Day 2: Different Cup, Same Glitches

Day 1 Results have been posted, only after a delay that generated some odd results. From today’s results, two things are apparent: TNT isn’t doing so well at keeping this cup un-glitched and that this year seems to be quite a change from previous years. Without further ado, here’s the results.

The two most watched matches were probably Kreludor against Maraqua and Lost Desert against Roo Island. All of these teams are considered to be Top Tier Teams. Kreludor ended up beating Maraqua with wins in YYB and SS, whilst drawing in the two lesser games. It seems now that Kreludor has handled one of their bigger competitors, the cup is that much closer to being theirs.  Former winners Lost Desert and Roo Island faced off, showing that each team is still strong, but RI’s wins in YYB and ShoSho (they lost in SS and MSN) showed that they may be more ready to bounce back for the gold.

Aside from the big matches, an interesting aspect is always the upsets. We weren’t short of upsets today, being treated to two matches of it, all three being small and concentrated upsets. We saw Krawk Island against Altador; along with Darigan against Faerieland. Back in any other AC, these would be easy sweep predictions but for some reason, were just a bit different this year. In both games, the past winners won YYB, MSN and ShoSho. The upset was that the two lesser teams managed a win in SS. I congratulate FL and AL on their excellent work!

Tyrannia, while we’re on the subject of SS, is known for being quite possibly the best SS team in all of AC history. This made the results more bittersweet. They brought in an overall win by conquering Meridell in YYB and ShoSho (MD won MSN.) The slight shocker was that they drew with Meridell in SS. Both teams showed to be stiff competition and are both being considered for top of Tier Two, perhaps even Top Tier. In other middle-of-the-standings news, Shenkuu and Terror Mountain had an interesting match. I don’t mean to insult TM (word on the street is they might even have gained some All Stars) but this was a definite confidence breaker for SK’s revival. Shenkuu was swept by Terror Mountain. It’s kind of hard to believe this was once a contender for the cup.

HW vs. MO: Haunted Woods swept Moltara, we’ll have to watch today’s match against RI as an indicator of whether they have top potential.

VP vs. KL: Virtupets won everything but SS, which they lost. It appears that Slushie Slinger is the route to not being swept.

MI vs. BV: Mystery Island managed to draw in YYB but lost the rest of the games to BV.

 

Match Ups

Terror  Mountain vs. Maraqua

Meridell vs. Darigan

Krawk Island vs. Lost Desert

Mystery Island vs. Faerieland

Haunted Woods vs. Roo Island

Virtupets vs. Kreludor

Kiko Lake vs. Tyrannia

Moltara vs. Shenkuu

Brightvale vs. Altador

 

I’m pegging two matches to watch. KI/LD is going to be a nice match with ACIV and ACV winners, both being equally supported. The Winner’s Curse doesn’t seem to have a hold anymore, so this match will be interesting. The other match is HW/RI. They’re also both past winners with something to prove. The outcome of this match will be a great indicator of how strong the winning team is- they both have their work cut out for them!

I’m also predicting MD/DC and KL/TY will bring about some interesting upsets/outcomes.

 

Now get playing, and watch out for the Darigan Yooyus!

It Is Our Honour To Present Venom, Guest Writer Extraordinaire

That’s honour, how we like to spell it up in Canada. 😉

Yes, I have returned this year to fill you in on all things Altador Cup related- controversies, well kept secrets, rankings and opinions! Being a Guest Writer, I’ll try to post an article once a day. That being said, I may be busy on the odd day (and with the new YYB, I need all the time I can get!)

For first timers or those of bad memory, I go by Venom but I am venom_7878 on Neopets. I am Maraquan and seawater flows through my veins. I am also Canadian, so a good amount of that water is mixed with maple syrup. I enjoy swimming, Risk, geography and Altador Cup. My age is somewhere from 15 to 20 but I’ll keep the exact number to myself. 🙂 I started writing on the Altador Cup Blog two years ago, back when YYB was by mouse and Dasher Soley was expecting the gold.

I don’t have much else to say, but if any questions about me are keeping you up at night, feel free to comment below!

July 5th: You’re So Ugly When You Cry

Hey, I’m sorry to push down some wonderful posts on this blog, but no need to worry-this is my last for ACV ;). I’m on vacation, so preparing daily posts have been difficult when you’re in a place as great as California. This is just me saying my thanks. First of all, I would like to thank Alex for setting up this astounding blog (especially after the off-season disaster,) and even if the first AC.net has vanished, Google Reader will always have the old posts :). My next thanks go to this year’s super-smart writers: Chaos, Chris, Tails, Neon and Komor. If it was just me writing this blog, there’d be too many days with boring posts- or not even a post! Your articles have all been interesting and on the rare occasion, worth reading (kidding. 😀 )

Shoutout to the lovely readers, because without you, I’d be crushed and emotionally hurt. A very good reader comments though, and on my posts, there’s been comment arguments, but I still want to give a special mention to the people who add so much more to an article my commenting (Ivar, idriya, Travis, Lauren, zhonglv, hol123, Kougy, KLer, Myth, Byakuya) and those are just the ones I’ve seen comment a bit on my articles, but anybody who comments is doing good for the site and the readers.

Thanks, TNT for a great ACV. The prizes, players, results, achievements and Staff Tourney have all made this the best Altador Cup to date. I even bought the NC Maraqua Jersey!

This year was also fantastic because of SK’s fall, TM’s streak, MD’s skill, LD’s drama, KD’s setup to be next year’s numbah one, MT shattering expectations, FL doing better, BV tricking us at the beginning, VP being good at YYB too, KI not cursing as bad as expected, DC/RI returning from the curse, HW/MI upsetting like no other and Maraqua for being awesome every year, and getting first tier next year.

Lastly, let’s give a big round of applause to drsloth.com, for supplying the wide array of character images that were supporting venom’s articles. 🙂 If it’s images you desire, they’re your supplier!

July 1st: An Analysis of Post-Modern Sporting Teams and Their Probabilities of Proving Worth

Why hello there, ACBlog readers. It is now the 1st of July and we are undergoing The Finals. For over a month, we’ve been scoring, slinging, shouting and shooting so our teams can qualify for a certain tier or just so we can get an awesome prize (have you checked Jellyneo?) I, like many of you, DO have a life outside of this website and it’s been evident through my lack of articles. 😉 I will be departing for a family vacation to California tomorrow and it’s unknown if I’ll have internet access. So without further ado, here is The Finals Article.

Good Morning, Yooyuball fans! Today, my partner has called in sick. As a replacement, we’ve invited some of the best Neocelebrities to comment on what’s happened, what to expect and as always: unrelated filler text! So join me, Isabella Ixi on our Journey to Finals!

Tier One

I have never commented on the Altador Cup, I much prefer Daily Dare-it’s not so mind numbing. Anyway, the first match in the Top Tier is Kreludor against Roo Island. Anybody who looks at the Standings, can see that RI is tied with Meridell for the best yooyuball record. This leads me to think Roo Island has this win sealed up. Kreludor’s #1 for a reason, they have mighty players. Once these players migrate from side games to YYB, KR is a force to be reckoned with. My guess for winner of this match is the far superior Kreludor over those ROOsers; ha ha, roosers. Now that I, the celebrity, am done, here’s your past commentators:

I believe you may want to listen to my prediction, because I am the only Altador Cup player to be on a winning team for every year I was active. Not even the precious Dasher Soley has done that! Anyway, we’re seeing Lost Desert against the purple paradin’ punishers: Darigan Citadel. The curse may be over, but DC still ain’t goin’ to win. Lost Desert had problems internally, but now we’re at the finals. I just know they’ll buckle down and take the cup home, they need it so much because next year they will be nothing. Their high placement is freeloader bait, but their arguments have scared away many of the better players. Leera’s a friend o’ mine, so I sure do hope she wins this year. Let’s not forget that next Tuesday, I’m releasing a kiddies’ book called ‘Chelo, Goodbye’ at all local book stores!

Tier Two

Wooh! The second tier is where the real action is at! We have Meridell and Maraqua. These teams are probably separated at birth because they have so much in common: they both have kings, both won wars, both are YYB powerhouses, both had bad rankings but shot up in one season, both have reached fifth- unable to advance. For both teams, it’ll seem like another year where they just missed top tier and have to settle for fifth. My bets would be on MD, if Neopets permitted gambling. Meridell is the super team that makes winning seem as easy as making omelette, while MQ seems to have just choked on disappointment after Kiko Lake ended their run at fourth place. This is the match to watch!

It is very much a pleasure to be back. It is not a pleasure to watch two fantastic teams battle it out. They both want fifth, but there’s only one spot. It’s sadness at it’s greatest! I think those robots are just dandy, but Dear Dasher Soley is going to win. A lot of KI players are going out with a bang, because this may be Soley’s last year. It seems odd to be motivated by a drawing’s inclusion, but I prefer not to judge others. I hate to rain on parades (or anything for that matter) but whichever team wins this should hope for sixth, because Meridell is the rightful owner of fifth place this year. It’s been a wonderful year, may good fortune be with all of you.

PART TWO WILL COMMENCE LATER TODAY. IT IS 4:06 AM AND I NEED SLEEP. 😉

LOVE YA.

Staff Tourney Results Are Up

I picked Twitterpate and Lawyerbot, so I recommend you pick the opposite, cause I suck at this. 🙂

June 28th: My Life Is A Lie

Highlights

• Unbulleevuhbull: So many big things happening today and many hopes and dreams were crushed. First we have my beloved Maraqua being destroyed by Kiko Lake. Yeah, destroyed is a little dramatic, but I will tell you that many Maraquans were crushed after 32 days of playing-only to find out tier one isn’t possible at the end. Kiko Lake did fantastic and showed that MQ isn’t the only water-based team. The more important thing here is Kiko Lake, who seem to pull out upsets every now and then. There was defeating MQ and SK on day one of ACIV and ACV, there was stopping VP and TM’s streaks of SoSD and now beating MQ. I’d like to take this time to thanks WAM, the many individuals who work hard for it (franc, xepha, grant) and all the players who are good sports and enjoy a good laugh. ACVI is Maraqua’s year! 😉
• Through the middle: Faerieland challenged Haunted Woods and proudly took draws in MSN and SS (a specialty for HW.) Haunted Woods still proudly won, but I’m worried about MQ is facing FL tomorrow. 🙂
• Shout it out loud: Terror Mountain was pummeled by Darigan Citadel in YYB/SS and punched back in SoSD. It was MSN, where DC has only not won seven times and TM fifteen times that there was a draw. Nice job to both teams.
• I’m a big kid now: Tyrannia swept Mystery Island. I would have expected MI to aim after YYB, so excellent playing on TY’s spot.
• Clear answer: Many expected Meridell, a powerhouse to at least give KD trouble, but KD nearly swept them- aside from a draw in SoSD. This is definitely bad for MD, when every match will decide if you can be ACV champs or second tier chumps.

Predictions

Maraqua beats Virtupets

Krawk Island beats Altador

Haunted Woods beats Shenkuu

Lost Desert barely beats Meridell

Mystery Island beats Moltara

Darigan beats Roo Island

Terror Mountain beats Brightvale

Tyrannia beats Faerieland

Kreludor (please?) beat Kiko Lake

WHO IS IN MY CASTLE?!?!?!?! Oh, it’s you. Yes, I’m very proud of Ilsa, Windelle and Sir Freidl-they work very hard you know! I think this year is our year, the year we take the cup home! Our last two competitiors are Lost Desert and Kiko Lake. Lost Desert may trifle us a tad bit, but they don’t call us the number one team in Neopets* for nothing! Lost Desert is some fake-Meridell. Who had a war first? Who has their own native species? Who is the only way to get to Darigan Citadel? Kiko Lake should be equally simple. They don’t even  have kings, petpets or faeries, I’m surprised they’re not a neighbourhood of Neopia Central! The plan for winning is simple, play Yooyuball well AND the side games. I’m surprised Coltzan and the Kikos never thought of that!

*-According to the Royal Meridellian Council

Why, Good Afternoon. King Skarl said that? I apologize for his behaviour! My ROOligans will do fantastic,   ha ha, did you see what I did there? The teams we still have to face are Darigan Citadel and Krawk Island. It’s such a shame that my WINnocent little team is exposed to such evil and dark teams. Darigan will be easy-sleazy-I mean peasy. They are always fighting and rude, not to mention they aren’t even on the map! Maybe they can learn a lesson or roo-oops, two- from my rooyuball players? Krawk Island is also an easy day for us, the ancient curse says “Thou who wins will not be able to achieve greatness the following year.” Even if those Pirates won by fluke last year, they dont stand a chance this year. Anyway good…bye? What rhymes with bye?……..

Even if kings Skarl and Roo were a bit petty, we’ve got to watch the next two days. Both teams are fighting for Top Tier and even though Roo Island is on top, Meridell has the easier schedule. Who will win the fourth spot, and will they win the gold?

Ivar Cracks the Code

Ivar (RI) commented on a post of mine regarding an amazing discovery. After much calculating and experimenting (much to the thanks of neon) he seems to have solved the points for ACV. He did amazingly and worked very hard on this.

Guys, I think I figured out the formula that TNT uses. I put the standings into an excel document, and used a popular scoring formula from last year (Neon’s 10-4-3-2.5 thank you so much Neon this entire project was based off of that formula). You can see the results in the column titled “Neon”. But see how LD has more points than KD but is farther behind in TNT’s standings? I call this a lag, and it’s not good. I have many lags with Neon’s original formula (the biggest of them all, a 20-point lag from BV to TM). But notice something here- In ALL the lags I have in Neon, the team with less points but farther ahead is better in SOSD than the team supposedly with more points than them. So I make SOSD win worth 4 and SOSD draw 1.333 (so it’s the same as SS) and that is my formula for Neon+ (everything else remains unchanged from Neon except I made YYB 12 instead of 10 so that YYB win would still be> side game sweep). I still have lags this time, but not as many. The MQ-KI lag closed up just slightly (KI is only a little bit better in SOSD than MQ) and I created a new AL-KL lag. Let me take a short detour here to say that for you guys that think draws are worth 1/2 of wins, a quick look at the Neon1/2 and Neon+1/2 will show you that is most likely not true. So, to go by the same logic as last time what do KI and AL have in common? They both are better than the team with more points than them in MSN. So I raise MSN to 3.5, and tada! Both lags are gone. But this 12-4-3.5-4 is not the formula. When I try it out (find the spreadsheet titled 20 in the bottom left) on the results after day 20 (not really in the 2nd half, but in the 1st half I wrote down the standings and results on a piece of paper, day 20 and 22 were some of the days I did this in the 2nd half, but all my 1st half papers are at home and I’m on vacation) that are on the piece of paper, Neon++ does not work. I then tried numerous formulas (the list of which is too extensive to put in the spreadsheet) before realizing that both teams that were being lagged were better than the team with more Neon++ points than them in MSN. But if I raise MSN to the next logical number (4) YYB win will be = Side Game Sweep. But YYB win is > than SGS, I’m assuming. So I try 12.5,4,4,4 but that doesn’t work (I over-compensated YYB) so I try 12.1,4,4,4 (that’s the formula for Neon+++) and it works! That stupid gap between TY and SK and MI and BV is gone! Now to try it back on the day 30 results, and it also works! Which makes me believe that:
YYB win= 12.1
YYB draw= 4.033
SS win= 4
SS draw= 1.333
MSN win= 4
MSN draw= 1.333
SOSD win= 4
SOSD draw= 1.333
I’ll try it out on the day 31 results (when they come out in ~1 hour) and when I get home (July 3rd) on my first-half papers. *rant*

With all that, I forgot to give you guys the link to the spreadsheet! Here it is-http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AjS9GJILd1GfdFJncUtVcngzc2ZiSEhDNmhfR3hGY1E&hl=en&output=html and also best and worst, near the right of the 30 sheet is the best and worst places that team can finish.

June 26th: Let Them Eat Cake!

Highlights

• Wooh!: Maraqua swept Haunted Woods, in a much anticipated match, even winning Slushie Slinger. This could not be done without the wonderful WAM, way to go guys! This propels MQ into seventh place, and still in the running for first tier. For Haunted Woods, this means first tier is no longer a hope, but hopes are still high for the fifth place spot by the end.
• KROOdiculous: Kreludor and Roo Island played, but with less clear results. It was WLLW for Roo Island, the winners. Kreludor’s lack of points let Darigan (WWWL against VP) jump ahead to first. The movings of the top three aren’t of concern, chances are these three will not fall below fourth,
• Malfunction: Darigan defeated Virtupets with a WWWL, pushing them down to eighth place, hanging onto the edge of second tier
• Unnoticed: Moltara lost to Tyrannia (LLWL) but snuck out a side game win against these Gods of Side Games. Nice job Moltara!
• Mistaken: Shenkuu overcame Mystery Island by winning the first three games and drawing SoSD. I expected MI to put up a fight, but I guess they’re still charging for their next upset?
• Clairvoyance: The Meridell/Krawk Island match was also one to watch, considering these two may both be competing for fifth place
• SNARKIE NO!: With therecent Staff Tournament Results, I am 0/4 because Snarkie did not fulfill my prophecy and Lawyerbot is better than I thought. I’m sure when I pick him the next round, he’ll lose.

Predictions

Maraqua beats Terror Mountain

Mystery Island beats Altador

Meridell closely beats Darigan

Haunted Woods beats Tyrannia (WWLL)

Kreludor beats Krawk Island

Shenkuu beats Kiko Lake

Virtupets beats Faerieland

Lost Desert beats Brightvale

Roo Island beats Moltara

*Yawn* Oh, hey. I’m the official ACV Snow Yooyu. People have called me slow, but that’s just on the field. Outside of the field, I’m a regular at Crisis Courier and Ready To Roll! I’ve also got some of the best insight on matches, being part of them, so I wrote the predictions today. What we can expect after the results tomorrow is no change for the top five, but Meridell will be closer to the bottom thirteen, because we all know that even if they win, it won’t be one that garners lots of points. Maraqua and Virtupets may both pass Krawk Island. KI has KD today, while its opponents have TM and FL. It seems that there’s a gap between HW and SK, so even with SK’s easy match, thy still wont change. Mystery Island is set to get close with BV, but their low SS scores are just too much of an anchor for passing. Anyway, that’s how Yooyu sees it.

You just met Jeffrey the Yooyu, who was the final goal in ACIV. Don’t give up, Yooyuballers!

June 25th: One thing doesn’t belong…

Highlights

• FIFA: Today is the Portugal vs. Brazil match 🙂
• Rule of Thirds: 8/9 Matches today did not end in a sweep. We had interesting upsets, expected swipes and even the fall of a reputation.
• MQ vs. MT: As usual, Maraqua, who are like a blind waitress when it comes to serving slush, lost SS. It was to MT, but not a total upset or anything. Everything else went to out denizens of the deep.
• AL vs. SK: Shenkuu had all the points, except that  SOSD one. Altador took that and coped with their LLLW.
• KI vs. VP: For Krawk Island, it was DWLL. This match was long awaited to prove who is the better of the upper-middle standings teams. It was not as revealing as I had desired, Virtupets only won by a side game. TNT has got to make their ‘draw tolerance’ a lot less. IIt would be annoying if your team may have actually done better, but was not rewarded because it was a close one.
• LD vs. HW: Oh My Gosh! Somebody call an ambulance! Haunted Woods defeated Lost Desert by a WWWD. Many people expected a close match, with a YYB draw. Haunted Woods has had worthy defeats, but this one takes the cake. By doing this, they have beaten every team at least once, aside from RI and KI. First tier is long gone for these guys, but next year could be another chance for the Haunties. On the other hand, Lost Desert did terrible today. For the past three years, they have been the unstoppable wall of every-game-force, and now they could only muster up a draw in a side game? Perhaps they were all busy, but HW was seen as a significant competitor, and LD dropped the ball.
• RI vs. MD: These two flip-flop and switch in the 4th/5th spots continuously, so we want to see which one’s better. It turns out neither is, they tied in YYB and SS, Meridell won MSN and Roo Island won SoSD. This far in, it may as well be a loss for both of them.  Their buddies down below: KI, VP, HW and MQ are catching up, and it’s still anybody’s game.
• BV vs. MI: Brightvale took the first two, Mystery Island took the latter two. This match was semi-expected, because you can never be 100% when MI is playing.
• FL vs. DC: How could it be? Faerieland, one of the most vicious teams, not to mention YYB powerhouses, getting swept by Darigan Citadel, the team that has not even mustered wins in YYB and has always come in bad placings, especially in ACII.
• TM vs. KL: Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! Sorry for the childish ‘No,’ but I liked TM for their SoSD streak; it was a hidden power that this faceless team needed. I’m not good with checking up on ACIV stats, so does anybody know how many VP had? What’s even more annoying is that it was broken by Kiko Lake, who broke Virtupets SoSD streak last year. Also, TM won in all the other games.
• KD vs. TY: As usual, Kreludor won YYB (and MSN) while Tyrannia won two side games.

Predictions

Maraqua hopefully beats Haunted Woods

Faerieland beats Altador

Brightvale beats Kiko Lake

Kreludor beats Roo Island

Tyrannia beats Moltara

Lost Desert beats Terror Mountain

Darigan Citadel beats Virtupets

Mystery Island draws with Shenkuu

Meridell beats Krawk Island

Why, hello there. You caught me at the perfect time, I just finished planting my daisies. Oh, you’d like to discuss the Altador Cup? Yes I do enjoy it, I bought a cute jersey that says ‘I ❤ Darigan Citadel.’ Let’s talk about today’s matches. Maraqua vs. Haunted Woods is very special. I recorded it on my Tivo, because both of those teams are such hard workers! Then I would watch the Roo Island match with Kreludor. To be honest, I would watch every match if I could, hun. What? You want me to tell you my least favourite team? That should be a secret, I don’t want to hurt feelings. You know what they say: “Secrets, secrets, are no fun. Secrets, secrets, hurt someone.” Okay, if I must, Kiko Lake. It is only because they crushed the perfect score hopes of VP and TM. I really really really dislike seeing hopes get crushed. Anyway, I have a charity car wash for the Gwallas to do, I hope you stop by!

That was former Darigan baddie and player, Mungo Lifler. Good Day folks and tune in to today’s match!

June 23rd: Summer lovin’, had me a blast.

Sorry for missing yesterday.

Highlights

• Darn Staff: I am now at 2/8 staff correct. 😦
• Loss After Loss: Maraqua has had another DLLL, this time against DC. These embarassing outcomes have pushed MQ down to ninth place. Thankfully, the rest of their schedule is easy-peasy.
• You Came!: Shenkuu tied with Kreludor in YYB. Way to go Shenkuu, many (including me,) count you guys out too quickly.
• Blah: There isn’t much to write about today, so take my apologies.

Take a Look at Their Schedule

Lost Desert: AL, VP, MD, HW, BV and TM

VP and HW pose a threat, but MD is where they can really lose. No matter what, they are in the running for the gold.

Kreludor: KL, RI, TY, KI, MI and MD.

KI, MD and RI will suely detract from points that this team needs, but unless they lose the easy matches, I wouldn’t see them in a second tier.

Darigan Citadel:  MD, VP, FL, RI, TY and TM

RI/VP/MD are all fierce, DC may descend in ranks unless they do well against these guys. They have first tier mostly sealed up- but a drop is possible.

Meridell: KD, RI, LD, KI, DC and KL

Aside from Kiko Lake, all these teams are going to take games (points) from MD. It’s going to be hard for them to stay in first tier.

Roo Island: KR, DC, MD,  KI, SK and MT

Four out of six of these matches should be hard, along with SK taking a point in a side game. I don’t see RI in first tier.

Krawk Island: KR, MD, RI, VP, BV and AL

The first three are likely to give them a hard time, VP could take 2-3 games. It’s unlikely they make it to fourth place, but still possible if they work in overdrive. 🙂

Virtupets: LD, DC, KI, MQ, FL and MT

With four teams that rival VP in YYB, they could face difficulties. Just make sure to get the side games and take advantage of FL and MT points.

Haunted Woods: LD, MQ, TY, SK, BV and FL

LD and MQ are real challenges. TY and SK are sure to prevent it from being anywhere near a sweep. BV and FL are freebies. I definitely see a rise for the Haunties.

Maraqua: VP, HW, TM, FL, KL and MT

With the top three done, MQ quite possibly has the easiest next few days. Expect a definite rise. I don’t know the score values, but three sweeps, a near sweep and two mixed matches are sure to be good.

Tyrannia: KR, DC, HW, MI, FL and MT

If they focus on side games, and take YYB from FL and MT, the best they can still hope for is to remain in 10th.

Shenkuu: RI, HW, AL, KL, MI and MT

On the bright side, only two are real threats. On the dull side, their chances of second tier are non-existent.

Terror Mountain: LD, DC, MQ, BV, KL and AL

Against LD, DC and MQ, they can snag their usual small game. (hunting pun :D) If they try extra hard, they can overcome KL and AL. A win against BV should happen, but not a sweep.

Brightvale: LD, KI, HW, TM, MI and KL

Theres no hope with LD and KI. There’s a point to get in SS with HW and TM. Victory is possible with MI and KL.

Mystery Island: KR, TY, SK, BV, AL and MT

A very good schedule. KR and SK will win, just because of YYB alone. TY and BV, will take side game points, but YYB can be taken by MI. AL and MT are freebies.

This article is getting long, and I’m getting tired. The next four teams have hard schedules and no hope.

Predictions

Maraqua sweeps Altador

Meridell beats Haunted Woods

Krawk Island beats Mystery Island

Darigan Citadel beats Shenkuu

Virtupets beats Terror Mountain

Lost Desert beats Tyrannia

Kreludor sweeps Moltara

Roo Island beats Kiko Lake

Brightvale beats Faerieland

Good Morning, Glad to see you. *yawn* Such a Meridellian morning…anywho, what was it I’m being asked about? Ah yes, Meridell. So after I left Meridell due to a contract issue, I bought the team. I won the money in Double or Nothing. I avidly watch Meridell play every day. I’d love the cup to be in Skarrl’s place this year, but I expect 5th place for us, It’s been such an amazing year; shoutouts go to Wizard Windelle, our star player (and most overpayed :/.) He just earned sponsorships from Kiss the Mortog AND Tiki Tack (a sponsorship formerly led by Maital Koric.) Anyway, thanks for the interview, and try to go easy on those kids in your articles.

That was former Meridellian Captain and Goalkeeper, Sir Pollonaire Freidl. Get playing, readers!