Melbourne HEMA Open 2026
| Date | June 6, 2026 |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| City | Melbourne |
| Software | HEMA Scorecard (results ) |
Tournament stats
| Division | Number of fights | Number of fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Steel Single Rapier (Masters 50+) | 5 | 5 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Pools) | 96 | 37 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier A) | 18 | 18 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) | 19 | 19 |
| Mixed Steel Single Rapier (Tier B) | 15 | 15 |
| Mixed Steel Single Rapier (Open) | 123 | 35 |
| Mixed Steel Single Sidesword (Open) | 90 | 30 |
| Mixed Steel Single Sidesword (Tier B) | 15 | 15 |
| Underrepresented Genders Single Steel Sidesword | 3 | 4 |
| Underrepresented Genders Steel Single Rapier | 4 | 5 |
Fighters in event
All 61 fighters
Tournaments
This lists the full outcomes in each of the tournaments at the event.
Men's Steel Single Rapier (Masters 50+) - 5 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 | Jason Metcalfe | Roy Bleasdale | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Tim Harris | Jason Metcalfe | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Dayantha Warnakulasuriya | Andrew Trounson | LOSS | WIN |
| Gold Medal Match | Jason Metcalfe | Andrew Trounson | WIN | LOSS |
| Bronze Medal Match | Tim Harris | Dayantha Warnakulasuriya | WIN | LOSS |
Mixed Steel Longsword (Pools) - 96 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier A) - 18 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 18 | Jack Wise | Simon Tomasetti | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 18 | Chao Li | Alessandro Contu | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Jack Jones | Chao Li | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Jack Wise | Travis McKenzie | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Ned Brabner | Gindi Wauchope | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Valerie Bright | Lachlan Porter | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Mitchell Keene | Edward Craig | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Anthony Duong | Habibi Favilla | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Christian Whyte | Victor Ngo | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Mitchell Paterson | Katherine Livingston | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Jack Jones | Katherine Livingston | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Christian Whyte | Travis McKenzie | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Anthony Duong | Gindi Wauchope | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Valerie Bright | Edward Craig | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Jack Jones | Edward Craig | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Travis McKenzie | Gindi Wauchope | WIN | LOSS |
| Gold Medal Match | Jack Jones | Travis McKenzie | LOSS | WIN |
| Bronze Medal Match | Edward Craig | Gindi Wauchope | LOSS | WIN |
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) - 19 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 19 | Joe Kakou | Kaylee Short | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 19 | Lorne Williams | Jayden McKay | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 19 | Ivan Cheng | Jesse De Cata | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Matthew Wang | Ivan Cheng | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Adi Ringma | Lorne Williams | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Isaac King | Kaylee Short | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Martin King | Aidan Warnakulasuriya | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Thomas Nolte | Jiacheng Richard Zou | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Dayantha Warnakulasuriya | Alexander O'Brien | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Tom Montgomery-Scobie | Darcy Pingitore | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Thomas Howe | Stuart Willis | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Matthew Wang | Stuart Willis | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Adi Ringma | Tom Montgomery-Scobie | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Isaac King | Alexander O'Brien | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Martin King | Jiacheng Richard Zou | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Jiacheng Richard Zou | Stuart Willis | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Tom Montgomery-Scobie | Isaac King | LOSS | WIN |
| Gold Medal Match | Isaac King | Jiacheng Richard Zou | WIN | LOSS |
| Bronze Medal Match | Stuart Willis | Tom Montgomery-Scobie | WIN | LOSS |
Mixed Steel Single Rapier (Tier B) - 15 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 16 | Kelvin Pedofsky | Martin King | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Adi Ringma | Roy Bleasdale | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Jason Metcalfe | Dayantha Warnakulasuriya | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Lachlan Porter | Aella Mendes | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 16 | Kale Lacey | Anthony Duong | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Mitchell Paterson | Victor Ngo | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 16 | Aidan Vidovic | Ned Brabner | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Kelvin Pedofsky | Ned Brabner | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Minh Nguyen | Victor Ngo | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Adi Ringma | Anthony Duong | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 8 | Jason Metcalfe | Lachlan Porter | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Ned Brabner | Jason Metcalfe | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Victor Ngo | Adi Ringma | WIN | LOSS |
| Gold Medal Match | Ned Brabner | Victor Ngo | WIN | LOSS |
| Bronze Medal Match | Adi Ringma | Jason Metcalfe | WIN | LOSS |
Mixed Steel Single Rapier (Open) - 123 fights
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword (Open) - 90 fights
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword (Tier B) - 15 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 15 | Adi Ringma | Michael Kot | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 15 | Jesse De Cata | Mitchell Paterson | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 15 | Patrick Hunter | Matthew Lim | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 15 | Darcy Pingitore | Valerie Bright | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 15 | Jayden McKay | Roman Cunci | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 15 | Tim Harris | Kale Lacey | WIN | LOSS |
| Top 15 | Dayantha Warnakulasuriya | Stuart Willis | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Stuart Willis | Anthony Duong | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Tim Harris | Adi Ringma | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Roman Cunci | Mitchell Paterson | LOSS | WIN |
| Top 8 | Matthew Lim | Valerie Bright | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Anthony Duong | Valerie Bright | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Adi Ringma | Mitchell Paterson | WIN | LOSS |
| Gold Medal Match | Anthony Duong | Adi Ringma | WIN | LOSS |
| Bronze Medal Match | Valerie Bright | Mitchell Paterson | WIN | LOSS |
Underrepresented Genders Single Steel Sidesword - 3 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals | Darcy Pingitore | Patrick Hunter | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Tashi Dhondup | Valerie Bright | LOSS | WIN |
| Gold Medal Match | Darcy Pingitore | Valerie Bright | LOSS | WIN |
Underrepresented Genders Steel Single Rapier - 4 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 5 | Aella Mendes | Valerie Bright | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinals | Valerie Bright | James Mitchell Brit Davison | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinals | Heather Barry | Tashi Dhondup | LOSS | WIN |
| Gold Medal Match | Valerie Bright | Tashi Dhondup | 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 Melbourne HEMA Open 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword - 37 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier - 35 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword - 30 fighters
Underrepresented Genders and Women's Steel Single Rapier - 5 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | Valerie Bright | The School of Historical Fencing | 1344.2 | ||||
| 132 | Tashi Dhondup | The School of Historical Fencing | 993.2 | ||||
| 170 | Aella Mendes | The School of Historical Fencing | 757.1 | ||||
| 172 | Heather Barry | Melbourne Historical Fencing | 757.1 | ||||
| 171 | James Mitchell Brit Davison | The School of Historical Fencing | 757.1 |
Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Single Sidesword - 4 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Valerie Bright | The School of Historical Fencing | 1240.5 | ||||
| 64 | Darcy Pingitore | The School of Historical Fencing | 993.2 | ||||
| 90 | Tashi Dhondup | The School of Historical Fencing | 757.1 | ||||
| 89 | Patrick Hunter | The School of Historical Fencing | 757.1 |