SYTYCD Elimination Tables
Unlike Wikipedia or other sites that may have various elimination tables of all the dancers what the below tables are broken down to are via couples. We were curious as to which couples can be considered as a true “Power Couple” or those that did well when they were together but faltered when the couples were changed up in the Top 10. There are also those couples that lasted to the end but were not completely “bullet proof” so to speak.
The most common format for the majority of the seasons is as follows:
– Weeks 1 thru 5: Dancers are broken down to couples and they stay with in these pairings for the first five weeks of competition.
– Weeks 6 thru 9: Dancers are now split up and given a random partner with each week.
There are also other changes to note:
– Season 8 on Week 6 all dancers are only paired with a dancer from a previous season
– Season 1 all dancers were given a random partner from Week 1 thru Week 7
– Season 7 all dancers were given a random partner from a previous season from Weeks 1 thru 7 and there was only a Top 11
The following tables only depict the couples from Seasons 2 thru 6, 8 and 9. After each table depiction I’ll will provide observations and thoughts including:
– The “Power Couple”: These are couples that not only managed to avoid being in danger of elimination during their time together, but they were also able to avoid being in danger of elimination during the time they were paired with other dancers.
– The “Comfortable Couple”: These are couples that have managed to avoid being in danger of elimination during their time together but when they were given random partners they started faltering in some capacity.
– “Ying and Yang”: These couples had one dancer that made it to at least the Top 10 while the other was eliminated significantly earlier in the competition.
– The “Bulletproof Couple”: These are couples where the voting public has repeatedly voted them to be eliminated but were subsequently saved by the judges.
Other observations will also be noted as appropriate.
SEASON 9
Season 9 WEEK: | W0 | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Eliana Girard Cyrus “Glitch” Spencer |
Btm 6 . |
Winner Top 4 |
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Witney Carson Chehon Wespi-Tschopp |
Btm 6 | Btm 4 | Btm 4 . |
Elim . |
Top 6 Winner |
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Lindsay Arnold Cole Horibe |
Btm 6 . |
Btm 6 . |
Elim Btm 4 |
. Elim |
Top 8 Top 6 |
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Tiffany Maher George Lawrence Jr |
. Btm 6 |
. Btm 6 |
. Elim |
Top 4 Top 10 |
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Amelia Lowe Will Thomas |
Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 14 Top 8 |
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Audrey Case Matthew Kazmierczak |
. Elim |
Elim . |
Top 10 Top 14 |
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Janelle Issis Dareian Kujawa |
. Btm 6 |
Elim | Top 14 | ||||||
Janaya French Brandon Mitchell |
Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 20 Top 16 |
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Amber Jackson Nick Bloxsom-Carter |
. Elim |
Elim . |
Top 16 Top 20 |
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Alexa Anderson Daniel Baker |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 8
Season 8 WEEK: | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Melanie Moore Marko Germar |
Winner 3rd Place |
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Jordan Casanova Tadd Gadduang |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 . |
Elim Btm 4 |
Top 8 4th Place |
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Caitlynn Lawson Mitchell Kelly |
. Injury |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | . Elim |
Btm 4 . |
. Elim |
Top 10 Top 6 |
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Clarice Ordaz Jess LeProtto |
Btm 3 | Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 10 Top 8 |
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Sasha Mallory Alexander Fost |
Btm 3 Elim |
2nd Place Top 12 |
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Ryan Ramirez Ricky Jaime |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
. Btm 4 |
. Elim |
Top 12 Top 6 |
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Ashley Rich Chris Koehl |
Btm 3 | Elim | Top 14 | ||||||
Miranda Maleski Robert Taylor Jr |
Btm 3 | Elim | Top 16 | ||||||
Iveta Lukosiute Nick Young |
Elim | Top 20 | |||||||
Missy Morelli Wadi Jones |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 8 OBSERVATIONS
The “Power Couple”: Melanie Moore & Marko Germar
The “Bulletproof Couple”: Jordan Casanova & Tadd Gadduang, Caitlynn Lawson & Mitchell Kelly
SEASON 6
Season 6 WEEK: | W0 | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Ashleigh DiLello Jakob Karr |
— | Injury . |
5th Place 2nd Place |
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Ellenore Scott Ryan DiLello |
— | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | . Btm 4 |
Btm 4 | 4th Place 6th Place |
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Kathryn McCormick Jonathan “Legacy” Perez |
— | Btm 4 . |
. Elim |
3rd Place Top 8 |
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Noelle Marsh Russell Ferguson |
— | Injury Btm 4 |
Btm 4 . |
Elim . |
Top 10 Winner |
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Mollee Gray Nathan Trasoras |
— | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | . Elim |
Elim . |
Top 8 Top 10 |
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Karen Hauer Kevin Hunte |
— | Btm 3 | Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 12 Top 14 |
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Bianca Revels Victor Smalley |
— | Elim Btm 4 |
. Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 18 Top 12 |
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Channing Cooke Phillip Attmore |
— | . Elim |
Elim . |
Top 14 Top 18 |
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Ariana DeBose Peter Sabasino |
— | Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 20 Top 16 |
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Pauline Mata Brandon Dumlao |
— | Btm 4 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 16 Top 20 |
SEASON 6 OBSERVATIONS
The “Power Couple”: Ashleigh DiLello & Jakob Karr
The “Comfortable Couple”:
“Ying and Yang”:
The “Bulletproof Couple”: Ellenore Scott & Ryan DiLello
Kathryn McCormick & Jonathan “Legacy” Perez can be considered as a kind of Power Couple since Legacy was in the Bottom Four once before being eliminated in the Top 8.
SEASON 5
Season 5 WEEK: | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Melissa Sandvig Ade Obayomi |
Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Elim | Top 6 | |||||
Janette Manrara Brandon Bryant |
Elim . |
Top 8 2nd Place |
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Randi Evans Evan Kasprzak |
Elim . |
Top 10 3rd Place |
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Jeanine Mason Philip Chbeeb |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 Elim |
Winner Top 12 |
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Caitlin Kinney Jason Glover |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 12 Top 8 |
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Asuka Kondoh Vitolio Jeune |
Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 16 Top 14 |
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Karla Garcia Jonathan Platero |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 14 Top 16 |
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Kayla Radomski Maksim “Max” Kapitannikov |
Btm 3 Elim |
Btm 3 . |
Btm 4 . |
4th Place Top 18 |
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Ashley Valerio Kupono Aweau |
Elim Btm 3 |
. Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 18 Top 10 |
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Paris Torres Tony Bellissimo |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 5 OBSERVATIONS:
The “Comfortable Couple”: Janette Manrara & Brandon Bryant, Randi Evans & Evan Kasprzak
“Ying and Yang”: Jeanine Mason & Philip Chbeeb, Kayla Radomsky & Maksim Kapitannikov and Ashley Valerio & Kupono Aweau
Technically Melissa Sandvig & Ade Obayomi were also a strong couple, however since they were also in danger of elimination a couple of times they didn’t fit any of the aforementioned groups…
SEASON 4
Season 4 WEEK: | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Katee Shean Joshua Allen |
3rd Place Winner |
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Chelsie Hightower Mark Kanemura |
. Btm 4 |
Elim | Top 6 | ||||||
Kherington Payne Stephen “Twitch” Boss |
Btm 3 | Elim . |
. Btm 4 |
Top 10 2nd Place |
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Courtney Galiano Gev Manoukian |
Btm 3 | . Elim |
Btm 4 . |
4th Place Top 10 |
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Jessica King William Wingfield |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | W/D . |
. Elim |
Top 10 Top 8 |
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Comfort Fedoke Chris Jarosz |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 Elim |
Btm 3 . |
*Elim . |
Btm 4 . |
Elim . |
Top 8/12 Top 16 |
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Chelsea Traille Thayne Jasperson |
Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
. Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 16 Top 12 |
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Kourtni Lind Matt Dorame |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | Top 14 | |||||
Susie Garcia Marquis Cunningham |
Elim | Top 18 | |||||||
Rayven Armijo Jamie Bayard |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 4 OBSERVATIONS:
The “Power Couple”: Katee Shean & Joshua Allen
The “Comfortable Couple”: Chelsie Hightower & Mark Kanemura
“Ying and Yang”: Comfort Fedoke & Chris Jarosz
Comfort was originally eliminated in the Top 12, but when Jessica King had her ribs checked out and was forced to be eliminated Comfort was brought back in to the Top 10. As it would turn out, Comfort had a routine with Twitch that gave her the staying power to move on to the Top 8.
SEASON 3
Season 3 WEEK: | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Lauren Gottlieb Neil Haskell |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Btm 4 . |
Btm 4 | Elim . |
Top 6 3rd Place |
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Sabra Johnson Dominic Sandoval |
Btm 3 | . Btm 4 |
. Elim |
Winner Top 8 |
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Lacey Schwimmer Kameron Bink |
. Elim |
4th Place Top 10 |
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Anya Garnis Danny Tidwell |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
Top 12 2nd Place |
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Jaimie Goodwin Hokuto “Hok” Konishi |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 10 Top 12 |
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Jessi Peralta Pasha Kovalev |
Btm 3 | Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 16 Top 6 |
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Sara Von Gillern Jesus Solorio |
Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 8 Top 16 |
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Faina Savich Cedric Gardner |
Btm 3 | Elim Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 18 Top 14 |
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Shauna Noland Jimmy Arguello |
Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 14 Top 18 |
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Ashlee Langas Ricky Palomino |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 3 OBSERVATIONS
The Comfortable Couple: Lacey Schwimmer & Kameron Bink
Ying and Yang: Jessi Peralta & Pasha Kovalev and Sara von Gillern & Jesus Solorio
The Bulletproof Couple: Lauren Gottlieb & Neil Haskell
Lacey was never voted to the Bottom Three couples / Bottom Four dancers, while Kameron was eliminated as soon as the dancers started swapping partners. Sabra only hit the bottom in the first week whileas she has been saved from being in danger of elimination for the remainder of the season..
SEASON 2
Season 2 WEEK: | W1 | W2 | W3 | W4 | W5 | W6 | W7 | W8 | FINAL |
CONTESTANTS | RESULTS | ||||||||
Donyelle Jones Benji Schwimmer |
3rd Place Winner |
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Heidi Groskreutz Ryan Rankine |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | . Btm 4 |
. Elim |
4th Place Top 8 |
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Allison Holker Ivan Koumaev |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim . |
. Elim |
Top 8 Top 6 |
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Martha Nichols Travis Wall |
Btm 3 | Elim . |
. Btm 4 |
Top 10 2nd Place |
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Natalie Fotopoulos Musa Cooper |
Btm 3 Elim |
Btm 4 . |
Btm 4 . |
Elim . |
Top 6 Top 12 |
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Joy Spears Dmitry Chaplin |
Elim Btm 3 |
. Btm 3 |
. Btm 3 |
. Elim |
Top 18 Top 10 |
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Ashlee Nino Ben Susak |
Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 12 Top 16 |
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Jessica Fernandez Jaymz Tuaileva |
Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Elim | Top 14 | |||||
Aleksandra Wojda Jason Williams |
Btm 3 Elim |
Elim . |
Top 16 Top 18 |
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Erin Ellis Stanislav Savich |
Elim | Top 20 |
SEASON 2 OBSERVATIONS
The Power Couple: Donyelle Jones & Benji Schwimmer
Ying and Yang: Joy Spears & Dmitry Chaplin
The Bulletproof Couple: Heidi Groskreutz & Ryan Rankine and Allison Holker & Ivan Koumaev
This season was probably one of the least manipulated seasons (that we know of) the only major manipulation that TPTB attempted was by pairing Benji Schwimmer with Donyelle Jones and giving them hip-hop as their first routine. Since Benji was in TPTB’s eyes the contestant that wasn’t considered to be part of the Original Top 20 they wanted him eliminated ASAP… except he not only shoned on his own, but he and his partner had amazing chemistry together. In fact it was probably one of the major manipulations by TPTB that didn’t exactly go as planned.