Match #16 Results:
Ryu 55.72%
Rikku 44.28%

Once again one of the FF X-2 girls impressed us against a near-elite character. It's too bad neither of them got a winnable match, or they might have caused some excitement. Today there were 102 picks for Ryu and 4 picks for Rikku. The consensus was Ryu with 62.17%, and the average score was 41.79.

Best Five Picks:
1) Ikon - Ryu 55.12% (+49.40)
2) and now I dance - Ryu 55.07% (+49.35)
3) Starion - Ryu 56.66% (+49.06)
4) Darkash - Ryu 57.37% (+48.35)
5) BeTheMan - Ryu 57.50% (+48.22)

The top 5 picks were a little farther off then usual today, thanks to Rikku's strong performance. Ikon gets the top pick. This is the third top 5 of the contest for Darkash, who has been on a roll recently. Ikon, and now I dance, Starion, and BeTheMan are all in the top 5 for the first time this contest.

Complete match ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=match&match=16

Current Leaderboard:
1) Heroic Viktor - 718.65
2) creativename - 715.02
3) dethwing - 710.02
4) Darkash - 709.65
5) Janors - 708.98

We have the same top 5 as yesterday, but the order has changed. Janors drops two spots to fifth, and dethwing and Darkash each move up one to third and fourth. Heroic Viktor is still in first, but his lead is down to 3.63 points, the smallest it's ever been. Could we have a new leader soon? Creativename is the only one who's in a position to challenge him at the moment, since he's exactly 5 points ahead of 3rd place dethwing.

Full standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=total&match=16
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SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Current Score: 14/15 | Today: Ryu over Rikku