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¶ Introduction
Just like last year, Tall Tails is a super serious ponyplay sim! As a super serious ponyplay sim we host only the most serious and realistic of events! This year will be the return of the Sumo Championship, which was won last year by the fearless Sin who defied all the odds by showing she truly is the most fearsome kitty in the wider ponyplay universe. 2022 is a new year however, and the belt is once again up for grabs by anybody willing to step into the arena and take it. Pony Sumo is not for the faint of heart, come prepared for battl;e!
People who have been visiting the sim for some time will already be aware that thanks to help from Danna Pearl, we have our very own dedicated sumo arena on sim that we have used to good effect on multiple occasions, so much so that we went on to create the Sumo Warrior achievement to reward those who have the grit and guts to win one of our impromptu tournaments.
While we can all see the real world ponyplay parallels that this events was born from, the Sumo Championship will make it clear to the SecondLife world who truly is the strongest and most resilient pony anywhere on the Grid!
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¶ When & Where is it Happening?
The Sumo Championship will be happening during the Week of Madness on 03/06/2022 at 12PM SLT.
The event will be hosted at the main rezzer at the Sky Training Platform, you can get there by clicking here.
If anybody would like to rez the arena before hand to get an idea of what they will see during the event you can use the sky training
¶ How Can I Take Part?
Taking part is easy! Simply turn up on the day in tack and make it clear to Molly Lacroix or Axelle Beorn that you wish to take part in the event. Carts will be provided for all ponies.
If you wish to watch and not take part in the event itself then there we be seating available outside of the arena. Pony Sumo can be a very laggy event due to the large amount of carts and people concentrated in one area, so staying behind the lag shields is something we encourage everyone not taking part to do.
The winner of the tournament will take home the Tall Tails Sumo Championship 2022 belt!
¶ Rules
Pony Sumo is a simple sport for simple ponies, but there are still rules that must be followed in order to keep things from descending into total madness! Please read the following rules and commit them to memory as anybody not following them will be disqualified.
- All participants must be in some form of pony tack.
- All participants must use an MG Sulky cart provided by the rezzers found within the cargo containers at Sorrowman ‘Scrap’ Yards.
- There must be nobody sat on the seat of the MG Sulky.
- Once eliminated from the tournament, send your MG Sulky home and exit the arena and wait in the stands with the crowd.
- The tournament will last for multiple rounds, each round the first person to hit the ground will be eliminated from the tournament. This will be done until one person remains.
- The arena will become 10% smaller after every minute until nobody is left on the arena platform.
- The winner of the tournament is eligible for the Sumo Warrior achievement if they do not already own it.
- Respect the decision of the event host. It is not uncommon for two people to hit the ground at around the same time. The host may ask the crows for their opinions, but their decision is final.
¶ Participants
| Amber Hijinks | amber.hijinks | aabb59c6-5bd2-491f-a16d-ed4a66986178 | |
| Ari Littlepaws | ari.littlepaws | 619a26bd-aea1-46de-bb30-cde8faf60db9 | |
| Berry | monicajane.resident | 36bfa141-b994-48f2-8a31-cc40da6e2d80 | |
| Carrot | reyetta.claven | eb38e3ec-3873-4fc3-8d53-3d608639d04b | |
| Coffee | chocosis.resident | 1361441a-836d-41c4-8f1e-acb1032ff5d3 | |
| Katsumi | wazaaaaaaa85.resident | bb1bea49-d449-4565-a803-897804f92133 | |
| Lady Setia Mystery | setia.mistwalker | 600a1283-77fe-4e86-a6f7-78664f282d2f | |
| Lesha | agnieszka.kiyori | 9fcb78de-02a4-48c0-a905-e042a70e241b | |
| m4zi | erika.dianthus | 7882d141-5160-4676-b99e-4527239dc209 | |
| M73 | mistress.lycia | 79d72af7-0a48-4e21-8448-5fb425852304 | |
| Magic | u69.magic | 4836d4cd-c058-4f4e-8249-3b23e91f0802 | |
| Pimkie | tinaeren.resident | 84a12d8f-395f-41cf-8d49-c356e1181318 | |
| Rahi | alexofp.resident | cf222fae-d04d-4f80-a8f0-424cbc937688 | |
| Sammy Belial | pentazi.resident | 9a3c80e1-416b-4efe-888d-b8ec4376fa5d | |
| Sin Cruz | sincruz.resident | 16568e82-20dc-4a6b-b2f7-3299921b0616 | |
| Surssin Dragonian | surssin.resident | 07083275-890d-4020-82bc-7431703b07c2 | |
| Teal | hanako.denfu | 3d531f0d-db0a-4bd2-acfd-a8afcd870ebe | |
| Teleria Tearfall | teleria2015.resident | 16f16c28-8004-4449-85de-993642f64851 |
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| Tempest | shard.soyinka | cff8df2f-f815-47a3-932d-77b596be86d3 | |
| Trisky | trisskelia.resident | 1a52c7c6-0903-44a8-b07e-e0ecb43988b5 | |
| Vixen | sakkara.quamar | f49124ee-f100-41db-ad4f-a3eefa89807c |
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Rounds
¶ Round 1
| Winner | m4zi |
| Eliminated 1st | Surssin Dragonian |
| Eliminated 2nd | Magic |
¶ Round 2
¶ Round 3
| Winner | Sammy Belial |
| Eliminated 1st | Vixen |
| Eliminated 2nd | Teal |
¶ Round 4
¶ Round 5
| Winner | Sammy Belial |
| Eliminated 1st | Ari Littlepaws |
| Eliminated 2nd | Berry |
¶ Round 6
| Winner | M73 |
| Eliminated 1st | Amber Hijinks |
| Eliminated 2nd | Sammy Belial |
¶ Round 7
| Winner | Lesha |
| Eliminated 1st | Lady Setia Mystery |
| Eliminated 2nd | M73 |
¶ Round 8
¶ Round 9
¶ Round 10
¶ Round 11
¶ Round 12
| Winner | Teleria Tearfall |
| Eliminated | Tempest |
¶ Round 13
| Winner | Teleria Tearfall |
| Eliminated | Carrot |
¶ Results
We have another successful year with the Sumo Championship! Axelle proved a wonderful host as she worked up the ponies in preparation for the start of the event, and when it began it really did begin with a bang!
The 2021 Winter Sumo Champion, m4zi, found herself knocked out of the tournament in just the second round, which was a shock to all as she was a strong contender to be a winner of this years belt!
The previous years champion Sin found herself knocked not too long after in round 4. Her sulky was knocked into an upright position which left her totally vulnerable to being knocked out by an over-zealous Coffee, who was unable to prevent herself from falling over the side with Sin.
Without our two strongest contender eliminated it meant the 2022 belt was open to a brand new winner, which after many war cries and battles ended up being Teleria!
¶ Pictures
