DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 04/22/2010    Duedate: 05/19/2010

DRAGONHEAD ARENA

DM-72    TURN-223

This Weeks Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

TORANS ULRIK
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
(72-6399) [8-5-0,74]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

TORANS ULRIK                   ROOT
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)             KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
(72-6399) [8-5-0,74]           (72-6374) [5-3-0,49]

Popularity Leader              This Weeks Favorite

TORANS ULRIK                   TEXAS
MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)             STATES (718)
(72-6399) [8-5-0,74]           (72-6456) [2-1-0,23]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. STATES (718)                59
2. MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)          20      MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
3. KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)    -11      Unchartered Team
4. LHC (705)                  -18
                                       KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 3 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        36  28  0 56.3   1/ 2 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)        9  5 0
 2/ 1*KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)   13  11  3 54.2   2/ 3*STATES (718)              7  6 2
 3/ 4*STATES (718)               7   6  2 53.8   3/ 1*LHC (705)                 6  8 0
 4/ 2*LHC (705)                  6   8  0 42.9   4/ 4*KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)   2  7 1

    '*'   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 647): BLACK of FULL SPECTRUM (Jester, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): IGNORANT BAUD of 042709A (The Muffin Man, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 653): VIRTUAL REALITY of STATE OF MIND (Marma Duke, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 624): PETE MASTIFF of DOGS OF WAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 648): MOSQUITO of BLOOD SUCKERS (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 643): EVE AND EMMA of PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 651): CAJETAN of SENTINELS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 636): HAGAR BLUETOOTH of VIKINGS (Nomad, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 637): BUBBLY BAELZEBUB of THE GRATEFUL UNDEAD (Street Legal)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 636): GRANDADDY SMURF of BEN'S BAZAAR (Gentleben, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): EDDIE INCHER of MIDDLE WAY 17 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): KARTIKAYA of JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): MANN SLAUGHTER of CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLDFISHFINGER of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): CARGO of SEA DOGS (One Armed Bandit, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 255): VARDIN ABEQ of TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 481): JERANS LA'ROC of MIDDLE WAY 10 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): TORANS ULRIK of MIDDLE WAY 9 (Jorja, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 529): GATEWAY of ATTACK OF THE CLONES (The Upright Man, mgr.)

                                      Top Teams
                                      ---------
 DM   1 MORDANT (turn 647): HOMICIDAL MANIACS (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   3 OSKSI (turn 653): ASTRAL KIN (Arcane Kid, mgr.)
 DM   4 JHELUM (turn 624): KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)
 DM   5 KALTOS (turn 648): THE MIDDLE WAY 5 (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   6 TRANSEL (turn 643): PSYCHO SQUAD (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 651): BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  10 KOLACT (turn 636): ABOMINATION (Chase, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 637): CENTER FOR OLDS (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 636): SERPENTS HOLD (Khisanth, mgr.)
 DM  36 JHANS (turn 605): BABES (Papa Bear, mgr.)
 DM  38 CLIFFHOME (turn 598): JINDA-BAN (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  39 XOCHITHLAN (turn 271): CRIMINAL ELEMENT (Fizban, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 584): COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): QUESTIONS (?, mgr.)
 DM  54 TROCAR (turn 255): TRADERS OF TROCAR (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): WHAT'S IN A NAME (Storm Lord, mgr.)
 DM  62 VALAMANTIS (turn 481): DETHKLOT (?, mgr.)
 DM  72 DRAGONHEAD (turn 222): LHC (?, mgr.)
ADM 104 DARKHOLM (turn 529) 0729205R et al (The Muffin Man, mgr.)

                                   Recent Graduates
                                  -----------------
 DM   2 NIANIA (turn 529): GROND of THE GOLDEN FISH (Jorja, mgr.)
               (turn 528): BRANDY PINKERTON of PEANUT BUTTER FUDGE (Gavin Rule, mgr.)
 DM   7 BONSUR (turn 650): SALTILLA of BEACH BABES (Jorja, mgr.)
 DM  18 TALCAMA (turn 636): ADAM of SHEPHERDS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  21 SUNSET (turn 634): VOLLEYBALL of SPORTS (Assurnasirbanipal, mgr.)
 DM  42 RODEKI (turn 583): BIG DISAPPOINTMENT of COLOR ME SUAVE (Suave, mgr.)
 DM  51 TRICORUS (turn 535): SHALAITHA of DARK HORSEMENT (Jorja, mgr.)
                 (turn 534): SHOGGOTH of RAISING R'LYEH (Reaper, mgr.)
 DM  59 ILLIS (turn 246): GISBORNE of KIWI CONNECTION (The Mun, mgr.)

                                      SPY REPORT

     So why do I have this bag over my head?  Because I am The Unknown Spymaster and 
I'm going to give you a spy report!.  Say good-bye to LHC, as they are pushed from 
the coveted top team spot by the MIDDLE WAY 9 stable.  STATES is no joke as it posted 
a 4-1-1 week advancing from 3rd place to 2nd place.  Hey everybody, watch out for 
FLORIDA, who flew up 18 points in the rankings after mashing NAEFAN ORDH like a 
melon.  Keep your eye on this guy.  Ya know, some days it doesn't pay to walk out on 
the sands.  NAEFAN ORDH lost to FLORIDA and drops 11 points.  Well, everybody's pal 
TORANS ULRIK moved his record to 8-5-0 by defeating KUNG-FU MASTER in the 
Duelmaster's Title Bout and gaining 8 recognition points.  4 out of 5 gladiators 
surveyed protect the body, so try and avoid aiming at that location.   
     But enough of that bunch, let's get on to the wimps who like to avoid battle!  
Well just about everybody wants a piece of ALICE, who was this week's most challenged 
warrior.   
     Being a spy is great--other people die and you spend the rest of the day 
drinking to their memory.  Better tanked than dead!  Remember:  alliances are great, 
but try and take your ally in the arena with you and see what happens.   
     I think I had better cut this one short.  It's been nice chatting to those of 
you whom I have not offended yet.  Well, there goes another Spy Report.  Good luck in 
next week's fights.  Its been real, and its been fun, but it hasn't been real 
fun...-- The Unknown Spymaster  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 TORANS ULRIK 6399             8   5  0    74       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 ROOT 6374                     5   3  0    49       KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
 LOUIE MURH 6395               8   5  0    45       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 FLORIDA 6460                  3   0  1    43       STATES (718)
 ROMOR SAITH 6398              8   5  0    38       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 FOX 6370                      5   3  2    33       KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
 NAEFAN ORDH 6396              9   4  0    31       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 BAYLY 6371                    3   5  1    23       KIWI CONNECTION 7 (702)
 TEXAS 6456                    2   1  0    23       STATES (718)
 ARIZONA 6462                  1   0  1    13       STATES (718)
 RONARDA SOLA 6461             1   0  0    12       MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
 UTAH 6463                     1   0  0    11       STATES (718)
 ALICE 6392                    2   1  0     8       LHC (705)
 CMS 6390                      2   1  0     7       LHC (705)
 ATLAS 6391                    0   3  0     3       LHC (705)

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
LHC B 6394              1  2 0 LHC 705              ARIZONA 6462          223   
TOTEM 6393              1  1 0 LHC 705              FLORIDA 6460          222   
PITRE QUIN 6397         2  9 0 MIDDLE WAY 9 706     FOX 6370              221  JUST REVENGED
WASHINGTON 6459         0  3 0 STATES 718           HIGH ELF              223  NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

Due to circumstances beyond my control, my teams will not be able to write personals
today.  We're setting aside the turns with the intention of giving you double
personals next time--something for you to look forward to. -- Jorja and the Middle
Way

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

WASHINGTON was butchered by HIGH ELF in a 1 minute bloody Dark Arena fight.
TEXAS won victory over ALICE in a exciting 5 minute beginner's Challenge battle.
TORANS ULRIK defeated KUNG-FU MASTER in a 2 minute bloody Title duel.
ROMOR SAITH slimly won victory over BAYLY in a 2 minute gory fight.
NAEFAN ORDH was subdued by FLORIDA in a 2 minute competition.
ROOT was luckily beaten by DANGEROUS CRIMINAL in a 2 minute brutal struggle.
FOX was bested by LOUIE MURH in a 3 minute competition.
LHC B was savagely slain by ARIZONA in a 1 minute gruesome beginner's melee.
ATLAS was vanquished by UTAH in a 1 minute one-sided duel.
CMS lost to RONARDA SOLA in a 4 minute novice's duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|LUNGING ATTACK                   6         AIMED BLOW         6 -   1 -  0      86  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  3         STRIKING ATTACK   10 -   3 -  1      77  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  2         PARRY-RIPOSTE      7 -   3 -  0      70  |
|AIMED BLOW                       1         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         PARRY-LUNGE        3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|BASHING ATTACK                   1         BASHING ATTACK     3 -   2 -  0      60  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         LUNGING ATTACK    22 -  18 -  5      55  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    1         TOTAL PARRY        2 -   3 -  0      40  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         SLASHING ATTACK    1 -   6 -  0      14  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     0         PARRY-STRIKE       0 -   0 -  0       0  |

Turn 223 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     LUNGING ATTACK     2 -  4         5  LUNGING ATTACK 
PARRY-LUNGE        1 -  0     PARRY-STRIKE       0 -  0         1  WALL OF STEEL  
BASHING ATTACK     1 -  0     PARRY-RIPOSTE      0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  2         1  BASHING ATTACK 
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  PARRY-LUNGE    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
LUNGING ATTACK   TORANS ULRIK 6399           8   5  0   74 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
WALL OF STEEL    LOUIE MURH 6395             8   5  0   45 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
STRIKING ATTACK  FLORIDA 6460                3   0  1   43 STATES (718)
BASHING ATTACK   ROMOR SAITH 6398            8   5  0   38 MIDDLE WAY 9 (706)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is TORANS ULRIK 6399.  The most popular warrior this 
turn was TEXAS 6456.  The ten other most popular fighters were TORANS ULRIK 6399, 
LOUIE MURH 6395, RONARDA SOLA 6461, FLORIDA 6460, ROOT 6374, ROMOR SAITH 6398, FOX 
6370, BAYLY 6371, ARIZONA 6462, and UTAH 6463.

The least popular fighter this week was ATLAS 6391.  The other ten least popular 
fighters were LHC B 6394, NAEFAN ORDH 6396, ALICE 6392, WASHINGTON 6459, CMS 6390, 
UTAH 6463, ARIZONA 6462, BAYLY 6371, FOX 6370, and ROMOR SAITH 6398.

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

     For those of you who keep track of such things, 4 additional warriors graduated 
from regular DM arenas (including closed arenas) since the last tournament.  

                 EUGENE FLUCKY (82-41642) of MEDAL OF HONOR 30 (6955)
                             FGC (47-6648) of KAOS (695)
                  PRISONER B91 (82-53433) of DUNGEON CELL B9 (9014)
                   PRISONER 0381 82-42371 of DUNGEON CELL 77 (7085)

Congrats to the grads. -- Green Eyes