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[[Image:AC 2006 Trophy.gif|right|frame|The famed trophy that gives the Cup its name.]]
[[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.
The '''Altador Cup''' is a yearly sporting [[event]] that takes place at the [[Colosseum]] during the month of June.  During the event, eighteen teams, each one representing a different [[Neopia]]n land, compete in the sport of [[Yooyuball]]. Unlike [[plot|other events]] on [[Neopets|the website]], the outcome of the Altador Cup is not pre-planed by [[TNT]] writers. Instead, the winning team is determined entirely by user participation.
 
==Teams==
The following 18 teams have participated in an Altador Cup:
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||[[Image:Altador logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Altador|Altador]]'''
||[[Image:Brightvale logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Brightvale|Brightvale]]'''
||[[Image:Darigancitadel-1-.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Darigan Citadel|Darigan Citadel]]'''
||[[Image:Faerieland Logo2.png]]<br>'''[[Team Faerieland|Faerieland]]'''
|-
||[[Image:Haunted_woods_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Haunted Woods|Haunted Woods]]'''
||[[Image:Kiko_lake_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Kiko Lake|Kiko Lake]]'''
||[[Image:Krawk_island_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Krawk Island|Krawk Island]]'''
||[[Image:Kreludor_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Kreludor|Kreludor]]'''
|-
||[[Image:Lost_desert_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Lost Desert|Lost Desert]]'''
||[[Image:Maraqua_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Maraqua|Maraqua]]'''
||[[Image:Meridell_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Meridell|Meridell]]'''
||[[Image:Moltara_logo.png]]<br>'''[[Team Moltara|Moltara]]'''
|-
||[[Image:Mystery_island_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Mystery Island|Mystery Island]]'''
||[[Image:Rooislandbannerac2.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Roo Island|Roo Island]]'''
||[[Image:Shenkuu_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Shenkuu|Shenkuu]]'''
||[[Image:Terrormountain-1-.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Terror Mountain|Terror Mountain]]'''
|-
||[[Image:Tyrannia_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Tyrannia|Tyrannia]]'''
||[[Image:Virtupets_logo.gif]]<br>'''[[Team Virtupets|Virtupets]]'''
|}
 
===Jelly World Practice Team===
During the practice days leading up to the tournament, users can play against the [[Jelly World Practice Team|practice team]].  The practice team can also be played on bye days during the tournament.  The practice team hails from [[Jelly World]] and consists entirely of [[Jelly (colour)|Jelly]] [[Chia]]s.  Despite being a fully capable Yooyuball team, the Jelly World practice team has never participated in an Altador Cup tournament.  This is mostly likely due to the fact that there is [[Wikipedia:Running gag|running gag]] on the Neopets website that Jelly World does not exist.  Despite this, the practice team's goalie does appear in the game [[Shootout Showdown]].
 
==User Participation==
In order to participate in the Altador Cup, each user must first pick a team to support.  In general, users are not allowed to switch teams after they have chosen one.  After choosing a team, users can earn victory points for their team by playing any of the four [[Wikipedia:Adobe Flash|flash]] [[Games Room|games]] listed below and getting at least the minimum score required for the game.  These four games are only available during the Altador Cup.
 
 
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|style="padding:10px;"|'''[[Yooyuball]]'''<br>
*Yooyuball is the main draw of the Altador Cup.  In this sport, two teams, each containing five players, play against each other. The object of the game is to score goals by getting a [[Yooyu]], which serves as the game's ball, into the opponent's net. Yooyuball players use specially designed slings to catch, carry, and pass Yooyus.<br>
'''Minimum Score''': Win / Draw
|-
|style="padding:10px;"|'''[[Slushie Slinger]]'''<br>
*Slushie Slinger was added to the Altador Cup in 2007.  In this game, the player takes on the role of a [[Red]] [[Tuskaninny]] [[Slushie Slinger Waitress|waitress]] as she frantically serves [[slushie]]s to impatient, thirsty Yooyuball fans. The gameplay of Slushie Slinger was inspired by that of the 1983 arcade game [[Wikipedia:Tapper|Tapper]].<br>
'''Minimum Score''': 270 points
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|style="padding:10px;"|'''[[Make Some Noise]]'''<br>
*Make Some Noise was also added to the Altador Cup in 2007.  In this game, the player takes on the role of the [[Techo Fanatic]] as he cheers on the Yooyuball players at the [[Colosseum]].<br>
'''Minimum Score''': 3,000 points
|-
|style="padding:10px;"|'''[[Shootout Showdown]]'''<br>
*Shootout Showdown was added to the Altador Cup in 2009.  In this game, players must score five goals against the  practice team's goalkeeper within a sixty second time limit.<br>
'''Minimum Score''': 35 points
|}
 
===Altador Cup Rank===
A rank system was introduced to the tournament during [[Altador Cup II]].  Each time a user submits a score for one of the four exclusive Altador Cup games, they earn points toward their next Altador cup rank. The number of points awarded differs for each game: 
 
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||'''Yooyuball win'''||1 point awarded
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||'''Yooyuball draw'''||1/3 point awarded
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||'''Slushie Slinger'''||1/2 point awarded
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||'''Make Some Noise'''||1/12 point awarded
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||'''Shootout Showdown'''||1/12 point awarded
|-
|}


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


==Slushie Slinger==
Only scores that meet the minimum requirements listed above count toward increasing Altador Cup Rank.  There are 21 different ranks in all:
[[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.
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==Make Some Noise==
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[[Image:Ctp 862.gif|right|frame|A further alternative to normal game play, this game featured recurring character the [[Techo Fanatic]].]]
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||[[Image:Wood engrave.png]]||'''Beginner'''<br />0 points needed
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|[[Image:Wood yellowgem.png]]||'''Rank 1'''<br />34 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Wood redgem.png]]||'''Rank 2'''<br />67 points needed
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|[[Image:Wood greengem.png]]||'''Rank 3'''<br />100 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Wood bluegem.png]]||'''Rank 4'''<br />134 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Stone yellowgem.png]]||'''Rank 5'''<br />184 points needed
|-
||[[Image:Stone redgem.png]]||'''Rank 6'''<br />234 points needed
|-
|}
 
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|[[Image:Stone greengem.png]]||'''Rank 7'''<br />284 points needed
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|[[Image:Stone bluegem.png]]||'''Rank 8'''<br />334 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Bronze yellowgem.png]]||'''Rank 9'''<br />400 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Bronze redgem.png]]||'''Rank 10'''<br />467 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Bronze greengem.png]]||'''Rank 11'''<br />534 points needed
|-
||[[Image:Bronze bluegem.png]]||'''Rank 12'''<br />600 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Silver yellowgem.png]]||'''Rank 13'''<br />684 points needed
|-
|}


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.
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==Shootout Showdown==
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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.
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|[[Image:Silver redgem.png]]||'''Rank 14'''<br />767 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Silver greengem.png]]||'''Rank 15'''<br />850 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Silver bluegem.png]]||'''Rank 16'''<br />934 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Gold yellowgem.png]]||'''Rank 17'''<br />1,034 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Gold redgem.png]]||'''Rank 18'''<br />1,134 points needed
|-
|[[Image:Gold greengem.png]]||'''Rank 19'''<br />1,234 points needed
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|[[Image:Gold bluegem.png]]||'''All-Star'''<br />1,334 points needed
|-
|}


==Plot participation==
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:''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.
====Avatar====
Since [[Altador Cup III]], users have been able to unlock the following [[avatar]] by increasing their Altador Cup rank to Rank 1:


==Staff Tournament==
As another part of the Altador Cup, The Neopets Team participates in a tournament play of their own. They did this in 2006, and only again in 2010.


==Altador Cup Tournament items==
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|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
|style="width:50px;"|[[Image:Altadorcupplayer.gif]] ||'''Altador Cup Player'''<br />Achieve Rank 1 during the Altador Cup.
|-
|-
|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]].
===Staff Tournament===
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As another part of the Altador Cup, The Neopets Team participates in a tournament play of their own. They did this in 2006, and only again in 2010.


==Annual Results==
==History==
The final rankings of each team for that year.
So far there have been a total of eleven Altador Cup tournments:
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|- style="background:#BDBDBD"
{| style="margin:0 auto;" class="wikitable"
! Teams || 2006 || 2007 || 2008 || 2009 || 2010 || 2011
!width=160|Tournment and Format
|- align="center"
!1st Place
| [[Altador]] || 14 || 13 || 13 || 15|| 17 || 17
!2nd Place
|- align="center"
!3rd Place
| [[Brightvale]] || 8 || 12 || 16 || - || 13 || 12
|-
|- align="center"
||[[Altador Cup I]]<br>Single-elimination
| [[Darigan Citadel]] || 2 || 1 || 7 || 7|| 3 || 7
||[[Image:Hauntedwoods_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Darigancitadel_50.gif]]
| [[Faerieland]] || 16 || 15 || 15 || 16|| 15 || 15
||[[Image:Krawkisland_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
|-
| [[Haunted Woods]] || 1 || 7 || 8 || 10|| 12 || 11
||[[Altador Cup II]]<br>Double round-robin
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Darigancitadel_50.gif]]
| [[Kiko Lake]] || 13 || 14 || - || 14|| 16 || 16
||[[Image:Rooisland_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Shenkuu_50.gif]]
| [[Krawk Island]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 1 || 7 || 2
|-
|- align="center"
||[[Altador Cup III]]<br>Double round-robin
| [[Kreludor]] || 9 || - || 6 || 4|| 2 || 3
||[[Image:Rooisland_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Krawkisland_50.gif]]
| [[Lost Desert]] || 5 || 5 || 3 || 3|| 1 || 13
||[[Image:Lostdesert_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
|-
| [[Maraqua]] || 10 || 9 || 10 || 5|| 5 || 4
||[[Altador Cup IV]]<br>Double round-robin
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Krawkisland_50.gif]]
| [[Meridell]] || 7 || 8 || 5 || 11|| 8 || 5
||[[Image:Shenkuu_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Lostdesert_50.gif]]
| [[Moltara]] || - || - || - || - || 18 || 18
|-
|- align="center"
||[[Altador Cup V]]<br>Double round-robin
| [[Mystery Island]] || 6 || 6 || 9 || 6|| 14 || 14
||[[Image:Lostdesert_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Kreludor_50.gif]]
| [[Roo Island]] || 4 || 2 || 1 || 9 || 4 || 9
||[[Image:Darigancitadel_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
|-
| [[Shenkuu]] || - || 3 || 4 || 2|| 11 || 10
||[[Altador Cup VI]]<br>Double round-robin
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Virtupets_50.gif]]
| [[Terror Mountain]] || 15 || 10 || 12 || 13|| 9 || 8
||[[Image:Krawkisland_50.gif]]
|- align="center"
||[[Image:Kreludor_50.gif]]
| [[Tyrannia]] || 11 || 11 || 11 || 8|| 10 || 6
|-
|- align="center"
||[[Altador Cup VII]]<br>Bracket groups
| [[Virtupets Space Station|Virtupets]] || 12 || 16 || 14 || 12|| 6 || 1
||[[Image:Kreludor_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Mysteryisland_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Meridell_50.gif]]
|-
||[[Altador Cup VIII]]<br>Bracket groups
||[[Image:Tyrannia_50.gif]]   
||[[Image:Altador_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Rooisland_50.gif]]
|-
||[[Altador Cup IX]]<br>Bracket groups
||[[Image:Hauntedwoods_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Virtupets_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Moltara_50.gif]]
|-
||[[Altador Cup X]]<br>Bracket groups
||[[Image:Kikolake_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Kreludor_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Tyrannia_50.gif]]
|-
||[[Altador Cup XI]]<br>Bracket groups
||[[Image:Mysteryisland_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Tyrannia_50.gif]]
||[[Image:Kikolake_50.gif]]
|-
|}
|}


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*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.
*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.
*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]]
*'''Shops:''' [[Altador Cup Souvenirs]]


==External links==
==External links==
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*'''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]
*'''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]
*'''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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