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Post by cutie_kristin on Jun 14, 2006 20:02:40 GMT -8
13th June - Round One Results!- The final whistle has blown and the last cloud of dust has settled. Eight teams remain in the Altador Cup tournament, while eight somber squads will now pack their belongings and begin the long trip home.
By far, the biggest surprise of the first round was Krawk Island's stunning upset of the tournament's Altadorian hosts. In the early going, the Altadorians showed no ill effects from their thousand-year layoff, staggering the swashbucklers with a dizzying display of crisp passes and mind-bending shots. As pirates are wont to do, however, the Krawk Islanders weathered the storm and found their sea legs in time for a ferocious comeback. The game's deciding score was a brilliant goal by Krawk Island's "Dasher" Soley, who sent a one-timer sailing past the grasp of Altador's diving goalie after curling around a screen and receiving a perfect pass from defender Nitri Cassale. Altador attempted to mount a final rally as time ran out, but netminder Garvin Hale easily preserved the win with a routine save.
Taking a look at the other results from the knockout round:
- Faerieland's trio of undersized forwards were no match for the brute strength of Mystery Island's Volgoth. The mighty Mynci blasted through Faerieland's feeble defensive attempts and led the islanders to a surprisingly lopsided win.
- Despite a brave effort from Helmo Timm, Kiko Lake's anemic offense was unable to generate much of an attack against Brightvale's suffocating defence. Though disappointed by the loss, many of Kiko Lake's fans said they were thankful that Timm was able to play the whole game without suffering any further injuries (and promised that they'd be back, better than ever, next year!).
- Darigan's defenders relentlessly pounded their counterparts from Terror Mountain, breaking their spirit early in the match and making them look unusually disorganised (even by Terror Mountain standards) the rest of the way. It didn't take long for this match to turn into a rout, and once it did, it was obvious that Terror Mountain's players had given up and were simply "mailing this one in."
- The closest, most hard-fought match of the first round took place between Kreludor and the Haunted Woods. Despite coming into this contest as serious underdogs, the Kreludor squad showed no fear as they chipped away at one of the tournament's most vaunted defences. Kreludor managed to stay in the game till the very end, when a breakaway goal by Zo Junior sealed the victory for the Haunted Woods.
- In squaring off against the Lost Desert, the Space Station's fate was sealed when none of their other offensive players were able to step up and make the Lost Desert pay for double-teaming Keetra Deile. With the opposition's star forward neutralised, scores by Azar and Cayle proved to be more than enough firepower for the Lost Desert to earn the win.
- Meridell took an early lead in this fairly high-scoring affair, as Maraqua's defenders were totally outclassed by King Skarl's trio of speedy forwards. Elon Hughlis single-handedly got the Maraquans back in the game, though, despite being double and triple teamed for the entire match. In the end Hughlis's heroic effort fell short, though, as he was simply unable to keep pace with the Meridellian arsenal all by himself.
- The second biggest surprise of the knockout round was how Roo Island was able to overcome Tyrannia's talented defence and sneak away with a victory. Time after time, forward Lilo Blumario would either draw a double team and then pass to his unguarded teammate (who, more often than not, made the most of their scoring opportunity) or, facing only single coverage, blow past his defender for a high percentage shot on goal.
 So, now that the first round has drawn to a close, the early speculation surrounding which player might win the tournament's Most Valuable Player award has centred on forwards Lilo Blumario (Roo Island), "Dasher" Soley (Krawk Island), and Volgoth (Mystery Island). That being said, any player whose team fails to advance beyond the second round (no matter how good they've been) should hardly expect to hear their name called when the post-tournament accolades are handed out....
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jun 17, 2006 13:11:58 GMT -8
Aww... FARERIE LAND LOST!  Now i am going for roo island. Hehe..yay!!! I'm glad Roo made it too..I was a member, and I plan to stay..I hope we can barrel through Round 2.  Whee!!! Burst of spirit again, don't mind me. I call this...  Ode to Roo Roo Island was the underdog in Round 1 But with Tyrannia the blumaroos had some fun They tossed left and blocked right Continuously winning well into the night Carving a straight path to the Altador Cup Roos all around never give up And who will take home the glorious MVP? That's easy - Lilo Blumario, you will see.  But with respect...good luck to all!!! |
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Post by krisconcepcion19 on Jun 17, 2006 19:05:40 GMT -8
This game is so frustrating, it is not at all user freindly. Wel lat least not at my computer so I hardly ever win.
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Post by BunnyRabt on Jun 18, 2006 6:18:44 GMT -8
I'm with you Kris. I really am AWFUL at this game. Or maybe I can blame it on my computer too. (But I really think it's me)
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Post by cutie_kristin on Jun 19, 2006 20:10:24 GMT -8
Results are in!
Mystery Island 531,177 VS 760,013 Krawk Island
Darigan Citadel 709,349 VS 453,958 Meridell
Brightvale 423,187 VS 717,184 Haunted Woods
Lost Desert 607,768 VS 740,095 Roo Island
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Post by boy_crazier2 on Jun 20, 2006 7:43:01 GMT -8
Noooo!! Mystery Island lost!! oh well. I wanna be on Roo Island anyway. I already bought a hand. I'm still not very good at this game.
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Post by serrenity20 on Jun 20, 2006 8:44:10 GMT -8
Good try boy.....
Yay!!! Roo won!
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Post by princessbecky on Jun 20, 2006 15:12:37 GMT -8
I am SOOOOO not doing well at this! lol. Been on 2 losing teams so far! lol
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jun 20, 2006 16:17:20 GMT -8
I'm with you Kris. I really am AWFUL at this game. Or maybe I can blame it on my computer too. (But I really think it's me) I don't blame anyone with a slow computer. Mine is generally fast, so I don't have a problem with the game. But one time I guess I used its memory up since I was online for a long time and it went a little slower, causing the game to drag sometimes. It's pretty annoying when that happens. But if you think it's you that doesn't get the game, don't worry! That was me too! I honestly don't have any advice lol. I got some advice from somebody and it didn't help me cuz it was easier said than done. But one thing I know from how terrible I was to now having the hang of it, I just kept practicing...lol. I tried my own techniques..just made em up and whatever helped me score is what I kept. I'm sort of surprised at the results this time. I thought Mystery Island against Krawk Island would be a close call, but KI snatched it away, with 1st place overall. I also thought maybe Brightvale would win theirs. But on better news, YAY FOR ROO ISLAND! 2nd place overall..not bad.  I've stuck with them as my original team, and I'm mixed with surprise and happiness that we get to go on to the semi-finals. I didn't even get as many wins this time as I did in Round 1 so I was feeling a little anxious. Anyone without a team now, sorry that your team didn't make it. The scores were all fairly high though. And with Round 3, good luck!!! |
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Post by boy_crazier2 on Jun 21, 2006 11:17:33 GMT -8
I won!!! I beat the Practice team!!! wWooohhooo!! and I thought i had trouble scoring!!! I still don't know my strategy, but i can't wait til the round actually starts.
As for the Staff Tournament, my nominees fore 1st and 2nd are playing each other! Doh!
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jun 22, 2006 18:03:15 GMT -8
Lol in the staff tourney, only one of my choices is still in the running - Subordinate Prime.
These are the Round 3 Match-ups:
Haunted Woods VS. Krawk Island
Darigan Citadel VS. Roo Island
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Post by princessbecky on Jun 23, 2006 4:16:01 GMT -8
Lol in the staff tourney, only one of my choices is still in the running - Subordinate Prime. These are the Round 3 Match-ups: Haunted Woods VS. Krawk Island Darigan Citadel VS. Roo Island I thought Subordinate prime lost in round 2 www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/staff.phtmlBut, I'm not sure I'm reading that right! lol. He's was my choice for first! lol. |
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Post by leila_chew on Jun 23, 2006 9:49:37 GMT -8
Go Roo! ;D I have been a member of Roo since the start and plan to stay. Serrenity20 told me about a game guide for the cup... but I forgot the pet's name. It was something with "angel" and at the end was the word "seven". But the guide was helpful. One tip: Go near the top or the bottom of the goal and aim for the goalpost furthest from you with the Fire or snow ball. For the Faerie or Mutant Ball, go in the middle and aim right at the goalie. So far I have made 25 wins total. |
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Post by boy_crazier2 on Jun 23, 2006 10:08:49 GMT -8
Great job Leila! Thanks for the tips those will definitely come in handy if i remember which balls are which!
Round 2 Staff Tournament
El Picklesaur (Altador) beat Dragona (Terror Mountain) 10/0/0 to 9/0/1
snarkie (Virtupets) beat Mr. Insane (Kiko Lake) 10/0/0 to 10/0/0
TPOSG (Roo Island) beat Subordinate Prime (Mystery Island) 10/0/0 to 8/1/1
DJ Skellington (Haunted Woods) beat Jimmy James (Maraqua) 10/0/0 to 9/0/1
My second place person is still in the running! Yay!
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Post by cutie_kristin on Jun 23, 2006 14:32:01 GMT -8
Lol in the staff tourney, only one of my choices is still in the running - Subordinate Prime. These are the Round 3 Match-ups: Haunted Woods VS. Krawk Island Darigan Citadel VS. Roo Island I thought Subordinate prime lost in round 2 www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/staff.phtmlBut, I'm not sure I'm reading that right! lol. He's was my choice for first! lol. He lost against TPOSG, Roo Island, becuase he was my first choise too. |
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jun 23, 2006 15:17:47 GMT -8
Lol in the staff tourney, only one of my choices is still in the running - Subordinate Prime. These are the Round 3 Match-ups: Haunted Woods VS. Krawk Island Darigan Citadel VS. Roo Island I thought Subordinate prime lost in round 2 www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/staff.phtmlBut, I'm not sure I'm reading that right! lol. He's was my choice for first! lol. Oh lol I guess I just saw his name at a glance..didn't take a look at the scores.  You're right. |
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Post by TNgirl924 on Jun 24, 2006 20:17:08 GMT -8
Go Roo! ;D I have been a member of Roo since the start and plan to stay. Serrenity20 told me about a game guide for the cup... but I forgot the pet's name. It was something with "angel" and at the end was the word "seven". But the guide was helpful. One tip: Go near the top or the bottom of the goal and aim for the goalpost furthest from you with the Fire or snow ball. For the Faerie or Mutant Ball, go in the middle and aim right at the goalie. So far I have made 25 wins total. My other two teams have been knocked out of the tournament, so I'm now of Roo. Here's the link for the petpage Leila was talking about...I posted it a page or so back but here it is: petpages.neopets.com/~BlueAngelseven I've been using it too, and it helps alot. |
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Post by cutie_kristin on Jun 24, 2006 20:29:58 GMT -8
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Post by fullbloom720 on Jun 24, 2006 21:52:37 GMT -8
I think the guides really help..so take a look at them. Basically all the info is the same, so read over maybe one or two. If you practice and execute the strategies for each yooyuball, you'll get the hang of the game!
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Post by leila_chew on Jun 26, 2006 10:58:57 GMT -8
Go Roo! ;D I have been a member of Roo since the start and plan to stay. Serrenity20 told me about a game guide for the cup... but I forgot the pet's name. It was something with "angel" and at the end was the word "seven". But the guide was helpful. One tip: Go near the top or the bottom of the goal and aim for the goalpost furthest from you with the Fire or snow ball. For the Faerie or Mutant Ball, go in the middle and aim right at the goalie. So far I have made 25 wins total. My other two teams have been knocked out of the tournament, so I'm now of Roo. Here's the link for the petpage Leila was talking about...I posted it a page or so back but here it is: petpages.neopets.com/~BlueAngelseven I've been using it too, and it helps alot. Oh... I knew that! lol ;D |
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Now i am going for roo island.
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I've stuck with them as my original team, and I'm mixed with surprise and happiness that we get to go on to the semi-finals. I didn't even get as many wins this time as I did in Round 1 so I was feeling a little anxious. Anyone without a team now, sorry that your team didn't make it. The scores were all fairly high though. 
You're right.