Sunday, August 4, 2019

Who Won the Toughest Duel...Ever?!? UPDATED!!!

Last summer I took a stab at naming the toughest Duel ever, so I thought...why not update that listing?!

I didn't quite maintain the same methodology, but it's pretty close.  I made a combined ranking of the active and retired professionals and put them in order, and assigned a number based on their rankings in that listing.  For instance, Alex C. is the number one Dueler right now so he's 1, JD is ranked 16th so he's 16, etc.  Amateurs with a handicap average less than 6 were assigned "40" and everyone else was assigned a 45.  I then took the average number for all 12 Duelers in each Duel and ordered them from smallest average number to largest.  There was a lot of change from last year, as the 18-19 season proved to be the toughest ever.

To the rankings!

TIED FOR 5th...
May the 4th Be With You - 5/4/19  Riley won with Emperor Palpatine, 12.83 avg Dueler
and
Twin Sun Slam #1 - 6/15/19  Joel won with Jango Fett, 12.83 avg Dueler

That's right, a 10 year old won the 5th hardest Duel in league history.

4th PLACE...
2015 Championship - 12/5/15  Nathan won with Count Dooku, 12.58 avg Dueler

The 2015 Championship has stood the test of time, featuring some of the all-time early greats in league history.  It was Nathan's second victory in a row.

3rd PLACE...
Valentine's Duel - 2/2/18  Ryan won with Darth Vader, 12.17 avg Dueler

Love was in the air as this Duel featured 12 current or would-be professionals.  It was Ryan's first victory in years.

2nd PLACE...
Twin Sun Slam #2 - 6/15/19  JD won with Boba Fett, 11.5 avg Dueler

I don't think we realized it at the time, but the Twin Sun Slam was the toughest doubleheader ever, as they both ranked in the top 5.  And JD won with Boba!

1st PLACE...
2018 Championship - 12/1/2018  Ben H. won with Jango Fett, 8.5 avg Dueler

That's right - the toughest Duel ever was our past Championship match, which Ben won with the top ranked character.  The league keeps getting tougher over time!!!

The 2017 (7th) and 2016 (15th) Championships were both in the top 15.  The worst Duel ever continues to be the first - the 2014 CL Training Duel.  Here's the total list from toughest to easiest:




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