Bump. This seems like a good fight(s), but it is quite complicated - and there's too many battles, so I'll post only limited reasoning, but I'll be willing to expand on them if necessary. I'll assess everything from the left side first, then the right.
Round 1:
Left
1. Leia vs Ki-Adi Mundi: I could see this being something of a stalemate (it's at least extremely close). If I had to favor somebody, I'd go for Leia. She should be roughly as skilled, but she should also be faster. Power should lie even. So, by virtue of a small but noticeable speed advantage, Leia gets the edge.
2. Shaak Ti vs Vodo-Siosk Baas: Shaak Ti wins. She's just better - better feats. Vodo strengthening his staff to be able to meet lightsabers without being sliced in half, and contending with Exar Kun are both good Force and combat feats, respectively, but Shaak Ti should be narrowly superior in both regards (utilizing Deflection against Lightsaber blows, beating multiple Magnaguards, albeit with a different weapon, beating a lone Magnaguard with a lightsaber - although she did have some level of environmental support, etc.). She is relatively mediocre in general, but Shaak gets the edge.
3. Aayla Secura vs Dass Jennir: Dass is very underused, but he's also relatively lacking in solid feats to my memory, as well. From memory, Aayla should have better feats - and the edge.
4. Luminara Unduli vs Rahm Kota: Luminara Unduli would beat beat Rahm Kota. I suppose Kota could give her some level of difficulty, but she should be just superior, especially in terms of feats.
Right
1. Kit Fisto vs Xesh: Should be a good fight, but my knowledge on Xesh is just limited. I could see him winning from what I know of him, but for my lack of knowledge on him, I might as well assign the victory to Fisto just so that in the future battles, I have a clearer perspective on the fights.
2. Oppo Rancisis vs Mara Jade: Oppo Rancisis has considerable Force ability (his usage of powers like Battle Meditation and Malacia can attest to that), but in terms of raw physical skill (which is the more pertinent affair), I'd give the edge to Mara Jade.
3. Saesee Tiin vs Agen Kolar: Saesee Tiin. While Kolar rivals Tiin as a swordsman, or slightly surpasses him, he has nothing to make up for Tiin's plainly greater power.
4. Plo Koon vs Kao Cen Darach: Plo Koon. Kao Cen is just too lacking in feats - his swordsmanship capacity can be attested to by his rank of Battlemaster and his skill in wielding a lightsaber and a doublesaber at once, an unusual combination, to repel Malgus and Vindican. Conversely, Koon has stalemated Ventress. As a skill feat, I'd see this as about even, but Koon is also more powerful, which presents him the victory.
Round 2:
Left
1. Leia vs Shaak Ti: To be honest, Leia. Just... better. Significantly faster, significantly more skilled, and significantly more powerful.
2. Luminara Unduli vs Aayla Secura: This is relatively difficult to determine. To be honest, I'd probably assess them as roughly even in terms of skill, but Luminara should be more powerful on the account of stalemating Ventress telekinetically, Ventress having incited avalanches and collapsed stone ceilings. As a power feat, that should exceed anything Secura has shown, so I'll give the win to Luminara.
Right
1. Mara Jade vs Kit Fisto: Hmm... I'm not sure as to whether Mara Jade can win any rounds at all here. Kit Fisto is just faster and more skilled. Kit Fisto wins.
2. Saesee Tiin vs Plo Koon: This is a very even fight. I can't say I'd give either of them the edge in terms of power or skill, or even speed, for that matter. Saesee should be stronger, but I doubt that would really matter. They should be even in telepathic abilities, but Koon also knows abilities like Alter Environment and Electric Judgment, but I honestly doubt they would be of any consequence. I can't call any victor from feats, and in terms of accolades, Saesee should be superior, and that's going to have to be how the outcome is chosen. It would be the closest fight in the entirety of the tournament, though. I'm only choosing a victor because I have to.
Round 3:
Left
Leia vs Luminara Unduli: This is a good fight. Leia should be the more skilled, and is also certainly faster. Luminara could very well have the superior TK feats, but not by too much of a margin, and that should be of inferior consequence to skill and speed. Leia Organa Solo, for the win.
Right
Kit Fisto vs Saesee Tiin: Hmm..... I want to put Saesee as the superior swordsman, but I can't. Really, Fisto is his complete and utter rival. Fisto has the definitive speed edge; Tiin the power one. So it's a matter of which is more useful in a fight - and, to be honest, it's probably speed. Duelists spend more time fighting with their sabers than their powers, and while Fisto does incorporate his powers into his dueling at times, I don't think Saesee has enough of an edge to compensate for the more pertinent advantage of speed. Fisto wins in a very narrow fight.
Round 4:
Leia vs Kit Fisto: They're roughly even in terms of speed, but Fisto is simply, although only marginally, more skilled. Leia is more powerful, but skill is more pertinent than power. She also has a blaster, which might give some problems to Fisto in that he could get surprised, but Shii-Cho is good at repelling blaster bolts anyway. Kit Fisto scantly wins both this round and the tournament.
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