So we’ve finally come to the end of the Idol World Cup 2010, it was a very fun and interesting month for me. A lot happened in June/July such as AKB48/ManoEri/Morning Musume travelling around the world and big sporting events such as Wimbledon and the FIFA World Cup (obviously) taking place. Since I took my sweet time writing this post up, I’m assuming the people unaffected by those things just want to find out who won what as soon as possible
In that case read below to find out who came out on top between the 2 teams.
THE FINAL: COMMENTARY
The teams duking it out in the final of the Idol World Cup 2010 were Yo_Jimbo’s Wota’s delight captained by Takahashi ‘Aichan’ Ai and CatchFiveBats’ Ichigo Stars captained by Michishige ‘sayuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU~’ Sayumi. Both teams had high tier Captains and they were out for one thing only and that was to win the coveted slightly phallic shaped Idol World Cup trophy. This would be the last ever time each player would be playing with their teammates, as they would all be returning to their idol lives after the tournament’s conclusion (Tsunku would be returning to his castle under the sea to continue playing God with the lives of little girls lol). Even for the managers, this would be their last appearance on the world stage. Yo_Jimbo was going back to being an ordinary Macfag in Calgary, and CatchFiveBats would be going back to his farm in Kansas to sheer sheep. CatchFiveBats especially didn’t want to lose to Yo_Jimbo after Jimbo’s poaching of Captain Aichan before the tournament almost made CFB quit his post as manager. However the lure of a nice Aichan related prize kept him in it, and he had to make do with an ordinary Aichan in his team (ordinary Aichan’s awesomeness is only half of Captain Aichan’s awesomeness, which is still very awesome tbh lol). And so with the stage set, it was almost time for the teams to make their grand entrance.



It didn’t take long for the drama to unfold as even before the teams stepped out, a mystery man appeared on the pitch and made a run towards the World Cup trophy

It was none other than Tsunku’s fellow SharanQ band member Makoto, who was probably distraught after not being chosen to be MC for this Hello! Project event. He tried to put a hat on the trophy but failed after being floored by security and then carried off by about 6 men (I bet he enjoyed that). I guess he thought if he wasn’t allowed to show off his manly silky shiny bowl head then not even the trophy should be allowed to.
Not long after that the teams made their way onto the pitch for the last time. They lined up and most stood in silence as their anthems played (Love & Peace! Hero ga yattekita for Wota’s Delight and Do it! Now for Ichigo Stars). Some of them cried, some of them mimed the lyrics, and some of them even danced a bit (or wobbled about in Beckii’s case). When the anthems ended they shook the opposing team’s hands and the match was ready to begin.
As soon as the whistle blew both teams got stuck in and were all fired up. Only a few minutes in and the Ichigo Stars got a good chance on goal as Captain Shige got on the end of a fine Ordinary Aichan free kick. Only keeper Maimi’s lightning fast reactions stopped it from going in. A bit of luck as well since the ball almost fell nicely to Kikkawa but it went over. Almost immediately the Stars got another chance as Sayu’s shot/cross was cleared by Lady Gaga, it was so close to being an own goal for Gaga that her balls had temporarily retreated into her stomach. The Stars weren’t done yet though as a Kikkawa shot hit the side netting. This Ichigo pressure continued for several minutes until Tsunku was yellow carded for a foul on Ordinary Aichan. The challenge was pretty strong but even so, most of the fouls commited on the Ichigo team resulted in them rolling around on the floor screaming in agony, only to get on their feet 2 seconds later once a free kick has been given. I know they’re a bunch of well paid girls (and an old guy that looks like an old woman…and also a girl who people say is actually a guy) but seriously. Tsunku didn’t mind, he loves the sound of screaming girls. It didn’t take long for the Ichigo Stars to return the favour though, as Nakajima was also yellow carded for a challenge on Beckii. The free kick taken by Captain Aichan was on target but bounced kindly for keeper Aika. Another yellow card was soon given to Gaga for a foul on Captain Sayu. Then another was again shown to Beckii for a foul on Kikkawa that definitely looked like it’d make anyone roll around on the floor screaming like a tourettes sufferer having a seizure. It looked like a hurricane kick (from Street Fighter) to the chest. In the slow motion replay you could even see Kikkawa’s fine smooth round chest jiggling from the impact of Beckii’s foot hitting her boobies. It was wonderful
Despite the Ichigo Stars having most of the ball, Wota’s delight didn’t give up and weathered the storm, even going on the attack a number of times. Gaga with her craziness even managed to completely miss the ball when it came to her following a corner. It would have been a good opportunity to put a goal on the scoresheet, seeing as Captain Aichan had her shot on target saved just before half time.
The 2nd half started just like the 1st did, with the Ichigo Stars looking most likely to score. 54 minutes in, Captain Aichan was yellow carded for a foul on Ichigo striker Kikkawa Yuu. A final where the most exciting thing is the amount of yellow cards shown is pretty disappointing, but with about half an hour remaining, everyone was hopeful for a late goal fest. Wota’s Delight almost scored when Tsunku tried to head the ball in from a cross, but pressure from Saki *cough* prevented him from hitting the target. Captain Aichan had the best chance of the match yet when Beckii picked her out brilliantly and sent Cap Ai behind the defence and into a 1 on 1 with keeper Aika. She delayed the shot as much as possible and almost succeeded but even after Aika went the wrong way, her legs caught a bit of the ball and deflected it wide. Aichan could only look on in shock as it should have clearly been 1 – 0 to the Wota’s Delight. A few Ichigo shots later and Captain Aichan once again found herself through the defence and running towards the goal, however as she got into the box Saki and Captain Sayu did just enough to put her off and allow Aika to grab the ball. Another chance wasted, but Captain Ai was furious as she thought she was fouled. To be honest it could have been a foul, Sayu was doing spinning leg sweeps and shit
Nevertheless the ref was having none of it and just told her to get on with it (the ref -who cannot be named for legal reasons- was later bummed by Tsunku, and then bummed again as punishment for their shitty job as ref). Well the remaining few minutes passed without any sign of a goal from either team, and before long the 2nd half was also over
The girls barely had any time to rest after the first 90 minutes, and they were clearly feeling the burn but it didn’t stop the Ichigo Stars from charging at the opposing goal a few minutes into extra time. As Captain Sayu, Ordinary Aichan and Kikkawa neared the box, they were each fouled but no free kick was given. Ordinary Aichan fell on top Lady Gaga quite spectacularly moments after feeding the ball to Sayu who looked like she was tripped. Either way nothing was given and a few minutes later the Stars were back again when Ordinary Aichan got into an almost identical situation as Captain Aichan in the 1st half. It was a 1 on 1 with the keeper Maimi but Maimi’s long tasty legs just barely prevented it from going in. This ongoing assault by the Ichigo Stars continued throughout the whole of extra time. Sayu had a shot deflected into the side net by a lucky Delight defender, and Ordinary Aichan went on a fabulous run but lost balance and shot wide. The Ichigo’s persistance and the Delight’s desperation finally brought about the inevitable when Lady Gaga was sent off for a tackle on Captain Sayu with just 10 minutes to go. It was a miracle no one was sent off earlier tbh. Since they were nearing the end Gaga probably thought the risk was worth it if it meant not conceding. By this time the players had the nervewracking thought of taking penalties at the back of their heads. Soon after that Captain Aichan’s team finally got a proper touch of the ball and made it to the outside of the box before being fouled. The resulting free kick would cause plenty of controversy. Struck by Captain Ai, the ball clearly hit the wall and went wide for a corner, but the referee gave a goal kick instead. The team was outraged at the time but as the clock was ticking they got straight back to the game. In another attacking move straight after, Beckii was fouled on the edge of the box and again the referee didn’t give it. Just seconds later a fantastic pass from Sayu allowed Ordinary Aichan to get behind the makeshift defence and strike the ball superbly for what would be the winning goal
With just 4 minutes to go Wota’s Delight knew it was all over. They complained to the referee and the assistants as there was a hint of offside about it, but deep down they knew it was futile. Even the usually quiet and reserved Captain Aichan didn’t hide her anger as the Ichigo Stars celebrated. Such a shame that a feeling of overwhelming joy from one team can be met with a feeling of blood boiling anger and disappointment a few metres away. The seconds went by and at last the final whistle blew:

TOURNAMENT RESULTS
I was hoping for that final to be a classic goal filled match but in that respect it was quite disappointing. On the plus side a total of 14 yellow cards were handed out which is a record lol (don’t ask how it’s then possible only 1 person got sent off in a 5-a-side XD). Overall out of the 2 teams Ichigo Stars deserved the win, and I’m happy for Captain Sayu as she celebrated her 21st birthday just 2 days after her team’s victory
So Happy 21st Birthday Captain Sayu and congratulations to CatchFiveBats and Ichigo Stars for winning the Idol World Cup 2010 \o/ Here’s a few pictures of Idol World Cup winner Sayu sporting her lovely selfmade birthday t-shirt, possibly the worst designed shirt ever but at the same time it’s one of the cutest :3 (just because it’s so bad
):
With the winner decided, the Top 3 teams of the tournament were as follows (I forgot to mention Evening Musuko’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles beat Vanishing-Point’s DMH 3-2 in the fight for 3rd place. But no one cares about that XD). I have to say I’m kinda impressed the Top 3 are all from Morning Musume given that half of the High tier teams were from other groups lol. I was looking forward to an Aichan vs Acchan final
Also apart from Linlin all the Musume made it to the second round (inb4 the “yeah well Morning Musume will never win anything else nowadays ahahaaaaaaaaaaa~”):

On that note I have to say a MASSIVE THANK YOU to all the people who took part, namely the ones who submitted teams, guest commentaries and those who helped promote the tournament by posting on blogs and forums:
InsaneLampshade, Yo_Jimbo, Thonkz, Evening Musuko, olev, Aqua, Matt_D, oroboras, WaiZack, CatchFiveBats, Morningtime, Vanishing-Point, Hexi, Midori, clocutron, Muse, Pex, abbe.sieyes, Yanki<3Mina, Rebear, MorningBerryz, Henkka, AKB84, CK, ptom, Momowota, Freakyhippy, Kirarin Snow, xyish, tasukidaisuki, AimxAim and Piper G
It wouldn’t have been nearly as much fun for me without all of your input, and I hope you all enjoyed (at least a little bit) taking part
I really hope to do something similar again in the future, so please look forward to it! Maybe next time I won’t be so lazy and I’ll be able to write things up on time
Corny speech aside, it’s time to get to the interesting bit: the awards ceremony~. As stated in the beginning, there were 3 prizes to be won in this tournament (to refresh your memory scroll down near the bottom of THIS post) and I’ll now announce the winners. I’ll remind everyone that this was in no way rigged, and the fact that I had dinner with the 3 main prize winners a few weeks ago had nothing to do with the outcome ![]()
AWARDS CEREMONY
First off is the award for “Best commentator”, this was a tough decision for me because although only 3 people submitted commentaries (@everyone else: you lazy bastards! >_<) they were all very good. However in the end it came down to originality. To present the commentator trophy is AKB48 producer Akimoto ‘fatman shabazz’ Yasushi (in Simpson form):

Congratulations to Kirarin Snow who wins the single of their choice
You can read Kirarin Snow’s commentaries HERE and HERE.
Next up is the award for the “Golden Boot”, given to the team who scores the most goals throughout. I originally asked the winner’s favourite Morning Musume member to come and present the trophy, but unfortunately she was too busy thrusting bananas into her…………mouth (the one on her face). Instead I managed to get the next best thing, a porn star lookalike of the winner’s least favourite Morning Musume member
(I still don’t know this Reina lookalike’s name so if you have it feel free to send it my way – cdevil@cnoevil.co.uk
):

Congratulations to Hexi and her team “Awesome FC” who managed to score a whopping 21 goals. She will get her choice of 1 of the 3 main prizes.
The next award is for the “Golden Gloves”, given to the team who concedes the least amount of goals throughout. We’re lucky enough to welcome the cutest piano playing idol extraordinaire Mano Erina here today to present the prize to the winner
This time however it’s the prize winner who couldn’t be here to collect his prize
Not one to disappoint a cute idol, I managed to get someone EVEN BETTER than the prize winner, his Japanese twin brother

We decided to give him a ‘certificate’ instead since he’d poke his eye out if we gave him a heavy sharp trophy. He was later admitted to hospital after receiving 36 paper cuts. Congratulations to ptom from Hello!Blog and his team “Team Crouquette” (don’t worry I have no idea what a ‘crouquette’ is either
) who conceded just 4 goals
He also wins 1 of the 3 main prizes.
For those teams who didn’t win a prize, you can still see where your team came and their statistics here (click for bigger):
I sorted it by goal difference, too bad there wasn’t an award for the highest goal difference lol. But since Evening Musuko seemed quite into the World Cup, and his team came 3rd overall, I’ll send him a little something too :3
Last but by no means least I present the Idol World Cup trophy to CatchFiveBats and his team “Ichigo Stars”. Congratulations once again!!!

To sing us out on this great occasion, we have a beautiful Hawaiian songstress, open your hearts and listen~ CLICK



































































































