Non-Men's Tournaments

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Women's tournaments have several uses within the game. First, they provide a networking opportunity for building the community of women fighters. They allow newer players, or those new to tournaments, a friendly environment to practice competing 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. In particular, 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.
  • Respectful: In the past, some women's tournaments 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.
  • Professional: As in any tournament, strong reeving, good recordkeeping and clear expectations help players succeed.

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 Fifth Source
May, 2019 Salt Wars Double elimination 2/3 brackets Single, florentine, sword&board, open 20 Kierra MacGyver Kimbra, Nogitsune (tie) N/A Whiskey, Velora, Finley Fortess (tie) https://www.facebook.com/groups/248147791865703/permalink/3148738758473244/
April, 2019 Known World War Double elimination 2/3 brackets Single, florentine, sword&board, open 9 Moose Tiibi Luna, Sal (tie) N/A Rel Personal communication
Wetlands Midreign 47 Wetlands 4 Singalia Safire Moon Azu Personal communication
Wetlands Midreign 46 Wetlands Yrsa Azu Candi Personal communication
March, 2019 Spring War Double elimination 2/3 brackets Single, florentine, sword&board, open 15 Tesla Rabbit Selve N/A N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheCelestialKingdom/permalink/2330274350327230/
January, 2019 Rivermoor Round robin Unknown Unknown Morgana Bloo,Lorraine (tie) N/A N/A N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/Rivermoor/permalink/2025093530911195/
October, 2018 Feast of the Dead Single elimination 2/3 brackets Single, open ~15 Grenadine Foxglove Soup Dencri N/A Personal communication
October, 2018 Feast of Mars Wrathleen Personal communication
October, 2018 Curse Double elimination brackets florentine, sword&board 9 Fuzz_LE Aera Leyric, Morgana Reaver (tie) N/A Willow, Kwean (tie) N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/Rivermoor/permalink/1882303698523513/
October, 2018 World Banner Wars Warlord Sports style single, open 16 Ziana Fox, Fletch (tie) N/A Kiya N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/EHChat/permalink/1997534807002171/
August, 2018 Kingdom of Crystal Groves Brackets (?) single, s&b, flo, open, great 9 Foxglove Dahnara Faelyn Rel N/A https://www.facebook.com/events/255043655277205/permalink/274114130036824/
July, 2018 Gathering of the Clans Round robin into brackets open 45 Vic Spork the Destroyer Kiara Everwhacks Lightning N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/933618843477515/
December, 2017 Emerald Hills Warlord Sports style single and open ~15 Dove Luna Moose Kongoat, Ankh (tie) N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/EHChat/permalink/1610652629023726/
October, 2017 Iron Mountains Warlord Sports style single and open 11 Lightning Viadra moonblade Suki, Shenanigans McAwesomePants (tie) N/A 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 N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/776676609171740/
July, 2017 Gathering of the Clans Winner determined by longest time open (?) Anna von Banana Zoe, Kiara Everwhacks (tie) N/A N/A N/A https://www.facebook.com/groups/263752983797441/permalink/754233461416055/