Medal round, woo! Another close race in the left bracket and we're left with two beauties. In regards to @jeffie43 's custom cut, one SHL GM exclaimed "Oh wow. That's a crazy good swap. Like really really impressive." and another offered "Holy shit. What the fuck." On the counter, a member with SMJHL GM experience queried "HOW DOES HE DO THAT" after seeing the black pixel magic put forth by @GeckoeyGecko.

If you didn't read it in the previous announcement: because of the impressive turnout, the tournament's prize pool has expanded as follows:
First prize: $15,000,000
Second prize: $10,000,000
Third prize: $5,000,000

An even newer update: submissions that do not win prize money are eligible to be submitted for 2x pay (must be marked in the post). If the pay is to be split (amongst professional and amateur) please note that in writing in the post.

For those joining late, the assets were assembled by the amateurs, modified and elaborated upon by the pros. In the "amateur contributions" segment of each post, the final version of the amateur's contribution is shared. Many just submitted a modified render, but others continued to work on their signatures to offer an idea of what they had in mind.

You will be voting on the finished professional signature below. The amateur contribution will be displayed below the finished product, as a point of reference. Links will be provided to the second matchups (two 1v1’s).

Voting will stay open for roughly 36 hours this round, meaning that if things go smoothly, we will have our winners announced by this coming Sunday.

Bracket Preview:


Gold Medal: dankoa & Jeffie43 vs. GeckoeyGecko & Awesomecakes
Bronze Medal: Wasty & Aephino vs. Karey & Snussu