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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.
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.


[[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:   
[[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 accident 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.]]
[[Image:AC Plot 2007 02.gif|left|frame|Derlyn Fonnet hoped to return the following year.]]
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First off, the cups are excellent; heavy weghit cast stainless and very nicely finished, but these come out of the same Chinese factories that produce dozens of other brands under contract and you can get the same quality level for half this price if you're willing to give up the All-Clad name. If you must have this brand be aware of the marketing strategies at work here. This set from amazon is about $50 (at the time of this writing) and contains 5 cups of  mixed  sizes (1/4 cup, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, 2/3 cup, and 1 cup).  A 4 cup set (available at Williams-Sonoma for $30) contains the 1/4 cup, 1/2 cup, 3/4 cup and 1 cup selection.  W-S also carries a combo set for $39 that includes the 4 cups and the matching 4 measuring spoon set. Figure on about $9 W-S shipping and you're looking at 5 cups from amazon (how often are you going to use the 1/3  2/3 cup vs. the missing 3/4 cup size?) or 4 cups and 4 spoons from W-S.  W-S also carries another set of the odd size cups and spoons as an add-on for $30.Trying to noodle through this made my head hurt so I got the CIA set instead and couldn't be happier, but do check out the sizes to know just what you're getting.  This marketing strategy is becoming more prevalent and All-Clad seems to be in the forefront (if you're looking for high end mixing bowls . check out the sizes as well; sets from different retailers contain different sizes).
==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]]. Also, if the user submitted a high enough score in ''Make Some Noise'', the user would receive a [[NeoMail]] from [[The Neopets Team]] congratulating them, rewarding 1,000 [[Neopoint]]s and the ''Altador Cup'' [[avatar]]. It is speculated users may receive an ''Altador Cup'' [[Site Theme]] similar to last year, but whether this is true will be seen.
 
The lists detailing the users who contributed the most in each individual game was released on July 21. Users were ranked for most ''Yooyuball'' wins recorded, and for most ''Slushie Slinger'' and ''Make Some Noise'' games played.
 
{|cellpadding="10" cellspacing="10"
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'''Top 5 Yooyuballers'''
#akashic - 7,677
#freestyler_sky - 7,037
#weezleram - 5,417
#artur47_velson - 5,301
#warguild - 5,101
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'''Top 3 Slushie Slingers'''
#mummy1958 - 3,598
#win159372 - 3,410
#alivebutbarely - 3,053
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'''Top 3 Noise Makers'''
#leighron - 9,068
#leap_year - 6,923
#green__freak - 6,752
|}
 
User plot points were finally calculated on September 19 when the official prize shop opened. Prizes and their price were as follows...
 
{|
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*''Altador Cup'' - 5
*''Altador Cup Altador Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Brightvale Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Darigan Citadel Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Faerieland Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Haunted Woods Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Kiko Lake Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Krawk Island Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Lost Desert Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Maraqua Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Meridell Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Mystery Island Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Roo Island Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Shenkuu Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Terror Mountain Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Tyrannia Keyring'' - 10
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*''Altador Cup Virtupets Keyring'' - 10
*''Altador Cup Play Set'' - 50
*''Scorchio Referee Bobblehead'' - 100
*''Altador Cup Fan Jersey'' - 250
*''Angry Techo Garden Gnome'' - 500
*''Angry Techo Plushie'' - 800
*''Clockwork Yooyu'' - 1,000
*''Slushie Slinging for Novices'' - 1,500
*''Layton Vickles Action Figure'' - 2,000
*''Sore Throat Remedies'' - 3,000
*''Make Some Noise Noisemaker'' - 4,000
*''Yooyu Celebration Stamp'' - 5,000
*''Darigan Yooyu'' - 7,500
*''Angry Techo Fist'' - 10,000
*''Darigan Paint Brush'' - 18,000
*''Slushie Slinger Drinking Cap'' - 25,000
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml The Altador Cup Home Page], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/standings.phtml Current Team Standings], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/schedule.phtml Match Schedule], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/games.phtml Altador Cup Games and Achievements], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/news.phtml Altador Cup News], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/teams_rules.phtml Yooyuball Teams and Altador Cup Rules], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/mvps.phtml Most Valuable Players]
*[http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/index.phtml The Altador Cup Home Page], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/standings.phtml Current Team Standings], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/schedule.phtml Match Schedule], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/games.phtml Altador Cup Games and Achievements], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/news.phtml Altador Cup News], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/teams_rules.phtml Yooyuball Teams and Altador Cup Rules], [http://www.neopets.com/altador/colosseum/mvps.phtml Most Valuable Players]
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Xiaotari Xiaotari's Altador Cup Help], [http://www.neopets.com/~pwwnage Pwwnage's Guide to the Altador Cup]
*'''Selected Petpages:''' [http://www.neopets.com/~Xiaotari Xiaotari's Altador Cup Help], [http://www.neopets.com/~pwwnage Pwwnage's Guide to the Altador Cup]
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