The Top 10 SC2k5 Oracle Challenge Contenders

As our final feature before the beginning of the contest, we have the top 10 contenders for the SC2k5 Oracle Challenge title. This list was compiled by King Morgoth and myself, based on every measure of past performance we have available, combined with a little bit of our own predictive skills. Looking over the stats really highlighted how many great competitors there are in this contest. If you didn't make the list this time, there's just one thing you need to do - prove us wrong, starting tomorrow. =)

Here they come again, the contestants who have most proven their worth over the years. But first... every top 10 list requires difficult cuts, and ours was no different...

Honorable Mention - TenkoStar17
All-Time used Standings: #17
SC2k3: N/A
SpC2k4: 31st place (Avg:44.58, 59 matches)
SC2k4: 34th place (Avg:44.74, 60 matches)
SpC2k5: 19th place (Avg:41.96, 31 matches)

Status: Competing

"Giving the rest of the field a better chance by skipping matches since 2004"

TenkoStar17 was kept out of the top 10 by his lack of a top finish, which is largely due to missing matches in both 2004 contests. Because he's never finished at the top of the standings, he's managed to fly under the radar, despite being one of the best predictors for three contests now. A little-known fact is that TenkoStar has the 6th highest lifetime average (44.10) out of all the Oracle competitors to predict at least one full contest (63 matches). If he gets a prediction in for every match this time, as he did in the spring, he'll be a force to be reckoned with.


I'll be posting the top 10 over the next hour or so, feel free to guess at them if you like. =)
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SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Congrats to yoblazer, the Guru contest winner!