We have the results of Theme Madness Round 2 in this post, and there are some real upsets here. In fact, this brings us the veritable Sweet 16 theme shops in our competition. We’ll start Round 3 tomorrow, and take one step closer to having our Theme Madness 2011 winner.
Who’s excited? The results are just after the jump.
How we scored the games
Just to recap, each game was run on three fronts. First, we counted up the polls for each game. Secondly, we counted up votes on Twitter. Finally, we counted up comments generated (if they were) on the competitor’s blogs. Top score won.
Results of WooThemes vs. AppThemes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 9. AppThemes: 312
- 1. WooThemes: 201
Winner: AppThemes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Graph Paper Press vs. Organic Themes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 5. Graph Paper Press: 92
- 4. Organic Themes: 81
Winner: Graph Paper Press, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Themify vs. Elegant Themes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 6. Themify: 44
- 3. Elegant Themes: 266
Winner: Elegant Themes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Dev4Press vs. iThemes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 7. Dev4Press: 70
- 2. iThemes: 110
Winner: iThemes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of ThemeForest vs. Gabfire Themes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 8. Gabfire Themes: 185
- 1. ThemeForest: 284
Winner: ThemeForest, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of ThemeShift vs. ThemeGarden
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 12. ThemeShift: 60
- 4. ThemeGarden: 78
Winner: ThemeGarden, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Mojo Themes vs. Templatic
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 6. Mojo Themes: 121
- 3. Templatic: 56
Winner: Mojo Themes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of WPZoom vs. WonderThemes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 15. WonderThemes: 86
- 7. WPZoom: 126
Winner: WPZoom, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of StudioPress vs. PremiumPress
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 9. PremiumPress: 48
- 1. StudioPress: 137
Winner: StudioPress, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Theme Hybrid vs. Crowd Favorite
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 5. Theme Hybrid: 88
- 4. Crowd Favorite: 50
Winner: Theme Hybrid, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Catalyst Theme vs. Headway Themes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 11. Catalyst Theme: 348
- 3. Headway Themes: 132
Winner: Catalyst Theme, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Gorilla Themes vs. DIYThemes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 7. Gorilla Themes: 57
- 2. DIYThemes: 92
Winner: DIYThemes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Obox Themes vs. UpThemes
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 9. UpThemes: 59
- 1. Obox Themes: 101
Winner: Obox Themes, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Startbox vs. Pro Theme Design
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 12. Startbox: 55
- 4. Pro Theme Design: 60
Winner: Pro Theme Design, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of KreativeThemes vs. Press75
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 6. KreativeThemes: 42
- 3. Press75: 101
Winner: Press75, who will be competing again on April 26.
Results of Standard Theme vs. ThemeFuse
After totaling up poll votes, Twitter votes, and comments on their respective blogs, the numbers are:
- 15. ThemeFuse: 196
- 10. Standard Theme: 93
Winner: ThemeFuse, who will be competing again on April 26.
What do you think of the results so far?
We’re beginning to see results show up on the big Theme Madness Bracket. How do you think the results are shaking out? Are you surprised by any of the results so far? How are your own personal brackets going?
Updated Theme Madness Schedule
| Bracket A | Bracket B | Bracket C | Bracket D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 26 | AppThemes vs. Graph Paper Press Elegant Theme vs. iThemes | ThemeForest vs. ThemeGarden Mojo Themes vs. WPZoom | StudioPress vs. Theme Hybrid Catalyst Theme vs. DIYThemes | Obox Themes vs. Pro Theme Design Press75 vs. ThemeFuse |
| May 2 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| May 4 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
Ouch! We were knocked out early in the tournament.
OH SNAP!! lol I’d say Woo would have done a lot better if a post on the blog and Twitter/Facebook etc would have happened. I found this page today because Appthemes had a blog post on their site reminding people to come vote.
I feel that promoting this contest on WooThemes Twitter account would have been a bit like “cheating”, as then it would have been a contest of who has the most Twitter followers. That’s why we didn’t tweet about it, an most likely the reason we lost
I applaud your sportsmanship, integrity and good-natured approach. If voting were based on things like theme quality, variety, usability, etc — I’m sure Woo would still be in the mix. That bracket would look a lot different.
Well, thats kind of the point… the person with the most votes wins, more customers, more coolness and awesome themes etc equals more followers. Not posting about this contest anywhere (that I saw) just shut out those that would have voted for you otherwise. Seeing you guys out of the contest already really throws off my picks :p
Agreed… But since this contest uses the “Selection” format to determine the winner (same as Academy Awards, presidential elections, or anything based on polls/voting), calling it a “Tournament” (which is a different format and is based on different methods) can cause some confusion. There’s nothing wrong with either format. I think it just comes down to a naming thing. But hey – it’s the first one! Not bad for an inaugural contest.
I’d say we finally saw some of those promised surprises in the game! Next round should be interesting to see who comes out on top.
It’s definitely getting exciting. I think the first two rounds goes to show it’s anybody’s game!
Appthemes beat the Woo? Upset of the century? Woo next time I want canvassing!
Nice to see Elegant Themes, Mojo Themes and Catalyst Themes are onto the next round. A bit disappointed to see WooThemes is out.
Waiting for the next round!
Sooooo pity, Woo is out..((
Bummer!!!