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The [[Year of the Three-Ways]] is a term invented by {{dani_phantump}} in January 2025 to describe an early period in tennis in which [[3-way]] matches were played at particular frequency and prominence. While this term tends to loosely point specifically to 2008 as this consolidated "year", the actual era of most prominence for casual 3-way matches in tennis is roughly double this length, lasting from October 2007 - when the first 3-way matches began to be attempted and successfully played - to September 2009. | The [[Year of the Three-Ways]] is a term invented by {{dani_phantump}} in January 2025 to describe an early period in tennis in which [[3-way]] matches were played at particular frequency and prominence. While this term tends to loosely point specifically to 2008 as this consolidated "year", the actual era of most prominence for casual 3-way matches in tennis is roughly double this length, lasting from October 2007 - when the first 3-way matches began to be attempted and successfully played - to September 2009. | ||
3-way matches have their origins in the initial efforts of the early player MahsuginaChicken, who only briefly dabbled in tennis in late 2007, but otherwise successfully created the first complete 3-way match playing alongside SeductiveBaz and hom906sar(the 41st match ever played) after originally attempting it with Calcbox and Sunnyerik.<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/83504-tennis-sunnyerik-vs-mahsuginachicken-vs-calcbox/1</ref> Following this, the next 3-way match, [[BMATF vs. UncleChuckTH vs. Wikiwow]](2007) became the first match to solidify the potential of the variant, and has remained influential into the present day. | 3-way matches have their origins in the initial efforts of the early player MahsuginaChicken, who only briefly dabbled in tennis in late 2007, but otherwise successfully created the first complete 3-way match playing alongside SeductiveBaz and hom906sar (the 41st match ever played) after originally attempting it with Calcbox and Sunnyerik.<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/83504-tennis-sunnyerik-vs-mahsuginachicken-vs-calcbox/1</ref> Following this, the next 3-way match, [[BMATF vs. UncleChuckTH vs. Wikiwow]](2007) became the first match to solidify the potential of the variant, and has remained influential into the present day. | ||
It would not be until early 2008 that activity for 3-way matches began to increase before peaking in the summer of that year, with many being attempted throughout this period but only few ever completing alongside other ambitious variant attempts such as 4 and 5-way matches,<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/94785-mrdrunkenfox-vs-stegblob-vs-seductivebaz-vs-scorpion-round-1/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/10487-thf-vs-adhdyoshi-vs-swari-vs-afrivan-vs-zacheatscrackers/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/6391-temeku-vs-afrivan-vs-squirrelous-vs-bmatf-vs-nuthead/1</ref> the first attempts at [[Doubles]] matches,<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/95922-rabbitsnore-and-misselaineous10-vs-furnessly-and-thehappyfungus/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/15312-rabbitsnore-and-thanuke-vs-ishkibibl-and-plasmafetus/1</ref> and even an attempt at a 3-way [[Duel]].<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/12636-three-way-duel-christoph-vs-thewafflemaster-vs-terrorist/1</ref> Highlights from this period include [[InsinerateHymn vs. zacheatscrackers vs. GameBop]](2008), which was successful enough to manage 15 rounds in a single week of activity, Luioigi vs. Aesaun vs. guysafari(2008), Emperor Ing vs. NS2 vs. strong414bad(2008), which later inspired the [[Windows Movie Master]], and TheDarkRises vs. XBR4D3NX vs. Crash2991(2008-2009), the match that took the longest of all attempts in this period to complete successfully, after over a year of stalled progress. | It would not be until early 2008 that activity for 3-way matches began to increase before peaking in the summer of that year, with many being attempted throughout this period but only few ever completing alongside other ambitious variant attempts such as 4 and 5-way matches,<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/94785-mrdrunkenfox-vs-stegblob-vs-seductivebaz-vs-scorpion-round-1/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/10487-thf-vs-adhdyoshi-vs-swari-vs-afrivan-vs-zacheatscrackers/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/6391-temeku-vs-afrivan-vs-squirrelous-vs-bmatf-vs-nuthead/1</ref> the first attempts at [[Doubles]] matches,<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/95922-rabbitsnore-and-misselaineous10-vs-furnessly-and-thehappyfungus/1</ref><ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/15312-rabbitsnore-and-thanuke-vs-ishkibibl-and-plasmafetus/1</ref> and even an attempt at a 3-way [[Duel]].<ref>https://ftlfw.net/archives/websites/youchew.net/archive/forum/20-tennis-forfeited-and-failed/12636-three-way-duel-christoph-vs-thewafflemaster-vs-terrorist/1</ref> Highlights from this period include [[InsinerateHymn vs. zacheatscrackers vs. GameBop]](2008), which was successful enough to manage 15 rounds in a single week of activity, Luioigi vs. Aesaun vs. guysafari(2008), Emperor Ing vs. NS2 vs. strong414bad(2008), which later inspired the [[Windows Movie Master]], and TheDarkRises vs. XBR4D3NX vs. Crash2991(2008-2009), the match that took the longest of all attempts in this period to complete successfully, after over a year of stalled progress. | ||
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peskyplumber vs. AbsoluteBillion vs. Hoss1993(March 2008)(failed) | peskyplumber vs. AbsoluteBillion vs. Hoss1993(March 2008)(failed) | ||
cloggedone vs. GameBop vs. theHappyFungus(April 2008)(failed) | {{cloggedone}} vs. {{GameBop}} vs. {{theHappyFungus}}(April 2008)(failed) | ||
zacheatscrackers vs. CptLexCrunch vs. Erarg(April 2008) | zacheatscrackers vs. CptLexCrunch vs. Erarg(April 2008) | ||
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Intenseowl vs. ShadowWario/FancySanta vs. DrGenericMan(July 2008)(failed) | Intenseowl vs. ShadowWario/FancySanta vs. DrGenericMan(July 2008)(failed) | ||
NEVERGONNAGETIT92000 vs. HenoTalkie vs. navyhusky11(July 2008)(failed) | {{NEVERGONNAGETIT92000}} vs. HenoTalkie vs. navyhusky11(July 2008)(failed) | ||
MycroProcessor vs. SesakaGenX vs. Squid0862(July-August 2008)(failed) | {{MycroProcessor}} vs. SesakaGenX vs. Squid0862(July-August 2008)(failed) | ||
Grabboarm vs. GorillaCrap35 vs. 3inchhorse(July-August 2008) | Grabboarm vs. GorillaCrap35 vs. 3inchhorse(July-August 2008) | ||
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Luioigi vs. Aesaun vs. guysafari(August 2008) | Luioigi vs. Aesaun vs. guysafari(August 2008) | ||
Emperor Ing vs. NS2 vs. strong414bad(August-September 2008) | {{Emperor Ing}} vs. {{NS2}} vs. {{strong414bad}}(August-September 2008) | ||
ThaNuke vs. WowComics vs. Aesaun(September-October 2008)(failed) | ThaNuke vs. WowComics vs. Aesaun(September-October 2008)(failed) | ||
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OMGulator vs. TheDarkRises vs. AmiralMachin(April-May 2009)(failed) | OMGulator vs. TheDarkRises vs. AmiralMachin(April-May 2009)(failed) | ||
quax94 vs. TheGreatFlamingHobo vs. GameBop(May-June 2009) | {{quax94}} vs. TheGreatFlamingHobo vs. GameBop(May-June 2009) | ||
zacheatscrackers vs. XBR4D3NX vs. JohnFordDanceTroup(Malkmusian)(June 2009) | {{zacheatscrackers}} vs. XBR4D3NX vs. JohnFordDanceTroup(Malkmusian)(June 2009) | ||
GasmaskAvenger vs. RobochaoXX vs. hobopigeon(February-June 2009) | GasmaskAvenger vs. RobochaoXX vs. hobopigeon(February-June 2009) | ||
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hemanlovepancakes vs. Rarenut59 vs. AmiralMachin(August 2009)(failed) | hemanlovepancakes vs. Rarenut59 vs. AmiralMachin(August 2009)(failed) | ||
TheDarkRises vs. XBR4D3NX vs. Crash2991(June 2008 - August 2009) | TheDarkRises vs. XBR4D3NX vs. {{Crash2991}}(June 2008 - August 2009) | ||
TheChutley vs. deckman92 vs. rapskallionxyz(June-September 2009)(failed) | {{TheChutley}} vs. deckman92 vs. {{rapskallionxyz}}(June-September 2009)(failed) | ||
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