As announced in court at Academia della Spada, the format for my Queen’s Champion tournament will be Bedford Points.
https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php/Bedford_Points_Tournament
Prepare to fight a lot as this tournament will last for 4-5 hours and will not have a set number of rounds. The tournament is planned to be outdoors, but I will make a decision that morning to move it indoors if I deem there are health or safety concerns.
HL Nicaize will be administering the list for me, so be on the lookout for additional information and pre-registration forms from her in the future.
Letters of Intent will not be required, but will be happily accepted if you would like to submit one.
I also hope (pun intended) to host the Guardian of the Queen’s Hope at Queen’s Champion. There will likewise be pre-registration for that tournament so we will have an idea of the age ranges, prizes, and scrolls we need to have available for the entrants.
Jean Paul and I invite and encourage any and all rapier fighters to enter Queen’s Champion tournament and showcase their fighting skills, endurance, and panache. The winner of the tournament will receive a prize commissioned by us from Darkwood Armory specifically for this tournament.
I will be choosing my Queen’s Champion from those fighting in the tournament. If you are unable or unwilling to accept the duties and responsibilities of my champion, simply tell the list coordinators when registering for the tournament. I will have a token that is visible from a distance to identify those fighters who are vying for the chance to be my champion.
My personal expectations of a champion include attending most of the events with me (including foreign wars, especially Gulf Wars), fighting as my champion upon the rapier field as needed (the Princess of Vindheim has already wagered a fat pig that her champion will beat all others!), and coordinating the assistance of stand-ins if they are not able to discharge the duties at a specific event. I expect my champion to be well-groomed, laugh at my jokes, and watch at least the first two episodes of My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic. There is also the more common expectation of a champion which is to become friend and confidant to the Queen while maintaining the respect, courtesy, and chivalry which the rapier fighters of Ansteorra are known for showing to their Queens.
To be clear, I will choose my champion from the people who enter the Queen’s Champion Tournament that have identified themselves as willing to take on the role. This person may also be the winner of the tournament. There should not be any reason that a fighter is unable to enter nor for them to resign from the tournament due to an inability or lack of desire to be my champion.
I welcome every authorized fighter to participate in my Queen’s Champion Tournament to the utmost of their health and abilities. I challenge the rapier community of Ansteorra to cause me to run out of fighter tokens and require me to resort to tearing the buttons and pearls from my dress so that everyone receives a token from my hands at my tournament.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Prince Jean Paul and I via email at trh@crown.ansteorra.org.