Altador Cup Rolls Into Round Three

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Good morning Neopia! I'm TDN reporter Craig, and I'm here in Altador, or what I think is Altador. Honestly, since the accident I can barely remember my name!

 

Camerawoman: Austin, hon. Your name is Austin.

 

Wait, really? I like Craig better. Whatever. Hey all, it's Austin reporting live from Altador, and we have some excitement from yesterday's games. The only thing I can really remember clearly is the results from the Alabriss Bracket because all the games were so late last night. First we had Scary Mounta-

 

Camerawoman: Um, Austin, it's Terror.

 

Ahhh I see. We had Scary Terror playing against the bouncy things. The games were some of the highest scoring in the Cup so far, as we saw the Terrors beat out the Bouncies by a five point margin. The Terrors have been on a terrific roll as of late and look almost unstoppable. The Slushie Slinger game was the most intense contest we've seen yet. The Bouncies bounced out eight points in the game, but couldn't win, as the Terrors used their scary magic to make the slushies sling like never before. Scary Terror is looking great, and if they keep it up they could be a mid-Cup dark horse.

 

The floating spaceship thing's team won against the Waterville Mermaids. The Watervillers were able to pull a side sweep, though. The Mermaids held the Spacemen to a season low one point in "shoot ball at jelly looking thing game."

 

Camerawoman: You mean Shootout Showdown?

 

Yes, you're right! Shootdown Showout was won in impressive fashion by the Watervillers.

 

Camerawoman: That's Maraqua, Twothirds. The space team is Virtupets.

 

Right, my apologies to Maraqua and Virtupets. Maraqua continues their hot streak in the side games, but on the contrary, Virtupets continues to look well in Yooyuball, but bad in side games. Only time will tell if this hurts or helps either team.

 

The team with the old lady Neopet won yesterday. The Oldies beat the-

 

Camerawoman: Before you make yourself sound even dumber, the Meridell Knights beat the Shenkuu Ninjas.

 

Meri... Mardi... Meridial... How do you expect me to say that?

 

Camerawoman: Just say Knights.

 

The Knights beat the Ninjas last night with a terrific showing in Yooyuball. The Ninjas grabbed Slushies Slinger from the Knights, but couldn't rebound in any of the other games. The Knights turned day into night with-

 

Camerawoman: Just stop, please. Where is the off button?

 

You stop. I'm funny.

 

Gosh, it's like you're that editor Livvy or something. Not wanting me to have fun. Too bad she's only one-third the fun I am.

 

Camerawoman: I am Livvy, you- UGH. Why am I even filming you?

 

The Knights look good, and currently sit in third place overall. If they continue winning, they could have a shot at the whole Cup.

 

Camerawoman: There's the button! Come on Twothirds, time for your pills. Katie, can you please take this?

 

Stay Neopia, classy!

 

"This is Katie reporting live in the newsroom. Thank you for your riveting report, Austin, and Livvy, your patience is commendable! Our dedicated staff are determined to get you the latest Altador Cup news, even if it kills them! I'm your sole news anchor for today, so let's get to those brackets results!

 

First up, the Minitheus bracket. Altador continues its undefeated streak by besting Darigan Citadel, Brightvale takes Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger against Kreludor, and Haunted Woods scares up two wins against powerhouse Roo Island. Pretty spooky, huh?

 

The Suns are virtually unstoppable with their 11-0 record in all four games. Not even Darigan Citadel could touch their perfect record! It should be noted that the Minions kept the Suns at bay with only 2 or 3 point margins, which is definitely some hard work to marvel at.

 

The Brightvale-Kreludor and Haunted Woods-Roo Island matches ended up garnering two wins for each team. Brightvale won Yooyuball and Slushie Slinger, while Kreludor took Make Some Noise and Shootout Showdown. The former has been doing well lately, but they still remain behind Kreludor in the standings. As for Roo Island, they won Yooyuball and Make Some Noise, and the Haunted Woods were able to take Slushie Slinger and Shootout Showdown. The Zombies handed the Rooligans their first loss in Shootout Showdown -- Roo Island has finally been defeated at least once in every game. Roo Island's Lilo Blumario dismissed any notions of the team becoming demoralized, but hinted at making adjustments to their strategy for their future matches -- he reckons that they are still in the running for a spot at the podium.

 

Next bracket! The Vaeolus bracket almost claimed three full sweeps yesterday: Tyrannia and Krawk Island swept Moltara and Mystery Island, respectively, while Faerieland snagged a win in Slushie Slinger against the Lost Desert.

 

Tyrannia and Krawk Island continue to dominate the field, as shown by their tenacity in yesterday's matches. The Fossils remain undefeated in every game and seem undaunted by any team that crosses paths with them -- their margins of victory are rather consistent and it shows. As for Krawk Island, their morale has been bolstered with the sweep over Mystery Island. It should be noted that Garven Hale's crooked grin reemerged after the match, which had been previously replaced with a brooding look. The Pirates will seek to rebound in their future match-ups and the outlook certainly seems good.

 

The Lost Desert had much success against Faerieland, taking three out of the four games. Slushie Slinger went to the Faeries, who now have three wins for the season, and is currently their best game. The Mummies definitely needed this boost after a poor start to the tournament, but it seems they have finally gotten their feet out of all that quicksand! The match-up was very close and both teams worked hard for their wins.

 

Stay tuned for today's matches! The Darigan Citadel-Roo Island match-up, along with the Haunted Woods-Kreludor and Meridell-Virtupets matches, will prove to be very exciting! Powerhouse Roo Island has been faltering as of late, while Darigan Citadel has kept up its usual strength -- can Darigan Citadel defeat the Rooligans? Haunted Woods and Kreludor will be fighting to maintain the middle position of their bracket, while Meridell has to contend with the Robots if they wish to stay at the top.

 

This has been your ever-effervescent news staff bringing you another rousing Altador Cup report! We'll see you all right here again tomorrow! This is Katie wishing you all to stay safe from any stray explosions!"

 

 

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).

 

[siniri]

Yes, we Rooligans are still contenders! We're not giving up! HW beat Meridell (the "number 3" team) outright, and we held up much better against the very tough HW. Time to regroup -- Darigan is going to give us an equally tough challenge today. And hey, losing once in each game just means it's unpredictable which we'll excel in today, making it harder for them to figure out what to focus on.

[AgJu]

Terror Mountain got our first sweep of the tournament and with some huge scores! I mean, we got 8s, 9s, and an 11! I am so proud of my team.

 

The only thing that really made me groan in seeing these results is that Maraqua only got a 1 in SoSD. that's the lowest score we've seen yet from any team in any game so far. Don't forget those sidegames MQ! I know you're strong.