Match # 19 Results
Ryu Hayabusa 36.53%
Zero 35.44%
Pit 14.62%
King Dedede 13.41%

Hayabusa impresses today, beating a character who beat him by a 26 point margin 1 on 1 a few years ago. Meanwhile the Nintendo characters both did worse than expected.

Consensus:
King Dedede - 17.66%
Pit - 16.48%
Ryu Hayabusa - 30.42%
Zero - 35.45%

Best Five Picks:
1) Vlado - King Dedede 12.12% - Pit 15.37% - Ryu Hayabusa 37.63% - Zero 34.88% (+49.07)
2) Lady Ashe - King Dedede 15.00% - Pit 15.00% - Ryu Hayabusa 35.00% - Zero 35.00% (+49.01)
3) mentalmike - King Dedede 13.27% - Pit 12.06% - Ryu Hayabusa 36.51% - Zero 38.16% (+48.64)
4) GrapefruitKing - King Dedede 15.15% - Pit 15.65% - Ryu Hayabusa 33.90% - Zero 35.30% (+48.61)
5) andylt - King Dedede 15.32% - Pit 14.38% - Ryu Hayabusa 33.90% - Zero 36.40% (+48.56)

Vlado has the best pick - his second #1 pick in the last four days. Vlado seems to aim straight for the top: in 10 lifetime top 5s, he has 6 first place predictions. Lady Ashe is pretty close behind in second, while mentalmike, GrapefruitKing, and andy place 3rd, 4th, and 5th.

Complete Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=match&match=19

Current Leaderboard:
1) MegatokyoEd - 897.20
2) Camden - 895.96
3) creativename - 895.23
4) PeaceOut64 - 894.92
5) smitelf - 893.97

The top 3 are unchanged, MegatokyoEd is now enjoying his third straight day at the top, followed by Camden and creative. PeaceOut64 moves up to 4th and smitelf claims a spot on the leaderboard for the first time this season, while kawaiifan drops down to 6th today.

Full Standings:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=total&match=19

Top Team Scores:
1) Mother Cat is a Landmine - 97.14 (Xuxon: +48.53 / GrapefruitKing: +48.61)
2) Palace of Wisdom - 96.31 (Master Moltar: +48.33 / DSRage: +47.98)
3) Ice Cream - 96.16 (BZer0: +48.48 / ShatteredElysium: +47.68)
4) B8OraclePredixGods - 95.74 (Lady Ashe: +49.01 / SenpaiDessus: +46.73)
5) 31 - 95.71 (PeaceOut64: +47.98 / The n00b Avenger: +47.73)

Team Mother Cat is a Landmine (Xuxon and GFK) are on top today, with their 8th top 5 of the contest. Team Palace of Wisdom (Moltar and DSR) continues to roll as well with 2nd place today. Team Ice Cream is 3rd, followed by B8OraclePredixGods with their 2nd top 5 in a row, and Team 31 in fifth.

Complete Team Match Ranking:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teammatch&match=19

Team Leaderboard:
1) Team Happy Happyists (Camden / meche313) - 1789.52
2) Team 31 (PeaceOut64 / The n00b Avenger) - 1787.28
3) Team Mother Cat is a Landmine (Xuxon / GrapefruitKing) - 1784.94
4) Team We Used To Be Good? (Kaxon / King Morgoth) - 1783.59
5) Team Kirby (kawaiifan / Luster Soldier) - 1783.48

The top 2 are unchanged today, team Happy Happyists followed by Team 31. Team Mother Cat is a Landmine climbs 3 spots to third with their #1 overall score. Somehow team We Used To Be Good? also climbs in the standings, passing Team Kirby, which drops to fifth. The defending champs, Team Predestined Divination, are down in 6th, the lowest they've been since day 1.

Complete Team Standing:
http://www.oraclechallenge.com/archives.php?contest=SC2k8&type=teamtotal&match=19
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