ISML 2017: The Sapphire Period Starts Now!

ISML 2017: The Sapphire Period Starts Now!

By Jo-Ryan Salazar
The Bedlam on Baltic Avenue
August 16, 2017

The race of the 2017 International Saimoe League Heavenly Tiara and Scepter is building and building, and match day 1 of the Sapphire Period in the books with no upsets. In the Female Diviusion, Rem routed Yui-nyan 1396-640, Kurisu Makise defeated Mirai Kuriyama 939-814, Utaha Kasumigaoka rolled past Umaru Doma 1035-837, Emilia dismissed Hifumi Takimoto 1194=778, Mitsuha Miyamizu dominated Maki Nishikino 1090-801, Ram rammed Haruhi Suzumiya 1198-730, Mashiro Shiina demolished Momo Velia Deviluke 1272-627 and Illyasviel von Einzbern throttled Yuki Nagato 1116-594.

Chino Kafuu defeated Touka Yatogami 1034-868, Asuna Yuuki slashed past Chitoge Kirisaki 1310-578. Aqua prevailed over Konjiki no Yami 990-832, Aoba Suzukaze took down Kosaki Onodera 894-805, Megumin exploded past Rize Tedeza 1162-669, Jibril flew past Kaori Miyazono 1045-809 and Kuroyukihime sailed past Yuri Nakamura 993-763.

In the Male Division, Hachiman Hikigaya routed Osamu Dazai 1158-462, Koyomi Araragi defeated Rentarou Satomi 787-690, Gilgamesh impaled Keima Katsuragi 855-661, Korosensei flattened Takashi Natsume 1196-523, Levi overran L Lawliet 941-618, Subaru Natsuki prevailed over Ryuunosuke Akasaka 915-826, Saitama punched Ainz Ooal Gown 1168-413 and Ryuuji Takasu roared past Iskandar 889-657.

Karma Akabane pulverized Roy Mustang 1049-585, Kazuma Satou destroyed Mikoto Mikoshiba 1117-496, Gintoki Sakata drove past Ayumu Aikawa 881-595, Yuu Otosaka poleaxed Kyon 915-642, Yuzuru Otonashi shot down Conan Edogawa 1033-735, Yato dominated Kousei Arima 920-602 and Tomoya Okazaki won the closest race of the round, a 718-717 thriller over Rintarou Okabe.

In Spring Seasonal action, Zero routed Kiriha 1207-269 and Yoshino Koharu rolled past Misora Haruki 933-328.

Match Day 2 of the 2017 International Saimoe League Sapphire Period is scheduled for August 16, 2017. Vote for your favorite characters at InternationalSaimoe.com and join the ongoing debate.

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