Game of Thrones meets March Madness, Round 3: Vote for your favorite character in our Elite 8

“It’s fun! Look at the fun we’re having!” —Tyrion Lannister

Welcome back to our Game of Thrones March Madness tournament, where we pit characters from the show against each other round by round to see who fans love the most. This one’s on top, then that one’s on top, and on and on it spins…until we crown a champion.

We didn’t have quite as many upsets in the Sweet 16 as in the Round of 32, but there were still some surprises. Let’s look at the Sweet 16 results.

Tyrion Lannister vs. Jaime Lannister

Cersei Lannister vs. Tywin Lannister

Bronn vs. Theon Greyjoy

Sansa Stark vs. Arya Stark

Jon Snow vs. Davos Seaworth

Melisandre vs. Oberyn Martell

Sandor “the Hound” Clegane vs. Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish

Daenerys Targaryen vs. Brienne of Tarth

The most competitive matchup in our Sweet 16 was far and away the showdown between the sisters Stark. Depending on when you checked the polls, each of them were in the lead, but ultimately Sansa emerged victorious.

Next, she’ll be going head to head with Theon Greyjoy. Theon took down Robb Stark in the Round of 32 and silenced Bronn in the Sweet 16. He and Sansa went through hell together at Winterfell, but that was then. This is now.

Elsewhere, the Lannisters battled for supremacy. Tyrion won a victory over his brother Jaime by a huge margin, while Tywin’s victory over Cersei was just 5%. Cersei can’t be happy about that.

Still, that sets us up for the rematch we’ve all been waiting for: Tyrion and Tywin, Round Two. Tyrion might have gotten the drop on his father in the privy, but this time the elder Lannister won’t be caught unawares.

Jon Snow won an easy victory over Davos Seaworth, but now faces off against fan favorite Oberyn Martell. Both of these guys have been breezing through so far, but this is the end of the line for one of them.

Finally, Daenerys Targaryen and Petyr Baelish, two characters who have yet to meet each other on the show, do battle in the Elite 8. Daenerys struggled in the first round against Varys before rebounding with a comfortable victory over Brienne of Tarth. Littlefinger however, has cruised to large victories over Margaery Tyrell and the Hound. That could spell trouble for the Mother of Dragons.

Below are the polls for the Elite 8. As always, there is no criteria. Choose your favorites. Voting lasts six days this time, so feel free to mull it over plenty of time to get your vote in.

Tyrion Lannister vs. Tywin Lannister

Theon Greyjoy vs. Sansa Stark

Jon Snow vs. Oberyn Martell

Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish vs. Daenerys Targaryen

• Round of 32: March 18-22
• Sweet 16: March 23-24
• Elite 8: March 25-March 31
• Final 4: April 1-2
• Championship Round: April 3

Via http://winteriscoming.net/2017/03/25/game-of-thrones-meets-march-madness-round-3-vote-for-your-favorite-character-in-our-elite-8/