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Greetings. I am Don Christian
Doré, Marshal in Charge for her soon-to-be Stellar Majesty Elizabeta di
Valore della Rosa's Queen's Champion Tournament.<br>
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The tournament is only 2 1/2 weeks away. Conducted at the Castleton
site with full colors on display the field will be beautiful. In the
tournament expect a tough field with many fighters determined to be
Elizabeta's champion. Fortunately the Castleton site also provides
plenty of shaded space for pickup fights and challenges. The honor,
prowess, grace and skill of the fighters will make this tournament a
pleasure to watch and a challenge to fight. The charm and grace of our
Queen, and the fun activities she has planned for us will make the day
and evening a time to remember.<br>
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For details on the event (date, location, schedule, etc) please visit
this link:<br>
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target="_blank">http://www.houselucerna.net/SpringQueens/index.php</a><br>
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Following are a few notes concerning the details of the lyst. In short,
if you have fought in past Ansteorran Queen's Champion tournaments this
tournament should be very familiar to you. We are not planning any
radical changes. We will be allowing Cut & Thrust and using the
reduced armor experiment but participation in either of those is
voluntary and should make little difference to most fighters.<br>
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I know that is all the information some of you want but if you would
like to know about the details of this tournament, read on.<br>
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If you have any questions concerning this lyst, please ask me about it
first.<br>
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<li>Acceptability<br>
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<li>HRH has asked that <u>all</u> combatants -- adult or youth,
novice or master -- be dressed in appropriate
clothing if they wish to enter either the Queen's Champion or Queen's
Hope lysts. This means a reasonable attempt at pre-1600s clothing .
Please, no exposed modern fencing jackets.</li>
<li>Combatants will be expected to conduct themselves in a way
acceptable to Her Majesty at all times.<br>
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<li>Letters</li>
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<li>Letters of intent are NOT required for entry into this
tournament.<br>
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<li>Queen's Champion Tournament Format</li>
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<li>Double elimination</li>
<li>Destructive byes</li>
<li>Double kills re-fought once where a second double kill counts
as a loss to both.</li>
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<li>Fields</li>
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<li>We will set up 4 fields</li>
<li>Fields will be large enough to prevent crowding and excessive
issues with hitting the ropes. We plan to use standard fields of
30'x30'. In the semi-finals we will drop some ropes so we have only two
fields. In the final we will have only one field.</li>
<li>Fields will be bordered by ropes, not wooden barriers.<br>
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<li>Fields will be set up in shade where possible.</li>
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<li>Pairings:</li>
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<li>An attempt will be made <u>only</u> in the first two rounds
not to
pair fighters with opponents from their local group or others with whom
they often practice, though we
cannot guaranteed this. A fighter should not have to drive to an event
only to face the same people he sees at home.<br>
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<li>After the first two rounds pairings will be entirely random,
save that we will try to avoid re-pairing the same two fighters in
consecutive rounds.</li>
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<li>If there are safety or rules issues (such as mismatched
authorizations) the marshalate will work with the minister of the lyst
to re-pair the fighters.</li>
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<li>Fighters wishing to be re-paired for any other reason can
appeal to the Queen.</li>
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<li>Drop Out Round</li>
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<li>When we have approximately 8 fighters in the lyst, the Queen
will give those who cannot perform the duties of the champion a chance
to withdraw honorably.</li>
<li>Out of Kingdom fighters may compete but need the individual
approval of the Queen to continue beyond the drop out round.</li>
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<li>Queen's Hope Tournament</li>
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<li>I will be MIC for Queen's Hope as well as QC<br>
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<li>Rounds will be fought between adult rounds</li>
<li>Format to be determined based on number of fighters. If there
are many fighters we will fight an elimination style tournament. If
there are few fighters we will use some kind of a round robin format.</li>
<li>Youth combatants are reminded that the Queen selects her
Queen's Hope
so the winner of the tournament may not be the one chosen. Your
conduct, honor, courtesy and grace will all be important factors Her
Majesty will consider.</li>
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<li>New and Experimental Fighting</li>
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<li>Two fighters authorized in Cut & Thrust and agreeing to do
so may fight their bout as C&T. They must make sure to have an
authorized C&T marshal present.<br>
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<li>The Society Rapier Marshal has prompted us to move ahead on our
experiments so we will be
conducting our tournament using reduced armor standards. The only
actual reduction is that the forearms and calves will not require
"abrasion resistant" coverage. All "kill zones" still require full
armor. For details visit this link on the Ansteorran Rapier web site: <a
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href="http://rapier.ansteorra.org/images/rules/experiment-reducedrapierarmor.pdf"
target="_blank">http://rapier.ansteorra.org/images/rules/experiment-reducedrapierarmor.pdf</a>
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<li>I would like to brief anyone who plans to marshal on the
reduced armor experiment before the fighting begins. The idea is simple
so this should only take 3 to 5 minutes.<br>
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<li>Blades classified by Ansteorra as Experimental will be allowed
with the agreement of the
opponent.</li>
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<li>Weather</li>
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<li>Expect the day to be hot and sunny. Stay in the shade and rest
when you can. Bring a hat and plenty of cool water, fruit juice and
non-caffeine drinks.<br>
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<div class="im">Please contact me if you have any questions.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Don Christian Doré<br>
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