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2014 Altador Cup Tournament

Press Tour

Below is an archive of the 2014 Press Tour blurbs for each returning team. Thank you to altadorheadcanons on Tumblr for sharing their archive with us!

Cibaire On Path To Improved Play

"During my younger days, I didn't do much offseason training," Altador's Lyvon Cibaire recently admitted. "It really caught up with me last year, though. At times, I found myself with nothing left late in games, which -- considering how close we came to winning it all -- is something that bothers me quite a bit. That's why I took up long distance running this offseason, and the results have been remarkable. The difference in my play during pre-tourney practices has been like night and day."

Hagan: Keep Calm And Play On

Despite years of vicious ribbing from his brother King Skarl, King Hagan has managed not to lose his cool over Team Brightvale's poor tourney play. "Sure, it's disappointing that the club has yet to make a serious challenge for the Cup," Hagan said recently, "but it's not for lack of trying, or resources. As long as we're steadfast in our approach that emphasises information over emotions, then I'm sure that our day will come soon enough."

Reshar Collifey: Monster Hunter?

Darigan netminder Reshar Collifey enjoyed quite an offseason. "I got rather caught up in the whole ‘eating contest monster' thing," he recently recounted. "As a fan of all things unexplained, as soon as I heard about what had happened I rushed in to join the fray. I was right there with everyone else, mucking about in those catacombs for days. Hehe... let's just say that, after getting hit with the Curse of Fatigue countless times, I am now quite rested for this year's tourney."

Faerieland Frustration Fuels Speculation

Having played in eight Altador Cups and never finished better than 15th, frustration seems to have gotten the best of at least one member of Team Faerieland. "We've been told not to discuss this publicly," an anonymous team member confided, "but someone on the club has, over time, become convinced that the Altador Cup Committee has a grudge against us. At first it was a few sly remarks, but now they constantly rant about it. What's worse is that the other players are starting to believe it, too..."

For Woods, A Changing Of The Guard

After eight seasons as a key contributor to Team Haunted Woods's vaunted defence, Wan Dirx has decided to hang up his sling and call it a career. However, even though he's no longer on the roster, that doesn't mean he's no longer a fan -- in fact, Dirx claims to be his replacement's #1 supporter. "He's terrific, and because I've always put the team's fortunes ahead of my own, I felt that stepping aside was the right thing to do. I'm telling you... he's so scary, it's good. Hehe, I mean, he's so goo--oh, you'll see!"

Kiko Lake: Complacent No More?

In years past, Kiko Lake had struggled just to participate in the tournament, often picking up odd jobs to cover the costs. After their stunning 6th place finish in Altador Cup VII, however, a flood of donations came in. Suddenly endowed with a new training facility, equipment, and no need to worry about expenses... the team finished 14th the following year. "We definitely blew it," forward Meela Kitah said. "We got lazy... but we've learned our lesson."

Krawk Makes Swap

One day after reports of a trade by Kreludor surfaced, some additional details have emerged. It is now confirmed that the deal is between Kreludor and Krawk Island, and that the player going to Kreludor is forward Ealyn Hawkshanks. "I've been ‘ere me whole career, so to say it's disappointin' would be an understatement," Hawkshanks said. "That's the business, though..." Due to financial details that remain to be ironed out, the player on the other end of the deal has yet to be announced, but is expected soon.

Kreludor: Win Or Else

After winning Altador Cup VII, Kreludor became the latest champion to slump the following year, tying Terror Mountain for 7th place at last year's tourney. Though the decline was expected, the club has sent the message that it's not accepted, as reports indicate the team has made a swap. Details as to who has been dealt and where they'll be going have yet to be made public. When asked to comment, captain Derlyn Fonnet (who's thought to not be involved), said simply, "Message received, loud and clear."

Lost Desert Looks Toward Future

For years, stories of behind-the-scenes friction between Team Lost Desert's players have been plentiful. This past offseason, in an attempt to rehabilitate the squad's camaraderie, the team's players decided to go on a weeklong camping trip. By all accounts, the retreat went surprisingly well. "We've got a lot of history together, for better or worse, but we've hashed all that stuff out and put it behind us," forward Derbi Azar said. "We're ready to move forward as one and win another championship.

Hughlis Blames Defence For Slide

After a trio of top five finishes spanning Altador Cups IV through VI, Team Maraqua has fallen back a few spots and is now considered a 2nd or 3rd tier club. As a result, there's been recent talk of shoring up the club's offense by adding another scorer to supplement team captain Elon "The Black Hole" Hughlis. Hughlis, however, will not hear of it. "We tried that before and it didn't work," the forward said. "We're fine offensively. We just need to be more creative with our defensive schemes."

Meridell Content To Stand Pat

After a couple of top five finishes, Meridell slipped to 6th in last year's tourney. Team Meridell's not panicking, though. "A lot of times, teams overreact in an attempt to reach that next level," defender Ilsa Ellits explained. "They make risky moves for short term gain that not only fail to put them over the top, but also do long term harm. That's not going to be us -- we've got the right scheme and personnel. All we need to do is maintain our focus and keep working to improve our execution. We'll get there."

Moltara Poised For A Rebound?

Entering last year's Altador Cup tourney, there was genuine cause for optimism among the Moltara faithful: their squad had placed 15th -- its best showing yet -- and they'd worked out a deal to bring in Tyrannian netminder Harlis Neyhbol. Their hopes were dashed, however, as Team Moltara tumbled back into 18th place for Altador Cup VIII. Perhaps they could ask Dr Landelbrot for advice about managing the chaos that is their team's play?

Your Move, Mystery Island...

After disappointing 14th place finishes in Altador Cup V and VI, Mystery Island shifted to a more conventional 2-2-1 look and replaced forward Bertie Shurtz with defender Selmon Woulf. The move paid off immediately, as the squad vaulted to 2nd place the next year. However, with an entire offseason to study Mystery Island's play, the other teams adjusted and the islanders dropped to 15th in Altador Cup VIII. Have they been able to successfully return to the drawing board for some new tactical wrinkles?

Roo Island: Nothing's Bugging Us

After a disappointing 14th place finish the previous year, Team Roo Island roared back into contention at Altador Cup VIII, finishing 3rd overall. "I don't want to make excuses," team captain Lilo Blumario said, "but I'd be lying if I claimed that that business with the bug infestation had nothing to do with our preparation prior to Altador Cup VII. Our play last year showed what we were capable of, and barring any unforeseen issues, we expect to be in the hunt yet again."

Mixed Emotions, But No Regrets

When asked about the success of Altador, her former team, Shenkuu defender Timu said, "I've got mixed emotions, really. I mean, for them to go from 17th to 2nd, that's something special that any player would want to be a part of. On the other hand, I've got a great situation here in Shenkuu, and-- oh, by the way, we showed some pretty impressive progress ourselves, jumping four places in the standings over the previous year. So, yeah... no regrets here."

Is It Terror Mountain's Time?

Terror Mountain's 7th place finish last season was the team's best showing ever. After years of progress, though, the club now feels a sense of urgency to make a title push. "Much of the team was pretty young those first couple of years," defender Prytariel said, "but now most of us are in the prime of our careers. This core group's championship window is going to start to close soon, so opportunities to bring home the Cup aren't being taken for granted by us the way that they might've been five or six years ago."

"Spikes" Barmie, Style Icon?

Long known as one of Yooyuball's dirtiest players, defender "Spikes" Barmie made a name for himself during the offseason by pursuing another passion: a surprising love of high end fashion. "It started with reading fashion journals and attending the occasional runway show, but lately I've gotten really serious about it. I've even begun work on my own fashion line, which I hope to debut soon. Who knows, maybe I'll even make a career of it after I hang up my Yooyuball sling?"

Virtupets Dials Down Loose Play

After weak showings the past two tourneys, theories have begun to crop up about Virtupets' poor play. "Maybe it's because our lineup is 40% robots, but in the past we were criticised for playing in a very risk-averse manner," Sela Pretore explained. "Then, as a result of advances in robotics and game theory, the pendulum actually swung too far in the other direction, causing our style to become too freewheeling. We've made some modifications this offseason and are quite confident in our prospects."

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