Our first match (DoS) took place in Ring Honey and our challenger was none other than Neekylah Lang! Her banner displayed the logo of the Tranquility Ballroom! Her second was Keeper of Air, Morgan Chae! And her people of honor were the Investors and Staff of the Tranquility Ballroom!
And acting as defender in this event, we had Sammy! Represented by a banner bearing a red Cardinal flying on a black field, her second was Rini Chikara and her person of honor was none other than Lady Tetra Aemilia Senscion!
Match 1: Duel of Swords – Ring Honey
1: Sammy scores! (TH / FLP | 0 - 1, Sammy leads.)
2: Everybody scores! (HC / LC | 1 - 2, Sammy leads.)
3: Neekylah Lang scores! (FSS / SL | 2 - 2, Sammy and Neekylah Lang.)
4: Sammy scores! (TH / SH | 2 - 3, Sammy leads.)
5: Sammy scores! (FCP / HC | 2 - 4, Sammy leads.)
6: Sammy gains position. (HC / DU | 2 - 4.5, Sammy leads.)
7: Sammy gains position. (TH / SS | 2 - 5, Sammy leads.)
FINAL: Sammy def. Neekylah Lang, 5 - 2 in 7 rounds. - dos
After a brief climb into a tie, Sammy pulled ahead in our first duel to take the win with a score of 5-2 over the course of 7 rounds!
Match 2: Duel of Fists – Ring Flidais
1: Neekylah Lang scores! (JB / HK | 1 - 0, Neekylah Lang leads.)
2: Neekylah Lang scores! (SN / SP | 2 - 0, Neekylah Lang leads.)
3: No action this round. (FL / FL | 2 - 0, Neekylah Lang leads.)
4: Neekylah Lang scores! (LS / AB | 3 - 0, Neekylah Lang leads.)
5: Sammy scores! (JK / JB | 3 - 1, Neekylah Lang leads.)
6: Neekylah Lang scores! (SN / FL | 4 - 1, Neekylah Lang leads.)
7: Sammy gains position. (UC / DU | 4 - 1+, Neekylah Lang leads.)
8: Sammy scores! (LS / JB | 4 - 2, Neekylah Lang leads.)
9: Neekylah Lang scores! (SP / AB | 5 - 2, Neekylah Lang leads.)
FINAL: Neekylah Lang def. Sammy, 5 - 2 in 9 rounds. - dof
Our second match (DoF) was almost a mirror of the first, though with Sammy hinting at the beginnings of a comeback near the match’s end! All in all, she could not prevent Neekylah’s momentum from carrying her to a 5-2 victory in 9 rounds!
Match 3: Duel of Magic – Ring Kodiak
1: Neekylah Lang scores! (MW / FT | 1 - 0, Neekylah Lang leads.)
2: Sammy scores! (MB / FFF | 1 - 1, Sammy and Neekylah Lang.)
3: No action this round. (GF / SH | 1 - 1, Neekylah Lang and Sammy.)
4: Neekylah Lang scores! (RF / MS | 2 - 1, Neekylah Lang leads.)
5: Sammy gains position. (WB / MB | 2 - 1.5, Neekylah Lang leads.)
6: Neekylah Lang gains position. (FT / AB | 2.5 - 1.5, Neekylah Lang leads.)
7: Neekylah Lang gains position. (DS / SH | 3 - 1.5, Neekylah Lang leads.)
8: Sammy scores! (MW / RF | 3 - 2.5, Neekylah Lang leads.)
9: Sammy scores! (FF / WB | 3 - 3.5, Sammy leads.)
10: Neekylah Lang gains position. (FT / AR | 3.5 - 3.5, Sammy and Neekylah Lang.)
11: Neekylah Lang scores! (MB / GF | 4.5 - 3.5, Neekylah Lang leads.)
12: Sammy gains position. (RF / FF | 4.5 - 4, Neekylah Lang leads.)
13: Neekylah Lang gains position. (GF / WB | 5 - 4, Neekylah Lang leads.)
FINAL: Neekylah Lang def. Sammy, 5 - 4 in 13 rounds. – dom
Our final match (DoM) took place in Ring Kodiak, with our new custom ring “The Gauntlet” making its debut! The ring was a laser tag arena, and it provided our combatants with an epic level of fun! After 13 nail-biting rounds, Neekylah snatched victory with a well-timed defense, and took the Challenge and the Practice Sword for herself!
Wonderful work, Neekylah and Sammy alike! And hats off to everyone that attended the Challenge! We hope to see you around the venues again soon!