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Gordo Gunnels

2012-05-17T23:55:50Z

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'''Gordo Gunnels''' is a [[Blue]] [[Grarrl]] and has been the ''Right Defender'' for [[Team Roo Island|Roo Island's Yooyuball team]] since 2006. A gruff enforcer, Gordo uses his size and strength to his advantage. His ferocious blindside tackles have made him one of the most feared defenders in the game. Unfortunately, Gordo's passing abilities are very poor and he known to be lazy.
In 2012, Gunnels was traded to [[Team Brightvale|Brightvale]] for [["Squeaky" Tressif]].
==Trivia==
*Gordo Gunnels was nominated for the ''All Stars - Defenders'' award in the 2006 games.
*Gordo Gunnels was one of the defenders for The All-Neopia First Team of 2007 and 2008.
[[Category:Grarrls]]
[[Category:Team Roo Island]]

"Squeaky" Tressif

2012-05-17T23:54:55Z

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'''"Squeaky" Tressif''' is a [[Red]] [[Lupe]] and has been the ''Left Defender'' and ''Team Captain'' for [[Team Brightvale|Brightvale's Yooyuball team]] since 2006. Though he doesn't score much, Tressif is a consistent defender with strong guarding and leadership skills.

Unlike the rest of his teammates, Tressif has never cheated or used dirty tactics. He simply plays hard and sticks to the rules. His clean play has earned him the nickname "Squeaky", as in ''squeaky clean''. It has also caused him to be on the receiving end of countless practical jokes perpetrated by his mischievous teammates.

Thanks in part to Tressif's influence and leadership, Brightvale turned over a new leaf in 2007 and abandoned their dirty style of play.

In 2012, Tressif was traded to [[Team Roo Island|Roo Island]] for [[Gordo Gunnels]].

==Trivia==
*"Squeaky" Tressif was given the ''Best Sportsmanship'' award during the 2006 games.

[[Category:Lupes]]
[[Category:Team Brightvale]]

Team Faerieland

2011-12-08T02:49:12Z

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In 2006, '''Faerieland's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' featured one of the most potent offensive attacks in the game, consisting of three forwards, making for one of the biggest stories going into the Altador Cup. Their trio of quick, undersized forwards had a tendency to wear down against larger and more physical opponents, however, and their fans were stunned when they were defeated by such forwards from Mystery Island in Round 1.

In 2007, Faerieland decided to switch back to two forwards, adding defender [[Elbin Towse]], who showed vast improvement in practice and then in the regular season the past year, moving Faerieland up to 15th place in Altador Cup II. In 2008, Ciona Broan was added to replace Elbin for her tough tackling. Unfortunatley, they didn't improve, but they did remain 15th. With no changes they returned for the next year, however, the hype didn't quite help Faerieland, giving it last place in [[Altador Cup IV]]. Thus the expectations for Faerieland weren't too high in [[Altador Cup V|2010]] as they again made no roster changes. However they did improve, getting 15th place out of 18, rather than 15th out of 16th and winning eight Yooyuball games, more than ever before.

Once [[Altador Cup VI]] came around, things continued to remain unchanged, despite adding Left Forward [[Elbin Kroe]] from [[Tyrannia]]. They floated around the fourth tier for nearly the entire time, then lost to [[Lost Desert]] and won against [[Kiko Lake]] to finish 15th.

==Roster==
[[Image:Faerieland logo.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#EEAEEE"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Centre Defender || Left Forward || Centre Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 || rowspan="1"| [[Valtonous Rea]] ||rowspan="1"| [[Delma Harrence]]|| [[Babolino]] || '''[[Kakoni Worrill]]''' || [[Palia Alback]]
|- style="background:#EEAEEE"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Right Defender || Left Defender || Right Forward || Left Forward
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="5"| [[Valtonous Rea]]||[[Elbin Towse]] || rowspan="5"|[[Delma Harrence]]||rowspan="5"| '''[[Kakoni Worrill]]''' ||rowspan="4"| [[Babolino]]
|- align="center"
| 2008 ||rowspan="4"| [[Ciona Broan]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
| 2011 || [[Elbin Kroe]]
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#EEAEEE"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 16th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 15th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 15th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 16th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 15th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 15th
|}

==Trivia==
* Team Faerieland has had two members named Elbin, although never in the same year.

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[Category:Yooyuball Teams]]

Team Darigan Citadel

2011-12-08T02:47:44Z

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'''Darigan's Yooyuball team''' have few major weaknesses, although they have been criticized in the past for playing too easy a schedule during the regular season, and as a result are unprepared when the tournament comes. To fix this, Darigan Citadel relented and added more matches against a few of the better teams for the 2006 season. Due to this they didn't finish as high in the standings as they normally did, but it gave them the toughness to play in the games which mattered the most (or at least this is what the fans hoped). Their tactic paid off, and they managed to place 2nd in the [[Altador Cup]], ending their reputation as post-season underachievers.

Rather than rest, however, the Citadel's team made an upgrade for the ''Goalkeeper'', replacing the less-than-mobile [[Mungo Lifler]] with promising netminder [[Reshar Collifey]] for the 2007 season. And due to the success of the previous year's tactic, Darigan again faced a string of difficult teams for their regular schedule. Darigan was from the start considered the favourite of the [[Altador Cup 2007|2007 Altador Cup]], maintaining a position at the top of the leader-board for the round robin. In the finals it faced off against [[Roo Island#Yooyuball|Roo Island]]'s team and finally won the Cup on July 9th. However, they also fell to the curse of previous winner [[Haunted Woods]] and subsequent winner Roo Island to not be able to reach the standard again, placing seventh the following year and the year after that, although showing promise initially, placing seventh again after a round one loss to [[Mystery Island]].

Coming into [[Altador Cup V]], Darigan Citadel was favorite to win the Cup, so the expectations were high. Even though they were swept by [[Brightvale]] on day one, they roared back winning 15 of their next 17 games, soaring to the top of the standings. Ending the season with a record of 23-4-7, they were in 3rd place going into the finals, getting ready to face off against [[Lost Desert]]. Though they lost, they were able to beat [[Roo Island]] in round two to end the season with the bronze.

Going into [[Altador Cup VI]], many teams were on the watch for the Darigan crew, who were looking for a second win. However, they didn't manage to hold in first tier for long and ended the round-robin in the second tier. Losing to [[Tyrannia]] in the first finals round, they defeated [[Terror Mountain]] to secure 7th place, the 3rd time they have been in that spot.

==Roster==
[[Image:Darigancitadel-1-.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|-style="background:#9932CC"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 || [[Mungo Lifler]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Kep Bonnefie]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Tormo "The Terror" Frein]] ||rowspan="6"| '''[[Layton Vickles]]''' ||rowspan="6"| [[Tandrak Shaye]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="5"| [[Reshar Collifey]]
|- align="center"
| 2008
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
| 2011
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#9932CC"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 2nd
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 1st
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 7th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 7th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 3rd
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 7th
|}

==Fun Fact==
Considering their team's fearsome nature, it may be hard to believe Darigan's players are avid practical jokers. "Frein's the worst one," forward Tandrak Shaye revealed. "He got his nickname, 'The Terror,' long before playing Yooyuball. You learn quick with that one -- if you need something from the kitchen, you'd best take your food with you, or else it will be tampered with. Make no mistake, however -- we're all business out on the field."

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[Category:Yooyuball Teams]]

Team Brightvale

2011-12-08T02:46:16Z

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'''Brightvale's Yooyuball team''' is known for being the most crooked line up of cheating and rough players, despite being the land of wisdom and learning. They know the rules of the game very well, and use it to their advantage by giving sharp jabs to the ribs when no one's looking and other such tricks to win. Their reputation of rough playing is even greater than [[Darigan Citadel]] and the [[Haunted Woods]].

After being defeated by the Haunted Woods in Round Two of the 2006 games and finishing 8th, Brightvale claimed to have learned the error of their ways for many different reasons (not wanting to shame King Hagan, their tactics were no match for the tournament's better teams, increased popularity means more merchandise sales, etc.). Taking a cue from [["Squeaky" Tressif]], they turned over a new leaf and decided to play fair. While their playing style during the regular season indicated they have cleaned up their act, they finished 12th in the 2007 season, four spots worse then the year before. There was talk of Brightvale playing dirty again in the 2008 cup, but they took the high road and signed rookie sensation goalkeeper [[Erli Quinnock]], who overall was a disappointment and the team finished dead last in the cup.

In 2009, Brightvale did not participate in the cup because [[King Hagan]] said "It has been my personal observation that in the weeks leading up to the arrival of this grand sporting spectacle, there's been far too much banner-making and memorising of chants going on. As a result, the very foundation upon which this kingdom's reputation is based, its scholarship, has fallen prey to a serious case of neglect. Therefore, until my subjects have shown an ability to strike a harmonious balance between work and play, we shall forthwith be suspending our participation in the Altador Cup." When asked to respond to claims that the real reason behind Brightvale's departure from the Altador Cup was a string of embarrassing losses to rival kingdom Meridell (which is ruled by Hagan's brother King Skarl), His Majesty gruffly declined to comment, stating that "such accusations are not worth dignifying with a reply."

In 2010, after their one year hiatus, expectations weren't too high for team Brightvale, however they shocked [[Neopia]] by winning 6 out of their first 10 games, 3 of which were sweeps. However their great success did not last too long, as they lost 5 straight games and then 9 of the next 11. Although they lost four straight going into the finals, they beat [[Faerieland]] and [[Mystery Island]] respectively to enter and exit the finals in 13th place.

In [[Altador Cup VI]], results continued their trend of improvement since 2008. This time, they were able to break third tier for the first time since 2007, finishing in 12th after being defeated by [[Roo Island]] and [[Haunted Woods]].

==Roster==
[[Image:Brightvale logo.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|-style="background:#397D02"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="2"| [[Orie Dinelle]] ||rowspan="3"| '''[["Squeaky" Tressif]]''' ||rowspan="3"| [[Montecito]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Kayn Hireck]] ||rowspan="3"| [[Reb Weemelott]]
|- align="center"
| 2007
|- align="center"
| 2008 || [[Erli Quinnock]]
|- align="center"
| 2009 ||colspan="5"| Did Not Participate
|- align="center"
| 2010 ||rowspan="2"| [[Orie Dinelle]] ||rowspan="2"| '''[["Squeaky" Tressif]]''' ||rowspan="2"| [[Montecito]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Kayn Hireck]] ||rowspan="2"| [[Reb Weemelott]]
|- align="center"
| 2011
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#397D02"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 8th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 12th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 16th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || --
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 13th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 12th
|}

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[category:Yooyuball Teams]]

Team Altador

2011-12-08T02:44:46Z

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'''Altador's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' boasts an airtight defence, allowing them to usually win with only one goal per game. During the 2006 season, they averaged the least amount of goals allowed per game coming into the Altador Cup, though it is question if they could generate enough scoring to stay in the tournament.

Having lost in Round One of the 2006 tournament, many were lead to believe Altador was out of practice after the thousand year hiatus, which prompted them to work hard during the following year's practices, exhibitions, and regular season matches, making them fighting fit and ready to prove the loss was a fluke. Team Captain [["Trapper" Remis]] cautioned the "so-called experts" that picking against them was madness, and was quoted telling the press, "After all, let's not forget who invented the game. No one's gonna stop us from taking back what's rightfully ours." But after placing 13th twice, 14th once, and then 15th and 17th twice, excuses were gone for the Altador team.

==Roster==
[[Image:Altador logo.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|-style="background:#ffcc00"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Centre Defender || Right Defender || Centre Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="6"| [[Salayne Ritad]] || [[Cawley Embith]] ||rowspan="6"| '''[["Trapper" Remis]]''' ||rowspan="7"| [[Timu]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Winberto Seliz]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="5"| [[Lyvon Cibaire]]
|- align="center"
| 2008
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
| 2011
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#ffcc00"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 14th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 13th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 13th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 15th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 17th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 17th
|}

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[category:Yooyuball Teams]]

Team Altador

2011-12-08T02:44:18Z

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'''Altador's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' boasts an airtight defence, allowing them to usually win with only one goal per game. During the 2006 season, they averaged the least amount of goals allowed per game coming into the Altador Cup, though it is question if they could generate enough scoring to stay in the tournament.

Having lost in Round One of the 2006 tournament, many were lead to believe Altador was out of practice after the thousand year hiatus, which prompted them to work hard during the following year's practices, exhibitions, and regular season matches, making them fighting fit and ready to prove the loss was a fluke. Team Captain [["Trapper" Remis]] cautioned the "so-called experts" that picking against them was madness, and was quoted telling the press, "After all, let's not forget who invented the game. No one's gonna stop us from taking back what's rightfully ours." But after placing 13th twice, 14th once, and then 15th and 17th twice, excuses were gone for the Altador team.

==Roster==
[[Image:Altador logo.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|-style="background:#ffcc00"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Centre Defender || Right Defender || Centre Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="6"| [[Salayne Ritad]] || [[Cawley Embith]] ||rowspan="6"| '''[["Trapper" Remis]]''' ||rowspan="7"| [[Timu]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Winberto Seliz]]
|- align="center"
| 2007 ||rowspan="5"| [[Lyvon Cibaire]]
|- align="center"
| 2008
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
| 2011
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="#ffcc00"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 14th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 13th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 13th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 15th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 17th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 17th
|}

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[category:Yooyuball Teams]]

Team Roo Island

2011-12-06T03:14:31Z

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'''Roo Island's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' consists of also-rans and inexperienced rookies, but received a huge boost when [[Lilo Blumario]], one of the game's top players, decided to take a pay cut and sign up with his hometown club. In what was considered improbable and the biggest story of [[Altador Cup 2006]], Roo Island managed to reach Round 3 of the tournament, being defeated by [[Darigan Citadel]] and placing as number four. After a voting of fans and players that Roo Island had the ugliest jersey, fans hoped to do even better this past tournament,with a new uniform and the team's signing of [[Maraqua#Colour|Maraquan]] forward [[Jair Tollet]], who was traded to Roo Island for [[Dayla]], the red Lenny (She got injured in the first practice and never played again). This helped Roo Island make it to the final match, losing to [[Darigan Citadel]], and overall placing in second.

Third time proved to be the charm, when in [[Altador Cup III|2008]], Roo Island beat Krawk Island in the Altador Cup final, claiming the cup. In 09, however, Roo Island placed ninth. In [[Altador Cup V|2010]], Roo Island was questioned for making no changes to their lineup in the offseason. However, though a pedestrian start first half, they kicked it up a notch before the mid-season break by winning 16 of the last 19 matches. This catapulted them up to 4th place going into the finals. [[Kreludor]] was able to sneak out a victory in the first round, and [[Darigan Citadel]] defeated them in the second round, leaving 4th place to Roo Island. They were contenders for the Cup in 11'. Even though their Yooyuball record was great, their side game performance wasn't up to par and ended back in 9th place.

==Roster==
[[Image:Rooislandbannerac2.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#339933"
! Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 ||rowspan="6"| [[Clutch Billaban]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Fenny Vail]] ||rowspan="6"| [[Gordo Gunnels]] || [[Dayla]] ||rowspan="6"| '''[[Lilo Blumario]]'''
|- align="center"
| 2007 || rowspan="5"| [[Jair Tollet]]
|- align="center"
| 2008
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
| 2011
|}

==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background:#339933"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 4th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 2nd
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 1st
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 9th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 4th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] || 9th
|}

==Fun Fact==
What can a Yooyuball team do when their shipment of practice Yooyus never arrives? Well, if they're Team Roo Island, they turn to gummies! "I was doubtful at first," said team captain Lilo Blumario, "but King Roo spared no expense and even had the Chocolate Factory rig up an exploding gummy Yooyu to mimic the clockwork Yooyus." The only downside? "We just have to keep Gordo Gunnels from eating the gummy Yooyus before practice is over."

{{Altador Cup Teams}}
[[category:Yooyuball Teams]]