DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 07/04/2011    Duedate: 07/16/2011

VALAMANTIS ARENA

DM-62    TURN-513

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

RED HOOK
FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
(62-2720) [14-4-2,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

RED HOOK                       SMELLY SHELLY
FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)          HORSE LAKERS (454)
(62-2720) [14-4-2,119]         (62-4603) [5-2-1,49]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

IMROM LLEWS                    GILFMET IVERS
MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)            MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
(62-4570) [8-16-0,40]          (62-4568) [15-12-0,60]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)       44
2. MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)         32      FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
3. HORSE LAKERS (454)          23      Unchartered Team
4. DISASTERS (448)              2
5. DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)     0      HORSE LAKERS (454)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1- 1*DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)   5   1  1 83.3   1/ 2 FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)     7  2 0
 2/ 3 FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)     62  31  8 66.7   2/ 1*HORSE LAKERS (454)        7  8 2
 3/ 2*HORSE LAKERS (454)        23  12  5 65.7   3/ 4 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)       7  8 0
 4/ 4 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      38  31  2 55.1   4/ 3 OUT OF CONTROL (452)      6  3 0
 5/ 5 DISASTERS (448)           49  48  5 50.5   5- 5*DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)  2  0 0
 6/ 6 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)      426 508 10 45.6   6/ 6 DISASTERS (448)           1  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

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                         ---===DELARQUAN REGIONAL NEWS===---

                                     Duelmasters
                                     -----------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 678): VERMOUTH of BOOZE (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): CHARLIE HORSE of THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 683): VIPER of SERPENTS' HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 655): MAT'ARI of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 674): CHAS CRINGER of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 667): CAPRICA of ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): MY DEER WATSON of HOLMES ON THE RANGE (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): TIMOR UNRED of THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): JELLO KNUCKLES of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): WHO of QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): BURNING RUBBER of WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): CARELESS BEAR of DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (Youngblood, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): WHOLE of MILK IS GOOD (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560): KALIDOR of HYBORIA et al (Buri, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 678): ONE HIT WONDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 561): THE FUNNY FARM (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 683): AESIR (Buri, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 655): TL;DR (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): LONG SWORD CLUB (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 673): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 283): THE MOTHERSHIP 017 (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 667): THE CLUB (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 623): TEAM FLOYD (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 287): THE MIDDLE WAY (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 616): SHREDDERS (Buri, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 567): QUESTIONS (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 262): TALL TALES (A-Sop, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 512): HORSE LAKERS (General Ikillu, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 238): ARTIC FURY (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 560) STREET PIZZA et al (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 682): HUSTLERS AMBITION of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 679): MAURINA OBEL of THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 683): ETUGEN KHAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 665): FOOTLOOSE of BACON MAKIN' (Sherlock, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 669): MESACH of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
                (turn 668): SUSHI of SUPERIOR FORCES 6N (Manager, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 668): CHESTERTON of LITERATE LOONS (Sherman, mgr.)
               (turn 667): SUGAR MAGNOLIA of COSMIC FREAK OUT (Floyd, mgr.)
                           OPHELIA DELPHI of THE RED BLADES (Bill the Bard, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 636): 50/50 of SKATE DRAGONS (Floyd, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 269): CAO ZHEN of ASIAN INVASION (Pec Killer, mgr.)
                           ALLERDAE CHAN of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     It is I, Novgorodny Vir, Spymaster of Spymasters.  Look on my work, ye mighty, 
and despair!  Nothing is certain in VALAMANTIS, with changing loyalties, changing 
Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new top team--FLOYD'S BREWERY.  Practice pays for 
MANIACAL MARTY, who pummelled IMROM LLEWS, to pocket 20 points.  Win some, lose some. 
Speaking of which, GILBERN JUSS was winsome, after beating B.F. SKINNER and seeing 
him lose 14 points.  Can you believe it?  CARELESS BEAR apparently has better things 
to do as VALAMANTIS' Duelmaster than show up and fight!  Now I can't insult RED HOOK, 
as he has gloriously dueled to the top.  Oh great new Duelmaster!!!  (Stop me if I 
lay it on too thick) Word has it one team in VALAMANTIS is taking speech lessons to 
try to bore their opponent to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     So much to report, so little time!  To quell some nasty rumors, the guys in 
DISASTERS are not carrying any incurable diseases.  No need to avoid 'em.  Like a pup 
with its tail between its legs, FLOYD'S BREWERY scurried away from DISASTERS.  Oh, 
the shame!  My love of complete Spyreports dictates that I note the mismatched fight, 
SHLITZ and GILFMET IVERS.  Are FLOYD'S BREWERY unwilling to engage in a fair fight?  
I thought SHLITZ showed great skill and promise when he defeated GILFMET IVERS.  All 
right, so I slept through it!  Big deal!   
     Like the wind whispering among the pines, do hearest I many disquieting rumors.  
Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have fallen 
into an unconscious stupor.   
     All good things must come to an end.  As if buffeted by forces of nature beyond 
my control, I must take my leave of this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- 
Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RED HOOK 2720                14   4  2   119       FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 MOOSEHEAD 2813               11   2  2    95       FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-CARELESS BEAR 4156            5   1  1    90       DARKSIDEOFTVLAND 3 (422)
 SHLITZ 2723                  15   3  0    70       FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
 MAX WEBER 4586               12   5  0    70       OUT OF CONTROL (452)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 THE PLAGUE 4533              11   7  1    66       DISASTERS (448)
-INFERNO 4581                  9   1  0    66       DISASTERS (448)
 GILFMET IVERS 4568           15  12  0    60       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 GILBERN JUSS 4579            10  11  1    59       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SMELLY SHELLY 4603            5   2  1    49       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 MANIACAL MARTY 4604           5   2  2    46       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 IMROM LLEWS 4570              8  16  0    40       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 PROXMIRE 4616                 4   1  1    40       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 B.F. SKINNER 4582             7  10  0    38       OUT OF CONTROL (452)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 KOLBERT MOON 4596             6   6  0    33       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 IVAN PAVLOV 4583              6  11  1    30       OUT OF CONTROL (452)
-TREMOR 4598                   4   4  0    30       DISASTERS (448)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LUKE METHSTALKER 4602         5   2  1    18       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 NEEVAN POVAR 4621             1   1  0    17       MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
 LARRY DA LOSER 4601           3   4  0    13       HORSE LAKERS (454)
 HOBGOBLIN 4620                1   0  0    13       FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
HURRICANE 4618          1  1 0 DISASTERS 448        BLACK ORC             513  NONE
TYPHOON 4615            0  3 0 DISASTERS 448        WURM KIN              513  NONE
DEAD SUCKS 4622         0  1 0 FLOYD'S BREWERY 267  BANDIT PRINCE         513  NONE
MARDIN OKLOS 4597       6  4 1 MIDDLE WAY 10 420    MANIACAL MARTY 4604   511   

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Tremor -- Ah, but today I'm steadier than a rock.  I've been meditating. -- Gilbern
Juss

Typhoon -- The Match-Up gods must hate you.  And if not them, their agent the Arena
Handicapper.  So many to placate, so little to offer.... -- Kolbert Moon
P.S.  Somehow, I never thought of myself as a "veteran."

Moosehead -- Those horns really put me off!  Are they a helmet fixture, or do they,
you know, grow out of your head? -- Gilfmet Ivers
P.S.  Hmm, looks like they're actually skill-antennas.  I could use something like
that.

Shlitz -- Oog!  Remind me not to accept drinks from you on fight day. -- Imrom Llews
P.S.  At least, not BEFORE the fight.

Hurricane -- The overview says I make few mistakes, but I'm thinking maybe entering
the arena system at all was a mistake!  That really hurt. -- Neevan Povar

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

TYPHOON was butchered by WURM KIN in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
HURRICANE was slaughtered by BLACK ORC in a 1 minute gruesome Dark Arena battle.
DEAD SUCKS was killed by BANDIT PRINCE in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
SHLITZ unbelievably bested GILFMET IVERS in a crowd pleasing 2 minute Challenge brawl.
RED HOOK overpowered MAX WEBER in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
THE PLAGUE was devastated by MOOSEHEAD in a 1 minute uneven brawl.
PROXMIRE was defeated by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute novice vs. master struggle.
SMELLY SHELLY overpowered IVAN PAVLOV in a 1 minute uneven melee.
IMROM LLEWS was viciously subdued by MANIACAL MARTY in a 2 minute gruesome duel.
GILBERN JUSS overpowered B.F. SKINNER in a 1 minute uneven duel.
LUKE METHSTALKER was overpowered by KOLBERT MOON in a 1 minute one-sided fight.
LARRY DA LOSER was handily defeated by NEEVAN POVAR in a 1 minute one-sided bout.
HOBGOBLIN demolished MORDANT DESERTER in a 1 minute mismatched match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  8         TOTAL PARRY        3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   5         WALL OF STEEL     10 -   4 -  0      71  |
|AIMED BLOW                       3         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  15 -  2      59  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         AIMED BLOW        14 -  11 -  2      56  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         STRIKING ATTACK   29 -  23 -  3      56  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         BASHING ATTACK    11 -  11 -  0      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      0         SLASHING ATTACK    8 -  10 -  0      44  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -   0 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-LUNGE        0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 513 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   RED HOOK 2720              14   4  2  119 FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
STRIKING ATTACK  MOOSEHEAD 2813             11   2  2   95 FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
TOTAL PARRY      SHLITZ 2723                15   3  0   70 FLOYD'S BREWERY (267)
BASHING ATTACK   GILFMET IVERS 4568         15  12  0   60 MIDDLE WAY 10 (420)
AIMED BLOW       MANIACAL MARTY 4604         5   2  2   46 HORSE LAKERS (454)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is IMROM LLEWS 4570.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was GILFMET IVERS 4568.  The ten other most popular fighters were PROXMIRE 4616, 
MANIACAL MARTY 4604, RED HOOK 2720, SMELLY SHELLY 4603, SHLITZ 2723, MOOSEHEAD 2813, 
GILBERN JUSS 4579, KOLBERT MOON 4596, HURRICANE 4618, and DEAD SUCKS 4622.

The least popular fighter this week was LARRY DA LOSER 4601.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LUKE METHSTALKER 4602, B.F. SKINNER 4582, IVAN PAVLOV 4583, MAX 
WEBER 4586, TYPHOON 4615, HOBGOBLIN 4620, NEEVAN POVAR 4621, IMROM LLEWS 4570, THE 
PLAGUE 4533, and DEAD SUCKS 4622.

               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.  

                          THE BUNNY GOD (2-5631) of 042909A               
                   BULLETPROOF MONK (11-4999) of LUROCIANS EXTREME 
                       COCO NUTS (60-8163) of FRUIT OF THE LOOM        
                          EAR (82-39911) of UNFORTUNATE HAIR               
                           NUTHYN (82-32147) of GAMMA HORDE                 
                          PORSCHE (82-41317) of COMPENSATING               

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes