/an/lympics 2023

The /an/lympics
A fan art depicting the corvid's victory over the iconic dinosaur species
General information
Host	BallsAnon !!TSeJH+Shkly
Date	All times in UTC (Great Britain) Start: 2023-05-20 End: 2023-05-29
Participants	128 (main bracket)
Language	English
Website	+ 4chan's /an/ - Animals & Nature board + plus4chan - /tnt/ discussion thread + Challonge bracket
Results
Champion	Crow (5)
Runner-up	Tyrannosaurus rex (14)
3rd place	Mantis shrimp (56)
4th place	Gorilla (2)
Quarter-finals	5th: Shark (13) 6th: Giant Pacific octopus (64) 7th: Axolotl (8) 8th: Orangutan (10)

The /an/lympics 2023 was the first-ever tournament in the /an/imals & Nature board of 4chan, contested by all organisms in the universe — not limited to just animals. The idea and organization came from plus4chan's /tnt/. The /an/lympics used a standard format seen in most of this Wiki's tournaments — nominations, qualifiers, a 128-player single-elimination bracket, and a special distinction for entrants who reach the Elite Eight.

The tournament was hosted by BallsAnon !!TSeJH+Shkly, a tripfag with prior experience in hosting 4chan and plus4chan polling events. It began with the nominations on May 20 and ended with the champion announced on May 29. The crows were voted as the inaugural /an/lympics winner, defeating the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex in the final by a tally of 72-48. The remaining elite eight entrants consisted of one amphibian, two apes, and three marine animals.

Synopsis

Due to the tournament's lax rules on nominating contestants, several entrants actually belong to a larger group of organisms, or are individual members of a particular organism. Examples include the human Tim Allen, the meme-famous Longcat, and domestic dog breeds Boston Terrier, Borzoi, and American Bully (via the online dog seller Toadline™). In addition, several joke nominations made it into the bracket such as Pet Rock, a commercial toy product, and "Garloid", a purported creature that looks like a fat innkeeper's worm.

There is no strict rule on naming conventions, so anons can freely choose to nominate organisms using their scientific names, provided that other anons also approve of this.

Humans, the sole decider of the /an/lympics results, unsurprisingly won the bracket's top seed. However, their divided nature and overrated reputation dragged them down, leading to their defeat in just the second round because more humans voted for the way cooler Giant Pacific Octopus. Besides the humans, several more top seeds turned out to be jobbers: #4 seed Pet Rock™ lost its first round match to the Plecostomus fish, while the #7 seeded Toadline™, an online pet shop selling American Bullies, was eliminated in similar fashion against the dingo, Australia's famous wild dog.

The best-performing plant-based entry was the #81 seed Watermelon, who was eliminated in round 3 by the green tree python.

Bracket

Rounds 1-4

Group A

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
1	Human	54
128	Porcupine pufferfish	45			1	Human	41
64	Giant Pacific octopus	60			64	Giant Pacific octopus	58
65	Hallucigenia	39								64	Giant Pacific octopus	54
32	Hippopotamus	51								33	Bald eagle	37
97	Scorpion	48			32	Hippopotamus	41
33	Bald eagle	70			33	Bald eagle	58
96	Asian giant hornet	29
															64	Giant Pacific octopus	51
16	Green tree python	65													16	Green tree python	44
113	Godzilla lizard	34			16	Green tree python	56
49	Dolphin	75			49	Dolphin	43
80	Lanternfly	24								16	Green tree python	53
17	Caveman	38								81	Watermelon	38
112	Cheetah	61			112	Cheetah	48
48	Anglerfish	34			81	Watermelon	51
81	Watermelon	65

Group B

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
8	Shoebill	61
121	Brown recluse	38			8	Shoebill	48
57	Tim Allen	43			72	Dunkleosteus	31
72	Dunkleosteus	56								8	Shoebill	57
25	Moth	46								104	Duck	34
104	Duck	53			104	Duck	60
40	Otter	62			40	Otter	39
89	Worm	37
															8	Shoebill	44
9	Grass	51													56	Mantis shrimp	51
120	Tiger	48			9	Grass	41
56	Mantis shrimp	60			56	Mantis shrimp	58
73	Giraffe	39								56	Mantis shrimp	63
24	Rat	57								24	Rat	28
105	Asian house gecko	42			24	Rat	72
41	Dog	48			88	Panda	27
88	Panda	51

Group C

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
4	Pet Rock™	39
125	Plecostomus	60			125	Plecostomus	36
61	Oak tree	49			68	Secretarybird	63
68	Secretarybird	50								68	Secretarybird	45
29	Whale	54								29	Whale	46
100	Owl	45			29	Whale	55
36	Trilobite	47			93	Rabbit	44
93	Rabbit	52
															29	Whale	32
13	Shark	71													13	Shark	63
116	Toxoplasmosis	28			13	Shark	57
52	Squirrel	45			77	Armadillo	42
77	Armadillo	54								13	Shark	52
20	Great tit	48								45	Squid	39
109	Nigersaurus	51			109	Nigersaurus	47
45	Squid	51			45	Squid	52
84	Dimetrodon	48

Group D

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
5	Crow	73
124	Lily	26			5	Crow	62
60	Goat	53			60	Goat	37
69	Spinosaurus aegyptiacus	46								5	Crow	60
28	Tiktaalik	63								28	Tiktaalik	31
101	Dandelion	36			28	Tiktaalik	54
37	Fern	37			92	Tree frog	45
92	Tree frog	62
															5	Crow	58
12	Bumblebee	73													12	Bumblebee	37
117	Naegleria fowleri	26			12	Bumblebee	67
53	Dodo	50			53	Dodo	32
76	"Big Boy"	49								12	Bumblebee	53
21	Penguin	79								21	Penguin	38
108	Deinococcus	20			21	Penguin	58
44	Ant	55			44	Ant	41
85	Camel	44

Group E

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
2	Gorilla	56
127	Horseshoe crab	43			2	Gorilla	55
63	COVID-19	24			66	Orca	44
66	Orca	75								2	Gorilla	67
31	Gibbon	40								98	Whale shark	24
98	Whale shark	59			98	Whale shark	52
34	Borzoi	48			95	Frog	47
95	Frog	51
															2	Gorilla	52
15	Turtle	74													47	Longcat	43
114	Pitcher plant	25			15	Turtle	56
50	Parrot	52			50	Parrot	43
79	Chicken	47								15	Turtle	38
18	Pussy cat	58								47	Longcat	53
111	Huntsman spider	41			18	Pussy cat	38
47	Longcat	50			47	Longcat	61
82	Polar bear	49

Group F

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
7	Toadline™ Exotic Bully	44
122	Dingo	55			122	Dingo	52
58	Garloid	36			71	Bandicoot	47
71	Bandicoot	63								122	Dingo	35
26	Monkey	50								39	Seal	56
103	Sea scorpion	49			26	Monkey	42
39	Seal	79			39	Seal	57
90	Cannabis	20
															39	Seal	47
10	Orangutan	58													10	Orangutan	48
119	Budgie	41			10	Orangutan	61
55	Cock-of-the-rock	53			55	Cock-of-the-rock	38
74	Stoat	46								10	Orangutan	52
23	Elephant	61								23	Elephant	39
106	Garter snake	38			23	Elephant	56
42	Vampire crab	46			87	Fennec fox	43
87	Fennec fox	53

Group G

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
3	Kiwi	53
126	Fox	46			3	Kiwi	62
62	Anomalocaris	57			62	Anomalocaris	47
67	Piranha	42								3	Kiwi	58
30	Cassowary	48								99	Red kangaroo	33
99	Red kangaroo	51			99	Red kangaroo	53
35	Lynx	46			94	Buffalo	46
94	Buffalo	53
															3	Kiwi	39
14	Tyrannosaurus rex	64													14	Tyrannosaurus rex	56
115	Walrus	35			14	Tyrannosaurus rex	60
51	Stingray	58			51	Stingray	39
78	Sunflower	41								14	Tyrannosaurus rex	54
19	Grizzly bear	71								19	Grizzly bear	37
110	Boston Terrier	28			19	Grizzly bear	55
46	Chameleon	47			83	Possum	44
83	Possum	52

Group H

Round 1 (Top 128) May 22-23					Round 2 (Top 64) May 23-24					Round 3 (Top 32) May 24-25					Round 4 (Top 16) May 25-26
6	Axolotl	62
123	Ghost fungus	37			6	Axolotl	58
59	Albatross	44			70	Hedgehog	41
70	Hedgehog	55								6	Axolotl	46
27	Saguaro cactus	53								38	Cow	45
102	Opabinia	46			27	Saguaro cactus	46
38	Cow	56			38	Cow	53
91	Vampire squid	43
															6	Axolotl	63
11	Venus flytrap	37													118	Raccoon	32
118	Raccoon	62			118	Raccoon	55
54	Sheep	44			75	Jumping spider	44
75	Jumping spider	55								118	Raccoon	48
22	Pig	49								43	Quetzalcoatlus	43
107	Vampire bat	50			107	Vampire bat	46
43	Quetzalcoatlus	60			43	Quetzalcoatlus	53
86	Wolverine	39

Elite Eight

Main bracket

Quarter-finals May 26-27					Semi-finals May 27-28					Final May 28-29
64	Giant Pacific octopus	46
56	Mantis shrimp	52
					56	Mantis shrimp	45
13	Shark	46			5	Crow	62
5	Crow	52
										5	Crow	72
2	Gorilla	52								14	Tyrannosaurus rex	48
10	Orangutan	46			2	Gorilla	51
					14	Tyrannosaurus rex	56
14	Tyrannosaurus rex	66								3rd place -
6	Axolotl	32								56	Mantis shrimp
										2	Gorilla

5th-8th consolations

• TBA

Thread links

All threads archived on Desuarchive

• Proposal thread
• Nominations
• Qualifiers
• Round 1
• Round 2
• Round 3
• Round 4
• Quarter finals
• Semi finals
• Final Round
• Afterparty