Preview: The Twin Sun Slam - June 13, 2020

The summer of covid-19 continues to wreak havoc across the world.  We're forced to hold this year's Twin Sun Slam, usually a doubleheader cookout at Rob's house, online.  And because I'm not stuffing people's faces with hamburgers and "Kill Rob First" cupcakes, folks weren't quite as interested in playing two games.

So, for the first time in Twin Sun Slam history, we'll only have one slam.  A solo slam.  Wait...a HAN solo slam??!?!?!

Woof.  My Star Wars puns are only getting worse, friends...  Let's check out Twin Sun Slam history!

HISTORY:

2019 Game #1 - JD won with Boba Fett in the Geonosis Arena
2019 Game #2 - Joel won with Jango Fett on the Kamino Platform

2018 Game #1 - Alex C. won with Jango Fett in the Carbon Freezing Chamber
2018 Game #2 - Grant won with Han Solo (#3) in the Geonosis Arena

MEET THE DUELERS:

Oh boy...dust off the cobwebs, because we drug out a few retired professionals for this one!

Chair #1 - Rylie w/ Boba Fett.  Our most recent winner and first time winner (May's Birthday Duel), Rylie is riding quite a streak, with two fourths and that first place in her last three battles.

Chair #2 - Troy w/ Mace Windu.  May was a rough month for Troy, who got tagged with a ninth and tenth place finish.  He's hoping to right the ship in this, his fifth career Duel.

Chair #3 - Riley w/ Emperor Palpatine.  The birthday girl celebrated her 12th birthday with a third place finish, and now she has the character she won with at last year's May the 4th.

Chair #4 - Jess w/ Jango Fett.  You can tell how desperate we were for players this go-round because Jess is playing for the first time in over five years (the 2015 May the 4th Duel).

Chair #5 - Elliot w/ Darth Vader.  Let's get a slow clap going - this is Elliot's sixth Duel, he's going pro!  And he's also coming off a career-best finish in second place at the b-day Duel.

Chair #6 - Rob w/ Yoda.  In eighty-eight previous Duels in league history, of which Rob has played in all eighty-eight, he's only gotten Yoda twice.  His favorite character.  He's crying right now.

Chair #7 - Chris K. w/ Han Solo.  Look what the cat dragged in!  Chris K. came out of retirement for this bad boy, and he was rewarded with Han freakin' Solo.  Welcome back...?

Chair #8 - Stephen w/ Count Dooku.  OMG, the golden oldies keep coming!  Hall of Famer and recently wed Stephen is playing with us all the way from Florida!  This Duel is so 2017...

Chair #9 - Ryan w/ Obi-Wan Kenobi.  I didn't make a big enough deal about it at the time, but when Ryan won May the 4th with Boba Fett, he became the first Dueler to win with all three shooters!

Chair #10 - Ian w/ Anakin Skywalker.  We twisted his arm long and hard, and Ian finally agreed to try a Duel online.  Let's see how one of the most calculating Duelers in the league fairs...

Chair #11 - Grant w/ Darth Maul.  Grant's top-six finish with Luke, in the Carbon Freezing chamber last month, starting 12th, was a master class in Dueling skill.  Let's see how he does in chair eleven!

Chair #12 - Ben H. w/ Luke Skywalker.  Only three Duelers in league history have won with Luke Skywalker, and Ben is one of them!  Can he be the first to do it twice?