Team Meridell

2012-06-26T16:40:25Z

99.226.119.132: /* Final Standings */

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'''Meridell's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' is all about "speed", and is said to be described with that one word. Their superior conditioning allows them to wear down opponents with a relentless flurry of cuts and screens from the opening face-off until the end of a game. Their speed, however, masks the fact they aren't the most accurate or powerful shooters.

They began the 2006 tournament as one of the odds-on favourites to win, having run circles around [[Maraqua#Yooyuball|Maraqua]] in the first round, but "smashed their head on into a brick wall" when they faced [[Darigan]]'s defence in Round Two, finishing 17th. In [[Altador Cup II|2007]] Meridell fans hoped the replacement of reviled ''Left Forward'' [[Vitri Sitol]] with swift scorer [[Gregorgio Maille]] will not only give the team a much needed offensive boost, but also help improve their standing among fans around Neopia.

When the team in fact did worse, the demanding fans wanted more change, so [[Sir Pollonaire Freidl]] was replaced by [[Yoris Obbles]]. This was just the boost they needed, finishing 5th overall in [[Altador Cup III|2008]]. Needless to say expectations were high for Team Meridell in [[Altador Cup V]], but they were a disappointment, finishing 11th overall. Although in [[Altador Cup V|2010]], they fought with [[Roo Island]] for the final spot in the finals, but just fell short, entering the playoffs in 5th place, and leaving in 8th.

[[Altador Cup VI]] was very similar for the Meridell team. Again, they fell just short of first tier to end the round-robin in 5th. However, they managed to defeat both [[Terror Mountain]] and [[Tyrannia]] to secure 5th place, the best they've done since Altador Cup III.

As a team hungry for victory, this team was a favorite to win going into [[Altador Cup VII]]. However, with the new format of gameplay, it was debatable as they have gone without a roster change for the 4th straight year. However, their strength was hardly matched, especially in the second and fourth rounds, where 5 out of the 6 matches were sweeps. Hardly any teams were able to counter the Meridellian's strengths in Yooyuball, with only [[Kiko Lake]], [[Kreludor]], [[Mystery Island]], and [[Brightvale]] avoiding a defeat in that event. However, they lacked a same power as Kreludor and fell in a tiebreaker match against Mystery Island for 2nd.

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

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#ff0000;font-weight:bold;"
| Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|-
| 2006 || rowspan="1"|'''[[Sir Pollonaire Freidl]]''' || rowspan="1"|[[Ilsa Ellits]] || [[Vitri Sitol]] ||rowspan="1"|[["Wizard" Windelle]] ||rowspan="1"|[[Fiorina]]
|- style="background-color:#ff0000;font-weight:bold;"
| Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Centre Defender || Centre Forward
|-
| 2007 || rowspan="1"|'''[[Sir Pollonaire Freidl]]''' ||rowspan="6"|[[Ilsa Ellits]] || rowspan="1"|[["Wizard" Windelle]] || rowspan="6"|[[Gregorgio Maille]] ||rowspan="6"|[[Fiorina]]
|-
| 2008 || rowspan="5"| [[Yoris Obbles]] ||rowspan="5"| '''[["Wizard" Windelle]]'''
|-
| 2009
|-
| 2010
|-
|2011
|-
|2012
|}
==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#ff0000;font-weight:bold;"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 7th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 8th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 5th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 11th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 8th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] ||5th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VII|2012]] || 2nd/3rd
|}

==Trivia==
* Team Meridell is the first team to have had a change in Team Captains. Following that would be Krawk Island, which kept its former Captain until replacing him in 2011.

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

Team Mystery Island

2012-06-26T16:40:06Z

99.226.119.132: /* Final Standings */

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'''Mystery Island's [[Altador Cup|Yooyuball]] team''' is led by [[Teylore Nix]] and the unstoppable brute force of [[Volgoth]]. They entered the 2006 Altador Cup with a punishing offensive arsenal few teams could hope to keep pace with, and were the odds-on favourite to bring home the cup despite the shaky status of their goalkeeper. After defeating [[Faerieland]] in Round One, however, Mystery Island's scoring duo was stopped by [[Krawk Island]] goaltender [[Garven Hale]]. The following year, Mystery Island kept the same roster, yet the team was quick to point out they're more wiser and reliant on brains than sheer speed and brute force, making it seem their defeat humbled them to bring out their very best. However in the middle of the season, their star defender [[Maital Koric]] got injured in a game against [[Meridell]] half way through the season and Mystery Island was forced to replace him the the inexperienced [[Vela Binal]]. However, Binal rose to the occasion and they finished 2007 in 6th place, same as the previous year. In [[Altador Cup III|2008]], Mystery Island had a new goalkeeper and a new spirit, hoping to finally crack the top 4. However, they had a rough year and finished 9th. But in [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] they were back to their old ways, finishing 6th. However, their victory was short lived because [[Altador Cup V|the following year]] they finish 14th, the worst they had ever done. [[Altador Cup VI]] continued to pull inconsistent matchups, finishing the year in 14th yet again, after winning against [[Kiko Lake]] and losing to [[Lost Desert]].

After the inclusion of [[Selmon Woulf]] as a replacement for [[Bertie Shurtz]], in [[Altador Cup VII]], the Mystery Island team had an incredibly successful outburst. It was obvious from the beginning; having not lost a single Yooyuball match until towards the end of the second round, they were highly successful throughout all the rounds. Claiming win after win against powerhouses such as [[Lost Desert]] and [[Maraqua]], and even defeating [[Krawk Island]] and [[Meridell]], two favorites going into the tournament, fans saw them as a team to be feared. By the end of the four rounds, Mystery Island soared to a tie for 2nd place, alongside Meridell. The winner of the tiebreaker has yet to be announced, but either way, Mystery Island has proven their worth in this Altador Cup.

==Roster==
[[Image:Mystery island logo.gif|right]]

Team positions are as follows (bolded notes the Team Captain):
{| class="wikitable" cellpadding="2" style="margin: 0 auto;text-align:center;"
|- style="background-color:#FFA54F;font-weight:bold;"
| Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2006 || [[Yaniq Avaan]] || [[Maital Koric]] || [[Teylor Nix]] || [[Bertie Shurtz]] || '''[[Volgoth]]'''
|- style="background-color:#FFA54F;font-weight:bold;"
|Year || Goalkeeper || Centre Defender || Left Forward || Centre Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
| 2007 || [[Yaniq Avaan]] || [[Maital Koric]] <br> [[Vela Binal]] (substitute) ||rowspan="5"| [[Teylor Nix]] ||rowspan="5"| [[Bertie Shurtz]] ||rowspan="5"| '''[[Volgoth]]'''
|- align="center"
| 2008 || rowspan="4"| [[Lor Benneveldt]] ||rowspan="4"| [[Vela Binal]]
|- align="center"
| 2009
|- align="center"
| 2010
|- align="center"
|2011
|- align="center"
|- style="background-color:#FFA54F;font-weight:bold;"
|Year || Goalkeeper || Left Defender || Right Defender || Left Forward || Right Forward
|- align="center"
|2012 || | [[Lor Benneveldt]] || [[Selmon Woulf]] || [[Vela Binal]] || [[Teylor Nix]] || '''[[Volgoth]]'''
|}
==Final Standings==
{| wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" align="center"
|- style="background-color:#FFA54F;font-weight:bold;"
! Year || Result
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup I|2006]] || 6th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup II|2007]] || 6th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup III|2008]] || 9th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup IV|2009]] || 6th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup V|2010]] || 14th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VI|2011]] ||14th
|- align="center"
| [[Altador Cup VII|2012]] || 2nd/3rd
|}

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

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