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Created page with "A competition among armored combatants, rapier combatants or archers, usually designed along modern elimination lines, to select a single winner. A tournament or tournaments are a common feature of a weekend SCA event. A tournament is also commonly called a Tourney. Types of armored or rapier tournaments include: * 5 on 5 Melee Tourney * Bear-pit * Counted Blow Tournament * Crown..."

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A competition among [[armored combatant]]s, [[Rapier combat|rapier combatants]] or [[Target_archery|archer]]s, usually designed along modern elimination lines, to select a single winner. A tournament or tournaments are a common feature of a weekend [[SCA]] [[event]]. A tournament is also commonly called a [[Tourney]].

Types of armored or rapier tournaments include:

* [[5 on 5 Melee Tourney]]
* [[Bear-pit tournament|Bear-pit]]
* [[Counted Blow Tournament]]
* [[Crown Tournament]]
* [[Tree Tournament|Double-elimination]]
* [[Fights at the Barrier]]
* [[Holmgang Tournament|Holmgang]]
* [[Ladder of Reknown]]
* [[Novice Tournament|Novice]]
* [[Pas d'Armes|Pas d' Armes or Passage of Arms]]
* [[Pool Tournament|Pool]]
* [[Ransom Tournament|Ransom]]
* [[Rose Tourney]]
* [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
* [[Speed Tournament|Speed]]
* [[Tournament of Chivalry]]
* [[Tournament of Defense]]
* [[Tree Tournament|Single-elimination]]
* [[Warlord tournament|Warlord]]
* [[William Marshal Tournament|William Marshall]]

== Other Types of Tournaments ==

* [[Tournament of Arts]]

== Commentary on the Use of the Name Tournament in Some Contexts ==

This mostly rises with regards to the Tournaments of Chivalry, Tournaments of Defense, and Tournaments of Arts. In these events, there typically is no event in which a victor is chosen.

"Why call this a tournament?" For many people, a tournament includes a contest in which there is a victor. However, the event conforms to another somewhat historical meaning of the word:

: 3. b. a meeting at an appointed time and place for the performance of knightly exercises and sports. [http://www.dictionary.com/browse/tournament Dictionary.com]

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