｢Saimoe ‘12｣ “Groups E & F – Day 2″ ~ Third Round Results

There was an obvious fake vote jump at around 2:00 local time for the two non-Saki people, but the two newcomers were not fazed.  As the tank was the lowest ranked of the five people from the Side-A bracket, Kirame needed all the votes she can get to eke out the victory over Yui.  With Subara’s victory, team Saki has achieved another new record as the first anime team to ensure more than one quarterfinal spot in the same year (and at five different entrants overall with one Elite Eight berth), and they can extend that team record to three spots after tomorrow’s matches go as planned.  Yuu follows her sister into the block finals, where next round her match is ahead of Kuro’s instead of after.  Infinite Stratos finishes with a dozen victories over their two-year frame, two-thirds of them from their top two seeds Charlotte and Houki.
Block G is now down to team Ghostory against team Saki, and the match between their higher-ranked fighters is on today.  The Ghostory group cannot afford to wait until tomorrow, because they reason team Saki still has some bodies to spare while their ace Hitagi has to most likely win twice in a row against the mahjong warriors to get their Elite Eight they coveted two years ago.  Block H may witness Mio’s farewell concert (I’m not holding out much hope for a third K-On! season), but Saint Chronica is also down to their last member and Sena may be vulnerable.  It will be interesting to see who Shana’s supporters want to back, because Mio may be easier to knock out, while Meat has a big negative modifier in, well, meat.  How likely is a double oppai vote (Nodoka/Sena) going to be, considering the 2ch crowd’s penchant for flat chests as status symbols?