Sonic vs Ryu 2004
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[edit] Results
[edit] Stats and Analysis
| Division | Chaos Division |
|---|---|
| Match # | 45 |
| Match Date | Wednesday, September 15th, 2004 |
| Vote difference | 8,738 |
| Oracle Expectations | Sonic the Hedgehog - 57.63% 56 for - 0 against |
| GameFAQs Prediction | Sonic the Hedgehog - 72.26% (24,005 brackets) |
After Samus's killing of Lara Croft in the first round, Sonic not only had to beat Ryu, but he had to make a statement to show Samus that he had a chance at taking the division. Unfrotunately, Sonic failed to do so. In the beginning of the poll, Ryu held his own and went 50-50 with Sonic for quite while before Sonic finally managed to pull away for good. Ryu never had much of a chance of winning the match, but he had a moral victory here nonetheless. His performance in this match, even though he performed exactly as expected according to [[Summer 2003 Contest|2003] numbers, more or less showed that Samus had the division wrapped up. This match showed that Sonic had more or less remained consistent, but consistency is not enough to take down a Samus that is on an obvious rise.
As for the actual match itself, the one thing I found interesting was the horribly low prediction percentage. Sonic was 2 seed material at worst, yet only 72.26% of people had him into the third round? Aside from that, another predictable match in a predictable contest.
[edit] Match Trends
