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[[Category:Notable Matches]]

The '''Tennis Staff Multiway''' is an ongoing(?) tennis [[chain]] that ~~any~~ [[Tennis Staff]], past or present, can volley. The match ~~began in 2009 (citation needed) and~~ has ~~been going ever since~~, with the most recent round being by {{dani}}.

The '''Tennis Staff Multiway''' is an ongoing(?) tennis [[chain]] that began on May 26, 2009. The concept behind it was for it to be exclusive match played only by the [[Tennis Staff]] on the original Youchew Forums. Originally started as a giant multi-way match between the active staff of the time, it soon become part of a "rite of passage" tradition, where new rounds largely became made by the most recent additions to the staff as sort of a celebration of their promotion. Even so, any member of the staff past or present can volley, with second volleys being contributed by RAKninja and strong414bad. The match has continued following Youchew's closure, extending to the Tennis Staff of YTPMania, with the most recent round being by {{dani}}.

''"A legendary tennis match as old as time. Or, at least, as old as 2009. This decade long match and counting has long been written in stone by the Fucks of old and through successive generations of time and staff turnover. It weaves a multi-directional, evolving narrative of the warrior CHEN, born from the serve of the fabled Moogle, who has lived to survive 15 grueling tennis rounds of absurdity, complexity, humor, music, and NINJAS, which have been and continue to have been served only by those who have been presently or previously chosen by the Golden Bunny Breasted Racquet of Servitude, now represented equally by the Silver Racqueted Shield of the Knights of Justice (“We Don’t Care Who You Are, We’re Ready To Meet You”). CHEN The Warrior is themselves never seen, but their immediately recognizable Battle Cry has pierced the heavens and cut through every tennis round gauntlet they have found themselves faced with, aided with by the awesome strength of their mighty weapon, The Incredible Laser Sword. Truly, nothing can stop The Warrior CHEN. In short, This is The Tennis Fuck Story. A theoretically endless multi-way in which only cafe staff may volley."''

-{{dani}}, in the OP of the YTPMania continuation thread October 22, 2019

=Layout=

The match is your average chain, however many of the in-jokes and references pertain to the staff themselves. Rounds can be claimed in advance, and members can claim as many rounds as they want; however usually they only do one or two.

The match is your average chain, however many of the in-jokes and references pertain to the history of the staff themselves. Rounds can be claimed in advance, and members can claim as many rounds as they want; however usually they only do one or two.

Originally the match was planned to go to about 30 total rounds, with a proposed volleying order being "Moogle vs. Crash2991 vs. RAKninja vs. theHappyFungus vs. Emperor Ing vs. RabbitSnore vs. strong414bad vs. Gamebop vs. MycroProcessor vs. DaftPunkYoshi vs. NS2". While NS2 showed enthusiasm for contributing to this match, he never ended up making a Round 12 like originally planned, which eventually became RAKninja's second volley. Almost every round that has been submitted to the match since (with the exception of strong414bad's Round 14) has been by a newly added member of the Tennis Staff.

=Rounds=

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==Round 1==

[https://youtu.be/ZI_eUoiNtwc "What, you want me to play with your tail?", by Moogle]

Moogle's nearly 5 minute serve, uploaded May 26, 2009, utilizes many different sources associated with the different members of the active Tennis Staff at the time of its making, along with many of Moogle's usual stylistic flourishes. These include:

Touhou Sources (Moogle)

Norm Augustinus (TheHappyFungus)

Ninja: Silent Assassin (RAKninja and Emperor Ing)

Final Fantasy X (Moogle)

Bono's World AIDS Day Promo (possibly RabbitSnore)

Kukori Es Kotkoda (Gamebop)

Ralph Bakshi's Lord of The Rings(1978)(Emperor Ing)

Higurashi When They Cry (NS2 and theHappyFungus)

The Chrono Trigger Anime pilot (Crash2991)

Metal Gear Solid (NS2)

Myst (MycroProcessor)

In respect to the rest of the match's company, the serve edits all of these different sources in a mostly classic-based humor style, to leave room for any directions desired to be taken.

==Round 2==

[https://youtu.be/TH6azu9icoY "Want Me to Play With the Very Fabric that is Your Life?", by Crash2991]

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[https://youtu.be/eB0GVEQdeGQ "Orcs Play Silver Snares without a Care", by EmperorIng]

==Round 6==

'''RabbitSnore~~'s round 6~~ is currently MIA as of ~~August~~ 2024.'''

'''"The Thumbnail of this Video Only Tells Half the Tale", by RabbitSnore, is currently MIA as of September 2024.'''

==Round 7==

[https://youtu.be/Ro5VrH8qtqA "The Video's Thumbnail Tells Tales as James Earl Jones Reads Pi.", by Strong414bad]

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 [[Category:Notable Matches]]
-The '''Tennis Staff Multiway''' is an ongoing(?) tennis [[chain]] that any [[Tennis Staff]], past or present, can volley. The match began in 2009 (citation needed) and has been going ever since, with the most recent round being by {{dani}}.
+The '''Tennis Staff Multiway''' is an ongoing(?) tennis [[chain]] that began on May 26, 2009. The concept behind it was for it to be exclusive match played only by the [[Tennis Staff]] on the original Youchew Forums. Originally started as a giant multi-way match between the active staff of the time, it soon become part of a "rite of passage" tradition, where new rounds largely became made by the most recent additions to the staff as sort of a celebration of their promotion. Even so, any member of the staff past or present can volley, with second volleys being contributed by RAKninja and strong414bad. The match has continued following Youchew's closure, extending to the Tennis Staff of YTPMania, with the most recent round being by {{dani}}.
+<small> ''"A legendary tennis match as old as time. Or, at least, as old as 2009. This decade long match and counting has long been written in stone by the Fucks of old and through successive generations of time and staff turnover. It weaves a multi-directional, evolving narrative of the warrior CHEN, born from the serve of the fabled Moogle, who has lived to survive 15 grueling tennis rounds of absurdity, complexity, humor, music, and NINJAS, which have been and continue to have been served only by those who have been presently or previously chosen by the Golden Bunny Breasted Racquet of Servitude, now represented equally by the Silver Racqueted Shield of the Knights of Justice (“We Don’t Care Who You Are, We’re Ready To Meet You”). CHEN The Warrior is themselves never seen, but their immediately recognizable Battle Cry has pierced the heavens and cut through every tennis round gauntlet they have found themselves faced with, aided with by the awesome strength of their mighty weapon, The Incredible Laser Sword. Truly, nothing can stop The Warrior CHEN. In short, This is The Tennis Fuck Story. A theoretically endless multi-way in which only cafe staff may volley."''
+-{{dani}}, in the OP of the YTPMania continuation thread October 22, 2019 </small>
 =Layout=
-The match is your average chain, however many of the in-jokes and references pertain to the staff themselves. Rounds can be claimed in advance, and members can claim as many rounds as they want; however usually they only do one or two.
+The match is your average chain, however many of the in-jokes and references pertain to the history of the staff themselves. Rounds can be claimed in advance, and members can claim as many rounds as they want; however usually they only do one or two.
+Originally the match was planned to go to about 30 total rounds, with a proposed volleying order being "Moogle vs. Crash2991 vs. RAKninja vs. theHappyFungus vs. Emperor Ing vs. RabbitSnore vs. strong414bad vs. Gamebop vs. MycroProcessor vs. DaftPunkYoshi vs. NS2". While NS2 showed enthusiasm for contributing to this match, he never ended up making a Round 12 like originally planned, which eventually became RAKninja's second volley. Almost every round that has been submitted to the match since (with the exception of strong414bad's Round 14) has been by a newly added member of the Tennis Staff.
 =Rounds=
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 ==Round 1==
 [https://youtu.be/ZI_eUoiNtwc "What, you want me to play with your tail?", by Moogle]
+Moogle's nearly 5 minute serve, uploaded May 26, 2009, utilizes many different sources associated with the different members of the active Tennis Staff at the time of its making, along with many of Moogle's usual stylistic flourishes. These include:
+Touhou Sources (Moogle)<br>
+Norm Augustinus (TheHappyFungus)<br>
+Ninja: Silent Assassin (RAKninja and Emperor Ing)<br>
+Final Fantasy X (Moogle)<br>
+Bono's World AIDS Day Promo (possibly RabbitSnore)<br>
+Kukori Es Kotkoda (Gamebop)<br>
+Ralph Bakshi's Lord of The Rings(1978)(Emperor Ing)<br>
+Higurashi When They Cry (NS2 and theHappyFungus)<br>
+The Chrono Trigger Anime pilot (Crash2991)<br>
+Metal Gear Solid (NS2)<br>
+Myst (MycroProcessor)<br>
+In respect to the rest of the match's company, the serve edits all of these different sources in a mostly classic-based humor style, to leave room for any directions desired to be taken.
 ==Round 2==
 [https://youtu.be/TH6azu9icoY "Want Me to Play With the Very Fabric that is Your Life?", by Crash2991]
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 [https://youtu.be/eB0GVEQdeGQ "Orcs Play Silver Snares without a Care", by EmperorIng]
 ==Round 6==
-'''RabbitSnore's round 6 is currently MIA as of August 2024.'''
+'''"The Thumbnail of this Video Only Tells Half the Tale", by RabbitSnore, is currently MIA as of September 2024.'''
 ==Round 7==
 [https://youtu.be/Ro5VrH8qtqA "The Video's Thumbnail Tells Tales as James Earl Jones Reads Pi.", by Strong414bad]