Rivals (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

"**Rivals**"
"Rivals"
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode
Episode no.	Season 2; Episode 11
Directed by	David Livingston
Story by	Jim Trombetta; Michael Piller;
Teleplay by	Joe Menosky
Featured music	Jay Chattaway
Production code	431
Original air date	January 3, 1994
Guest appearances
	Chris Sarandon as Martus; Max Grodénchik as Rom; Rosalind Chao as Keiko O'Brien; Barbara Bosson as Roana; K Callan as Alsia; Albert Henderson as Cos;
Episode chronology
← Previous; "Sanctuary"	Next →; "The Alternate"
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"Rivals" is the 31st episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. It is the 11th episode of the second season.

Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures on Deep Space Nine, a space station located near a stable wormhole between the Alpha and Gamma quadrants of the Milky Way Galaxy, near the planet Bajor. In this episode, a con artist opens a new bar that competes with Quark's.