ARFL March Madness 2026
| Date | March 28, 2026 |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maryland |
| City | Columbia |
| Software | HEMA Scorecard (results ) |
Tournament stats
| Division | Number of fights | Number of fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler | 63 | 18 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword | 111 | 30 |
| Mixed Steel Single Sidesword | 53 | 14 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 81 | 17 |
Fighters in event
All 57 fighters
Tournaments
This lists the full outcomes in each of the tournaments at the event.
Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler - 63 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword - 111 fights
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword - 53 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| !! Attention !! Excluded From Scoring Calculations Pools | Yetkin Bey | Daniel Daugherty | DOUBLE LOSS | DOUBLE LOSS |
| Pools | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | Zachary Lee | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Logan Sites | Joseph VerValin | LOSS | WIN |
| !! Attention !! Excluded From Scoring Calculations Pools | Chad Reese | Yetkin Bey | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Zachary Lee | Daniel Daugherty | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Joseph VerValin | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Logan Sites | Chad Reese | DRAW | DRAW |
| !! Attention !! Excluded From Scoring Calculations Pools | Yetkin Bey | Zachary Lee | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Daniel Daugherty | Joseph VerValin | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Logan Sites | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Chad Reese | Zachary Lee | LOSS | WIN |
| !! Attention !! Excluded From Scoring Calculations Pools | Joseph VerValin | Yetkin Bey | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Daniel Daugherty | Logan Sites | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Chad Reese | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Zachary Lee | Joseph VerValin | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Daniel Daugherty | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Joseph VerValin | Chad Reese | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Zachary Lee | Logan Sites | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Daniel Daugherty | Chad Reese | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Brayden Chancey | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Ben Madlinger | Michael Robinson | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Evan Siefring | Joseph Sherill | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Anonymous fighter | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Brayden Chancey | Ben Madlinger | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Joseph Sherill | Michael Robinson | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Evan Siefring | Anonymous fighter | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Ben Madlinger | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Brayden Chancey | Joseph Sherill | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Evan Siefring | Michael Robinson | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Ben Madlinger | Anonymous fighter | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Joseph Sherill | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Evan Siefring | Brayden Chancey | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Anonymous fighter | Michael Robinson | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Ben Madlinger | Joseph Sherill | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Evan Siefring | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Brayden Chancey | Michael Robinson | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pools | Anonymous fighter | Joseph Sherill | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Evan Siefring | Ben Madlinger | LOSS | WIN |
| Pools | Joseph Yeager | Michael Robinson | WIN | LOSS |
| Pools | Anonymous fighter | Brayden Chancey | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 13 | Logan Sites | Brayden Chancey | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 13 | Joseph Sherill | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 13 | Michael Robinson | Chad Reese | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 13 | Zachary Lee | Joseph VerValin | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 13 | Joseph Yeager | Daniel Daugherty | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Anonymous fighter | Joseph Yeager | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Zachary Lee | Ben Madlinger | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Chad Reese | Evan Siefring | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Logan Sites | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Anonymous fighter | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Ben Madlinger | Chad Reese | WIN | LOSS |
| Gold Medal Match | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | Ben Madlinger | WIN | LOSS |
| Bronze Medal Match | Anonymous fighter | Chad Reese | WIN | LOSS |
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 81 fights
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 ARFL March Madness 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword - 30 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler - 18 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword - 13 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 88 | Matthew Walston-Jenkins | Round Table Historical Fencing | 1519.1 | 135.8 | ||
| 92 | 32 | Logan Sites | Triangle Sword Guild | 1493.6 | 42.8 | ||
| 123 | 49 | Chad Reese | Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy | 1450.7 | 83.4 | ||
| 125 | Ben Madlinger | Scuffletown Federfechters | 1449.9 | ||||
| 163 | 79 | Evan Siefring | Maryland Kunst des Fechtens | 1384 | 76.3 | ||
| 181 | 12 | Daniel Daugherty | Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy | 1369 | 6.1 | ||
| 265 | 24 | Joseph VerValin | Maryland Kunst des Fechtens | 1279.7 | 25.2 | ||
| 287 | 94 | Joseph Yeager | Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy | 1254.8 | 83.7 | ||
| 304 | Zachary Lee | Charlottesville HEMA | 1231 | ||||
| 422 | Michael Robinson | Round Table Historical Fencing | 1137.8 | ||||
| 539 | 71 | Yetkin Bey | Virago Alley | 1045 | 55 | ||
| 580 | Joseph Sherill | Capital Kunst des Fechtens | 1010.1 | ||||
| 612 | Brayden Chancey | Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy | 987.3 |