The 'Shroom:Issue XXIII/Fake News

 by the Fake News Team

Poll
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Which do you think smells the worst?

 * Bowser
 * Wario
 * Poison Shroom
 * Hooktail's Feet
 * Poop
 * Inky Sauce

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Travel Guide
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Did you ever want to get stomped on by angry rectangles with happy faces on them but didn't know where to go? Did you ever wonder what color lava is? Then come to Bowser's Castle, the best place in the Marioverse! (except everywhere else). This castle also serves as a race track, a tennis court, and a baseball stadium! Originally only accessable to Bowser, Mario, Yoshi, Luigi, Peach, Daisy, Rosalina, Wario, Waluigi, Miis, Koopa Kids, Goombas, Paragoombas, Koopa-Troopas, Paratroopas, and pretty much everyone, the castle is now open to everyone! Our chefs make gourmet meals out of freshly cooked Mario. Vegetarian? Don't worry, our chefs will cook up some nice 8-bit mushroom soup. Come to Bowser's Castle, and you WON'T come out!

BTW: WE AREN'T TELLING YOU IF ITS BOWSERS CASTLE 1, 2, 3, or the one in SMRPG you have to find out yourself hahahahahah!

Fake TV
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So, are you disappointed we're in that slow period between the NFL and March Madness. But don't worry, the Star Cup goes to a new site this year, The Battle Dome, and begins on February 22nd! Catch it all on ! This year's cup features 12 teams! Last year's results are below:

Who will win this year?

2009 Star Cup
''Below are the details for the 2009 Star Cup. They will be updated regularly.''

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Welcome
Welcome to the official page of the 2009 Star Cup! This annual Strikers tournament is changing its setup this year to include more teams and more action. The Battle Dome is once again the host of this prestigious battle between the top twelve teams in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Tournament

 * The twelve teams will be divided into three groups of four
 * Each team plays the other three teams in their group once for a total of three games
 * The top two teams in each group advance to knockout play
 * Teams get two points for a win and one point for an overtime or shootout loss in group play

Rules

 * Each game consists of two 5-minute halves
 * If the game is tied after 10 minutes, there is a 1-minute overtime in group play and sudden-death overtime in knockout play
 * In group play, if overtime is scoreless, the game goes to penalty kicks
 * Each team has five players: a goalie (Kritter); a center; a left wing; a right wing; and a defenseman

Waluigi vs. Bowser
2/22, 23:30 UTC

Commentary
End of Game

10:00 - Bowser wins, they outshot Waluigi 8-6, they take on Petey next, Waluigi gets longtime rival Daisy.

9:50 - Team Waluigi, passing back and forth, waiting for the perfect shot, Waluigi from the slot, denied by Kritter, knocked away, that'll do it.

9:02 - Team Bowser moving slowly, Hammer Bro. holds the ball on the left side, pass back to the slot, Dry Bones's shot is blocked by Koopa, who chips the ball ahead.

8:34 - Brought ahead by Team Waluigi, Koopa to Toad on the far side, Toad chips the ball ahead, his pass to Koopa, stopped by Kritter and booted away.

7:18 - Toad dekes over Hammer Bro., he passes to Koopa, he dekes, his shot is stopped by Kritter and is passed ahead to Hammer Bro. He brings the ball past center, passes it to Bowser in the slot, he dekes and pauses, he passes to Boo in the right corner, Boo shoots, save by Kritter.

6:51 - Bowser passes ahead to Hammer Bro., stolen by Toad, he clears the ball into the far corner. Grabbed there by Hammer Bro., he clears the ball ahead, Dry Bones here, gives it to Boo, cuts in, dekes, SCORES! Boo dekes through Kritter, he lands in the net, Team Bowser leads, three to two!

6:28 - Team Waluigi gets the ball, Koopa hands it up ahead to Toad, he gives to Hammer Bro., HE SCORES! We're tied! A curving shot that bent in front of Kritter ties the game at two!

6:19 - Dry Bones to Bowser, he dumps it in, Waluigi grabs it, blocked by Bowser, he feeds to Hammer Bro., he loads up, and SCORES ON A SKILLSHOT! Point-blank range, 30' out, Waluigi made a bonehead move and it cost his team a goal.

5:30 - This is Koopa up the middle, 50' from the net, to the right for Toad, back to Waluigi, over to Hammer Bro., taken away on a slide by Dry Bones and Team Bowser has the ball again.

5:11 - Boo in, pass to Bowser, shot high, Team Waluigi grabs it, Kritter ahead for Toad, who assisted on Team Waluigi's only goal.

5:02 - Boo hits Koopa, who slide tackled the ball, and Team Bowser will break out.

5:00 - We'll get back to action as the teams swap sides for the second half.

Start of 2nd Half

Waluigi needs a more aggressive gameplan for the second half while Bowser is doing everything right.

End of 1st Half

5:00 - End of the first half, we're tied at one each. Bowser outshot Waluigi 5-3 in the half.

4:48 - Boo up ahead, past center, on the far side, dekes through Waluigi, skillshot denied by Kritter. That'll do it for the half.

4:25 - Taking it in down the left side, the far side from our view, is Hammer Bro. for Team Waluigi, he shoots and gets stopped by Kritter.

4:07 - Dry Bones clears it down and Kritter grabs it, that move was to slow down the action.

3:51 - Long clear by Koopa off the electric fence to Kritter's right, grabbed by Waluigi, he dekes right into Kritter, who flings him into the electric fence and Team Bowser takes it back, and the noise has hit a new high here at The Battle Dome.

3:27 - Boo for Team Bowser on the right side, waits, hit hard by Hammer Bro. and Waluigi takes over.

3:10 - Just to clear things up, the time to the left of some monologue is the time the monologue starts, therefore we have long pauses between each one.

2:56 - Back to action here, Team Waluigi holds in their own zone, bringing the ball ahead, Koopa in front, drops it to Toad in the right corner and Toad's shot is blocked by Dry Bones and cleared.

2:42 - Team Bowser bringing it in on the right side, Boo past center, Boo to Bowser and back, to Dry Bones, he feeds to Bowser in front, to Hammer Bro. on the left side, SCORE! The ball was charged to white and Hammer Bro. slams it in, the crowd is on its feet, we're tied at one.

2:16 - Team Waluigi past center, Hammer Bro. cuts in, he feeds in front to Koopa, dekes, shot, Koopa got hammered into the electric fence by Kritter and Bowser will take possession.

1:46 - Turnover at center by Toad and Boo feeds it ahead for Hammer Bro., he waits on the left side, pass to Dry Bones in the spot, he relays it to Boo on the right side, Boo to Dry Bones and back, the shot blocked by Koopa and Team Waluigi has it.

1:25 - Team Bowser grabs the ball at center and brings it in. Boo in the right-wing corner, waits, pass, Bowser in front, cuts in, diving stop by Kritter.

1:09 - Team Waluigi brings it across center. Hammer Bro. in the left-wing circle, pass to Toad, Toad waits on the right side, Toad sets up, pass to the slot for Waluigi SCORE! A blast from the slot by Waluigi top-shelf, his first of the tourney, Toad's first assist of the tournament. Bowser, the host, is down 1-0 early and the fans don't like it.

0:56 - A couple of low clouds, but the storm blows in Monday, and it will probably be pouring for the Wario-DK game and Mario-Diddy Kong game, late Monday and early Tuesday, respectively.

0:47 - Team Waluigi has the ball again following the lob pass by Kritter, but Koopa gives it away to Dry Bones. He sets up Boo, Bowser in front, he gets the door slammed shut by Kritter!

0:35 - Cross pass from Bowser to Hammer Bro. and a great save by Kritter!

0:30 - Boo clears it ahead where a battle for the caram breaks out between Bowser and Toad. Bowser grabs it and moves ahead.

0:18 - First shot of the tournament is taken from the right side by Toad and Kritter grabs it for Team Bowser, who will get their first chance here.

0:08 - Team Waluigi taking their time in their own zone, moving the ball slowly, now progressing ahead.

0:01 - Koopa grabs the ball with a slide tackle and we're off!

0:00 - The purple-clad Waluigi will go to the right side for the first half with Hammer Bro. at left wing, Toad at the right, Koopa centering, and Waluigi on defense. Bowser, on the other hand, in the orange, is going from right to left this half, has Hammer Bro. on the left, Boo on the right, Bowser centering, and Dry Bones on defense.

Start of Game

Sorry we weren't able to get started earlier, but the opening ceremonies ran long.

Petey Piranha vs. Daisy
2/22, 23:45 UTC

Commentary
End of Game

10:05 - Dry Bones comes out here, pass ahead for Petey, to Toad on the near side, to Petey in front, he backs up, gives it back to Hammer Bro., he feeds it back for Dry Bones who gives it to Monty Mole in the far corner. Monty lobs to Petey through traffic HE SCORES! GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAL! At 10:22 in overtime! Petey wins, 1-0! A high header beats Kritter, Petey wins! He faces Bowser next, Daisy next duels with Waluigi.

10:00 - Here we go. Overtime is underway, Shy Guy grabs the ball for Team Daisy. Daisy in the turquoise, Petey in the red. Shy Guy pass for Toad-intercepted by Dry Bones.

Start of Overtime

The teams will not swap sides for overtime. Petey will probably continue their aggressive play while Daisy will try to find some way to counter.

End of 2nd Half

10:00 - Well, we've played ten minutes, we're scoreless, so we're heading to overtime. Petey outshot Daisy 5-1 in the second half and is leading in shots on goal, 7-4.

9:51 - Kritter up the far side for Hammer Bro., the clock is winding down, he takes a blast from 78' out, it's wide, and overtime awaits.

9:33 - Less than 30 seconds left in regulation, we may have overtime. Kritter up for Petey, he dekes, up for Toad, pass to Monty Mole, back to Toad, over to Monty, one-timer HIT THE POST! He hit the post! Monty Mole was in the clear and he rang a blast off the post.

9:07 - Kritter gives it off to Hammer Bro., drops it back for Daisy, she dekes, once, twice, past center, passes up ahead for Shy Guy, threading the needle, Shy Guy takes an off-balance shot that is snagged by Kritter.

8:39 - Kritter heaves it long for Toad, down the near side, going from left to right, Toad with a lob pass, Shy Guy cuts in, cross pass-blocked by a sliding Monty Mole. That was a perfect play, he hit it at just the right angle. Monty with a long feed to Petey, he takes a hard shot, that's knocked down by Kritter, who grabs it there.

7:46 - Kritter, a long pass. Petey heads it there, hits Daisy, power-up for Team Daisy. They use it here as Petey advances past center. It's three Green Shells. They all ricochet, one hits Monty Mole, but that's it as Petey gives the ball to Toad, who's in the left corner. Toad waits, handles the ball cleanly, dekes over Daisy, tries to deke over Kritter-NO! Kritter knocked him into the post and grabbed the ball.

7:12 - This is Boo going from right to left up the far side. He feeds to Petey, over to Toad, stolen by Hammer Bro. Hammer Bro., down the near side, drops it back for Shy Guy, lobs to a wide-open Toad, dekes over Dry Bones, his defender, shot from short range bobbled and grabbed by Kritter; Team Petey will get another go at it.

7:04 - Kritter grabs the ball, gives it off to Boo, Team Petey brings the ball out.

6:29 - Three shots this half already for Petey, Daisy hasn't taken any. Kritter regroups, gets up, passes up the far side to Hammer Bro., he feeds up the middle to Shy Guy, Bullet Bill Blast! Stopped by Kritter, there's the explosion, Shy Guy grabs it--HE HIT THE POST! Oh, he was so close there, he was wide open, but he couldn't execute.

5:37 - Kritter for Hammer Bro., he goes from left to right down the far side. Hammer Bro. here, his pass to Toad on the right, back to Daisy who's in the slot 67' out, her pass to Hammer Bro. in the left corner, his shot blocked Boo and passed ahead to Petey. He dekes, knocks away Shy Guy, down the middle he goes, to Hammer Bro. coming in down the near side, back to Petey in front and Kritter makes a nice save but can't hold on to it, Petey takes another shot, stopped by Kritter.

5:00 - The teams have swapped sides, Petey will go from right to left and Daisy will go from left to right. Shy Guy slides to the ball and is hit quickly by Petey. There's that gameplan we were looking for! Petey to the far side, Monty to Toad who's cutting in down the left, to Petey up the middle, drop pass for Boo at the point, his shot stopped by Kritter.

Start of 2nd Half

Both teams will need to make adjustments to their gameplan, some of them the same, as in take more shots and get aggressive. Petey needs to lead his team and get the half started with an early hit and a couple of quick shots.

End of 1st Half

5:00 - No goals in the first half for either side, and Daisy outshot Petey 3-2.

4:41 - Daisy up the middle, going from right to left, up ahead for Toad going down the right, his shot stopped, that's it for the half.

3:58 - Monty down the right, back for Boo, up ahead for Petey, his pass to Toad on the left, he's open, goes for a skillshot, Fire Meteor is stopped by Kritter, his hands are on fire, but Daisy grabs it and leads her team ahead.

2:42 - Kritter up the middle for Shy Guy, he dekes, dodges a Boo slide tackle, passes long up ahead to Toad, Toad to Hammer Bro on the left, back to Shy Guy, 18' from the net, goes up for a skillshot, Bullet Bill Blast! The Bullet Bill explodes and Kritter gets to the ball first and Team Petey brings the ball out.

1:59 - Kritter up the far side for Toad. Here's Toad, up the middle to Petey, Petey down the middle, to Toad on the left, lob pass over to Monty Mole on the right, he shoots up high and Kritter makes a jumping stop.

1:14 - Shy Guy up the middle, here's Toad, pass to Shy Guy, back to Daisy, Hammer Bro. on the left, dekes twice, slams Boo and Monty into the ground, his shot stopped by Kritter, that was the first shot of the game.

0:32 - Toad down the far side, going from left to right, here's Petey up the middle, he dekes, flings away Daisy, pass to the right, Monty Mole holds the ball, back for Boo, Boo over to Toad on the left, to Dry Bones, one-timer, bad shot, he hit at at the wrong angle, Shy Guy grabs the ball and Team Daisy will take it out.

0:08 - Toad across for Hammer Bro., he looks, Daisy at the point, dekes, pass to Toad, his shot blocked by Toad and taken out by Team Petey.

0:00 - It is nighttime here at The Battle Dome and the game is set to go. Shy Guy takes the ball for Team Daisy, going from right to left, gives it off to Toad, he cuts in down the right.

Start of Game

We are looking for another great game. Bowser took down Waluigi, 3-2, in a nailbiter. Petey, in the red, has Toad on the left, Monty on the right, Petey centering, and Boo on defense. Daisy, in the turquoise, will try to counter with Hammer Bro. on the left, Toad on the right, Shy Guy centering, and Daisy back on defense.

Bowser vs. Petey Piranha
2/26, 1:50 UTC

Daisy vs. Waluigi
2/28, 0:00 UTC

Daisy vs. Bowser
3/1, 19:30 UTC

Petey Piranha vs. Waluigi
3/4, 3:45 UTC

Luigi vs. Bowser Jr.
2/25, 3:00 UTC

Commentary
End of Game

10:00 - Bowser Jr. outshot Luigi 5-3 in the second and 7-4 overall. He faces Wario next and Luigi gets DK.

9:46 - Luigi needs to take a Mega Strike here but his teammates have to get the ball to him. Luigi gets hit by Dry Bones and that's it.

9:14 - Kritter up ahead for Hammer Bro., time running down. Hammer Bro. lands a perfect deke on Birdo, advances, feeds Bowser Jr. on the left side, and he gets stopped by Kritter.

8:35 - Luigi better get a move on here as it's Hammer Bro. up the near side. He dekes and crushes Monty Mole. Pass up for Luigi, threading the needle, he dekes and shoots wide! Because of the deke, he took an off-balance shot and got stopped.

8:08 - Dry Bones up for Monty Mole, he dekes, pass for Hammer Bro. up the middle, his long shot is stopped by Kritter.

7:27 - Luigi drops it back for Hammer Bro., he takes his own sweet time there but they need to hurry, down two. They do now, Luigi's open, and he knocks out Kritter with a shot and gets hit by the ever-speedy Dry Bones before he could take the shot as he grabbed the rebound.

6:57 - Kritter with a long bomb up the far side for Monty Mole, Bowser Jr.'s wide open up the middle, HE SCORES! A huge blast by Bowser Jr. from only 24' away, they lead by two!

6:06 - Luigi restarts the action, going from right to left, his pass to Hammer Bro., he drops it back for Birdo, up the far side for a wide-open Shy Guy, he loads up for a skillshot! It hits Kritter, and Bowser Jr. gets a break here as Kritter covers it up.

5:35 - Kritter up to Hammer Bro. who got knocked into the fence by Monty Mole and Luigi will get an item. Monty up the far side, to Hammer Bro. up the middle, back to Monty, lob for Hammer Bro., HE SCORES ON A BICYCLE KICK! A giant spiky shell hit him after the shot.

5:00 - We continue action here as the teams swap sides and Hammer Bro. slides to the ball and lobs it to Bowser Jr., who dekes and crushes Shy Guy. Now he advances and takes a curving blast that is nabbed easily by Kritter.

Start of 2nd Half

Both teams will need a much more aggressive approach for the second.

End of 1st Half

5:00 - Only three shots in the half, two of them by Bowser Jr., all of them by Hammer Bros.

4:52 - The half will end here as Hammer Bro. passes ahead to Monty Mole, who dekes as the siren sounds and time expires in the first half.

4:11 - Bowser Jr. is dominating this half, but Luigi has a chance here. Hammer Bro. up the far side, hammers Monty Mole, takes a skillshot and SCORES! We're tied!

2:40 - Kritter up for Bowser Jr., he dekes and crushes Hammer Bro., and continues to advance. He passes up the middle for Hammer Bro., he dekes and lands a hammer on Birdo, he passes to Bowser Jr., one-timer OFF THE POST! He hit the bar earlier and it's the post this time, but Kritter won't risk it. Hammer Bro. grabs the ball and gives it back to Bowser Jr. in the left near corner. He looks, drop pass for Dry Bones, skillshot zaps Luigi, his defender on the play. He grabs it again, pass to Monty on the right, dekes and doesn't hit anyone, now a hard shot stopped by Kritter.

2:19 - The action continues here, it's Luigi dropping it back for Hammer Bro., who drops it back for Birdo. Birdo up the near side, lob pass up to Shy Guy, he dekes and gets thrown into the boards by Monty Mole! Monty Mole grabs the rock and gets it back to Kritter and Bowser Jr. and Co. will regroup.

2:09 - Long pass down the near side to Hammer Bro. who dekes and crushes Luigi and SCORES ON A SKILLSHOT! Bowser Jr. sets up Hammer Bro., he dropped a hammer on Luigi and dropped a few more on Kritter to give Bowser Jr. a 1-0 lead.

1:51 - Kritter boots it up the far side to Hammer Bro., he waits, dekes but the hammer misses Bowser Jr., Bowser Jr. hits him into the fence and takes over.

1:25 - Dry Bones, a lob pass up the far side to Monty Mole, it gets to the target by deflecting off the electric fence, he passes to Hammer Bro. who rips a blast but Kritter makes the save.

0:53 - Kritter passes to Luigi, he dekes as he passes the center circle, passes to Shy Guy, he dekes and gets crushed by Dry Bones on the check and the crowd eats it up.

0:24 - Dry Bones passes it back up the far side for Monty Mole, he dekes, knocks Hammer Bro. away, passes ahead to a wide-open Hammer Bro., over to the left for Bowser Jr. who shoots OFF THE CROSSBAR! He hit the bar, that was gonna be easy money! Now Kritter scoops it up and Luigi will take it back.

0:00 - Aaaaaand...we're off! Luigi grabs the ball quickly, passes up the far side to Hammer Bro., he dekes, crushes Dry Bones, and advances from there. Pass in front for Luigi-Luigi hammered by Kritter and Dry Bones grabs it for Bowser Jr.

Start of 1st Half

Luigi has Hammer Bro. on the left, Shy Guy at right, Luigi centering, and Birdo on defense. Bowser Jr., on the other hand, is at left wing, Monty Mole at right wing, Hammer Bro. centering, and Dry Bones back on defense. Bowser Jr. going from right to left this half, Luigi from left to right. Luigi in the green, Bowser Jr. in the orange.

Wario vs. Donkey Kong
2/25, 3:15 UTC

Commentary
End of Game

10:00 - Wow! DK wins a thriller, 6-5. DK outshot Wario 8-7 overall, both teams took four shots in the second half, and DK also took a four-ball megastrike and the goal from it is the difference in this one. Wario next has to face Bowser Jr. and DK gets Luigi. I tell you, this is the group to watch.

9:57 - Wario had a shot, but DK took the pass away, and that'll do it.

9:43 - Time running out, Wario up for Koopa, to Birdo, pass to Toad, Toad for Birdo up the middle, pass intercepted!

9:30 - DK just needs to play it safe here, DK takes it back, over for Boo, Boo dekes, passing center, gets hit by Wario and nearly thrown into the electric fence.

9:03 - This it Toad, Wario needs to hurry, they're down two. Toad over DK, he's open, HE DEKES OVER KRITTER AND SCORES! A perfect deke, it's 6-5.

9:03 - It's four balls and they're not going very fast, Kritter stops the first two, the third goes it, he stops the fourth. It's 6-4 DK. A four-goal half and we're not even done yet.

8:45 - Time is running down; this is Boo, up for Koopa, he dekes past Birdo, who tried to hit him, now he passes for DK, IT'S A MEGASTRIKE!

8:14 - DK dekes, Toad stayed away and was able to slide tackle him following the deke, Toad up for Wario, he charges up and gets slammed by Boo.

7:53 - Toad for Birdo, back to Koopa, he feeds a long pass to Wario, he Butt Smashes DK, he's open, he feeds to Toad, GOAL! This one is far from over, Toad down the middle from 29', it's a 5-4 game.

7:22 - Kritter up the far side, wide-open Koopa, Shell Smash, rebound to Birdo, SHE SCORES! Oh, boy, how about this? It's 5-3 DK.

6:46 - Toad, lob pass to Wario, he Butt Smashes Koopa, Wario cuts in, pass to a wide-open Toad, back for Wario, lob pass-nabbed by Kritter! A courageous move works and DK catches a huge break there.

6:18 - DK dekes, Toad goes flying, he has an open lane, lob pass for Birdo, back to DK, one-timer knocked Kritter dizzy, he grabs the rebound and SCORES! Oh, baby, that was pretty! DK one-timed the rebound around a dizzy Kritter, he leads, four to three.

5:46 - Toad again for Wario, over DK, who tied to hit him there, his pass up for Wario, he feeds to Birdo, back to Wario, SCORES! A blast by Wario from 31' out ties the game. He was up the middle, slightly towards the far side there, that was a beautiful goal.

5:21 - Boo up for Koopa, Koopa cuts in, pass to Birdo, she feeds back to Koopa, to Birdo, SHE SCORES! Birdo was wide-open in the right corner and her shot curved around Kritter and in.

5:00 - The teams have swapped sides and it's Toad with the ball here for Team Wario, going from right to left, he dekes over DK, pass to an open Birdo, she gets hit by Boo and Team DK takes possession.

Start of 2nd Half

We're in the middle of a great one tonight, DK and Wario will probably keep their aggressive gameplan going for the second half.

End of 1st Half

5:00 - DK outshot Wario 4-3 in the half.

4:37 - Wario Butt Smashes DK after getting the ball from Toad, he passes back to Koopa, they'll let the half run out.

4:15 - DK now, to Koopa, moving up the near side again, to DK, he's open, SCORES! A curving shot by DK gets past Kritter, it's 2-2.

3:49 - Wario up for Birdo, Birdo for Toad, TOAD SCORES! Toad lobbed it when Kritter anticipated a hard shot or a pass back to Birdo, Wario has a 2-1 lead.

3:22 - This is Koopa moving from right to left up the near side, long pass for Birdo but it got blocked by Wario.

3:03 - Toad dekes over DK, coming in down the middle for Team Wario, to Wario down the right, Wario gets slide tackled by Koopa and DK takes over.

2:26 - Back to work here; DK with a lob pass for Birdo, beautiful communication there. Birdo to Koopa, back for Birdo, the ball is white, she feeds to Koopa, to Birdo again, SHE SCORES! Birdo from just 9' out up the middle and this game is tied!

1:58 - Toad with a deke over DK, his pass up to Birdo, she takes a hard shot and SCORES! Birdo wanted to take the skillshot, but was about to be hit and decided to take the normal shot instead and it paid off.

1:26 - This is Boo, he dekes through Birdo, he passes long up the near side to Koopa, he takes a skillshot, Shell Smash, but the rebound goes to Toad and Wario dodges a bullet there.

0:57 - Kritter up to Birdo, over to Koopa, who's on the near side, as they cross the center line. Koopa up to Wario, he shoots just wide and Boo grabs for DK.

0:39 - Kritter up to DK, he slowly advances, clears it in from just behind half-court, off the electric fence above the net and Birdo takes a one-timer that gets snagged by Kritter.

0:16 - Wario with a pass up the middle to Toad, dekes over Boo, pass to Birdo, Kritter stops the one-timer.

0:03 - DK to Birdo, she dekes and slams Koopa into the fence, pass to DK down the middle gets intercepted by Wario and taken out from there.

0:00 - The game is underway and Toad grabs the ball for Team Wario but gets clobbered by DK.

Start of Game

Another exciting battle in store for us today, Wario facing off with DK here in the rain. Wario, going from left to right in the first half, has Birdo at left wing, Wario on the right, Toad centering, and Koopa Troopa on D. Donkey Kong will go from right to left this half with Koopa Troopa on the left, Birdo on the right, DK at center, and Boo on defense. They will wear purple, Wario will wear yellow.

Bowser Jr. vs. Wario
2/27, 3:30 UTC

Donkey Kong vs. Luigi
2/28, 15:30 UTC

Donkey Kong vs. Bowser Jr.
3/1, 20:00 UTC

Wario vs. Luigi
3/5, 1:50 UTC

Peach vs. Yoshi
2/25, 3:30 UTC

Commentary
It will be a dark and stormy night, but Peach and Yoshi will face off here at The Battle Dome. Peach, in pink, has Koopa Troopa on the left, Toad on the right, Peach centering, and Boo back on D. Yoshi, in green, will have Yoshi on the left, Koopa Troopa on the right, Toad centering, and Shy Guy on defense.

Diddy Kong vs. Mario
2/25, 3:45 UTC

Commentary
You can just feel the excitement in the wet, wet air for this one. It will be raining all night. Diddy Kong, in the purple, will have Hammer Bro. at left wing, Diddy at right, Shy Guy centering, and Birdo on defense. Mario, in the red, has Hammer Bro. on the left, Toad on the right, Mario at center, and Koopa Troopa on defense.

Yoshi vs. Diddy Kong
2/27, 23:30 UTC

Mario vs. Peach
2/28, 16:00 UTC

Mario vs. Yoshi
3/3, 23:00 UTC

Diddy Kong vs. Peach
3/6, 15:30 UTC

Quarterfinals
3/6, 16:00 UTC

3/7, 15:00 UTC

Semifinals
3/7, 23:00 UTC

3/8, 19:30 UTC

CHAMPIONSHIP
3/11, 3:45 UTC

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