This Saturday, at 8PM, in the North Village Community Center, twelve such combatants will gather. Eleven of the highest ranked Duelers in the league and the most experienced amateur player will take a seat. That seat is a gift, bestowed upon the elite. That seat is a curse, for no Duel can be harder than the Championship. Welcome Duelers, to the 2016 Championship, our World Series, Super Bowl, and Tournament Match all wrapped into one Duel. May the best Dueler win. Or, may the best Dueler get stuck with Luke Skywalker, so somebody else can win.
HISTORY:
2014 - In our first ever Championship Duel, top ranked Ryan aligned with Rob and Kristen and won with wily Boba Fett on the Kamino Platform.
2015 - Ryan nearly repeated, this time with Jango, but went out in a fierce battle with Curtis, which allowed Nathan and Count Dooku to coast to victory.
MEET THE DUELERS:
Unlike other Duels, the Championship match assigns seats at the table based on Dueler ranking. Here are the Duelers competing in this year's match...
Chair 12 - Amateur Dueler Jonathan will become professional status as he reaches his sixth Duel played at the Championship. He's coming off a career best finish at Thanksdueling.
Chair 11 - Stevie, our twelfth ranked professional, has three top four finishes in 2016 and has played in ten of eleven Duels in 2016, second only to Rob.
Chair 10 - Sakina, ranked tenth, only played two Duels in 2016 but remains the top ranked player to never win a match, something she hopes to change this time around.
Chair 9 - Nathan, ranked ninth in our league, is the defending champion from the 2015 match and has three top five finishes in 2016, including second place at Thanksdueling! with Boba Fett.
Chair 8 - Curtis currently sits in eighth place and has four top five finishes in 2016, including a third place showing at Fight Night.
Chair 7 - Chris, the seventh ranked Dueler in the league, recorded his first career victory at 2016's May the 4th battle. He has four top five finishes this year.
Chair 6 - This chair belongs to Stephen, who is one of five Duelers this year with two victories. His came at Doubleheader #2 (Jango) and Fight Night (Emperor). He has five top fives in 2016.
Chair 5 - Ian resides in fifth place right now, with 2016 victories at CL Training (Mace) and the Fall Brawl (Obi-Wan). He also tied for second place at the Valentines Duel.
Chair 4 - JD has risen through the ranks the past twelve months, including wins at A New Hope (Anakin) and Thanksdueling! (Yoda), and has five total top four finishes in 2016.
Chair 3 - Grant is firmly entrenched in third place right now, and had a sterling 2016 with four top four finishes that included wins at Valentines (Han) and Doubleheader #1 (Dooku).
Chair 2 - For the first time in a Championship, Ryan won't be in the first chair, thanks in part to four (!) Duels with Luke Skywalker in 2016. He still amassed two top four finishes, though.
Chair 1 - Rob hasn't won since the fall of 2015, but four second place finishes and six top fours in 2016 helped him inch forward as the top ranked Dueler in the league.
MAGNETIC LEGO ADMIRAL ACKBAR PREDICTS THE WINNER:
Egads! Ackbar just busted out his most famous quote!!! That being said...his prediction record ain't the greatest...
Magnetic Lego Admiral Ackbar's prediction record: 1-4
Folks, as always, you're encouraged to come by and watch if you're so interested, especially since the Championship isn't an equal opportunity invite. I promise the Dueling you see will be worth it!
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