DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 02/05/2024    Duedate: 03/02/2024

CHIMLEVTAL ARENA

DM 31    TURN 495

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BASARA KUBIKIRI
AVENGERS (146)
(31-7104) [19-16-1,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BASARA KUBIKIRI                BAKERS 7
AVENGERS (146)                 2212 BOURBON ST (680)
(31-7104) [19-16-1,123]        (31-7257) [2-0-0,32]

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

BISHAMON                       FAIRY TAIL
AVENGERS (146)                 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
(31-7069) [20-19-0,79]         (31-7018) [10-6-0,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. BOOK OF THOMAS (652)          31 
2. BASH BROS OCEAN (627)         27    USEFUL WEAPONS (636)
3. USEFUL WEAPONS (636)          23    Unchartered Team
4. NUMBERS GAME (403)            17 
5. WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)     15    2212 BOURBON ST (680)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*2212 BOURBON ST (680)      2   0  0 100.   1/ 1 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)10  5 1
 2/ 2 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)     286 190 12 60.1   2/ 2 AVENGERS (146)            7  8 0
 3- 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)     442 342 29 56.4   3/ 5 JUST DESSERTS (569)       4  4 0
 4/ 4 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)438 367 19 54.4   4/ 6 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     4  9 0
 5/ 5 NUMBERS GAME (403)       417 352 28 54.2   5- 3 MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      3  0 0
 6/ 6 JUST DESSERTS (569)      191 175  7 52.2   6/ 8 NUMBERS GAME (403)        3  3 0
 7/ 7 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)    256 248 11 50.8   7/ 7*2212 BOURBON ST (680)     2  0 0
 8/ 8 AVENGERS (146)           578 646 43 47.2   8/ 4 USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      2  2 1
 9/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      54  67  6 44.6   9/ 0 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      2  2 1
10/ 9 BIRDS (647)               37  47  1 44.0  10/ 9 BIRDS (647)               0  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

    The first business we have is a tourney recap.  We had 10 entries head to the 
competition.  Starting from the top, Chimlevtal entered 2 Contenders.  They were off 
styles, so the expectations were not great.  Both exited on turn 5, though they did 
win 2 fights each.  Freshmen saw one entry, and turn one looked bad as VINDICATOR 
lost.  But the next four fights were wins, locking in a winning record.  
Unfortunately, the tides turned quickly and 4-3 was the final result, one of two 
winning records.  Challengers started opposite, with a 2-0 round 1 result.  Those were 
the only wins for Chimlevtal in that class!  The three Apprentices started round one 
3-0.  Apprentices could almost have been called a bright spot, except for I.C. SAMMICH 
dying at 3-3.  SICKLE pulled in the 2nd and only other winning record at 5-3.  The two 
rookies?  1 win between the two of them.  19-30-0-1 all total.
    Challenges were well made this time.  Only one loss on a challenge match. That was 
the title fight, with BASARA KUBIKIRI holding off a style mismatch challenge.  I 
expect that BASARA does have the skills to graduate, so that means next turn BASARA 
will be fighting for immortality.  Winning will tip over the PP count.  Losing delays 
the award.  Death, of course, is the other option and while there are ways back from 
the dead, it is the natural end of the line. I'll be rooting for a death in BASARA's 
next fight, but it doesn't matter to me which side of the fight BASARA is on!
    WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U took the other two 'interesting' challenges.  LEMON BARRIO 
avenged the death of THE PUMPKIN MAUL (not in the most glorious way, but revenge is 
revenge).  SICKLE, meanwhile, looks like a tourney worthy warrior.  Coming back from a 
5-3 Apprentices, result, SICKLE executed a challenge.  Or should I say executed SLEAZE 
BAG in a challenge?  SICKLE is at 9FE, so LG may not get many chances at vengeance.
    For matchups, the formidable BREXIT 2016 (coming off a loss last turn to BASARA) 
faced Lord Protector DODGE'EM DUDE.  BREXIT won and the commission gave BREXIT the 
Lord Protector title and immortality.  A fantastic basic career for BREXIT, with a 
Rookies TV, a 15-5 record, and had the throne for several turns. I could suggest a 
warrior with a horrible name to try and kill on the way out, but that would be a mean 
thing to do to DA ZAGAGNA!
    In team news, BOOK OF THOMAS returned to the sands.  No team was so dominant as to 
make me say wow, but L'Guillotine's WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U did take the current top team 
and team on the move awards while going 3-2 (winning two challenges and losing twice 
being challenged).  BASARA and BISHAMON won three warrior awards for AVENGERS, so that 
is something, too. 
    Closing out this report, no parry lungers or bashers, lungers leading the way with 
7 representatives.  27 total warriors from 9 teams.  16 avoids, with 5 of them going 
to USEFUL WEAPONS.  Assur's BASH BROS OCEAN was the most avoiding team, sending three 
of those five.  I won't speculate, but no warrior was reported as the most challenged 
warrior (but clearly there were plenty of challenges made, with 7 of the 14 fights 
being challenge fights).

                                    -- Belinda, who will be on the road next time
                                        (with a decent chance I can still do a report)

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104         19  16  1 123         AVENGERS (146)            

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SGT. ROCK 6775               33  13  0 148         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 1-800-VICTORY 6727           17   4  0 116         NUMBERS GAME (403)        
-CAPT. AMERICA 7093           14   4  1 106         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      
 BREXIT 2016 6790             15   5  0 101         NUMBERS GAME (403)        
 ROTTING PIER 7143             9   8  0  92         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-SWIMMING 7154                11   8  0  89         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 DA ZAGAGNA 6672              14   2  0  84         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 BISHAMON 7069                20  19  0  79         AVENGERS (146)            
 POWERSLAVE 6724              14   6  1  76         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 LITTER BLASTER 6784           7   4  0  76         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
-MAJOR SNAFU 7059             12   5  0  71         MILITARY MAYHEM (89)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OCTOPUS 7207                  7   2  1  67         AVENGERS (146)            

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SEAGULL 6637                 13  19  1  63         BIRDS (647)               

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HAOMARU 7142                  9  20  0  55         AVENGERS (146)            
-CROW BAR 7057                 6  10  1  43         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      
 LEMON BARRIO 7184             6   4  0  42         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 FAIRY TAIL 7018              10   6  0  38         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
-LEAD PIPE 7219                4   2  1  38         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BROKEN GLASS 7224             2   3  0  32         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 BAKERS 7 7257                 2   0  0  32         2212 BOURBON ST (680)     
 SICKLE 7243                   2   1  1  31         USEFUL WEAPONS (636)      

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 INFECTATION 7225              3   4  0  23         BASH BROS OCEAN (627)     
 ABBA-ZABA 7215                5   4  0  20         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 COMPOTA 7254                  1   2  1  14         WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378) 
 AZUMA 7229                    1   0  1  14         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 RIVER WILD 7206               0   2  0  14         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
 WACKY WAFER 7261              1   0  0   6         JUST DESSERTS (569)       
 YOMAZU 7228                   0   1  0   5         BOOK OF THOMAS (652)      
-TOO MANY L'S 7016             0   2  0   2         NUMBERS GAME (403)        

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
MORDANT DESERTER        0  0 0                      AZUMA 7229             495 NONE
NO BEACH 7262           0  1 0 BASH BROS OCEAN 627  ARENAMASTER LEVT       495 NONE
TASTE OF CHICKEN 7263   0  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    LIGHTBRINGER           495 NONE
THE PUMPKIN MAUL 7248   2  1 0 JUST DESSERTS 569    COMPOTA 7254           494 JUST REVENGED
SLEAZE BAG 7245         2  2 0 WHAMMO & THUDDA  378 SICKLE 7243            495  

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Hey, y'all. The ads may get in early, but the fights won't. The FTF intervention may 
have messed up my smithing AND my warrior strategizing. Lady Smith used to take care 
of this stuff, but I sure am glad she'd Hasta la vista.

                                          -- Smithy

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TASTE OF CHICKEN was butchered by LIGHTBRINGER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
NO BEACH was murdered by ARENAMASTER LEVTANI in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
LEMON BARRIO demolished COMPOTA in a 1 minute uneven Bloodfeud fight.
ROTTING PIER was bested by BASARA KUBIKIRI in a 1 minute Challenge Title contest.
DA ZAGAGNA luckily beat BISHAMON in a 3 minute master's Challenge competition.
BREXIT 2016 bested DODGE'EM DUDE in a 3 minute master's Challenge match.
LITTER BLASTER handily defeated HAOMARU in a 1 minute uneven Challenge melee.
SICKLE slaughtered SLEAZE BAG in a 1 minute gruesome one-sided Challenge duel.
BROKEN GLASS won victory over ABBA-ZABA in a 2 minute Challenge fight.
1-800-VICTORY overpowered VENOMOUS CONCUBINE in a 1 minute gory uneven match.
POWERSLAVE savagely defeated SEAGULL in a 3 minute bloody veteran's match.
OCTOPUS handily defeated CAPTURED ORC in a 1 minute brutal one-sided contest.
BAKERS 7 devastated RIVER WILD in a 1 minute mismatched bout.
FAIRY TAIL viciously subdued INFECTATION in a action packed 8 minute gory fight.
AZUMA butchered MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
YOMAZU was beaten by WACKY WAFER in a 2 minute amateur's brawl.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   7         TOTAL PARRY       21 -  11 -  0      66  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  6         STRIKING ATTACK   26 -  21 -  3      55  |
|AIMED BLOW                       4         SLASHING ATTACK   14 -  12 -  1      54  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    3         WALL OF STEEL     14 -  13 -  2      52  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK    29 -  28 -  1      51  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        15 -  15 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         PARRY-STRIKE       4 -   6 -  1      40  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  13 -  2      35  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   5 -  0       0  |

Turn 495 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BASARA KUBIKIRI 7104       19  16  1  123 AVENGERS (146)
LUNGING ATTACK   1-800-VICTORY 6727         17   4  0  116 NUMBERS GAME (403)
STRIKING ATTACK  ROTTING PIER 7143           9   8  0   92 BASH BROS OCEAN (627)
TOTAL PARRY      DA ZAGAGNA 6672            14   2  0   84 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
WALL OF STEEL    POWERSLAVE 6724            14   6  1   76 WHAMMO & THUDDA 4U! (378)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    FAIRY TAIL 7018            10   6  0   38 BOOK OF THOMAS (652)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is BISHAMON 7069.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was FAIRY TAIL 7018.  The ten other most popular fighters were BISHAMON 7069, BASARA 
KUBIKIRI 7104, BREXIT 2016 6790, POWERSLAVE 6724, SEAGULL 6637, ROTTING PIER 7143, 
LITTER BLASTER 6784, SICKLE 7243, BROKEN GLASS 7224, and 1-800-VICTORY 6727.

The least popular fighter this week was INFECTATION 7225.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were SLEAZE BAG 7245, HAOMARU 7142, COMPOTA 7254, NO BEACH 7262, 
AZUMA 7229, RIVER WILD 7206, ABBA-ZABA 7215, LEMON BARRIO 7184, TASTE OF CHICKEN 
7263, and BAKERS 7 7257.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

BREXIT 2016 (31-6790) NUMBERS GAME (403)

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

DODGE'EM DUDE (31-7019) AVENGERS (146)