K.O.T.H. Zharktas vs Katchoo: 2409.5
Zharktas surrenders. It looks like we both played cautiously throughout, with neither side really making a strike beyond the borders of the opponent. Zharktas did show larger Fleets then I did early on, but my tech base appeared to be ahead of his, and my outnumbered Ships managed to defeat just about every Fleet of his that we came across. That, in combination with a faster Colonization program from my end, backed Zharktas' Empire into a corner that he couldn't get out from.
I want to thank Zharktas for a competetive game that always had me worried that he would suddenly appear with a massive Fleet that I wouldn't be able to stop.
Whew! 
Asmala, go ahead and set me up with whoever may be waiting on the 2nd Level.
Zharktas, thanks again for a fun match.