Match #26 Results:
Kratos Auron 43.24%
Diablo 56.76%

A relatively close match today - it looks like Kratos is definitely above Lloyd and Mithos. Unfortunately for him, he needed to draw an easier opponent... we'll see if he's able to return next year. There were 90 picks for Diablo, and 1 pick for Kratos. The consensus was Diablo with 60.14% and the average score was 45.21 points.

Best Five Picks:
1) ScorpionX3 - Diablo 56.97% (+49.79)
2) and now I dance - Diablo 57.10% (+49.66)
3) Darkash - Diablo - 56.25% (+49.49)
4) Rufus Shinra 18 - Diablo 57.28% (+49.48)
5) The n00b Avenger - Diablo 56.22% (+49.46)

ScorpionX3 has the highest score today, his first top 5 of the contest. He is followed by a number of veterans: and now I dance, Darkash, Rufus Shinra 18, and The n00b Avenger all have numerous lifetime top 5 appearances.

Complete match ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=match&match=26

Current Leaderboard:
1) creativename - 1139.38
2) Heroic Viktor - 1129.34
3) dethwing - 1127.25
4) Dilated Chemist - 1124.04
5) TenkoStar17 - 1121.59

Creativename and Heroic Viktor remain in their familiar spots in first and second. Today the biggest news is dethwing and TenkoStar's return to the leaderboard. Both have been there recently: three days ago for TenkoStar and five days ago for dethwing. Dilated Chemist dropped one spot from third to fourth.

Full standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k5&type=total&match=26
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SpC2K5 First Vote Champion
Current Score: 23/25 | Today: Diablo over Kratos