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==The Beginning==

The [[Tennis League 1|first tennis tournament]] was hosted by Gallers in 2007, based on a billiards ~~tournament~~ they played in at the time. There were only four players - SushieBoy, Misslaineous10, PapaGonzales, and ~~RabbitSnore~~. ~~PapaGonzales~~ would be the first ~~player to receive the~~ "~~Golden Cube of Victor~~" ~~- the medal of honor for winning a tournament~~.

A sense of competition pervaded the aura of video tennis from the time it was first concieved. Conrad Slater made note to stiplify in the first ever wanted thread for a casual match, eventually answered by Miss10, that the match was to have "no winner"<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/19-tennis-completed/79347-1st-ever-poop-tennis-game-conradslater-vs-misselaineous10/1</ref>. Being that he was inspired to adapt [[Photoshop Tennis]] to the medium of video, he could have observed this competitive element in the existing Photoshop Tennis communities of the time. Nonetheless, it was considered a standard in tennis' very early days that most tennis matches usually had a poll where viewers could vote on which of the two players won. Due to tennis still being seen as nothing more than a curiosity, as well as the sense of "winning" never really amounting to anything, this ultimately became phased out of general tennis conduct very quickly.

At a certain point during Conrad Slater's reign over the [[YouChew]] forums however, when the site had its deepest investment in chronicling the progression and growth of [[YouTube Poop]] as a whole, Conrad actually stipulated a requirement that those who wanted to be "featured" as a creator on the site had to participate in at least one tennis match as a requisite. This system became abolished fairly quickly, as this ended up happening towards the end of his era of prominence. {{RabbitSnore}} in particular was known to champion much more of a laid-back approach to community operations, especially regarding tennis. Amusingly, while Conrad was immediately against the idea of tennis ever being organized as tournaments, Rabbit was by contrast welcoming of them, seeing their potential for bringing the community together in a spirit of fun.

The [[Tennis League 1|first tennis tournament]] was hosted by Gallers in late 2007, based on a billiards league they played in at the time. RabbitSnore played a big hand in allowing this event to even take place - he had at that point already become a figure Conrad trusted, and was able to convince him to let it take place, along with assuring his own participation. There were only four players, with the other three being SushieBoy, Misslaineous10, and PapaGonzales, who ended up being the (unwilling) winner of this event. While there were yet to be any such trophies for winning tennis tournaments yet, subsequent award implementations on future versions of the forums always featured a trophy for this achievement, and it was always given to PapaGonzales as his only site award. Gallers would be responsible for hosting what are now credited as the first four "official" tournaments to occur on these forums, though his participation and commitment would lessen with each one.

==[[YouChew]] era==

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 ==The Beginning==
-The [[Tennis League 1|first tennis tournament]] was hosted by Gallers in 2007, based on a billiards tournament they played in at the time. There were only four players - SushieBoy, Misslaineous10, PapaGonzales, and RabbitSnore. PapaGonzales would be the first player to receive the "Golden Cube of Victor" - the medal of honor for winning a tournament.
+A sense of competition pervaded the aura of video tennis from the time it was first concieved. Conrad Slater made note to stiplify in the first ever wanted thread for a casual match, eventually answered by Miss10, that the match was to have "no winner"<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/19-tennis-completed/79347-1st-ever-poop-tennis-game-conradslater-vs-misselaineous10/1</ref>. Being that he was inspired to adapt [[Photoshop Tennis]] to the medium of video, he could have observed this competitive element in the existing Photoshop Tennis communities of the time. Nonetheless, it was considered a standard in tennis' very early days that most tennis matches usually had a poll where viewers could vote on which of the two players won. Due to tennis still being seen as nothing more than a curiosity, as well as the sense of "winning" never really amounting to anything, this ultimately became phased out of general tennis conduct very quickly.
+At a certain point during Conrad Slater's reign over the [[YouChew]] forums however, when the site had its deepest investment in chronicling the progression and growth of [[YouTube Poop]] as a whole, Conrad actually stipulated a requirement that those who wanted to be "featured" as a creator on the site had to participate in at least one tennis match as a requisite. This system became abolished fairly quickly, as this ended up happening towards the end of his era of prominence. {{RabbitSnore}} in particular was known to champion much more of a laid-back approach to community operations, especially regarding tennis. Amusingly, while Conrad was immediately against the idea of tennis ever being organized as tournaments, Rabbit was by contrast welcoming of them, seeing their potential for bringing the community together in a spirit of fun.
+The [[Tennis League 1|first tennis tournament]] was hosted by Gallers in late 2007, based on a billiards league they played in at the time. RabbitSnore played a big hand in allowing this event to even take place - he had at that point already become a figure Conrad trusted, and was able to convince him to let it take place, along with assuring his own participation. There were only four players, with the other three being SushieBoy, Misslaineous10, and PapaGonzales, who ended up being the (unwilling) winner of this event. While there were yet to be any such trophies for winning tennis tournaments yet, subsequent award implementations on future versions of the forums always featured a trophy for this achievement, and it was always given to PapaGonzales as his only site award. Gallers would be responsible for hosting what are now credited as the first four "official" tournaments to occur on these forums, though his participation and commitment would lessen with each one.
 ==[[YouChew]] era==