Match #18 Results
Squall Leonhart 72.02%
Tidus 27.98%

In a match that would have been debatable a couple year ago, Squall put on one of the biggest SFF beatings we've seen in a while, coming close to tripling Tidus. The consensus prediction was Squall with 60.39% and the average score was a low 38.24 points. There were 133 predictions for Squall and 2 for Tidus.

Best Five Picks:
1) The Real Truth - Squall Leonhart 72.65% (+49.37)
2) ECW RVD420 - Squall Leonhart 71.17% (+49.15)
3) ertyu001 - Squall Leonhart 75.00% (+47.02)
4) catldr24 - Squall Leonhart 68.96% (+46.94)
5) Pats_Dynasty - Squall Leonhart 68.34% (+46.32)

The Real Truth gets the best prediction today, for his second top 5 of the contest. The only other person to score over 49 points is ECW RVD420, who gets second place. Third place goes to a board 8 legend, ertyu! This is ertyu's first lifetime top 5 - although he also predicted a few matches in SC2k5, he's never predicted a whole contest. Catldr24 gets fourth, and Pats_Dynasty rounds out the low-scoring top 5 with 46.32 points.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=match&match=18

Current Leaderboard:
1) DSRage - 827.50
2) cyko - 824.98
3) Aprosenf - 824.34
4) ad00 - 822.21
5) Kaxon - 821.20

For the first time in a while, the lead doesn't change hands - in fact, the whole top 5 remains in the same positions they were in yesterday. Fun fact: Kaxon has spent more time on the leaderboard (lifetime) than these other four guys combined (66 days vs 56), although they're gaining at a rapid pace. NGamer moves up to sixth today from seventh and is threatening to get back onto the leaderboard.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=total&match=18

Top Team Scores:
1) Team fast start before bombing - 84.94 (Luis_Sera89: +41.22 / XxSoulxX: +43.72)
2) Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA - 84.61 (Janus5000: +41.53 / KleenexTissue50: +43.08)
3) Team th3 Bob - 83.79 (th3l3fty: +40.81 / Big Bob: +42.98)
4) Team I'll Be Here The Whole Time - 83.01 (TheKnightOfNee: +36.07 / catldr24: +46.94)
5) Team Rage of Warcraft - 82.60 (War13104: +41.40 / DSRage: +41.20)

Today's top scoring teams are all under 85 points, thanks to Squall exceeding expectations. The top team is Team fast start before bombing. Janus and Kleenex's Team Battle with Gilgamesh > JENOVA (Fight 2 > both, guys) gets second. Third is Team th3 Bob with th3l3fty and Big Bob, followed by Team I'll Be Here The Whole Time (TheKnightOfNee and catldr24). The fifth best score belongs to former team leaders Team Rage of Warcraft.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teammatch&match=18

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team The Spirit of Truth (Draco1214 / Rodri316) - 1629.63
2) Team Unfinished FFP (Ed Bellis / Karma Hunter) - 1625.67
3) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 1624.17
4) Team Rage of Warcraft (War13104 / DSRage) - 1623.37
5) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 1622.15

The top three teams today remain unchanged, with The Spirit of Truth remaining in first, Team Unfinished FFP in second, and Team We Used To Be Good? in third. Team Rage of Warcraft moves up two spots to return to the leaderboard, bumping Team Happy Happyists down to fifth, and Team Predestined Divination off the leaderboard.

Complete Team Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k6&type=teamtotal&match=18
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