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The proper YouChew era of tennis tournaments is considered to have begun with the [[Tennis Cup]]. It was the first tournament to occur during the Rabbit/TINS era, and the first tournament where the [[tennis staff]] had become established as a central element to the tennis community. All members that would be on the staff during the event participated, and one({{NS2}}) even made it [[Ishkibibl vs. NS2|to the final match.]]

Up until about the end of the [[Tennis League 3]], an ill-fated event which became considered failed after only a month, tennis was seen to have been at its most freewheeling, with players clearly participating out of a sense of mutual enjoyment. ~~There~~ was no clear "meta" for victory in competitive matches up to this point; players clearly engaged matches in the ways that they felt most comfortable, and whether or not they won was purely by fortunate happenstance ~~with every approach having its constituency~~. A clear moment when this began to change can be identified with the beginning with the [[Doubles Cup 1]], the first tournament in which the tennis staff assumed control and influence over their taking place. The match of Terrorist + Nuthead vs. GameBop + MycroProcessor(2008) ended up failing after only 4 rounds, with no collaborative rounds being made, due to Terrorist finding tennis becoming "more competitive and serious than it is fun" and subsequently deciding to retire from it:

Up until about the end of the [[Tennis League 3]], an ill-fated event which became considered failed after only a month, tennis was seen to have been at its most freewheeling, with players clearly participating out of a sense of mutual enjoyment. As the initial events mostly took place as a way to bring people together and play matches entirely, there was no clear "meta" for victory in competitive matches up to this point; players clearly engaged matches in the ways that they felt most comfortable, and whether or not they won was purely by fortunate happenstance. A clear moment when this began to change can be identified with the beginning with the [[Doubles Cup 1]], the first tournament in which the tennis staff assumed control and influence over their taking place. The match of Terrorist + Nuthead vs. GameBop + MycroProcessor(2008) ended up failing after only 4 rounds, with no collaborative rounds being made, due to Terrorist finding tennis becoming "more competitive and serious than it is fun" and subsequently deciding to retire from it:

<small>"I don't like the way Tennis is now, Effects everywhere, Videos flying around, and just [loud distorted audio] with it."

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 The proper YouChew era of tennis tournaments is considered to have begun with the [[Tennis Cup]]. It was the first tournament to occur during the Rabbit/TINS era, and the first tournament where the [[tennis staff]] had become established as a central element to the tennis community. All members that would be on the staff during the event participated, and one({{NS2}}) even made it [[Ishkibibl vs. NS2|to the final match.]]
-Up until about the end of the [[Tennis League 3]], an ill-fated event which became considered failed after only a month, tennis was seen to have been at its most freewheeling, with players clearly participating out of a sense of mutual enjoyment. There was no clear "meta" for victory in competitive matches up to this point; players clearly engaged matches in the ways that they felt most comfortable, and whether or not they won was purely by fortunate happenstance with every approach having its constituency. A clear moment when this began to change can be identified with the beginning with the [[Doubles Cup 1]], the first tournament in which the tennis staff assumed control and influence over their taking place. The match of Terrorist + Nuthead vs. GameBop + MycroProcessor(2008) ended up failing after only 4 rounds, with no collaborative rounds being made, due to Terrorist finding tennis becoming "more competitive and serious than it is fun" and subsequently deciding to retire from it:
+Up until about the end of the [[Tennis League 3]], an ill-fated event which became considered failed after only a month, tennis was seen to have been at its most freewheeling, with players clearly participating out of a sense of mutual enjoyment. As the initial events mostly took place as a way to bring people together and play matches entirely, there was no clear "meta" for victory in competitive matches up to this point; players clearly engaged matches in the ways that they felt most comfortable, and whether or not they won was purely by fortunate happenstance. A clear moment when this began to change can be identified with the beginning with the [[Doubles Cup 1]], the first tournament in which the tennis staff assumed control and influence over their taking place. The match of Terrorist + Nuthead vs. GameBop + MycroProcessor(2008) ended up failing after only 4 rounds, with no collaborative rounds being made, due to Terrorist finding tennis becoming "more competitive and serious than it is fun" and subsequently deciding to retire from it:
 <small>"I don't like the way Tennis is now, Effects everywhere, Videos flying around, and just [loud distorted audio] with it."