The coin flip went to Bronze, which means that two works by Emily Short will square off in Round 2. Final standings for the segment and the match summaries have been posted.
There were two significant upset victories in this segment, by The Impossible Stairs and Alias ‘The Magpie’. Although mathbrush has declined to participate in an interview to avoid any implication of undue influence, author J. J. Guest has already agreed to talk to our mobile camera crew, so watch this space!
EDIT: Just an update on this: I haven’t forgotten! Last I heard from J. J. Guest, on July 05, he was “very happy” to participate in an interview. I sent the questions off on July 06 after the win was official, but I haven’t heard back from him yet. It seems he hasn’t been on the forum since July 08, so I assume that he’ll be sending answers when he returns.