DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 06/16/2010    Duedate: 06/29/2010

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-471

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHAEGO SARILDAN
SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-6995) [21-15-2,127]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHAEGO SARILDAN                KRAIT
SAND DANCERS (233)             SERPENTS HOLD (732)
(65-6995) [21-15-2,127]        (65-7054) [4-0-0,44]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

CHAEGO SARILDAN                HARITH TEN MORU
SAND DANCERS (233)             SAND DANCERS (233)
(65-6995) [21-15-2,127]        (65-7047) [8-3-0,55]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

SERPENTS HOLD (732)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. SERPENTS HOLD (732)         34
2. SAND DANCERS (233)          16      CASTAWAYS (387)
3. CASTAWAYS (387)             -9      Unchartered Team

                                       SERPENTS HOLD (732)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (732)       14   5  0 73.7   1/ 1*SERPENTS HOLD (732)      11  3 0
 2/ 2 CASTAWAYS (387)          234 234  6 50.0   2/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)        9  3 0
 3/ 3 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1031 %1100 31 48.4   3/ 3 CASTAWAYS (387)           1 13 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 646): RAT CATCHER of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 648): SCURVY LADY of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 526): RAMSHORN of CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 642): MAXIMILLIAN of VC RULES (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 644): SILENCE IS GOLDEN of GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 635): GRACCHUS of GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 636): ERIC CARTMAN of CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 320): ANFERROUS of STEEL AND SILK (Michael Eldritch, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 633): MR. SPOCK of TREKKERS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 318): LODEN NORVIS of MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 630): ENVY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 627): BITCHIN' BEAST of DIVINE HERITAGE (Bubba Ganoosh)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 619): LUCY JORDAN of URBAN JUNGLE (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 581): XARGOTH of THE BRETHREN (Godric Magnusson DaVinci, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): DAN MACK GRU of NORTHERN LIGHTS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 290): BOGBANE of DARQUE FORCES (Master Darque, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): MRS. VAUGHN of LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 509): RYVAS VOLKMAURI of INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 496): BB BULLY BOY of RED DOG GANG (Spot, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 476): BARLO CHELLS of MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 470): CHAEGO SARILDAN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 432): MARDEL TEN VAREN of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 426): JAGUAR JON of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 418): UNFORGETTABLE of THE WILLBURYS 78 (Rascally Rabbit)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 534): NIGHTCAP of DARKLINGS (She-Puppy, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 646): SPACEMARINES (?, mgr.)
 DM  12 RIZTAB (turn 648): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  13 DULLENS (turn 526): CARDOW HUNTERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  15 MALCORN (turn 642): DARK CREATION (Howard Phillips Lovecraft West, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 644): GOLDEN GLADIATORS (Midas, mgr.)
 DM  17 ALJAFIR (turn 635): GLADIATORS (Caesar, mgr.)
 DM  19 ZUWAYZA (turn 636): CUNNING RUNTS (Deep Thought, mgr.)
 DM  28 MORYA (turn 320): FORCE OF FIVE (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 633): TRAIL OF TEARS (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  31 CHIMLEVTAL (turn 318): MIDDLE WAY 7 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 630): DEVIL ADVOCATES (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  33 NIATOLI ISLAND (turn 627): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  35 MURSKA (turn 619): SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  43 VEASTIAN (turn 581): WARRIORS OF STEEL (?, mgr.)
 DM  45 STORMCROWE (turn 295): STREET WALKERS (Roadkill, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 290): DEVIATION (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM  50 SNOWBOUND (turn 276): LIFE IMPACTS (Smitty, mgr.)
 DM  56 ROCANIS (turn 509): INCONSISTENT FURY (Banthius, mgr.)
 DM  60 ARADI (turn 496): TWILIGHT BRIGADE (Stronghold?, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 476): MIDDLE WAY 16 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  65 DAL SHANG (turn 470): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 225): BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  74 DAYLA KIV (turn 432): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 426): GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  78 LIN TIRIAN (turn 418): SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 103 FREE BLADES (turn 534): THE WILLBURYS 13 (Rascally Rabbit, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   9 ZUKAL (turn 645): LIP GLOSS of HOT STUFF (Papa Bear, mgr.)
                          BILBO BAGGINNI of MIDDLE ITALY (The Dark One, mgr.)
 DM  16 WILLAF (turn 643): BAABRA LAMMONT of PUNNY AMINALS (Jorja, mgr.)
                           BRUAR of MAXIMUM RESULTS (Coyote, mgr.)
               (turn 642): TAIKUTSU of YAMABUSHI (?, mgr.)
 DM  29 LAPUR (turn 633): VINDOCOMUS of EQUESTORS (Spartacus, mgr.)
 DM  32 ARVAT (turn 630): ENVY of ANGELS OF PAIN (The Dark One, mgr.)
                          EAST TO WEST of CHRISTIAN ROCK (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
 DM  47 TEMPLE OF ABARSIS (turn 289): VYNMORGATH of KAOS (Grimm, mgr.)
 DM  61 JURINE (turn 475): FALLING LEAF of AUTUMN SAGA (Jugger, mgr.)
 DM  73 ERINIKA (turn 225): EXTORTION of BLACKMAIL (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  75 JADE MOUNTAIN (turn 426): JAGUAR JON of GREATS OF TROY (Zalgor Prigg, mgr.)
                      (turn 425): SUNSET THUNDER of SAND DANCERS (Jorja, mgr.)

                                 DUELMASTER'S COLUMN
                             Notes from the arena champ.

     And once again Iceclaw tries his best and loses.  This is practically a paradigm
of life.  I would suggest, old boy, that you train that deficient stat.  What's the
good of preserving every possible skill if you die?

                                  Chaego Sarildan

                                      SPY REPORT

     You elder fighters surely remember me.  The younger ones may call me Olaf 
Modeen.  I return to DAL SHANG once again!  It seems so recently people were saying 
SAND DANCERS was washed up, finished.  But 3-1-0 moved them up 0.  I guess they're 
washed no more...  What's with KRAIT?  It actually beat SAND DANCERS' GARNO TEN KORO, 
and walked away with 16 more points from the fight.  Laughs were big at SERPENTS HOLD 
while they watched MAMBA clobber SSSKAH.  She lost 8 points and got bruised from 
objects thrown from the stands.  ICECLAW was reminded on the sands why CHAEGO 
SARILDAN is Duelmaster.  Advice to fighters with a 1 will--give up fighting!   
     If at first you don't succeed, avoid.  That'll get you in the Spyreports.   
     There have been some calls to lengthen the time limit.  Do you want the fighters 
to walk away, or not?  Many a warrior has met his fate in a hungover stupor.  You 
young rapscallions, take note!   
     Many other cities have retirement homes for aged warriors.  Any plans here?  DAL 
SHANG is a nice place to live, but I don't like to live in nice places.  Time for my 
medication, so I'll leave now.  Practice, practice, practice!-- Olaf Modeen  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995         21  15  2   127       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LOEKER SMITH 7022            18   9  0    98       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ICECLAW 3364                 19  14  0    76       CASTAWAYS (387)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARITH TEN MORU 7047          8   3  0    55       SAND DANCERS (233)
 KRAIT 7054                    4   0  0    44       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 GARNO TEN KORO 7037           8  12  0    36       SAND DANCERS (233)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARLEQUIN 7056                4   0  0    27       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 MAMBA 7055                    3   1  0    24       SERPENTS HOLD (732)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 RECOIL 7063                   3   0  0    22       SERPENTS HOLD (732)
 SSSKAH 7059                   1   3  0     6       CASTAWAYS (387)
 TOES 7061                     0   4  0     4       CASTAWAYS (387)
 MAWU 7062                     0   4  0     4       CASTAWAYS (387)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?

                                     PERSONAL ADS

I suppose, technically, that Captain Lensar is "a fine opponent," but he'd probably
be better if they didn't make him fight with one hand tied behind his back.  Not that
I'm actually complaining or anything, just an observation. -- Loeker Smith

Sagat of Paidan is your basic thug, and I feel no remorse for thumping him a few good
ones. -- Harith ten Moru

Mamba -- Wow, a managed opponent, and I only have nine times your fights!  This is an
amazing win. -- Garno ten Koro
P.S.  I think the handicapper hates you.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

CHAEGO SARILDAN devastated ICECLAW in a action packed 1 minute mismatched Title fight.
LOEKER SMITH handily defeated LENDO TEN CHARDIN in a 1 minute one-sided match.
GARNO TEN KORO was vanquished by KRAIT in a 1 minute gory mismatched brawl.
HARITH TEN MORU defeated DENGAN THE TRADER in a crowd pleasing 1 minute match.
MAMBA devastated SSSKAH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
HARLEQUIN devastated MAWU in a 1 minute mismatched match.
RECOIL unbelievably bested TOES in a 2 minute beginner's fight.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   21 -   9 -  2      70  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         SLASHING ATTACK   16 -   9 -  0      64  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         LUNGING ATTACK     7 -   6 -  0      54  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         AIMED BLOW         4 -   4 -  0      50  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   3 -  1      50  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         TOTAL PARRY        7 -  10 -  0      41  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        4 -   6 -  0      40  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   3 -  1      40  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   0         PARRY-RIPOSTE      3 -   5 -  0      38  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 471 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:

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

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995       21  15  2  127 SAND DANCERS (233)
SLASHING ATTACK  LOEKER SMITH 7022          18   9  0   98 SAND DANCERS (233)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is CHAEGO SARILDAN 6995.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was HARITH TEN MORU 7047.  The ten other most popular fighters were CHAEGO 
SARILDAN 6995, KRAIT 7054, MAMBA 7055, HARLEQUIN 7056, TOES 7061, ICECLAW 3364, 
LOEKER SMITH 7022, RECOIL 7063, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, and SSSKAH 7059.

The least popular fighter this week was MAWU 7062.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were SSSKAH 7059, GARNO TEN KORO 7037, RECOIL 7063, LOEKER SMITH 7022, 
ICECLAW 3364, TOES 7061, HARLEQUIN 7056, MAMBA 7055, KRAIT 7054, and CHAEGO SARILDAN 
6995.