DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/06/2014    Duedate: 06/19/2014

JURINE ARENA

DM-61    TURN-580

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

SYBO
TREXTRAS (411)
(61-3719) [11-5-0,148]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

SYBO                           THUNDER SNOW
TREXTRAS (411)                 BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)
(61-3719) [11-5-0,148]         (61-3836) [2-1-0,25]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CELINE DEE                     SERGEANT 1
MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)            MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
(61-3774) [23-9-0,120]         (61-3824) [4-4-1,38]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. TREXTRAS (411)              41
2. MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)    28      CANINE CUISINE (358)
3. MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)         14      Unchartered Team
4. BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)     9
5. CANINE CUISINE (358)         1      BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 CANINE CUISINE (358)      53  30  5 63.9   1/ 1 MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)  9  6 0
 2/ 2 MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)  30  19  3 61.2   2/ 4 TREXTRAS (411)            6  4 0
 3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)      466 430  7 52.0   3/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)       6  9 0
 4/ 7 TREXTRAS (411)            20  20  2 50.0   4/ 3 CANINE CUISINE (358)      5  5 0
 5- 5*071406W (384)              4   4  0 50.0   5/ 7*BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)  2  3 0
 6- 6*GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (416)    2   2  0 50.0   6- 6*071406W (384)             1  1 0
 7/ 8*BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)   3   5  0 37.5   7- 8*GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (416)   0  1 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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                        ---===FREE BLADES REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 749): EXPENDABLE YOUTH of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 751): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 733): LAME OX of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 745): SIR TOO DUMB of THE GRAIL KNIGHTS (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 747): AARON of AIMER'S INC (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 739): LEAD BELLY of BODY OF MUSIC (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 740): PUTRID DEFILER of KARNHORN KARNAGE (Var, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 372): TRAVEL of EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 737): ZOT of THE GUILD (Guido, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 640): PITCHFORK of USEFUL WEAPONS (Smithy, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 733): APOCALYPSE of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 730): SSSINK! Of F/X (Mannequin, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 722): MAYNERD of NERDS (DMobster, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): BENEZIA of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): NEFARA of PUBLIC ENEMY (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 612): RATTLER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 597): CLARENCE G. CRAFT of MEDAL OF HONOR B11 (The Anarchist)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 579): SYBO of TREXTRAS (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): STAR RUBY of TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 277): URSULA ZAROFF of MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 538): KNOS THE AXE of BATTLEAXE STAMPEDE (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 529): UNTAMED BERSERKER of CRITICALS (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 521): SILVER SLIM of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 638): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 749): QUEEN (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 751): PURE POISON (?, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 732): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 745): GREENWARDENS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 747): PANDORA'S CARDS (Var, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 739): QUEENSRYCHE (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 740): THE MAGNIFICENT MAGS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 372): EXPENSE ACCOUNT (Finance Manager, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 737): THE TAKEN (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 370): BASH BROS OCEAN (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 733): OTTOMAN EMPIRE (Otto X, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 730): BIG LAKE BANDITS (Den, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 722): FOOT OF PRIDE (Howlin' Wolf, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): TOLBIN'S X-MEN (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): NUKE TEST (Malaquar, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 328): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 612): MEDAL OF HONOR A11 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 597): DREAMTIME (Hombre, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 579): MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): TOLBIN'S GEMS (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 277): MIDDLE WAY 18 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 535): TOLBINS LADIES (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 529): RUNEBLADES (Stillgard, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 521): MEDAL OF HONOR Z2 (The Anarchist, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 637): BEERBARIANS et al (The Dark One, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 751): INCREDIBLE HULK of FANTASTIC FIVE II (?, mgr>)
               (turn 750): AMMONIUS of DREAMERS (Sleepy, mgr.)
                           JOY OF LOSING of WHO DA MAN? (Var, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 744): SILVAMERE of BLOODSWORN (Hollowshade, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 737): SERENA of SHADOWMIST (Tolbin, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 639): MALICE of ASSASSINATION (Ghab, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 732): MR SCHICICLES of DEATH BY DESIGN (Bubba Ganoosh, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 681): SHADOW FROGGY of BATTLE FROGS 12-15 (Grimm, mgr.)
                 (turn 680): LYRICAL DRUGGIST of ORL 2013K (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 347): DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  47 NORTH FORK (turn 341): WITCHCRAZE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
                               CHICKEN A LA KING of ROYAL FLUSH (Crip, mgr.)
                   (turn 340): MANDORALLEN of PAWN OF PROPHECY (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 611): BACKLASH of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 574): DRIVING A ROLLS of BASH BROS EVANGELIST
                                         (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     Good day, friends and fiends, welcome to your friendly neighborhood spyreport.  
I doubt JURINE will ever be the same.  The attempts to dethrone the Duelmaster have 
failed, and SYBO remains JURINE's top warrior for another turn.  By the way, was that 
our Duelmaster that I saw last night, cramped under the table at The Dripping Blade?  
     I tell you, a green quarterstaff lasts longer than a seasoned sapling.  A basher 
friend of mine assures me this is true.  MEDAL OF HONOR G10 has cause to stand tall, 
as they were JURINE's most avoided team.  A smart manager knows this is a team to 
beat.  And avoiding MEDAL OF HONOR G10 more than any other team we find CANINE 
CUISINE.  JURINE, are we going to accept, or respect this sort of thing?  Well, 
sports fans, take notice that SERGEANT 1 from MEDAL OF HONOR G10 was JURINE's most 
challenged warrior this turn.  ROVERWURST of CANINE CUISINE had better have a good 
reason for challenging down 12 points in a challenge which he lost.  I thought 
ROVERWURST showed great skill and promise when he was subdued by SERGEANT 4.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     We only live a short time in this world, so why not take a sharp blade, and 
shave it close?  Is it really true that JURINE has more dishwashers per capita that 
fighters?  Just thought I'd ask...   
     Thought for the day, a new sword shines bright, but the notched sword sings the 
sweetest.  Well, I'm burning daylight here in JURINE and I've a long road ahead of 
me.  Happy Trails.  Until the sun next rises and my pen sets to paper-- Alarond the 
Scribe  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SYBO 3719                    11   5  0   148       TREXTRAS (411)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-RACK OF LAB 3185             15   4  1   133       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 CELINE DEE 3774              23   9  0   120       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 JENNI KORREG 3756            26  21  0    99       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
 WILLI ZANE 3778              20   8  0    99       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CHICKEN POODLE SOUP 3194      8   5  1    82       CANINE CUISINE (358)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 4 3841               5   2  0    59       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
-DR FUGLY 3477                 4   2  0    59       071406W (384)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SPOT ROAST 3765               8   1  0    50       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 AYELBORNE 3776                6   2  0    50       TREXTRAS (411)
 ROVERWURST 3839               6   2  0    45       CANINE CUISINE (358)
 SERGEANT 2 3825               5   3  0    45       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 SERGEANT 1 3824               4   4  1    38       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SERGEANT 3 3816               8   3  2    35       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CLYDE CHOATE 3815             6   3  0    27       MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
 THUNDER SNOW 3836             2   1  0    25       BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-TYREE 3718                    1   3  1    20       TREXTRAS (411)
-TOAD MOB 3834                 1   0  0    13       BATTLE FROGS 01-14 (423)
 HANDY ILSONDER 3823           0  11  0    12       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-ROJAN 3844                    1   0  0    11       TREXTRAS (411)
 DODO FERRIS 3842              1   7  0    10       MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
-ROB SLOB 3769                 2   2  0     8       GARBAGE PAIL KIDS (416)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BAD BONE 3871           0  1 0 CANINE CUISINE 358   HIGH ELF              580  NONE
DATA 4 3872             0  1 0 TREXTRAS 411         ARENAMASTER KHIN      580  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Two-three again, but this time our two wins were over M. Chardinee.  He was throwing
his verbal weight around before the fights (gods help us if he tried to throw his
physical weight around, that guy needs a diet), and Jenni and I just had to clobber
him.  Not that it'll help his manners much, he's seriously set in his ways, but it
made US feel good. -- Celine Dee

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

DATA 4 was butchered by ARENAMASTER KHIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
BAD BONE was slaughtered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
ROVERWURST was narrowly defeated by SERGEANT 4 in a 3 minute Challenge fight.
SPOT ROAST unbelievably bested SERGEANT 1 in a popular 2 minute Challenge fight.
SYBO devastated JENNI KORREG in a 2 minute gory uneven Title brawl.
WILLI ZANE devastated VETERAN MERCENARY in a 2 minute bloody mismatched match.
CELINE DEE savagely defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a action packed 4 minute uneven melee.
CLYDE CHOATE was vanquished by AYELBORNE in a 2 minute uneven fight.
SERGEANT 2 vanquished AMBITIOUS GUARD in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
SERGEANT 3 savagely defeated HANDY ILSONDER in a popular 2 minute gory melee.
DODO FERRIS was demolished by THUNDER SNOW in a 1 minute bloody mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -   2 -  0      80  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         AIMED BLOW        26 -  12 -  0      68  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         TOTAL PARRY       16 -  10 -  2      62  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         LUNGING ATTACK    25 -  18 -  3      58  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      2         SLASHING ATTACK    9 -   7 -  1      56  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         STRIKING ATTACK   13 -  26 -  0      33  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         WALL OF STEEL      1 -   3 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   9 -  0      25  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 580 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-RIPOSTE      1 -  0     STRIKING ATTACK    1 -  2         3  AIMED BLOW     
AIMED BLOW         2 -  1     PARRY-LUNGE        0 -  0         3  LUNGING ATTACK 
LUNGING ATTACK     3 -  2     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         2  TOTAL PARRY    
SLASHING ATTACK    1 -  1     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
TOTAL PARRY        1 -  1     WALL OF STEEL      0 -  1         1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
TOTAL PARRY      SYBO 3719                  11   5  0  148 TREXTRAS (411)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    CELINE DEE 3774            23   9  0  120 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
AIMED BLOW       WILLI ZANE 3778            20   8  0   99 MIDDLE WAY 16 (387)
LUNGING ATTACK   SERGEANT 4 3841             5   2  0   59 MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
STRIKING ATTACK  AYELBORNE 3776              6   2  0   50 TREXTRAS (411)
SLASHING ATTACK  SERGEANT 2 3825             5   3  0   45 MEDAL OF HONOR G10 (420)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CELINE DEE 3774.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was SERGEANT 1 3824.  The ten other most popular fighters were CELINE DEE 3774, 
SERGEANT 4 3841, SERGEANT 3 3816, ROVERWURST 3839, AYELBORNE 3776, SPOT ROAST 3765, 
SYBO 3719, WILLI ZANE 3778, THUNDER SNOW 3836, and SERGEANT 2 3825.

The least popular fighter this week was DODO FERRIS 3842.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were JENNI KORREG 3756, BAD BONE 3871, DATA 4 3872, CLYDE CHOATE 
3815, HANDY ILSONDER 3823, SERGEANT 2 3825, THUNDER SNOW 3836, WILLI ZANE 3778, SYBO 
3719, and SPOT ROAST 3765.

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

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

                      STARGRITS (28-3714) UGLY URBAN ORCS  (425) 
                        CAUSEY (65-5881) THE CAUSEY WAY  (659) 
                 FLYING HELLFISH (82-7132) CARNIVAL OF CHAOS  (1019) 
                     WARRIOR 1 (82-22691) TOURNEY TEAM II  (3620) 
                       CRAZY 69 (84-11518) CRAZY 88 20  (2091) 
                          ANGRY (84-11693) WORDS IX  (2126) 
                  SUBTERFUGE (84-38420) COLLUSION UNLIMITED  (6707) 

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes