New Archery Champions!
Tournement winner and Queen’s Champion: Master Rupert the Unbalanced
King’s Champion selected by His Majesty: Master Peter the Red
83 archers participated in this year’s tournement, which was held May 31, 2014, in the Barony of Bergental and autocratted by Mistress Tamsin Whitlocke. The competition was run by the retiring Champions, Baron Master Krakken Gnashbone and Baron Colin Ursell. Their August Majesties, Brennan and Caoilfhionn, addressed the participants, then shooting commenced. The theme of the day was “Viking”, with challenges including Thor’s Hammer, ships sailing away, helmets, shields, shooting from “horseback”, and a singing Brunhilde. All participants were able to shoot the full course of 11 targets, then scores were totaled and sorted.
As the top scorers were announced, each was asked if they wished to compete for the honor and responsibility of serving as a Champion. Three top scorers chose to step out of the competition: Master Phillip Reed the Facetious (100), Lord Kusunoki Yoshimoto (90) and Lord Nathaniel Wyatt (88). The resulting 16 finalists then commenced shoot-offs against their seeded competitors; in each pairing, the winner was the first to knock down 5 small “axe-head” targets.
Here are the results:
16 Finalists
#1 – Rupert the Unbalanced (119) vs. #16 – Treya min Teanga (69)
#2 – Godric of Hamtun (117) vs. #15 – Hawkmoon (72)
#3 – Peter the Red (109) vs. #14 – Alexander von Heisler (73)
#4 – Urho of the Pines (92) vs. #13 – Kieran Bren of Bannockburn (73)
#5 – Ryan McWhyte (88) vs. #12 – Conor O’Ceallaigh (75)
#6 – Li Kung Lo (86) vs. #11 – Alberic maqi Droata (76)
#7 – Radagast (84) vs. #10 – Mongo Chinua (81)
#8 – Jehannine de Flandres (85) vs. #9 – Mark Squirrelsbane (81)
Quarter Finals
Rupert vs. Hawkmoon
Peter vs. Jehannine
Urho vs. Radagast
Ryan vs. Li
Semi-Finals
Rupert vs. Li
Peter vs. Urho
Finals
Rupert vs. Urho