> > I've lost every single preliminary round, and am up against someone who has won 2 rounds and lost 5, in the qualifying round. However, when looking at the numerical statistics, my characters seem to be better than his. How has he managed to win 2 more rounds than me? Pure luck, or am I simply crap in this game?
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> His two wins were the first two rounds of the game. It therefore probably makes a lot more sense to compare your characters as they were in the first two rounds, rather than now.

So, if I understand this right, I actually have a chance of beating him and winning the qualifying round. I've checked the stats, and all my characters have higher strength, higher agility and at least as high constitution than his.