Battle of the Bridge 2023
| Date | September 29, 2023 |
| Country | Sweden |
| City | Kristinehamn |
| Software | HEMA CM |
Tournament stats
| Division | Number of fights | Number of fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Steel Longsword | 136 | 48 |
| Men's Steel Longsword (Continous fighting) | 78 | 29 |
| Mixed Any Material Rondell Dagger | 20 | 9 |
| Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler | 58 | 22 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword | 131 | 47 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (High-rated) | 78 | 33 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Low-rated) | 86 | 35 |
| Mixed Steel Messer | 53 | 18 |
| Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger | 68 | 24 |
| Mixed Steel Sabre | 66 | 32 |
| Mixed Steel Single Sidesword | 47 | 20 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 44 | 19 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 34 | 14 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 19 | 6 |
| Women's Steel Longsword | 16 | 8 |
| Women's Steel Longsword (Invitational) | 19 | 6 |
| Women's Steel Longsword (Continous fighting) | 6 | 7 |
Fighters in event
All 96 fighters
Tournaments
This lists the full outcomes in each of the tournaments at the event.
Men's Steel Longsword - 136 fights
Men's Steel Longsword (Continous fighting) - 78 fights
Mixed Any Material Rondell Dagger - 20 fights
Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler - 58 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword - 131 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (High-rated) - 78 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Low-rated) - 86 fights
Mixed Steel Messer - 53 fights
Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger - 68 fights
Mixed Steel Sabre - 66 fights
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword - 47 fights
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 44 fights
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 34 fights
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 19 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Markus Johansson | Maria Ruthgård | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Johan Broth | Olle af Klintberg | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Maria Ruthgård | Olle af Klintberg | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Maria Ruthgård | Minna Vasarainen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Ola Lönnholm | Johan Broth | WIN | LOSS |
| Third place | Maria Ruthgård | Ola Lönnholm | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Markus Johansson | Minna Vasarainen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Markus Johansson | Johan Broth | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Olle af Klintberg | Markus Johansson | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Ola Lönnholm | Maria Ruthgård | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Olle af Klintberg | Minna Vasarainen | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Johan Broth | Maria Ruthgård | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Olle af Klintberg | Minna Vasarainen | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Minna Vasarainen | Ola Lönnholm | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Ola Lönnholm | Olle af Klintberg | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Johan Broth | Minna Vasarainen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Markus Johansson | Ola Lönnholm | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 2 | Ola Lönnholm | Minna Vasarainen | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 1 | Maria Ruthgård | Olle af Klintberg | LOSS | WIN |
Women's Steel Longsword - 16 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Kristine Rinka | Amanda Lindgren | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Torun Sandström Wadell | Amanda Lindgren | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Konstancija Kisonaite | Idamaria Lehtinen | DRAW | DRAW |
| Semifinal 2 | Kristine Rinka | Torun Sandström Wadell | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Amanda Lindgren | Emmi Halmesvirta | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 1 | Eline Spek | Josefin Bohman | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Eline Spek | Kristine Rinka | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Kristine Rinka | Torun Sandström Wadell | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Josefin Bohman | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Josefin Bohman | Konstancija Kisonaite | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Josefin Bohman | Eline Spek | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Torun Sandström Wadell | Emmi Halmesvirta | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Emmi Halmesvirta | Kristine Rinka | LOSS | WIN |
| Third place | Josefin Bohman | Torun Sandström Wadell | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Konstancija Kisonaite | Eline Spek | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Eline Spek | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
Women's Steel Longsword (Invitational) - 19 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Idamaria Lehtinen | Kristine Rinka | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 2 | Kristine Rinka | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Kristine Rinka | Eline Spek | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Kristine Rinka | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Kristine Rinka | Emmi Halmesvirta | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Idamaria Lehtinen | Eline Spek | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Eline Spek | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Amanda Lindgren | Kristine Rinka | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pool 1 | Josefin Bohman | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
| Third place | Idamaria Lehtinen | Eline Spek | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Josefin Bohman | Amanda Lindgren | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Amanda Lindgren | Eline Spek | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 1 | Eline Spek | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Amanda Lindgren | Idamaria Lehtinen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Idamaria Lehtinen | Emmi Halmesvirta | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Emmi Halmesvirta | Eline Spek | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Amanda Lindgren | Emmi Halmesvirta | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Emmi Halmesvirta | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Final | Kristine Rinka | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
Women's Steel Longsword (Continous fighting) - 6 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinal 2 | Britt Sjöqvist | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Quarterfinal 2 | Anna Färnefors | Eline Spek | WIN | LOSS |
| Quarterfinal 4 | Britt Sjöqvist | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 1 | Kristine Rinka | Anna Färnefors | LOSS | WIN |
| Quarterfinal 3 | Josefin Bohman | Torun Sandström Wadell | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Anna Färnefors | Josefin Bohman | WIN | LOSS |
Rating outcomes
This shows how the fighters' ratings changed in the month of the event.
Note: If someone competed in multiple events this month their rating changes will reflect their performance in all those events, not just Battle of the Bridge 2023
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword - 75 fighters
Women's Steel Longsword - 10 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 30 | Josefin Bohman | Frost HEMA | 1659.7 | 163.9 | ||
| 15 | 7 | Kristine Rinka | HEMA Riga | 1631.1 | 26.8 | ||
| 23 | 2 | Britt Sjöqvist | Örebro HEMA | 1595.3 | 11.4 | ||
| 29 | Eline Spek | Zwaard & Steen | 1556.1 | 5.6 | |||
| 47 | 20 | Anna Färnefors | Örebro HEMA | 1471.8 | 104.8 | ||
| 62 | Torun Sandström Wadell | Medeltida Stridsteknik Linköping IF | 1415.8 | 18.4 | |||
| 133 | 9 | Idamaria Lehtinen | EHMS | 1212.8 | 36.1 | ||
| 252 | 5 | Emmi Halmesvirta | EHMS | 941.5 | |||
| 255 | 21 | Amanda Lindgren | Uppsala Historiska Fäktskola | 939.5 | 74.4 | ||
| 266 | 9 | Konstancija Kisonaite | Gävle HEMA | 914.9 | 46.9 |
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre - 32 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger - 24 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler - 22 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword - 20 fighters
Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword - 10 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 38 | Josefin Bohman | Frost HEMA | 1661.5 | 165.7 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Kristine Rinka | HEMA Riga | 1649.4 | 32.6 | ||
| 28 | 2 | Britt Sjöqvist | Örebro HEMA | 1595.3 | 11.4 | ||
| 38 | Eline Spek | Zwaard & Steen | 1557.1 | 6.6 | |||
| 65 | 25 | Anna Färnefors | Örebro HEMA | 1473.2 | 106.2 | ||
| 80 | 3 | Torun Sandström Wadell | Medeltida Stridsteknik Linköping IF | 1416.6 | 19.2 | ||
| 177 | 9 | Idamaria Lehtinen | EHMS | 1213.3 | 36.7 | ||
| 346 | 24 | Emmi Halmesvirta | EHMS | 941.5 | |||
| 349 | 15 | Amanda Lindgren | Uppsala Historiska Fäktskola | 939.8 | 74.6 | ||
| 365 | 2 | Konstancija Kisonaite | Gävle HEMA | 914.9 | 46.9 |