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[[Image:Ctp 851.gif|right|frame|The coveted Altador Cup. ]]
 
:''This article is about the plot details of the Altador Cup in 2007. For information about Yooyuball, see [[Altador Cup]].''
 
'''Altador Cup 2007''' was a gaming [[plot]] which began on June 1, 2007, and was the second installation of the [[Altador Cup]].
 
==Plot summary==
[[Image:Shenkuu team.gif|right|frame|Team Shenkuu were new comers to the competition, Shenkuu having been discovered between the [[Altador Cup 2006|first]] and the second Altador Cups. ]]
 
With the return of Altador Cup in 2007, the previous years finalists (the [[Haunted Woods]] and [[Darigan Citadel]]) returned with key changes to their rosters, which they felt would vault them into being odds-on favourites to take the Cup. Darigan benched goalkeeper [[Mungo Lifler]] and brought in [[Reshar Collifey]], while the Haunted Woods hired defender [[Autry Fulse]]. Whether these changes would give the teams the edge they needed or backfire horribly would remain to be seen.
 
Changes occurred in the line ups of many of the other teams, also, due to free-agent signings and the arrival of new rookies. An entirely new Yooyuball team, from [[Shenkuu]], participated for the first time in 2007. The sport itself underwent some alterations, with three new kinds of Yooyuball to be brought into play for the first time - Normal, Clockwork, and Darigan - to make games more varied.
 
Furthermore, two additional ways for users to aid their team were added, ''Make Some Noise'' and ''Slushie Slinger'', new to this years competition.
 
[[Kreludor]]'s team, conspicuous by its absence, sent out a press release on the 8 June justifying why they could not compete this year. [[Derlyn Fonnet]] dispelled the rumours surrounding their mysterious non-involvement, citing an incorrectly set gravity control of their training ground. The insufficient bone and muscle density would have proved a health and safety problem were the team to play on Neopia's greater gravity, although whether this was an innocent fault or an act of vandalism to sabotage the team's chances could not be determined. The full press release reads as follows: 
 
[[Image:AC Plot 2007 02.gif|left|frame|Derlyn Fonnet hoped to return the following year.]]
<blockquote>''"As you may have noticed by now, Team Kreludor is not one of the participants in this year's Altador Cup. This is due to a malfunction with our training centre's gravity control that went unnoticed; it seems that we have spent the better part of this past year training in gravity that is weaker than that of Neopia. For this reason, it would not be safe for us to compete, due to insufficient bone and muscle density. Rest assured that the problem has been fixed. It is not known, however, whether the incident was a case of simple mechanical failure or the result of sabotage by disgruntled factions here on Kreludor.<br /><br />We will continue our training in hopes of returning to form next year, but I'm afraid it would be impossible for us to participate in this year's tournament. We'd like to thank everyone who has supported us in the past and all of our fans both on Kreludor and in Neopia. Thank you."''</blockquote>
 
Whether or not they will be able to return for the next tournament is unclear, as, with Shenkuu competing, there would be an uneven number of teams.
 
[[Image:AC Plot 2007 03.gif|frame|[[Garven Hale]], considered to be one of the best Goalkeepers, couldn't keep up with Darigan Citadel.]]
On June 11, in what was considered the most anticipated match-up of the Double Round Robin phase occured. Krawk Island. undefeated in Yooyuball and the overall leaders, faced the Darigan Citadel, last year's runner-up and the odds-on favourite to win the tournament. The Citadel came out with a blistering offensive attack, sending a flurry of shots at Krawk Island goaltender Garven Hale, who bravely turned away nearly all of Darigan's volleys, but the onslaught was too much, and as a result a handful of shots managed to slip through. On the opposite end of the field, Krawk Island's creative use of passing and offensive created enough scoring opportunities for them to even the score. However, they didn't to come up with the energy needed to make a final push and take the lead. In the closing moments of the match, Darigan added a few late scores to pull away and secure the victory.
 
As impressive as the Citadel has been on the playing field (winning six of their seven match-ups), they've been far less formidable in the tournament's other two aspects. Today was no different, as Krawk Island slung more slushies than Darigan, and raised enough of a racket to come away with a draw in the noise-making competition. In the end, it wasn't a total loss for Krawk Island and their fans, because they not only managed to come away with a few points and keep their place atop the leaderboard, but they could also take heart in knowing another chance to avenge their loss to the Citadel lies in their future.
 
==Plot participation==
Unlike many plots, where the course of the story is written and dictated by The Neopets Team, the Altador Cup is directed by the participation of collective users on Neopets - in particular, of their performance against rival teams.
 
Users could select their team on their own, but also had the option to be placed on a team via a quiz which tested what their personality was like. Unlike the previous year, users could not change teams once gaming began. The sign up time occurred between June 1 - 4, with matches began on the 5th. The score users contributed was calculated by their win/loss/tie record, the number of goals scored each game, and a average based on team membership (so a team with more users participating wouldn't have an advantage over a team with fewer players).
 
It a common misconception having a loss counted for a users score would give negative points towards a user's score, when in truth every completed game raised the users score higher, although this did not stop some users who wanted a certain team to win took advantage of the system as well, by signing up for an opposing team and purposefully lose in order to try and lower the chance of them winning. Supposedly, new scoring mechanisms in place in this cup stopped the practice that occurred during the [[Altador Cup 2006|first Altador Cup]], where someone would sign up for a team on their side accounts and not play so as to reduce their overall score.
 
One is not allowed to sign up for the Altador Cup on a side account.
 
Besides playing Yooyuball, users also had the option of playing '''Slushie Slinger''' and '''Make Some Noise''' to contribute to their score. While these games did give the user points, the most points to be given were those for playing a Yooyuball match.
 
Tournament play was ''double round robin'', which meant teams played every other team twice. During the round robin phase, each team was given a chance to prove itself by scoring the most overall. At the conclusion of the double round robin phase, the four best-performing teams will advance to the final matches that will determine who will reign supreme in this year's Altador Cup. The top two teams will meet in a final showdown for first place, and the teams that ranked third and fourth in the double round robin phase will battle for third place.
 
This differs from the previous years elimination method which justifies why users cannot change teams.
 
==Match Schedule==
An ''italicised'' team name means that team won the coupling. If both teams in a coupling are italicised, the match was a draw.
 
{|
|- valign=top
|
'''June 5'''
*''[[Meridell]]'' vs. [[Tyrannia]]
*''[[Terror Mountain]] vs. [[Maraqua]]''
*''Haunted Woods vs. Shenkuu''
*[[Brightvale]] vs. ''[[Lost Desert]]''
*[[Altador]] vs. ''[[Krawk Island]]''
*''[[Mystery Island]] vs. [[Kiko Lake]]''
*''[[Roo Island]]'' vs. [[Virtupets]]
*''Darigan Citadel'' vs. [[Faerieland]]
|
'''June 6'''
*''Krawk Island'' vs. Meridell
*''Haunted Woods'' vs. Altador
*''Shenkuu'' vs. Faerieland
*''Darigan Citadel'' vs. Lost Desert
*Brightvale vs. ''Roo Island''
*''Mystery Island'' vs. Maraqua
*''Kiko Lake vs. Tyrannia''
*''Terror Mountain'' vs. Virtupets
|
'''June 7'''
*''Haunted Woods'' vs. Faerieland
*''Maraqua vs. Tyrannia''
*Kiko Lake vs. ''Krawk Island''
*Altador vs. ''Meridell''
*Brightvale vs. ''Terror Mountain''
*Virtupets vs. ''Mystery Island''
*Shenkuu vs. ''Lost Desert''
*''Roo Island'' vs. Darigan Citadel
|-
|
'''June 8'''
*Faerieland vs. ''Altador''
*Virtupets vs. ''Tyrannia''
*Terror Mountain vs. ''Darigan Citadel''
*''Meridell'' vs. Kiko Lake
*Brightvale vs. ''Mystery Island''
*''Lost Desert vs. Haunted Woods''
*''Roo Island'' vs. Shenkuu
*''Krawk Island'' vs. Maraqua
|
'''June 9'''
*Kiko Lake vs. ''Altador''
*Brightvale vs. ''Tyrannia''
*Haunted Woods vs. ''Roo Island''
*''Darigan Citadel'' vs. Mystery Island
*''Lost Desert'' vs. Faerieland
*''Shenkuu'' vs. Terror Mountain
*''Meridell'' vs. Maraqua
*''Krawk Island'' vs. Virtupets
|
'''June 10'''
*''Meridell'' vs. Virtupets
*Altador vs. ''Lost Desert''
*Mystery Island vs. ''Shenkuu''
*Brightvale vs. ''Krawk Island''
*''Darigan Citadel'' vs. Tyrannia
*''Roo Island'' vs. Faerieland
*''Haunted Woods'' vs. Terror Mountain
*Kiko Lake vs. ''Maraqua''
|-
|
'''June 11'''
*Faerieland vs. ''Terror Mountain''
*''Meridell'' vs. Brightvale
*''Roo Island vs. Lost Desert''
*Kiko Lake vs. ''Virtupets''
*''Mystery Island'' vs. Haunted Woods
*''Shenkuu'' vs. Tyrannia
*''Darigan Citadel'' vs. Krawk Island
*''Maraqua'' vs. Altador
|
'''June 12'''
*Terror Mountain vs. ''Lost Desert''
*''Brightvale'' vs. Kiko Lake
*Meridell vs. ''Darigan Citadel''
*Altador vs. ''Roo Island''
*Virtupets vs. ''Maraqua''
*Faerieland vs. ''Mystery Island''
*''Haunted Woods'' vs. Tyrannia
*Shenkuu vs. ''Krawk Island''
|
'''June 13'''
*Altador vs. Virtupets
*Tyrannia vs. Faerieland
*Darigan Citadel vs. Kiko Lake
*Meridell vs. Shenkuu
*Maraqua vs. Brightvale
*Terror Mountain vs. Roo Island
*Haunted Woods vs. Krawk Island
*Mystery Island vs. Lost Desert
|-
|
'''June 14'''
*Tyrannia vs. Lost Desert
*Altador vs. Terror Mountain
*Brightvale vs. Virtupets
*Krawk Island vs. Faerieland
*Meridell vs. Haunted Woods
*Kiko Lake vs. Shenkuu
*Darigan Citadel vs. Maraqua
*Roo Island vs. Mystery Island
|
'''June 15'''
*Lost Desert vs. Krawk Island
*Brightvale vs. Altador
*Darigan Citadel vs. Virtupets
*Roo Island vs. Tyrannia
*Mystery Island vs. Terror Mountain
*Faerieland vs. Meridell
*Maraqua vs. Shenkuu
*Haunted Woods vs. Kiko Lake
|
'''June 16'''
*Brightvale vs. Darigan Citadel
*Maraqua vs. Haunted Woods
*Altador vs. Mystery Island
*Shenkuu vs. Virtupets
*Kiko Lake vs. Faerieland
*Terror Mountain vs. Tyrannia
*Lost Desert vs. Meridell
*Roo Island vs. Krawk Island
|}
 
===Current standings===
The following table will change with each days updates until the tournament is finished...
 
{|align=center border=1
! style="background-color: #e4e4e4; text-align: center" rowspan="2" width="177" | Team
! style="background-color: #e4e4e4; text-align: center" colspan="3" width="141" | Yooyuball<br />
! style="background-color: #e4e4e4; text-align: center" colspan="3" width="141" | Slushie Slinger<br />
! style="background-color: #e4e4e4; text-align: center" colspan="3" width="141" | Make Some Noise<br />
|-
! style="background-color: #ECFFEC" width="47" | W
! style="background-color: #FFFCDE" width="47" | D
! style="background-color: #FFECEC" width="47" | L
! style="background-color: #ECFFEC" width="47" | W
! style="background-color: #FFFCDE" width="47" | D
! style="background-color: #FFECEC" width="47" | L
! style="background-color: #ECFFEC" width="47" | W
! style="background-color: #FFFCDE" width="47" | D
! style="background-color: #FFECEC" width="47" | L
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/altador_50.gif<br />Altador
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 6
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/brightvale_50.gif<br />Brightvale
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 5
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/darigancitadel_50.gif<br />Darigan Citadel
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 0
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/faerieland_50.gif<br />Faerieland
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 8
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/hauntedwoods_50.gif<br />Haunted Woods
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 0
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/kikolake_50.gif<br />Kiko Lake
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 8
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 5
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/krawkisland_50.gif<br />Krawk Island
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 0
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/lostdesert_50.gif<br />Lost Desert
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/maraqua_50.gif<br />Maraqua
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/meridell_50.gif<br />Meridell
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 3
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/mysteryisland_50.gif<br />Mystery Island
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/rooisland_50.gif<br />Roo Island
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 6
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 5
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/shenkuu_50.gif<br />Shenkuu
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 2
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/terrormountain_50.gif<br />Terror Mountain
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 2
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 4
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/tyrannia_50.gif<br />Tyrannia
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 3
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 4
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 6
|-
| style="background-color: white; text-align: center" |
http://images.neopets.com/altador/altadorcup/team_logos/virtupets_50.gif<br />Virtupets
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 1
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 7
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 8
| style="background-color: #ECFFEC; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFFCDE; text-align: center" | 0
| style="background-color: #FFECEC; text-align: center" | 8
|}
 
==Prizes==
Upon signing up for one of the participating teams, the user automatically received an ''Altador Cup Team Background'' of the team they joined, which they could use for [[Neopet Customisation]].
 
It is speculated that users will receive an ''Altador Cup'' [[Site Theme]] as well as an [[avatar]] for participating, but whether these will be the same from last year is unknown.
 
==Trivia==
*Users were able to see their game achievements on the June 13 update.
 
==External links==
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Xiaotari Xiaotari's Altador Cup Help]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml The Altador Cup]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/standings.phtml Current Team Standings]
 
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