DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/01/2018    Duedate: 06/28/2018

MORYA ARENA

DM-28    TURN-423

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RECEDING HAIR LINE
BASH BROS BODY (541)
(28-5125) [29-16-0,131]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RECEDING HAIR LINE             GRESHA THE BASHER
BASH BROS BODY (541)           KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
(28-5125) [29-16-0,131]        (28-4666) [5-3-0,54]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

VENUS                          KRYDORIUS DU'MORTE
PLANETS (536)                  KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
(28-5013) [15-14-0,82]         (28-5738) [1-0-0,17]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

BASH BROS BODY (541)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BASH BROS BODY (541)        37
2. KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)        35      BASH BROS BODY (541)
3. BOOK OF THOMAS (584)        29      Unchartered Team
4. PLANETS (536)               12
5. MAGICAL MADNESS (417)        5      KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1 BIG SHOTS (574)          181 124  8 59.3   1/ 1 BASH BROS BODY (541)     11  4 0
 2/ 2 BASH BROS BODY (541)     146 102  2 58.9   2/ 2 BIG LAKE PURE (568)       8  7 3
 3/ 4 BIG LAKE PURE (568)      125 114 12 52.3   3/ 3 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      7  5 0
 4/ 5 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)   294 278 19 51.4   4/ 8*KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)      5  7 0
 5/ 7 BOOK OF THOMAS (584)      24  23  0 51.1   5/ 6 MAGICAL MADNESS (417)     4  6 0
 6/ 6 MAGICAL MADNESS (417)     84  83  2 50.3   6/ 9 PLANETS (536)             3  2 0
 7/ 8 PLANETS (536)            105 129  4 44.9   7/ 5 OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)    3  7 0
 8/ 9*KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)      10  26  0 27.8   8- 4 BIG SHOTS (574)           1  3 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 of MORYA.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to give 
you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Those betting on BIG 
SHOTS lost their shirt, as BIG SHOTS lost their fighting abilities:  0-0-0.  What's a 
move up by 4 you ask?  (alright, maybe you didn't ask)  Cause for celebration, 
according to KRYDOR'S ELITE.  Good things come to those who fight well, as BOOK OF 
THOMAS can attest, moving up by 0.  Practice pays for KRYDORIUS DU'MORTE, who 
pummelled FEA SMALLPURSE, to pocket 17 points.  What can be a greater victory?  
RECEDING HAIR LINE has taken his place as the top, as MORYA's new Duelmaster.  Word 
has it one team in MORYA is using psychics to predict wins.  They lead a charmed 
life!   
     And how sociable are MORYA's warriors?  Come, let us see.  To quell some nasty 
rumors, the guys in BASH BROS BODY are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need 
to avoid 'em.  Like a pup with its tail between its legs, KRYDOR'S ELITE scurried 
away from BASH BROS BODY.  Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, 
and CAROUSEL is it right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't BOOK OF THOMAS proud!  
Take heed MORYA, of the unprincipled action of SIMPLY AMAZING.  By challenging WYNNE 
SHIELD, 23 points below him, SIMPLY AMAZING besmirches the noble art of dueling.  
Warriors of MORYA!  Do you wish your reputations tainted by the base challenge of 
SIMPLY AMAZING?  NUTTY NECROMANCER challenged WORN OUT!  Who says MAGICAL MADNESS are 
just a bunch of wimps!  NUTTY NECROMANCER of MAGICAL MADNESS kept his wits as he was 
overcame by WORN OUT.  Mismatched by 9 points, CAROUSEL beat KRYDORA DU'MORTE.  Is 
this really worth noting?  I thought KRYDORA DU'MORTE showed great skill and promise 
when she was beat by CAROUSEL.  All right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  Ask not for whom the 
sword slashes; it slashes for thee.   
     All good things must come to an end.  My fingers tire and I fear my incessant 
prattling may cause unfair judgement upon my impeccable character.  Like a mixed 
metaphor, and an overtaxed simile, I now bid MORYA farewell-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RECEDING HAIR LINE 5125      29  16  0   131       BASH BROS BODY (541)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WORN OUT 5606                14  12  0   113       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 HEADACHE 5609                18   8  0   102       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 URANUS 5025                  11  15  2   102       PLANETS (536)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RUNE 4083                    12  11  0    84       MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
 VENUS 5013                   15  14  0    82       PLANETS (536)
 NUTTY NECROMANCER 5328        9   6  1    80       MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
 SPINE EATER 5585              6   2  0    69       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
 MAN'S HANDS 5634             15   7  0    67       BASH BROS BODY (541)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OLIVE OIL 5546                7   3  0    63       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INCANTATION 5057              9   6  0    56       MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
 GRESHA THE BASHER 4666        5   3  0    54       KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
 AXLE FOLEY 5061               8  21  0    51       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 WACKY WICCAN 4314            10   7  0    47       MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
 ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK 5587        5   3  0    45       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-ANEJO 5678                    4   4  1    33       BIG SHOTS (574)
 ACNE 5722                     4   1  0    32       BASH BROS BODY (541)
 CAL LIPPER 5710               3   2  1    31       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 SIMPLY AMAZING 5693           6   9  2    29       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 CAROUSEL 5696                 4   2  0    26       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPELLWEAVER 5487              4   5  0    22       MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
-1942 5713                     2   1  0    21       BIG SHOTS (574)
 KRAVEN DU'ET URDEN 4662       1   6  0    20       KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
 MORYA CHAMPION 5723           5   2  0    18       BIG LAKE PURE (568)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAL O'GEN 5711                3   3  0    18       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 FRECKLES 5695                 2   0  0    18       BOOK OF THOMAS (584)
 KRYDORIUS DU'MORTE 5738       1   0  0    17       KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
 BEL 5619                      3   2  0    11       PLANETS (536)
 AVA 5666                      2   1  0     9       PLANETS (536)
 KRYDORA DU'MORTE 5729         1   4  0     7       KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
 FEA SMALLPURSE 5736           1   1  0     6       BIG LAKE PURE (568)
 WYNNE SHIELD 5717             0   3  0     4       OTTO'S MECHANICS (226)
 ULU 5679                      0   2  0     2       PLANETS (536)
 KRYDORIA DU'MORTE 5737        0   1  0     1       KRYDOR'S ELITE (519)
 ANDERS SLOWEYE 5740           0   1  0     1       BIG LAKE PURE (568)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MEZCAL MAESTRO 5670     6  8 0 BIG SHOTS 574        SIMPLY AMAZING 5693   421   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

NUTTY NECROMANCER was devastated by WORN OUT in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge fight.
ANNE T LOCH-BRAEK was vanquished by SPINE EATER in a 1 minute uneven Challenge battle.
GRESHA THE BASHER demolished WACKY WICCAN in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
SIMPLY AMAZING bested WYNNE SHIELD in a 2 minute veteran vs. novice Challenge contest.
KRAVEN DU'ET URDEN subdued HAL O'GEN in a 2 minute Challenge competition.
KRYDORA DU'MORTE was devastated by CAROUSEL in a 1 minute one-sided Challenge duel.
GIDREK THUMBTOE was unbelievably bested by RECEDING HAIR LINE in a 3 minute match.
HEADACHE overpowered VENUS in a 1 minute uneven melee.
RUNE won victory over OLIVE OIL in a action packed 1 minute duel.
MAN'S HANDS was overpowered by URANUS in a 1 minute gory uneven duel.
INCANTATION savagely defeated AXLE FOLEY in a 2 minute gruesome match.
MORYA CHAMPION was beaten by ACNE in a exciting 5 minute fight.
SPELLWEAVER was subdued by CAL LIPPER in a 3 minute bloody competition.
FRECKLES viciously subdued ULU in a 3 minute brutal battle.
AVA bested KRYDORIA DU'MORTE in a 6 minute amateur's bout.
BEL overcame ANDERS SLOWEYE in a 4 minute beginner's fight.
FEA SMALLPURSE was savagely defeated by KRYDORIUS DU'MORTE in a 4 minute struggle.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   9         PARRY-STRIKE       8 -   1 -  0      89  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  5         BASHING ATTACK    20 -  12 -  1      63  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         TOTAL PARRY       13 -   8 -  0      62  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         WALL OF STEEL     18 -  13 -  3      58  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     3         LUNGING ATTACK    30 -  33 -  1      48  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         SLASHING ATTACK   13 -  15 -  0      46  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   5 -  0      44  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         AIMED BLOW        12 -  15 -  0      44  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         STRIKING ATTACK    5 -   7 -  0      42  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        7 -  11 -  1      39  |

Turn 423 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-STRIKE       3 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    2 -  3         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
BASHING ATTACK     2 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  7         3  SLASHING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
AIMED BLOW         2 -  2                                       1  AIMED BLOW     
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  1                                       1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  1                                       1  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1                                       1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      RECEDING HAIR LINE 5125    29  16  0  131 BASH BROS BODY (541)
AIMED BLOW       WORN OUT 5606              14  12  0  113 BASH BROS BODY (541)
BASHING ATTACK   HEADACHE 5609              18   8  0  102 BASH BROS BODY (541)
LUNGING ATTACK   RUNE 4083                  12  11  0   84 MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
PARRY-LUNGE      VENUS 5013                 15  14  0   82 PLANETS (536)
SLASHING ATTACK  NUTTY NECROMANCER 5328      9   6  1   80 MAGICAL MADNESS (417)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is VENUS 5013.  The most popular warrior this turn was 
KRYDORIUS DU'MORTE 5738.  The ten other most popular fighters were ACNE 5722, FEA 
SMALLPURSE 5736, FRECKLES 5695, KRYDORIA DU'MORTE 5737, RUNE 4083, INCANTATION 5057, 
SPINE EATER 5585, SIMPLY AMAZING 5693, HAL O'GEN 5711, and RECEDING HAIR LINE 5125.

The least popular fighter this week was AVA 5666.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were BEL 5619, MORYA CHAMPION 5723, MAN'S HANDS 5634, VENUS 5013, ANNE T 
LOCH-BRAEK 5587, NUTTY NECROMANCER 5328, OLIVE OIL 5546, HEADACHE 5609, KRYDORA 
DU'MORTE 5729, and WACKY WICCAN 4314.

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

GIDREK THUMBTOE (28-5615) BIG LAKE PURE (568)

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

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

                   STOMP THIS! (82-22961) of ALL YOU ZOMBIES (3660)
                     SURGEON WARPATH (84-14457) of 060310U (2539)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes