Welcome to the Team Listing for 2008's Altador Cup III! Click on the links below to fast track straight to the team of choice or scroll through to view info on each team individually. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Teams Tyrannia Altador Brightvale Faerieland Darigan Citadel Krawk Island Kiko Lake Haunted Woods Lost Desert Virtupets Mystery Island Terror Mountain Roo Island Shenkuu Maraqua Kreludor Meridell -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tyrannia Tyrannian supporters head over to TIC-TAC and meet with the rest of the Tyrannia clan! Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Harlis Neyhbol Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Wila Benne Position: Left Forward Player Name: Loryche Position: Centre Forward Player Name: Scrap Taggert Position: Centre Defender Player Name: Evrem Guilako Position: Right Forward For the second straight year, Tyrannia's vaunted Yooyuball club has failed to make any impact whatsoever in the Altador Cup tournament. Despite countless calls for the team to make some changes to its lineup, the squad's managers are doggedly sticking to the members of its current roster. Hmm... if Tyrannia fails to do any better in this year's tournament than it has in the previous two years, then perhaps the fans will turn their attention to calling for the managers' sacking instead? Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 11th Altador Cup 2 - 11th Altador Cup 3 - current placing unknown Altador Altadorians should head over to the Team of Glorious Altadorians (TOGA) Guild to meet other aspiring Altador fans and to view info on your team! Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Salayne Ritad Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Lyvon Cibaire Position: Left Defender Player Name: Trapper Remis Position: Right Defender Player Name: Timu Position: Centre Defender Player Name: Winberto Seliz Position: Centre Forward Last year, the club blamed their poor Year 8 showing on a thousand-year layoff... So then what's their excuse for Year 9's mediocre performance? Despite a schedule stuffed with lots of practices and plenty of friendly matches beforehand, Altador failed to back up their pre-tournament tough talk with a trip to the finals, instead finishing a disappointing 13th out of 16 teams. Therefore, it's rather baffling that Altador has seen fit to return to the tournament without making any changes to the roster of last year's underwhelming outfit. Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 14th Altador Cup 2 - 13th Altador Cup 3 - current placing unknown Brightvale Calling all Brightvale supporters. Brightvale on Toast is your teams gathering point so take a look. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Montecito Position: Right Defender Player Name: Erli Quinnock Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Squeaky Tressif Position: Left Defender Player Name: Kayn Hireck Position: Left Forward Player Name: Reb Weemelott Position: Right Forward Showing some initial promise with a victory in the First Round of Year 8's tournament, it's been all downhill from there for King Hagan's squad. While some have placed the blame on the club's decision to abandon the dirty tricks of their earlier days, others feel as though it was the inconsistent play of Goalkeeper Orie Dinelle that resulted in the club's early exit from the Year 9 tournament. Could the signing of new goaltender Erli Quinnock be the move that gets Brightvale's Yooyuball team back on track? Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 8th Altador Cup 2 - 12th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Faerieland Faerieland supporters should fly over to Faerieland's Leading Yooyuballers (FLY) to meet up with other faerieland crazed supporters! Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Valtonous Rea Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Delma Harrence Position: Left Defender Player Name: Kakoni Worrill Position: Right Forward Player Name: Babolino Position: Left Forward Player Name: Ciona Broan Position: Right Defender Ahh, Faerieland. Despite their countless legions of supporters, this is one squad that's been mired in mediocrity since the tournament's return two years ago. After getting bounced in the First Round of Year 8, the Faerieland Yooyuballers changed their strategy from a 3+1 formation to a 2+2 format. It did them no good whatsoever, as the club lost 29 of its 30 matches in the Year 9 tournament. Hopefully, the signing of scrappy defender Ciona Broan will be the spark that Faerieland needs to get them going... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 16th Altador Cup 2 - 15th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Darigan Citadel Darigan supporters never fear your Darigan Headquarters is here!! Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Reshar Collifey Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Kep Bonnefie Position: Left Defender Player Name: Layton Vickles Position: Left Forward Player Name: Tormo "The Terror" Frein Position: Right Defender Player Name: Tandrak Shaye Position: Right Forward Since they're the defending champions and odds-on favourites to win it all, every other team at the Altador Cup will be gunning to take down the squad from the Darigan Citadel. Looking at the Year 9 roster, all the big guns from last year are back - scorer supreme Layton Vickles, lockdown defender Tormo "The Terror" Frein, and promising young netminder Reshar Collifey. Some have started to wonder, however, whether Darigan's "if it ain't broke don't fix it" approach is actually a case of the champions resting on their laurels... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 2nd Altador Cup 2 - 1st Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Krawk Island Yar, all ye pirates should join the Krawk Island Living Legends (KILL) to meet other Krawk Island supporters. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Garven Hale Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Nitri Cassale Position: Left Defender Player Name: Dasher Soley Position: Right Forward Player Name: Zayle Sufhaux Position: Right Defender Player Name: Ealyn Hawkshanks Position: Left Forward Since the Altador Cup's return two years ago, Krawk Island has been the tournament's perennial bridesmaid, reaching the Round of Four twice without being crowned champions either time. Krawk Island's opportunities may be running out, though. With all the shots he's faced over the past few years, one has to wonder how long it'll be before goalkeeper Garven Hale's skills start to decline. Also, as grizzled team captain Dasher Soley likes to remind his teammates, this year's tournament could be the very last for "Ol' Dash" so anything less than winning the cup simply will not do. Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 3rd Altador Cup 2 - 4th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Kiko Lake Happy go lucky Kiko Lake supporters should head over to the Official Kiko Lake Supporter Board for news on your team and to meet other Kiko Lake fans. Im terribly sorry Kiko fans but your team has be retired from the Altador Cup for 2008. Bad luck *cough join cough maraqua cough* Player Profiles: Player Name: Ditan Colb Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Moni Vyshan Position: Right Forward Player Name: Meela Kitah Position: Right Defender Player Name: Helmo Timm Position: Left Forward Player Name: Poke" Cellers Position: Left Defender Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 13th Altador Cup 2 - 14th Altador Cup 3 - Not Competiting Haunted Woods All you spooky supporters check out Official Haunted Woods Devotees (OHWD) to gather the info you need to be the best Haunted Woods team ever. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Fanetti Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Wan Dirx Position: Left Defender Player Name: Krell Vitor Position: Left Defender Player Name: Zo Junior Position: Forward Player Name: Autrey Fulse Position: Centre Defender Winners of the Altador Cup in Year 8, the Haunted Woods team proved to be a disappointment in Year 9, failing to even reach the tournament finals. Undaunted, this offensively-challenged outfit decided to come back with the same roster as last year's team. "We lost some close matches last year," team captain Krell Vitor said in response to criticism of the team's failure to retool, "matches that we probably would've won if we hadn't been dealing with the pressure of wearing a bullseye on our backs the entire tournament. There's no reason we shouldn't bounce back now that the spotlight is off us. Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 1st Altador Cup 2 - 7th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Lost Desert Feel like chatting with some other Lost Desert supporters? Well head over to Supporters of LD in Domination (SoLiD) to meet other excited supporters. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Luvea Trivon Position: Left Defender Player Name: Lamelle Turow Position: Right Defender Player Name: Leera Heggle Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Vonde Cayle Position: Left Forward Player Name: Derbi Azar Position: Right Forward Despite a lack of star power, the Lost Desert's squad of low-key Yooyuballers have quietly become one of the better tournament outfits over the past few years. Starting with their modest 2nd Round appearance in Year 8 and then following up with their 5th place finish in Year 9, these dune dwellers are poised for a run at the tournament finals. Who knows, maybe this could be the year that a run to the top could finally earn them a place in the spotlight? Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 10th Altador Cup 2 - 5th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Virtupets WHAT!!! Your team has no gathering ground. Neomail me if you have a webpage for your team. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Goltron Mk I Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Weldar Xupenfarb Position: Right Defender Player Name: Keetra Deile Position: Right Forward Player Name: XL Striker 3.8 Position: Left Forward Player Name: Sela Pretore Position: Left Defender A huge disappointment all around, the Space Station followed up their thrashing at the hands of the Lost Desert in Year 8 with a dead-last (yes, even behind Faerieland) finish at Year 9's tournament. Though team captain Keetra Deile has generally fulfilled her potential as a promising Yooyuballer, she's gotten little help in her attempts to lift the team up from mediocrity. That could all change, though, with the addition of an exciting new goalkeeper, the Goltron Mk I. The Goltron has received lavish praise during initial tests and practices, so hopes are high for a substantially better showing in this year's tournament... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 14th Altador Cup 2 - 16th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Mystery Island Make sure you check out theMystery Island Yooyuball Professionals to meet up with other Mystery Island supporters and to get vital info on your team! Or you could join the Mystery Island Tiki Torches (MITT) to meet even more supporters! Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Lor Benneveldt Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Teylore Nix Position: Left Forward Player Name: Volgoth Position: Right Forward Player Name: Bertie Shurtz Position: Centre Forward Player Name: Vela Binal Position: Centre Defender Long feared as an offensive juggernaut that could rack up goals at will, Mystery Island has thusfar failed to capitalise on its firepower and turn all that scoring into a Yooyuball championship. After being upset in the second round of Year 8's tournament by their Krawk Island neighbours, this tiki-themed team fared more respectably in Year 9, coming in 6th overall. It seems that, for all their offensive prowess, Mystery Island's inability to stop their opponents is, at times, also quite prodigious. Maybe the signing of goalie Lor Benneveldt will help them to consistently give up less goals than they get. Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 6th Altador Cup 2 - 6th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Terror Mountain Terror Mountain supporters head over to The Terrors of Terror Mountain (TOTM) to get together with other supporters. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Minae Mitora Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Elbin Kroe Position: Left Defender Player Name: Prytariel Position: Left Forward Player Name: Rinok Fitel Position: Right Defender Player Name: Osielle Lidel Position: Right Forward Firmly nestled among the Altador Cup's also-rans over the past two tournaments, Terror Mountain's addition of exciting young forward Osielle Lidel might've given fans something to cheer about last year, but it didn't have much of an impact on the club's number of wins and losses. This offseason's big acquisition for Terror Mountain is defender Elbin Kroe, who's already become a fan favourite of sorts, thanks to the aggressive, all-out style that he's displayed in the team's pre-tournament friendly matches. It'll be interesting to see whether his scrappy play actually results in a better tournament showing for the Terror Mountain squad... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 15th Altador Cup 2 - 10th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Roo Island Crazy Roo Island supporters should dash over to Rooligans to meet a great bunch of Roo Island supporters Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Clutch Billaban Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Fenny Vail Position: Left Defender Player Name: Lilo Blumario Position: Right Forward Player Name: Gordo Gunnels Position: Right Defender Player Name: Jair Tollet Position: Left Forward To the surprise of everyone, the Yooyuball team from tiny Roo Island roared to the Round of Four in Year 8, then followed that up by adding flashy forward Jair Tollet and reaching the championship game against the Darigan Citadel in Year 9. Having established themselves among the tournament elite, the team's array of zone defenses and baiting tactics are now all-too-familiar to their tournament foes. Might the Roo Island squad have enough new tricks up their sleeve to take this tournament run all the way, or will legions of loyal Rooligans have their title hopes dashed yet again? Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 4th Altador Cup 2 - 2nd Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Shenkuu Calling all Shenkuu supporters, head over to Shenkuu Official Supporters (SOS) for all the shenkuu news youll need. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Antola Maeir Position: Left Defender Player Name: Foltaggio Position: Right Forward Player Name: Mirsha Grelinek Position: Left Forward Player Name: Larcy Phu Position: Right Defender Player Name: Xana DiLanche Position: Goalkeeper The big surprise of Year 9's tournament was the stunning performance by Shenkuu's first-time participants. Led by relentless scorer Mirsha Grelinek and the clutch goaltending of Xana DiLanche, Shenkuu's stellar play landed them a spot in the Round of Four, finishing third overall. After last year's strong showing and the addition of exciting new defender Antola Maeir, expectations for the Shenkuu squad are extremely high entering Year 10's tournament, with many picking them to win it all should the Darigan Citadel fail to defend their title. After all, as tough as Darigan looks entering this tournament, remember what happened to the Haunted Woods last year... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - Didn't Compete Altador Cup 2 - 3rd Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Maraqua Yay my team! Maraqua supporters should head over to We Are Maraqua (WAM) to join this fantastic group and to gather vital info about your teams history. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Tonie Plessix Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Dorina Hals Position: Left Defender Player Name: Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis Position: Centre Forward Player Name: Oten Runeu Position: Centre Defender Player Name: Barit Jowes Position: Right Defender Fans of Maraqua's Yooyuball team haven't had all that much to cheer about over these past two years. Despite the efforts of superstar scorer Elon Hughlis (or perhaps because of his self-centred antics), Maraqua was eliminated in the first round of Year 8's tournament, and placed a less-than-thrilling ninth in Year 9. Fans are hoping that the addition of selfless passer and good humoured teammate Dorina Hals will help to create better scoring opportunities for Hughlis, lighten the mood in the clubhouse, and turn around the squad's heretofore meagre fortunes... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 10th Altador Cup 2 - 9th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Kreludor For all those budding Kreludor supporters you can join Kreludor for the Cup (KFC) to meet with other Kreuludan supporters. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Jurin T. Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Coco Metrone Position: Right Defender Player Name: Derlyn Fonnet Position: Left Defender Player Name: Qyldae Wegg Position: Left Forward Player Name: Zenor Kevix Position: Right Forward After a training centre malfunction kept them out of last year's tourney, the Kreludor team is back to take a shot at improving on their modest performance in Year 8's tournament. In the time since they last took the field, the Kreludans have replaced two of their starters, bringing in fleet-footed right defender Coco Metrone and athletic goaltender Jurin T. Could an infusion of new talent and the pent-up frustration of sitting out a year boost the Kreludor squad to a breakthrough performance at this year's tournament? Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 9th Altador Cup 2 - Didn't Compete Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Meridell Those of you in Meridell you can join Meridell All-Knighters (MAK) to meet with other Meridell supporters. Player Profiles: Team Captain Player Name: Yoris Obbles Position: Goalkeeper Player Name: Ilsa Ellits Position: Centre Defender Player Name: Wizard Windelle Position: Centre Forward Player Name: Gregorgio Maille Position: Left Forward Player Name: Fiorina Position: Right Forward The Yooyuballers of Meridell have, in years past, tended to be a rather middling bunch. Featuring good, solid players who play hard and execute their plays well, the team lacks the certain spark that would allow them to break away from the pack and make a serious run at championship contention. This past offseason, the club signed goaltender Yoris Obbles, an energetic chap who (like his teammates) is sure to put on a respectable (yet, in all likelihood, unspectacular) showing at the tournament. Perhaps a few lucky breaks in the early going will energise the club and help to put a charge in their play... Placings: Altador Cup 1 - 7th Altador Cup 2 - 8th Altador Cup 3 - Current Placing Unknown Note: I would like to acknowledge Neolodge for the information on these teams placings in previous years.