Preview: The Doubleheader - August 26, 2017

After an obnoxiously long Duel at CL Training, the hope is that the matches this Saturday will be FASTER - they'll have to be.  We're playing two games!!!

That's right, this is our annual Doubleheader!  The only thing better than playing one Duel is playing TWO!  And on top of that, the second match will be played with LEGOS.  Because secretly, we're all little kids at heart.

HISTORY:

2016 - Game 1, Grant and Count Dooku won
2016 - Game 2, Stephen and Jango Fett won

2015 - Game 1, Ryan and Jango Fett won
2015 - Game 2, Grant and Yoda won

2014 - Game 1, Alex and Darth Maul win
2014 - Game 2, Curtis and Yoda won

MEET THE DUELERS:

Andrew - He was all set to make his 12-Way Duel debut at CL Training, but he literally lost a tooth and had to leave early!  But he's CHOMPING at the bit (seewhatididthere???) to play two on Saturday.

Austin - Apparently Austin can only handle so much awesomeness in one night, so he'll only be playing the first match.  He's still smarting from his epic fifth place death when Vader dropped "All Too Easy" on him.

Curtis - He'll try to replicate his first ever Duel three years ago, when he took Yoda the distance for a win.  Or he'll at least hope his night lasts longer than his surprise Birthday doubleheader in the spring...  #toosoon

Elijah - He better shake the rust off, because Elijah hasn't played since May the Fourth, 2016.  That's nearly a year and a half drought!  But that's a thirst a little Yoda Soda can quench in no time flat.

Ethan - Ethan has to be pumped to be playing in his third-ever Duel.  His first couple of matches featured early exits so he's hoping to make a couple of deep runs this time around.

Grant - Nobody loves a Doubleheader like Grant!  He has two victories in the last three years.  Another one on Saturday could move him into second place...if not first!

JD - If JD seems a little dizzy, it might be from inhaling the gold paint fumes from TWO trophies!  That's right, JD will be debuting Jango and Boba hardware for the winners.  He'd love to take at least one of them back home.

Kat - Her Star Wars wardrobe is on point, so if she can Duel half as good as her swag this rookie Dueler will be a force to be reckoned with!

Kayelee - It was Kayelee's pivotal Force Push of the  Emperor at the CL Training Duel that turned the tide in that match.  Despite her heroics she died early in the game.  She's hoping for a better finish in her second and third Duels.

Nathan - In his third year of playing Nathan continues to wreck shop.  He has four top five finishes in his last six Duels.  He's hoping to rebound after a ninth place finish at CL Training.

Rob - He loves Obi-Wan, but finished an unsatisfying sixth place at CL Training.  He won two of his previous three Duels with Kenobi before that.  He's already working on his Yoda Soda formula for Saturday.

Ryan - Our Lego architect can't make the first match, but he'll be bringing his toys, including a reconstruction of the Emperor's Throne Room, for the second round of play.  This is in the running for the dorkiest thing we do in this league and there's absolutely no shame in it.

Stephen - Nobody had a better Doubleheader last year than Stephen, he finished first and second!  He's coming off an awesome kill shot and fourth place finish at CL Training to boot.

PEZ VADER PREDICTS THE WINNER:

Last year's prognosticator, Magnetic Lego Admiral Ackbar, was a complete train wreck at predicting winners, so we've enlisted a new expert:  Pez Vader!  Pezzy, baby, who you got winning on Saturday?

"I find your lack of candy dispensers disturbing."

*sigh*  Really?  Candy humor?  That's what we're going to have to put up with this year?  I apologize in advance, folks.  It will only get worse from here.  That being said, Pez Vader likes Dooku and Anakin to win on Saturday, so place your bets accordingly.

Get pumped, because in just FOUR days we're playing TWO 12-Way Duels!!!