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Event Description
The 6th annual Blades of Glory King’s Cup HEMA Tournament will be held on September 13–14, 2025 at The Mount Community Centre (Austin Doran Hall), 1545 Monaghan Road, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
This year’s event will feature four tournaments:
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Longsword (Open)
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Longsword (Women’s)
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Sword Alone
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To the Death (Mixed Weapons)
Tournament Format & Schedule
Day 1 – Saturday, September 13
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9:00 AM – 1:30 PM (approx.)
Round robin pools for Longsword (Open) and Longsword (Women’s) -
2:30 PM – 6:00 PM (approx.)
Round robin pools for Sword Alone
Day 2 – Sunday, September 14
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Elimination rounds and finals for all tournaments
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The “To the Death” Mixed Weapons event will close the tournament
Snacks and drinks will be available on-site throughout the event.
Notes for Competitors
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Please arrive early enough for equipment check and warm-up before your first pool.
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Bring your own gear according to tournament rules and requirements.
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The venue is a spacious gothic-style hall, with room for fighters, staff, and spectators.
About the King’s Cup
King’s Cup is one of Ontario’s largest HEMA tournaments, drawing fighters from across Ontario, Quebec, and beyond. This is your chance to test yourself against a wide range of opponents and claim the Cup.
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Fun Stats
358 days since the start of the event.
3 countries* represented. (?)
RED has 110 wins, BLUE has 66 wins,
25 blowout matches (out of 216).
0 minutes of match time. (0.0 hours)
For individual tournament and club numbers you can check outTotal Event Participants
43Total Event Fighters
43Tournament Registrations
143# of Schools Represented
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Event Information > Event Stats > Attendance/Schools.
Longest Matches:- 16 exchanges: Callum Carmichael vs David Ito
(Single Sword - Advanced Open Steel) - 16 exchanges: David Ito vs Justin Banzuela
(Single Sword - Advanced Open Steel) - 14 exchanges: Dylan Crawford vs Reymel Sunglao
(Longsword - Advanced Open Steel)
Highest Scoring Matches:- Dylan Crawford 8 | 6 Reymel Sunglao
(Longsword - Advanced Open Steel) - Callum Carmichael 6 | 8 David Ito
(Single Sword - Advanced Open Steel) - Willem Van Sittert 7 | 6 Jeff Hamilton
(Longsword - Open Steel)
Most Appearances as Fighter 1:- 14 matches - Greg Tsagris
- 12 matches - Callum Carmichael
- 12 matches - Kieron Rowe
Most Appearances as Fighter 2:- 10 matches - Brandon Taylor
- 9 matches - Dylan Crawford
- 9 matches - Eric Cheng
Most Clean Hits:- 53 clean hits - Kieron Rowe
- 46 clean hits - David Ito
- 44 clean hits - Greg Tsagris
Event SummaryNumber of Tournaments:6Number of Weapon Sets:2Number of Matches:216Number of Pieces:
0For even more detailed tournament exchange statistics you can check out Event Information > Event Stats > Tournament Exchanges.Exchange Summary Clean Hits: 910 (64%) Double Hits
:199 (14%) Afterblows
:206 (14%) No Exchanges: 118 (8%) Solo Scored
:0 Total Exchanges: 1,433 - 16 exchanges: Callum Carmichael vs David Ito
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Tournament Placings
Longsword - Open Steel Show All ↓ (34) 1 Kieron Rowe Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing 2 Greg Tsagris Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing 3 Colin Sharkey Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing 4 David Ito Toronto Historical Combatants Longsword - Advanced Open Steel The event organizer has not finalized the tournament placings. Longsword - Women's Steel Show All ↓ (7) 1 Josephine Schryer Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing 2 Ashly Templeman Branta School of Arms 3 Katrina Little Blood and Iron Martial Arts 4 Rebecca Jordan Branta School of Arms Longsword - Advanced Women's Steel The event organizer has not finalized the tournament placings. Single Sword - Open Steel Show All ↓ (30) 1 Greg Tsagris Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing 2 Callum Carmichael Bataireacht and Historical Fencing 3 David Ito Toronto Historical Combatants 4 Kieron Rowe Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing Single Sword - Advanced Open Steel The event organizer has not finalized the tournament placings. -
Team Awards
No team awards at this event.
