Elite Eight

In the Mr. and Ms. /co/ tournaments, the Elite Eight refers to the final eight characters left in a given contest, and thus, represent the quarter-final stage. Since most /co/ tournaments employ a 128-man single elimination bracket, the Elite Eight usually corresponds to Round 5.

Losers of the quarter-finals will play a separate four-man voting round held during the semi-finals stage in order to rank them from 5th to 8th.

To keep the competition fresh, two rules have been implemented from 2019 onwards:
 * Elite Eight Rule: Every time a character advances into the quarter-finals, they will be temporarily banned from participating in the next Mr. and Ms. /co/ tournament. After this period, they may be nominated in subsequent contests (until they manage to get into the elite 8 again).
 * Jenny Rule: All champions of Mr. and Ms. /co/ntests, dubbed the /co/lympian Pantheon and Waifuhalla respectively, are permanently retired and will be barred from entering in future editions.

Reaching the Elite Eight is generally seen as a mark of strength, and is also treated as a sort of an "exclusive club" because relatively few contestants are able to reach that stage; and membership is permanent. However, the elite eight rule has earned its fair share of detractors as well.

Bracket Images: https://imgur.com/a/cGusSXW

Ms. /co/ E8 Club
This is a list of contestants appearing in the eponymous stage from every Ms. /co/ntest, arranged by their final rankings.

Mr. /co/lympus E8 Club
This is a list of contestants appearing in the eponymous stage from every Mr. /co/lympus, arranged by their final rankings.

Gallery
For a more comprehensive gallery, visit https://mrco.booru.org/ and https://msco.booru.org/