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.

In order 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 again in subsequent contests.
 * 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.

Making 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. 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/