Hello, folks! Those nominations and the wait between them should have only whet your appetite for the good stuff, am I right?~
This year, we're running quite a few less preliminary matches, with 14 instead of 20. There will still be 15 entrants in each match, though this year, the top 4 from each preliminary will make it to the First Round. And there will be only 4. Ties will be dealt with by severely beating the parties involved.
Past voting rules apply, but to the new participants among us, you have multiple votes in the preliminaries! You can vote for one entrant, five entrants, eleven entrants, or fourteen! You just can't vote for all fifteen. Well, you can, but then your vote would be pointless, wouldn't you agree?
Each match will have its poll open for one day and typically, one poll will be open at any given time. There might be some potential overlap, as the event staff can't always be on hand to perfectly time each match. In such an event that a match closes and there is an extended period between the close of that match and the start of the next, please be patient or lay blame on Robby, whichever coping method works best for you.
The Preliminaries shall begin on Saturday, June 16th!
And now we will announce the matches and their participants. As a reminder, Luffy, Franky, Usopp, Robin, Whitebeard, Awesome Octopus Fishman guy next to Jinbe on page 17 of chapter 624, Monkey & his Doma, and Satori are auto-passes to the First Round, and thus, will not appear in the Preliminary Round matches.
! Match 1
! 1. Itomimizu & Chuchun
- Hina
- Megalo
- Ryuboshi and Manboshi
- Don Krieg & Absalom
- Ishley & Friends
- Arlong (103)
- Madam Shirley
- Strawberry
- Dr. Kureha (110)
- Buggy (139)
- Fukurou
- Wadatsumi
- Saul
- Kuma (146)
! Match 2
! 1. Alvida
- Crocodile (169)
- Wiper
- Magellan (162)
- Shackey (123)
- Patty & Carne
- Caribou and Coribou with Mohmoobelt
- Banchi
- Salome
- Southbird
- Doberman
- Mozu and Kiwi
- Rob Lucci
- Oars
- Hannyabal (126)
! Match 3
! 1. Inazuma (125)
- Miss Goldenweek
- Hattori (143)
- Queen Otohime (134)
- Aphelandra
- Hachi
- T-Bone
- Conis
- Trafalgar Law (184)
- Happa-san
- Igaram
- Stainless
- Jozu
- Django and Fullbody
- Van Augur
! Match 4
! 1. Pell and Chaka
- Rouge
- Eyelashes and Scissors
- Brownbeard
- Bon Kurei (202)
- Zeff (125) (Tie for 4th)
- Tamago
- Gaimon & Sarfunkle
- Basil Hawkins
- Avro Pizarro
- Gin
- Norland (128)
- X. Drake (133)
- Sengoku
- Tashigi (125) (Tie for 4th)
! Match 5
! 1. Blackbeard (126)
- Mohji & Cabaji
- Fukaboshi
- Sabo (131)
- Marco
- Kuina
- Mr. 5 and Miss Valentine
- Comil
- Silvers Rayleigh (193)
- Pwngoat
- Kung Fu Dugongs
- Hyouzo
- Eustass Kidd (134)
- Lucky Roo
- Capone Bege
! Match 6
! 1. Smoker (187)
- Dadan
- Oars III
- Vander Decken IX
- Spandam and Funkried
- Enel (173)
- Stelly
- Foxy
- Going Merry
- Shachi & Penguin
- Kalifa
- Calgara (107)
- Harpy Monet (139)
- Gorousei
- Bonney
! Match 7
! 1. Ivankov (148)
- Katarina Devon
- Nami (161)
- Dalton
- Scopper Gyaban
- Makino (109)
- Yokozuna
- Sentoumaru
- Tsuru
- Koala
- Herackles
- Kaku (119)
- Shushu
- Ryuuma
- Shirahoshi
! Match 8
! 1. Wanze
- Dragon (158)
- Kong
- Hoe
- Chopper (178)
- Cricket
- Vasco Shot
- Kokoro
- Urouge-san
- Boa Sisters
- Pandaman
- Onigumo
- Hancock (147)
- Kinemon (143)
- Akainu
! Match 9
! 1. Perona
- Hody Jones
- Kizaru (165)
- Bogart
- Kumacy
- Coby and Helmeppo
- Charlotte "Big Mom" Lin-Lin
- Carue
- Camie
- Sanji (191)
- Saldeath
- Sea Kings of Noah
- Ace (161)
- Izou
- Fisher Tiger (167)
! Match 10
! 1. Iceburg and Tyrannosaurus
- Yeti Cool Brothers
- Elder Nyon
- Johnny & Yosaku
- Roger (163)
- Jabura
- Brook (214)
- Lafitte
- Shanks (197)
- Spacey & Friends
- Laboon (161)
- Chimney & Gonbe
- Surume
- Gan Fall
- Richie
! Match 11
! 1. Lola
- Vista
- Moriah (155)
- King Neptune
- Kuro
- Cobra
- Zoro (183)
- Crocus (122)
- Rakuyou
- Bobbin
- Woop Slap
- Aladdin
- The Faux Hats (119)
- Momonga
- Cindry
! Match 12
! 1. Mihawk (176)
- San Juan Wolf
- Nojiko
- Thousand Sunny
- Jesus Burgess
- Shiki
- Mr. 3 (152)
- Tom (130)
- Mr. 9
- Tilestone and Lulu
- Yasopp
- Caesar Clown
- Stronger
- Bell-Mere (125)
- Vivi
! Match 13
! 1. Killer
- Garp (177)
- Bepo (139)
- Bellamy
- Calico Yorki
- Duval and Motobaro
- Pekoms
- Aokiji (189)
- Pagaya
- Scratchman Apoo
- Benn Beckman (115)
- Kuroobi & Chew
- Shiliew
- Pappugu
- Professor Clover
! Match 14
! 1. Whitey Bay
- Zeo
- Jinbe (181)
- Vegapunk's Dragon
- Paulie
- Genzo
- Hiking Bear
- Wapol & Miss Universe
- Gedatsu
- McGuy
- Mr. 1 Daz Bones
- Sadi-chan and Domino
- Dr. Hiruluk (173)
- Doflamingo (162)
- Margaret (117)
And there you have it. This should give you all about a week to start making campaigns for your favorite entrants.~ Now please commence discussion in this thread. We want to hear your misgivings about how your favorite characters are unfairly locked in fateful combat with each other. Though, a little praise for the staff never hurt anybody. :ninja: