Crown Tournament will be conducted as a standard double elimination tournament using matches consisting of 5 bouts. There will be no pool tourney to establish entry to the final 16 combatants.
Winning 3 of 5 bouts will determine who will advance from a match.
Combatants will move to a defeated bracket if they do not advance from a match.
Those who do not advance from a match in the defeated bracket will be eliminated from the tournament.
Double kills will be re-fought.
Matches will be fought with multiple weapon styles in the following order:
1st Bout - Spear
2nd Bout - Polearm
3rd Bout - Great Sword
4th Bout - Two Weapon
5th Bout - Weapon & Shield
If a fighter does not possess an authorization for a particular weapon style they will forfeit that bout.
If need be, a weapon of each particular type will be available for use by combatants.
Weapons of any length that meet the Middle Kingdom rules of Armored Combat are allowed.
No backup weapons will be allowed.
No shield may be more than 36” in any diameter.
