1- Roo Island 2- Krawk Island 3- Lost Desert

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Trophy and Prize Information!

on Monday, July 21st 2008 @ 10:39 pm EST by Superfly

Hello everyone,

We have been able to quickly create our Altador Cup 3 Prizes page. On this page you can easily see all the trophies and what the requirements were to obtain them. We have also compiled a complete list of all the prize items, and display nicely how many points they can be purchased for in the AC Prize Shop.

Once again, take a peek at our Altador Cup 3 Prizes page so you know what prizes you should get at the AC Prize Shop.

On behalf of The Daily Neopets Altador Cup Coverage, we would like to thank all of our visitors for making TDN your #1 stop for anything Altador Cup. Our great team of staff members have all worked hard, each taking part of the load to make our Altador Cup Coverage a breeze. You guys, our visitors, are great people and we loved hearing all of your comments in all of our news posts. Thanks again.

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Roo Island wins the Cup!

on Monday, July 21st 2008 @ 8:52 pm EST by Macness

After 2 days of mind-grueling finals and a long wait, TNT have officially released the final standings! RI has won the Cup, and major festivities are going on throughout all of Neopia.

We have BlackJaguar here for our final report *is draped in RI's colors*:

Thank you HBK. After 34 long days of competition and an agonizing wait for the final tally, we now have the OFFICIAL result and I am honored to present to you the champion of the Altador Cup III, ROO ISLAND!

Lots of drinks and delicious foods are available here at the Roo Castle as the Roos celebrate their victory. The Roos were one of the strongest competitors in this year's Cup. There were several times when they were overshadowed by the Pirates after they lost the lead at the fifth day but their supporters has no doubt that they will be going to the finals. Their two wins against the Pirates during the Elimination round encouraged the Roos to win this Cup, earning them the right to be called the champions of the third annual Altador Cup.

On other hand, Krawk Island took the 1st Runner-Up award while Lost Desert defeated Shenkuu to earn the 2nd Runner-Up award. We'd also like to congratulate Meridell, Darigan, Mystery Island, Tyrannia, Altador and Faerieland for beating their opponent's in the finals and winning their games.

Now that the Altador Cup III is over, supporters can take a rest and spend their prize points in the new Altador Cup Prize Shop! Truth be told, the prizes aren't really awesome this year...

On behalf of HBK, TJ, Xepha, Izzy and all of the TDN team, I would like to thank everyone for your continuing support to us. Please watch out because TDN will have more surprises for everyone. Bringing you the latest straight from Roo Castle, this is BlackJaguar for The Daily Neopets AC3 coverage. Signing out."

And there we have it folks. Congrats to RI for winning the Cup! Now, let's PARTY!

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Official Altador Cup Results Are In!

on Monday, July 21st 2008 @ 8:42 pm EST by Superfly

Ladies and gentleman, your official results of the 3rd annual Altador Cup!
1. Roo Island
2. Krawk Island
3. Lost Desert
4. Shenkuu
5. Meridell
6. Kreludor
7. Darigan Citadel
8. Haunted Woods
9. Mystery Island
10. Maraqua
11. Tyrannia
12. Terror Mountain
13. Altador
14. Virtupets
15. Faerieland
16. Brightvale

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FINALS - Krawk Island vs Roo Island!

on Saturday, July 19th 2008 @ 3:17 am EST by Macness

After a lot of excitement, enthusiasm and joy/disappointment for many people, it is certain that Lost Desert and Shenkuu will be battling it out for the 3rd place, after Roo Island and Krawk Island beat them and now face off for the finals match, respectively. Both teams are at least guaranteed a silver trophy, but they'll be wanting the gold!

We now have BlackJaguar to give us our daily report:

"Thank you HBK. After those 2 long days of semi-finals, we now have our two finalists, the Krawk Island Pirates and the Roo Island Roos. The Pirates manage to dodge every ninjitsu that the Shenkuu Ninjas tried while the Roos avenge their huge loss against the Lost Desert Mummies during the elimination round. Players of both the Ninjas and the Mummies say that they will still support their teams and Desert next year.

We will be expecting a fierce sea battle as both contenders try to invade each other's island. All aquatic Neopets and Petpets are now evacuating to prevent getting caught in the crossfire. Will the Pirates able to defend their tuft this time? Or will the Roos manage another slight win to snatch the Cup? This is it, the last 2 days of the Altador Cup III. After 48 hours, we will crown the winner and champion of Y10. Hold on to your bets. Bringing you the latest straight from Altador Colosseum, this is BlackJaguar for The Daily Neopets AC3 coverage. Signing out.

Side News: The two Silent assassins are battling for 5th and 6th while the two former champions are fighting over 7th and 8th, in group 2."

I'd also like to give congratulations to Maraqua and Mystery Island (3rd group) and Virtupets and Altador (4th) for making their group's finals!

Good luck to all teams, and let this final be something we'll remember for years to come!

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P.S. Regarding the finals, ~75% of those who answered "Who will win?" said that KI will win while ~25% said RI. Definitely interesting stats to consider.

If you click on your team's logo in the finals, it'll show you who won what in the semi's.

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Glitch - A player's worst enemy

on Friday, July 18th 2008 @ 4:28 am EST by Macness

We've come to the second days of the finals (well, technically, semi-finals) and everything heats up today after most people got mad at TNT with the glitch that took nearly half a day to be resolved. We now have BlackJaguar for our daily report:

"During the early hours of the last day of the elimination round, Neopets' server went down for a few minutes. Early yesterday we got the same reports and when it was up again, everybody noticed that their personal stats are not updating though the top goal scorer's goals per game (GPG) were still changing. This lead to a possible theory: that scores more than 1-0 were still being sent and the personal stat was just down (because 1-0's counted towards your stats, but it lowered the GPG average of your MVP (Most Valuable Player).

Anyways, the personal stat is now updating but it seems that all those games that were sent earlier were not counted. This surely will havee some effect on the morale of the players, especially those who played early. This are the Finals and of all dates, they are the most important. I seriously hope there isn't a major server glitch again. Bringing you the latest straight from Altador Colosseum, this is BlackJaguar for The Daily Neopets AC3 coverage. Signing out."

We'd like to remind you that the glitch was someone that wasn't obviously planned by anyone, so please play to the best of your capabilities now that everything is in order and hope for the best tomorrow, when we get to know the finalists and the 3rd place contenders.

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Finals kick off today!

on Thursday, July 17th 2008 @ 3:19 am EST by Macness

After our final update of our Standings page, it seems like our method is nearly correct, despite some positions change in the second group (this shows that TNT is using a similar, but different method). Still, if you want to know who you're playing today, simply visit the Finals page!

We now have BlackJaguar to give us a detailed report:

"Thank you HBK. After 30 long days of Yooyuball-scoring, slushie-slinging, noise-polluting actions, we now have the results. On the top spot is the team that dominated the elimination round, the Krawk Island Pirates. On second is the team of the Neoquesters, the Roo Island Roos. Following them is the team that is as cool as ice under the sun, the Lost Desert Mummies. And finally the last spot goes to the team known for making a comeback, the Shenkuu Ninjas!

Repairs are hastily being done to the Altador Colosseum to give way for the thousands of supporters arriving today. Altador just became a giant hotel where guests can stay for the 2 days of Semi-Finals and 2 days of Finals. Security are being doubled to prevent riots and also to make sure that no Battledome weapons gets in to the Colosseum. The Pirates will be facing the Ninjas on a 2-day marathon while the Roos will be battling the Mummies to determine the two teams that will move on to the Finals.

On other news, everyone is still encouraged to support your team even if they didn't make it to the Final 4. Points are still being added to every play that you make. The more points you get, the more prizes will you be able to redeem. Start stocking up those points! Bringing you the latest straight from Altador Colosseum, this is BlackJaguar for The Daily Neopets AC3 coverage. Signing out."

And there we have it. Now, we'd just like to wish all teams the best of luck in the finals! Remember, these are the most important days of the Cup.

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Last day heats up with battle for 4th place!

on Wednesday, July 16th 2008 @ 3:26 am EST by Macness

After the usual update of our Standings Page, we see that some positions have shifted, and this include the last spot for the finals, which is now taken by Shenkuu! Kreludor, despite managing some excellent results against Roo Island, it just wasn't enough to let the ninjas from humiliating Darigan and claiming 4th place, with a 0.08 point difference. The Kreludorks are now hoping that Shenkuu will trip up against Maraqua, while they seek to beat Haunted Woods. Meridell can also make it, if Kreludor and Shenkuu get some losses in their games, but that's unlikely. We will most likely see Shenkuu for the finals.

We now have BlackJaguar who's going to provide us with his daily report:

"Thank you HBK. The three teams (Kreludor, Shenkuu and Meridell) who are fighting for the fourth spot manage to yield some good results yesterday. Kreludor showed its true power by beating Roo Island with a win on both side games and a draw at YYB but despite that, Shenkuu overtook them by completely destroying the grieving Darigans while Meridell sweep the Terror Mountaineers down the trail. Now all spotlights are on matches of this three. Kreludor must win against Haunted Woods and hope Shenkuu loses some to Maraqua. Meridell must win this too and hope both team lose.

This is it, the last day of the elimination round. This day would decide who of the teams will enter the Top 4 for the shot at the title of being Altador Cup III Champion. Will the Shenkuu Ninjas manage to hold on? Or will the Kreludor Moon and Meridell Knights assassinate them? This will be a photo finish! Bringing you the latest straight from Altador Colosseum, this is BlackJaguar for The Daily Neopets AC3 coverage. Signing out."

Indeed, this is our last day. I can't believe it's been one month of AC already. Well, good luck to the teams fighting for 4th, one of you three will make it.

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