The 4th Quidditch World Cup- Everything Thread !!

by **Sentinel XV** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 8:05 pm

Sentinel XV National Quidditch Team
1. Keeper: Iosif Yuvoiy
2. Chaser: Sergei Registoz
3. Chaser: Dimitrov Valenkche
4. Chaser: Uradova Ertograd
5. Beater: Nikolai Kozlov
6. Beater: Alexsandr Pavlov
7. Seeker: Mikhail Zaytesev

by **Michael VII** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:49 pm

Michael VII National Quidditch Team

Keeper: Clive Augustus
Beater: Gerard Fulter
Beater: Hunter Carson
Chaser: Justin Lock
Chaser: Ashley Kane
Chaser: Marcus Somerville
Seeker: Rufus Wellington

by **Urumgard** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:18 am

Journal of Elisedd Mikkel (of the Duchy of Julthwaite) - Day Two

Okay, so it might not be the next day after the first entry that I am writing this, but so much has happened in so little time that it was only now that I got the chance to put quill to parchment. Two matches in rapid succession for Urumgard saw them lose one match and win one in that order. Starting with the first game, we were awful. Against a team I've never heard of (Yorobia?), we went two goals down before we lost by the snitch. Okay, so maybe I'm being a bit harsh on both teams, but you'd expect the reigning champions to come out fighting against a new competitor wouldn't you? But to start with it looked like Urumgard were only going to pile on the pressure when they were forced to.

Game One

The game started off with both teams trading goals, never getting more than two hoop's advantage at a time. However, it was Yorobia who clearly were forcing the issue on Urumgard, with the champions only going ahead on two occasions in the entire match! With Sun Fry and Lightning nabbing five goals each, it was up to Cheesecake (?) to get the remaining three of the their tally. Urumgard's goals came from Albert, with six, Siegfred, with three, and Hans with two. But it was Yorobia who had the two goal's lead and with their catching of the snitch, courtesy of Glitter gave them the one-hundred and seventy points victory.

It wasn't as if Urumgard played badly either. The beaters played well, placing shots well at the opposing chasers. Sven played a decent game in front of the hoops. It was the attacking might of Urumgard that failed to switch on in this match, with neither chasers nor seeker playing at their best. At least no injuries came to our players in this match, but we were really hoping at this point that they would be fired up for the next game...

Game Two

Urumgard went back to their more risky, but possibly successful strategy of playing for the snitch, utilised to great effect in the last edition of the World Cup. Camerania were two goals ahead, but with both chasers and seeker playing much better here than against Yorobia, it was much easier for the defenders to restrain the scoreline enough for a snitch victory. Albert only scored two goals himself, with Siegfred nabbing the remainder and Hans serving much more as a defensive option and playmaker than he has done before. Camerania were starved of possession of the quaffle for much of the match but it is inevitable that when your entire team is aimed at aiding the seeker that you are going to concede some goals. Urumgard matched Camerania in the offensive battle though, scoring only two less goals, with the beaters also making their seeker's job a nightmare.

With the score at 70-90 to Camerania, it was clear that despite this figure, Urumgard had the advantage with Edmund the seeker remaining free to do as he wished. With a relatively easy catch, aided greatly by the great beating of Aergad and Ludvig who halted the opposition's seeker and chasers time and time again, Urumgard secured a victory of and 130-point margin. A dominant performance and a well-pleased Urumgardi crowd in the stadium today. Job well done lads!

by **Maron** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:05 am

Keeper- Robert Brown
Seeker- Ariel Singleton
Beater- James Wright
Beater- Marco Wright
Chaser- Giani Fedele
Chaser- Robert Green
Chaser- Katie Murrah

by **Starblaydia** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 6:12 am

Licentiapacisterra wrote:Starblaydia 170-70 Maron

OOC: This RP is based on the Starblaydi Wizarding world's reaction to Wight's arrival in AO RP.

Cups, Coins, Staffs and Swords.

These were the suits of a Starblaydi deck of cards. Whether you were playing Poker, Thousand, Patience or Snap, this was the deck you used, those of the Minor Arcana. For someone practising Divination, such as Jennifer Havaland, these were for simple, easy and everyday questions that you might decide upon quite happily on your own, or with the toss of a coin. No destiny-calling, fate-altering and life-changing questions like you saw in the movies where they only use the Major Arcana and every card is either 'Death' or 'The Lovers' for plot purposes.

For Jennifer, her morning routine included a basic Divination exercise in the same manner as her morning cup of tea (the nation's favourite, of course, the strong Tiby's Reviver), glancing at the opnions on the latest Quidditch matches in Catch! and paying the owls who had brought her any important post. In short, she was not looking into the secrets of the universe. By its very definition, 'Minor Arcana' means 'Lesser Secrets', after all.

Two of Swords

An interesting start, thought Jennifer, with tension or decisions ahead. The first card was no basis to divine any intentions for, it was the following cards that would take her down the route of understanding.

Knight of Staffs

Change is coming. A decision, or an event, that will bring change to... something. That would hopefully be answered by her next card.

Nine of Swords

Nightmares. This wasn't good, not good at all. Tense, changing nightmares? Something was going very, very wrong. With three cards till left to draw and interpret, Jennifer didn't notice but her heartbeat was now racing.

Ten of Swords

Another Sword? What on earth was going on here? An ending was coming and, based on the number of Swords cards she'd drawn, it would be an ending with misery, conflict and death. Not the sort of reading you wanted over your morning cup of tea, but as ever Jennifer was the conduit for the message, and you can't help the message being what it was.

Five of Cups

Loss, disappointment, conflict and, most likely, death. What on earth was bringing her towards this conclusion? Jennifer was sweating now, terrified of what she might discover. The nature of the universe was not one to be trifled with, and this message was coming through loud and clear. One card was left. She almost couldn't bear to draw the final card.

Five of Coins

Poverty, loss of faith, belongings, family and intent. This was all too much - every single card pointed to something absolutely awful. And in this order? Something major was about to happen. Something so devastating that ordinary life was going to be turned upside-down by it. Now, this could be her house falling down or a nuclear war, because her cards were so vague. This needed a proper divination, with the entire Major Arcana at her disposal. This needed time and effort and magic in great detail, but she didn't have the time. There was Matchday Two of the Quidditch World Cup to get to, and the one game, one win Starblaydia had to take on the one game, one loss Maron. A final, brief training session before the game itself.

Jennifer could barely concentrate, on either the training or the match itself. She was too distracted to even think that it would have to be all up to Xan to win the game for them. Her passing was off, her shots saved... there were more important things to worry about than a silly little game.

by **Equestrian States** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 7:59 am

The Pony Republic of Equestrian States
4th Quidditch World Cup - Tournament Schedule, Results, Standings, and Statistics

Group 1

Past Results:

Licentiapacisterra 180-70 Vorshka (30*-70)
Bleak Rock 280-0 Bloodbath Generation (130*-0)
Dainer 130-150 Thatius (130-0*)

Licentiapacisterra 150-70 Bloodbath Generation (0*-70)
Bleak Rock 120-190 Dainer (120-40*)
Thatius 230-70 Vorshka (80*-70)

Current Standings:

Group 1                 W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Licentiapacisterra    2   0   330  140  +190
2 Thatius               2   0   380  200  +180
3 Danier                1   1   320  270  +50
4 Bleak Rock            1   1   400  190  +210
5 Vorshka               0   2   140  410  -250
6 Bloodbath Generation  0   2   70   430  -360

Remaining Schedule:

Licentiapacisterra vs. Thatius
Vorshka vs. Dainer
Bloodbath Generation vs. Bleak Rock

Licentiapacisterra vs. Dainer
Vorshka vs. Bleak Rock
Thatius vs. Bloodbath Generation

Licentiapacisterra vs. Bleak Rock
Bloodbath Generation vs. Vorshka
Thatius vs. Dainer

Group 2

Past Results:

Starblaydia 210-40 The Scandinavian Islands (60*-40)
Dorian and Sonya 180-80 Maron (30*-80)
Michael VII 280-130 Homelands our (130*-130)

Starblaydia 170-70 Maron (20*-70)
Dorian and Sonya 200–130 Michael VII (50*-130)
Homelands our 20–220 The Scandinavian Islands (20-70*)

Current Standings:

Group 2                     W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Starblaydia               2   0   380  110  +270
2 Dorian and Sonya          2   0   380  210  +170
3 Michael VII               1   1   410  330  +80
4 The Scandinavian Islands  1   1   260  230  +30
5 Maron                     0   2   150  350  -200
6 Homelands our             0   2   150  500  -350

Remaining Schedule:

Starblaydia vs. Homelands our
The Scandinavian Islands vs. Michael VII
Maron vs. Dorian and Sonya

Starblaydia vs. Michael VII
The Scandinavian Islands vs. Dorian and Sonya
Homelands our vs. Maron

Starblaydia vs. Dorian and Sonya
Maron vs. The Scandinavian Islands
Homelands our vs. Michael VII

Group 3

Past Results:

Equestrian States 20-220 Falcania (20-70*)
Free South Califas 90-210 The Icemark (90-60*)
Soviet Canuckistan 10-270 Warkus (10-120*)

Equestrian States 270–110 The Icemark (120*-110)
Free South Califas 20–250 Soviet Canuckistan (20-100*)
Warkus 10-180 Falcania (10-30*)

Current Standings:

Group 3               W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Falcania            2   0   400  30   +370
2 Warkus              1   1   280  190  +90
3 Soviet Canuckistan  1   1   260  290  -30
4 Equestrian States   1   1   290  330  -40
5 The Icemark         1   1   320  360  -40
6 Free South Califas  0   2   110  460  -350

Remaining Schedule:

Equestrian States vs. Warkus
Falcania vs. Soviet Canuckistan
The Icemark vs. Free South Califas

Equestrian States vs. Soviet Canuckistan
Falcania vs. Free South Califas
Warkus vs. The Icemark

Equestrian States vs. Free South Califas
The Icemark vs. Falcania
Warkus vs. Soviet Canuckistan

Group 4

Past Results:

Yesopalitha 150-130 New Matawan (0*-130)
Urumgard 110-280 Yorobia (110-130*)
Camerania 240-30 The Babbage Islands (90*-30)

Yesopalitha 260-50 Yorobia (110*-50)
Urumgard 220-90 Camerania (70*-90)
The Babbage Islands 190–30 New Matawan (40*-30)

Current Standings:

Group 4                 W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Yesopalitha           2   0   410  180  +230
2 Camerania             1   1   330  250  +80
3 Yorobia               1   1   330  370  -40
4 Urumgard              1   1   330  370  -40
5 The Babbage Islands   1   1   220  270  -50
6 New Matawan           0   2   160  340  -180

Remaining Schedule:

Yesopalitha vs. The Babbage Islands
New Matawan vs. Camerania
Yorobia vs. Urumgard

Yesopalitha vs. Camerania
New Matawan vs. Urumgard
The Babbage Islands vs. Yorobia

Yesopalitha vs. Urumgard
Yorobia vs. New Matawan
The Babbage Islands vs. Camerania

Group 5

Past Results:

Darmen 210-60 Megadia (60*-60)
Adun 200-40 Krytenia (50*-40)
Filopines 110-200 Daydreamtopia (110-50*)

Darmen 250-110 Krytenia (100*-110)
Adun 80-240 Filopines (80-90*)
Daydreamtopia 250-70 Megadia (100*-70)

Current Standings:

Group 5          W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Darmen         2   0   460  170  +290
2 Daydreamtopia  2   0   450  180  +270
3 Filopines      1   1   350  280  +70
4 Adun           1   1   280  280  +0
5 Krytenia       0   2   150  450  -300
6 Megadia        0   2   130  460  -330

Remaining Schedule:

Darmen vs. Daydreamtopia
Megadia vs. Filopines
Krytenia vs. Adun

Darmen vs. Filopines
Megadia vs. Adun
Daydreamtopia vs. Krytenia

Darmen vs. Adun
Krytenia vs. Megadia
Daydreamtopia vs. Filopines

Group 6

Past Results:

Mashiki 20-240 Carmadin (20-90*)
Taeshan 50-280 Vantelira (50-130*)
Sentinel XV 200-20 Dragion (50*-20)

Mashiki 60-270 Vantelira (60-120*)
Taeshan 40–170 Sentinel XV (40-20*)
Dragion 0-170 Carmadin (0-20*)

Current Standings:

Group 6        W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Vantelira    2   0   550  110  +440
2 Carmadin     2   0   410  20   +390
3 Sentinel XV  2   0   370  60   +310
4 Dragion      0   2   20   370  -350
5 Taeshan      0   2   90   450  -360
6 Mashiki      0   2   80   510  -430

Remaining Schedule:

Mashiki vs. Dragion
Carmadin vs. Sentinel XV
Vantelira vs. Taeshan

Mashiki vs. Sentinel XV
Carmadin vs. Taeshan
Dragion vs. Vantelira

Mashiki vs. Taeshan
Vantelira vs. Carmadin
Dragion vs. Sentinel XV

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:17 am

This late cutoff is brought to you by Transport for Greater Manchester. Fucking up people's plans since 2011 !!

Anyway, here we go.

Group 1:

Licentiapacisterra 150-60 Thatius
Vorshka 130-170 Dainer
Bloodbath Generation 200–120 Bleak Rock

Group 2:

Starblaydia 270–30 Homelands our
The Scandinavian Islands 230–110 Michael VII
Maron 0–180 Dorian and Sonya

Group 3:

Equestrian States 190-50 Warkus
Falcania 280–40 Soviet Canuckistan
The Icemark 170–10 Free South Califas

Group 4:

Yesopalitha 150–50 The Babbage Islands
New Matawan 230-50 Camerania
Yorobia 30-200 Urumgard

Group 5:

Darmen 90-160 Daydreamtopia
Megadia 10-230 Filopines
Krytenia 210-220 Adun

Group 6:

Mashiki 30-280 Dragion
Carmadin 150–100 Sentinel XV
Vantelira 250-30 Taeshan

Group tables WILL be up later. Apologies for missing them last night.

by **Equestrian States** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:19 am

The Pony Republic of Equestrian States
4th Quidditch World Cup - Tournament Schedule, Results, Standings, and Statistics

Group 1

Past Results:

Licentiapacisterra 180-70 Vorshka (30*-70)
Bleak Rock 280-0 Bloodbath Generation (130*-0)
Dainer 130-150 Thatius (130-0*)

Licentiapacisterra 150-70 Bloodbath Generation (0*-70)
Bleak Rock 120-190 Dainer (120-40*)
Thatius 230-70 Vorshka (80*-70)

Licentiapacisterra 150-60 Thatius (0*-60)
Vorshka 130-170 Dainer (130-20*)
Bloodbath Generation 200–120 Bleak Rock (50*-120)

Current Standings:

Group 1                 W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Licentiapacisterra    3   0   480  200  +280
2 Thatius               2   1   440  350  +90
3 Danier                2   1   490  400  +90
4 Bleak Rock            1   2   520  390  +130
5 Bloodbath Generation  1   2   270  550  -280
6 Vorshka               0   3   270  580  -290

Remaining Schedule:

Licentiapacisterra vs. Dainer
Vorshka vs. Bleak Rock
Thatius vs. Bloodbath Generation

Licentiapacisterra vs. Bleak Rock
Bloodbath Generation vs. Vorshka
Thatius vs. Dainer

Group 2

Past Results:

Starblaydia 210-40 The Scandinavian Islands (60*-40)
Dorian and Sonya 180-80 Maron (30*-80)
Michael VII 280-130 Homelands our (130*-130)

Starblaydia 170-70 Maron (20*-70)
Dorian and Sonya 200–130 Michael VII (50*-130)
Homelands our 20–220 The Scandinavian Islands (20-70*)

Starblaydia 270–30 Homelands our (120*-30)
The Scandinavian Islands 230–110 Michael VII (80*-110)
Maron 0–180 Dorian and Sonya (0-30*)

Current Standings:

Group 2                     W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Starblaydia               3   0   650  140  +510
2 Dorian and Sonya          3   0   560  210  +350
3 The Scandinavian Islands  2   1   490  340  +150
4 Michael VII               1   2   520  560  -40
5 Maron                     0   3   150  530  -380
6 Homelands our             0   3   180  770  -590

Remaining Schedule:

Starblaydia vs. Michael VII
The Scandinavian Islands vs. Dorian and Sonya
Homelands our vs. Maron

Starblaydia vs. Dorian and Sonya
Maron vs. The Scandinavian Islands
Homelands our vs. Michael VII

Group 3

Past Results:

Equestrian States 20-220 Falcania (20-70*)
Free South Califas 90-210 The Icemark (90-60*)
Soviet Canuckistan 10-270 Warkus (10-120*)

Equestrian States 270–110 The Icemark (120*-110)
Free South Califas 20–250 Soviet Canuckistan (20-100*)
Warkus 10-180 Falcania (10-30*)

Equestrian States 190-50 Warkus (40*-50)
Falcania 280–40 Soviet Canuckistan (130*-40)
The Icemark 170–10 Free South Califas (20*-10)

Current Standings:

Group 3               W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Falcania            3   0   680  70   +610
2 Equestrian States   2   1   480  380  +100
3 The Icemark         2   1   490  370  +120
4 Warkus              1   2   330  380  -50
5 Soviet Canuckistan  1   2   300  570  -270
6 Free South Califas  0   3   120  630  -510

Remaining Schedule:

Equestrian States vs. Soviet Canuckistan
Falcania vs. Free South Califas
Warkus vs. The Icemark

Equestrian States vs. Free South Califas
The Icemark vs. Falcania
Warkus vs. Soviet Canuckistan

Group 4

Past Results:

Yesopalitha 150-130 New Matawan (0*-130)
Urumgard 110-280 Yorobia (110-130*)
Camerania 240-30 The Babbage Islands (90*-30)

Yesopalitha 260-50 Yorobia (110*-50)
Urumgard 220-90 Camerania (70*-90)
The Babbage Islands 190–30 New Matawan (40*-30)

Yesopalitha 150–50 The Babbage Islands (0*-50)
New Matawan 230-50 Camerania (80*-50)
Yorobia 30-200 Urumgard (30-50*)

Current Standings:

Group 4                 W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Yesopalitha           3   0   560  230  +230
2 Urumgard              2   1   530  400  +130
3 New Matawan           1   2   390  390  +0
4 Camerania             1   2   380  480  -100
5 The Babbage Islands   1   2   270  420  -150
6 Yorobia               1   2   360  570  -210

Remaining Schedule:

Yesopalitha vs. Camerania
New Matawan vs. Urumgard
The Babbage Islands vs. Yorobia

Yesopalitha vs. Urumgard
Yorobia vs. New Matawan
The Babbage Islands vs. Camerania

Group 5

Past Results:

Darmen 210-60 Megadia (60*-60)
Adun 200-40 Krytenia (50*-40)
Filopines 110-200 Daydreamtopia (110-50*)

Darmen 250-110 Krytenia (100*-110)
Adun 80-240 Filopines (80-90*)
Daydreamtopia 250-70 Megadia (100*-70)

Darmen 90-160 Daydreamtopia (90-10*)
Megadia 10-230 Filopines (10-80*)
Krytenia 210-220 Adun (TBD)

Current Standings:

Group 5          W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Daydreamtopia  3   0   610  270  +340
2 Darmen         2   1   550  330  +360
3 Filopines      2   1   580  290  +290
4 Adun           2   1   500  490  +10
5 Krytenia       0   3   360  670  -310
6 Megadia        0   3   140  690  -550

Remaining Schedule:

Darmen vs. Filopines
Megadia vs. Adun
Daydreamtopia vs. Krytenia

Darmen vs. Adun
Krytenia vs. Megadia
Daydreamtopia vs. Filopines

Group 6

Past Results:

Mashiki 20-240 Carmadin (20-90*)
Taeshan 50-280 Vantelira (50-130*)
Sentinel XV 200-20 Dragion (50*-20)

Mashiki 60-270 Vantelira (60-120*)
Taeshan 40–170 Sentinel XV (40-20*)
Dragion 0-170 Carmadin (0-20*)

Mashiki 30-280 Dragion (30-130*)
Carmadin 150–100 Sentinel XV (0*-100)
Vantelira 250-30 Taeshan (100*-30)

Current Standings:

Group 6        W   L   PF   PA   PD
1 Vantelira    3   0   800  140  +660
2 Carmadin     3   0   560  120  +440
3 Sentinel XV  2   1   470  210  +260
4 Dragion      1   2   300  400  -100
5 Taeshan      0   3   120  700  -580
6 Mashiki      0   3   110  790  -680

Remaining Schedule:

Mashiki vs. Sentinel XV
Carmadin vs. Taeshan
Dragion vs. Vantelira

Mashiki vs. Taeshan
Vantelira vs. Carmadin
Dragion vs. Sentinel XV

by **Urumgard** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:32 am

I've already played Yorobia once before. I noticed this mistake when you posted the original group schedules that I played Yorobia twice but don't play team 4 (The Babbage Islands) at all by the posted schedule. However I did not bring it up at the time as I thought it must have been a typo.

by **Falcania** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:51 am

Great work, Equestrians! Query: do the time codes refer to hour:minute:second or day:hour:minute? It could be either in Quidditch!

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:26 pm

Urumgard wrote:I've already played Yorobia once before. I noticed this mistake when you posted the original group schedules that I played Yorobia twice but don't play team 4 (The Babbage Islands) at all by the posted schedule. However I did not bring it up at the time as I thought it must have been a typo.

Shite. Sorry guys, I've messed up there. My bad guys.

by **Urumgard** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:15 pm

Licentiapacisterra wrote:
Urumgard wrote:I've already played Yorobia once before. I noticed this mistake when you posted the original group schedules that I played Yorobia twice but don't play team 4 (The Babbage Islands) at all by the posted schedule. However I did not bring it up at the time as I thought it must have been a typo.

Shite. Sorry guys, I've messed up there. My bad guys.

Not to sound harsh here but I'm not sure that I am comfortable with some of the things that have happened in this tournament. I mean, a long delay with a virus, of course not your fault, but still annoying. Then there are the wiped rankings which I must admit to having some reservations about. Poor scheduling that now has to be rectified. And finally, a lack of group tables still! Admittedly as the reigning champion I might be more keen to see things run smoothly than some of the new competitors and if this makes me seem petulant or anything I apologise.

by **Yesopalitha** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 5:41 pm

Laure's Diary - After TBI

I don't know what is wrong with my team, but we were falling behind once again before I glimpsed the snitch. After a little hair-spin dive, and jostling for position with the other team's Seeker, I managed to grab the snitch, and save our team again. But for how many times more can I do this? I don't know. It's getting a bit worrisome, how the Chasers and Keeper on this team are not doing so well.

I wish I knew what is keeping them from performing their peak capacity. We need them, it is for certain. They can't rely on me to catch the snitch every time. Sure, I'll try - it is my job after all - but I am still only human.

Hopefully they'll snap out of their funk. Otherwise, chasing for this title will be as futile as building sand castles in the path of an incoming wave.

Perhaps I am worrying too much. Perhaps not...

by **Falcania** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:27 pm

"High Men! Hiiiiigh Meeeen!" There was cheering tonight. Three wins was practically unheard of for the entirety of Falcanian international sporting.

Sheriden, Staevi and Tormas were dancing a small jig borne of their 80-point streak towards the end of the game. It had been pretty neck-and-neck until the scores were 50-40, but then they'd pulled something special out of the hat.

Amanta had caught three snitches in three games, though, and was quietly but happily drinking herself into a stupor.

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 11:50 pm

Right, my plan is to rescore Matchday 3 today, at the planned cutoff time. Matchdays 4 and 5 will be moved back to Wednesday and Thursday respectively, and the knockout stages will continue as planned on Friday, as Thursday was planned as an offday anyway. Any RPs posted about the previous results shall be counted towards the new results. If anybpdy else wishes to complain about the cock-ups, please do it by TG to me so as not to clog up the signup thread.

Again, apologies.

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:58 am

Cutting off here for the rescheduled MD3.

Group 1:

Licentiapacisterra 40-280 Thatius
Vorshka 40–160 Bleak Rock
Bloodbath Generation 120-270 Dainer

Group 2:

Starblaydia 290-90 Homelands our
The Scandinavian Islands 150–60 Dorian and Sonya
Maron 20–250 Michael VII

Group 3:

Equestrian States 270-50 Warkus
Falcania 50–280 Free South Califas
The Icemark 80–280 Soviet Canuckistan

Group 4:

Yesopalitha 150–70 The Babbage Islands
New Matawan 210-80 Urumgard
Yorobia 80-240 Camerania

Group 5:

Darmen 270-30 Daydreamtopia
Megadia 0-220 Adun
Krytenia 240-80 Filopines

Group 6:

Mashiki 80-280 Dragion
Carmadin 120-260 Taeshan
Vantelira 30–200 Sentinel XV

Code: Select all: Group 1 W L PF PA PD 1 Thatius 3 0 660 240 +420 2 Bleak Rock 2 1 560 230 +330 3 Dainer 2 1 590 390 +200 4 Licentiapacisterra 2 1 370 420 -50 5 Vorshka 0 3 180 570 -390 6 Bloodbath Generation 0 3 190 700 -510 Group 2 W L PF PA PD 1 Starblaydia 3 0 670 200 +470 2 Michael VII 2 1 660 350 +310 3 The Scandinavian Islands 2 1 410 290 +120 4 Dorian and Sonya 2 1 440 360 +80 5 Maron 0 3 170 600 -430 6 Homelands our 0 3 240 790 -550 Group 3 W L PF PA PD 1 Equestrian States 2 1 560 380 +180 2 Soviet Canuckistan 2 1 540 370 +170 3 Falcania 2 1 450 310 +140 4 Free South Califas 1 2 390 510 -120 5 Warkus 1 2 330 460 -130 6 The Icemark 1 2 400 640 -240 Group 4 W L PF PA PD 1 Yesopalitha 3 0 560 250 +310 2 Camerania 2 1 570 330 +240 3 New Matawan 1 2 370 420 -50 4 The Babbage Islands 1 2 290 420 -130 5 Urumgard 1 2 410 580 -170 6 Yorobia 1 2 410 610 -200 Group 5 W L PF PA PD 1 Darmen 3 0 730 200 +530 2 Adun 2 1 500 280 +220 3 Daydreamtopia 2 1 480 450 +30 4 Filopines 1 2 430 520 -90 5 Krytenia 1 2 390 530 -140 6 Megadia 0 3 130 680 -550 Group 6 W L PF PA PD 1 Sentinel XV 3 0 570 90 +480 2 Carmadin 2 1 530 280 +250 3 Vantelira 2 1 530 310 +220 4 Dragion 1 2 300 450 -150 5 Taeshan 1 2 350 570 -220 6 Mashiki 0 3 160 790 -630

by **Tylope** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:09 am

Keeper: Zachary Blank
Beater: Maxwell Garrison
Beater: Frank Johnson
Chaser: Helen Kipp
Chaser: George Kipp
Chaser: Pedro Ramos
Seeker: Jackie Pham
Coach: Bob Kipp

by **Warkus** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 6:33 pm

"What in blazes?"

"Yeah, it happened."

"But we didn't activate it!"

"I know, and we still lost."

"Bummer, that didn't work out well."

"Didn't work out well? We just went back in time! For no reason!"

"Yes, Infinite has told me how it is very unstable. It could rip a void in this mountain."

"What!? Rip a void?!"

"Yep. We need to stop harvesting the energy."

"I guess you're right. It just sucks how we can't cheat our way to victory."

"Meh, who cares? As long as we get better, we could have a real chance next time!"

"You have a point. I guess it's better to improve our game than use an inter-dimensional portal and still be rubbish."

by **Yesopalitha** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 7:58 pm

Laure's Diary

So, Urumgard and Camerania are left in the teams left to be played in the group stage. Camerania are doing just fine, with two wins and one loss, while defending champion Urumgard is up against the wall with a 1-2 record. The fact that Urumgard aren't doing so well, though, may be what makes them more dangerous than ever - every game counts for them from now on, so they can't offer to have any more slip-ups.

For certain, I will need my team to actually score some points in the games to come. They can't count one me catching the snitch to save them every game. I stated this to the Ile-Mann twins and Xanadou, and they agreed with me, but stated that they weren't sure what was wrong with them.

The game against Camerania will make the game against Urumgard change its significance. If we defeat Camerania, the chances of us winning our Group is very high, so we can relax a bit. If we don't defeat Camerania, then we must defeat Urumgard to advance.

Can I please get some points off of my Chasers? That'll make things easier, wouldn't it?

Ah. I should probably stop ranting and get some more practice in...

by **Taeshan** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:06 pm

"So we finally won a match."

"I know i was there."

"Really were you. For once you decided to show up mentally to a game."

"Shut up."

"Seriously dude you have been nothing but disgraceful this whole year. Get your head in the game. Everyone else is doing just fine, but our seeker, the most important member, can't even catch a cold out there."

"But i did catch a cold."

"OMG. You are just stupid. Play the fricking game. Wake the hell up."

"OR how about you guys just score more goals."

"We are trying cause we know you suck right now."

"Oh right."

"Dude get your head in the game."

by **Falcania** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 11:52 pm

"Too much drinking."

"Murrrgh."

The team were holding their heads after an embarrassing performance. Amanta Rish was lying, face down, on the hotel room floor.

"We need to wake her up, you know."

"Yeah... we probably should. We only have one more match to make it count."

"Two, dear."

by **Equestrian States** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 7:54 am

Spitfire and Hothead sat together in the cloud transport that was serving as their home throughout the cup. Having just finished beating Warkus, the pair had felt a sense of deja vu throughout their match. "It's almost as if we had already played them," Hothead explained, "none of their 'trick' plays worked at all."

Spitfire's face was serious as he responded. "I agree. Spear also told me that he sensed a magical spell had been used recently by all of them."

"Weird, but I suppose that would be more common in a tournament like this. I mean, aren't all these humans supposed to be magicians like ours?"

"Yup. And they're supposed to be among the best too."

"Interesting. I wonder what they think of our team..."

Rolling his eyes, Spifire disgustedly spat out his reply. "Going off the response of most humans not familiar with sapient Ponies, probably the usual speciesist crap." Shifting to a mocking voice, the yellow Pegasus continued, "Oh, they're just horses, they don't know anything. How do they even do anything? They don't have hands! They have weird tatoos on their flanks -," realizing her mistake in typical Human vocabulary, "-oh right! Humans call them asses! I mean, could they possibly use a more speciesist slur than that!"

Hothead nodded in silent agreement but frowned at the generalization. "Come on Spitfire, not all Humans are like that! Just look at Tryenna, Greg, or any other Human from the Pony Lands! Most, if not all of them respect us for our abilities and don't act like that at all."

"But that's just it," Spitfire responded quickly, "they're from the Pony Lands! Tryenna was born and raised in Ponyville, for the Regal Sisters'¹ sakes! Of course, they're going to accept us, because of they didn't they wouldn't stay in the country, much less the region."

Hothead shrugged as he tried to end the charged conversation. "Whatever brony, I'm just saying don't go making generalizations based on a few sour encounters. It's foalish² and rather speciesist by itself."

The two Pegasai then sat quietly for a moment, staring hard at each other. Spitfire finally broke his glare and shrugged, "Fine. Let's talk about something else."

Hothead motioned with one of his hooves for Spitfire to continue, "Like..."

"I dunno. How 'bout the mares on the team?"

Hothead glared again at Spitfire, his message made very clear by the sharp frown and narrowed eyes.

Spitfire grinned, "Just messing with you, brony. I gotta go see Sweeper, talk to ya later."

"See ya," said Hothead, a small smile emerging from his previously harsh expression.

Spitfire leaped up, spread his wings and shot out of the window, leaving Hothead's line of sight in just a couple seconds. The remaining, burgundy Pegasus sighed as he trotted over to his bunk to catch up on his sleep. Quidditch was a hard sport to play for extended periods of time, especially when you had to take into account the fatigue in his wings.

OOC Footnotes:
1. The Regal Sisters - The two Alicorn deities of the Ponyist religion (majority religion in the Equestrian States). Specifically, the sister Princesses Celestia (Goddess of the Sun, Ruler of Magical Equestria) and Luna (Goddess of the Moon, Ruler of Princess Luna).
2. Foalish - The Pony pun for the words 'foolish' and/or 'childish'.

by **Licentiapacisterra** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 8:02 am

Let's cutoff here for Matchday 4.

Group 1:

Thatius 280–50 Bleak Rock
Vorshka 230–60 Bloodbath Generation
Dainer 40-210 Licentiapacisterra

Group 2:

Homelands our 130–250 Dorian and Sonya
The Scandinavian Islands 270-100 Maron
Michael VII 80-190 Starblaydia

Group 3:

Warkus 230–90 Free South Califas
Falcania 150–110 The Icemark
Soviet Canuckistan 30–270 Equestrian States

Group 4:

The Babbage Islands 40-170 Urumgard
New Matawan 80-150 Yorobia
Camerania 110-210 Yesopalitha

Group 5:

Daydreamtopia 60-270 Adun
Megadia 120-150 Krytenia
Filopines 80-270 Darmen

Group 6:

Dragion 240-0 Taeshan
Carmadin 170-10 Vantelira
Sentinel XV 50-210 Mashiki

Code: Select all: Group 1 W L PF PA PD 1 Thatius 4 0 940 290 +650 2 Licentiapacisterra 3 1 630 460 +170 3 Bleak Rock 2 2 610 510 +100 4 Dainer 2 2 630 600 +30 5 Vorshka 1 3 410 630 -220 6 Bloodbath Generation 0 4 250 930 -680 Group 2 W L PF PA PD 1 Starblaydia 4 0 860 280 +580 2 The Scandinavian Islands 3 1 680 390 +290 3 Michael VII 2 2 740 540 +200 4 Dorian and Sonya 3 1 690 490 +200 5 Maron 0 4 270 870 -600 6 Homelands our 0 4 370 1040 -670 Group 3 W L PF PA PD 1 Equestrian States 3 1 830 410 +420 2 Falcania 3 1 600 420 +180 3 Warkus 2 2 560 550 +10 4 Soviet Canuckistan 2 2 570 640 -70 5 Free South Califas 1 3 480 740 -260 6 The Icemark 1 3 510 790 -280 Group 4 W L PF PA PD 1 Yesopalitha 4 0 770 360 +410 2 Camerania 2 2 680 540 +140 3 Urumgard 2 2 580 620 -40 4 New Matawan 1 3 450 570 -120 5 Yorobia 2 2 560 690 -130 6 The Babbage Islands 1 3 330 590 -260 Group 5 W L PF PA PD 1 Darmen 4 0 1000 280 +720 2 Adun 3 1 770 340 +430 3 Krytenia 2 2 540 650 -110 4 Daydreamtopia 2 2 540 720 -180 5 Filopines 1 3 510 790 -280 6 Megadia 0 4 250 830 -580 Group 6 W L PF PA PD 1 Carmadin 3 1 700 290 +410 2 Sentinel XV 3 1 620 210 +210 3 Dragion 2 2 540 450 +90 4 Vantelira 2 2 540 480 +60 5 Taeshan 1 3 350 810 -460 6 Mashiki 1 3 370 840 -470

by **Dainer** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 10:05 am

(ooc: whatever, the post was half-done anyway)

"Another match, and yet again Rokudan has to decide it all for us. Poor guy, if only we were good enough we wouldn't have to push him so far.", thinks Vlitra, as she makes a vigil next to the Daineri seeker's bed. Since she was grounded while everyone else went to investigate, she decided to take care of him.

...

The pristine white robes did little to conceal the three witches walking out in the night. They approached the large man with a bright green hairdo, who seemed busy preparing a concoction in a small cauldron on the street.

"It's obvious now. The mark is right above the stadium, so they must be close."

"But where? We combed every inch of this place and we found no trace of them."

"Come here.", said the man. He put a lid on the cauldron and waved it around, as wafts of gray smoke came out of it. Small green lights flashed around the smoke, and eventually coalesced, all floating around a specific direction. "The spirits are alarmed. This is a human sacrifice spell", he says.

"Human sacrifice... same old plan?"

"Yeah, same old. They're trying to ressurect their old master again. And the Quidditch field, or somewhere very close to it, is the sacrificial ground..." She pauses for a second and then raises her finger in an "eureka" pose. She writes a letter to the magical authorities of the country, which is immediately grabbed by her pet and whizzed away.

by **Yesopalitha** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:09 pm

Group 4                 Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD 
1 Yesopalitha             4    4   0   770  360 +410
2 Camerania               4    2   2   680  540 +140
3 Urumgard                4    2   2   580  620  −40
4 Yorobia                 4    2   2   560  690 −130
5 New Matawan             4    1   3   450  570 −120
6 The Babbage Islands     4    1   3   330  590 −260

Laure's Diary - After Camerania
210-110, Yesopalitha. I suppose we pulled another win out of our hat of magic tricks. It was 60-110 when I caught the snitch, which I suppose is better than the team's been playing lately. Xanadou had an off day, but he was ready to go and watch film at the end of it, so I guess he knows that he needs to get working on his keeping skills.

This Group has been frankly dominated by us. We sit in first place with a 4-0 record, and no team even has a prayer of catching us. It's been a pretty darn good performance, mostly because, well, I guess I'll have to admit... Me.

It does kind of keep me in suspense, though. What if I run into a team that has a seeker who is as good as me, if not better?

Group Leader
Overall                      Pld    W   L    GF   GA   GD 
 1 Darmen                      4    4   0  1000  280 +720 Group 5
 2 Thatius                     4    4   0   940  290 +650 Group 1
 3 Starblaydia                 4    4   0   860  280 +580 Group 2
 4 Yesopalitha                 4    4   0   770  360 +410 Group 4
 5 Adun                        4    3   1   770  340 +430
 6 Equestrian States           4    3   1   830  410 +420 Group 3
 7 Carmadin                    4    3   1   700  290 +410 Group 6
 8 Sentinel XV                 4    3   1   620  300 +320
 9 The Scandinavian Islands    4    3   1   680  390 +290
10 Dorian and Sonya            4    3   1   690  490 +200
11 Falcania                    4    3   1   600  420 +180
12 Licentiapacisterra          4    3   1   580  460 +120
13 Michael VII                 4    2   2   740  540 +200
14 Camerania                   4    2   2   680  540 +140
15 Vantelira                   4    2   2   590  480 +110
16 Bleak Rock                  4    2   2   610  510 +100
17 Dragion                     4    2   2   540  450  +90
18 Dainer                      4    2   2   630  600  +30
19 Warkus                      4    2   2   560  550  +10
20 Urumgard                    4    2   2   580  620  −40
21 Soviet Canuckistan          4    2   2   570  640  −70
22 Krytenia                    4    2   2   540  650 −110
23 Yorobia                     4    2   2   560  690 −130
24 Daydreamtopia               4    2   2   540  720 −180
25 New Matawan                 4    1   3   450  570 −120
26 Vorshka                     4    1   3   410  630 −220
27 Free South Califas          4    1   3   480  740 −260
28 The Babbage Islands         4    1   3   330  590 −260
29 Filopines                   4    1   3   510  790 −280
   The Icemark                 4    1   3   510  790 −280
31 Taeshan                     4    1   3   350  810 −460
32 Mashiki                     4    1   3   370  840 −470
33 Megadia                     4    0   4   250  830 −580
34 Maron                       4    0   4   270  870 −600
35 Homelands our               4    0   4   370 1040 −670
36 Bloodbath Generation        4    0   4   250  930 −680

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