DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 01/14/2026    Duedate: 01/27/2026

SOLVEN ARENA

DM 22    TURN 1036

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

UNFINISHED
BASH BROS FICTION (802)
(22-7423) [13-3-0,110]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

UNFINISHED                     BOOM NACA
BASH BROS FICTION (802)        DOIN THEIR THING (857)
(22-7423) [13-3-0,110]         (22-7967) [6-1-0,80]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

KID GLOVES                     1001001
RED SECTOR A (840)             RED SECTOR A (840)
(22-7793) [16-15-0,83]         (22-7878) [9-10-0,54]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

RED SECTOR A (840)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS FICTION (802)       16 
2. SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)         15    BASH BROS FICTION (802)
3. DOIN THEIR THING (857)        14    Unchartered Team
4. RED SECTOR A (840)            13 
5. 249 BOURBON ST (854)          11    INSECTS (757)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 2*INSECTS (757)             10   3  0 76.9   1- 1 NEON TREES (849)          6  4 2
 2/ 4*DOIN THEIR THING (857)     8   3  0 72.7   2/ 2 RED SECTOR A (840)        6  4 1
 3/ 3 BASH BROS FICTION (802)   50  19  2 72.5   3/ 3 THE REPUBLICANS (103)     5  5 0
 4/ 1*249 BOURBON ST (854)       5   2  1 71.4   4/ 8*DOIN THEIR THING (857)    3  0 0
 5/ 6 PROTECTORS (695)         187 141 10 57.0   5/ 7*INSECTS (757)             3  0 0
 6/ 7 RED SECTOR A (840)        85  67  3 55.9   6/ 9 BASH BROS FICTION (802)   3  2 0
 7- 8 NEON TREES (849)          89  84  6 51.4   7/ 5 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       3  3 0
 8/ 9 THE REPUBLICANS (103)    562 546 31 50.7   8/ 4 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     3 10 0
 9/10 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)    215 232 10 48.1   9/11*249 BOURBON ST (854)      2  1 0
10/11 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      878 1044 19 45.7  10/ 6 PROTECTORS (695)          2  4 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings warriors!  It is I, Zontani Sharp Eyes, here to bring report of the 
clash and bustle of the weekly SOLVEN games.  Former top team NEON TREES was unseated 
this week as RED SECTOR A moved up from 2nd ranking to take the top spot with a 3-2-0 
record for the round.  Fortune did not smile upon SNOT QUITE RIGHT this time out who 
this turn suffered a fall into 8th position in the wake of a 1-2-0 round.  
Warriors--remember that glory waits always around the corner!  Witness how this week 
DOIN THEIR THING went 1-0-0 to move up 4 in the rankings.  UNFINISHED caught the eye 
of many in the gladiatorial commission as he skillfully bested MU QI and was awarded 
16 points in recognition.  In one of the week's more notable duels, BOOM NACA put 
down MEBIAN, causing him to lose 13 points of recognition in the process.  Due to his 
absence and inability to defend the throne, WILLOW REAVER has lost the title of 
Duelmaster.  This time victory fell to the grasp of the usurper.  All hail 
UNFINISHED, Duelmaster of SOLVEN!  No confirmation, but my sources claim that the top 
team has gained their position using magical aids.  Charmed weapons perhaps?   
     Many and various are the arts of battle.  In SOLVEN "art" is a word that has 
long since passed from the language!  I saw one fighter that warriors avoided when 
this week's challenge seeking began.  NEON TREES is feared.  This much I can say.  If 
you didn't look down dark alleys you'd have been hard pressed to find any of THE 
REPUBLICANS last week.  Busy avoiding NEON TREES?  Mighty fighters cannot but expect 
competition from those below.  MEBIAN take warning!  You have more than a few enemies 
in SOLVEN.   
     Is not Death a warrior's foremost adviser?   Warriors, may this counselor stand 
ready at your right hand forever!  Dark alleys may hide both secrets and assassins.  
In the arena there is only the brightness of steel.  Keep vigil always!   
     A thought before I go.  Each warrior practices one style, but must not the wise 
manager learn the secrets of them all?  More than a sharp eye must I keep, indeed a 
stout pair of legs must I keep as well!  The endless paths of Alastari await me!  
Till we meet again, remember:  a turtle walks slow, hides head in a shell, and harms 
no one; a lion runs to slay its prey.-- Zontani Sharp Eyes  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 UNFINISHED 7423              13   3  0 110         BASH BROS FICTION (802)   

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WILLOW REAVER 7938           18  11  1 119         NEON TREES (849)          
 GIULIANI 6633                16   9  1  92         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MU QI 7823                   14   9  0  90         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 KID GLOVES 7793              16  15  0  83         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 BOOM NACA 7967                6   1  0  80         DOIN THEIR THING (857)    
 THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796        16  16  1  74         RED SECTOR A (840)        
-CEDARBURN 7882               17  21  1  73         NEON TREES (849)          

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947           5   1  1  64         249 BOURBON ST (854)      
 MEBIAN 7971                   9  16  0  60         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       
 J.D. VANCE 8005               8   4  0  57         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DUNCAN HUNTER 6634           13  12  2  55         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
-TANGLEWEAVE 7996             10   4  1  54         NEON TREES (849)          
 1001001 7878                  9  10  0  54         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 BLACKBURN 8006                8   4  0  54         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     
 MEDAN 7964                    9  18  0  53         MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       
-COPYCAT 7520                  7   6  0  46         BASH BROS FICTION (802)   
 SLOW DRIP 7982               10   9  0  39         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     
 DRAGONFLY 6769                4   0  0  38         INSECTS (757)             

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-FIFI 8013                     3   4  0  33         PROTECTORS (695)          
 WIST 7989                     6  14  0  32         PROTECTORS (695)          
 SGT STERNUTATION 8012         6   3  0  31         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KRISTI NOEM 8003              7   6  0  27         THE REPUBLICANS (103)     

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-BAM-BOO 8021                  2   0  1  15         NEON TREES (849)          
-790 8019                      2   2  0  15         PROTECTORS (695)          
-VLAD 8016                     4   2  0  14         PROTECTORS (695)          
 S.O.S. 8026                   1   0  0   6         RED SECTOR A (840)        
 WHO NOSE 8022                 0   3  0   3         SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)     

'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 7945                0  1 0 249 BOURBON ST 854   BLACK ORC             1036 NONE
COMING ACHOO 7942      16 11 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  WILLOW REAVER 7938    1035  
FARMER BLOW 8018        1  4 0 SNOT QUITE RIGHT 93  BAM-BOO 8021          1035  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was butchered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
BOOM NACA devastated MEBIAN in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
1001001 demolished SLOW DRIP in a crowd pleasing 7 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SGT STERNUTATION savagely defeated WIST in a monotonous 7 minute Challenge fight.
MU QI was devastated by UNFINISHED in a crowd pleasing 2 minute one-sided Title duel.
KID GLOVES was beaten by GIULIANI in a 2 minute master's brawl.
ALLIGATOR CHAR defeated MEDAN in a action packed 1 minute melee.
BLACKBURN was vanquished by KUNG-FU MASTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
THE ENEMY WITHIN overpowered DUNCAN HUNTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
J.D. VANCE overpowered VISITING ORC in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
DRAGONFLY slimly won victory over KRISTI NOEM in a 2 minute gory bout.
WHO NOSE was subdued by S.O.S. in a 1 minute amateur's match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -   5 -  0      76  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   2 -  0      75  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   1 -  1      75  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         PARRY-RIPOSTE     10 -   7 -  0      59  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  28 -  2      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  25 -  1      51  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         WALL OF STEEL      6 -   6 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         AIMED BLOW        20 -  23 -  0      47  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         TOTAL PARRY       12 -  17 -  0      41  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 1036 was great if you    Not so great if you used      The fighting styles of the
used the fighting styles:     the fighting styles:          top eleven warriors are:

PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
WALL OF STEEL      2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  SLASHING ATTACK
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
WALL OF STEEL    UNFINISHED 7423            13   3  0  110 BASH BROS FICTION (802)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    GIULIANI 6633              16   9  1   92 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
SLASHING ATTACK  MU QI 7823                 14   9  0   90 RED SECTOR A (840)
STRIKING ATTACK  KID GLOVES 7793            16  15  0   83 RED SECTOR A (840)
LUNGING ATTACK   DUNCAN HUNTER 6634         13  12  2   55 THE REPUBLICANS (103)
TOTAL PARRY      SLOW DRIP 7982             10   9  0   39 SNOT QUITE RIGHT (93)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KID GLOVES 7793.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was 1001001 7878.  The ten other most popular fighters were MU QI 7823, UNFINISHED 
7423, DRAGONFLY 6769, KID GLOVES 7793, ALLIGATOR CHAR 7947, GIULIANI 6633, BOOM NACA 
7967, THE ENEMY WITHIN 7796, J.D. VANCE 8005, and S.O.S. 8026.

The least popular fighter this week was WIST 7989.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SLOW DRIP 7982, DUNCAN HUNTER 6634, BLACKBURN 8006, MEDAN 7964, SGT 
STERNUTATION 8012, DA1 7945, WHO NOSE 8022, KRISTI NOEM 8003, MEBIAN 7971, and S.O.S. 
8026.