News Archive

Sorry for the late report today - I've spent the entire morning chasing the Meepits out of the office.



Yesterday morning, Faerieland's team captain Kakoni Worrill, said that despite their continued poor form, they intend to finish the games on a high this year. Unfortunately Worrill's team were unable to meet their expectations, suffering another loss in all three games against Terror Mountain. The faeries have been steadily getting more generous recently, in what was rumoured to be an attempt to get more Neopians to support the Faerieland team ready for next year's Cup.


Reb Weemelott, Brightvale Right Forward, didn't have an incredible amount of luck in their games against Meridell, as he failed to even get the Yooyuball close to the Meridell goal. The Meridellians took a Yooyuball win, with Fiorina proving her worth to the team, by scoring every goal possible. The Brightvale fans tried their best in Make Some Noise, but they couldn't even match the volume of the mighty Meridell team, who cheered their way to their 10th Make Some Noise win. Spurred on by their success, Meridell raced through the Slushie Slinger contest to make it a clean sweep over Brightvale.


Haunted Woods faced the mystique of Mystery Island as both teams battle it out for the highest position possible. Mystery Island took the lead in the Make Some Noise game, after the HW fans were found to be suffering from Kikoughela, resulting in them being unable to muster a whisper to cheer their team on. Several boxes of Kikoughela Drops later, the Haunted Woods fans had recovered fully, and were able to cheer their team to their 16th Yooyuball win. Mystery Island tried their best in Slushie Slinger, but they were unable to match the HW team for speed and accuracy, leading MI to their 7th Slushie Slinger loss.


Second place Roo Island were up against third place Lost Desert, in a closely fought set of games. The day got off to a bad, after goalkeeper Clutch Billaban had suffered an injured wing. The LD team appeared sympathetic by not taking advantage of Billaban's injury, allowing the Roos to win the game. The LD fans were not deterred by their team's loss, and managed to cheer their team on to win in Make Some Noise. By the start of the Slushie Slinger contest, both sets of fans were exceptionally thirsty and desperate for their slushies. Both teams served slushies with skill and expertise, but neither could better the other, resulting in the 4th Slushie Slinger draw for both teams.


The very best of Dr Sloth's space station met the crafty Kreludor team, in what Virtupets had expected to be an easy win. Unfortunately, the Virtupets team and fans had severely underestimated the ability of their opponents, losing all three games to the jubilant Kreludor team. Kreludor still have their eyes on a place in the finals, but they still have to face the Roothless Roos for a final match.


Shenkuu started the day by demonstrating their Yooyuball skills to the crowd, explaining how they have managed to be in with a chance of a place in the finals again this year. Tyrannian captain Loryche insisted her team would not be intimidated by such skilful opponents, and urged the Tyrannian fans to go all out in their support for the team. With the Make Some Noise contest first, it looked like the Tyrannians would get an easy win, but the Shenkuu team brought out their secret weapon - Chef Bonju himself. At the sight of Bonju, the Shenkuu fans went wild, leading the referee to end the contest early to prevent another headache. The Shenkuu team were so impressed with their fans' cheering, that they went all out to win Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger. After the games, Tyrannian captain Loryche commented that the opposition was just too good for them to beat, but that they would do much better against Altador tomorrow.


The final match of the day was last year's winners Darigan Citadel, against the clever Krawk Island team. The Citadel fans had been up all night, painting banners with messages of encouragement for the team. Unfortunately, when the fans entered the colosseum, their banners were all in the wrong order, resulting in the Citadel team spending most of the Yooyuball match trying to figure out what their fans were trying to tell them. The Darigan's luck didn't improve in Slushie Slinger, when captain Layton Vickles dropped several slushies that he was supposed to be serving. With many of the DC fans still thirsty after the Slushie Slinger contest, the Krawk Island team took advantage of Vickles' clumsiness to win Make Some Noise, and notching up another clean sweep.


With just two days remaining before the finals - which teams will triumph, and which will be sitting on the sidelines?