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[[The Great Restoration]] is an ongoing tennis archival and recovery project spearheaded by {{dani_phantump}}, {{VidTens443}}, RaymanChrome, and iminio that began in March and slowed in activity around May 2026. Through specific means, it was discovered at the end of the month previous to the project commencing that it was possible to recover the videos of any YouTube account that had been terminated by a third party at any time. Previously, this method had been used by the Recycle Bin collective to locate and extract lost videos by MeiAIDS, at which point {{dani_phantump}} crafted a list of names essential in the world of tennis that could also benefit from such retrieval. The first tennis videos to be fetched in this way were the long-lost uploads of PapaGonzales; this allowed the beginning of the restoration of much missing data from the [[Tennis League 1]], including the first ever compilation of a full match from that event, Misselaioneous10 vs. PapaGonzales(2007). KonXII vs. XBR4D3NX(2008) became the 100th match to be restored through these efforts on April 28, 2026.
[[The Great Restoration]] is an ongoing tennis archival and recovery project spearheaded by {{dani_phantump}}, {{VidTens443}}, RaymanChrome, and iminio that began in March 2026 and slowed in activity around May, but continued to produce results slowly throughout the year. Through specific means, it was discovered at the end of the month previous to the project commencing that it was possible to recover the videos of any YouTube account that had been terminated by a third party at any time. Previously, this method had been used by the Recycle Bin collective to locate and extract lost videos by MeiAIDS, at which point {{dani_phantump}} crafted a list of names essential in the world of tennis that could also benefit from such retrieval. The first tennis videos to be fetched in this way were the long-lost uploads of PapaGonzales; this allowed the beginning of the restoration of much missing data from the [[Tennis League 1]], including the first ever compilation of a full match from that event, Misselaioneous10 vs. PapaGonzales(2007). KonXII vs. XBR4D3NX(2008) became the 100th match to be restored through these efforts on April 28, 2026.


The process is being carrying out through API downloader links at a rate of only a few each day depending on the allowed quotas; one source is reported to be anonymous, with initial requests sent through a chain of connections between the team and the one fetching the files. Recovery is additionally only possible if existing links exist for those works that were under terminated accounts, making the [[YouChew]] archives, the Wayback Machine and collections of crawled YouTube data indispensable resources for locating the desired material, the latter especially regarding certain videos for which no other source of a link exists. Initially progressing at a snail's pace, recovery efforts increased in activity dramatically once {{dani_phantump}} themselves gained access to a downloader link, and produced the bulk of restored videos from BMATF vs. conradslater(2007) onward.  
The process is being carrying out through API downloader links at a rate of only a few each day depending on the allowed quotas; one source is reported to be anonymous, with initial requests sent through a chain of connections between the team and the one fetching the files. Recovery is additionally only possible if existing links exist for those works that were under terminated accounts, making the [[YouChew]] archives, the Wayback Machine and collections of crawled YouTube data indispensable resources for locating the desired material, the latter especially regarding certain videos for which no other source of a link exists. Initially progressing at a snail's pace, recovery efforts increased in activity dramatically once {{dani_phantump}} themselves gained access to a downloader link, and produced the bulk of restored videos from BMATF vs. conradslater(2007) onward.  


The name "The Great Restoration" has its origins in messages about tennis recovery written by {{dani_phantump}} in the [[Tennis Isles]] discord as early as September 2024, which they have subsequently jokingly described as "mad, prophetic visions" about the potential restoration of many matches that have been long lost. As of this writing, many names that contributed throughout tennis who had their accounts terminated by a third party have had anywhere from a few to many of their their works recovered, including TyrannosaurusReich, {{theHappyFungus}}, SergeantBacon, HighVoltageChrist, Ishkibibl, BMATF from his original account BigMarioAndTailsFan, Terroristx123, sonicnerd23, SushieBoy, Gallers, MVJ52197, seconteen13, MilkR0und, Y2Zero, MasuginaChicken, Christoph2772, scimath12, KonXII, {{Nuthead}} from her original account jellytime69, Gnomebob, Tentor521, pimpsahoy, Glitchboyadvance, Zatchy, TangerineImpz, AmazingCucumber, RideTheCatfish, BSP666c's original account, ZippZapp, ADHDYoshi, mYZterbattyX and others.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/tennis-backup-archives-history.2293/post-43753</ref>  
The name "The Great Restoration" has its origins in messages about tennis recovery written by {{dani_phantump}} in the [[Tennis Isles]] discord as early as September 2024, which they have subsequently jokingly described as "mad, prophetic visions" about the potential restoration of many matches that have been long lost. As of this writing, many names that contributed throughout tennis who had their accounts terminated by a third party have had anywhere from a few to many of their their works recovered, including TyrannosaurusReich, {{theHappyFungus}}, SergeantBacon, HighVoltageChrist, Ishkibibl, BMATF from his original account BigMarioAndTailsFan, Terroristx123, sonicnerd23, SushieBoy, Gallers, MVJ52197, seconteen13, MilkR0und, Y2Zero, MasuginaChicken, Christoph2772, scimath12, KonXII, {{Nuthead}} from her original account jellytime69, Gnomebob, Tentor521, pimpsahoy, Glitchboyadvance, Zatchy, TangerineImpz, AmazingCucumber, RideTheCatfish, BSP666c's original account, ZippZapp, ADHDYoshi, mYZterbattyX and others.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/tennis-backup-archives-history.2293/post-43753</ref> Nine matches within [[YTP Tennis#The first matches|the first 25 ever played]] were restored thanks to these efforts, allowing the community to now have its first five in order, in addition to the seventh through tenth matches played, compiled and viewable on the [[YouWouldBeWelcome]] account.


=Matches Restored Through The Great Restoration=
=Matches Restored Through The Great Restoration=
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2zsHX_9RM TyrannosaurusReich vs. SeductiveBaz](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LY2zsHX_9RM TyrannosaurusReich vs. SeductiveBaz](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9LI-gE29yk Terrorist vs. Misselaineous10](2007)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9LI-gE29yk Terrorist vs. Misselaineous10](2007)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhs3cwdtSso theHappyFungus vs. WOWcomics](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nhs3cwdtSso theHappyFungus vs. WowComics](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRR_z3M2ToI Gallers vs. strong414bad](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRR_z3M2ToI Gallers vs. strong414bad](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNYRd-aAjc Sonicnerd23 vs. TheDarkRises](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaNYRd-aAjc Sonicnerd23 vs. TheDarkRises](2008)
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOriv3nA1_U theHappyFungus vs. JimPaladin](2009)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOriv3nA1_U theHappyFungus vs. JimPaladin](2009)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taZrgnOJZZk RAKninja vs. HighVoltageChrist](2009)(incomplete)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taZrgnOJZZk RAKninja vs. HighVoltageChrist](2009)(incomplete)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8tLRwWBP7Y TheDarkRises vs. KingCornholio](2008)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05uFSut0rnc Zatchy vs. KingCornholio](2007)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ew5jordbv4 tornhurrichaos vs. KingCornholio](2007)(incomplete)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhmkvx8V1XQ architect1 vs. RIce3](2009)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3traLBcsDRs SeductiveBaz vs. TangerineImpz (rematch)](2007)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eGc0bUdWsM izlude vs. sexkitten094](2007)


=Matches Listed as Possible to Restore=
=Matches Listed as Possible to Restore=


*[[YTP_Tennis#The_first_matches|sexkitten094 vs. izlude]]
*DaftPunkYoshi vs. Mariofan141 (incomplete)
*MSkull01 vs. ChrisGendo
*ChrisGendo vs. OmgItsGaryBusey
*MahsuginaChicken vs. WalrusGuy
*crazyhtfremixs vs. SashicX2007
*Mariofan141 vs. SashicX2007
*AntiEthan vs. Toadomos
*AntiEthan vs. Toadomos
*Zatchy vs. KingCornholio
*KonXII vs. gb7zone7
*KonXII vs. gb7zone7
*Tentor521 vs. SushieBoy
*Tentor521 vs. SushieBoy
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*pimpsahoy vs. captpan6
*pimpsahoy vs. captpan6
*Hoss1993 vs. MilkR0und
*Hoss1993 vs. MilkR0und
*TheDarkRises vs. KingCornholio
*Dekabreak101 vs. RealGenericFilms
*Dekabreak101 vs. RealGenericFilms
*Terrorist vs. JohnshiBRPG
*Terrorist vs. JohnshiBRPG
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*Malkmusian vs. MademoiselleTruc
*Malkmusian vs. MademoiselleTruc
*ferretfreak111 vs. piodx (previously compiled by the former but eventually disappeared)
*ferretfreak111 vs. piodx (previously compiled by the former but eventually disappeared)
*Simon Belmont Painting vs. MonsterSumoable
*MonsterSumoable vs. SirSmeargle
*XxRobotChaoxX vs. MonsterSumoable
*gimpnipples vs. XxRobotChaoxX vs. MonsterSumoable
*SirSmeargle vs. MonsterSumoable (rematch)
*XxRobotChaoxX vs. MonsterSumoable (rematch)
*Bloodis vs. MonsterSumoble
*DebaserFletchie vs. MonsterSumoable
*MonsterSumoble vs. HerpyWhooves


=Sources=
=Sources=

Latest revision as of 09:53, 5 August 2026

The Great Restoration is an ongoing tennis archival and recovery project spearheaded by dani_phantump, VidTens443, RaymanChrome, and iminio that began in March 2026 and slowed in activity around May, but continued to produce results slowly throughout the year. Through specific means, it was discovered at the end of the month previous to the project commencing that it was possible to recover the videos of any YouTube account that had been terminated by a third party at any time. Previously, this method had been used by the Recycle Bin collective to locate and extract lost videos by MeiAIDS, at which point dani_phantump crafted a list of names essential in the world of tennis that could also benefit from such retrieval. The first tennis videos to be fetched in this way were the long-lost uploads of PapaGonzales; this allowed the beginning of the restoration of much missing data from the Tennis League 1, including the first ever compilation of a full match from that event, Misselaioneous10 vs. PapaGonzales(2007). KonXII vs. XBR4D3NX(2008) became the 100th match to be restored through these efforts on April 28, 2026.

The process is being carrying out through API downloader links at a rate of only a few each day depending on the allowed quotas; one source is reported to be anonymous, with initial requests sent through a chain of connections between the team and the one fetching the files. Recovery is additionally only possible if existing links exist for those works that were under terminated accounts, making the YouChew archives, the Wayback Machine and collections of crawled YouTube data indispensable resources for locating the desired material, the latter especially regarding certain videos for which no other source of a link exists. Initially progressing at a snail's pace, recovery efforts increased in activity dramatically once dani_phantump themselves gained access to a downloader link, and produced the bulk of restored videos from BMATF vs. conradslater(2007) onward.

The name "The Great Restoration" has its origins in messages about tennis recovery written by dani_phantump in the Tennis Isles discord as early as September 2024, which they have subsequently jokingly described as "mad, prophetic visions" about the potential restoration of many matches that have been long lost. As of this writing, many names that contributed throughout tennis who had their accounts terminated by a third party have had anywhere from a few to many of their their works recovered, including TyrannosaurusReich, theHappyFungus, SergeantBacon, HighVoltageChrist, Ishkibibl, BMATF from his original account BigMarioAndTailsFan, Terroristx123, sonicnerd23, SushieBoy, Gallers, MVJ52197, seconteen13, MilkR0und, Y2Zero, MasuginaChicken, Christoph2772, scimath12, KonXII, Nuthead from her original account jellytime69, Gnomebob, Tentor521, pimpsahoy, Glitchboyadvance, Zatchy, TangerineImpz, AmazingCucumber, RideTheCatfish, BSP666c's original account, ZippZapp, ADHDYoshi, mYZterbattyX and others.[1] Nine matches within the first 25 ever played were restored thanks to these efforts, allowing the community to now have its first five in order, in addition to the seventh through tenth matches played, compiled and viewable on the YouWouldBeWelcome account.

Matches Restored Through The Great Restoration

Matches Listed as Possible to Restore

  • DaftPunkYoshi vs. Mariofan141 (incomplete)
  • MSkull01 vs. ChrisGendo
  • ChrisGendo vs. OmgItsGaryBusey
  • MahsuginaChicken vs. WalrusGuy
  • crazyhtfremixs vs. SashicX2007
  • Mariofan141 vs. SashicX2007
  • AntiEthan vs. Toadomos
  • KonXII vs. gb7zone7
  • Tentor521 vs. SushieBoy
  • peskyplumber vs. seconteen13
  • Linkx37280 vs. TheDarkRises
  • MilkR0und vs. Deepercutt
  • Mastermanuvid vs. KittyGabyIMEANGOAT
  • pimpsahoy vs. captpan6
  • Hoss1993 vs. MilkR0und
  • Dekabreak101 vs. RealGenericFilms
  • Terrorist vs. JohnshiBRPG
  • Tentor521 vs. guysafari
  • Liamsdunn vs. MexicanSunflower
  • superdarkluigi4ever vs. ferretfreak111
  • superdarkluigi4ever vs. almightyseancore
  • theannoyingbird vs. Malkmusian
  • Malkmusian vs. MademoiselleTruc
  • ferretfreak111 vs. piodx (previously compiled by the former but eventually disappeared)

Sources

  1. ↑ https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/tennis-backup-archives-history.2293/post-43753
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