Non-Men's Tournaments
In recent months, women's tournaments have become more common and better regarded within the game. These events 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 if they are interested in doing so.
- Optional: Women should not be expected to enter a women's tournament nor excluded from existing open tournaments.
- 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 expect respectful behavior from both participants and spectators.
- 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, but it should be noted that 7th Warrior and above are explicitly confined to kingdom weaponmaster, warmaster and quals events 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 recognizes winners of women's tournaments by tracking results in a central location across the game.
| Date | Location | Format | Categories | Number of Players | 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 moonblade | Suki and Shenanigans McAwesomePants | N/A | https://www.facebook.com/groups/EmpireOfTheIronMountains/permalink/848077555371030/ |
| September, 2017 | Keep on the Borderlands | Warlord Sports style | open (?) | ~40 | Vic | Nike | Thea of the Marshes | Kierra | https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/776676609171740/ |
| July, 2017 | Gathering of the Clans | Winner determined by longest time | open (?) | Unknown | Anna von Banana | Zoe and Kiara Everwhacks | N/A | N/A | https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/754233461416055/ |
