi	-	1	2014	-1.173		Tomoya Aki	-	2	2016	-0.479
Beatrice	-	1	2017	-1.093		Eren Yeager	-	2	2016	-0.731
Takagi	-	1	2019	-0.997		Ainz Ooal Gown	-	2	2016	-0.802
Hina Amano	-	1	2020	-0.909		Jotaro Kujo	-	2	2016	-0.817
Kaede Azusagawa	-	1	2020	-1.26		Haruka Kasugano	-	2	2018	-1.38

2021 Amethyst Exhibition ResultsSource

Amethyst Bracelet Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Iroha Isshiki 1885 1912 2063 2241 2472 2932 3585 Nanami Aoyama 1650 1736 1791 2001 2221 2492 3218 Tohru 946 1043 1200 1432 1856 2220 Shouko Makinohara 1433 1481 1584 1691 1837 Aqua 888 980 1109 1244 Mitsuha Miyamizu 886 952 1102 Yoshino 845 931 Shinka Nibutani 523 Amethyst Ring Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Ryunosuke Akasaka 1601 1703 1785 1983 2375 2699 3587 Gintoki Sakata 1447 1507 1572 1642 1931 2267 2660 Shidou Itsuka 1047 1112 1215 1436 1689 1933 Kaito Kuroba 1112 1145 1264 1367 1534 Ryuuji Takasu 1016 1150 1226 1312 Eugeo 758 791 845 Shouya Ishida 670 751 Yato 559

Sapphire

Sapphire Exhibition Gem Qualification
Female Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD		Male Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD

2021 Sapphire Exhibition ResultsSource
Sapphire Bracelet Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' Sapphire Ring Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '

Emerald

Emerald Exhibition Gem Qualification
Female Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD		Male Name	Awa.	W	Debut	PCVPD

2021 Emerald Exhibition ResultsSource
Emerald Bracelet Contestant Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7