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Welcome to SunnyNeo’s coverage of the Neopian-wide Yooyuball tournament that’s captivated the souls of many fans all over the world. Yesterday (May 26th) the tables seemed to turn, with the “lower ranking” squads from previous years rising up from the depths of underdog status and creating a revolution like no other in Altador Cup history! Without further ado, here is our first major report of the season…
Let’s begin with the namesakes of the tournament versus the newbies to the tournament: Team Altador vs. Team Moltara. For those who have witnessed Team Altador’s past matches, many were expecting Team Moltara, the geared-up Steampunk Squad, to take their first wins of the season… Well, it appears that Team Altador had another plan in mind as they blitzed the unsuspecting Moltarans with a full clean-sweep! When we asked Team Captain “Trapper” Remis what his secret was to Altador’s success, he simply replied with: “It’s about time we reveal our true potential in this tournament and make our King proud!”
Ah, last year’s champions Krawk Island set sail in the tournament with a sound victory in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. With Garven Hale leading the pirates this year, previous Captain “Dasher” Soley returned to the Cup after his replacement Feldon “Dinksy” Collibridge received an injury, forcing his quick comeback. Team Faerieland began the season with dignity as they secured a strong win in Slushie Slinger, keen to raise expectations for their squad. Team Krawk Island insist that they have not been cursed from becoming ACIV’s First Place winners as Haunted Woods, Darigan Citadel and Roo Island had become fallen champions they year immediately after they placed First in their respective tournaments. There’s hope for the buccaneers yet!
The fallen champions of Altador Cup III, Team Roo Island, seem to be making a healthy start to the tournament by achieving wins in Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Their opponents, Mystery Island could only secure a Draw against the Rooligans in Yooyuball and unfortunately lost overall yesterday. We will have to see how later matches play out to witness whether or not both of them are eyeing up the Top Four positions realistically. The Mystery Islanders have stated that they intend to improve their game in future matches.
Team Tyrannia broke up their “Forsaken Five” by transferring Evrem Guilako for Team Terror Mountain’s Elbin Kroe in a bid to improve their Yooyuball prospects. Yesterday Tyrannia were pitted against Team Virtupets, Dr. Sloth’s favourites, who once upon a time didn’t gain a serious reputation in the Cup except for in Shootout Showdown where they gained a lot of respect. Yesterday the matches almost balanced out, with Team Tyrannia winning Slushie Slinger (their speciality) and Make Some Noise, and Team Virtupets stormed through Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown without a problem. The Virtupets’ success appears to be whittled down to their Left Forward XL Striker 3.8 who is a strong leading Top Goal Scorer! Keetra Deile, their Team Captain, refused to comment but rumour has it that an important software upgrade was activated in the Wocky before the match.
After their transfer of Elbin Kroe for Tyrannia’s Evrem Guilako, Team Terror Mountain were hoping to up the ante in their matches. Yesterday they were against one of the current “favourites to win”, Team Lost Desert, which spurred the mountaineers to win Shootout Showdown and edged their way for a Draw in Slushie Slinger. The Lost Desert squad proved to be too strong from them in Yooyuball and Make Some Noise and remain a team to watch.
Similar to the Lost Desert versus Terror Mountain match, Team Meridell valiantly won the games of Yooyuball and Make Some Noise whereas Team Maraqua forced a Draw in Slushie Slinger and scored their win in Shootout Showdown. The knights and the Maraquans are both considered to be higher tier contenders this year and their true strength has yet to shine. King Skarl and King Kelpbeard insist that their own teams are born to become the next champions.
Team Kiko Lake are another underdog team to join the upsurge of the lower tiered teams’ rebellion! After their stunning face-off with Team Shenkuu yesterday (who are amongst the “favourites to win” this year) the Kiko Lakers are adamant to prove that they are not limited to the lower tiers this time… even receiving a Yellow Card to caution them against ignoring the one-on-one player rule by boxing in their rivals when they became a bit too excited at the prospect at winning a match. Captain Mirsha Grelinek of Team Shenkuu dismisses rumours of them inheriting the so-called “Winner’s Curse” in place of Team Krawk Island (after losing Yooyuball to the Kiko Lakers) and congratulates the Kikos for working extremely hard to defeat them in the main event. The Kikos also managed an honourable Draw in Shootout Showdown and Shenkuu regained their footing with wins in both Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise.
Cheers erupted in the stadium when Team Kreludor swept Team Haunted Woods in every match they faced. The self-proclaimed Kreludorks thanked their fans for their continued support as Team Haunted Woods refused to comment on the blow to their statistics. Captain Krell Vitor denies that his newest player, aptly named “Brains” Mortigan, was the cause of their loss for delivering slow Yooyu passes and attempting to eat the brains of the Kreludans. Is there any sign of the Haunted Moon alliance rekindling after it disintegrated in Altador Cup I? The possibility maybe slim after that outcome but this year is full of surprises!
Finally we come to the Darigan Citadel versus Team Brightvale match-up, which ended up with jaws dropping throughout the colosseum. The scholars from Brightvale are generally known as an underdog team, but with the return of Orie Dinelle as goalkeeper their luck seems to have vastly improved as they achieved a clean-sweep in all games against the Darigans. Forward player Tandrak Shaye of Darigan Citadel commented that his team was not slacking off and that the scholars had caught them on a bad day, but he also said he noticed that their tactics had greatly improved since previous years. Either way, the news of this clean-sweep shocked many and it leaves everyone wondering who will be the next reigning champions of the Altador Cup.
Are we looking at a new generation of champions this year? It’s hard to guess as the First Round Robin has only just begun. Keep watching our Altador Cup Coverage for updates in this shocking season of Yooyuball!
This report has been brought to you by SunnyNeo’s Altador Cup Goodies, where you can show team spirit at any time of the year!
Let’s begin with the namesakes of the tournament versus the newbies to the tournament: Team Altador vs. Team Moltara. For those who have witnessed Team Altador’s past matches, many were expecting Team Moltara, the geared-up Steampunk Squad, to take their first wins of the season… Well, it appears that Team Altador had another plan in mind as they blitzed the unsuspecting Moltarans with a full clean-sweep! When we asked Team Captain “Trapper” Remis what his secret was to Altador’s success, he simply replied with: “It’s about time we reveal our true potential in this tournament and make our King proud!”
Ah, last year’s champions Krawk Island set sail in the tournament with a sound victory in Yooyuball, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. With Garven Hale leading the pirates this year, previous Captain “Dasher” Soley returned to the Cup after his replacement Feldon “Dinksy” Collibridge received an injury, forcing his quick comeback. Team Faerieland began the season with dignity as they secured a strong win in Slushie Slinger, keen to raise expectations for their squad. Team Krawk Island insist that they have not been cursed from becoming ACIV’s First Place winners as Haunted Woods, Darigan Citadel and Roo Island had become fallen champions they year immediately after they placed First in their respective tournaments. There’s hope for the buccaneers yet!
The fallen champions of Altador Cup III, Team Roo Island, seem to be making a healthy start to the tournament by achieving wins in Slushie Slinger, Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. Their opponents, Mystery Island could only secure a Draw against the Rooligans in Yooyuball and unfortunately lost overall yesterday. We will have to see how later matches play out to witness whether or not both of them are eyeing up the Top Four positions realistically. The Mystery Islanders have stated that they intend to improve their game in future matches.
Team Tyrannia broke up their “Forsaken Five” by transferring Evrem Guilako for Team Terror Mountain’s Elbin Kroe in a bid to improve their Yooyuball prospects. Yesterday Tyrannia were pitted against Team Virtupets, Dr. Sloth’s favourites, who once upon a time didn’t gain a serious reputation in the Cup except for in Shootout Showdown where they gained a lot of respect. Yesterday the matches almost balanced out, with Team Tyrannia winning Slushie Slinger (their speciality) and Make Some Noise, and Team Virtupets stormed through Yooyuball and Shootout Showdown without a problem. The Virtupets’ success appears to be whittled down to their Left Forward XL Striker 3.8 who is a strong leading Top Goal Scorer! Keetra Deile, their Team Captain, refused to comment but rumour has it that an important software upgrade was activated in the Wocky before the match.
After their transfer of Elbin Kroe for Tyrannia’s Evrem Guilako, Team Terror Mountain were hoping to up the ante in their matches. Yesterday they were against one of the current “favourites to win”, Team Lost Desert, which spurred the mountaineers to win Shootout Showdown and edged their way for a Draw in Slushie Slinger. The Lost Desert squad proved to be too strong from them in Yooyuball and Make Some Noise and remain a team to watch.
Similar to the Lost Desert versus Terror Mountain match, Team Meridell valiantly won the games of Yooyuball and Make Some Noise whereas Team Maraqua forced a Draw in Slushie Slinger and scored their win in Shootout Showdown. The knights and the Maraquans are both considered to be higher tier contenders this year and their true strength has yet to shine. King Skarl and King Kelpbeard insist that their own teams are born to become the next champions.
Team Kiko Lake are another underdog team to join the upsurge of the lower tiered teams’ rebellion! After their stunning face-off with Team Shenkuu yesterday (who are amongst the “favourites to win” this year) the Kiko Lakers are adamant to prove that they are not limited to the lower tiers this time… even receiving a Yellow Card to caution them against ignoring the one-on-one player rule by boxing in their rivals when they became a bit too excited at the prospect at winning a match. Captain Mirsha Grelinek of Team Shenkuu dismisses rumours of them inheriting the so-called “Winner’s Curse” in place of Team Krawk Island (after losing Yooyuball to the Kiko Lakers) and congratulates the Kikos for working extremely hard to defeat them in the main event. The Kikos also managed an honourable Draw in Shootout Showdown and Shenkuu regained their footing with wins in both Slushie Slinger and Make Some Noise.
Cheers erupted in the stadium when Team Kreludor swept Team Haunted Woods in every match they faced. The self-proclaimed Kreludorks thanked their fans for their continued support as Team Haunted Woods refused to comment on the blow to their statistics. Captain Krell Vitor denies that his newest player, aptly named “Brains” Mortigan, was the cause of their loss for delivering slow Yooyu passes and attempting to eat the brains of the Kreludans. Is there any sign of the Haunted Moon alliance rekindling after it disintegrated in Altador Cup I? The possibility maybe slim after that outcome but this year is full of surprises!
Finally we come to the Darigan Citadel versus Team Brightvale match-up, which ended up with jaws dropping throughout the colosseum. The scholars from Brightvale are generally known as an underdog team, but with the return of Orie Dinelle as goalkeeper their luck seems to have vastly improved as they achieved a clean-sweep in all games against the Darigans. Forward player Tandrak Shaye of Darigan Citadel commented that his team was not slacking off and that the scholars had caught them on a bad day, but he also said he noticed that their tactics had greatly improved since previous years. Either way, the news of this clean-sweep shocked many and it leaves everyone wondering who will be the next reigning champions of the Altador Cup.
Are we looking at a new generation of champions this year? It’s hard to guess as the First Round Robin has only just begun. Keep watching our Altador Cup Coverage for updates in this shocking season of Yooyuball!
This report has been brought to you by SunnyNeo’s Altador Cup Goodies, where you can show team spirit at any time of the year!