Enough is enough, it is time to determine WOKJs favorite pop singer.
This will be a ROUND ROBIN style tournament where eight groups of four will square off, the winners going on to the final group and a chance to become champion. It will probably take a long time, so there will be many matches per day with around 24 hours to determine the winners. I'd like to get atleast five votes a day though to avoid ties (if there is a tie I will give them half points.)
As for the pool, I divided them into four tiers. The Undisputed, The A-Listers, The Hit-Makers and The Dealer's Choice. If anyone has a problem with the list I am more than welcome to make a switch, but you must not only say who deserves a spot but who they should replace and make a good case for both. This is mostly US based, so sorry international people I don't really care about Robbie Williams or Utada Hikaru and they'd have no chance of advancing against the stacked field anyways. I also set a cutoff decade of the 80s to shorten the list, and again the older people (aside from maybe Elvis) probably would have no chance anyways. I'm also not including groups, though you are more than welcome to consider an artists entire catalog when voting.
Again, this will take at least a month to complete so let me know now if the idea is stupid and any ways to perform it. I feel like the round robin style is more fun and will lead to alot more interesting match-ups.
#1 seeds: The Undisputed
Taylor Swift
Michael Jackson
Madonna
Adele
Beyonce
Britney Spears
Mariah Carey
Rihanna
#2 seeds: The A-Listers
Bruno Mars
Justin Timberlake
Ed Sheeran
Lady Gaga
Ariana Grande
Janet Jackson
Justin Bieber
#3 seeds: The Hit-Makers
Usher
Shakira
Miley Cyrus
Pink
Enrique Iglesias
Whitney Houston
#4: The Dealer's Choice
Christina Aguilera
Carly Raw Jepsen
Avril Lavigne
Nelly Furtado
Kelly Clarkson
Katy Perry
Robyn
Each initial group will consist of one member of each tier. They will be somewhat random, but obviously not entirely. Am I gonna put Britney and Christina in the same group? Of course.
Rules, per wiki: A round-robin tournament (or all-play-all tournament) is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".
I think that is everything I need to say. So make you case for someone who was left off if you want to. I'll start the tournament itself sometime this week.
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Standings
Championship Round:
Michael Jackson - 12
(MC, RI, PI, BS, AD, MA, KP )
Mariah Carey - 9
(KP, MJ, AD, MA, RI, BS, PI)
Madonna - 9
(AD, PI, RI, MC, KP, MJ, BS )
Pink - 8
(MA, MJ, BS, AD, KP, RI, MC)
Rihanna - 8
(KP, MJ, MA, MC, BS, PI, AD )
Adele - 5
(MA, BS, MC, KP, PI, MJ, RI)
Katy Perry - 5
(MC, RI, BS, AD, PI, MA , MJ)
Britney Spears - 0
(AD, KP, PI, MJ, RI, MC, MA)
Group Stage:
A:
Mariah Carey - 6
Usher - 4
Carly Rae Jepsen - 2
Justin Bieber - 0
B:
Katy Perry - 6
Beyonce - 4
Jennifer Lopez - 2
Janet Jackson - 0
C:
Madonna - 5
Kelly Clarkson - 5
Prince - 2
Whitney Houston - 0
D:
Adele - 6
Shakira - 3
Ed Sheeran - 2
Christina Aguilera - 1
E:
Michael Jackson - 5
Ariana Grande - 4
Avril Lavigne - 3
Enrique Iglesias - 0
F:
Rihanna - 6
Kesha - 3
Nelly Furtado - 2
Bruno Mars - 1
G:
Britney Spears - 6
Lady Gaga - 4
Miley Cyrus - 2
Lana Del Ray - 0
H:
Pink - 6
Taylor Swift - 4
Justin Timberlake - 2
Robyn - 0
