DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/04/2011    Duedate: 07/16/2011

MORDANT ARENA

DM-1    TURN-679

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

VERMOUTH
BOOZE (605)
(1-8445) [12-2-0,167]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

VERMOUTH                       ALLEY OOP
BOOZE (605)                    ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
(1-8445) [12-2-0,167]          (1-8664) [4-0-1,48]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

RANDOM MANIAC                  TAI
HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)        CLUELESS (628)
(1-7800) [11-52-1,87]          (1-8579) [10-7-0,40]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEORDMASTERS (138)         55
2. MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)      31      FULL SPECTRUM (611)
3. ONE HIT WONDERS (632)       22      Unchartered Team
4. BOOZE (605)                 22
5. HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)     20      ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       11   3  0 78.6   1/ 1*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)    10  4 1
 2/ 1*ONE HIT WONDERS (632)     13   6  2 68.4   2/ 4 CLUELESS (628)            7  8 0
 3/ 2 POKER GREATS (580)        40  32  2 55.6   3/ 2 BOOZE (605)               6  0 0
 4/ 3 CLUELESS (628)            45  40  0 52.9   4/ 3 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)   6  9 0
 5/ 4 SWEORDMASTERS (138)      609 557 70 52.2   5/ 6 POKER GREATS (580)        3  0 0
 6/ 5 BOOZE (605)               93  87 12 51.7   6/ 8 SWEORDMASTERS (138)       2  6 1
 7/ 6 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)    487 478 59 50.5   7- 5 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       2  8 1
 8/ 7 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)   339 360 58 48.5   8/ 0 FULL SPECTRUM (611)       1  0 0
 9- 8 KIDS GONE BAD (275)       22  29  4 43.1   9/ 7 LAB EXPERIMENTS (261)     1  7 1
10/ 9 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)  550 827 14 39.9  10/ 9 MANNEQUIN'S BEST (537)    0  7 0

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

                                    TEAM SPOTLIGHT

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 678): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 683): VIPER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 655): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 674): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 667): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): CARELESS BEAR of DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 678): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 683): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 655): TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 673): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 667): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 682): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
               (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
                           OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     The sages err'd not in their foretelling of a god descending upon MORDANT, for 
I, Novgorodny Vir, have returned!  Practice pays for ALLEY OOP, who pummelled 
MONEYBAGS MEFRIN, to pocket 20 points.  VERMOUTH successfully staved off a grab for 
the roses by RANDOM MANIAC of HOMICIDAL MANIACS.  Does MORDANT have no one talented 
enough to dethrone him?  So who was the warrior seen charging into immovable walls 
and challenging dead trees?  Someone's got a basic problem...   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys 
in SWEORDMASTERS are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  
Like a pup with its tail between its legs, BOOZE scurried away from SWEORDMASTERS.  
Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and PHIL HELLMUTH is it right 
now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't POKER GREATS proud!  NAEGLING challenged TAI!  
Who says SWEORDMASTERS are just a bunch of wimps!  NAEGLING of SWEORDMASTERS kept his 
wits as he overcame TAI.   
     Ah, the duel!  The roar of the oppenent, the smell of the crowd!  SHEWISH GIANT 
in the Dark Arena wasn't enough for PYRS of SWEORDMASTERS.  Maybe that certain 
serving girl(?) at Conan's Place will be!  Ask not for whom the sword slashes; it 
slashes for thee.   
     Leave me now, you base fools!  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond my 
control, I must take my leave of this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 VERMOUTH 8445                12   2  0   167       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BLACK 8252                   11   3  0   124       FULL SPECTRUM (611)
-WAELGAEST 8422               12   1  0   117       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 PHIL HELLMUTH 7842           16   6  1   113       POKER GREATS (580)
 JOSH 8581                    11   6  0    99       CLUELESS (628)
 CKYNST OAF 8444              21  26  0    93       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RANDOM MANIAC 7800           11  52  1    87       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 LITTLE BEAR 8495             20  17  1    78       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 CERVEZA 8510                  8   1  1    77       BOOZE (605)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-DIRK DIGLER 8115              7   4  1    64       KIDS GONE BAD (275)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-WHISKEY 8582                  4   0  0    55       BOOZE (605)
 NAEGLING 8576                 5   1  1    50       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 ALLEY OOP 8664                4   0  1    48       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
-BRANDY 8584                   3   0  0    45       BOOZE (605)
 TAI 8579                     10   7  0    40       CLUELESS (628)
-CINDY VIOLLETTE 7976          3   2  0    34       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 DIONNE 8578                   8   9  0    33       CLUELESS (628)
 MASKED MURDERER 8644          2   5  0    33       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
 PYRS 8657                     1   4  1    33       SWEORDMASTERS (138)
 AMBER 8580                    7  10  0    31       CLUELESS (628)
 CEREAL KILLER 8625            3   6  0    31       HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
-SEAN SHEIKY 7938              4   5  0    25       POKER GREATS (580)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-JOSH AREA 7939                3   6  0    24       POKER GREATS (580)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FUNKYTOWN 8665                3   1  0    22       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 IN MY HOUSE 8689              2   0  0    21       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 TAKE ON ME 8682               2   1  0    19       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)
 EXTRA 8690                    1   0  0    11       CLUELESS (628)
 BLACK BETTY 8661              1   2  0     5       ONE HIT WONDERS (632)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
CHER 8577               8  8 0 CLUELESS 628         DIRK DIGLER 8115      678   
SHEWISH GIANT           0  0 0 DARK ARENA           PYRS 8657             679  NONE
1110817151013 8697      0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  THE AMAZON            679  NONE
11991617913 8698        0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  SPYMASTER             679  NONE
15981517911 8699        0  1 0 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  THE AMAZON            679  NONE
174171391212 8684       1  1 1 LAB EXPERIMENTS 261  UNDEAD WARRIOR        679  NONE
1111517161311 8696      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             679  NONE
11919179811 8695        0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 SPYMASTER             679  NONE
1213101716313 8694      0  1 0 MANNEQUIN'S BEST 537 ARENAMASTER KAKA      679  NONE
1081613151111 8692      0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    UNDEAD WARRIOR        679  NONE
151216917411 8693       0  1 0 SWEORDMASTERS 138    STONE GOLEM           679  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Jorja -- As for the One Hit thing, it's a little from column A, a little from column
B... my fighters did vanquish 2 opponents with one hit last turn!  And don't fret too
much about Earth Angel, she may be back someday.  I have SO many good names to go
through yet though. -- Buri

Pyrs -- Well, that was easy, I hope your new teammates fare better. -- Take On Me

It is a comment on life in Mordant today that the Random Maniac and I are such high
favorites.  I don't know what KIND of commentary, but I'm sure it is one. -- Masked
Murderer

Wow, this is the Turn of Death in Mordant!  Sixteen bite the dust, or mud, with all
the rain we've had.  I hope the taverns' procurers were on hand, that much meat would
spoil fast. -- Jorja

     Fourteen in the Dark Arena alone, a heavy night of work for us.  Tourney Prep, I
     have no doubt, managers looking for the perfect Rookies. -- Arenamaster Kakar

Phil Hellmuth -- Can I blame that loss on the disparity in managers, do you think?
I'm fairly sure that yours--Tripwire, isn't it?--pays a lot more attention to this
stuff than Jorja does.  Not that she's a BAD manager, exactly, just... ah, um, it's
probably because she's a girl.  Yeah, that's probably it. -- Little Bear
P.S.  But she sees to it that we get plenty of decent food, and that makes up for a
lot.
P.P.S.  Even having to write personals every time.

This Silisa the Snake woman?  I don't think the Oaf knew what to make of her, and I'm
not sure whether it was because she IS a woman, or the whole "snake" business.  The
Oaf is hard to figure out. -- Masked Murderer, wondering how he got talked into
"speaking" for the Oaf

Women like Silisa the Snake are one of the things that is WRONG with the alleys of
Mordant. -- Random Maniac

Dione -- Huh, you knew I was concealing a clue, and you WANTED it.  Well, I swallowed
it before you had a chance to get your hands on me! -- Masked Murderer

Black Betty -- One hit would have been ENOUGH. -- Cereal Killer
P.S.  Remind me not to eat Chocolate Frosted Pops before the fight next time.  They
don't work.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

174171391212 was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PYRS viciously butchered SHEWISH GIANT in a 2 minute brutal Dark Arena duel.
11991617913 was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 2 minute Dark Arena match.
1111517161311 was assassinated by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
1110817151013 was butchered by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute gory Dark Arena contest.
15981517911 was assassinated by THE AMAZON in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena match.
11919179811 was butchered by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
1213101716313 was assassinated by ARENAMASTER KAKAR in a 1 minute Dark Arena struggle.
1081613151111 was butchered by UNDEAD WARRIOR in a 1 minute Dark Arena competition.
151216917411 was narrowly killed by STONE GOLEM in a 3 minute Dark Arena melee.
NAEGLING won victory over TAI in a 3 minute Challenge duel.
VERMOUTH vanquished RANDOM MANIAC in a action packed 1 minute gory uneven Title fight.
CKYNST OAF was overpowered by PHIL HELLMUTH in a 2 minute uneven match.
BLACK overpowered LITTLE BEAR in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
JOSH demolished CAPTAIN ELOY in a 1 minute mismatched competition.
CERVEZA devastated TIEN-SHU OF GENRAI in a 2 minute bloody one-sided battle.
DIONNE was overpowered by MASKED MURDERER in a 1 minute gory mismatched conflict.
TAKE ON ME was vanquished by CAERAN SLAVE in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
ALLEY OOP vanquished MONEYBAGS MEFRIN in a 1 minute one-sided fray.
AMBER was devastated by CEREAL KILLER in a 1 minute mismatched brawl.
IN MY HOUSE overpowered GRALL THE DESERTER in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
FUNKYTOWN overpowered SLEN SNOTNOSE in a tiring 3 minute one-sided bout.
BLACK BETTY was overcome by EXTRA in a 4 minute amateur's competition.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  13 -  1      55  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  24 -  2      52  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   3 -  0      50  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    5         WALL OF STEEL     17 -  17 -  0      50  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK   10 -  10 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW         7 -   8 -  0      47  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-LUNGE        5 -   6 -  0      45  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    18 -  23 -  1      44  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         PARRY-STRIKE       1 -   2 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         BASHING ATTACK    17 -  44 -  4      28  |

Turn 679 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:

TOTAL PARRY        2 -  0     WALL OF STEEL      2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     1 -  5         2  STRIKING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  3     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         2  BASHING ATTACK 
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  3     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  VERMOUTH 8445              12   2  0  167 BOOZE (605)
LUNGING ATTACK   BLACK 8252                 11   3  0  124 FULL SPECTRUM (611)

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
PARRY-LUNGE      PHIL HELLMUTH 7842         16   6  1  113 POKER GREATS (580)
STRIKING ATTACK  JOSH 8581                  11   6  0   99 CLUELESS (628)
WALL OF STEEL    LITTLE BEAR 8495           20  17  1   78 HOMICIDAL MANIACS (121)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is RANDOM MANIAC 7800.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TAI 8579.  The ten other most popular fighters were PHIL HELLMUTH 7842, 
BLACK BETTY 8661, PYRS 8657, 151216917411 8693, VERMOUTH 8445, ALLEY OOP 8664, 
NAEGLING 8576, CKYNST OAF 8444, BLACK 8252, and JOSH 8581.

The least popular fighter this week was FUNKYTOWN 8665.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were AMBER 8580, DIONNE 8578, LITTLE BEAR 8495, 1081613151111 8692, 
15981517911 8699, 1111517161311 8696, 11991617913 8698, 174171391212 8684, EXTRA 
8690, and TAKE ON ME 8682.

               NEW GRADUATES--FROM ALL ARENAS (INCLUDING CLOSED ARENAS)

     For those of you who keep track of such things, several additional warriors 
graduated from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                          THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A               
                   BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME 
                       COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM        
                          EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR               
                           NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE                 
                          PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING               

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes