Altador Cup

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[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|The famed trophy that gives the Cup its name.]]

The '''Altador Cup''' is a yearly gaming [[plot]] on [[Neopets]] which begins on June 1, and continues until the championship is finished. As a sporting event, eighteen teams as 2010 from the lands of [[Neopia]] gathered in [[Altador]] to compete in the sport of Yooyuball for the Altador Cup trophy. During the inaugural Altador Cup, the tournament took place between June 1, 2006 and August 4. During the second Altador Cup, the plot lasted from June 1, 2007 to July 9. The third annual Altador Cup commenced on June 12, 2008 and ended on July 17. The fourth annual Altador Cup commenced on June 2, 2009, and ended on July 5th, 2009.

==Champions==
[[Altador Cup I]]: '''Haunted Woods''' defeated Darigan 
[[Altador Cup II]]: '''Darigan''' defeated Roo Island 
[[Altador Cup III]]: '''Roo Island''' defeated Krawk Island 
[[Altador Cup IV]]: '''Krawk Island''' defeated Shenkuu 
[[Altador Cup V]]: '''Lost Desert''' defeated Kreludor 
[[Altador Cup VI]]: '''Virtupets''' defeated Krawk Island 
[[Altador Cup VII]]: TBA

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==Slushie Slinger==
[[Image:Ctp 863.gif|left|frame|Slushie Slinger featured as an alternative to Yooyuball matches.]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Slushie Slinger''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Users play the role of a Red [[Tuskaninny]] [[Slushie Slinger Waitress|waitress]] at the Slushie Concession Stand, and must serve impatient fans (Red [[Nimmo]], Purple [[Tonu]], Yellow [[Ogrin]], etc.) their [[slushie]]s while Yooyuball games play. Depending on what team the user joined, the Slushie Concession Stand would be the team's official slushie stand. Players would lose a life every time an empty slushie bottle falls to the floor or if the customers reach the end of the counter.
 

==Make Some Noise==
[[Image:Ctp 862.gif|right|frame|A further alternative to normal game play, this game featured recurring character the [[Techo Fanatic]].]]

Added in the 2007 games, '''Make Some Noise''' is an game users could play for lower points besides playing Yooyuball. Assuming the role of the [[Techo Fanatic]], users must cheer as loud as they can by tapping two randomly chosen keys together, raising the sound meter, for as long as they can in 30 seconds, then (though this is not necessary) pressing the spacebar before the time runs out. Depending on what team the user joined, the Techo Fanatic would be seen wearing that teams shirt, and cheering for them.
 

==Shootout Showdown==
Shootout Showdown is a new game in the [[Altador Cup IV|2009 games]]. You take control of a Yooyuball player, trying to score goals against the opponents Keeper. The aim is to score 5 goals as quickly as possible, within 60 seconds, without missing or letting the keeper save your shots.

==Plot participation==
:''Main Articles: [[Altador Cup 2006]], [[Altador Cup 2007]], [[Altador Cup 2008]], [[Altador Cup 2009]], [[Altador Cup 2010]]''

Unlike regular plots where the plot was written by The Neopets Team, the plot was directed by the collective users on Neopets, and how well they played together in each of their selected teams. A plot summary was written after play to act out who won in each cause. Also, each year had their own methods of participation, and how the plot would progress.

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==Altador Cup Tournament items==
{|align=left
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_hauntedwoods_jersey.gif
|-
|http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_bottle.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_hand.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_pennant.gif http://images.neopets.com/items/acs_darigancitadel_jersey.gif
|}

Along with the release of the Altador Cup on June 1, 2006, a new [[Shop]] called [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]] opened, which sold sports team merchandise for each of the teams playing. Rather than ''Altador Cup Tournament'' items have a single use, they can be used for many different things. Hands and bottles are used as toys, pennants can be placed in [[Neohome]]s, and the jerseys are [[Clothes]].
 

==Annual Results==
The final rankings of each team for that year.
{| align="center" class="sortable wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
|- align="center"
| [[Altador]] || 14 || 13 || 13 || 15|| 17 || 17
|- align="center"
| [[Brightvale]] || 8 || 12 || 16 || - || 13 || 12
|- align="center"
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || 2 || 1 || 7 || 7|| 3 || 7
|- align="center"
| [[Faerieland]] || 16 || 15 || 15 || 16|| 15 || 15
|- align="center"
| [[Haunted Woods]] || 1 || 7 || 8 || 10|| 12 || 11
|- align="center"
| [[Kiko Lake]] || 13 || 14 || - || 14|| 16 || 16
|- align="center"
| [[Krawk Island]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 2
|- align="center"
| [[Kreludor]] || 9 || - || 6 || 4|| 2 || 3
|- align="center"
| [[Lost Desert]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3|| 1 || 13
|- align="center"
| [[Maraqua]] || 10 || 9 || 10 || 5|| 5 || 4
|- align="center"
| [[Meridell]] || 7 || 8 || 5 || 11|| 8 || 5
|- align="center"
| [[Moltara]] || - || - || - || - || 18 || 18
|- align="center"
| [[Mystery Island]] || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6|| 14 || 14
|- align="center"
| [[Roo Island]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 9
|- align="center"
| [[Shenkuu]] || - || 3 || 4 || 2|| 11 || 10
|- align="center"
| [[Terror Mountain]] || 15 || 10 || 12 || 13|| 9 || 8
|- align="center"
| [[Tyrannia]] || 11 || 11 || 11 || 8|| 10 || 6
|- align="center"
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || 12 || 16 || 14 || 12|| 6 || 1
|}

==Trivia==
*The first Altador Cup appeared to coincide with dates and times of the [[Wikipedia:FIFA World Cup|FIFA World Cup]] in Germany [[Wikipedia:2006 FIFA World Cup|of 2006]], and the golden orb, seen in the preview trailer, of the trophy bore a remarkable resemblance to the actual World Cup.
*Noted advertisements shown in [[Wikipedia:North America|North America]] within the 2006 tournament were a new [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball Z|Dragon Ball Z]] game being released in July 2006 and a new [[Wikipedia:Garfield|Garfield]] movie. For 2007, [[Wikipedia:Evan Almighty|Evan Almighty]] was advertised.
*During Yooyuball game play when the [[Ixi]] and [[Grarrl]] [[Altador Cup Commentators|news presenters]] are making their remarks about the teams, were a user to refrain from clicking the "continue" button, they would begin to ask the user to carry on, mention they see [[Tarla]] and need to hurry and catch her or reminding the user that sitting and watching them does not earn them points. A [[Spyder]] may also come down from the ceiling.
*Because there used to be 17 possible Altador Cup teams, and only 16 spots available for participating, every year, TNT had to choose one team to not participate, and choose a clever reason for it. The addition of Moltara City in 2010 made for an even total of 18 and thus no team was left out on the sidelines.
*Coincidentally, from 2006 to 2009, the winning team for each year's Altador Cup was the runner-up team for the previous tournament.
*Each of the 54 [[Neopet]] species is represented by at least one Yooyuball player.

==See also==
*'''Plots:''' [[Altador Cup I]], [[Altador Cup II]], [[Altador Cup III]], [[Altador Cup IV]], [[Altador Cup V]], [[Altador Cup VI]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]]

==External links==
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml Altador Cup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/prizes.phtml Altador Cup Prize Shop]
*[http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup//altador_animation_preloader.swf?lang=en&image_host=swf.neopets.com&animation=altador_animation_v2 Animation Trailer]
*'''Neopedia:''' [http://www.neopets.com/neopedia.phtml?neopedia_id=95 Altador Cup]
*'''Caption Competition:''' [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=712 #712], [http://www.neopets.com/games/caption/caption_archive.phtml?place=813 #813]
*'''Editorial:''' [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=242 242], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=243 243], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=244 244], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=245 245], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=246 246], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=247 247], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=252 252], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=253 253], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=264 264], [http://www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=editorial&issue=267 267]
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