Grant~ Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Disclaimer: This news report was written to inform you all of the latest Altador Cup results in as entertaining a manner as possible. The rest of its content is largely fictional, composed from various fan comments and the whims of our imagination in an attempt to inspire a sense of realism through our reporting. While we do our best to keep things reasonably neutral, this report is in no way intended to be a completely bias-free listing of the day's results, nor does it claim to provide critical analysis of past and potential outcomes from qualified Altador Cup experts. Please note that the opinions formulated in this report are from a full team of different reporters, and in no way represent the views of only a single faction. If you're looking for 100% unbiased performance data, take a look at our standings page. If professional analysis tickles your fancy, you want our predictions pages (global/daily). We apologize for the delay in the report today; we have been having broadcasting issues due to unfavorable weather conditions outside of Altador. With over half of the Double-Round-Robin stage almost over, many teams are struggling to find a spot in the top tier, while those already in it fight to keep their positions and race to the top. Most notable of these teams is Lost Desert, which recently lost its top spot in the standings. Lost Desert was able to make a comeback yesterday with a near-sweep of Faerieland, taking back its glory from Kreludor. Will they be able to hold it throughout the rest of the Double-Round-Robin stage, or will they lose it again to Kreludor and the like? With its recent stunning losses to Maraqua and Roo Island, the upcoming seven days may hold a multitude of surprises, especially with its match against Tyrannia today, a team famed for its sidegaming abilities. Kudos goes to many of the teams in the lower tiers today. Mystery Island, Kiko Lake, and Altador were all able to pull off a Slushie Slinger win, preventing themselves from getting swept. As mentioned, Faerieland earned itself a draw in Shootout Showdown against Lost Desert as well, keeping its fifteenth-place spot away from Kiko Lake. Hope steadily dwindles for the bottom four teams as the tournament progresses, with all four of them attempting to stay out of the last tier. Brightvale was able to pull off the only sweep of the day in its match against Moltara, barely overtaking Mystery Island for thirteenth place, the top of the fourth tier. "I'm glad that the team was able to pull through yesterday," Brightvale captain 'Squeaky' Tressif said, "We were able to win with a sweep, avoiding losses or draws in any sidegames. This was the result of great teamwork, and I hope that we can repeat our success against Faerieland today." Maraqua faced another draw in Yooyuball and losses in all three sidegames against Darigan Citadel, a repeat performance from its previous match against Kreludor. After dropping to ninth place, many Maraquans point to their unfortunate schedule - matches against the three top teams one after the other. After their win against Lost Desert the other day, it may be hard to tell if it was fatigue or not. With matches against most of the top teams already over for the second round, they may be able to rush back up through the standings and into the first tier. They are aiming for a sweep against Altador today, and hope may not have run out for them yet. Roo Island's decisive victory against Altador yesterday allowed it to stay at the top of the second tier, and Meridell faces increasing pressure to keep its first tier spot after having similar results against Mystery Island. With Roo Island against Kiko Lake and Meridell against Haunted Woods today, Meridell must be careful about Haunted Woods's well-known upsets if it wants to stay ahead of Roo Island. Haunted Woods, on the other hand, has a chance, albeit slim, to pull ahead of Krawk Island in the standings if it wins this match. This may prove to be one of the most interesting matches today as well. Other interesting matches include Virtupets versus Terror Mountain and Darigan Citadel versus Shenkuu. Virtupets and Terror Mountain, two teams known to be good at Shootout Showdown, battle it out today. Virtupets is predicted to win the match, losing Shootout Showdown of course, but Terror Mountain may just be able to pull off an upset, if not just a sidegame sweep, as it holds it's perfect Shootout Showdown streak. Only time may tell. As for Darigan Citadel versus Shenkuu, Darigan Citadel must play hard today to prevent a draw in Yooyuball. This is mainly because of Shenkuu's unexpected draw against Kreludor yesterday, and some people expect to see another draw, or even a win, for Shenkuu today. As the team predicted to be the winners of this year's Altador Cup, this may be the time to start using it's vaunted "karma" to jump back out of the third tier. Darigan Citadel, though, cannot afford to lose this match if it wants to stay ahead of Meridell and Roo Island, with Meridell looking to take its third place spot and Roo Island looking to take its first tier spot altogether. Two of the three islands, Krawk Island and Mystery Island, also battle it out today. After Mystery Island's recent losses and Krawk Island's recent rise in the standings, Dasher and his crew may sail away with the win if Mystery Island doesn't start pulling it together. Maybe, just maybe, with a win today, Krawk Island may be able to continue its rise in the standings and become the first ever team to win two Altador Cups in a row. Dasher was unavailable for comment. As mentioned, everyone should keep their eyes on the matches of Darigan Citadel versus Shenkuu, Lost Desert versus Tyrannia, Meridell versus Haunted Woods, and possibly even Virtupets versus Terror Mountain. With many important matches today, will any of the "weaker" teams be able to pull off upsets? Though some of them may have no hope of reaching the top tier, they still must focus to hold their places and climb a bit higher. As usual, good luck to all teams today! This is Grant, reporting from the outskirts of Altador, signing off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tempdisplay Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Thanks for this Grant! With Altador today, how we have free time! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:)Doc Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Dang it Maraqua... Down another tier :crying_blow: Come on, we're better than this!! :grrr: Well... at least we have an easey schedule now b) Let's go beat Altador! :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Ryan Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Hm, I was expecting the DC vs MQ match to be the big news but eh, whatever. -shrug- And this SK march is gonna be a peice of cake. They're discouraged about not having a chance for the finals anymore and because of this like half their team has stopped playing... This could be a strategy though to fake us out so i'm gonna make sure I hit rank 19 today to to be safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Person335 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Ha Ha! I knew LD had the stuff to pull up in their rightful place! Good Job. And as for us...all I can say is that we hope not to fall in the dreadful pit named 18th place. Anything but that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteforpedro333 Posted June 23, 2010 Share Posted June 23, 2010 Whoa, blast from the past! You guys are using the pic from AC II, before Lamelle Turow was added in! What was the Ruki's name? I know he had a nickname, but that's about it... First place tastes good again. Third place was downright scaring me, considering we've been there for two years now. C'mon DC! I wanna see you guys in the finals, you guys are great opponents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azeruth Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 When are the predictions for the day going to be up? I just like seeing what you guys think will happen as the results for the match-ups :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilo blumario Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 I was surprised by the out coming match up. I thought we would againts strong teams like DC, Kreludor, Shenkuu and Meridell. But instead, we were againts KL. I think we would only be able to stay at 5th place... It was so hard to catch up or overcome Meridell. If we do, we won't be able to stay at 4th place( unless it was the last match for DRR ). I was surprised by the out coming match up. I thought we would againts strong teams like DC, Kreludor, Shenkuu and Meridell. But instead, we were againts KL. I think we would only be able to stay at 5th place... It was so hard to catch up or overcome Meridell. If we do, we won't be able to stay at 4th place( unless it was the last match for DRR ). Forgot to mention that actually KI is also a strong team! This post has been edited by a member of staff (Native) because of a violation of the forum rules. Please do not double post. Use the edit button instead. Please check your user inbox to see if you have been contacted regarding this incident, then review our rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAV of Gang Green Posted June 24, 2010 Share Posted June 24, 2010 Ok, let me review: CAV vs. CS (MQ vs DC): 1 win, 1 loss CAV vs. Tyler (MQ vs SK): 2 wins, no losses (sweep!) CAV vs. Trinston (MQ vs LD): 1 win, 1 loss Not too bad. At least I beat my peers at least once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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