[Ansteorra] Fwd: [Steppes] Queen's Champion is Coming May 10th

[Donita]

Donita

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Alasdair MacEogan <alasdair at bmhanson.net>
> Date: April 21, 2014 at 8:45:48 PM CDT
> To: steppes at lists.ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Steppes] Queen's Champion is Coming May 10th
> 
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Susan Harkins <queenschamp2014 at gmail.com>
>> To: "ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>,
> Steppes <steppes at lists.ansteorra.org>
>> Cc:
>> Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2014 20:00:06 -0500
>> Subject: Queen's Champion is Coming May 10th
>> Greetings Ansteorra!
>> 
>> Queens Champion is just around the corner! Come back to the last years of
> the reign of Henry the VIII and his wife Catherine Parr. Come fight in
> exciting tournaments or watch the best rapier fighting in the Kingdom as
> they compete for the chance to be Her Majesty's Champion.
>> 
>> Queen's Champion Schedule:
>> 8am Site and Gate opens
>> 8:30-9am Inspections
>> 9am Morning Court
>> 9:30am Queen's Champion Tournament Begins
>> 10am Queen's Favor Tournament Begins
>> 12-1pm Lunch Sideboard
>> 4pm White Scarf Circle
>> 6pm Afternoon Court
>> 8pm Site Closes
>> 
>> Queen's Champion Tournament:
>> Double elimination single fight until the final 16.  The final 16 will be
> a continuation of the double elimination but shall be fought best 2 out of
> 3.  The combatants may use any legal rapier weapon style they choose.  Cut
> and Thrust will not be allowed as the Queen shall hold a separate
> tournament for that style at a later date.  Her majesty may choose to
> select combatants to add back into the final 16 should there be less than
> 16 combatants in the final rounds.  Double kills will be re-fought once and
> after which will be considered a loss for both combatants (This rule will
> not be enforced in the final bought).
>> 
>> Queen's Favor Tournament:
>> Challenge round robin that includes all fighters who are no longer
> fighting in the Queen's Champion tournament.  After being eliminated from
> the main tournament any combatant may choose to participate in this
> tournament by retrieving a fight card from the list mistress with their
> name upon it.  Each combatant may only fight another combatant once best 2
> out of 3 and the winner of those fights will write their name on the
> winner's card.  At the conclusion of the tournament the card with the most
> names wins.  This tournament will begin after the second round of Queen's
> Champion and conclude after the lunch sideboard ends at 1pm.
>> 
>> Queen's Grand Costumer:
>> A costume contest will be held throughout the day with the winner being
> announced during afternoon court.  Any individual in attendance may win.
> Three winners shall be selected:  Popular choice, Queen's choice and
> King's choice.  Attendees are encouraged to focus their costumes on the
> Tudor and Elizabethan period.
>> 
>> Please check your fighter cards to make sure everything is ready to go!
>> 
>> If you have questions please email the autocrats at:
> queenschamp2014 at gmail.com or visit our website at www.steppes.org/Queens/
>> Also find us on Facebook: Ansteorra Queen's Champion 2014
>> 
>> In Humble Service,
>> Lady Susanna Nightegale, co-autocrat Queen's Champion
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
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