Lydia Trebond Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Obligatory 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). Hello once again ACers, and welcome to our daily round-up for day three of the seventh Altador Cup. It's that time of the season again: even with the new tournament format, we can still feel the familiar tension of teams struggling to hammer out a spot on the leaderboard. That tension was definitely reflected out on the Colosseum fields today! At least, that's what I've heard, I've been stuck in the newsroom all day long. Let's go to Hanna, live at the colosseum! Thanks for letting me join you, Lydia, it’s great to be here. Now, from what we’ve seen with both Haunted Woods and Roo Island, would it be safe to conclude that both of their strategies when it comes to formations and sweeping clashed, making it too evened out for either team to score. <img src="https://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/2012/team_members/hauntedwoods_0.gif" alt="Fanetti" style="float:right;margin:5px;"> Well, it didn’t help that they were stuck with a Darigan Yooyuball for more than half of the game. When half-time came around, both teams were utterly exhausted leading to a fair tie. Now, when it came down to Shootout Showdown, Roo Island had that kadoatie in the bag. I mean, let’s face it, no matter how good of a goalie Fanetti has proven himself to be, his small size has cost him a few yooyus. Their Make Some Noise competition still has my ears ringing. Both teams, however, proved once again, to be evenly matched. Speaking of messes, Haunted Woods made an enormous wreck today. [Lydia crackles over the speaker]Who said anything about messe-? Well, Roo Island barely let a drop hit the floor, while Haunted Woods well, let’s just say the Angry Yurble has another reason to be angry. <img src="https://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/2012/team_members/shenkuu_4.gif" alt="Larcy Phu" style="float:left;margin=5px;"> How about Terror Mountain versus Shenkuu, they both did more than exceptional plays. Did you see how much of a come back Shenkuu made, I was certain the Terror Mountain players were already preparing their victory after-party. Shenkuu’s captain, Mirsha Grelinek, not only suffered from blurred vision, but her jammed hoof made it almost impossible for her to play. She was out of the game until the last quarter. I guess you could say she started off on the wrong hoof. Once she was back in the game, Shenkuu didn’t let Terror Mountain score a single goal and nailed the Yooyuballs in one after another, and with 4 seconds left on the clock, she didn’t have enough time to lay in the last, winning goal. Now, I missed the end of the Shootout Showdown while I was in line at the concession stand getting some good ole fashion neocola. When I came back, the crowds disappointed expression let me know right away that both teams scored evenly. I was quite surprised when Shenkuu won Make Some Noise, coming from such a quiet village and all, I thought Terror Mountain would at least win this one. I guess their vocal chords must have been frozen, haha get it, because they live on a frozen wastelan- okay I’ll stop. Today has just not been one of Terror Mountain’s better days, Slushie Slinger went down horribly wrong, the harder they tried to please the thirsty customers, the most they messed up. Most of the slushie orders got mixed up and we had less than pleased fans. Don’t get me wrong, though, Shenkuu didn’t do too great either, they really have never been the greatest to handle being rushed, it’s just that Terror Mountain did much worse. There was quite the mess there as well! Thanks, Hanna, and try not to get into any more messes! To wrap up the Minitheus bracket, the Mummies gave the Islanders a run for their money, but still lost. They were still able to take Slushie Slinger and draw in Shootout Showdown. Mystery Island has been doing very well this tournament and is currently placed first in their bracket! <img src="https://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/2012/team_members/kikolake_0.gif" alt="Erli Quinnock" style="float:right;margin:5px"> Well, onto the Albriss Bracket, which was much less messy, we have a full set of sweeps. The first sweep of the day went to the Kikos, getting past Altador in another very close match. The Kikos have had a very strong start this year. They've won all three matches so far, and are currently placed third in their bracket, behind Meridell and Kreludor. The new tournament format seems to have really benefited the Kikos, hopefully they will be able to keep the pace up. In a surge beyond their performance so far this year, the Knights swept the Dinos. Meridell and Tyrannia have always been close to one another in rankings, but today the Knights pulled off a full sweep. The Knights had been off to a shaky start, but have gotten back on their horses and are charging ahead at full speed! <img src="https://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/2012/team_members/darigancitadel_2.gif" alt="Tormo "The Terror" Frein" style="float:left;margin:5px;">The third sweep in the bracket goes to Kreludor, which surprised few. The other two sweeps of the day went to Darigan Citadel and Krawk Island, against Moltara and Faerieland, respectively. It was surprising to see the powerhouses dominate the smaller teams in their game of Slushie Slinger, but that puts both the Darigans and the Pirates as strong contenders for taking the cup. Rounding out the Vaelous bracket was the Maraqua/Virtupets match, and was that ever a sight to see! Getting in a last-minute miracle goal with a Darigan yooyu, Maraqua was able to tie up the match. Also taking Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown in the side games, the Mermaids ended up as the victors over the Robots. <img src="https://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/2012/team_members/mysteryisland_0.gif" alt="Lor Benneveldt" style="float:right;margin:5px;">In a surprising turn of events, Mystery Island is facing the Haunted Woods again! It is unknown at this time if it is a mistake by the gamemakers or if this is intentional! Either way, it's the first time this cup two teams have met a second time on the pitch. The Zombies were swept the last time they faced the Islanders. They will be even more motivated this time, and may be able to turn the tables on Mystery Island! Another game that will be worth the watch will be Darigan Citadel and Virtupets! These two powerhouses will go face to face for the first time this cup. This match should keep you glued to your seat! Well, that's a wrap for today, folks! Don't forget to submit your dream team for the Fantasy Altador Cup tournament starting today! This is Lydia, reporting for The Daily Neopets, signing off. Good night and good luck. Mouseykins and Navy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathanjoseph99 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Shenkuu finally got a pretty decent result! :) Let's go Shenkuu! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Tyrannia has lost 2/3 games so far and I was really hoping they'd win today :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desertfreak Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 the top 2 team in the minitheus bracket had to be paired up the day i couldn't play much :I any way good game to mystery island and im happy we made 2nd place on our bracket LOST DESERT FOR THE CUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:)Doc Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Woo Maraqua! An overall win for us. :thumbsup: Now we just have to cream Krawk Island and we will be set. :rock: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voteforpedro333 Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 In a surprising turn of events, Mystery Island is facing the Haunted Woods again! It is unknown at this time if it is a mistake by the gamemakers or if this is intentional! Either way, it's the first time this cup two teams have met a second time on the pitch. The Zombies were swept the last time they faced the Islanders. They will be even more motivated this time, and may be able to turn the tables on Mystery Island! This is very interesting! After all, the round lengths are six days, and there are technically only five other teams for a single team to play. I was going to attribute it to some sort of Swiss system where players with the same wins and losses would play each other (evidenced in MI vs LD) but now that's it's MI vs HW then I honestly have no idea. When this bracket is over, I am definitely drawing prettyful diagrams to see what this mess might look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lydia Trebond Posted June 4, 2012 Author Share Posted June 4, 2012 Please share those pretty diagrams, we are dreadfully confused too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Oh, good job Kreludor! I'm so proud of my Kreludorks. :D -clings- We're up against Altador today- judging from how everyone else has faired, I think that it'll be an easy sweep. I am really surprised at how many sweeps happened yesterday. I hope the teams that didn't do so well have a better day today! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Oh, good job Kreludor! I'm so proud of my Kreludorks. :D -clings- We're up against Altador today- judging from how everyone else has faired, I think that it'll be an easy sweep. I am really surprised at how many sweeps happened yesterday. I hope the teams that didn't do so well have a better day today! haven't you guys won every game so far? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca~ Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 haven't you guys won every game so far? Pretty close. We had a draw with Meridell in Make Some Noise. I hope we can keep it up. :3 I hope you guys have better luck coming up. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mireia Posted June 4, 2012 Share Posted June 4, 2012 Tyrannia has lost 2/3 games so far and I was really hoping they'd win today :( Just give us time, we'll get better eventually :laughingsmiley: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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