User blog comment:B214/Shin DxD 1 discussion/@comment-95.210.189.106-20180727143952/@comment-28884330-20180727182141

That worry does not make even a modicum of sense. First of all because Volume 5 was a win, not a loss (Issei being retired is not a loss), and if you’re gonna count Volumes 2 and 23 as such losses, then you need to count Volume 5, Volume 10, Volume 22, DX.4 and Volume 25 as his wins. Looking at this you can see that Issei’s wins vastly outnumber his losses.

Second, Ash Ketchum’s issue comes from a tournament that has repeated in a cyclical manner for six iterations and doesn’t seem to be stopping soon. It is logically incomparable to the Azazel Cup in this regard because the Azazel Cup is narratively a one-time event, and second because several teams in the finals are very capable of winning Games against Issei’s team.

That comparison between Issei and Ash is extremely superficial and lacks any logic.