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===Round Four===
*'''Alabriss Bracket'''
With [[Meridell]] residing in this bracket, hope was lacking for the remainder of the teams here. It was do or die for [[Terror Mountain]], as multiple rounds of bad results had them cast down to 14th, much lower than last year's 8th. [[Faerieland]] had one more chance to escape the bottom, while [[Virtupets]] was struggling to shrug off the "Winner's Curse". [[Haunted Woods]], being troopers, managed to hold on to middle positions, but stiff competition was not what they needed. Finally, there was [[Moltara]], who have been no strangers to a major upset. Meridell easily wiped out the competition; 5 out of 6 matches in the bracket resulted in a sweep, with the only team escaping this fate being Haunted Woods. On that subject, the Haunted Woods performed admirably, taking more wins here than in any other round. But perhaps more impressive was the competition that Virtupets and Terror Mountain displayed. Terror Mountain proved to be a terror in this bracket, claiming landslide wins everywhere except against Meridell and Virtupets. While Virtupets were victorious in a majority of their matches, perhaps more so than Terror Mountain and Haunted Woods, their results didn't get anywhere near sweeps. Faerieland continued to have to deal with harsh opposition, though they managed to pull a few more wins here. Unfortunately for them, even with Moltara once again facing big trouble, it still wasn't enough. Furthermore, Moltara's past record against Faerieland held up again, with Moltara taking the win, though to a lesser degree than their previous encounters with Faerieland. Despite this, the results were fairly straightforward; Meridell took 1st with little opposition to them, while Terror Mountain impressively rose to the occasion to take 2nd. Haunted Woods, with their increased ability in this bracket, took 3rd. Virtupets was strong, but not strong enough to take the lead on the teams, went into 4th. This left Moltara and Faerieland, and despite the greatest efforts by the latter, Moltara still went on to claim 5th, which left Faerieland in last, effectively meaning that they claimed last place in all four rounds of the tournament.
{|class="wikitable"
!Standing
!Team
!Points Earned
!Points Total
!Overall Standings
|-
|'''1st Place'''
|[[Meridell]]
|27
|75
|2nd
|-
|'''2nd Place'''
|[[Terror Mountain]]
|24
|40
|11th
|-
|'''3rd Place'''
|[[Haunted Woods]]
|18
|42
|9th
|-
|'''4th Place'''
|[[Virtupets]]
|16
|37
|13th
|-
|'''5th Place'''
|[[Moltara]]
|11
|26
|15th
|-
|'''6th Place'''
|[[Faerieland]]
|10
|22
|17th
|}
*'''Minitheus Bracket'''
Once again, the prevalence of midrunners made target practice for the major threats of the bracket. [[Mystery Island]] saw this bracket as very important, as there was no telling what might happen if they failed to take the lead. [[Lost Desert]] came up on them as well, hoping to overtake some positions for a strong retaliation to last year's dismal 13th place finish. [[Brightvale]] was hoping to see their matchups continuing to hold up well in this bracket, while [[Kiko Lake]] was worried about suffering from further descent after slowing down in the third  round. Finally, we had [[Roo Island]] and [[Shenkuu]], both of which suffered major losses in the last round. It was safe to say that Mystery Island had a strong hold on their lead and thus their skills could not be matched, even by Lost Desert. That said, both Mystery Island and Lost Desert had impressive wins, while Kiko Lake, after suffering a major case of beginning stumbles, managed to come back and take some wins, though none in Yooyuball. Brightvale was a little on the shakier side; while they were able to take down Kiko Lake once, they could not match up with the skills they demonstrated in the third round. Shenkuu had very little to offer in this bracket, being defeated by every team, though not doing so without taking a few wins here and there. With the last round on the line, all the teams were pumped in trying to keep up with their average, or even exceed it. Likewise, four out of the six teams in the Minitheus Bracket of the fourth round improved on last year's scores, the first three being massive. Finishing 1st in the bracket was Mystery Island, who took a huge leap forward after last year's 14th place finish to a tie for 2nd. Kiko Lake did enough to hold 2nd in the bracket, also taking a huge jump from 16th to 6th. In 3rd, Lost Desert came up a little short, but their year proved to be much more usual of them, improving vastly over their 13th place finish last year to a 5th place finish this year. Finally, in 4th, Brightvale came up a bit short, but still improved a single position, holding 11th place in a tie with Terror Mountain. While all was happy for those teams, Roo Island, finishing 5th, and Shenkuu, claiming last, each had a descent. Roo Island, normally a midrunner, fell to the depths of the standings and finished the tourney in 14th. Meanwhile, Shenkuu, who faced massive opposition this year, stumbled down to 16th.
{|class="wikitable"
!Standing
!Team
!Points Earned
!Points Total
!Overall Standings
|-
|'''1st Place'''
|[[Mystery Island]]
|27
|75
|2nd
|-
|'''2nd Place'''
|[[Kiko Lake]]
|24
|56
|6th
|-
|'''3rd Place'''
|[[Lost Desert]]
|18
|60
|5th
|-
|'''4th Place'''
|[[Brightvale]]
|16
|40
|11th
|-
|'''5th Place'''
|[[Roo Island]]
|11
|33
|14th
|-
|'''6th Place'''
|[[Shenkuu]]
|10
|24
|16th
|}
*'''Vaeolus Bracket'''
This bracket was a wild party of powerhouses going at it with no mercy. [[Kreludor]] was the obvious leader here, and to seal their lead, they would have to get past their fellow powerhouses, [[Darigan Citadel]] and [[Krawk Island]]. Midrunners [[Maraqua]] and [[Tyrannia]] were ready to keep a hold of what they had, which left but one dismally placed team, [[Altador]]. Likewise, prospects weren't looking too good for Altador, especially after being swept on the first two days of competition. However, when Altador faced Krawk Island, everyone was surprised when Altador took a win in Yooyuball! From that point on, Altador could not be swept. Kreludor was unstoppable once again, beating down threats repetitively, sweeping both Tyrannia and Krawk Island. However, Tyrannia fought Kreludor twice, and the second time, they were ready. Despite Kreludor still side-sweeping, Tyrannia dealt Kreludor its first (and only) loss in Yooyuball. Still, Kreludor continued strong, nearly sweeping Maraqua before finally sweeping Darigan Citadel, which came as a major loss for the team. Up to that point, Darigan Citadel had been performing at par with Kreludor, which made them very serious threats. Krawk Island once again found themselves overshadowed by the top two threats, but much more so, as Darigan Citadel was also able to sweep Krawk Island on their second encounter, with their first encounter ending as a win on the Krawk Island team's part. Aside from those two sweeps, Krawk Island had a very respectable performance overall. Maraqua also faced being overshadowed, but they too were able to take down teams of their own, despite their overall weakness in comparison. Tyrannia did not meet up with expectations, taking major losses being swept, and aside their burst of glory against Kreludor, they were generally underwhelming and could not handle being with the powerhouses well. Altador, as a bottom-floater, naturally were dealt with loss after loss, though they managed that single win against Krawk Island, but generally were swept. Kreludor took the top spot, which effectively made them the only team to win their bracket in all four rounds, which made them the winners of Altador Cup VII. Coming up behind them was Darigan Citadel in 2nd, followed by Krawk Island in 3rd. Maraqua fell into 4th, while Tyrannia took a dismal 5th position. Like Faerieland, Altador fell into 6th in every round, so they were placed in last alongside Faerieland in a tie.
{|class="wikitable"
!Standing
!Team
!Points Earned
!Points Total
!Overall Standings
|-
|'''1st Place'''
|[[Kreludor]]
|27
|79
|1st
|-
|'''2nd Place'''
|[[Darigan Citadel]]
|24
|69
|4th
|-
|'''3rd Place'''
|[[Krawk Island]]
|18
|55
|7th
|-
|'''4th Place'''
|[[Maraqua]]
|16
|47
|8th
|-
|'''5th Place'''
|[[Tyrannia]]
|11
|41
|10th
|-
|'''6th Place'''
|[[Altador]]
|10
|22
|17th
|}
====2nd Place Tie-Breaker====
As for Altador Cup VII's new rules, to determine who would win the silver and bronze medals, there needed to be an extra day of play for the two teams involved. Note that this did not apply for any of the other ties, so [[Terror Mountain]] and [[Brightvale]]'s tie for 11th place, along with [[Faerieland]] and [[Altador]]'s tie for 17th place would remain ties. In order to resolve the tie, the two teams in 2nd place with 75 points each, [[Meridell]] and [[Mystery Island]], faced each other once more. After a whole day of matching each other, hoping to defeat the other, Mystery Island came out on top, which gave them the 2nd position, while Meridell claimed 3rd.


==Participation==
==Participation==

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