(1)Geralt vs (3)Auron 2018

Ulti's Analysis
Only 10% of people had Auron winning this division?

http://thengamer.com/guru/stats.php?match=118

Who exactly was supposed to beat Auron with no rallies? Come on, casuals. Without a rally, this was never in any doubt whatsoever. That said, I have to hand it to Geralt for going down like a man. 47% on Auron in another manly duel is a pretty hardcore way to go out, and it proves the obvious: we are beyond overdue for allowing any character that's been in a video game to appear in our contests. They're legit and it's time. I don't think we should go overboard and have a bracket with 90% Marvel characters or whatever, but not allowing Spiderman into a contest when he might have the game of the year is just stupid. Not allowing Thanos in when he's the most popular character in the most popular game in the world is really stupid. Say what you want about Fortnite, but Thanos getting into a contest on the back of that game's explosion and Infinity War happening in the same year made sense. What a lost opportunity. Allen got rid of the rule, but only to allow Geralt in. Geralt proved that only him being here was dumb. Instead of trash like Shantae, Hat Kid and Neptune, we could have had Spiderman, Thanos, and Batman. This is not a difficult decision, Allen.

Geralt had four close matches in a row, but against Auron his clutch factor just ran out, as the top half of this division was clearly a step behind the bottom all contest long. Seeing Auron finally win a division was nice, because it's a goal that's eluded him since 2003. Seeing Geralt's run end kind of sucked, but he'll be back. I really, really hope this opens the door for more all-fictional stuff getting into brackets. Dracula was great and all, but the Rivalry Rumble is not going to be a lynchpin for anything. Geralt could be.

Funny side note: how would Geralt have looked in a sprite round had he won this match? Does any official sprite of him exist?