User blog comment:B214/Volume 22 spoilers/@comment-71.120.223.31-20170222190721/@comment-31137559-20170226012948

Well we have to consider that one of them was going to face a god eventually. You are going to win some, you're going to lose some. Everyone can't be like Diehauser Belial and never lose a game. As long as she isn't performing poorly. Just because you lost doesn't mean your performance was poor. Rias beat Sona yet it was Sona and her peerage that was being praised for her performance. Three rating games lost? She is going to have many Rating Games in the future. And she was fighting against exceptionally strong opponents. Diodora was using Ophis' snake. she had a good match against Sona and it could have gone either way, and she just had a match against a god. Issei has won three straight victories. He has won straight victories like the rest of the youth. So what's the difference between Issei and the others? Issei and his peerage have been performing poorly against opponents that should be no contest. While the others are gaining smooth victories. Seekvaira has been doing well. She was just the first of the youth to face a god or god-class opponent in this tournament.