Sofia CrossSwords team is presenting the first dedicated "Sofia Longsword Open" event. It will be a day focused entirely on Longsword with three competitions. The following day will be open for free sparring for anyone deciding to stay more.
Open Longsword with 48 people separated in two tiers:
- Tier A - 16 fencers
- Tier B - 32 fencers
The separation will be made according to the sign ups. The higher rated fencers (according to Hemaratings) will be placed in tier A, the rest in tier B.
Ladies Longsword with no limit on the number of fencers. If enough fencers sign up a Tier separation is possible.
All categories will be judged and scored by our local team and guest judges.
Full ruleset will be posted later. Basic scoring is:
- 2 points for any clean hit
- 1 point for the first hit followed by an "afterblow"
- 0 points for any double hit
- No afterblow after head hit
- Hit quality required, unopposed flats allowed to the head, edge required on all other targets
- First to 12 points in pools wins; first to 15 points in elimination wins
Full gear required. Full list will be posted later. Longswords allowed:
1. Total length- from 105 to 135 cm.
2. Weight- from 1300 - 1650 gr. (1200 - 1650 gr. for Ladies Longsword)
3. Blade length- from 85 to 104 cm.
4. Crossguard width- from 20 to 30 cm. (rings are not allowed)
5. Grip length, including pommel - from 20 to 35 cm.
6. Blade flexibility - blades must flex at 9-16 kg (push on the pommel until the numbers stops going up)
6 months away, so plenty of time to get your new swords and gear ⚔️
Additional information will be presented later on.
Registration for top 250 from HEMA Ratings "Mixed Longsword" starts 01.05.2025
Open registration starts on 06.05.2025.
And for those interested in the rest of our weapons, the "Sofia CrossSwords 2025" event will be held on 08-09.11.2025
