Held June 1, 2013 in Carillion.
Retiring Champs: Phillip Reed the Facetious and Nathaniel Wyatt
Winner and Queen’s Champion: Krakken Gnashbone
2nd place and King’s Champion: Orvar
In Carillion, on June 1, 2013, the outgoing Royal Archery Champions of the East ran a devious (some would say “despicable”) tournament to determine their successors. The Queen’s Champion, Master Philip Reed the Facetious, created 11 novelty shoots, providing a full day of challenging and fun archery for all the competitors. The King’s Champion, Lord Nathaniel Wyatt, designed the head-to-head elimination shoot for the 16 finalists, which involved shooting “minions” which were attacking Queen Kienna; harming the queen in the process led to instant elimination.
At the end of the long day, the tournament winner and new Queen’s Archery Champion was Baron Krakken Gnashbone. He prevailed over Lord Orvar, who was declared the new King’s Champion. Both Champions are from the Barony Beyond the Mountain. Krakken shot crossbow most of the day, and Orvar shot only handbow.
Scores from approximately 70 participants were tallied and sorted, then each of the top archers was asked if they would like to continue to the final rounds and would agree to accept the responsibilities of being a Champion if they should be so honored. Five archers chose to step out of the competition: Lord Jake Felinfoel (2nd by score), Master Li Kung Lo (6th), Lord Kusunoki Yoshimoto (tied for 6th), Lord Miles de Locwode (15th, from Atlantia) and Baroness Tamar Walshman (19th). Thus were 16 finalists selected, seeded and paired for their one-on-one bouts. It is worth noting that there were 9 finalists shooting crossbow and 7 shooting handbow.
| Top 16 | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Finals | ||
1 |
Krakken Gnashbone | ||||
16 |
Tamsin Whitlocke | Krakken | |||
8 |
Hawkmoon | Krakken | |||
9 |
Radagast | Radagast | |||
4 |
Rupert the Unbalanced | Krakken | Winner | ||
13 |
Ygraine of Kellswood | Rupert | |||
5 |
Colin Ursell | Rupert | |||
12 |
Paul Spearman | Colin | |||
2 |
Mark Squirrelsbane | ||||
15 |
Mongo Chinua | Mark | |||
7 |
Jehannine de Flandres | Mark | |||
10 |
Thorlaeifr Hvitskegg | Jehannine | |||
3 |
Godric of Hamtun | Orvar | 2nd | ||
14 |
Magnus fra Holstein | Godric | |||
6 |
Kieran Bren of Bannockburn | Orvar | |||
11 |
Orvar | Orvar |
In Royal Court, the retiring Archery Champions were thanked for their service, and the regalia of their offices was presented to their successors. Each new Champion also received a beautiful scroll created by Lord Aleksei Dmitriev to commemorate the occasion.
Photos by Baroness Ygraine of Kellswood.