DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/25/2012    Duedate: 05/08/2012

SOLVEN ARENA

DM-22    TURN-681

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ROMO
SERPENTS HOLD (758)
(22-6937) [6-0-0,93]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

ROMO                           PURPLE HAZE
SERPENTS HOLD (758)            ARE YOU ? (768)
(22-6937) [6-0-0,93]           (22-6917) [3-0-0,39]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

GILLY MANDERSON                HOLM JOUBERT
MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)            MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
(22-6921) [13-6-0,75]          (22-6931) [12-5-0,80]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (758)         54
2. ARE YOU ? (768)             21      SERPENTS HOLD (758)
3. 80'S DISCO (361)             7      Unchartered Team
4. OF WOLF AND MAN 4 (753)      0
5. KAOS 2 (764)                 0      ARE YOU ? (768)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 SERPENTS HOLD (758)      131  80  7 62.1   1/ 1 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)       5 10 0
 2/ 2 80'S DISCO (361)          13   9  0 59.1   2/ 2 80'S DISCO (361)          4  2 0
 3/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)      364 368  6 49.7   3/ 4 SERPENTS HOLD (758)       4  7 0
 4- 4 KAOS 2 (764)              12  18  1 40.0   4/ 0*ARE YOU ? (768)           2  3 0
 5/ 0*ARE YOU ? (768)            5   8  1 38.5   5- 5 OF WOLF AND MAN 4 (753)   1  0 0
 6- 5 OF WOLF AND MAN 4 (753)    5   8  1 38.5   6- 3 KAOS 2 (764)              1  3 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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                          ---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 347): AKANAH of STRANGE UNIVERSE (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 696): BENJY MOUSE of THE HITCHHIKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 695): FAITH of ZOMBIE SQUAD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 680): HOLM JOUBERT of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 683): RINGWORM of WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 679): WAIT of ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 676): SEETHER of WENSINWASIN 5.5.2. (Khorvinus, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 677): DREAM OF DAY of RANDOM (JE, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 641): COOLIN DUNN of BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 638): TRIPLE DAWG DARE of DA DOG POWNDAZ (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 629): DOMINATION of 24 HOURS OF DOOM (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 294): JASMIN of JADE WARRIORS (Brandon Massingale, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 523): LILLY SCOOTER of WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 247): SUGAR HILL GANG of RAP ATTACKS (Marma Duke, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 581): SARINA of GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 647): YOU PAY I SLAY (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  11 ARUAK CITY (turn 696): COLORIFIC (Purple People Eater, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 695): THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
 DM  22 SOLVEN (turn 680): MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  24 ZORPUNT (turn 683): WRESTLING (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 679): ERRATA (JE, mgr.)
 DM  26 CALEAM (turn 676): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  30 IAYE (turn 677): LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
 DM  40 ZENSU (turn 641): BEYOND THE PALE (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  41 KATI-TEI (turn 638): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 629): BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 295): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
 DM  63 AMEN-TEI (turn 523): WAYFARERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 248): DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 581): SUPERIOR FORCES et al (Manager, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                   ----------------
 DM   8 ARKERS (turn 346): NORM QUESHA of MIDDLE WAY 11 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  14 TOBIR (turn 695): TIMMY of THE DEATH SQUAD (Street Legal, mgr.)
                          FLUKE of F WORDS (Centauri, mgr.)
 DM  25 LYRATILAN (turn 679): ROBIN STORZ of FUNKY FOLK (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  46 ARDIVENT (turn 629): DOMINATION of 24 HOURS OF DOOM (Kharadmon, mgr.)
 DM  52 FRATSFA (turn 295): AREOPOLITE of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
 DM  71 KYR'TERR (turn 248): DIANGELIQUE of DARQUE FORCES V (Master Darque, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     A Veteran Mercenary?  After we've had REAL competition for the title?  That's
pathetic.  Somebody worthy, come and get it.

                                   Holm Joubert

                                      SPY REPORT

     Thankyouthankyou.  It's great for me, The Unknown Spymaster to be back in 
SOLVEN.  Hope you enjoy the show.  Oh, who am I kidding?  I already got paid!  Hey 
everybody, watch out for LEIA, who flew up 17 points in the rankings after mashing 
MANIC DEPRESSION like a melon.  Keep your eye on this gal.  And falling like a basher 
in the top ten was MANIC DEPRESSION, who dropped 15 points after a disappointing (to 
say the least) bout with LEIA.  It's a proud day for the SERPENTS HOLD stable, as 
their warrior, ROMO, ascended the Duelmaster's throne.  An apple a day keeps the 
doctor away, but an onion a day keeps T.P.s at bay.   
     Here is other news that is of note.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Knowing when to use the right 
tactics at the proper time is a very important step on the road to Duelmaster.   
     Well, that wasn't too bad; Alarond told me that the people in SOLVEN have no 
sense of humor.  Or maybe that they were senseless.  Well, there goes another Spy 
Report.  Good luck in next week's fights.  See ya next time I'm on this circuit!-- 
The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROMO 6937                     6   0  0    93       SERPENTS HOLD (758)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HOLM JOUBERT 6931            12   5  0    80       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
 GILLY MANDERSON 6921         13   6  0    75       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PURPLE HAZE 6917              3   0  0    39       ARE YOU ? (768)
 CONFUSION 6874                3   0  0    35       80'S DISCO (361)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEIA 6975                     2   0  0    28       SERPENTS HOLD (758)
 ROCKIT 6953                   2   0  0    24       80'S DISCO (361)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LULU ORLENE 6964              2   4  0    18       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
 MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958            4   3  1    16       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
 LOVE OR CONFUSION 6916        1   2  0    11       ARE YOU ? (768)
-DAR 6870                      1   0  0     9       KAOS 2 (764)
 FARLIN MEEKS 6974             2   2  0     8       MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
 MANIC DEPRESSION 6920         1   2  1     7       ARE YOU ? (768)
-GENIUS OF LOVE 6954           0   1  0     1       80'S DISCO (361)
-RASPBERRY BERET 4942          0   1  0     1       80'S DISCO (361)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DA1 6968                0  1 0 ARE YOU ? 768        DARK CHAMPION         681  NONE
DA1 6950                0  1 0 ARE YOU ? 768        MOUNTAIN TROLL        681  NONE
BYE 6984                0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 758    SPYMASTER             681  NONE
MOPP 6979               0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 758    WURM KIN              681  NONE
RECOIL 6977             0  1 0 SERPENTS HOLD 758    MASTER KAYR VAIL      681  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Romo -- Darned snakes.  There are times when I really wish I was fighting in
Shadowspire or somewhere like that.  I'd still get beaten, but at least I'd be able
to SEE what was defeating me.  Yeah, okay, not YOUR fault.  Sorry, a moment of
exasperation. -- Gilly Manderson

Confusion -- I felt it. -- Medan Quzzar

The Happy Pheasant totally freaked me out, okay?  I'm not used to guys like that. --
Lulu Orlene

Rockit -- Oh, well.  Better to lose to somebody serious about dueling than to fool
around with Convicted Thieves and Persistent Beggars. -- Farlin Meeks

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DA1 was barely slain by MOUNTAIN TROLL in a 2 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
MOPP was slaughtered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute Dark Arena battle.
BYE was easily killed by SPYMASTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena match.
RECOIL was assassinated by MASTER KAYR VAILL in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
DA1 was dealt death by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute Dark Arena contest.
HOLM JOUBERT was narrowly defeated by ROMO in a 2 minute brutal Title fight.
GILLY MANDERSON viciously subdued NOBLE ASSASSIN in a 2 minute gruesome brawl.
PURPLE HAZE overpowered LULU ORLENE in a crowd pleasing 1 minute one-sided struggle.
CONFUSION slimly won victory over MEDAN QUIZZAR in a 2 minute gruesome fight.
ROCKIT viciously subdued FARLIN MEEKS in a 2 minute gruesome beginner's duel.
MANIC DEPRESSION was overpowered by LEIA in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LOVE OR CONFUSION defeated POLITE BEGGAR in a 3 minute novice's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         STRIKING ATTACK   18 -  13 -  3      58  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  4         AIMED BLOW        19 -  15 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    3         BASHING ATTACK     4 -   4 -  1      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       2         LUNGING ATTACK    17 -  17 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   4 -  0      43  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  14 -  1      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  0         TOTAL PARRY        0 -   3 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   1 -  0       0  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 681 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     PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  2         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         3  STRIKING ATTACK
                              PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         2  AIMED BLOW     
                              PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  1         2  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  0         1  SLASHING ATTACK
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0     
                              TOTAL PARRY        0 -  0     
                              WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ROMO 6937                   6   0  0   93 SERPENTS HOLD (758)
AIMED BLOW       GILLY MANDERSON 6921       13   6  0   75 MIDDLE WAY 15 (747)
STRIKING ATTACK  PURPLE HAZE 6917            3   0  0   39 ARE YOU ? (768)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is GILLY MANDERSON 6921.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HOLM JOUBERT 6931.  The ten other most popular fighters were GILLY MANDERSON 
6921, CONFUSION 6874, ROCKIT 6953, ROMO 6937, PURPLE HAZE 6917, LEIA 6975, DA1 6950, 
MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958, FARLIN MEEKS 6974, and MOPP 6979.

The least popular fighter this week was LOVE OR CONFUSION 6916.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were MANIC DEPRESSION 6920, LULU ORLENE 6964, DA1 6968, RECOIL 6977, 
BYE 6984, MOPP 6979, FARLIN MEEKS 6974, MEDAN QUIZZAR 6958, DA1 6950, and LEIA 6975.

                  MAIL-IN TOURNEY LIII

CONTENDERS TOURNEY                     W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
NEBUCHADNEZZAR 5821 (133-92-0)        13  2  0         WE BE WAR FLAILS     

FRESHMEN TOURNEY                       W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
STING 6863 (15-10-1)                   2  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD        

CHALLENGERS TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
KINKY MCKINK 6463 (11-2-1)             2  3  0         THE SAVAGE KINKS     

CHAMPIONS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
LAWDY 6723 (4-3-1)                    11  1  0  DEAD   OF WOLF AND MAN 4    
KYNGRATH MOR 6858 (11-3-1)            10  3  0  DEAD   KAOS 2               

INITIATES TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
UNCLE RAT 6900 (2-0-2)                14  3  0  DEAD   WINTERLUDE           
ROMO 6937 (4-0-0)                      2  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD        

APPRENTICES TOURNEY                    W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
FROGGIE 6898 (1-0-0)                   4  3  0         WINTERLUDE           

ADM FOOLS TOURNEY                      W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
MONTY PYTHON 5939 (29-11-1)            0  3  0         SERPENTINE INC.      

FRESHMEN FOOLS TOURNEY                 W  L  K         TEAM NAME            
BALISONG 6847 (19-9-0)                 3  3  0         SERPENTS HOLD