DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 09/10/2007    Duedate: 09/22/2007

NIANIA ARENA

DM-2    TURN-462

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

PAUL ATREIDES
MASTERS OF SAND (636)
(2-5393) [7-5-0,99]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

PAUL ATREIDES                  SCURVY LAD
MASTERS OF SAND (636)          SEA DOGS (633)
(2-5393) [7-5-0,99]            (2-5366) [5-0-0,71]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KORONEDUS                      VENDETTA
THE GOLDEN FISH (147)          TEAM HAVOK (645)
(2-5430) [12-9-0,58]           (2-5455) [9-2-1,35]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TEAM HAVOK (645)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SWEETS (643)                36
2. MASTERS OF SAND (636)       34      TEAM HAVOK (645)
3. TEAM HAVOK (645)            25      Unchartered Team
4. MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)      9
5. SEA DOGS (633)               5      MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TEAM HAVOK (645)          37  18  4 67.3   1/ 2 TEAM HAVOK (645)          6  4 1
 2/ 2 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      15  12  1 55.6   2/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   5  4 0
 3/ 3*MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)   11  10  1 52.4   3/ 1 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)     5 10 0
 4/ 0 MASTERS OF SAND (636)     21  23  0 47.7   4/ 4 OUT THE WINDOW (630)      4  5 1
 5/ 5*SEA DOGS (633)             5   6  0 45.5   5/ 5*SEA DOGS (633)            3  2 0
 6/ 4 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)    550 683 18 44.6   6/ 0 MASTERS OF SAND (636)     2  0 0
 7/ 0*SWEETS (643)               5  13  0 27.8   7/ 0*SWEETS (643)              1  2 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 579): MAKESHIFT ANCHOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 461): 4 BRIDGES of OUT THE WINDOW (JE, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 587): BIG BROTHER of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 583): LEOPARD of TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 582): GRETZKY of SPORTS GREATS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 586): GRUNT 31 of MEDAL OF HONOR B6 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 583): MOSES of AMEN! (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 578): QUIZNOS of QUBIT (Sultan, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 569): AKAI of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 568): CANNON FODDER of LIGHT BRIGADE (Woody, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 542): BLOOD THIRSTER of VOW TO DESTROY (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): DASHER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 237): SMIRK of CHEAP SHOTS (Cheap Shots Manager, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 519): CELIE SHATTERSTONE of DELVERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 468): BLACK CLANSMAN of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 224): GLUM of JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 212): DERELICT of ALL-STAR NANA'S (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 417): BALI DARRAS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 189): CRYBABY of OUTLAWS (Savant, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 461): HE HATE ME of WASTELAND (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 579): SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 461): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 587): FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 583): TANKS FOR NOTHIN' (Master Beru, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 582): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 586): KREWE OF DRUID (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 583): IMPORTED FOOTBALLERS (Crip, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 578): SPRINGBORN (Still, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 569): BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 568): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 542): FRIENDLY FIRE (?, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 237): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 518): ELEMENTS OF ZEN (The Druid, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 468): RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 223): JANIX (KAT, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 210): ISLANDERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 417): POSITION IS EMPTY
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 189): SPORTS CRIP PLAYS (Crip, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 461) TWISTED SESAME (Doc Steele, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 578): HORTATOR of SEA DOGS (One-Armed Bandit, mgr.)
                            PRAESENTIUS of ROMAN EMPIRE (Otis the Drunk, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 587): BIG BROTHER of FRAT PARTY BLOWOUT (The Anarchist, mgr.)
              (turn 586): ULDI SHOON of SORCERY COVENANT (Visionist, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 582): FOOT BALL of F BALLS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 582): GRETZKY of SPORTS GREATS (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 585): GEN. JACKSON of THE VOLS (?, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 577): LIRVEL MOORN of THE MOONDOGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 569): AKAI of BURN N' PILLAGE (Jolly, mgr.)
                (turn 568): VOLITAN LIONFISH of BIG MEAN FISH (Big Wave Dave, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 532): DASHER of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 517): DELARWARE RUN of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 468): BLACK CLANSMAN of BLACK CONVENTICLE (?, mgr.)
                 (turn 467): AILLENDEI of DARK HORSEMEN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 417): BALI DARRAS of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
                   (turn 416): ERFIN GORAM of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     I can't believe the violence in NIANIA!  I still haven't told Mom I'm writing 
Spyreports.  She'd have a cow!  Well, here we go...  Like, THE GOLDEN FISH had to be 
so embarrassed when they got kicked off #1 spot by TEAM HAVOK!  Way to go TEAM HAVOK! 
MVP award for ECLAIR?  SWEETS' proud of it after beating GALLORDIN and getting 23 
points.  Talk about yer major upsets!  KORONEDUS' match with PITER DEVRIES cost him a 
loss of 18 points!  Was that a tear I saw in PAUL ATREIDES' eye, as he took over 
Duelmastership?  And wasn't 4 BRIDGES fit to be tied!  Who was the wiseguy that said 
NIANIA's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at Jim's Tap Room?  Don't look at me!   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  Can THE GOLDEN FISH's DOLOVOR be 
more popular than me?  He was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  Ooh! 
Did SPIRITUAL PAIN really know what he was doing when he challenged SCURVY LAD?  A 
6-5-2 speaks volumes.  (Zontoni said that.  I don't know what it means.) SCURVY LAD 
overcame SPIRITUAL PAIN, and was I surprised (right!).  But its a good thing SCURVY 
LAD could stop laughing long enough to give SPIRITUAL PAIN a good pounding.  EDWARD 
O'HARE is being unfair.  He's challenged down 19 against SAROVOND.  I don't know why 
they let this stuff go on.  (I'd better shut up) Is this how MEDAL OF HONOR A1 
advances, by having their members (EDWARD O'HARE) fight people that are really below 
them (SAROVOND)?  For sure, I was holding my breath when I found out IRON GYPSY 
challenged DOLOVOR.  After all, haven't TEAM HAVOK and THE GOLDEN FISH had a long 
standing duel in NIANIA?  It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but DOLOVOR 
wants me to write about it since he lost to IRON GYPSY.  Satisfied?   
     Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other!  Don't you guys ever give 
it a break?  Hey you guys, don't you think your families would like to hear from you? 
Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     Remember, blood on a purple robe may stain.  Soak it in cold water, and hand 
wash.  I gotta leave.  NIANIA is like such a dump, and you guys smell too much!  
Remember you guys, ease up sometimes!  Chill out!  Later, Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PAUL ATREIDES 5393            7   5  0    99       MASTERS OF SAND (636)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PITER DEVRIES 5392            7   5  0    80       MASTERS OF SAND (636)
 4 BRIDGES 5347                7   6  0    77       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
 SCURVY LAD 5366               5   0  0    71       SEA DOGS (633)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KORONEDUS 5430               12   9  0    58       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 HAND OF GOD 5466              6   1  0    58       TEAM HAVOK (645)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRON GYPSY 5454               8   3  0    48       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 EJ DOME 5351                  3   0  1    41       OUT THE WINDOW (630)
 ALLAN OHATA 5462              4   3  0    40       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458           6   5  2    37       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 DOLOVOR 5484                  4   1  0    37       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 VENDETTA 5455                 9   2  1    35       TEAM HAVOK (645)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 EDWARD O'HARE 5461            4   3  0    33       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 HAND OF HELL 5456             5   6  1    28       TEAM HAVOK (645)
 KEY LIME 5444                 2   3  0    25       SWEETS (643)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ECLAIR 5442                   1   0  0    23       SWEETS (643)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAROLUE 5464                  4   5  0    17       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 YUKIO OKUTSU 5460             3   4  1    16       MEDAL OF HONOR A1 (646)
 SAROVOND 5483                 2   3  0     9       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
 GALLORDIN 5486                1   1  0     4       THE GOLDEN FISH (147)

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

THE DEAD               W  L K TEAM NAME             SLAIN BY             TURN Revenge?
GILLANDE 5465          2  5 1 THE GOLDEN FISH 147   SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458   460         
DA1 5489               0  1 0 OUT THE WINDOW 630    MOUNTAIN TROLL 18     462 NONE    
TART 5482              0  1 0 SWEETS 643            DARK CHAMPION 24      462 NONE    

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Convicted Assassin?  That's all anyone could find to fight me?  I know I'm good,
fearsome and all that, but... only a Convicted Assassin?  Cheese! -- Kornedus
P.S.  He refused to beg for mercy, wretch that he is.

Ah, yes, the Ambitious Guard.  Wow, what excitement.  I don't know if I can stand the
thrills and the looming dangers of fighting the standbys. -- Dolovor, waxing, nay,
varnishing sarcastic

Yukio Okutsu -- A salute and all that to a "real" opponent, and I don't understand
what my teammates find to complain of in the standbys.  Maybe they aren't SURE wins,
but they're a lot more sure than fighting a managed warrior! -- Harolue
P.S.  None the less, one CAN defeat managed warriors, for which I am properly
grateful.

Edward O'Hare -- You're a rabbit?  I just don't see that.  Your ears are too short.
-- Sarovond

Well!  That was easy.  I think I'll buy the Mordant Deserter a drink! -- Gallordin

Gallordin -- You'd better appreciate that win, the others won't be so easy. -- Biff
Mugg, Late of Mordant
P.S.  You could have tried a little harder, made it look like you had something more
than "new boy good will" going for you.

Dolovor -- There are days when I wonder why I even try. -- Moro Salleshi, Guardsman
First Class

Koroneduss -- Sswamp brother, you are, ass they ssay, pusshing your luck. --
Ssothiss, Asssasssin of Note, with enemiess

4 Bridges -- If I wanted you, I would have had you, and there is nothing you could
have done to prevent it. -- Seef Haraine, Dangerous Courtesan

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was viciously butchered by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TART was dispatched by DARK CHAMPION in a 2 minute Dark Arena battle.
SPIRITUAL PAIN was handily defeated by SCURVY LAD in a 1 minute Challenge match.
EDWARD O'HARE vanquished SAROVOND in a 1 minute gory mismatched Challenge brawl.
IRON GYPSY luckily beat DOLOVOR in a 3 minute master vs. amateur Challenge match.
4 BRIDGES was overpowered by PAUL ATREIDES in a 1 minute one-sided Title struggle.
KORONEDUS was handily defeated by PITER DEVRIES in a 1 minute uneven fight.
ALLAN OHATA lost to HAND OF GOD in a 1 minute duel.
HAROLUE was vanquished by EJ DOME in a 1 minute uneven fight.
VENDETTA viciously subdued YUKIO OKUTSU in a popular 4 minute brutal fight.
HAND OF HELL overcame KEY LIME in a 1 minute bout.
GALLORDIN was defeated by ECLAIR in a crowd pleasing 1 minute novice vs. master match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -   0 -  0     100  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         AIMED BLOW         2 -   0 -  0     100  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY        5 -   3 -  0      63  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         PARRY-STRIKE       7 -   5 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  23 -  2      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         SLASHING ATTACK   22 -  20 -  2      52  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK    2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   6 -  2      40  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   4 -  0      33  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 462 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:

AIMED BLOW         2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         2  SLASHING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  0     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         1  AIMED BLOW     
SLASHING ATTACK    3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-STRIKE   
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  STRIKING ATTACK
                                                                1  BASHING ATTACK 

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
AIMED BLOW       PAUL ATREIDES 5393          7   5  0   99 MASTERS OF SAND (636)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    PITER DEVRIES 5392          7   5  0   80 MASTERS OF SAND (636)
WALL OF STEEL    4 BRIDGES 5347              7   6  0   77 OUT THE WINDOW (630)
LUNGING ATTACK   SCURVY LAD 5366             5   0  0   71 SEA DOGS (633)
PARRY-STRIKE     KORONEDUS 5430             12   9  0   58 THE GOLDEN FISH (147)
SLASHING ATTACK  HAND OF GOD 5466            6   1  0   58 TEAM HAVOK (645)
TOTAL PARRY      IRON GYPSY 5454             8   3  0   48 TEAM HAVOK (645)
STRIKING ATTACK  EJ DOME 5351                3   0  1   41 OUT THE WINDOW (630)
BASHING ATTACK   SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458         6   5  2   37 TEAM HAVOK (645)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KORONEDUS 5430.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VENDETTA 5455.  The ten other most popular fighters were DOLOVOR 5484, PAUL 
ATREIDES 5393, YUKIO OKUTSU 5460, ECLAIR 5442, SCURVY LAD 5366, EDWARD O'HARE 5461, 
PITER DEVRIES 5392, DA1 5489, EJ DOME 5351, and TART 5482.

The least popular fighter this week was HAROLUE 5464.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SAROVOND 5483, SPIRITUAL PAIN 5458, GALLORDIN 5486, KEY LIME 5444, HAND 
OF HELL 5456, HAND OF GOD 5466, ALLAN OHATA 5462, KORONEDUS 5430, 4 BRIDGES 5347, and 
IRON GYPSY 5454.