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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), | 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. | ||
Casual 3-way matches significantly slowed in activity after this point, and in lieu of much larger and complex multi-ways rising in prominence over the next several years, were rarely attempted as often again outside of sanctioned [[tennis tournaments]]. The [[3-Way Tennis Tournament]](2010-2011) and the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]](2024-2025) were both created explicitly around this variant in the years subsequent. | Casual 3-way matches significantly slowed in activity after this point, and in lieu of much larger and complex multi-ways rising in prominence over the next several years, were rarely attempted as often again outside of sanctioned [[tennis tournaments]]. The [[3-Way Tennis Tournament]](2010-2011) and the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]](2024-2025) were both created explicitly around this variant in the years subsequent. | ||
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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) | |||
ThaNuke vs. WowComics vs. Aesaun(September-October 2008)(failed) | ThaNuke vs. WowComics vs. Aesaun(September-October 2008)(failed) | ||