DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/28/2022    Duedate: 07/25/2022

ILLIS ARENA

DM-59    TURN-404

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

BAHAMA MAMA
HANGOVERS (265)
(59-3064) [12-2-1,123]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

BAHAMA MAMA                    POSITION IS EMPTY
HANGOVERS (265)                
(59-3064) [12-2-1,123]         

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

HARBOR SEAL                    SUBSTITUTION
ISLANDERS (247)                BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
(59-2954) [15-37-0,88]         (59-3213) [5-4-0,81]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

ISLANDERS (247)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. HANGOVERS (265)             38
2. ISLANDERS (247)             30      IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
3. BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)      20      Unchartered Team
4. IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)     16
5. TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)      0      TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 0*TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)    2   0  0  100   1/ 1 ISLANDERS (247)           8  7 0
 2/ 1 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)  273 143 14 65.6   2/ 6 HANGOVERS (265)           7  3 1
 3- 2 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       22  13  1 62.9   3/ 2 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)   7  6 0
 4/ 3 HANGOVERS (265)          287 181 22 61.3   4/ 3 NEXUS 5 (324)             7  7 0
 5/ 4 CHAPEL ROCK (287)        374 274 18 57.7   5/ 5 CHAPEL ROCK (287)         4  4 0
 6/ 5 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)   239 256 11 48.3   6- 4 CLAN DREKMOOR (330)       2  1 0
 7/ 6 NEXUS 5 (324)             83  99  1 45.6   7/ 7 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)    2  9 0
 8/ 7 ISLANDERS (247)          558 695 20 44.5   8- 0*TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)   1  0 0

    '*'   Unchartered team                       '-'  Team did not fight this turn
   (###)  Avoid teams by their Team Id          ##/## This turn's/Last turn's rank

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

Thanks for keeping the throne warm in our absence.   Seems like the same old teams are 
still here, though some of the warriors have changed over.

                                          -- Bahama Mama 
                                             Hangovers
                                             2-time Duelmaster of Illis

                                      SPY REPORT

     Ready for some action-packed adventure, some thrills, chills and spills?  Well 
fergit it, cause this is the Spyreport for ILLIS.  HANGOVERS like really fought hard 
to move up to 2nd from 6th.  Way to go!  MVP award for SHOO-CHA?  ISLANDERS' proud of 
her after beating JAR OF CLAY and getting 21 points.  Talk about yer big time losers! 
JAR OF CLAY got smashed by SHOO-CHA, and lost 14 points!  This Duelmaster is like 
something else!  BAHAMA MAMA stopped ZARUKO dead in hers tracks!  I hear the top team 
insists all their warriors get nine hours sleep.  They want photogenic fighters for 
PR photos.   
     Look, you guys stick to fighting, all right?  IMPROVED ILLUSION was the most 
avoided team.  Is a 273-143-14 record really that scary?  I don't know what CHAPEL 
ROCK's been doing.  They certainly haven't been accepting many fights from IMPROVED 
ILLUSION, that's fer sher.  Can IMPROVED ILLUSION's ZARUKO be more popular than me?  
She was challenged the most, but is that really the same?  People were asking me did 
SUBSTITUTION REALLY challenge HELLPOP?  (all right, maybe they didn't, but it sounded 
good!) It wasn't a spectacular fight, or anything, but HELLPOP wants me to write 
about it since he won victory over SUBSTITUTION.  Satisfied?   
     What does a fighter fight for?  I mean, the crowds don't give a hoot if someone 
gets killed.  Not after four more fights.  Hey you guys, don't you think your 
families would like to hear from you?  Write!  (Or have someone write for you.)  
     I really didn't, you know, study when I was a kid.  Who would've guessed I'd be 
a famous Spyreporter?  I know how much you like reading this stuff, but I really 
should stop.  I had a fun time, see you later-- Debby Tonte  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAHAMA MAMA 3064             12   2  1   123       HANGOVERS (265)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SWORDGRAVE 3115              13   6  0   106       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 HELLPOP 3085                 18  37  0    99       NEXUS 5 (324)
-RAIGEKI 3121                  8   3  1    98       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106         10   2  0    97       HANGOVERS (265)
 ZARUKO 2796                  21  16  0    91       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
 DISCIPLE 3143                 9   4  0    91       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARBOR SEAL 2954             15  37  0    88       ISLANDERS (247)
 SHOO-CHA 3184                13   8  0    86       ISLANDERS (247)
 12 STONES 3078               17   9  0    81       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 SUBSTITUTION 3213             5   4  0    81       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
 JAR OF CLAY 3046             18  13  1    71       CHAPEL ROCK (287)
 FALSE IDLE 2984              13  22  0    71       CHAPEL ROCK (287)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 OIL SPILL 3161               12  17  0    59       ISLANDERS (247)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TOM BLIGH 3193               13   5  1    55       ISLANDERS (247)
-BROKENBONE 3204               6   4  0    51       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 FLAMING SAMBUCA 3174          3   3  1    41       HANGOVERS (265)
 JUBEI 3197                    3   4  0    37       IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 PURPLE HAZE 3165              3   2  0    33       HANGOVERS (265)
 SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242         2   3  0    33       BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-NEW RIFF 3258                 2   0  0    32       TEABAG@CINCY 21.1 (332)
-RAGEFIRE 3217                 7   3  0    28       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 AZA CHORN 3246                5   2  0    26       NEXUS 5 (324)
 GREYHOUND 3219                2   0  1    26       HANGOVERS (265)
-WARBEAST 3203                 2   2  0    26       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 STARFISH 3232                 6   4  0    22       ISLANDERS (247)
-GRIMFURY 3207                 3   1  0    22       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 GROBBENDONK 3229              3   4  0    17       NEXUS 5 (324)
-MADSLAYER 3205                2   2  0    12       CLAN DREKMOOR (330)
 LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250          1   2  0     6       NEXUS 5 (324)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
DEAD 3253               0  1 0 IMPROVED ILLUSIO 261 DARK CHAMPION         404  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Swordgrave -- Was trying to avoid all those PPs to push tourney boundaries, now the 
boss will just have to roll the dice. -- Bahama Mama

Zaruko -- Nice to see someone with as many arena fights as I have. -- False Idle

Harbor Seal -- Opposable thumbs make it much easier to twist off lids. -- Jar of Clay

Oil Spill -- We collided!  What a mess. -- Frozen Mudslide

Shoo-Cha -- You must have a silent-H, as the boss keeps pronouncing your name like 
"Suture" with a heavy north-east accent. -- 12 Stones

Tom Bligh -- I couldn't beat you before, not sure why I thought I could after such a 
long time away. -- Flaming Sambuca

Grobbendonk -- I think I was left sitting still as I contemplated what your name 
meant.  Good strategy on your part -- Purple Haze

Jar of Clay -- May you fall off the counter and shatter! -- Harbor Seal, not a happy 
loser today

Frozen Mudslide -- A horrible image!  Something in Alaska, probably. -- Oil Spill a 
warm-climate catastrophe by choice

12 Stones -- You outnumbered me! -- Shoo-Cha

Flaming Sambuca -- If you were on the west coast, we don't have to ask who set fire to 
you.  It was probably lightning. -- Tom Bligh

Lothar Dyfonate -- I have to say I automatically distrust anyone named Lothar. -- 
Starfish
P.S.  And anyone who drags a fight out that long.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DEAD was butchered by DARK CHAMPION in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
SUBSTITUTION lost to HELLPOP in a action packed 3 minute Challenge battle.
FALSE IDLE was demolished by HARBOR SEAL in a 1 minute uneven Challenge fight.
FLAMING SAMBUCA was bested by TOM BLIGH in a 1 minute Challenge fight.
PURPLE HAZE overpowered STARFISH in a 1 minute mismatched Challenge match.
BAHAMA MAMA devastated ZARUKO in a 1 minute one-sided Title duel.
FROZEN MUDSLIDE devastated CONVICTED ASSASSIN in a 1 minute mismatched match.
12 STONES was handily defeated by SWORDGRAVE in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
JAR OF CLAY lost to SHOO-CHA in a action packed 3 minute gruesome veteran's duel.
DISCIPLE overpowered OIL SPILL in a action packed 1 minute gory one-sided fight.
JUBEI was defeated by LEE'S REVENGE in a exciting 3 minute bloody match.
GROBBENDONK was handily defeated by SOBER FOR 7 DAYS in a 1 minute one-sided contest.
AZA CHORN demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 2 minute one-sided brawl.
GREYHOUND handily defeated LOTHAR DYFONATE in a 1 minute one-sided conflict.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|AIMED BLOW                       6         SLASHING ATTACK    2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  5         WALL OF STEEL     30 -  17 -  1      64  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    4         PARRY-LUNGE        6 -   4 -  0      60  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   2 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      9 -  11 -  0      45  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         AIMED BLOW        13 -  16 -  1      45  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         STRIKING ATTACK   20 -  25 -  2      44  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         LUNGING ATTACK     4 -   7 -  0      36  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 404 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 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      3 -  1     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         3  STRIKING ATTACK
AIMED BLOW         4 -  2     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  SLASHING ATTACK
STRIKING ATTACK    3 -  2     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  2         1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
SLASHING ATTACK  BAHAMA MAMA 3064           12   2  1  123 HANGOVERS (265)
AIMED BLOW       SWORDGRAVE 3115            13   6  0  106 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
PARRY-LUNGE      ZARUKO 2796                21  16  0   91 IMPROVED ILLUSION (261)
WALL OF STEEL    SHOO-CHA 3184              13   8  0   86 ISLANDERS (247)
TOTAL PARRY      12 STONES 3078             17   9  0   81 CHAPEL ROCK (287)
STRIKING ATTACK  SUBSTITUTION 3213           5   4  0   81 BASHAHOLICS ANON (297)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARBOR SEAL 2954.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was SUBSTITUTION 3213.  The ten other most popular fighters were SHOO-CHA 3184, 
JUBEI 3197, HARBOR SEAL 2954, DISCIPLE 3143, HELLPOP 3085, FROZEN MUDSLIDE 3106, 
SWORDGRAVE 3115, SOBER FOR 7 DAYS 3242, GREYHOUND 3219, and TOM BLIGH 3193.

The least popular fighter this week was LOTHAR DYFONATE 3250.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were GROBBENDONK 3229, OIL SPILL 3161, JAR OF CLAY 3046, ZARUKO 
2796, STARFISH 3232, FALSE IDLE 2984, DEAD 3253, AZA CHORN 3246, 12 STONES 3078, and 
FLAMING SAMBUCA 3174.