The popular tournament took place again this weekend. Our reporters were ringside for the spectacle. Pilots descended on Athena, pitting dog-fighting skills against one another in Light and Medium ships.
Criminals targeting participant Commander Angel Rose marred the start, & forced an evacuation of Darboux Orbital; Commanders Rhea & Lynk1973 ensured that contingency arenas allowed combatants & spectators to avoid further harassment.
Commanders Bodmans, Danten, and Old Sauveur dominated play for the Light rounds – fast paced jousting with no shortage of collisions; Commanders DJTruthsayer, Estelath, Ace Rimzy, and Jankster showed solid performances but were knocked out.
The Light semi-finals saw Bodmans - recent champion of the Sol Grand Prix – facing off Commander Rainy Day in close-quarters knife-fighting: Rainy Day spent chaff and shield-cells before Bodmans delivered the deathblow - a barrage of missile-fire – delighting the audience.
Medium-class continued into the night, with Couriers, Vipers, and Diamondback Scouts; Commander Synaptic made notable use of DBS-stealth capabilities to evade missile-fire, but eventually succumbed to attacks.
Angel Rose's Viper took on Commander Louise of Darkwater's Courier. Audiences streaming the event live cheered the Commander from Slough Orbital – but it was not enough to protect from rail-fire – a victorious Louise of Darkwater moved onto later rounds.
Showing impressive skill in the marathon tournament, the very same pair of combatants managed to reach Finals for both classes: Bodmans and Old Sauveur first exchanged fire in Eagles; Old Sauveur proving victorious in the fast-paced battle, use of shield-cells well timed.
Head-to-head to decide the Mediums in Couriers, Bodmans eventually claimed victory at the end of a protracted defensive battle.
Lomas Racing News | Interstellar Press
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