Gameroom Rock/Paper/Scissors tournament II [Concluded]

[GeneralHankerchief]

Day 2 results:

The initial excitement that ratcheted up the crowd for yesterday's matches has died down somewhat, but the contestants still enter a packed and noisy stadium as they prepare to battle today's opponents. After one day, the standings are evenly spread out, with four people having won, four people having lost, and four people having tied. People are waiting for a hierarchy to be established and for a separation to happen.

As the referee enters, everybody silences though, knowing that there will be only minutes before their hopes are answered. He acknowledges the contestants and raises his hand into the air.

"Rock... paper... scissors... shoot!"

Double A, one of the early winners, faces off against one of the people who drew yesterday, Sigurd. Double A decides to stick with what worked for him yesterday, by once again throwing Paper. However, Sigurd, who has noted the general trend of paper being victorious, is ready for him and counters by throwing Scissors, smirking as he sends Double A off grumbling.
Sigurd defeats Double A

Up next is Yaseikhaan against defending champion CountArach, both of whom lost yesterday and are searching for their first points. CA, probably thinking like Sigurd, goes for the paper-killer and throws Scissors. However, he has overthought the situation, as he groans when he realizes that khaan has simply stuck with Rock. The crowd gasps as the defending champion has now played two matches and has nothing to show for it.
Yaseikhaan defeats CountArach

Two players that drew yesterday are next, with Centurion1 facing off against former superfan Jolt. For the third match in a row, someone throws Scissors as Centurion makes the proper gesture with his hand. It is now up to Jolt to see whether he has overthought it or made the right move. It turns out to be the latter, as Jolt has thrown Paper and immediately curses.
Centurion1 defeats Jolt

Death is Yonder, fresh off his victory off CA and hoping to build up some momentum for once, battles Csargo in the next match. Those hoping for a quick victory, however, are denied as both players initially throw Paper. Now the real chess match begins, as the two men stare each other down before the referee signals a rethrow. On the second throw, Csargo yells in triumph as his Paper defeats DiY's Rock.
Csargo defeats Death is Yonder

Thermal Mercury and Stildawn are next, having both failed to achieve a full victory yesterday. They are looking at each other as an easy target today to gain some points in the standings. However, both prove to be initially evenly matched as each man throws Scissors. Stildawn, however, decides to change it up on the second throw by throwing Rock, which easily trumped Thermal's conservative choice of Scissors.
Stildawn defeats Thermal Mercury

The final match of the day is between Sprig and Sasaki Kojiro, in a classic example of what happens when you overthink things in this tournament. Sasaki, noting the Paper trend of yesterday and seeing how many people reacted to it, decides to follow the trend and pick the most common choice, Scissors. Sprig, however, is having none of it and simply decides to throw Rock, which immediately nullifies Sasaki's logic.
Sprig defeats Sasaki Kojiro

Standings through Day 2:

Sprig: 2
Centurion1: 1.5
Sigurd: 1.5
Double A: 1
Death is Yonder: 1
Csargo: 1
Stildawn: 1
Yaseikhaan: 1
Sasaki Kojiro: 1
Thermal Mercury: 0.5
Jolt: 0.5
CountArach: 0

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It is now Day 3!

Day 3 matchups:

Double A vs. CountArach
Sigurd vs. Jolt
Yaseikhaan vs. Csargo
Centurion1 vs. Stildawn
Death is Yonder vs. Sasaki Kojiro
Thermal Mercury vs. Sprig