DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 08/01/2018    Duedate: 08/14/2018

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM-65    TURN-680

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

ORANGE PEEL
THAT SMELL (760)
(65-7656) [11-0-0,119]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

IRONIC IRONY                   BLINDED
THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)        BY THE LIGHT (776)
(65-7252) [10-2-0,122]         (65-7638) [4-3-0,48]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

KURR LI                        VICINITY
SAND DANCERS (233)             TRILLIUM (779)
(65-7607) [24-25-1,98]         (65-7666) [3-0-0,43]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

THAT SMELL (760)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)     52
2. VELA (766)                  34      THAT SMELL (760)
3. THAT SMELL (760)            16      Unchartered Team
4. TRILLIUM (779)              16
5. BY THE LIGHT (776)           6      BY THE LIGHT (776)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 THAT SMELL (760)         112  56  4 66.7   1/ 2 THAT SMELL (760)          7  4 0
 2/ 0*BY THE LIGHT (776)         8   5  2 61.5   2/ 1 SAND DANCERS (233)        6  9 0
 3/ 0*THE MENTORS 17081 (778)    3   2  0 60.0   3/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)   4  1 1
 4/ 0 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)   63  44  4 58.9   4/ 0 VELA (766)                4  1 0
 5/ 2 SAND DANCERS (233)       %1531 %1629 47 48.4   5/ 0*THE MENTORS 17081 (778)   1  0 0
 6/ 3 POSSE (718)              285 320 20 47.1   6/ 0*BY THE LIGHT (776)        1  1 0
 7/ 0 VELA (766)                22  28  1 44.0   7/ 0*TRILLIUM (779)            1  4 0
 8/ 0*TRILLIUM (779)             7  14  0 33.3   8/ 3 POSSE (718)               1  4 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Greetings, Warriors of DAL SHANG.  Allow this humble servant Novgorodny Vir to 
give you a respite from the fights in the form of this Spyreport.  Nothing is certain 
in DAL SHANG, with changing loyalties, changing Duelmasters.  Write this down:  new 
top team--THAT SMELL.  He who laughs last didn't get the joke.  Speaking of laughing 
at jokes, observe POSSE.  Last week they got 0-4-0 to drop by 5!  Practice pays for 
GAMMA VELORUM, who pummelled LEAPIN LIZARD, to pocket 16 points.  A certain someone 
should cut down on the drinking and practice more, after losing 10 points to GAMMA 
VELORUM.  (Discrete enough, LEAPIN LIZARD?) ORANGE PEEL successfully staved off a 
grab for the roses by KURR LI of SAND DANCERS.  Does DAL SHANG have no one talented 
enough to dethrone him?  Word has it one team in DAL SHANG is using psychics to 
predict wins.  They lead a charmed life!   
     And how sociable are DAL SHANG's warriors?  Come, let us see.   
     The moving sword slashes, and having slashed, moves on...  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.  Keep those sands bloody and the buzzards 
fat!  Can anything compare to the pleasure of writing Spyreports for DAL SHANG?  On 
that giddy note I take my leave-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ORANGE PEEL 7656             11   0  0   119       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER CHAMPIONS           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 IRONIC IRONY 7252            10   2  0   122       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 KURR LI 7607                 24  25  1    98       SAND DANCERS (233)
 SHRAAAMP 7573                18   4  0    98       THAT SMELL (760)
 SIOUX 7544                    7   4  0    92       POSSE (718)
 POPCORN 7488                 19  12  0    91       THAT SMELL (760)

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
-MIASMA 7405                   3   0  0    63       THAT SMELL (760)
 KAPPA VELORUM 7501            8   1  0    59       VELA (766)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GAMMA VELORUM 7502            6   3  1    53       VELA (766)
 BLINDED 7638                  4   3  0    48       BY THE LIGHT (776)
 GO CART MOZART 7637           4   2  2    47       BY THE LIGHT (776)
 SHIRR LI 7670                 7   4  0    44       SAND DANCERS (233)
 VICINITY 7666                 3   0  0    43       TRILLIUM (779)
 PRIME 7660                    3   1  0    35       THE MENTORS 17081 (778)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 LEAPIN LIZARD 7654            9   6  0    33       SAND DANCERS (233)
 MU VELORUM 7531               5   1  0    33       VELA (766)
 DAZZLE 7255                   4   0  0    31       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 OMICRON VELORUM 7598          2   0  0    30       VELA (766)
 BUMBLEFINGER 7655             6   8  1    27       SAND DANCERS (233)
 TASOR FACE 7653               2   1  1    26       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 METTLE 7664                   2   3  0    23       TRILLIUM (779)
 SPRANG 7667                   2   3  0    21       TRILLIUM (779)
 ROXY MUSIC 7253               2   3  1    18       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
 SCOOTER PIE 7633              1   0  0    15       THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
-YOUNG GUN 7535                1   0  0    15       POSSE (718)
 HEADROOM 7665                 0   3  0    11       TRILLIUM (779)
 WEEZER 7693                   1   1  0     9       SAND DANCERS (233)
 MO STANK 7692                 0   1  0     1       THAT SMELL (760)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
POLWHIS THE CAND        0  0 0                      TASOR FACE 7653       680  NONE
LONESOME DOVE 7691      0  1 0 POSSE 718            STONESHATTER          680  NONE
PIKER 7690              0  1 0 POSSE 718            SARZINA THE BRIG      680  NONE
SLASHER 7689            0  1 0 POSSE 718            QUEEN OF STEEL        680  NONE

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
BYE 7695                0  1 0 TRILLIUM 779         BLACK STORM           680  NONE
FALLING STAR 7694       0  1 0 VELA 766             STONESHATTER          680  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Popcorn -- Ah, no hulls!  Good. -- Kurr Li

One-two or three (I lost count) against standbys?  This is not good. -- Jorja
P.S.  No, I see now it was two-two.  Marginally better.

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

SLASHER was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
FALLING STAR was butchered by STONESHATTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena duel.
BYE was murdered by BLACK STORM in a 1 minute Dark Arena melee.
LONESOME DOVE was killed by STONESHATTER in a 1 minute Dark Arena fight.
PIKER was slaughtered by SARZINA THE BRIGHT in a 1 minute Dark Arena brawl.
ORANGE PEEL devastated KURR LI in a 1 minute one-sided Title fight.
SHRAAAMP outlasted HELVAN QUICKHAND in a unpopular 14 minute competition.
SIOUX was vanquished by IRONIC IRONY in a 1 minute mismatched fight.
POPCORN beat SWEET ANELLA in a popular 4 minute master's brawl.
SHIRR LI overcame KORKA THE HAIRY in a 2 minute expert vs. beginner melee.
BUMBLEFINGER was vanquished by VICINITY in a action packed 1 minute uneven fight.
KAPPA VELORUM defeated BLINDED in a exciting 1 minute fight.
GAMMA VELORUM handily defeated LEAPIN LIZARD in a exciting 1 minute one-sided bout.
GO CART MOZART devastated SPRANG in a 1 minute mismatched conflict.
METTLE was narrowly defeated by PRIME in a 2 minute amateur vs. veteran match.
MU VELORUM overcame ROXY MUSIC in a 2 minute conflict.
DAZZLE overpowered WEEZER in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
TASOR FACE butchered POLWHIS THE CANDLE in a 1 minute brutal uneven duel.
HEADROOM was devastated by OMICRON VELORUM in a popular 1 minute mismatched brawl.
SCOOTER PIE beat MO STANK in a 1 minute match.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|STRIKING ATTACK                  9         WALL OF STEEL      3 -   0 -  0     100  |
|AIMED BLOW                       7         PARRY-LUNGE        9 -   3 -  0      75  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      3         LUNGING ATTACK    15 -   8 -  0      65  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   3         TOTAL PARRY       15 -  11 -  0      58  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      2         AIMED BLOW        13 -  11 -  0      54  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     2         STRIKING ATTACK   17 -  16 -  1      52  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         BASHING ATTACK     7 -  16 -  0      30  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   2         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   5 -  0       0  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  10 -  0       0  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    0         SLASHING ATTACK    0 -   3 -  0       0  |

Turn 680 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-LUNGE        2 -  0     AIMED BLOW         3 -  4         2  LUNGING ATTACK 
TOTAL PARRY        3 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     1 -  2         2  AIMED BLOW     
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  2         2  TOTAL PARRY    
STRIKING ATTACK    5 -  4     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  0         2  STRIKING ATTACK
                              SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
                              BASHING ATTACK     0 -  2         1  WALL OF STEEL  
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   ORANGE PEEL 7656           11   0  0  119 THAT SMELL (760)
AIMED BLOW       IRONIC IRONY 7252          10   2  0  122 THE MOTHERSHIP CE (743)
TOTAL PARRY      SHRAAAMP 7573              18   4  0   98 THAT SMELL (760)
STRIKING ATTACK  SIOUX 7544                  7   4  0   92 POSSE (718)
WALL OF STEEL    KAPPA VELORUM 7501          8   1  0   59 VELA (766)
PARRY-LUNGE      GAMMA VELORUM 7502          6   3  1   53 VELA (766)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is KURR LI 7607.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was VICINITY 7666.  The ten other most popular fighters were MU VELORUM 7531, KAPPA 
VELORUM 7501, BLINDED 7638, GAMMA VELORUM 7502, PRIME 7660, ROXY MUSIC 7253, OMICRON 
VELORUM 7598, ORANGE PEEL 7656, IRONIC IRONY 7252, and SHIRR LI 7670.

The least popular fighter this week was SHRAAAMP 7573.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were WEEZER 7693, SPRANG 7667, BUMBLEFINGER 7655, POPCORN 7488, KURR LI 
7607, PIKER 7690, BYE 7695, FALLING STAR 7694, SLASHER 7689, and MO STANK 7692.