DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER
Date : 06/11/2008 Duedate: 06/24/2008
IAYE ARENA
DM-30 TURN-577
This Weeks Top Honors
THE DUELMASTER IS
IRISH CREAM
RED DOG GANG (356)
(30-4654) [19-24-0,110]
Chartered Recognition Leader Unchartered Recognition Leader
IRISH CREAM POSITION IS EMPTY
RED DOG GANG (356)
(30-4654) [19-24-0,110]
Popularity Leader This Weeks Favorite
IRISH CREAM MAD CARMENCITA
RED DOG GANG (356) RED DOG GANG (356)
(30-4654) [19-24-0,110] (30-4766) [13-2-1,93]
THE CURRENT TOP TEAM
RED DOG GANG (356)
TEAMS ON THE MOVE TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name Point Gain Chartered Team
1. WRESTLMANIACS (73) 35
2. RED DOG GANG (356) 20 THE WARLOCKS (430)
3. LENPROS (145) 17 Unchartered Team
4. THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431) 12
5. GAMEHENDGE (299) -2 SCARLET KNIGHTS (358)
The Top Teams
Career Win-Loss Record W L K % Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns W L K
1/ 1 THE WARLOCKS (430) 194 124 11 61.0 1/ 1 RED DOG GANG (356) 12 3 0
2/ 2 LENPROS (145) %1003 654 30 60.5 2/ 2 LENPROS (145) 8 3 1
3/ 3 THE A'S -- LOSERS (431) 248 193 7 56.2 3/ 0 WRESTLMANIACS (73) 4 1 0
4/ 0 WRESTLMANIACS (73) 70 55 3 56.0 4/ 3 THE A'S -- LOSERS (431) 3 3 0
5/ 4 GAMEHENDGE (299) 203 190 11 51.7 5/ 4 THE WARLOCKS (430) 2 4 0
6/ 5 RED DOG GANG (356) 568 728 12 43.8 6/ 5 GAMEHENDGE (299) 0 6 0
'*' Unchartered team '-' Team did not fight this turn
(###) Avoid teams by their Team Id ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank
TEAM SPOTLIGHT
+ ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ The Andorian Succession #7 ]H[ + ---:--- + ]H[ +
On the Isle of the Eye:
"Four steps and we're lost," Senator Sedalia muttered. "This is worse than
politics."
"They do say that the Isle is larger than the Lake and touches other waters,"
Gissanniah answered. "What do we do? Just start walking until we get somewhere--
anywhere?"
"It may come to that, but I'm not ready to give up yet." The senator looked
around again. "Hmm. How about if I stand still, right here, and we hold hands--no,
that might not give us enough distance." He undid his necktie and handed one end to
his companion. "I'll stand here and hold my end, you go out to the farthest end of
the tie and your arm--no fear of it breaking, silk is very strong--and walk around me
in a wide circle. We haven't come so far as all that. You should be able to reach
the edge of the woods at some point on that circle. Then you stand still and tug on
the tie until I join you." Of course, it was possible that the edge of the woods was
no longer four steps away, or that any edge they found would be the one they'd come
from. You could never tell, with magic. But since neither he nor Gissanniah could
do anything about those possibilities, the senator saw no point in mentioning them.
Convincia:
"That's a big fire," Lenpro said.
Fandil squinted ahead. It was certainly a lot of smoke. "Maybe... they're
burning brush in the fields before planting?" he suggested.
"Late in the season to plant."
"It's been a wet spring, planting has been delayed in a lot of places."
"Maybe," Lenpro said, "but that smoke is rising over the city of Tarrgir. It
might be buildings burning, instead of brush."
"If that's so, perhaps we can help them put the fire out," Fandil said. He
urged his horse to a faster pace.
"If they want the fires put out," Lenpro muttered. "I have a feeling about
this."
Andor:
Herlas backed up two steps before he even thought about it. "You can't parade
that golem through the streets and claim it's the king!"
Hesselbod raised his eyebrows. "Of course we can." He gestured at the golem
who stood obediently, dressed in royal garments and awaiting a command. "The artist
who modeled the face and figure has caught the appearance of the last king quite
well, the artificer who constructed the golem was the best Lord Korneth could hire,
and with your magic to cast a glamor over the whole, no one will doubt that this
truly is the king."
Herlas gaped in silence for a moment, stunned by the magnitude of Lord Korneth's
ambition and of the royal scribe's misunderstanding. "The best illusions will not
fool everyone," he said, "and without illusion, that is obviously a golem. You'll
have a firestorm of outraged citizens--"
"That is not your concern," Lord Korneth said coldly, entering the room. He
dismissed the scribe with a flick of his eyes.
Herlas turned to face him squarely. He was not afraid of Korneth of Sengir, who
had come from nowehre and styled himself Chief Minister of Andoria, but he was deeply
wary. There was too much unknown about this man for anyone to feel relaxed around
him, starting with where Sengir might be found and what Korneth wanted with the
Andorian states. Herlas had thought, originally, that Korneth was driven by a simple
ambition to rule. Ambition, he could understand, and as the man was no magician,
their goals should not conflict. Now, though... he wasn't sure. Ambition, yes, but
not simple. "Why not produce the real king?" he asked. "Even drugged or enspelled
to be your puppet, he would be more convincing than that golem."
Korneth's lip curled in a sneer. "The 'real king' no longer exists, and he was
pathetic to begin with." He dismissed the point with a wave of his hand. "And it is
not your concern. Do not think to usurp authority to question or command. Your only
business is to do as you are told. In this case, to cast the glamor."
On the Isle of the Eye:
Sedalia waited, holding one end of his tie and turning slowly in place. He was
fairly sure he was still in the same place. And beginning to suspect that he had
made more than one complete turn. Blast these trees! They all looked alike.
Somewhere out of sight, Gissanniah hesitated. Not the first time. What was she
seeing? The young woman was observant and intelligent, but he wanted to be seeing
for himself. Still, he shifted his grip to accomodate another turn, she was the more
nimble of the two of them and better suited to dodging around trees.
Two definite tugs. The signal. Senator Sedalia began to follow his silk tie
through the trees.
Tarrgir:
Half the city was in flames. The two managers sat their horses on the rise at
the edge of the river valley, looking down at smoke and ruin.
"At this point, there isn't a thing we could do," Fandil said. He shook his
head. "Not even with magic. They seem to have it under control--not spreading
further, at least--but I can't imagine how it spread so fast!"
"Arson," Lenpro said. "Fires started in several places at once." He squinted
down at the city. "Looks like the Military Academy was about in the center of the
burned area; it's all gone now."
"I don't understand how people can do that," Fandil muttered. "Arson--blind
destruction--"
Lenpro was silent for a long moment, then started his horse forward and down the
slope. "Maybe not so blind," he said over his shoulder. "If someone wanted to
destroy the Andorian League, it looks like there's been a good beginning made."
Fandil urged his horse to catch up. "Just burning down the Academy won't--"
"And driving a wedge between the Aruaki and the normal humans," Lenpro reminded
him. "And more things, I have no doubt, that we haven't found yet."
"Who would want to destroy the League, and why?" Fandil demanded. "Surely even
the Delarquans or the Karnhorns wouldn't--"
"Why not?" Lenpro asked. "And there are probably other enemies out there that
we don't happen to know about."
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---===ANDORIAN REGIONAL NEWS===---
Duelmasters
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): UNHOLY TERROR of BLOOD RITES (Wretch, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): CHIEF SITTING BULL of BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): GINKOR of THE DOGHOUSE (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MORLIN POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): KEG STAND of BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): CALONYMUS of STEEL CRUSADE (Cassius Calvata, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 546): LON CHANEY JR. of MEN OF 1,000 FACES (Mad Max, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): RAMBLING OX of WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): BANNIR PARK of BLUVALLEY WARRIORS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): PAINFUL PANSY of FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): DIMAGGIO oF 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): TRYPTOPHAN of SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): AXLY HIMSELF of GERFEL'S FRIENDS (Generalissimo Puerco)
Top Teams
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): THE ANIMALS (The Zoo Keeper, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 595): BULLDOGS (Kennelworth, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): ALL THE MUN'S MEN (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 584): MEDAL OF HONOR F3 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 25 LYRATILAN (turn 583): BARHOPPERS (Apex, mgr.)
DM 26 CALEAM (turn 580): GOLDEN CANYON (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 40 ZENSU (turn 546): MEDAL OF HONOR G1 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
DM 41 KATI-TEI (turn 537): WANDERERS (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 46 ARDIVENT (turn 528): FANDILS (Wise Old Fandil, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 244): FLOWER GIRLS (Lady Fern, mgr.)
DM 63 AMEN-TEI (turn 430): 1949 YANKEES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
DM 71 KYR'TERR (turn 198): THE ZOO (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 105 ANDORAK (turn 480): SUPERIOR FORCES (Manager, mgr.)
Recent Graduates
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DM 8 ARKERS (turn 296): HAMMURABI of SMITHSONIAN (Curator, mgr.)
DM 11 ARUAK CITY (turn 594): WALK THE LINE of ELFQUEST (Armalias, mgr.)
DM 14 TOBIR (turn 594): MOLYNEUX of OTAGO HIGHLANDERS (The Mun, mgr.)
DM 22 SOLVEN (turn 587): CHUCKER ISTTA of MIDDLE WAY 15 (Jorja, mgr.)
(turn 586): JEROME OF KELLUMBO'S KIDS (Detective Kellumbo, mgr.)
DM 24 ZORPUNT (turn 583): MIRESSEA POOLE of KRILL CAVALRY (Jorja, mgr.)
DM 30 IAYE (turn 576): PRIVATE PERNA of LENPROS (Lenpro, mgr.)
(turn 575): FENCE POST of RED DOG GANG (Jojra, mgr.)
DM 52 FRATSFA (turn 243): IGOR MALMORT of BLOOD AND GUTS! (Le Pentarque, mgr.)
DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
Notes from the arena champ.
I did it! I am outta here! I am a Lord Protector! Wow! I must admit there
were days when I was not at all sure this would ever happen. Like the day when I
lost on my challenge to Baines of Gamehendge to go 6-6 and hit a three-turn-in-a-row
loss. Or then when Windsong, Red Dog Gang put another three-in-a-row loss on me and
I fell to 10-9. And still no political points. Heck, not even a sniff of one!
Since then I squeaked out a 5-3 and three DM shots, winning the two against the World
Chumps of A's ..... Losers and here I am a GRADUATE!
Lenpro called me a near-impossible work-in-progress and he predicted that at my
great height and with the 3 Con, I was not long for the gladiator life. He kept
saying that the "health" part of health/humility/honor would be very, very difficult
to maintain! But here I am. I was born an 8-3-20-15-17-10-11 ST, and was hosed -3
attack from the start. As expected I was very frail, had poor endurance, and did
tremendous damage. My strength was bumped to 9 via extensive use of some silly
things Lenpro called barbells.
I have no idea of my favorites, which I am sure Lenpro will post when they
arrive, but I do have these facts:
learn rate - 1.74 skills per fight
master decise and expert attack (that's all folks)
weapon results
DA 3-14-3
SH 0-19-2
HA 0- 6-0
SC 5-60-10
SS 5-55-5 (1 kill)
So there you have me, Lord Protector Perna. I am doing something that
Consortium managers seldom do, I am challenging the DA for my final fight leading
into retirement. Good luck to all those vying for the throne which I shall vacate.
It has been fun!
Private Perna, Duelmaster and Lord Protector
SPY REPORT
Oh, hi. Its just little 'ol Debby Tonte. Thought I'd check out IAYE to see
what's new. What was the name of that team who got 3-0-1 this turn for a total
1003-654-30 you ask? (Sure) LENPROS' their name, and fighting's their game! MVP
award for OUTBACK JACK? WRESTLMANIACS' proud of him after beating WINDSONG and
getting 23 points. Talk about yer major upsets! WINDSONG's match with OUTBACK JACK
cost her a loss of 21 points! Like DARK ARENA's STONE GOLEM is sweating since he got
Dark Arena Challenged by Duelmaster PRIVATE PERNA! This Duelmaster is like something
else! PRIVATE PERNA stopped STONE GOLEM dead in his tracks! Who was the wiseguy
that said IAYE's Duelmaster was paying for drinks at The Rat Nest? Don't look at me!
AAARRGH!!! I HATE SPYREPORTING!!! Sorry. I just had to say it. The warriors
of RED DOG GANG must be getting lonely. They were the most avoided team. Do you
guys know something that I don't? I don't know what LENPROS' been doing. They
certainly haven't been accepting many fights from RED DOG GANG, that's fer sher.
Man, all these warriors dying and killing each other! Don't you guys ever give
it a break? Like, who is this guy??? PRIVATE PERNA gets sent to the Dark Arena,
battles STONE GOLEM, and returns to tell of it!!! I bet LENPROS manager is
surprised! What if they had a fight and nobody showed up? I'd be out of a job,
that's what!!!
I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid. Who would've guessed I'd be
a famous Spyreporter? I'm getting tired of writing this stuff, so I'm calling it
quits. Its been really albendranius! Later, guys-- Debby Tonte
DUELMASTER W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
IRISH CREAM 4654 19 24 0 110 RED DOG GANG (356)
CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
STONE COLD 4315 10 2 0 103 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
WORLD CHUMPS 4726 19 7 0 101 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
OUTBACK JACK 672 14 14 2 99 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
MAD CARMENCITA 4766 13 2 1 93 RED DOG GANG (356)
CHAMPIONS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
FRANKLINS TOWER 4725 18 8 1 84 THE WARLOCKS (430)
ROWDY RODDY 621 14 14 0 84 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
OUT OF TIME 4681 18 22 1 77 GAMEHENDGE (299)
WINDSONG 4702 17 16 1 77 RED DOG GANG (356)
-PRINCE POLIOLES 4742 8 6 0 77 LENPROS (145)
COCO B. WARE 685 15 11 0 75 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
THE HITMAN 4550 6 0 0 68 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
CHALLENGER ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
OZZIE CANSECO 4723 16 10 0 62 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
LITTLE ROCKY 4768 11 2 0 59 RED DOG GANG (356)
ADEPTS W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
BAINES 4724 13 13 0 52 GAMEHENDGE (299)
-BROTHER J.J. 4728 6 5 0 46 LENPROS (145)
HELP ON THE WAY 4717 8 18 1 43 THE WARLOCKS (430)
PRINCESS KURTZ 4776 4 5 0 36 LENPROS (145)
CHALLENGER INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SIR CARLSON 4777 4 0 0 25 LENPROS (145)
INITIATES W L K POINTS TEAM NAME
SPUD 4783 1 0 0 9 RED DOG GANG (356)
'-' denotes a warrior who did not fight this turn.
THE DEAD W L K TEAM NAME SLAIN BY TURN Revenge?
PERSONAL ADS
World Chumps -- I just knew I had it in me to take the two-game series. -- Private
Perna
Congrats to our own Private Perna, who finally got his first promotion! He is now LP
Perna! -- Lenpro
Fence Post -- Consider that your send-off gift from me. -- Prince Polioles
Beggar -- I love it when you are polite like that. Here is a copper for your effort.
-- Sir Carlson
Little Rocky -- You are such the Flooz! I must admit I like it. -- Princess Kurtz
Health. Humility. Honor. -- Lenpro
The finally arriving and interesting Private Perna faves: Fist, Very Low/Moderate
and two tactics--riposte and decise. Hmmmmm. -- Lenpro
Prince Polioles -- I was glad to give you a chance to see how a real pro does it. --
Fence Post, secure in the knowledge that this was his LAST arena fight
Princess Kurtz -- I like a woman who knows when to say "yes." -- Little Rocky
Franklins Tower -- It's ridiculous that a tower should fight in the arena. This is
mano-a-mano dueling, not seigecraft! -- Mad Carmencita
Out of Time -- Who isn't? It's epidemic. -- Windsong
Baines -- (sigh) You aren't used to dogs, are you? We can work on this. Come down
to the beach tomorrow, bring a stick or a frisbee, and I'll give you your first
lesson. -- Irish Cream
Princess Kurtz -- (panting happily) Yeah! -- Little Rocky
Our congratulations to Private Perna, about to be promoted. -- Jorja and the Red Dog
Gang
31 May 2008
Any and all who live in the 805 area, I would like for you to call me so we can get
together for BBQ's, softball games, and so on. It has been a while since the last
get together (several years). It was a blast and I am sure the next one will be
also. We just have to do it. All alliances are welcome. Just because my warriors
leave your warrior beaten and bloody in defeat does not mean we can't have a beer or
five together. I'll even buy the first round. So call 805-588-3419 and ask for Dave
a.k.a. Misfit, former member of the Green and Purple Polka Dot Alliance (GAPPDA).
LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS
PRIVATE PERNA viciously butchered STONE GOLEM in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
WINDSONG was demolished by OUTBACK JACK in a 1 minute one-sided melee.
FRANKLINS TOWER was overpowered by IRISH CREAM in a 1 minute mismatched Title duel.
STONE COLD devastated OUT OF TIME in a exciting 1 minute one-sided fight.
MAD CARMENCITA bested M. CHARDINEE in a 3 minute brawl.
COCO B. WARE was vanquished by WORLD CHUMPS in a exciting 1 minute mismatched fight.
ROWDY RODDY bested OZZIE CANSECO in a 4 minute veteran's competition.
THE HITMAN handily defeated HELP ON THE WAY in a 2 minute gruesome uneven melee.
BAINES was viciously subdued by LITTLE ROCKY in a 5 minute gruesome fight.
PRINCESS KURTZ vanquished CULT MEMBER in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SIR CARLSON beat TRUSTWORTHY SCRIBE in a popular 6 minute melee.
SPUD defeated FRIENDLY CONSTABLE in a 2 minute novice's match.
BATTLE REPORT
MOST POPULAR RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS
|FIGHTING STYLE FIGHTS FIGHTING STYLE W - L - K PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK 4 PARRY-STRIKE 6 - 1 - 0 86 |
|TOTAL PARRY 4 PARRY-LUNGE 12 - 6 - 0 67 |
|AIMED BLOW 3 AIMED BLOW 21 - 12 - 1 64 |
|WALL OF STEEL 3 LUNGING ATTACK 7 - 4 - 0 64 |
|LUNGING ATTACK 2 WALL OF STEEL 18 - 12 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-LUNGE 2 BASHING ATTACK 6 - 4 - 0 60 |
|PARRY-STRIKE 1 STRIKING ATTACK 12 - 9 - 1 57 |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 TOTAL PARRY 15 - 19 - 0 44 |
|SLASHING ATTACK 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
|BASHING ATTACK 0 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 - 0 0 |
Turn 577 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 1 - 0 AIMED BLOW 1 - 2 2 LUNGING ATTACK
LUNGING ATTACK 2 - 0 WALL OF STEEL 1 - 2 2 AIMED BLOW
STRIKING ATTACK 4 - 0 PARRY-RIPOSTE 0 - 0 2 WALL OF STEEL
PARRY-LUNGE 1 - 1 SLASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 2 TOTAL PARRY
TOTAL PARRY 2 - 2 BASHING ATTACK 0 - 0 1 STRIKING ATTACK
1 PARRY-STRIKE
1 BASHING ATTACK
TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE
FIGHTING STYLE WARRIOR W L K PNTS TEAM NAME
STRIKING ATTACK STONE COLD 4315 10 2 0 103 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
AIMED BLOW WORLD CHUMPS 4726 19 7 0 101 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
WALL OF STEEL MAD CARMENCITA 4766 13 2 1 93 RED DOG GANG (356)
TOTAL PARRY COCO B. WARE 685 15 11 0 75 WRESTLMANIACS (73)
PARRY-LUNGE OZZIE CANSECO 4723 16 10 0 62 THE A'S -- LOSERS II (431)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.
The overall popularity leader is IRISH CREAM 4654. The most popular warrior this
turn was MAD CARMENCITA 4766. The ten other most popular fighters were OZZIE CANSECO
4723, THE HITMAN 4550, OUTBACK JACK 672, STONE COLD 4315, WORLD CHUMPS 4726, PRINCESS
KURTZ 4776, SPUD 4783, IRISH CREAM 4654, ROWDY RODDY 621, and BAINES 4724.
The least popular fighter this week was SIR CARLSON 4777. The other ten least
popular fighters were LITTLE ROCKY 4768, FRANKLINS TOWER 4725, WINDSONG 4702, HELP ON
THE WAY 4717, COCO B. WARE 685, OUT OF TIME 4681, BAINES 4724, ROWDY RODDY 621, IRISH
CREAM 4654, and SPUD 4783.
The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:
PRIVATE PERNA (30-4690) LENPROS (145)
SUMMER FACE-TO-FACE IN MINNEAPOLIS!
Our summer FTF will be held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 18-20, 2008. It will be
held at the Holiday Inn Select Minneapolis/St. Paul in Blomington, MN, just down the
street from the Mall of America, at 3 Appletree Square (952-854-9000). Rooms are only
$105.00 per night, 1-2 occupancy. There is a free 24-hour shuttle from the airport
and free shuttle service to the mall; free parking, free high-speed wireless internet
in all guestrooms. There is a large fitness center, jacuzzi, and indoor pool. The
rooms are blocked--ask for the "Reality Simulations" room block. There are tons of
restaurants nearby at the Mall, as well as a cafe in the hotel.
Hotel info: www.himspairport.com
Mall of America: www.mallofamerica.com
The tournament information sheet will be out imminently. We hope you're all looking
forward to the tournament and that we will see you there!