Ultimate Slash Madness Tourney
| Event | |
|---|---|
| Event: | Ultimate Slash Madness Tourney |
| Participants: | AfterElton.com |
| Date(s): | September 2012 |
| Type: | |
| Fandom: | Pan-fandom/none |
| URL: | After Elton |
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The Ultimate Slash Madness Tourney is an annual internet poll hosted by the gay media site TheBacklot.com (formerly AfterElton.com) that is very popular among slash fans on Tumblr.
The poll is designed in the style of the annual "March Madness" U.S. college basketball tournament. Fans are instructed to vote for their favorite slash ship over the course of several rounds.
The first tournament was held in 2012, and Derek/Stiles from Teen Wolf was declared the winner on September 24, 2012. The second tournament began nominations on July 13, 2013.
Origin
The poll was started after Derek/Stiles was disqualified from a similar shipping poll hosted by EW.com.
Fan Response
The response from the fans have been overwhelming. According to the statistics provided by AfterElton, 4.7 million votes have been cast[1].
Surprisingly (because everybody really expected a wank), the interactions between the shippers remained friendly across platforms. It's possibly due to the fact that majority of fans ship multiple pairings, some of which were competing in the Tourney.
After Derek/Stiles won, the interactions didn't change. Derek/Stiles and Destiel fans remained friendly and supportive of each other[2][3][4].
Celebrity Endorsements
A lot of cast and creators tweeted out their support for "their" pairing.
Brackets
Final Round
Gallery
round 1
round 2
round 3
round 4
champtionship round
Fan Response
Links
- Fandom Wank: Which is gayer: Teen Wolf or Supernatural?
- Tumblr: ultimate slash madness tourney tag
- John Barrowman Talks Ultimate Slash Madness Tourney (and plugs The Doctor/Jack Harkness)
See Also
References
- ^ Final Tourney post, AfterElton, accessed Nov 6 2012.
- ^ ao3feed-sterek, post on Tumblr, accessed Nov 6 2012.
- ^ catrood, post on Tumblr, accessed Nov 6 2012.
- ^ anonymous replies to ao3feed-sterek, accessed Nov 6 2012.