I think that, about right now, things seem to be much easier to predict on both sides of the tournament. I think three days, while short, is about plenty of time to figure out the relative strength of everyone. Of course, everything may be thrown out the window once the necklace match occurs. Even so, I think there are a couple of matches that one may take into consideration that may change how the remainder of the tournament is going to look like:
Nova
Arena 5: With both Fear and Riko not getting any victories since starting ISML, a win here would definitely give one of them at least a bit of morale for one of the groups. The question now comes to who of the two would win. I think Fear has a better chance of winning here than Riko. Fear was not that brutally stopped compared to Riko, but Riko has gone through some touch matches, including her intra-series match. I still think Fear has what it takes to beat her.
Arena 6: If Homura is unable to defeat Haqua, there is no chance for her to defeat Yozora. If, by chance that Homura does defeat Haqua, then maybe she has a chance to defeat her. I think that, even so, Yozora should be much stronger than Homura by a decent margin, so it will be interesting to see how this match is going to fare.
Arena 8: A similar situation with Arena 4, Kyouko and Kanon are having a hard time trying to muster up some kind of victor, so a win here would give one of these girls some kind of slack. I think, in this match, Kanon should be the victor here. PMMM is not looking too hot, and Kyouko is losing it in terms of strength. The singing idol should be able to defeat the scarlet warrior with ease.
Arena 12: A victory would be beneficial for Haqua here if she wants to get a slight chance of defeating Victorique. Victorique seems to be showing signs of weakness. So, if Haqua can defeat Homura, this will give her a possible boost to go for a run at Victorique and exploit a possible weakness. If not, Victorique should still be able to defeat Haqua, but possibly by a close margin. I think Victorique may win here.
Aerna 18: This may be a potential close match for Irisviel to obtain. While Fate/Zero continues to do much for her, the question comes whether it is enough to defeat Charlotte. Charlotte has been known to win matches that care and lose matches when she wants to. Looking at this, Charlotte seems to have an easy upper hand in this, but I think there is a slight chance for her to lose. Even so, I think Charlotte will win.
Stella
Arena 23: In a normal occasion, Ui would be able to defeat Nymph with ease. Now is probably the only chance that Nymph can make a comeback and declare a victory here. With a slight boost from the movie, Nymph looks to try to break through to get at least one victory by the end of this period. I think that, even with the movie, Ui would still be able to defeat her.
Arena 27: Normally, Mikuru would be the winner here, but what about now? The Suzumiya fanbase seems to be going down as of late, and Mikuru, as their weakest character, needs to be very careful not to get a surprise loss. Yami has what it takes to take her down is she lowers her defenses enough, so Asahina may need help trying to get out of this one alive.
Arena 34: This match is interesting in that Louise Vallière and Kotobuki Tsumugi seem to be close in terms of strength. I think Louise is going to win not really because of her final season but because of her Kugimiya fanbase. Then again, Tsumugi has her K-On! factor that helps her though most of her matches, but I think both factions seem to cover the same area in terms of countries. It would be interesting to see how the vate distribution would fare by the end of this one.
Exhibition
Arena 19: This round’s exhibition matches return to be interesting again, mainly because I know all of the characters here. This match may look interesting at first, but I think the match has been decided. While Akaba Chizuru and Sakurano Kurimu are good together in terms of teamwork, whatever kind it is, I doubt that either of them have the strength to take out the likes of Ibuki Fūko and Okazaki Ushio. Considering that both of the Clannad girls participated in the preliminary phase while Chizuru was all but forgotten, the match seems to be a bit lopsided. While Fuuko and Ushio can defeat either of the Seitokai no Ichizon girls in singles matches, maybe a tag team may provide some interesting light. I still think Fuuko and Ushio are going to win.
Arena 38: Now, this match is a bit interesting in its own right. This may cause some form of panic for those who are big Toaru Majutsu no Index fans. The Kamijō Tōma and Index L. Prohibitorum relationship was revealed to us first in the series, and most fans fell in love with that pairing. Then, the anti-hero Accelerator would form some form of a relationship with Last Order, and the fans sided with them even more. The turmoil of who to choose may be troubling for some fans, but in the end, I think the Accelerator and Last Order combination would be the victor.
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