Is there a low level dueling community in Path of Exile similar to what was in D2?

or any dueling at all?

no sry

well, as much as some are constantly trying to make poe dueling work, its just not gonna happen so yeah, dont waste time doing pvp, and if someone says how pvp in poe is a thing, he is shitting more than a hippopotamus in the mating season

dueling in poe is really bad

ya there are no hacks or quick escapes

well there is that but it's more like everything is an instant one shot so there's no point playing unless you are ranged

mostly its the way the arenas are setup that make it not so appealing, but yes there are things about it that are just way to unbalanced to work well (like poison skills vs anything that isnt CI)

CTF in a large group actually has the best feel of anything, just ignore capturing the flag.

Ppl wont admit it but the thing that really made d2 pvp take off was enigma. it was the great equalizer, and it made duels way more tactical and increased the skill cap a lot. So much posturing, timing namelocks around faking out, predicting, offensive and defensive play, it was truly a golden age. Nothing quite as intense as 2 people blinking around the moor trying to predict the others line of attack and intercept first. The potato servers ensured tele wasn't just an ace in the hole though via desync being viable too either via charge or wsging. Best duelers combined the two seamlessly.

while it may have been fun, d2 pvp was full of shitshow mechanics in a purely objective sense

D2 pvp was just as popular before enigma, enigma just gave more low skilled players a chance.
If anything it made pvp worse.