SoCal Swordfight 2023 - Tournament Results

SoCal Swordfight 2023 was an historic event that shattered records and exceeded all expectations. From February 17-19, 2023, the OC Fair and Event Center in Costa Mesa, California, played host to the largest Historical European Martial Arts Event in modern times. The excitement was palpable as a record-breaking crowd of 1,009 attendees (547 spectators and 462 participants) from across the United States and around the world descended on Costa Mesa, eager to take part in this unforgettable experience.
SoCal Swordfight 2023
TOURNAMENTS

329 fighters elected to compete in 18 unique tournaments at SoCal Swordfight 2023. This resulted in some pretty incredible statistics - 1,695 individual matches between pools and eliminations for a total of 10,339 exchanges.

Please join us in congratulating our Tournament champions

Open Steel Longsword Tier A

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Gold Medalist

Chandler Brown

En Garde Fencing

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Silver Medalist

Allan Sherlock

Bucks Historical Longsword

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Bronze Medalist

Myles Cupp

SoCal Swords

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Event Finalist

Arthur Henry

Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy

Open Steel Longsword Tier B

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Gold Medalist

George Harry

United Clans Swordsman Association

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Silver Medalist

Ciaran Flanagan

Kingfisher Historical Fencing Club

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Bronze Medalist

Ryan Renfro

Noble Science Academy

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Event Finalist

Steven Obrzut

True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship

Open Steel Longsword Tier C

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Gold Medalist

Kevin Tang

Lonin League

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Silver Medalist

Will Landis

Crossroads Swords

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Bronze Medalist

Justin Beck

F3 Sword Academy

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Event Finalist

Stefan Voss

Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy

Open Steel Longsword Tier D

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Gold Medalist

Mathias Schneider

Academie Duello

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Silver Medalist

Joshua Ames

Lonin League

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Bronze Medalist

Stefan McIntyre

Lonin League

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Event Finalist

Justun Reimer

Lonin League

Women's + GM Longsword Tier A

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Gold Medalist

Kirsten Meredith

True Edge Academy of Swordsmanship

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Silver Medalist

Rashelle DeBolt

Noble Science Academy

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Bronze Medalist

Crystal Ives Tallman

Iron Gate Swordfighting

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Event Finalist

Harriet Coates

Phoeniz Society of Historical Swordsmanship

Women's + GM Longsword TIer B

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Gold Medalist

Ashton Warren

F3 Sword Academy

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Silver Medalist

Clare Lahey

Einhorn Historical Fencing Arts - Los Angeles

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Bronze Medalist

Claire Pahle

Kron Martial Arts - Fullerton

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Event Finalist

Ilyse Kullman

Einhorn Historical Fencing Arts - Los Angeles

Rapier & Dagger

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Gold Medalist

Arthur Henry

Sacramento Historical Gencing Academy

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Silver Medalist

Douglas Leonard

Sacramento Historical Gencing Academy

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Bronze Medalist

Jason Prendergast

Black Tigers

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Event Finalist

Ian Broderick

Not Affiliated

Single Rapier

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Gold Medalist

Tony Huang

Black Tigers

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Silver Medalist

Scott Tibbedeaux

Black Tigers

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Bronze Medalist

Beau Hulgan

Arena Weapon Arts

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Event Finalist

William Li

Academie Duello

Smallsword

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Gold Medalist

Arthur Henry

Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy

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Silver Medalist

Robert Childs

Black Tigers

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Bronze Medalist

Justinder Singh

Durning Sun Historical Swordsmanship

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Event Finalist (tie)

Ciaran Flanagan

Kingfisher Historical Fencing Club

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Event Finalist (tie)

Zachary Brown

Superior HEMA

Open Steel Saber Tier A

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Gold Medalist

Ian Broderick

Not Affiliated

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Silver Medalist

Justinder Singh

Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship

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Bronze Medalist

Michael Konrad

Ironwood Historical Swordsmanship

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Event Finalist

Omar Macias

Ritterschaft HEMA

Open Steel Saber Tier B

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Gold Medalist

Chandler Brown

En Garde Fencing

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Silver Medalist

Cody Kiwaczyk

Ironwood Historic Swordsmanship

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Bronze Medalist

Jason Smith

Corvallis

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Event Finalist

Gabriel Lake

Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy

Arming Sword Cutting

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Gold Medalist

Chris Fields

Sterling Armoury

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Silver Medalist

Ryan Shapiro

Tattershall School of Defense

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Bronze Medalist

Jonathan Ying

SoCal Swords

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Event Finalist

Ryan Kolick

Seven Swords Academy

Longsword Cutting Competition Tier A

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Gold Medalist

Phillip Martin

Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship

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Silver Medalist

Juluan Schuetze

The Historical Combat Collective

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Bronze Medalist

Jack Stewart

United Clans Swordsman Association

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Event Finalist

Myles Cupp

SoCal Swords

Longsword Cutting Competition Tier B

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Gold Medalist

Nolan Duino

SoCal Swords

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Silver Medalist

Ryan Kolick

Seven Swords Academy

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Bronze Medalist

Scott Duncan

Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship

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Event Finalist

Tyler Dunham

Ars Gladii

Longsword Cutting Competition Tier C

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Gold Medalist

Epifanio Zemudio

Mordhau Historical Combat

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Silver Medalist

Joshua Barnett

Bold City Longsword

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Bronze Medalist

Kevin Johnston

Noble Science Academy

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Event Finalist

Ramon Diaz

Mordhau Historical Combat

Synthetic Longsword

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Gold Medalist

Enzo Cinquegrana

Noble Science Academy

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Silver Medalist

Erik Johnson

Academy of Arms - Los Angeles

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Bronze Medalist

Lucas Friend

Mordhau Historical Combat

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Event Finalist

Ryan Kolick

Seven Swords Academy

Teens Longsword

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Gold Medalist

Sawyer Freschi

F3 Sword Academy

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Silver Medalist

Lucas Isolani

F3 Sword Academy

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Bronze Medalist

Zachary Young

Noble Science Academy - Las Vegas

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Event Finalist

Jonathan McPherson

San Diego Swordfighters

Mixed Weapon - Team Relay

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Gold Medalist

Black Tigers

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Silver Medalist

Loyal Order of the Sword

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Bronze Medalist

Ars Gladii

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Event Finalist

SoCal Swords

SOCAL SWORDFIGHT 2023
AGGREGATE TEAM AWARD

The Aggregate Team Award is meant to highlight the groups who attend SoCal Swordfight with a team showcasing both:

Performance: Ability to make it to the top of the tournaments.

Depth: The combined performance of the school as a whole, rather than a single stand-out individual of the school.

SoCal Swords is the host club sponsoring SoCal Swordfight 2023, they will also be on site vending for the event at the OC Fair & Event Center - Costa Mesa, California, February 17 - 19, 2023.

SoCal Swords

Gold Medalist

Mordhau Historical Combat

Silver Medalist

Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy

Tied for Bronze

Black Tigers

Tied for Bronze