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The [[Grey Tennis Tournament 2]] (or '''GTT2''') is a currently ongoing Video [[tennis]] tournament that commenced on May 15, 2026, co-hosted between {{TheChutley}}, who helmed the original [[Grey Tennis Tournament]], and {{Letycjusz S.}} and {{CRJ1}}. It is the 22nd tournament overall, the second tournament of the [[YellowTealPurple]] era, the sixth to technically be in a "Tennis Cup" format, and a revival of the original event which took place between late 2009 and early 2010. Distinctive of this event among other modern day tournaments was the decision made to keep it close-to-strictly like the original, down to the original old-school source limitations that were once common in organized tennis events. The voting account for this tournament is "King #DEDEDE", the familiar recurring antagonist of the ''Kirby'' series in a washed out monochromatic color scheme to match the hexadecimal hue within his designated name.

Signups were designed differently for this event to allow for more participants not on the YellowTealPurple forums to be able to sign up without necessarily needing an account on the site, and an initial threshold of 12 of the 32 participants were expressly reserved for either new players, or players who had not participated in the previous tennis tournament from the jump. This is the first tennis tournament to feature the participation of Ninja Weedle, ~~deepfryer~~, PureQuicksilver, NiccoGabri, spperson_, Ro502, AMAZINGBORYS11, Antonio Blue, AdamCrazyDude, DwakeAwaken, and Doubleitch. cheedle returned after having last participated in the [[Tennis League 4]], {{Metroid998}} returned after last participated in [[Doubles Cup 4]], and {{trepmaws}} and {{AshcrementVII}} both returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 3]], the former having previously missed his chance to join the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]].

Signups were designed differently for this event to allow for more participants not on the YellowTealPurple forums to be able to sign up without necessarily needing an account on the site, and an initial threshold of 12 of the 32 participants were expressly reserved for either new players, or players who had not participated in the previous tennis tournament from the jump. This is the first tennis tournament to feature the participation of Ninja Weedle, {{Snorp}}, PureQuicksilver, NiccoGabri, spperson_, Ro502, AMAZINGBORYS11, Antonio Blue, AdamCrazyDude, DwakeAwaken, and Doubleitch. cheedle returned after having last participated in the [[Tennis League 4]], {{Metroid998}} returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 4]], and {{trepmaws}} and {{AshcrementVII}} both returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 3]], the former having previously missed his chance to join the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]].

Returned early tennis figures {{strong414bad}} and Furnessly were also among those who actively spectated the event as it progressed, writing feedback about each match at their conclusions.

[[File:Gtt2beta.png|thumb|right|An early idea for the GTT2 logo, where the tennis ball seen in the [[GTT]] logo would become a more pronounced "II".]]

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Due to a miscommunication, the lineup for set 1 was created and released immediately after signups had completed, instead of being released when Set 1 officially began at 12PM PST on May 22nd, 2026. As a result, serving players had an extra week to create their serves, with some players (such as {{Yottiferent}} and TehShadzify) finishing well before the set even started.

===~~deepfryer6709~~ vs. wl1000===

==={{Snorp}} vs. wl1000===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFjxXrO6lhM</youtube>

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===PureQuicksilver/YellowCatBall vs. GnarpyFan4000===

PureQuicksilver dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by YellowCatBall to finish the match, following a slight revision to the rules.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/the-grey-tennis-tournament-2-set-1-begins-replacement-sign-ups-still-open.2472/post-49095</ref>

PureQuicksilver dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by YellowCatBall to finish the match, following a slight revision to the rules.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/the-grey-tennis-tournament-2-set-1-begins-replacement-sign-ups-still-open.2472/post-49095</ref> YellowCatBall dropped out after this match completed.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRvjCgoVC4</youtube>

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<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVxaJ_dvhMo</youtube>

===~~kawadec~~/AshcrementVII vs. ~~deepfryer~~===

==={{trepmaws}}/{{AshcrementVII}} vs. {{Snorp}}===

kawadec dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by AshcrementVII.

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt3etSYHDhA</youtube>

===GnarpyFan4000 vs. p1xlwitch===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNo7s0Y_kyQ</youtube>

===Yottifferent vs. Metroid998===

===Yottifferent vs. {{Metroid998}}===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRN8j_LoqEA</youtube>

===TheChutley vs. mrdoognoog===

==={{TheChutley}} vs. {{mrdoognoog}}===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3liiI886pr4</youtube>

===CRJ1_ vs. Doubleitch===

==={{CRJ1_}} vs. Doubleitch===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9wATgcBbIg</youtube>

===mask9999 vs. Letycjusz S.===

===mask9999 vs. {{Letycjusz S.}}===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CoCWC6KvJQ</youtube>

===Ninja Weedle vs. YooY===

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<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igJ_IlZgkJA</youtube>

=Set 3=

==={{CRJ1_}} vs. p1xlwitch===

===mask9999 vs. {{mrdoognoog}}===

===Yottifferent vs. TehShadzify===

<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejrq_jJ8wX0</youtube>

==={{Snorp}} vs. Ninja Weedle===

Originally announced as "Ninja Weedle vs. deepfryer", the players opted to switch places for this match.

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 The [[Grey Tennis Tournament 2]] (or '''GTT2''') is a currently ongoing Video [[tennis]] tournament that commenced on May 15, 2026, co-hosted between {{TheChutley}}, who helmed the original [[Grey Tennis Tournament]], and {{Letycjusz S.}} and {{CRJ1}}. It is the 22nd tournament overall, the second tournament of the [[YellowTealPurple]] era, the sixth to technically be in a "Tennis Cup" format, and a revival of the original event which took place between late 2009 and early 2010. Distinctive of this event among other modern day tournaments was the decision made to keep it close-to-strictly like the original, down to the original old-school source limitations that were once common in organized tennis events. The voting account for this tournament is "King #DEDEDE", the familiar recurring antagonist of the ''Kirby'' series in a washed out monochromatic color scheme to match the hexadecimal hue within his designated name.
-Signups were designed differently for this event to allow for more participants not on the YellowTealPurple forums to be able to sign up without necessarily needing an account on the site, and an initial threshold of 12 of the 32 participants were expressly reserved for either new players, or players who had not participated in the previous tennis tournament from the jump. This is the first tennis tournament to feature the participation of Ninja Weedle, deepfryer, PureQuicksilver, NiccoGabri, spperson_, Ro502, AMAZINGBORYS11, Antonio Blue, AdamCrazyDude, DwakeAwaken, and Doubleitch. cheedle returned after having last participated in the [[Tennis League 4]], {{Metroid998}} returned after last participated in [[Doubles Cup 4]], and {{trepmaws}} and {{AshcrementVII}} both returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 3]], the former having previously missed his chance to join the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]].
+Signups were designed differently for this event to allow for more participants not on the YellowTealPurple forums to be able to sign up without necessarily needing an account on the site, and an initial threshold of 12 of the 32 participants were expressly reserved for either new players, or players who had not participated in the previous tennis tournament from the jump. This is the first tennis tournament to feature the participation of Ninja Weedle, {{Snorp}}, PureQuicksilver, NiccoGabri, spperson_, Ro502, AMAZINGBORYS11, Antonio Blue, AdamCrazyDude, DwakeAwaken, and Doubleitch. cheedle returned after having last participated in the [[Tennis League 4]], {{Metroid998}} returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 4]], and {{trepmaws}} and {{AshcrementVII}} both returned after having last participated in the [[Doubles Cup 3]], the former having previously missed his chance to join the [[3-Way Tennis Tournament 2]].
+Returned early tennis figures {{strong414bad}} and Furnessly were also among those who actively spectated the event as it progressed, writing feedback about each match at their conclusions.
 [[File:Gtt2beta.png|thumb|right|An early idea for the GTT2 logo, where the tennis ball seen in the [[GTT]] logo would become a more pronounced "II".]]
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 Due to a miscommunication, the lineup for set 1 was created and released immediately after signups had completed, instead of being released when Set 1 officially began at 12PM PST on May 22nd, 2026. As a result, serving players had an extra week to create their serves, with some players (such as {{Yottiferent}} and TehShadzify) finishing well before the set even started.
-===deepfryer6709 vs. wl1000===
+==={{Snorp}} vs. wl1000===
 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFjxXrO6lhM</youtube>
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 ===PureQuicksilver/YellowCatBall vs. GnarpyFan4000===
-PureQuicksilver dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by YellowCatBall to finish the match, following a slight revision to the rules.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/the-grey-tennis-tournament-2-set-1-begins-replacement-sign-ups-still-open.2472/post-49095</ref>
+PureQuicksilver dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by YellowCatBall to finish the match, following a slight revision to the rules.<ref>https://yellowtealpurple.net/forums/threads/the-grey-tennis-tournament-2-set-1-begins-replacement-sign-ups-still-open.2472/post-49095</ref> YellowCatBall dropped out after this match completed.
 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bRvjCgoVC4</youtube>
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 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVxaJ_dvhMo</youtube>
-===kawadec/AshcrementVII vs. deepfryer===
+==={{trepmaws}}/{{AshcrementVII}} vs. {{Snorp}}===
 kawadec dropped out after Round 2 and was replaced by AshcrementVII.
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rt3etSYHDhA</youtube>
 ===GnarpyFan4000 vs. p1xlwitch===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNo7s0Y_kyQ</youtube>
-===Yottifferent vs. Metroid998===
+===Yottifferent vs. {{Metroid998}}===
 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRN8j_LoqEA</youtube>
-===TheChutley vs. mrdoognoog===
+==={{TheChutley}} vs. {{mrdoognoog}}===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3liiI886pr4</youtube>
-===CRJ1_ vs. Doubleitch===
+==={{CRJ1_}} vs. Doubleitch===
 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9wATgcBbIg</youtube>
-===mask9999 vs. Letycjusz S.===
+===mask9999 vs. {{Letycjusz S.}}===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CoCWC6KvJQ</youtube>
 ===Ninja Weedle vs. YooY===
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 <youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igJ_IlZgkJA</youtube>
+=Set 3=
+==={{CRJ1_}} vs. p1xlwitch===
+===mask9999 vs. {{mrdoognoog}}===
+===Yottifferent vs. TehShadzify===
+<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ejrq_jJ8wX0</youtube>
+==={{Snorp}} vs. Ninja Weedle===
+Originally announced as "Ninja Weedle vs. deepfryer", the players opted to switch places for this match.
 {{Tournaments}}
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