Non-Men's Tournaments
In recent months, women's tournaments have become more common and better regarded within the game. These events have many benefits when properly run as described below. They provide a networking opportunity for building the community of women fighters. They allow newer players, or those new to tournaments, an avenue to practice competing in a friendly environment and perhaps build confidence for larger open tournaments. They allow women to compete among each other, in line with most mainstream sports up to the Olympics.
A note on best practices: Recent women's tournaments have followed several practices to be successful.
- Inclusive: All interested women and female-identifying players are welcome to participate.
- Respectful: In the past, some "women's tournaments" have allowed men to enter dressed in drag, encouraged cat-calling from spectators, and generally treated the event as a joke. Modern events avoid these practices and respect all participants.
- Properly scheduled: A women's tournament should be scheduled at times that do not conflict with an open tournament, so that eligible players may fight in both.
- Professional: As in any tournament, strong reeving and clear expectations encourage good communication and honorable fighting.
Women's tournaments and awards: The existing Warrior award ladder is designed to recognize battlefield prowess and success in open tournaments. The place of women's tournaments within this framework remains the subject of disagreement; battlefield prowess awards may be appropriate, while 7th and above are confined to kingdom-level events as per the Rules of Play. Case-by-case decisions about awards are currently settled between the relevant player, the tournament runners, and the monarchy.
Tournament results:The table below is an effort to recognize winners of women's tournaments and track these results in a central location across the game.
| Date | Location | Format | Categories | Size | First | Second | Third | Fourth | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December, 2017 | Emerald Hills | Warlord Sports style | single and open | ~15 | Dove | Luna | Moose | Kongoat and Ankh | https://www.facebook.com/groups/EHChat/permalink/1610652629023726/ |
| October, 2017 | Iron Mountains | Warlord Sports style | single and open | 11 | Lightning | Viadra | Suki and Shenanigans | N/A | https://www.facebook.com/groups/EmpireOfTheIronMountains/permalink/848077555371030/ |
| September, 2017 | Keep on the Borderlands | Warlord Sports style | open (?) | ~40 | Vic | Nike | Thea | Kierra | https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/776676609171740/ |
| July, 2017 | Gathering of the Clans | Winner determined by longest time | open (?) | Unknown | Anna | Zoe and Kiara | N/A | N/A | https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/754233461416055/ |
