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ISML 2022
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a cover image showing all previous ISML female champions
Announced 2022-05-25 [1]
Date Start: 2022-09-28
End: 2023-02-18
Participants 96+ (preliminaries)
72 (regular season)
Language English
Website + ISML Website: Current, Archive (inactive)
+ ISML Stats Public Document: Google Sheets (English), KDocs (Chinese)
Wiki Tier S-Tier
Female Results
Champion Mikoto Misaka (2nd title)
Runner-up Violet Evergarden
3rd place Rem
4th place Rikka Takanashi
Male Results
Champion Houtarou Oreki (2nd title)
Runner-up Yuuta Togashi
Third place Sakuta Azusagawa
Fourth place Hachiman Hikigaya
Related links
Main Tournament • All Nominees
Regular Season: Female • Male
Misc: Seasonals • Exhibitions • Fluff
List of editions
2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 (Male)
2012 (Male) • 2013 (Male) • 2014 (Male) • 2015
2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020 • 2021 • 2022

ISML 2022 was the 15th edition of the International Saimoe League.

On 2022 May 25, Maglor announced in the ISML Discord server that the tournament will begin on 2022 September 28.[1] On July 24, Chibasa announced that ISML 2022 will be the final edition, owing to "lack of the staff's number, work hours, and technical capabilities" making it "difficult to maintain a stable and largely fair operation of ISML for much longer".[2][3] The official charter of ISML 2022, which stipulates the format and rules of the tournament, was first released on September 20[4] by starryrainynight, a Chinese staff member and founder of the recently-created ISML chat group in the social media app QQ[5].

ISML 2022's format used a condensed schedule of at least five months. The main tournament[note1][note2] consisted of at least 96 characters, while the regular season had 72 contestants. All anime characters were eligible for nomination in main tournament, including previous ISML champions and characters who first appeared in 2022. The gem rounds were heavily reworked: they will no longer be associated with the regular season's periods; instead, all gem rounds were held throughout the entire tournament and had no label until a winner is decided. The "one necklace / pendant per year" rule was also abolished for this edition, and the gem rounds were tweaked in order to prioritize a character's missing and/or most appropriate gem for them. Finally, the playoffs stage returned to a modified double-elimination bracket: the grand final was contested between the upper bracket winner and the two lower bracket finalists in an instant-runoff vote match. If one of the lower bracket finalists won the IRV match, they will play against the upper bracket winner again in a range-voting "bracket reset" round to decide the champion.

ISML 2021 champions Elaina and Sakuta Azusagawa returned to defend their title this year. Elaina was eliminated in round 3 of the female lower bracket, while Sakuta finished 3rd overall in the male division.

Mikoto Misaka and Houtarou Oreki, the top favorites of their respective divisions, dominated the main tournament to win their second titles and cement their place as ISML's undisputed greatest. Both characters also won two gems, with Mikoto finally completing the coveted "rainbow necklace" achievement (win every type of necklace).

The tournament held a special "Farewell Match Day" on February 18, two and a half weeks after the main tournament champions were decided. It consisted of the last three gem rounds and a slew of assorted exhibition matches. The results were released on February 24, officially bringing ISML to a conclusion. Mashiro Shiina became the second girl to complete the "rainbow necklace" after this match.




Schedule[edit]

The schedule is tentative and may be subject to change without prior notice.

All match days begin at 10:00 UTC[note3] and end exactly 24 hours later. Regular rounds last 3 days from match start to results and downtime, while necklace / pendant rounds last 5 days. The tournament is scheduled for 25 match days (excluding nominations).


Main Tournament

  • Nominations: 2022 September 28 ~ October 05
    • Main Tournament nomination results were released on October 28[6]
  • Preliminaries: 2022 October 28[a1] ~ November 12
  • Split 1: 2022 November 17 ~ December 08
  • Split 2: 2022 December 13 ~ 2023 January 03
  • Playoffs: 2022 January 08 ~ February 01[a2]
  • A Farewell Match Day is planned to occur on 2023 February 18, well after the champions have been decided.
  • Exhibition matches may be scheduled during the regular season, gem rounds, and the aforementioned "farewell matchday".


Seasonal Tournament

  • Winter/Spring/Summer Nominations: 2022 September 28 ~ October 05 (shared with main tourney)
    • Nomination results are scheduled to release after the main tournament's preliminary rounds
  • Winter/Spring/Summer Seasonal: 2022 November 12 ~ 2023 January 03 (they will run together)
  • Fall Nominations: 2022 December 13 ~ 20
  • Fall Seasonal: 2023 January 03 ~ January 28
  • Seasonal Circlet: 2023 February 01


  1. ↑ Originally scheduled to begin on October 26, the preliminaries' first three rounds were delayed, because the nomination round's results took longer than expected as a result of a dramatic increase in voters.
  2. ↑ Playoff brackets may prematurely end on January 28 if the Upper Bracket winner places 1st in the Grand Final round. However, this does not affect other matches scheduled for February 01, such as the 7th gem round, seasonal circlet decider, and several exhibition tournament finals.

Nominations[edit]

Rules[edit]

Nominations for main tournament, winter seasonal, spring seasonal, and summer seasonal will be grouped together in one ballot. For fall seasonal, see ISML 2022/Seasonals#Fall.


How to Nominate?

  • 32 entries
  • Enter character name AND series
  • A given ballot must follow these requirements; failure to do so will render it void, meaning it will not count towards the results.
    • Must nominate at least 2 males and 2 females
    • Must represent at least 8 series (spin-offs[ex 1], crossovers[ex 2], and differently-named sequels[ex 3] do not count as different series)
    • Maximum of 4 characters per series only
  • Invalid entries are discarded and will not void your ballot unless it fails any of the requirements above
  • Each nomination counts as one vote. All nominees are equal. Duplicate nominations will be discarded.
  • Name order, spelling, alternate names, or language do not matter as long as the character specified is made clear. If the staff cannot identify the character beyond reasonable doubt, it will be discarded.


Eligibility rules

  • Character must appear in a valid Japanese-produced anime installment within the following dates:
    • Main tournament: any date before 2022 October 05
    • Winter: 2022 January 01 ~ March 31
    • Spring: 2022 April 01 ~ June 30
    • Summer: 2022 July 01 ~ September 30
  • Priority order: Main tournament > Winter > Spring > Summer. If a character is eligible for both main tournament and seasonals, they will be entered for the main tournament first. If they failed to qualify for the main tournament's regular season, they may enter any of the eligible seasonals (according to priority) if they have sufficient votes.
  • For Fall, eligible characters who are not participating in any ISML match during the fall nominations can be nominated, including those who were eliminated in the regular season.


Results[edit]

Direct Invites: The following characters cannot be nominated because they have automatically qualified for the preliminaries.

ISML 2021 Necklace winners ISML 2021 Pendant winners
  1. Kurumi Tokisaki @ Date A Live - Aquamarine Aquamarine
  2. Kaguya Shinomiya @ Kaguya-sama - Topaz Topaz
  3. Mashiro Shiina @ Sakurasou - Amethyst Amethyst
  4. Mikoto Misaka @ A Certain Magical Index Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2011) - Sapphire Sapphire
  5. Elaina @ Wandering Witch Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2021) - Emerald Emerald
  6. Rikka Takanashi @ Chuunibyou - Ruby Ruby
  7. Asuna Yuuki @ Sword Art Online - Diamond Diamond
  1. Sakuta Azusagawa @ Seishun Buta Yarou Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2021) - Aquamarine Aquamarine
  2. Yuu Ishigami @ Kaguya-sama - Topaz Topaz
  3. Riku Dola @ No Game No Life - Amethyst Amethyst
  4. Yuuta Togashi @ Chuunibyou - Sapphire Sapphire
  5. Touma Kamijou @ A Certain Magical Index - Emerald Emerald
  6. Sorata Kanda @ Sakurasou - Ruby Ruby
  7. Kirito @ Sword Art Online Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2012) - Diamond Diamond
ISML 2021 seasonal winners ISML 2021 seasonal winners
  1. Miku Nakano @ 5-toubun - Winter
  2. Miko Iino @ Kaguya-sama - Spring
  3. Keke Tang @ Love Live! Superstar!! - Summer, Divine circlet
  4. Ran Mouri @ Detective Conan - Fall
  1. Tanjiro Kamado @ Demon Slayer - Winter, Divine crown
  2. Takashi Natsume @ Natsume's Book of Friends - Spring
  3. Kimihiko Kimizuka @ Tanmoshi - Summer
  4. Lugh Tuatha De @ World's Finest Assassin - Fall
ISML 2021 Tournament of Champions Winner ISML 2021 Tournament of Champions Winner
  1. Violet Evergarden @ Violet Evergarden Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2019)
  1. Houtarou Oreki @ Hyouka Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2013)


Nomination Results: At least 84 females and 84 males will qualify for the preliminaries[note4]. If multiple characters are tied for last place in such a way that there are 85+ qualified characters, they will advance together. Bold indicates a character who first appeared in anime released within 2022.

Female
# Name Series Votes
1 Yukino Yukinoshita Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2020) Oregairu 2037
2 Mai Sakurajima Seishun Buta Yarou 1734
3 Rem Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2018) Re:Zero 1577
4 Megumi Katou Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2017) Saekano 1512
5 Chisato Nishikigi Lycoris Recoil 1491
6 Yui Hirasawa K-On! 1462
7 Eru Chitanda Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2015) Hyouka 1435
8 Mio Akiyama Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2010) K-On! 1434
9 Nao Tomori Charlotte 1431
10 Kanade Tachibana (Angel) Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2012) Angel Beats! 1311
11 Takina Inoue Lycoris Recoil 1236
12 Isla Plastic Memories 1220
13 Sagiri Izumi Eromanga Sensei 1145
14 Tamako Kitashirakawa Tamako Market 953
15 Azusa Nakano K-On! 914
16 Emilia Re:Zero 863
17 Yui Yuigahama Oregairu 855
18 Nino Nakano 5-toubun 850
19 Nagisa Furukawa Clannad 840
20 Zero Two Darling in the Franxx 836
21 Taiga Aisaka Toradora! 834
22 Kaori Miyazono Your Lie in April 784
23 Marin Kitagawa My Dress-Up Darling 767
24 Shouko Nishimiya A Silent Voice 758
25 Kotori Itsuka Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2014) Date A Live 720
26 Ai Haibara Detective Conan 719
27 Kuroko Shirai A Certain Magical Index 706
28 Saber (Artoria Pendragon) Fate 695
29 Shiro No Game No Life 680
30 Anya Spy x Family 678
31 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi Tonikaku Kawaii 652
32 Tokai Teio Uma Musume Pretty Derby 642
33 Ruri Gokou (Kuroneko) Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2013) Oreimo 639
34 Itsuki Nakano 5-toubun 632
35 Index Librorum Prohibitorium A Certain Magical Index 621
36 Utaha Kasumigaoka Saekano 603
37 Ushio Kofune Summer Time Rendering 562
38 Shana Has won the ISML Heavenly Tiara previously (2016) Shakugan no Shana 560
39 Inori Yuzuriha Guilty Crown 549
40 Mirai Kuriyama Beyond the Boundary 531
41 Mikasa Ackerman Attack on Titan 522
42 Kei Karuizawa Classroom of the Elite 520
43 Megumin Konosuba 503
44 Tsumugi Kotobuki K-On! 493
45 Kurisu Makise Steins;Gate 480
46 Chizuru Ichinose Rent-A-Girlfriend 477
47 Sora Kasugano Yosuga no Sora 473
48 Asuka Langley Soryu Evangelion 473
49 Kanna Kamui Dragon Maid 470
50 Kyouko Hori Horimiya 466
51 Yotsuba Nakano 5-toubun 466
52 Vladilena Milize 86 Eighty-Six 462
53 Rio Futaba Seishun Buta Yarou 455
54 Takagi-san Teasing Master Takagi-san 449
55 Kisara Engage Kiss 448
56 Chika Fujiwara Kaguya-sama 445
57 Mitsuha Miyamizu Your Name 443
58 Yor Briar Spy x Family 440
59 Rei Ayanami Evangelion 437
60 Chtholly Nota Seniorious WorldEnd 434
61 Meiko Honma (Menma) Anohana 421
62 Shouko Makinohara Seishun Buta Yarou 415
63 Ritsu Tainaka K-On! 414
64 Rin Tohsaka Fate 414
65 Umaru Doma Himouto! Umaru-chan 408
66 Madoka Kaname Madoka Magica 400
67 Haruhi Suzumiya Haruhi Suzumiya 394
68 Sakura Kinomoto Cardcaptor Sakura 391
69 Origami Tobiichi Date A Live 379
70 Tohru Dragon Maid 370
71 Tohka Yatogami Date A Live 367
72 Iroha Isshiki Oregairu 359
73 Siesta Tanmoshi 351
74 Kaede Azusagawa Seishun Buta Yarou 344
75 Kirino Kousaka Oreimo 340
76 Ruka Sarashina Rent-A-Girlfriend 336
77 Reina Kousaka Sound! Euphonium 319
78 Ginko Sora The Ryuo's Work! 309
79 Kumiko Oumae Sound! Euphonium 308
80 Ichika Nakano 5-toubun 305
81 Hina Amano Weathering With You 303
82 Yuki Nagato Haruhi Suzumiya 303
83 Nanami Aoyama Sakurasou 301
84 Roxy Migurdia Mushoku Tensei 299
85 Eriri Spencer Sawamura Saekano 294
86 Ram Re:Zero 288
87 Homura Akemi Madoka Magica 281
88 Misaki Shokuhou A Certain Magical Index 277
89 Yume Irido My Stepsister is My Ex 265
90 Ai Hayasaka Kaguya-sama 265
91 Chino Kafuu Gochiusa 261
92 Shikimori-san Shikimori-san is Not Just Cute 258
93 Ruiko Saten A Certain Magical Index 257
94 Chitoge Kirisaki Nisekoi 248
95 Shinobu Kocho Demon Slayer 246
96 Shinka Nibutani Chuunibyou 242
97 Yoshino Himekawa Date A Live 240
98 Sumi Sakurasawa Rent-A-Girlfriend 238
99 Mei Misaki Another 237
100 Nezuko Kamado Demon Slayer 234
Male
# Name Series Votes
1 Hachiman Hikigaya Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2018) Oregairu 1730
2 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji Classroom of the Elite 1069
3 Accelerator Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2015) A Certain Magical Index 756
4 Subaru Natsuki Re:Zero 617
5 Sora Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2016) No Game No Life 559
6 Eren Yeager Attack on Titan 537
7 Shinpei Ajiro Summer Time Rendering 515
8 Rimuru Tempest Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2019) Tensura 493
9 Conan Edogawa Detective Conan 486
10 Tomoya Okazaki Clannad 450
11 Levi Ackerman Attack on Titan 438
12 Yuu Otosaka Charlotte 434
13 Twilight (Loid Forger) Spy x Family 432
14 Miyuki Shirogane Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2020) Kaguya-sama 429
15 Mochizo Oji Tamako Market 395
16 Ken Kaneki Tokyo Ghoul 395
17 Satoru Gojo Jujutsu Kaisen 393
18 Shidou Itsuka Date A Live 384
19 Jotaro Kujo JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 363
20 Izumi Miyamura Horimiya 349
21 Rintarou Okabe Steins;Gate 333
22 Shinei Nouzen 86 Eighty-Six 313
23 Lelouch vi Britannia Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2011) Code Geass 305
24 Shirou Emiya Fate 293
25 Kousei Arima Your Lie in April 272
26 Ryuuji Takasu Toradora! 244
27 Yato Noragami 242
28 Rudeus Greyrat Mushoku Tensei 241
29 Nasa Yuzaki Tonikaku Kawaii 235
30 Shu Ouma Guilty Crown 230
31 Kaito Kuroba (Kaito Kid) Magic Kaito 223
32 Yuzuru Otonashi Angel Beats! 223
33 Light Yagami Death Note 221
34 Taki Tachibana Your Name 217
35 Gintoki Sakata Gintama 212
36 Kusuo Saiki Saiki K.'s Disastrous Life 197
37 Osamu Dazai Bungo Stray Dogs 188
38 Shinji Ikari Evangelion 186
39 Dio Brando JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 176
40 Hiro Darling in the Franxx 174
41 Satoshi Fukube Hyouka 168
42 Mizuto Irido My Stepsister is My Ex 159
43 Zenitsu Agatsuma Demon Slayer 157
44 Ainz Ooal Gown Overlord 153
45 Yuuta Okkotsu Jujutsu Kaisen 152
46 Lancer (Cu Chulainn) Fate 146
47 Kazuma Satou Konosuba 139
48 Nishikata Teasing Master Takagi-san 135
49 Tomoya Aki Saekano 134
50 Mikaela Hyakuya Seraph of the End 134
51 Koyomi Araragi Monogatari 131
52 Monkey D. Luffy One Piece 130
53 Fuutarou Uesugi 5-toubun 130
54 Kaworu Nagisa Evangelion 129
55 Saitama One Punch Man 128
56 L Lawliet Death Note 126
57 Haruka Kasugano Yosuga no Sora 124
58 Naruto Uzumaki Naruto 123
59 Koro-sensei Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2017) Assassination Classroom 121
60 Kyon Haruhi Suzumiya 118
61 Gilgamesh Fate 118
62 Hideyoshi Kinoshita Has won the ISML Lapis Scepter previously (2014) Baka and Test 117
63 Ash Ketchum Pokemon 114
64 Tatsumi Akame ga Kill! 111
65 Saika Totsuka Oregairu 110
66 Kyojuro Rengoku Demon Slayer 110
67 Hodaka Morishima Weathering With You 106
68 Wakana Gojo My Dress-Up Darling 106
69 Itachi Uchiha Naruto 106
70 Shinnosuke Nohara Crayon Shin-chan 104
71 Shigeo Kageyama Mob Psycho 100 104
72 Masamune Izumi Eromanga Sensei 103
73 Akihito Kanbara Beyond the Boundary 101
74 Isaac Foster Angels of Death 101
75 Tsukasa Mizugaki Plastic Memories 99
76 Iori Kitahara Grand Blue 98
77 Giyu Tomioka Demon Slayer 98
78 Takumi Usui Maid-sama! 97
79 David Martinez Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 91
80 Yuuji Itadori Jujutsu Kaisen 91
81 Kyousuke Kousaka Oreimo 90
82 Shoyo Hinata Haikyuu!! 89
83 Hanako-kun Toilet-bound Hanako-kun 87
84 Kiritsugu Emiya Fate 85
85 Joseph Joestar JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 84
86 Inuyasha InuYasha 84
87 Roronoa Zoro One Piece 83
88 Giorno Giovanna JoJo's Bizarre Adventure 80
89 Shu Ogata Engage Kiss 80
90 Shouya Ishida A Silent Voice 78
91 Bell Cranel DanMachi 77
92 Ryunosuke Akasaka Sakurasou 77
93 Syaoran Li Cardcaptor Sakura 74
94 Willem Kmetsch WorldEnd 73
95 Sasuke Uchiha Naruto 72
96 Sakamoto Sakamoto desu ga? 71
97 Shinichi Izumi Parasyte 70
98 Megumi Fushiguro Jujutsu Kaisen 67
99 Makoto Itou School Days 67
100 Senku Ishigami Dr. Stone 66

Preliminaries[edit]

96+ characters will play a series of rounds for 72 regular season spots.

Round 1

  • Seeding criteria:
    1. ISML 2021 ToC winners
    2. ISML 2021 Necklace/pendant winners
    3. ISML 2021 Seasonal diadem winners, better circlet/crown playoffs finish
    4. Greater nomination votes
    5. ISML 2021 ToC participants, higher final position
    6. ISML 2021 Playoff participants, higher final position
    7. Staff selection
  • 2 groups of 48+
  • Approval Vote - vote whoever you like

Round 2

  • 8 groups of 12+
  • Seeded based on Round 1 result (Position > Votes), with nomination rank used as tiebreaker
  • Vote up to 4 characters per group

After the preliminary rounds are finished, all characters will be ranked based on the following criteria, which will double as seeds for the regular season's first group stage:

  1. Lower average rank points (ARP) = [(Rank in R1) + (Rank in R2 x 4)] / 2
  2. Greater nomination votes
  3. Greater cumulative vote points (CVP) earned in the preliminary rounds
  • Only the top 72 ranked characters will advance to the regular season.


Female[edit]

Round 1

Group 1
Oct 28-29
1 Violet Evergarden 3964
2 Yukino Yukinoshita 3636
3 Nao Tomori 3267
4 Chisato Nishikigi 3136
5 Kurumi Tokisaki 3012
6 Mio Akiyama 2996
7 Sagiri Izumi 2965
8 Megumi Katou 2882
9 Kaguya Shinomiya 2647
10 Isla 2586
11 Mashiro Shiina 2506
12 Shouko Nishimiya 2485
13 Emilia 2456
14 Zero Two 2425
15 Chika Fujiwara 2293
16 Yui Yuigahama 2258
17 Tokai Teio 2257
18 Tsumugi Kotobuki 2158
19 Shiro 2136
20 Rio Futaba 2077
21 Kotori Itsuka 2073
22 Mitsuha Miyamizu 2012
23 Kanna Kamui 1920
24 Taiga Aisaka 1836
25 Utaha Kasumigaoka 1829
26 Iroha Isshiki 1789
27 Umaru Doma 1785
28 Roxy Migurdia 1763
29 Ichika Nakano 1741
30 Hina Amano 1731
31 Saber 1715
32 Keke Tang 1684
33 Vladilena Milize 1656
34 Rin Tohsaka 1644
35 Origami Tobiichi 1626
36 Mikasa Ackerman 1612
37 Ushio Kofune 1579
38 Meiko Honma 1558
39 Mirai Kuriyama 1531
40 Ruri Gokou 1435
41 Siesta 1431
42 Asuka Langley Soryu 1425
43 Ran Mouri 1417
44 Chtholly N. S. 1414
45 Kurisu Makise 1399
46 Ruka Sarashina 1251
47 Reina Kousaka 1165
48 Sakura Kinomoto 1063
Group 2
Oct 31 - Nov 01
1 Rikka Takanashi 4673
2 Elaina 4511
3 Rem 4429
4 Mai Sakurajima 4381
5 Mikoto Misaka 4254
6 Miku Nakano 4236
7 Eru Chitanda 3365
8 Yui Hirasawa 3309
9 Marin Kitagawa 3114
10 Takina Inoue 3089
11 Tamako Kitashirakawa 3029
12 Asuna Yuuki 2932
13 Nino Nakano 2914
14 Kuroko Shirai 2849
15 Anya 2758
16 Sora Kasugano 2682
17 Azusa Nakano 2661
18 Itsuki Nakano 2605
19 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 2491
20 Kanade Tachibana 2425
21 Ritsu Tainaka 2349
22 Kaori Miyazono 2293
23 Yor Briar 2275
24 Nagisa Furukawa 2260
25 Kyouko Hori 2249
26 Ai Haibara 2238
27 Kaede Azusagawa 2192
28 Index 2129
29 Megumin 2105
30 Shouko Makinohara 2070
31 Chizuru Ichinose 2043
32 Tohru 2039
33 Yotsuba Nakano 2027
34 Inori Yuzuriha 1958
35 Rei Ayanami 1956
36 Takagi-san 1919
37 Kei Karuizawa 1908
38 Ginko Sora 1893
39 Tohka Yatogami 1863
40 Kisara 1697
41 Shana 1599
42 Haruhi Suzumiya 1593
43 Miko Iino 1456
44 Madoka Kaname 1394
45 Kumiko Oumae 1285
46 Kirino Kousaka 1242
47 Yuki Nagato 1159
48 Nanami Aoyama 1146

Round 2

Group 1
Nov 04-05
1 Violet Evergarden 4844
2 Yui Hirasawa 3267
3 Marin Kitagawa 3137
4 Yui Yuigahama 2480
5 Yotsuba Nakano 2410
6 Tokai Teio 2175
7 Nagisa Furukawa 2036
8 Utaha Kasumigaoka 1777
9 Tohru 1702
10 Ruri Gokou 1569
11 Nanami Aoyama 898
12 Siesta 1668
Group 2
Nov 04-05
1 Elaina 4599
2 Isla 3197
3 Itsuki Nakano 3085
4 Sagiri Izumi 3069
5 Anya 2509
6 Ai Haibara 2131
7 Kanna Kamui 2113
8 Saber 1950
9 Rin Tohsaka 1718
10 Tohka Yatogami 1620
11 Haruhi Suzumiya 1593
12 Reina Kousaka 1246
Group 3
Nov 04-05
1 Rem 4164
2 Mio Akiyama 3021
3 Kuroko Shirai 2998
4 Mashiro Shiina 2796
5 Mitsuha Miyamizu 2614
6 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 2301
7 Hina Amano 2136
8 Kaede Azusagawa 2052
9 Origami Tobiichi 1699
10 Ginko Sora 1570
11 Ruka Sarashina 1326
12 Miko Iino 1090
Group 4
Nov 04-05
1 Mikoto Misaka 4583
2 Chisato Nishikigi 3674
3 Emilia 2572
4 Asuna Yuuki 2478
5 Rio Futaba 2182
6 Ritsu Tainaka 2178
7 Roxy Migurdia 1870
8 Megumin 1786
9 Takagi-san 1598
10 Ushio Kofune 1552
11 Chtholly Nota Seniorious 1264
12 Kumiko Oumae 1049
Group 5
Nov 07-08
1 Rikka Takanashi 3943
2 Kaguya Shinomiya 2452
3 Azusa Nakano 2352
4 Megumi Katou 2254
5 Sora Kasugano 2100
6 Taiga Aisaka 1633
7 Kyouko Hori 1615
8 Vladilena Milize 1561
9 Keke Tang 1377
10 Kisara 1230
11 Sakura Kinomoto 1249
12 Shana 1185
Group 6
Nov 07-08
1 Eru Chitanda 3248
2 Yukino Yukinoshita 3165
3 Takina Inoue 2383
4 Yor Briar 2101
5 Chika Fujiwara 2094
6 Tsumugi Kotobuki 2028
7 Mirai Kuriyama 1664
8 Iroha Isshiki 1619
9 Inori Yuzuriha 1498
10 Chizuru Ichinose 1445
11 Asuka Langley Soryu 1269
12 Yuki Nagato 809
Group 7
Nov 07-08
1 Miku Nakano 3530
2 Nao Tomori 3087
3 Tamako Kitashirakawa 2552
4 Ran Mouri 2161
5 Zero Two 2144
6 Shiro 1916
7 Kaori Miyazono 1625
8 Umaru Doma 1537
9 Shouko Makinohara 1525
10 Rei Ayanami 1368
11 Meiko Honma 1240
12 Kirino Kousaka 1025
Group 8
Nov 07-08
1 Mai Sakurajima 2972
2 Kurumi Tokisaki 2764
3 Shouko Nishimiya 2498
4 Nino Nakano 2721
5 Index 2164
6 Kanade Tachibana 1943
7 Ichika Nakano 1833
8 Kotori Itsuka 1704
9 Mikasa Ackerman 1467
10 Kei Karuizawa 1350
11 Kurisu Makise 1282
12 Madoka Kaname 994


Rankings

Female Prelims (1st - 24th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
1 Violet Evergarden 2.5 Invited 3.695
2 Rikka Takanashi 2.5 Invited 3.518
3 Elaina 3 Invited 3.441
4 Rem 3.5 1577 3.277
5 Mai Sakurajima 4 1734 3.055
6 Mikoto Misaka 4.5 Invited 3.316
7 Miku Nakano 5 Invited 3.174
8 Yukino Yukinoshita 5 2037 3.174
9 Eru Chitanda 5.5 1435 2.671
10 Nao Tomori 5.5 1431 2.934
11 Chisato Nishikigi 6 1491 2.878
12 Kurumi Tokisaki 6.5 Invited 2.677
13 Mio Akiyama 7 1434 2.608
14 Yui Hirasawa 8 1462 2.493
15 Kaguya Shinomiya 8.5 Invited 2.361
16 Isla 9 1220 2.421
17 Marin Kitagawa 10.5 767 2.364
18 Takina Inoue 11 1236 2.251
19 Sagiri Izumi 11.5 1145 2.604
20 Tamako Kitashirakawa 11.5 953 2.279
21 Megumi Katou 12 1512 2.43
22 Emilia 12.5 863 2.166
23 Nino Nakano 12.5 850 2.282
24 Kuroko Shirai 13 706 2.2
Female Prelims (25th - 48th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
25 Mashiro Shiina 13.5 Invited 2.259
26 Asuna Yuuki 14 Invited 2.089
27 Shouko Nishimiya 14 758 2.282
28 Azusa Nakano 14.5 914 2.039
29 Itsuki Nakano 15 632 2.111
30 Yui Yuigahama 16 855 2.024
31 Zero Two 17 836 2.128
32 Anya 17.5 678 2.016
33 Chika Fujiwara 17.5 445 2.035
34 Sora Kasugano 18 473 1.964
35 Yor Briar 19.5 440 1.774
36 Rio Futaba 20 455 1.834
37 Tokai Teio 20.5 642 1.936
38 Tsumugi Kotobuki 21 493 1.934
39 Mitsuha Miyamizu 21 443 1.92
40 Shiro 21.5 680 1.884
41 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 21.5 652 1.831
42 Kanade Tachibana 22 1311 1.791
43 Ritsu Tainaka 22.5 414 1.729
44 Taiga Aisaka 24 834 1.615
45 Index 24 621 1.727
46 Kaori Miyazono 25 784 1.622
47 Ai Haibara 25 719 1.664
48 Kanna Kamui 25.5 470 1.723
Female Prelims (49th - 72nd)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
49 Nagisa Furukawa 26 840 1.647
50 Kotori Itsuka 26.5 720 1.776
51 Yotsuba Nakano 26.5 466 1.645
52 Kyouko Hori 26.5 466 1.598
53 Roxy Migurdia 28 299 1.562
54 Utaha Kasumigaoka 28.5 603 1.573
55 Ichika Nakano 28.5 305 1.627
56 Iroha Isshiki 29 359 1.583
57 Hina Amano 29 303 1.62
58 Ran Mouri 29.5 Invited 1.549
59 Umaru Doma 29.5 408 1.553
60 Kaede Azusagawa 29.5 344 1.619
61 Megumin 30.5 503 1.502
62 Saber 31.5 695 1.557
63 Vladilena Milize 32.5 462 1.486
64 Shouko Makinohara 33 415 1.484
65 Mirai Kuriyama 33.5 531 1.448
66 Keke Tang 34 Invited 1.44
67 Tohru 34 370 1.447
68 Inori Yuzuriha 35 549 1.422
69 Rin Tohsaka 35 414 1.449
70 Chizuru Ichinose 35.5 477 1.444
71 Origami Tobiichi 35.5 379 1.433
72 Mikasa Ackerman 36 522 1.429
Eliminated Females (73rd - 96th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
73 Takagi-san 36 449 1.36
74 Rei Ayanami 37.5 437 1.378
75 Ushio Kofune 38.5 562 1.363
76 Kei Karuizawa 38.5 520 1.349
77 Ginko Sora 39 309 1.34
78 Tohka Yatogami 39.5 367 1.341
79 Siesta 40.5 351 1.311
80 Meiko Honma 41 421 1.321
81 Ruri Gokou 42 639 1.285
82 Kisara 42 448 1.21
83 Asuka Langley Soryu 43 473 1.254
84 Haruhi Suzumiya 43 394 1.206
85 Chtholly Nota Seniorious 44 434 1.184
86 Sakura Kinomoto 44 391 1.037
87 Shana 44.5 560 1.149
88 Kurisu Makise 44.5 480 1.243
89 Ruka Sarashina 45 336 1.108
90 Miko Iino 45.5 Invited 0.997
91 Madoka Kaname 46 400 0.988
92 Kumiko Oumae 46.5 308 0.905
93 Kirino Kousaka 47 340 0.927
94 Reina Kousaka 47.5 319 1.035
95 Yuki Nagato 47.5 303 0.816
96 Nanami Aoyama 48 301 0.796


Male[edit]

Round 1

Group 1
Oct 28-29
1 Sakuta Azusagawa 3066
2 Yuuta Togashi 3062
3 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 2768
4 Accelerator 2048
5 Shinpei Ajiro 2017
6 Levi Ackerman 1975
7 Taki Tachibana 1896
8 Jotaro Kujo 1888
9 Yuu Ishigami 1781
10 Touma Kamijou 1779
11 Tomoya Okazaki 1755
12 Miyuki Shirogane 1646
13 Takashi Natsume 1637
14 Mochizo Oji 1637
15 Eren Yeager 1601
16 Shidou Itsuka 1617
17 Dio Brando 1530
18 Kyojuro Rengoku 1522
19 Kazuma Satou 1416
20 Kaito Kuroba 1387
21 Naruto Uzumaki 1377
22 Shinnosuke Nohara 1339
23 Shinei Nouzen 1294
24 Yato 1233
25 Ryuuji Takasu 1225
26 Saitama 1223
27 Shu Ouma 1179
28 Koro-sensei 1167
29 Mikaela Hyakuya 1165
30 Kaworu Nagisa 1143
31 Lelouch vi Britannia 1141
32 Shinji Ikari 1116
33 Zenitsu Agatsuma 1116
34 Tsukasa Mizugaki 1079
35 Mizuto Irido 1060
36 Ash Ketchum 1059
37 Hodaka Morishima 1038
38 Gintoki Sakata 1030
39 David Martinez 995
40 Lancer 855
41 Hideyoshi Kinoshita 775
42 Hanako-kun 748
43 Akihito Kanbara 728
44 Shoyo Hinata 684
45 Koyomi Araragi 649
46 Shigeo Kageyama 641
47 Lugh Tuatha De 594
48 Takumi Usui 544
Group 2
Oct 31 - Nov 01
1 Hachiman Hikigaya 4095
2 Houtarou Oreki 3739
3 Kirito 3081
4 Satoru Gojo 2664
5 Yuu Otosaka 2550
6 Subaru Natsuki 2512
7 Rimuru Tempest 2487
8 Sora 2368
9 Izumi Miyamura 2329
10 Conan Edogawa 2237
11 Twilight 2126
12 Itachi Uchiha 2122
13 Ken Kaneki 2116
14 Tanjiro Kamado 2016
15 Kousei Arima 1906
16 Riku Dola 1869
17 Saika Totsuka 1837
18 Haruka Kasugano 1777
19 Ainz Ooal Gown 1758
20 Monkey D. Luffy 1752
21 Shirou Emiya 1749
22 Fuutarou Uesugi 1701
23 Yuuta Okkotsu 1663
24 Hiro 1658
25 Rudeus Greyrat 1657
26 Nasa Yuzaki 1641
27 Giyu Tomioka 1598
28 Masamune Izumi 1571
29 Osamu Dazai 1552
30 L Lawliet 1489
31 Gilgamesh 1452
32 Isaac Foster 1450
33 Nishikata 1433
34 Yuuji Itadori 1427
35 Sorata Kanda 1412
36 Kusuo Saiki 1384
37 Rintarou Okabe 1360
38 Yuzuru Otonashi 1345
39 Light Yagami 1326
40 Tomoya Aki 1315
41 Kiritsugu Emiya 1307
42 Wakana Gojo 1151
43 Tatsumi 1120
44 Satoshi Fukube 1012
45 Kyon 955
46 Kyousuke Kousaka 955
47 Iori Kitahara 927
48 Kimihiko Kimizuka 647

Round 2

Group 1
Nov 04-05
1 Hachiman Hikigaya 4249
2 Jotaro Kujo 2508
3 Riku Dola 2049
4 Yuu Ishigami 2028
5 Saika Totsuka 1815
6 Zenitsu Agatsuma 1663
7 Rudeus Greyrat 1609
8 Shinji Ikari 1485
9 Yato 1415
10 Kiritsugu Emiya 1309
11 Tomoya Aki 1229
12 Takumi Usui 693
Group 2
Nov 04-05
1 Yuuta Togashi 4203
2 Rimuru Tempest 2534
3 Conan Edogawa 2510
4 Kyojuro Rengoku 2115
5 Shidou Itsuka 1975
6 Saitama 1828
7 Yuuta Okkotsu 1676
8 Gilgamesh 1494
9 Yuuji Itadori 1221
10 David Martinez 1204
11 Iori Kitahara 960
12 Hanako-kun 898
Group 3
Nov 04-05
1 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 3238
2 Subaru Natsuki 2603
3 Fuutarou Uesugi 2559
4 Twilight 2339
5 Mochizo Oji 2095
6 Kazuma Satou 1651
7 L Lawliet 1567
8 Sorata Kanda 1449
9 Gintoki Sakata 1388
10 Shu Ouma 1321
11 Kyousuke Kousaka 909
12 Akihito Kanbara 847
Group 4
Nov 04-05
1 Satoru Gojo 2709
2 Shinpei Ajiro 2455
3 Miyuki Shirogane 2325
4 Ken Kaneki 2131
5 Naruto Uzumaki 2067
6 Monkey D. Luffy 1826
7 Masamune Izumi 1799
8 Mikaela Hyakuya 1558
9 Ash Ketchum 1489
10 Rintarou Okabe 1396
11 Satoshi Fukube 1182
12 Koyomi Araragi 821
Group 5
Nov 07-08
1 Sakuta Azusagawa 3069
2 Izumi Miyamura 2174
3 Sora 2156
4 Dio Brando 1905
5 Eren Yeager 1771
6 Hiro 1536
7 Ryuuji Takasu 1385
8 Isaac Foster 1265
9 Nishikata 1217
10 Lancer 1056
11 Hideyoshi Kinoshita 1032
12 Kimihiko Kimizuka 641
Group 6
Nov 07-08
1 Houtarou Oreki 3701
2 Taki Tachibana 2228
3 Touma Kamijou 1894
4 Haruka Kasugano 1808
5 Kousei Arima 1715
6 Nasa Yuzaki 1473
7 Shinei Nouzen 1429
8 Lelouch vi Britannia 1341
9 Light Yagami 1235
10 Tsukasa Mizugaki 1089
11 Wakana Gojo 1073
12 Lugh Tuatha De 704
Group 7
Nov 07-08
1 Kirito 2773
2 Levi Ackerman 2170
3 Tomoya Okazaki 2104
4 Shinnosuke Nohara 1992
5 Tanjiro Kamado 1753
6 Ainz Ooal Gown 1652
7 Giyu Tomioka 1382
8 Yuzuru Otonashi 1281
9 Mizuto Irido 1235
10 Kaworu Nagisa 1203
11 Tatsumi 1069
12 Shigeo Kageyama 872
Group 8
Nov 07-08
1 Yuu Otosaka 2435
2 Accelerator 2207
3 Itachi Uchiha 2105
4 Kaito Kuroba 1903
5 Takashi Natsume 1850
6 Shirou Emiya 1714
7 Koro-sensei 1491
8 Osamu Dazai 1261
9 Kusuo Saiki 1208
10 Hodaka Morishima 1190
11 Kyon 869
12 Shoyo Hinata 746


Rankings

Male Prelims (1st - 24th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
1 Sakuta Azusagawa 2.5 Invited 2.811
2 Hachiman Hikigaya 2.5 1730 3.145
3 Houtarou Oreki 3 Invited 2.999
4 Yuuta Togashi 3 Invited 2.987
5 Kirito 3.5 Invited 2.378
6 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 3.5 1069 2.539
7 Satoru Gojo 4 393 2.03
8 Yuu Otosaka 4.5 434 2.015
9 Accelerator 6 756 1.931
10 Shinpei Ajiro 6.5 515 1.877
11 Subaru Natsuki 7 617 1.928
12 Levi Ackerman 7 438 1.876
13 Rimuru Tempest 7.5 493 1.896
14 Taki Tachibana 7.5 217 1.849
15 Jotaro Kujo 8 363 1.818
16 Izumi Miyamura 8.5 349 1.824
17 Sora 10 559 1.836
18 Touma Kamijou 11 Invited 1.669
19 Conan Edogawa 11 486 1.772
20 Tomoya Okazaki 11.5 450 1.726
21 Miyuki Shirogane 12 429 1.625
22 Itachi Uchiha 12 106 1.703
23 Yuu Ishigami 12.5 Invited 1.617
24 Twilight 13.5 432 1.671
Male Prelims (25th - 48th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
25 Riku Dola 14 Invited 1.467
26 Ken Kaneki 14.5 395 1.606
27 Dio Brando 16.5 176 1.528
28 Takashi Natsume 16.75 Invited 1.572
29 Mochizo Oji 16.75 395 1.553
30 Tanjiro Kamado 17 Invited 1.535
31 Fuutarou Uesugi 17 130 1.535
32 Haruka Kasugano 17 124 1.442
33 Kyojuro Rengoku 17 110 1.492
34 Shidou Itsuka 17.5 384 1.507
35 Kousei Arima 17.5 272 1.471
36 Eren Yeager 18 537 1.525
37 Kaito Kuroba 18 223 1.445
38 Saika Totsuka 18.5 110 1.384
39 Shinnosuke Nohara 19 104 1.447
40 Naruto Uzumaki 20.5 123 1.394
41 Ainz Ooal Gown 21.5 153 1.38
42 Kazuma Satou 21.5 139 1.297
43 Monkey D. Luffy 22 130 1.348
44 Shirou Emiya 22.5 293 1.397
45 Hiro 24 174 1.294
46 Nasa Yuzaki 25 235 1.265
47 Saitama 25 128 1.236
48 Shinei Nouzen 25.5 313 1.231
Male Prelims (49th - 72nd)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
49 Yuuta Okkotsu 25.5 152 1.263
50 Ryuuji Takasu 26.5 244 1.177
51 Rudeus Greyrat 26.5 241 1.241
52 Giyu Tomioka 27.5 98 1.214
53 Koro-sensei 28 121 1.179
54 Masamune Izumi 28 103 1.255
55 Zenitsu Agatsuma 28.25 157 1.126
56 L Lawliet 29 126 1.15
57 Yato 30 242 1.123
58 Osamu Dazai 30.5 188 1.152
59 Mikaela Hyakuya 30.5 134 1.125
60 Lelouch vi Britannia 31.5 305 1.113
61 Gilgamesh 31.5 118 1.111
62 Isaac Foster 32 101 1.106
63 Shinji Ikari 32.25 186 1.075
64 Sorata Kanda 33.5 Invited 1.08
65 Shu Ouma 33.5 230 1.065
66 Nishikata 34.5 135 1.082
67 Yuzuru Otonashi 35 223 1.062
68 Kaworu Nagisa 35 129 1.068
69 Yuuji Itadori 35 91 1.021
70 Mizuto Irido 35.5 159 1.03
71 Kusuo Saiki 36 197 1.056
72 Ash Ketchum 36 114 1.043
Eliminated Males (73rd - 96th)
# Name ARP Noms. CVP
73 Gintoki Sakata 37 212 0.997
74 Tsukasa Mizugaki 37 99 0.992
75 Light Yagami 37.5 221 1.037
76 Rintarou Okabe 38.5 333 1.04
77 Hodaka Morishima 38.5 106 1.003
78 David Martinez 39.5 91 0.924
79 Lancer 40 146 0.851
80 Kiritsugu Emiya 40.5 85 0.99
81 Tomoya Aki 42 134 0.971
82 Hideyoshi Kinoshita 42.5 117 0.797
83 Wakana Gojo 43 106 0.901
84 Tatsumi 43.5 111 0.885
85 Satoshi Fukube 44 168 0.815
86 Kyon 44.75 118 0.74
87 Kyousuke Kousaka 44.75 90 0.71
88 Hanako-kun 45 87 0.693
89 Akihito Kanbara 45.5 101 0.666
90 Iori Kitahara 45.5 98 0.711
91 Shoyo Hinata 46 89 0.648
92 Koyomi Araragi 46.5 131 0.613
93 Shigeo Kageyama 47 104 0.665
94 Lugh Tuatha De 47.5 Invited 0.581
95 Kimihiko Kimizuka 48 Invited 0.519
96 Takumi Usui 48 97 0.515

Regular Season[edit]

For detailed results of each division, see ISML 2022/RS Female and ISML 2022/RS Male.


General rules

  • All characters are divided into groups of 6
  • Single round robin
  • Ranking criteria:
    1. Wins
    2. Ties (counted as 0.5 wins)
    3. Greater PCVPD (cumulative vote points difference within the period only)
    4. Greater PCVP (cumulative vote points within the period only)
    5. Staff selection


In ISML's website, the splits are named Aquamarine and Amethyst because the gems representing regular season stages are hard-coded in the website. The gem names do not necessarily indicate the necklace and pendant awarded at the end of each split.


Split 1[edit]

72 characters, 12 groups. Characters are split into 6 pots based on preliminary round final position; for each pot a character is randomly drawn and put into one of 12 groups. The live draw was hosted by Chibasa and starryrainynight, and initially revealed on ISML Discord server's voice chat.

  • 1st-3rd advance to Split 2
  • 4th-5th qualify for Wildcard round
    • The Wildcard round is Approval Vote (choose any character(s) you like); top 6 advance
  • 6th placers are eliminated


Females

Split 1 Group A
# Name W-L
1 Mikoto Misaka 5-0
2 Sagiri Izumi 4-1
3 Utaha Kasumigaoka 3-2
4 Rio Futaba 2-3
5 Ai Haibara 1-4
6 Megumin 0-5
Split 1 Group B
# Name W-L
1 Eru Chitanda 5-0
2 Nino Nakano 4-1
3 Zero Two 3-2
4 Kaori Miyazono 2-3
5 Origami Tobiichi 1-4
6 Roxy Migurdia 0-5
Split 1 Group C
# Name W-L
1 Miku Nakano 5-0
2 Chika Fujiwara 4-1
3 Yui Hirasawa 3-2
4 Kaede Azusagawa 2-3
5 Index 1-4
6 Saber 0-5
Split 1 Group D
# Name W-L
1 Kurumi Tokisaki 5-0
2 Mashiro Shiina 4-1
3 Emilia 3-2
4 Tokai Teio 2-3
5 Ichika Nakano 1-4
6 Mikasa Ackerman 0-5
Split 1 Group E
# Name W-L
1 Violet Evergarden 5-0
2 Kuroko Shirai 4-1
3 Kanna Kamui 2-3
4 Itsuki Nakano 2-3
5 Shouko Makinohara 2-3
6 Hina Amano 0-5
Split 1 Group F
# Name W-L
1 Chisato Nishikigi 5-0
2 Takina Inoue 4-1
3 Mitsuha Miyamizu 3-2
4 Sora Kasugano 2-3
5 Rin Tohsaka 1-4
6 Yotsuba Nakano 0-5
Split 1 Group G
# Name W-L
1 Elaina 5-0
2 Yui Yuigahama 4-1
3 Shiro 3-2
4 Isla 2-3
5 Umaru Doma 1-4
6 Mirai Kuriyama 0-5
Split 1 Group H
# Name W-L
1 Yukino Yukinoshita 5-0
2 Megumi Katou 4-1
3 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 3-2
4 Iroha Isshiki 2-3
5 Yor Briar 1-4
6 Keke Tang 0-5
Split 1 Group I
# Name W-L
1 Nao Tomori 5-0
2 Kaguya Shinomiya 4-1
3 Asuna Yuuki 3-2
4 Kotori Itsuka 2-3
5 Ritsu Tainaka 1-4
6 Tohru 0-5
Split 1 Group J
# Name W-L
1 Mai Sakurajima 5-0
2 Mio Akiyama 4-1
3 Azusa Nakano 3-2
4 Tsumugi Kotobuki 2-3
5 Inori Yuzuriha 1-4
6 Ran Mouri 0-5
Split 1 Group K
# Name W-L
1 Rikka Takanashi 5-0
2 Marin Kitagawa 4-1
3 Shouko Nishimiya 3-2
4 Kanade Tachibana 2-3
5 Nagisa Furukawa 1-4
6 Vladilena Milize 0-5
Split 1 Group L
# Name W-L
1 Rem 5-0
2 Tamako Kitashirakawa 4-1
3 Taiga Aisaka 3-2
4 Anya 2-3
5 Kyouko Hori 1-4
6 Chizuru Ichinose 0-5


Males

Split 1 Group A
# Name W-L
1 Accelerator 5-0
2 Miyuki Shirogane 4-1
3 Haruka Kasugano 3-2
4 Monkey D. Luffy 2-3
5 Nishikata 1-4
6 Yato 0-5
Split 1 Group B
# Name W-L
1 Sakuta Azusagawa 5-0
2 Rimuru Tempest 4-1
3 Takashi Natsume 3-2
4 Saika Totsuka 2-3
5 Giyu Tomioka 1-4
6 Kusuo Saiki 0-5
Split 1 Group C
# Name W-L
1 Touma Kamijou 5-0
2 Yuu Otosaka 4-1
3 Shirou Emiya 3-2
4 Eren Yeager 2-3
5 Lelouch vi Britannia 1-4
6 Yuzuru Otonashi 0-5
Split 1 Group D
# Name W-L
1 Kirito 5-0
2 Izumi Miyamura 4-1
3 Kyojuro Rengoku 3-2
4 Nasa Yuzaki 2-3
5 Ash Ketchum 1-4
6 Yuuta Okkotsu 0-5
Split 1 Group E
# Name W-L
1 Satoru Gojo 5-0
2 Tomoya Okazaki 4-1
3 Sorata Kanda 3-2
4 Dio Brando 2-3
5 Naruto Uzumaki 1-4
6 Ryuuji Takasu 0-5
Split 1 Group F
# Name W-L
1 Sora 5-0
2 Subaru Natsuki 4-1
3 Mochizo Oji 3-2
4 Osamu Dazai 2-3
5 Shinei Nouzen 1-4
6 Kaworu Nagisa 0-5
Split 1 Group G
# Name W-L
1 Houtarou Oreki 5-0
2 Taki Tachibana 4-1
3 Kousei Arima 3-2
4 Kazuma Satou 2-3
5 Shinji Ikari 1-4
6 Zenitsu Agatsuma 0-5
Split 1 Group H
# Name W-L
1 Shinpei Ajiro 5-0
2 Jotaro Kujo 4-1
3 Tanjiro Kamado 3-2
4 Kaito Kuroba 2-3
5 Koro-sensei 1-4
6 Shu Ouma 0-5
Split 1 Group I
# Name W-L
1 Levi Ackerman 5-0
2 Yuu Ishigami 4-1
3 Riku Dola 3-2
4 Gilgamesh 2-3
5 Rudeus Greyrat 1-4
6 Shinnosuke Nohara 0-5
Split 1 Group J
# Name W-L
1 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 5-0
2 Shidou Itsuka 4-1
3 Itachi Uchiha 3-2
4 Saitama 2-3
5 Mikaela Hyakuya 1-4
6 Mizuto Irido 0-5
Split 1 Group K
# Name W-L
1 Yuuta Togashi 5-0
2 Conan Edogawa 4-1
3 Fuutarou Uesugi 3-2
4 Hiro 2-3
5 Isaac Foster 1-4
6 L Lawliet 0-5
Split 1 Group L
# Name W-L-T
1 Hachiman Hikigaya 5-0
2 Twilight 4-1
3 Ken Kaneki 2-2-1
4 Masamune Izumi 2-2-1
5 Ainz Ooal Gown 1-4
6 Yuuji Itadori 0-5


Ranking for Gem Round 2 Wildcards
Necklace Round 2 Qualification Ranking
All characters are 1st in their group and have 5 wins
# Name PCVPD
1 Mikoto Misaka 4.132
2 Violet Evergarden 3.787
3 Rikka Takanashi 3.539
4 Rem 3.439
5 Yukino Yukinoshita 3.385
6 Mai Sakurajima 2.900
7 Kurumi Tokisaki 2.764
8 Eru Chitanda 2.524
9 Elaina 2.262
10 Nao Tomori 1.640
11 Miku Nakano 1.455
12 Chisato Nishikigi 1.301
Pendant Round 2 Qualification Ranking
All characters are 1st in their group and have 5 wins
# Name PCVPD
1 Yuuta Togashi 4.351
2 Houtarou Oreki 4.321
3 Hachiman Hikigaya 4.157
4 Sakuta Azusagawa 3.859
5 Accelerator 2.966
6 Kirito 2.903
7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 2.893
8 Sora 2.099
9 Touma Kamijou 2.046
10 Levi Ackerman 1.189
11 Satoru Gojo 0.950
12 Shinpei Ajiro 0.692
Split 1 Female Wildcard
Nov 08-09
# Name Votes
1 Index 3540
2 Ai Haibara 3183
3 Kanade Tachibana 2869
4 Isla 2867
5 Sora Kasugano 2813
6 Ritsu Tainaka 2786
7 Kaede Azusagawa 2705
8 Iroha Isshiki 2655
9 Kotori Itsuka 2615
10 Tsumugi Kotobuki 2577
11 Itsuki Nakano 2545
12 Shouko Makinohara 2513
13 Rio Futaba 2489
14 Nagisa Furukawa 2481
15 Anya 2449
16 Yor Briar 2392
17 Kaori Miyazono 2373
18 Origami Tobiichi 2371
19 Tokai Teio 2300
20 Rin Tohsaka 2237
21 Kyouko Hori 2235
22 Umaru Doma 2212
23 Ichika Nakano 2005
24 Inori Yuzuriha 1886
Split 1 Male Wildcard
Nov 08-09
# Name Votes
1 Kaito Kuroba 2304
2 Saika Totsuka 2239
3 Nasa Yuzaki 2097
4 Masamune Izumi 1991
5 Dio Brando 1900
6 Ainz Ooal Gown 1894
7 Eren Yeager 1887
8 Hiro 1847
9 Kazuma Satou 1831
10 Naruto Uzumaki 1816
11 Koro-sensei 1800
12 Giyu Tomioka 1764
13 Monkey D. Luffy 1753
14 Saitama 1725
15 Nishikata 1719
16 Gilgamesh 1710
17 Rudeus Greyrat 1710
18 Osamu Dazai 1676
19 Ash Ketchum 1597
20 Lelouch vi Britannia 1553
21 Mikaela Hyakuya 1539
22 Shinei Nouzen 1530
23 Isaac Foster 1522
24 Shinji Ikari 1510

Split 2[edit]

Screenshot of Chibasa's live feed of the Split 2 draw on the ISML Discord voice chat

42 characters, 7 groups. Characters are split into 6 pots of 7 members, based on CVP (earned from preliminaries until Split 1). For each pot, a character is drawn via a roulette randomizer and put into one of 7 groups, adjusted manually to minimize rematches. The live draw was hosted by Chibasa and starryrainynight, and initially revealed on ISML Discord server's voice chat.

  • 1st placers advance to Playoffs
  • Among 2nd placers, Two (2) characters with the highest stats also advance to Playoffs
  • Remaining 2nd placers and all 3rd placers qualify for Wildcard round
    • The Wildcard round is Range Vote (choose any character(s) you like using a slider from 1-100); top 7 advance
  • 4th-6th are eliminated


Females

Split 2 Group A
# Name W-L
1 Mashiro Shiina 4-1
2 Rem 4-1
3 Miku Nakano 4-1
4 Kanade Tachibana 2-3
5 Yui Yuigahama 1-4
6 Asuna Yuuki 0-5
Split 2 Group B
# Name W-L
1 Yukino Yukinoshita 5-0
2 Nao Tomori 4-1
3 Kuroko Shirai 3-2
4 Nino Nakano 2-3
5 Utaha Kasumigaoka 1-4
6 Mitsuha Miyamizu 0-5
Split 2 Group C
# Name W-L
1 Mikoto Misaka 5-0
2 Eru Chitanda 4-1
3 Tamako Kitashirakawa 3-2
4 Chika Fujiwara 2-3
5 Azusa Nakano 1-4
6 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 0-5
Split 2 Group D
# Name W-L
1 Chisato Nishikigi 5-0
2 Mai Sakurajima 4-1
3 Megumi Katou 3-2
4 Isla 2-3
5 Ritsu Tainaka 1-4
6 Zero Two 0-5
Split 2 Group E
# Name W-L
1 Violet Evergarden 5-0
2 Sagiri Izumi 4-1
3 Emilia 3-2
4 Marin Kitagawa 2-3
5 Index 1-4
6 Taiga Aisaka 0-5
Split 2 Group F
# Name W-L
1 Rikka Takanashi 5-0
2 Kurumi Tokisaki 4-1
3 Kaguya Shinomiya 3-2
4 Takina Inoue 2-3
5 Shiro 1-4
6 Ai Haibara 0-5
Split 2 Group G
# Name W-L
1 Elaina 5-0
2 Yui Hirasawa 4-1
3 Mio Akiyama 3-2
4 Shouko Nishimiya 2-3
5 Sora Kasugano 1-4
6 Kanna Kamui 0-5


Males

Split 2 Group A
# Name W-L
1 Accelerator 5-0
2 Taki Tachibana 4-1
3 Rimuru Tempest 3-2
4 Sorata Kanda 2-3
5 Tanjiro Kamado 1-4
6 Ken Kaneki 0-5
Split 2 Group B
# Name W-L
1 Kirito 5-0
2 Sora 4-1
3 Miyuki Shirogane 3-2
4 Fuutarou Uesugi 2-3
5 Takashi Natsume 1-4
6 Masamune Izumi 0-5
Split 2 Group C
# Name W-L
1 Sakuta Azusagawa 5-0
2 Touma Kamijou 4-1
3 Tomoya Okazaki 3-2
4 Jotaro Kujo 2-3
5 Haruka Kasugano 1-4
6 Kyojuro Rengoku 0-5
Split 2 Group D
# Name W-L
1 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 5-0
2 Izumi Miyamura 4-1
3 Riku Dola 3-2
4 Satoru Gojo 2-3
5 Kousei Arima 1-4
6 Ainz Ooal Gown 0-5
Split 2 Group E
# Name W-L
1 Hachiman Hikigaya 5-0
2 Yuu Otosaka 4-1
3 Levi Ackerman 3-2
4 Mochizo Oji 2-3
5 Kaito Kuroba 1-4
6 Nasa Yuzaki 0-5
Split 2 Group F
# Name W-L
1 Houtarou Oreki 5-0
2 Conan Edogawa 3-2
3 Shidou Itsuka 3-2
4 Yuu Ishigami 2-3
5 Twilight 2-3
6 Shirou Emiya 0-5
Split 2 Group G
# Name W-L
1 Yuuta Togashi 5-0
2 Subaru Natsuki 4-1
3 Saika Totsuka 3-2
4 Shinpei Ajiro 2-3
5 Itachi Uchiha 1-4
6 Dio Brando 0-5


Ranking for Gem Round 3 Wildcards
Ranking of Top 2
blue: necklace; green: playoffs; yellow: wildcard
# Name W (T) PCVPD
1 Mikoto Misaka 5-0 3.059
2 Violet Evergarden 5-0 2.652
3 Rikka Takanashi 5-0 2.571
4 Yukino Yukinoshita 5-0 2.159
5 Elaina 5-0 1.619
6 Chisato Nishikigi 5-0 1.284
7 Mashiro Shiina 5-0 1.143
8 Eru Chitanda 4-1 2.796
9 Mai Sakurajima 4-1 1.636
10 Kurumi Tokisaki 4-1 1.465
11 Nao Tomori 4-1 1.354
12 Rem 4-1 0.566
13 Yui Hirasawa 4-1 0.829
14 Emilia 4-1 0.144
Ranking of Top 2
blue: pendant; green: playoffs; yellow: wildcard
# Name W (T) PCVPD
1 Houtarou Oreki 5-0 3.685
2 Yuuta Togashi 5-0 3.64
3 Hachiman Hikigaya 5-0 3.432
4 Sakuta Azusagawa 5-0 2.931
5 Accelerator 5-0 2.873
6 Kirito 5-0 1.924
7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 5-0 1.87
8 Touma Kamijou 4-1 2.007
9 Yuu Otosaka 4-1 0.855
10 Taki Tachibana 4-1 0.727
11 Izumi Miyamura 4-1 0.671
12 Sora 4-1 0.543
13 Subaru Natsuki 4-1 0.465
14 Conan Edogawa 3-2 -0.003
Split 2 Female Wildcard
Jan 03-04
# Name Votes
1 Rem 43466
2 Miku Nakano 41806.8
3 Kurumi Tokisaki 41269.9
4 Yui Hirasawa 41228.4
5 Mio Akiyama 39893.1
6 Kaguya Shinomiya 39859.8
7 Nao Tomori 38835.8
8 Kuroko Shirai 38354.9
9 Tamako Kitashirakawa 35214.5
10 Emilia 33876.9
11 Megumi Katou 32805.9
12 Sagiri Izumi 32621.5
Split 2 Male Wildcard
Jan 03-04
# Name Votes
1 Miyuki Shirogane 31681.5
2 Sora 30803.7
3 Conan Edogawa 30397.8
4 Subaru Natsuki 29868.5
5 Taki Tachibana 28795.5
6 Izumi Miyamura 27648.9
7 Levi Ackerman 26943.3
8 Saika Totsuka 26607.6
9 Riku Dola 26273.8
10 Shidou Itsuka 26267.6
11 Rimuru Tempest 26053.7
12 Tomoya Okazaki 25707.4


Playoffs[edit]

An infographic of ISML 2022's playoffs bracket

Sixteen (16) characters from each gender play in a modified double-elimination bracket to decide the Tiara and Scepter winner.

  • All characters begin in the Upper Bracket; losers drop to Lower Bracket. Characters who lose in the Lower Bracket are eliminated, but they can still play consolation matches for placement.
  • If a match is tied, the winner is decided by (1) head to head record in the regular season, then (2) higher seed in the first round.
  • Re-seedings may be done after every round in order to minimize rematches from the regular season


Modifications:

  • Upper Bracket proceeds as normal, with the winner proceeding to Grand Final
  • The later rounds of the lower bracket will work differently:
    • Lower Bracket Round 3 (LB Semifinal) consists of 6 characters: 4 Lower Bracket R2 winners + 2 losers from the Upper Bracket Semifinals. 1v1 matches
    • Lower Bracket Round 4 (LB Final) will have 4 characters: 3 Lower Bracket R3 winners + the Upper Bracket runner-up. 1v1 matches
  • The next round is the Grand Final: 3 characters (Upper Bracket winner + 2 Lower Bracket survivors) will compete in an Instant-Runoff Vote match (rank the characters in order from 1st-3rd).
    • If the Upper Bracket winner places 1st, they will be the grand champion.
    • If one of the Lower Bracket survivors places 1st, they will compete against the Upper Bracket winner again in a bracket reset match, Range Vote format. The winner of that match will be the grand champion.


Seeding[edit]

Criteria:

  • All directly qualified characters from Split 2 are arranged by Position > Split 2 CVPD.
  • Remaining characters are seeded based on Split 2 Wildcard round position.
  • Some characters may be swapped around in the first round to avoid rematches from the regular season, and on subsequent rounds as well.
Female Seeds
# Name S2 Pos S2 CVPD
1 Mikoto Misaka 1st 3.059
2 Violet Evergarden 1st 2.652
3 Rikka Takanashi 1st 2.571
4 Yukino Yukinoshita 1st 2.159
5 Elaina 1st 1.619
6 Chisato Nishikigi 1st 1.284
7 Mashiro Shiina 1st 1.143
8 Eru Chitanda 2nd (Adv) 2.796
9 Mai Sakurajima 2nd (Adv) 1.636
10 Rem WC 1st N/A
11 Miku Nakano WC 2nd N/A
12 Kurumi Tokisaki WC 3rd N/A
13 Yui Hirasawa WC 4th N/A
14 Mio Akiyama WC 5th N/A
15 Kaguya Shinomiya WC 6th N/A
16 Nao Tomori WC 7th N/A
Male Seeds
# Name S2 Pos S2 CVPD
1 Houtarou Oreki 1st 3.685
2 Yuuta Togashi 1st 3.64
3 Hachiman Hikigaya 1st 3.432
4 Sakuta Azusagawa 1st 2.931
5 Accelerator 1st 2.873
6 Kirito 1st 1.924
7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 1st 1.87
8 Touma Kamijou 2nd (Adv) 2.007
9 Yuu Otosaka 2nd (Adv) 0.855
10 Miyuki Shirogane WC 1st N/A
11 Sora WC 2nd N/A
12 Conan Edogawa WC 3rd N/A
13 Subaru Natsuki WC 4th N/A
14 Taki Tachibana WC 5th N/A
15 Izumi Miyamura WC 6th N/A
16 Levi Ackerman WC 7th N/A


Tiara Bracket[edit]

Round 1
Jan 08 		  Upper Bracket QF
Jan 12 		  Upper Bracket SF
Jan 16 		  Upper Bracket Final
Jan 20 		Grand Finals
1 Mikoto Misaka 4030  
16 Nao Tomori 3057 1 Mikoto Misaka 7607
8 Eru Chitanda 3521 11 Miku Nakano 5576
10 Rem 3344 1 Mikoto Misaka 6648
4 Yukino Yukinoshita 3697 4 Yukino Yukinoshita 5996
13 Yui Hirasawa 3040 4 Yukino Yukinoshita 6445
5 Elaina 3537 5 Elaina 5590
12 Kurumi Tokisaki 3195 1 Mikoto Misaka 7773
2 Violet Evergarden 4345 3 Rikka Takanashi 5982    
15 Kaguya Shinomiya 2473 2 Violet Evergarden 7044
7 Mashiro Shiina 3253 8 Eru Chitanda 5180
9 Mai Sakurajima 3656 2 Violet Evergarden 5859
3 Rikka Takanashi 4041 3 Rikka Takanashi 6119
14 Mio Akiyama 2977 3 Rikka Takanashi 6918 Grand Final (IRV) - Jan 28
6 Chisato Nishikigi 3045 9 Mai Sakurajima 6309 W Mikoto 9298
11 Miku Nakano 3692   L Violet 3637
L Rem 2844
Lower Bracket R1
Jan 12 		Lower Bracket R2
Jan 16 		Lower Bracket R3
Jan 20 		Lower Bracket Final
Jan 24
15 Kaguya Shinomiya 5235 >11 Miku Nakano 5876
10 Rem 7250 >9 Mai Sakurajima 6131 9 Mai Sakurajima 6695
8 Eru Chitanda 5040 9 Mai Sakurajima 4272
13 Yui Hirasawa 5552 >8 Eru Chitanda 5836 2 Violet Evergarden 5648  
12 Kurumi Tokisaki 6353 12 Kurumi Tokisaki 5451 >2 Violet Evergarden 7392
5 Elaina 4945
16 Nao Tomori 5825 >5 Elaina 5997 >3 Rikka Takanashi 4769
7 Mashiro Shiina 5833 7 Mashiro Shiina 5821 >4 Yukino Yukinoshita 6021 10 Rem 5711    
10 Rem 6061
14 Mio Akiyama 5865 10 Rem 7109
6 Chisato Nishikigi 5902 6 Chisato Nishikigi 4565


Scepter Bracket[edit]

Round 1
Jan 08 		  Upper Bracket QF
Jan 12 		  Upper Bracket SF
Jan 16 		  Upper Bracket Final
Jan 20 		Grand Finals
1 Houtarou Oreki 4285  
16 Levi Ackerman 2405 1 Houtarou Oreki 7860
8 Touma Kamijou 3010 10 Miyuki Shirogane 4248
11 Sora 3257 1 Houtarou Oreki 5754
4 Sakuta Azusagawa 4161 4 Sakuta Azusagawa 5213
13 Subaru Natsuki 2335 4 Sakuta Azusagawa 6973
5 Accelerator 3603 5 Accelerator 5470
12 Conan Edogawa 3208 1 Houtarou Oreki 5902
2 Yuuta Togashi 4404 3 Hachiman Hikigaya 5462    
15 Izumi Miyamura 2078 2 Yuuta Togashi 7284
7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 2939 11 Sora 4667
10 Miyuki Shirogane 3142 2 Yuuta Togashi 5716
3 Hachiman Hikigaya 4016 3 Hachiman Hikigaya 5965
14 Taki Tachibana 2697 3 Hachiman Hikigaya 6844 Grand Final (IRV) - Jan 28
6 Kirito 3462 6 Kirito 4950 W Oreki 6504 7560
9 Yuu Otosaka 2662   L Sakuta 3794 4749
L Yuuta 3044
Lower Bracket R1
Jan 12 		Lower Bracket R2
Jan 16 		Lower Bracket R3
Jan 20 		Lower Bracket Final
Jan 24
15 Izumi Miyamura 5299 >6 Kirito 5811
8 Touma Kamijou 6289 8 Touma Kamijou 4870 6 Kirito 5675
5 Accelerator 5377 6 Kirito 3663
13 Subaru Natsuki 5931 >11 Sora 5722 2 Yuuta Togashi 5898  
12 Conan Edogawa 7102 12 Conan Edogawa 5989 >4 Sakuta Azusagawa 7259
12 Conan Edogawa 5294
16 Levi Ackerman 5153 >5 Accelerator 5407 >3 Hachiman Hikigaya 4636
7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 5971 7 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 5393 >2 Yuuta Togashi 7470 4 Sakuta Azusagawa 4909    
9 Yuu Otosaka 4161
14 Taki Tachibana 5792 >10 Miyuki Shirogane 4845
9 Yuu Otosaka 5801 9 Yuu Otosaka 5255


Consolations and Final Rankings[edit]

A visualization of the format based on the original graphic made by Chibasa

Characters are first grouped by which round they were eliminated in. The top finishers and bottom finishers of the next group above them will join together in another round of voting, while the rest will have their positions confirmed.

Voting format varies depending on the organizer's preference: approval voting, range voting, and instant-runoff voting.

For characters eliminated in lower bracket round 2 to lower bracket finals (4th-12th), their rank is decided by overall cumulative vote points (CVP), from preliminaries until their last match.

Final Rankings[edit]

Female Final Ranking
# Name Eliminated in
1 Mikoto Misaka N/A
2 Violet Evergarden Grand Final
3 Rem Grand Final
4 Rikka Takanashi Lower Bracket Final
5 Mai Sakurajima Lower Bracket Final
6 Yukino Yukinoshita Lower Bracket R3
7 Elaina Lower Bracket R3
8 Eru Chitanda Lower Bracket R3
9 Kurumi Tokisaki Lower Bracket R2
10 Miku Nakano Lower Bracket R2
11 Chisato Nishikigi Lower Bracket R2
12 Mashiro Shiina Lower Bracket R2
13 Nao Tomori Lower Bracket R1
14 Mio Akiyama Lower Bracket R1
15 Kuroko Shirai Split 2 Wildcard
16 Yui Hirasawa Lower Bracket R1
17 Tamako Kitashirakawa Split 2 Wildcard
18 Kaguya Shinomiya Lower Bracket R1
19 Megumi Katou Split 2 Wildcard
20 Emilia Split 2 Wildcard
21 Shouko Nishimiya Split 2: 4th
22 Sagiri Izumi Split 2 Wildcard
23 Nino Nakano Split 2: 4th
24 Marin Kitagawa Split 2: 4th
25 Takina Inoue Split 2: 4th
26 Isla Split 2: 4th
27 Yui Yuigahama Split 2: 5th
28 Azusa Nakano Split 2: 5th
29 Kanade Tachibana Split 2: 4th
30 Chika Fujiwara Split 2: 4th
31 Ritsu Tainaka Split 2: 5th
32 Sora Kasugano Split 2: 5th
33 Index Split 2: 5th
34 Asuna Yuuki SSplit 2: 6th
35 Mitsuha Miyamizu Split 2: 6th
36 Shiro Split 2: 5th
37 Utaha Kasumigaoka Split 2: 5th
38 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi Split 2: 6th
39 Zero Two Split 2: 6th
40 Ai Haibara Split 2: 6th
41 Itsuki Nakano Split 1 Wildcard
42 Anya Split 1 Wildcard
43 Yor Briar Split 1 Wildcard
44 Rio Futaba Split 1 Wildcard
45 Kanna Kamui Split 2: 6th
46 Taiga Aisaka Split 2: 6th
47 Ichika Nakano Split 1 Wildcard
48 Kaede Azusagawa Split 1 Wildcard
49 Shouko Makinohara Split 1 Wildcard
50 Iroha Isshiki Split 1 Wildcard
51 Nagisa Furukawa Split 1 Wildcard
52 Kaori Miyazono Split 1 Wildcard
53 Kyouko Hori Split 1 Wildcard
54 Umaru Doma Split 1 Wildcard
55 Tsumugi Kotobuki Split 1 Wildcard
56 Kotori Itsuka Split 1 Wildcard
57 Rin Tohsaka Split 1 Wildcard
58 Ran Mouri Split 1: 6th
59 Yotsuba Nakano Split 1: 6th
60 Origami Tobiichi Split 1 Wildcard
61 Hina Amano Split 1: 6th
62 Tokai Teio Split 1 Wildcard
63 Inori Yuzuriha Split 1 Wildcard
64 Megumin Split 1: 6th
65 Tohru Split 1: 6th
66 Saber Split 1: 6th
67 Mirai Kuriyama Split 1: 6th
68 Chizuru Ichinose Split 1: 6th
69 Vladilena Milize Split 1: 6th
70 Mikasa Ackerman Split 1: 6th
71 Roxy Migurdia Split 1: 6th
72 Keke Tang Split 1: 6th
Male Final Ranking
# Name Eliminated in
1 Houtarou Oreki N/A
2 Yuuta Togashi Grand Final
3 Sakuta Azusagawa Grand Final
4 Hachiman Hikigaya Lower Bracket Final
5 Kirito Lower Bracket Final
6 Accelerator Lower Bracket R3
7 Conan Edogawa Lower Bracket R3
8 Yuu Otosaka Lower Bracket R3
9 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji Lower Bracket R2
10 Touma Kamijou Lower Bracket R2
11 Sora Lower Bracket R2
12 Miyuki Shirogane Lower Bracket R2
13 Taki Tachibana Lower Bracket R1
14 Izumi Miyamura Lower Bracket R1
15 Subaru Natsuki Lower Bracket R1
16 Levi Ackerman Lower Bracket R1
17 Tomoya Okazaki Split 2 Wildcard
18 Saika Totsuka Split 2 Wildcard
19 Rimuru Tempest Split 2 Wildcard
20 Mochizo Oji Split 2: 4th
21 Riku Dola Split 2 Wildcard
22 Shidou Itsuka Split 2 Wildcard
23 Fuutarou Uesugi Split 2: 4th
24 Jotaro Kujo Split 2: 4th
25 Satoru Gojo Split 2: 4th
26 Yuu Ishigami Split 2: 4th
27 Kaito Kuroba Split 2: 5th
28 Twilight Split 2: 5th
29 Shinpei Ajiro Split 2: 4th
30 Sorata Kanda Split 2: 4th
31 Itachi Uchiha Split 2: 5th
32 Kousei Arima Split 2: 5th
33 Takashi Natsume Split 2: 5th
34 Tanjiro Kamado Split 2: 5th
35 Haruka Kasugano Split 2: 5th
36 Nasa Yuzaki Split 2: 6th
37 Kyojuro Rengoku Split 2: 6th
38 Masamune Izumi Split 2: 6th
39 Ken Kaneki Split 2: 6th
40 Shirou Emiya Split 2: 6th
41 Giyu Tomioka Split 1 Wildcard
42 Eren Yeager Split 1 Wildcard
43 Naruto Uzumaki Split 1 Wildcard
44 Dio Brando Split 2: 6th
45 Hiro Split 1 Wildcard
46 Ainz Ooal Gown Split 2: 6th
47 Monkey D. Luffy Split 1 Wildcard
48 Mikaela Hyakuya Split 1 Wildcard
49 Osamu Dazai Split 1 Wildcard
50 Ash Ketchum Split 1 Wildcard
51 Saitama Split 1 Wildcard
52 Kazuma Satou Split 1 Wildcard
53 Koro-sensei Split 1 Wildcard
54 Isaac Foster Split 1 Wildcard
55 Shinji Ikari Split 1 Wildcard
56 Nishikata Split 1 Wildcard
57 Rudeus Greyrat Split 1 Wildcard
58 Shinnosuke Nohara Split 1: 6th
59 Zenitsu Agatsuma Split 1: 6th
60 Ryuuji Takasu Split 1: 6th
61 Lelouch vi Britannia Split 1 Wildcard
62 Shinei Nouzen Split 1 Wildcard
63 Gilgamesh Split 1 Wildcard
64 Yuuta Okkotsu Split 1: 6th
65 Kaworu Nagisa Split 1: 6th
66 Mizuto Irido Split 1: 6th
67 Shu Ouma Split 1: 6th
68 L Lawliet Split 1: 6th
69 Yato Split 1: 6th
70 Yuzuru Otonashi Split 1: 6th
71 Yuuji Itadori Split 1: 6th
72 Kusuo Saiki Split 1: 6th

Female Consolations[edit]

By Eliminated Position

Match 1 (64th - 72nd)
Split 1, 6th place
Jan 12-13
# Name Votes
1 Ran Mouri (A) 6387
2 Yotsuba Nakano (A) 5684
3 Hina Amano (A) 5059
4 Megumin 4935
5 Tohru 4817
6 Saber 4558
7 Mirai Kuriyama 4535
8 Chizuru Ichinose 4522
9 Vladilena Milize 4465
10 Mikasa Ackerman 4427
11 Roxy Migurdia 4377
12 Keke Tang 4030
Match 2 (47th - 57th)
Lost in Split 1 Wildcard
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Itsuki Nakano (A) 5500
2 Anya (A) 5258
3 Yor Briar (A) 5084
4 Rio Futaba (A) 4910
5 Ichika Nakano 4885
6 Kaede Azusagawa 4853
7 Shouko Makinohara 4806
8 Iroha Isshiki 4583
9 Nagisa Furukawa 4497
10 Kaori Miyazono 4480
11 Kyouko Hori 4468
12 Umaru Doma 4437
13 Tsumugi Kotobuki 4413
14 Kotori Itsuka 4152
15 Rin Tohsaka 3944
16 Tokai Teio (R) 3929
17 Origami Tobiichi (R) 3874
18 Inori Yuzuriha (R) 3718
Match 3 (38th - 40th)
Split 2, 6th place
Jan 16-17
# Name Votes
1 Asuna Yuuki (A) 57956.9
2 Mitsuha Miyamizu (A) 56565.3
3 Tsukasa Tsukuyomi 54562.5
4 Zero Two 53937.7
5 Ai Haibara 49601
6 Taiga Aisaka (R) 49452.6
7 Kanna Kamui (R) 49046
Match 4 (31st - 33rd)
Split 2, 5th place
Jan 16-17
# Name Votes
1 Yui Yuigahama (A) 56671.4
2 Azusa Nakano (A) 53130.6
3 Ritsu Tainaka 49475.8
4 Sora Kasugano 46848
5 Index 46336.7
6 Utaha Kasumigaoka (R) 44241.5
7 Shiro (R) 44210
Match 5 (24th - 26th)
Split 2, 4th place
Jan 12-13
# Name Score
1 Nino Nakano (A) 61360.2
2 Shouko Nishimiya (A) 58097.3
3 Marin Kitagawa 56559
4 Takina Inoue 56153.5
5 Isla 54622.3
6 Kanade Tachibana (R) 53761
7 Chika Fujiwara (R) 53285.4
Match 4 (19th)
Lost in Split 2 Wildcards
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Kuroko Shirai (A) 59645.1
2 Tamako Kitashirakawa (A) 57228.6
3 Megumi Katou 56856.1
4 Emilia (R) 53972.7
5 Sagiri Izumi (R) 51833
Match 7 (13th - 14th)
Lost in Lower Bracket R1
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Nao Tomori 66688.6
2 Mio Akiyama 59614.6
3 Kaguya Shinomiya (R) 57215.2
4 Yui Hirasawa (R) 54636
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket R2
# Name CVP
1 Kurumi Tokisaki 19.260
2 Miku Nakano 19.121
3 Chisato Nishikigi 18.207
4 Mashiro Shiina 18.129
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket R3
# Name CVP
1 Yukino Yukinoshita 21.986
2 Elaina 21.235
3 Eru Chitanda 20.930
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket Finals
# Name CVP
1 Rikka Takanashi 24.411
2 Mai Sakurajima 22.883


Round 2

Match 11 (58th - 63rd)
Jan 24-25
# Name Votes
1 Ran Mouri 58033
2 Yotsuba Nakano 45256.5
3 Origami Tobiichi 40669.8
4 Hina Amano 39764.9
5 Tokai Teio 37344.6
6 Inori Yuzuriha 35485.2
Match 12 (41st - 46th)
Jan 24-25
# Name Votes
1 Itsuki Nakano 45483.3
2 Anya 44930.2
3 Yor Briar 44127.3
4 Rio Futaba 41848.2
5 Kanna Kamui 37553.5
6 Taiga Aisaka 35894.7
Match 13 (34th - 37th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Asuna Yuuki 3339 3844 5071
2 Mitsuha Miyamizu 3536 4046 4908
3 Shiro 2864 3189
4 Utaha Kasumigaoka 1955
Match 14 (27th - 30th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Yui Yuigahama 3184 3848 4853
2 Azusa Nakano 2983 3458 4622
3 Kanade Tachibana 2927 3321
4 Chika Fujiwara 2565
Match 15 (20th - 23rd)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Emilia 3418 3891 5120
2 Shouko Nishimiya 3217 3764 4878
3 Sagiri Izumi 3154 3676
4 Nino Nakano 2256
Match 16 (15th - 18th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Kuroko Shirai 5569 6186 6874
2 Yui Hirasawa 2797 3206 4476
3 Tamako Kitashirakawa 2523 3072
4 Kaguya Shinomiya 2417


Male Consolations[edit]

By Eliminated Position

Match 1 (64th - 72nd)
Split 1, 6th place
Jan 16-17
# Name Votes
1 Shinnosuke Nohara (A) 3591
2 Zenitsu Agatsuma (A) 3293
3 Ryuuji Takasu (A) 3186
4 Yuuta Okkotsu 2972
5 Kaworu Nagisa 2950
6 Mizuto Irido 2941
7 Shu Ouma 2835
8 L Lawliet 2815
9 Yato 2805
10 Yuzuru Otonashi 2753
11 Yuuji Itadori 2725
12 Kusuo Saiki 2461
Match 2 (47th - 57th)
Lost in Split 1 Wildcard
Jan 16-17
# Name Votes
1 Naruto Uzumaki (A) 3410
2 Eren Yeager (A) 3259
3 Hiro (A) 3218
4 Giyu Tomioka (A) 3170
5 Monkey D. Luffy 3072
6 Mikaela Hyakuya 2961
7 Osamu Dazai 2858
8 Ash Ketchum 2801
9 Saitama 2791
10 Kazuma Satou 2763
11 Koro-sensei 2690
12 Isaac Foster 2670
13 Shinji Ikari 2641
14 Nishikata 2626
15 Rudeus Greyrat 2602
16 Shinei Nouzen (R) 2553
17 Gilgamesh (R) 2478
18 Lelouch vi Britannia (R) 2459
Match 3 (38th - 40th)
Split 2, 6th place
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Kyojuro Rengoku (A) 38934.1
2 Nasa Yuzaki (A) 37403.5
3 Masamune Izumi 36705.1
4 Ken Kaneki 36300.8
5 Shirou Emiya 35615.8
6 Dio Brando (R) 34752.1
7 Ainz Ooal Gown (R) 31917.1
Match 4 (31st - 33rd)
Split 2, 5th place
Jan 16-17
# Name Votes
1 Twilight (A) 43233.1
2 Kaito Kuroba (A) 41500.4
3 Itachi Uchiha 39400.7
4 Kousei Arima 38575.5
5 Takashi Natsume 38325.9
6 Haruka Kasugano (R) 36395.7
7 Tanjiro Kamado (R) 35864.8
Match 5 (24th - 26th)
Split 2, 4th place
Jan 12-13
# Name Score
1 Fuutarou Uesugi (A) 50250.1
2 Mochizo Oji (A) 49903.3
3 Jotaro Kujo 49265.1
4 Satoru Gojo 48205.9
5 Yuu Ishigami 47678.9
6 Shinpei Ajiro (R) 46861.6
7 Sorata Kanda (R) 43762.3
Match 6 (19th)
Lost in Split 2 Wildcards
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Saika Totsuka (A) 42042.3
2 Tomoya Okazaki (A) 42171.9
3 Rimuru Tempest 39872.5
4 Shidou Itsuka (R) 37748.5
5 Riku Dola (R) 36877.3
Match 7 (13th - 14th)
Lost in Lower Bracket R1
Jan 20-21
# Name Votes
1 Taki Tachibana 49384.6
2 Izumi Miyamura 47357.6
3 Subaru Natsuki (R) 46163.1
4 Levi Ackerman (R) 44065.9
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket R2
# Name CVP
1 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 17.618
2 Touma Kamijou 16.849
3 Sora 15.864
4 Miyuki Shirogane 15.108
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket R3
# Name CVP
1 Accelerator 19.502
2 Conan Edogawa 17.642
3 Yuu Otosaka 16.727
CVP Ranking
Lost in Lower Bracket Finals
# Name CVP
1 Hachiman Hikigaya 23.507
2 Kirito 19.892


Round 2

Match 11 (58th - 63rd)
Jan 24-25
# Name Votes
1 Shinnosuke Nohara 32807.1
2 Zenitsu Agatsuma 31421.3
3 Ryuuji Takasu 26814.1
4 Lelouch vi Britannia 25376
5 Shinei Nouzen 25051.9
6 Gilgamesh 24675.5
Match 12 (41st - 46th)
Jan 24-25
# Name Votes
1 Giyu Tomioka 32485.5
2 Eren Yeager 30294.5
3 Naruto Uzumaki 29091.3
4 Dio Brando 27357.8
5 Hiro 27292
6 Ainz Ooal Gown 24680.1
Match 13 (34th - 37th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Tanjiro Kamado 2474 3424 4237
2 Haruka Kasugano 2870 3106 4027
3 Nasa Yuzaki 2663 2944
4 Kyojuro Rengoku 2108
Match 14 (27th - 30th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Kaito Kuroba 3566 4002 4917
2 Twilight 2766 3321 4549
3 Shinpei Ajiro 2745 3258
4 Sorata Kanda 2416
Match 15 (20th - 23rd)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Mochizo Oji 3040 3584 4425
2 Riku Dola 2789 3036 3840
3 Shidou Itsuka 2370 2811
4 Fuutarou Uesugi 1977
Match 16 (15th - 18th)
Jan 28-29
# Name R1 R2 R3
1 Subaru Natsuki 3028 3595 4523
2 Levi Ackerman 3045 3417 4320
3 Tomoya Okazaki 2480 2897
4 Saika Totsuka 2227

Gem Rounds[edit]

As a consequence of ISML 2022's shortened schedule, the necklace and pendant rounds were scattered throughout the Main Tournament, from the preliminary rounds until the very end of the playoffs. The "1 gem per person" limit is removed (with some exceptions). The most important new feature however, is that all gem rounds are unnamed, i.e. will no longer use the traditional gem order. Rather, once a winner is selected, the staff will select one of seven gems to them based on the following criteria:

  1. Not awarded yet[note5]
  2. Missing gem
  3. Most appropriate gem (based on traits, physical appearance, etc.). A public poll may be organized for this purpose.

Given that ISML 2022 is the final edition and that past champions are allowed, these rules have significant implications for who gets the coveted "rainbow necklace"[note6] achievement, of which five girls can realistically obtain this year:

As of December 12, Mikoto Misaka is the first girl to have obtained this achievement after empathically winning the first two necklace rounds. Mashiro Shiina became the second girl to obtain the achievement after placing 1st in the 5th gem round during the special "farewell matchday", automatically giving her the emerald necklace.


Format[edit]

Same format as usual: 8 characters will compete in an Instant Runoff Vote (rank from 1st-8th). Unlike previous editions, all gem rounds are unnamed; once a winner is decided, a gem will be awarded to them.

  • Round 1: Held after Preliminaries; contested between the group winners from Preliminary Round 2
  • Rounds 2-3: Held after each regular season's Split 1 and Split 2 respectively. Characters are selected according to Regular season ranking criteria: Group position > Wins > Ties > CVPD within period > CVP within period > Staff selection
  • Round 4: Held after Playoffs Day 3 (Upper Bracket Semifinals / Lower Bracket R2). Contested by the 8 remaining characters at the time.
  • The last three gem rounds will be scheduled at the same time on the special "Farewell Match Day" on 2023 February 18. Each round has a qualifying round held during Playoffs Day 5, 6, and 7 to determine each gem round's eight (8) contestants. The format is Approval Vote. A character may only be selected for one qualifying round.
    • Round 5: Top 16 characters with the most wins in 2022 (including exhibitions and playoffs) who haven't won a gem round in 2022. Regular season ranking criteria will be used as tiebreakers
    • Round 6: Top 16 characters with the most 1v1 wins (including seasonals, exhibitions and playoffs) without winning a gem round ever. Season rank will be used as tiebreaker
    • Round 7: ISML staff personally selects 16 characters from all previous sub-tournaments (seasonals and exhibitions). These include the following: Seasonal Contest (2012-2021), Male "Exhibition" Tournaments (2011-2014), Divine Circlet (2011, 2015~2020), Divine Crown (2017~2020), Couples / Ships (2019~2022), Touhou (2013, 2017, 2020), Visual Novels (2014, 2021), Video Games (2018), Idols/Musicians (2020), Virtual YouTubers (2021), Genshin (2022), and Exhibition Gems (2011~2014, 2020~2021).


Using this format, the maximum possible amount of gems that can be won by a single contestant is five (5) for females, and four (4) for males. The qualifications are:

  • placing 1st in their group on Preliminary Round 2
  • perform well throughout the regular season's two splits (2 gem rounds)
  • surviving at least three days in the playoffs bracket by reaching Upper Bracket Semis or Lower Bracket Semis/R3
  • For females, they can join the fifth gem round based on "winning a seasonal contest or exhibition" criterion, but in practice the selection of contestants ultimately falls on the ISML staff, whom are likely to prioritize characters who have never won a necklace yet.


Main Tournament Gems (1-4)[edit]

Necklace Round 1 - Topaz
Preliminary Round 2 Group Winners - Nov 12-13
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Mikoto Misaka 2998 3069 3155 3302 3606 4015 5061
Miku Nakano 1563 1606 1776 2170 2454 3070 4226
Violet Evergarden 1649 1737 1851 2009 2388 3035
Rikka Takanashi 1531 1612 1718 1910 2243
Elaina 1420 1488 1599 1726
Rem 1142 1191 1290
Mai Sakurajima 739 809
Eru Chitanda 544
Pendant Round 1 - Sapphire
Preliminary Round 2 Group Winners - Nov 12-13
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Houtarou Oreki 2136 2202 2340 2507 2713 3109 4075
Hachiman Hikigaya 2099 2183 2241 2441 2701 3153 3835
Yuuta Togashi 1730 1843 2004 2139 2409 2780
Kirito 1069 1141 1210 1382 1606
Sakuta Azusagawa 1065 1153 1226 1336
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 876 936 1043
Satoru Gojo 830 892
Yuu Otosaka 724
Necklace Round 2 - Amethyst
Split 1 - top 8 performers - Dec 08-09
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Mikoto Misaka 3265 3343 3418 3508 3806 4048
Yukino Yukinoshita 1041 1112 1200 1302 1481 1923
Rikka Takanashi 857 898 941 1089 1332 1649
Violet Evergarden 934 1021 1078 1202 1314
Kurumi Tokisaki 857 894 981 1058
Mai Sakurajima 519 574 643
Rem 512 541
Eru Chitanda 467
Pendant Round 2 - Diamond
Split 1 - top 8 performers - Dec 08-09
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Hachiman Hikigaya 2215 2263 2371 2485 2706 3079 3786
Accelerator 1336 1439 1510 1643 1755 1980 2455
Yuuta Togashi 1095 1152 1216 1332 1488 1891
Houtarou Oreki 858 919 984 1102 1298
Sakuta Azusagawa 671 711 774 862
Kirito 627 682 738
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 499 544
Sora 487
Necklace Round 3 - Aquamarine
Split 2 - top 8 performers - Jan 03-04
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Eru Chitanda 2260 2380 2500 2608 2799 3195 3974
Mikoto Misaka 1672 1736 1827 1982 2128 2462 2938
Rikka Takanashi 947 993 1171 1374 1686 2040
Yukino Yukinoshita 1033 1086 1195 1318 1542
Mashiro Shiina 1009 1106 1155 1241
Elaina 800 904 1009
Violet Evergarden 845 902
Chisato Nishikigi 773
Pendant Round 3 - Aquamarine
Split 2 - top 8 performers - Jan 03-04
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Houtarou Oreki 1722 1794 1840 1949 2180 2615 3296
Sakuta Azusagawa 1383 1468 1525 1668 1848 2131 2959
Hachiman Hikigaya 1337 1411 1477 1621 1845 2109
Yuuta Togashi 1200 1281 1328 1405 1627
Accelerator 807 867 1313 1396
Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 801 872 908
Touma Kamijou 776 839
Kirito 723
Necklace Round 4 - Sapphire
Tiara Playoffs - Top 8 players - Jan 20-21
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Rikka Takanashi 2605 2720 2845 3044 3522 4074 5144
Rem 3025 3090 3186 3371 3606 4083 5137
Mikoto Misaka 2927 3014 3115 3292 3560 4035
Yukino Yukinoshita 1624 1688 1869 2019 2305
Violet Evergarden 1369 1474 1598 1783
Elaina 1139 1214 1325
Mai Sakurajima 977 1048
Eru Chitanda 766
Pendant Round 4 - Ruby
Scepter Playoffs - Top 8 players - Jan 20-21
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Yuuta Togashi 2377 2499 2705 2927 3466 3967 4702
Hachiman Hikigaya 2367 2457 2602 2939 3356 3901 4431
Conan Edogawa 2120 2190 2303 2434 2665 3153
Accelerator 1956 2035 2206 2348 2620
Houtarou Oreki 1505 1591 1739 1957
Sakuta Azusagawa 1217 1323 1430
Kirito 1057 1139
Yuu Otosaka 847


Special Gems (5-7)[edit]

Qualifiers

Necklace R5 Qualis
Most 1v1 wins in 2022 without necklace in 2022 (includes seasonal and exhibitions).
Jan 24-25
# Name Wins CVPD Votes
1 Rem 12 4.815 5929
2 Mai Sakurajima 12 4.933 5910
3 Violet Evergarden 13 7.773 5885
4 Miku Nakano 10 1.869 5145
5 Elaina 12 3.407 5046
6 Mashiro Shiina 9 3.009 4992
7 Yukino Yukinoshita 12 5.765 4858
8 Nao Tomori 9 2.69 4827
9 Yui Hirasawa 7 1.347 4703
10 Kurumi Tokisaki 10 4.187 4696
11 Mio Akiyama 7 3.195 4597
12 Kuroko Shirai 7 1.47 4493
13 Emilia 7 1.408 4407
14 Kaguya Shinomiya 7 1.463 4137
15 Chisato Nishikigi 11 1.883 4016
16 Sagiri Izumi 7 1.526 4009
17 Megumi Katou 7 0.724 DNQ
18 Tamako Kitashirakawa 7 -0.023 DNQ
19 Hu Tao 6 2.927 DNQ
20 Nino Nakano 6 -0.452 DNQ
21 Takina Inoue 6 -0.56 DNQ
22 Chika Fujiwara 6 -0.687 DNQ
23 Marin Kitagawa 6 -0.775 DNQ
Necklace R6 Qualis
Most ISML 1v1 career wins without necklace (includes seasonal and exhibitions)
Jan 28-29
# Name W-L-T Votes
1 Yui Yuigahama 153-82-1 7644
2 Shiro 186-69 6817
3 Nagisa Furukawa 209-179 6103
4 Nanami Aoyama 162-108 4918
5 Illyasviel von Einzbern 228-173-1 4537
6 Konata Izumi 166-140-1 3822
7 Yui (Angel Beats) 166-84 3731
8 Yuri Nakamura 160-85 3720
9 Mikuru Asahina 168-102-1 3484
10 C.C. 183-207-2 3482
11 Golden Darkness 156-181 3217
12 Holo 173-209-1 3192
13 Nagi Sanzenin 167-112 2645
14 Fate Testarossa 169-77 2577
15 Louise de La Valliere 152-180-1 3164
16 Hitagi Senjougahara 147-138 3061
17 Kotomi Ichinose 135-87 DNQ
18 Inori Yuzuriha 130-98 DNQ
19 Yoshino Himekawa 127-73 DNQ
20 Nanoha Takamachi 125-66 DNQ
21 Nadeko Sengoku 122-135 DNQ
22 Kirino Kousaka 117-114 DNQ
23 Maria (Hayate no Gotoku) 113-70 DNQ
24 Sakura Kinomoto 109-103 DNQ
Necklace R7 Qualis
Seasonal & Exhibition invitational - Feb 01-02
# Name Tournament Votes
1 Shouko Nishimiya 2017 spring SF 3049
2 Isla 2015 spring 1st 2876
3 Ai Haibara 2021 winter 2nd 2873
4 Iroha Isshiki 2015 spring 2nd 2670
5 Megumin 2016 winter 1st 2504
6 Hu Tao 2022 Genshin 1st 2474
7 Kumiko Oumae 2019 circlet 2nd 2314
8 Eriri Spencer Sawamura 2016 circlet 2nd 2254
9 Sakura Kinomoto 2011 circlet 1st 1881
10 Nico Yazawa 2020 couples/ships 2nd 1842
11 2B 2018 video games 1st 1680
12 Kyouko Kirigiri 2013 summer 1st 1568
13 Shamiko 2019 summer 2nd 1488
14 Patchouli Knowledge 2020 touhou SF 1253
15 Shiroha Naruse 2021 visual novels 1st 1176
16 Aoba Suzukaze 2016 summer 1st 1166


Pendant R5 Qualis
Most 2022 1v1 wins without pendant in 2022 (includes seasonal and exhibitions)
Jan 24-25
# Name Wins CVPD Votes
1 Conan Edogawa 9 1.184 6118
2 Sakuta Azusagawa 13 7.903 5429
3 Kirito 13 5 4631
4 Accelerator 12 5.655 4269
5 Miyuki Shirogane 8 0.862 4121
6 Touma Kamijou 10 3.964 4077
7 Subaru Natsuki 8 1.366 4068
8 Taki Tachibana 8 1.514 4042
9 Sora 10 2.214 4002
10 Yuu Otosaka 10 1.664 3989
11 Kiyotaka Ayanokouji 11 4.841 3874
12 Levi Ackerman 8 0.134 3500
13 Izumi Miyamura 8 1 3427
14 Shinpei Ajiro 7 0.05 3415
15 Satoru Gojo 7 0.632 3220
16 Rimuru Tempest 7 0.504 3143
17 Tomoya Okazaki 7 -0.403 DNQ
18 Shidou Itsuka 7 -0.511 DNQ
19 Riku Dola 6 0.799 DNQ
20 Yuu Ishigami 6 0.282 DNQ
21 Jotaro Kujo 6 -0.564 DNQ
22 Twilight 6 -0.829 DNQ
Pendant R6 Qualis
Most 1v1 career wins without pendant (includes seasonal and exhibitions)
Jan 28-29
# Name W-L-T Votes
1 Takashi Natsume 85-60 5154
2 Saika Totsuka 89-67 4922
3 Shidou Itsuka 85-114 4692
4 Shirou Emiya 138-95 4660
5 Saitama 137-63 4322
6 Kazuma Satou 118-57 4176
7 Ainz Ooal Gown 60-66 4089
8 Ryunosuke Akasaka 59-95 4086
9 Ryuuji Takasu 132-102 3931
10 Gintoki Sakata 101-71 3654
11 Yato 86-108 3714
12 Kyon 84-94 3286
13 Karma Akabane 69-74 2600
14 Edward Elric 119-118 2560
15 Izayoi Sakamaki 66-56 2239
16 Keima Katsuragi 57-50 2196
17 Lancer (Fate/stay night) 56-59 DNQ
18 Kousei Arima 52-76 DNQ
19 Seiya Kanie 51-32 DNQ
20 Shouya Ishida 49-59 DNQ
21 Tatsuya Shiba 45-70 DNQ
22 Kusuo Saiki 41-58 DNQ
23 Ken Kaneki 41-88-1 DNQ
24 Eren Yeager 41-66 DNQ
Pendant R7 Qualis
Seasonal & Exhibition invitational - Feb 01-02
# Name Tournament Votes
1 Mochizo Oji 2020 crown 1st 2569
2 Gilbert Bougainvillea 2022 couples/ships finalist 2455
3 Tanjiro Kamado 2021 winter 1st 2257
4 Nasa Yuzaki 2020 couples/ships 1st 2242
5 Sasuke Uchiha 2021 spring 2nd 2039
6 Tomoya Aki 2020 crown 2nd 1786
7 Mikaela Hyakuya 2019 crown 1st 1779
8 Inuyasha 2017 crown 1st 1569
9 Hideyoshi Kinoshita 2014 Male Exhibition (Scepter) 1243
10 Nagito Komaeda 2017 crown 2nd 1211
11 Kimihiko Kimizuka 2021 summer 1st 1182
12 Lugh Tuatha De 2021 fall 1st 1083
13 Takt Asahina 2021 fall 2nd 1003
14 Alphonse Elric 2018 crown 1st 876
15 Kyouya Hashiba 2021 summer 2nd 819
16 Tsunayoshi Sawada 2018 crown 2nd 786



Special Gems: Results

Necklace Round 5 - Emerald
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Mashiro Shiina 2607 2667 2717 2833 3038 3241
Violet Evergarden 1031 1092 1170 1278 1404 1550
Elaina 709 759 813 893 1002 1222
Nao Tomori 609 664 713 784 870
Miku Nakano 564 623 688 781
Mai Sakurajima 524 589 666
Rem 530 564
Yukino Yukinoshita 500
Pendant Round 5 - Topaz
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Conan Edogawa 2033 2064 2099 2207 2330 2550 2968
Sakuta Azusagawa 1675 1703 1790 1902 2076 2384 2796
Kirito 642 819 888 971 1119 1344
Accelerator 725 764 839 924 1100
Miyuki Shirogane 680 724 788 873
Touma Kamijou 554 586 654
Subaru Natsuki 471 508
Taki Tachibana 470
Necklace Round 6 - Diamond
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Yui Yuigahama 1655 1677 1726 1786 1965 2221 2598
Shiro 1416 1443 1489 1555 1676 1879 2256
Nagisa Furukawa 883 911 990 1061 1157 1306
Nanami Aoyama 621 642 691 739 820
Illyasviel von Einzbern 553 576 618 680
Konata Izumi 384 409 434
Yuri Nakamura 338 378
Yui (Angel Beats) 237
Pendant Round 6 - Amethyst
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Takashi Natsume 1212 1268 1360 1450 1610 1872 2321
Shidou Itsuka 722 778 873 991 1114 1358 1793
Shirou Emiya 754 816 888 995 1155 1354
Saika Totsuka 710 772 847 972 1103
Saitama 618 692 767 870
Ryunosuke Akasaka 646 694 761
Kazuma Satou 560 617
Ainz Ooal Gown 560
Necklace Round 7 - Ruby
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Ai Haibara 2826 2835 2873 2934 3029 3137 3420
Kumiko Oumae 2551 2673 2759 2837 2882 2989 3376
Shouko Nishimiya 525 581 621 712 814 1100
Isla 480 502 546 619 720
Hu Tao 456 473 522 576
Iroha Isshiki 380 424 469
Megumin 378 402
Eriri S. S. 345
Pendant Round 7 - Emerald
2023 Feb 18
Name R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7
Tanjiro Kamado 886 948 1033 1162 1328 1573 2058
Sasuke Uchiha 888 946 1030 1160 1319 1578 2021
Gilbert Bougainvillea 783 840 986 1097 1286 1502
Inuyasha 807 864 944 1049 1181
Nasa Yuzaki 718 789 915 1019
Mikaela Hyakuya 767 826 904
Mochizo Oji 701 789
Tomoya Aki 560
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Reception[edit]

Trending on Bilibili[edit]

The announcement of ISML ending with a last special edition on 2022 gained much attention from the Chinese ACGN community, since the tournament is seen by them as the "last known significant saimoe". On July 27, the announcement briefly trended on Bilibili's searches, as reported by multiple users across several platforms,[7][8] and a topic about this announcement, subtitled "Battle of the Gods" (implying that many previous champions would appear in the playoffs), was created on the website.[9]

advertisment for the commemorative livestream of Mikoto's ISML 2022 "Moe King" title, posted by 干杯动画直播机

After the grand final results were released, news of Mikoto Misaka's victory trended at #1 on her namesake website Bilibili on February 01-02, as many users in ISML Tieba would gladly tell you.[10][11][12] Soon after, it was acknowledged by several official Bilibili accounts like 番剧茶会 (Bancha Tea Ceremony)[13] and 干杯动画直播机 (Cheers animation livestream machine).[14] As a way of honoring the character, the latter channel livestreamed episodes 10-14 of Railgun season 3 on February 02, which includes a special giveaway raffle.


Disagreements between Necklace Rounds 5 and 6[edit]

Prior to Playoffs Day 5 (January 24), disputes emerged on ISML Tieba and in the ISML Discord server about which special necklace round qualifier should Yui Hirasawa be placed in. Hirasawa was eligible for Necklace Round 5 (most 1v1 wins in 2022 without a necklace in 2022) and Necklace Round 6 (most 1v1 career wins without a necklace ever), but she can only attend one of these qualifying matches. Some fans from the K-On! camp wanted her to play in Necklace Round 6 because it is the easier round. If Hirasawa qualified for Necklace Round 5, it would put her against the likes of Mashiro Shiina, who is pursuing the "rainbow necklace", Violet Evergarden, a powerful Kyoto Animation heroine, and Rem, who lost by 7 votes in Necklace Round 4, practically reducing Hirasawa's chances of winning the award to zero.

On January 21, a presumed Hirasawa fan submitted a thread on ISML Tieba accusing Tearsinheart, a prominent manager of several voting factions in QQ (No Game No Life, Yui Yuigahama, Mashiro), of sabotaging Yui Hirasawa's chances of winning a necklace. The OP claimed that the manager wanted to keep Hirasawa away from necklace round 6 because it would threaten their mains Yuigahama and Shiro. To support their claim, the OP uploaded screenshots of a QQ chat. The thread was later blocked by the ISML Tieba staff.[15] Several hours later, another user posted a thread calling out the blocking of the aforementioned post.[16]

On January 24, a heated discussion erupted on the ISML Discord server after Hirasawa was confirmed in necklace round 5's qualifier. The complaints were directed towards the staff not explaining the reason behind some of the exhibition matches in Playoffs Day 4, which was deemed "unfair" to other girls because it affected who qualifies for necklaces round 5 and 6. Several users also complained that the exhibitions should not affect the main tournament at all, including who gets to play for necklaces and pendants. Maglor, the head organizer, finally explained that those matches were intentionally chosen to serve as a tiebreaker for said girls "in the bubble". He also released a written statement acknowledging that their plans of organizing matches during the playoffs did not take necklace rounds 5 and 6 into account, which according to him, ultimately resulted from the staff's own mistakes, their lack of transparency, and busy real-life schedules.[17]

In the end, Yui Hirasawa barely failed to qualify for Necklace Round 5 when she placed 9th behind Nao Tomori by just 124 votes.


Disagreements on Necklace Round 7[edit]

Another disagreements on necklace round 7 surfaced when some fans of Ran Mouri from Detective Conan complained that their girl was snubbed on the necklace round qualifier, while Ai Haibara, her main rival for Conan's affections, was selected. As a result, they scolded the ISML staff because of perceived "unfairness", especially since gem round 7 is personally selected by staff. Most of the complaints came from Weibo and Baidu Tieba.[18][19][20] Even after voting for gem round 7 has finished, complaints from Ran Mouri fans persisted. Some users thought that an earlier exhibition match between Haibara and Ran, in which the latter girl lost, was the reason why Ran fans were so provoked.

In February 02, Chibasa posted an official statement explaining the organizers' decisions behind selecting contestants for the special gems in detail.[21] In the case of Ran vs Haibara dispute, more staff members prioritized Haibara over Ran because the latter already won Fall 2021, while Haibara won zero awards.


Aftermath[edit]

"Where do we go from here? There is nothing afterwards."
This section needs expansion.



Poster Gallery[edit]

Necklace + Tiara


Pendant + Scepter


Seasonals


Exhibition




Notes[edit]

Notes

  1. ↑ From 2021 to 2022, the main tournament was officially renamed Stella while the seasonal contests were renamed Nova. However, the Saimoe Wiki will NOT use these terms in this context, because they were previously used as the names of the two sub-leagues of the Female Main Tournament from 2012 to 2015.
  2. ↑ In ISML 2022's charter, the main tournament refers to the tournament proper, starting from preliminary rounds and ending in playoffs. The Saimoe Wiki will NOT follow this definition, because the "main tournament" here refers to the primary ISML female and male contests, the one whose winners are awarded the Tiara and Scepter.
  3. ↑ 03:00 Pacific Daylight, 06:00 Eastern Daylight, 18:00 Beijing/Taipei/Manila/Singapore
  4. ↑ 96 entrants minus direct invites (96-12 = 84 for both genders)
  5. ↑ presumed to be awarded in the traditional gem order: aquamarine-topaz-amethyst-sapphire-emerald-ruby-diamond, unless the winner has a missing gem.
  6. ↑ win all 7 gem periods at least once


Examples

  1. ↑ BanG Dream! > BanG Dream! Garupa Pico, Fate series (stay night, Apocrypha, Grand Order, etc.)
  2. ↑ Examples: Isekai Quartet, Kaginado
    Characters who are eligible because of crossovers will appear under their original series in the tournament.
  3. ↑ Examples: InuYasha > YashaHime, Negima! > UQ Holder!, Love Live!'s various installments (School Idol Project, Sunshine, Nijigasaki, Superstar, etc.)


References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ISML Discord, Comment by maglor#4401 (2022-05-25): "Due to various situations, the current plan for 2022 ISML start date is about September 28th. " ISML Discord permalink, Screenshot
  2. ↑ "2022 ISML Announcements" - ISML Forum, posted by Chibasa (2022-07-24). Retrieved 2022-07-24
  3. ↑ ISML Discord, Comment by Chibasa#1970 (2022-07-24) - ISML Discord permalink, Screenshot
  4. ↑ "ISML 2022 Charter" - ISML Forum, posted by starryrainynight (2022-09-20).
  5. ↑ 欢迎加入世萌QQ频道 - ISML Tieba (2022-03-23).
  6. ↑ "(Live) 2022 Nominations Results" - ISML Forum, posted by Chibasa (2022-10-28). Retrieved 2022-10-28
  7. ↑ 已经上热搜了。 - ISML Tieba Post Bar (Chinese), posted by 御坂10415号 (2022-07-27)
  8. ↑ ISML Discord, Comment by LiCeHe-Co2Fe#8223 (2022-07-27) - "Last year ISML become popular searching in bilibili (2nd in recent hour)" ISML Discord permalink, Screenshot
  9. ↑ "国际最萌大会（世萌）今年迎来最后一届" - Bilibili (Chinese), posted by 哔哔话题姬 (2022-07-27)
  10. ↑ Some ISML Tieba threads posting about Mikoto's ISML win trending on Bilibili:
    * https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8242039558
    * https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8242369892
    * https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8242572553
  11. ↑ Search results for "御坂美琴获得2022年世萌萌王" - Bilibili
  12. ↑ "御坂美琴获得2022年世萌萌王" - Bilibili (Chinese), posted by 跨越深渊之人 (2023-02-02)
  13. ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/757972409837944857
  14. ↑ https://t.bilibili.com/758017532739190804
  15. ↑ 某些（勿上升到群体）坏厨团 - ISML Tieba (2023-01-21)
  16. ↑ 理直气壮但是贴吧屏蔽贴子，赢！ - ISML Tieba (2023-01-21)
  17. ↑ Pastebin of Maglor's text, Chinese translation by starryrainynight on ISML Tieba
  18. ↑ https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8243138111 - 2022-02-02
  19. ↑ https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8243015814 - 2022-02-02
  20. ↑ https://tieba.baidu.com/p/8243077438 - 2022-02-02
  21. ↑ "Announcement about 7th Necklace Match issue and dispute" - ISML Forum, posted by Chibasa (2023-02-02)
    Chinese translation by 凑崎纱夏 / Tzuyu on ISML Tieba


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