WDF

WDF or West Division Factor was a factor created after the release of the 2003 x-stats.

History
When comparing the x-stats between the 2002 and 2003 contest it became apparent that most of the characters in the West Division in the 2002 contest overperformed. At the time the most popular theory was that Sephiroth, the winner of the West Division ended up overperforming because people didn't want to see an all Nintendo final and thus anti-voted Link. One of the main arguments against the theory was why didn't the same thing happened in Sephiroth/Mega Man in order to prevent an all Square final. There was also the problem of the x-stats assuming 2002 Link and 2003 Link were equal despite The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker being released during the time.

Outcome
Years later it became widely agreed that Link SFF Mario in the final match of the 2002 contest and that the boost that he received from Wind Waker made it look like it was a normal match. This would explain why the West Division was overrated because the x-stat value of 2002 Link was overrated. Upon further analysis the South Division was also overrated, but went largely unnoticed due to so few characters returning along with some characters getting new games or being behind SFF.