DUEL 2 NEWSLETTER

Date   : 12/24/2025    Duedate: 01/06/2026

DAL SHANG ARENA

DM 65    TURN 873

This Week's Top Honors

THE DUELMASTER IS

CHERRY BLOSSOM
WEATHER (206)
(65-1303) [11-6-0,85]

Chartered Recognition Leader   Unchartered Recognition Leader

CHERRY BLOSSOM                 POSITION IS EMPTY
WEATHER (206)                  
(65-1303) [11-6-0,85]          

Popularity Leader              This Week's Favorite

HARRUMPH                       WINTER SOLSTICE
SAND DANCERS (233)             WEATHER (206)
(65-8021) [8-52-0,80]          (65-1690) [10-7-0,51]

THE CURRENT TOP TEAM

TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)

          TEAMS ON THE MOVE            TOP CAREER HONORS
Team Name                  Point Gain  Chartered Team
1. WEATHER (206)                 26 
2. ICE DRAGONS (276)             20 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)
3. SANGUINE SAINTS (198)         16    Unchartered Team
4. CLAN GLADIATOR (277)          5  
5. SAND DANCERS (233)            5     JOKER'S WILD 4 (359)

The Top Teams

Career Win-Loss Record           W   L  K    %  Win-Loss Record Last 3 Turns    W  L K
 1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)222 140 15 61.3   1/ 1 TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 7  6 1
 2/ 2 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     62  47  2 56.9   2/ 2 WEATHER (206)             6  2 0
 3- 3 RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      42  32  1 56.8   3/ 3 WHILST I CHATZY (809)     4  5 0
 4- 5 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       15  12  0 55.6   4- 5 NIGHTSTORMERS (812)       2  0 0
 5/ 6 CLAN GLADIATOR (277)      19  17  3 52.8   5/ 0 ICE DRAGONS (276)         1  0 0
 6/ 7 WEATHER (206)             65  59  1 52.4   6- 4 RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      1  0 0
 7/ 8 SANGUINE SAINTS (198)    140 131 13 51.7   7/ 7 TEMERE (816)              1  2 0
 8- 9 SHADOW LIONS (274)       164 181 11 47.5   8/ 9 SANGUINE SAINTS (198)     1  2 0
 9/10 SAND DANCERS (233)       1880 2089 57 47.4   9/ 8 SAND DANCERS (233)        0  3 0
10/ 0 ICE DRAGONS (276)         79 102 10 43.6  10/11 CLAN GLADIATOR (277)      0  3 0
11/11 TEMERE (816)              10  19  0 34.5  11-10 SHADOW LIONS (274)        0  2 0

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

                                      SPY REPORT

     Like the magnificent Sun, rising upon the Dawn and exiling the Night for a Day, 
I, Novgorodny Vir, return once again!  Practice pays for SKIRLING DIEVRN, who 
pummelled OLTIMAL THE LAME, to pocket 20 points.  LAWNMOWER MAN certainly had a 
baffled expression on his face, after losing to CHERRY BLOSSOM and losing 15 points 
in the process!  Those who hoped for a new Duelmaster were disappointed by HARRUMPH, 
of SAND DANCERS, who despite a 8-52-0 couldn't overcome DAL SHANG's Number 1.  Word 
has it one team in DAL SHANG is taking speech lessons to try to bore their opponent 
to death.  I'll bet it works.   
     My mother wished me to avoid conflict, and seek the gentle trade of Spyreporter. 
But warriors aren't supposed to avoid fights!  Like a horde of jackals fleeing from 
the lion, so did the "warriors" in DAL SHANG avoid TOURNAMENT BLUES 65.  Like a pup 
with its tail between its legs, WHILST I CHATZY scurried away from TOURNAMENT BLUES 
65.  Oh, the shame!  Everyone is famous for fifteen minutes, and LAWNMOWER MAN is it 
right now.  Most challenged warrior.  Isn't WHILST I CHATZY proud!   
     Is there life after death?  Pragmatics (and warriors) know there is death after 
life!  Ask not a spymaster for counsel, for he will pontificate long after you have 
fallen into an unconscious stupor.   
     Do not think spyreporting in DAL SHANG is the highlight of my life.  As the 
seasons change, and the creatures of the wild change also, so do I feel a yearning to 
leave this place.  Do not despair!  I shall return!-- Novgorodny Vir  

DUELMASTER                     W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303          11   6  0  85         WEATHER (206)             

CHAMPIONS                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 HARRUMPH 8021                 8  52  0  80         SAND DANCERS (233)        
-SCRATCHING POST 8096          6   1  1  79         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     
 LAWNMOWER MAN 8095           16  20  0  74         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     
-DEAN MARTIN 7912              7   4  0  67         RIFF SANG LIKE (777)      

CHALLENGER ADEPTS              W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GOD COMPLEX 8063              4   2  0  57         WHILST I CHATZY (809)     

ADEPTS                         W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 WINTER SOLSTICE 1690         10   7  0  51         WEATHER (206)             
 ULTRANEGATOR 8123             9  13  0  40         TEMERE (816)              

CHALLENGER INITIATES           W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 GHRAAZZT 2476                 2   2  0  29         SANGUINE SAINTS (198)     
 LITTLE HAT JONES 8142         6   9  0  27         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 
 BIG WHEELER 8152              4   4  0  26         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

INITIATES                      W   L  K POINTS      TEAM NAME                  
 SKIRLING DIEVRN 6370          1   0  0  20         ICE DRAGONS (276)         
 BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151         4   4  1  17         TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804) 

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

THE DEAD                W  L K TEAM NAME            SLAIN BY              TURN Revenge?
UGH 8158                0  1 0 CLAN GLADIATOR 277   QUEEN OF STEEL         873 NONE
REAL HOUSEWIFE 8154     0  1 0 WHILST I CHATZY 809  QUEEN OF STEEL         873 NONE

                                     PERSONAL ADS

                                  LAST WEEK'S FIGHTS

UGH was butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 2 minute Dark Arena fight.
REAL HOUSEWIFE was viciously butchered by QUEEN OF STEEL in a 2 minute duel.
LAZY LESTER overcame HARRUMPH in a 2 minute veteran's match.
CHERRY BLOSSOM viciously subdued LAWNMOWER MAN in a 2 minute master's Title brawl.
GOD COMPLEX overpowered BIG WHEELER in a 2 minute mismatched match.
WINTER SOLSTICE devastated LITTLE HAT JONES in a 4 minute one-sided duel.
ULTRANEGATOR was viciously subdued by ONE-EYED YOFAN in a 2 minute gory competition.
BIG MOOSE WALKER was viciously subdued by GHRAAZZT in a 1 minute gruesome melee.
SKIRLING DIEVRN vanquished OLTIMAL THE LAME in a 2 minute one-sided duel.

                                    BATTLE REPORT

             MOST POPULAR                        RECORD DURING THE LAST 10 TURNS     
|FIGHTING STYLE               FIGHTS        FIGHTING STYLE     W -   L -  K   PERCENT|
|BASHING ATTACK                   3         PARRY-STRIKE      15 -   4 -  0      79  |
|STRIKING ATTACK                  2         WALL OF STEEL      2 -   1 -  0      67  |
|PARRY-RIPOSTE                    2         STRIKING ATTACK   16 -   8 -  0      67  |
|LUNGING ATTACK                   2         LUNGING ATTACK    16 -  10 -  2      62  |
|PARRY-LUNGE                      1         AIMED BLOW         5 -   4 -  0      56  |
|PARRY-STRIKE                     1         SLASHING ATTACK    6 -   5 -  0      55  |
|WALL OF STEEL                    1         PARRY-LUNGE        1 -   1 -  0      50  |
|SLASHING ATTACK                  1         TOTAL PARRY        6 -   8 -  0      43  |
|TOTAL PARRY                      1         PARRY-RIPOSTE      8 -  11 -  0      42  |
|AIMED BLOW                       0         BASHING ATTACK    10 -  24 -  0      29  |

Turn 873 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        1 -  0     AIMED BLOW         0 -  0         3  BASHING ATTACK 
PARRY-STRIKE       1 -  0     LUNGING ATTACK     0 -  2         2  WALL OF STEEL  
STRIKING ATTACK    2 -  0     SLASHING ATTACK    0 -  1         1  STRIKING ATTACK
WALL OF STEEL      1 -  0     BASHING ATTACK     0 -  3         1  SLASHING ATTACK
PARRY-RIPOSTE      1 -  1     TOTAL PARRY        0 -  1         1  LUNGING ATTACK 
                                                                1  PARRY-RIPOSTE  
                                                                1  TOTAL PARRY    
                                                                1  AIMED BLOW     

                               TOP WARRIOR OF EACH STYLE

FIGHTING STYLE   WARRIOR                     W   L  K PNTS TEAM NAME                  
STRIKING ATTACK  CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303        11   6  0   85 WEATHER (206)
WALL OF STEEL    GOD COMPLEX 8063            4   2  0   57 WHILST I CHATZY (809)
PARRY-RIPOSTE    WINTER SOLSTICE 1690       10   7  0   51 WEATHER (206)
Note: Warriors have a winning record and are an Adept or Above.

The overall popularity leader is HARRUMPH 8021.  The most popular warrior this turn 
was WINTER SOLSTICE 1690.  The ten other most popular fighters were HARRUMPH 8021, 
CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303, REAL HOUSEWIFE 8154, GOD COMPLEX 8063, GHRAAZZT 2476, UGH 8158, 
LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, BIG WHEELER 8152, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, and SKIRLING DIEVRN 6370.

The least popular fighter this week was BIG MOOSE WALKER 8151.  The other ten least 
popular fighters were LITTLE HAT JONES 8142, SKIRLING DIEVRN 6370, ULTRANEGATOR 8123, 
BIG WHEELER 8152, LAWNMOWER MAN 8095, UGH 8158, GHRAAZZT 2476, GOD COMPLEX 8063, REAL 
HOUSEWIFE 8154, and CHERRY BLOSSOM 1303.

The following warriors will travel to AD after next turn:

LAWNMOWER MAN (65-8095) WHILST I CHATZY (809)

The following warriors have traveled to AD after fighting this turn:

LAZY LESTER (65-8094) TOURNAMENT BLUES 65 (804)