Battle of the Bridge 2026
| Date | September 18, 2026 |
| Country | Sweden |
| City | Kristinehamn |
| Software | HEMA CM |
Tournament stats
| Division | Number of fights | Number of fighters |
|---|---|---|
| Mixed Steel Any One-Handed Weapon | 20 | 9 |
| Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler | 76 | 30 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (45+ years) | 24 | 10 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Chalked blade, Gängen) | 20 | 8 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools Tier A) | 110 | 38 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools Tier B) | 110 | 38 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier A) | 32 | 16 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) | 32 | 16 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier C) | 38 | 15 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier D) | 38 | 15 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword (Triathlon) | 82 | 34 |
| Mixed Steel Longsword | 167 | 66 |
| Mixed Steel Messer | 32 | 16 |
| Mixed Steel Rapier And Any Sidearm | 72 | 29 |
| Mixed Steel Sabre | 86 | 32 |
| Mixed Steel Sabre | 116 | 44 |
| Mixed Steel Sabre & Buckler | 44 | 19 |
| Mixed Steel Single Rapier | 60 | 26 |
| Mixed Steel Single Sidesword | 36 | 17 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 24 | 10 |
| Mixed Steel Smallsword | 20 | 9 |
| Women's Steel Arming Sword & Buckler | 20 | 9 |
| Women's Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools) | 19 | 6 |
| Women's Steel Longsword (Triathlon) | 24 | 10 |
| Women's Steel Longsword | 16 | 8 |
| Women's Steel Longsword | 40 | 18 |
| Women's Steel Rapier & Any Sidearm | 30 | 13 |
| Women's Steel Sabre | 36 | 17 |
| Women's Steel Sabre | 43 | 16 |
Fighters in event
All 136 fighters
Tournaments
This lists the full outcomes in each of the tournaments at the event.
Mixed Steel Any One-Handed Weapon - 20 fights
Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler - 76 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (45+ years) - 24 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Chalked blade, Gängen) - 20 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools Tier A) - 110 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools Tier B) - 110 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier A) - 32 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) - 32 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier C) - 38 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier D) - 38 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword (Triathlon) - 82 fights
Mixed Steel Longsword - 167 fights
Mixed Steel Messer - 32 fights
Mixed Steel Rapier And Any Sidearm - 72 fights
Mixed Steel Sabre - 86 fights
Mixed Steel Sabre - 116 fights
Mixed Steel Sabre & Buckler - 44 fights
Mixed Steel Single Rapier - 60 fights
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword - 36 fights
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 24 fights
Mixed Steel Smallsword - 20 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Brandon Thorne | Ottar Reiten | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Jeremias Jokila | Wilma Alderheim | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Ottar Reiten | Robert Antegård | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Jeremias Jokila | Brandon Thorne | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Wilma Alderheim | Robert Antegård | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Ottar Reiten | Jeremias Jokila | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Robert Antegård | Brandon Thorne | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Wilma Alderheim | Ottar Reiten | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Jeremias Jokila | Robert Antegård | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Brandon Thorne | Wilma Alderheim | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Evgeni Ivanov | Alexander Tawast | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pool 2 | Kerttu Aronen | Kalle Kylmänen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Alexander Tawast | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Kalle Kylmänen | Evgeni Ivanov | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Evgeni Ivanov | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Alexander Tawast | Kalle Kylmänen | LOSS | WIN |
| Semifinal 1 | Kalle Kylmänen | Kerttu Aronen | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 2 | Jeremias Jokila | Brandon Thorne | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Jeremias Jokila | Kalle Kylmänen | LOSS | WIN |
| Third place | Kerttu Aronen | Brandon Thorne | LOSS | WIN |
Women's Steel Arming Sword & Buckler - 20 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Emese Fodor | Emelie Roos | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Josefin Bohman | Daria Novikova | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Emelie Roos | Ilaria Torre | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Emese Fodor | Daria Novikova | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Josefin Bohman | Ilaria Torre | DRAW | DRAW |
| Pool 1 | Emelie Roos | Daria Novikova | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Emese Fodor | Ilaria Torre | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Josefin Bohman | Emelie Roos | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Ilaria Torre | Daria Novikova | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Emese Fodor | Josefin Bohman | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Amanda Lindgren | Cecilia Ridderborg | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Kerttu Aronen | Amanda Lindgren | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Cecilia Ridderborg | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Kerttu Aronen | Cecilia Ridderborg | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Amanda Lindgren | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 1 | Kerttu Aronen | Sallamaari Syrjä | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 2 | Ilaria Torre | Josefin Bohman | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Ilaria Torre | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Third place | Sallamaari Syrjä | Josefin Bohman | WIN | LOSS |
Women's Steel Longsword (Ratingsmaxxing Death Pools) - 19 fights
Women's Steel Longsword (Triathlon) - 24 fights
Women's Steel Longsword - 16 fights
| Stage | Fighter 1 | Fighter 2 | Fighter 1 result | Fighter 2 result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 1 | Cecilia Ridderborg | Hilma Westermark | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Olha Pavlyshyn | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Olha Pavlyshyn | Cecilia Ridderborg | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Hilma Westermark | Sallamaari Syrjä | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 1 | Hilma Westermark | Olha Pavlyshyn | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 1 | Cecilia Ridderborg | Sallamaari Syrjä | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Idamaria Lehtinen | Daria Novikova | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Heidi Björn | Kerttu Aronen | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Idamaria Lehtinen | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Heidi Björn | Daria Novikova | WIN | LOSS |
| Pool 2 | Daria Novikova | Kerttu Aronen | LOSS | WIN |
| Pool 2 | Heidi Björn | Idamaria Lehtinen | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 1 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Kerttu Aronen | WIN | LOSS |
| Semifinal 2 | Heidi Björn | Hilma Westermark | WIN | LOSS |
| Final | Heidi Björn | Sallamaari Syrjä | WIN | LOSS |
| Third place | Kerttu Aronen | Hilma Westermark | WIN | LOSS |
Women's Steel Longsword - 40 fights
Women's Steel Rapier & Any Sidearm - 30 fights
Women's Steel Sabre - 36 fights
Women's Steel Sabre - 43 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 Battle of the Bridge 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword - 102 fighters
Women's Steel Longsword - 24 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre - 59 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier - 26 fighters
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler - 30 fighters
Women's Steel Sword and Buckler - 9 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Kerttu Aronen | EHMS | 1544.8 | ||||
| 10 | 18 | Ilaria Torre | Stockholmspolisens Idrottsförening Fäktning | 1516.6 | 138.6 | ||
| 24 | 7 | Josefin Bohman | Frost HEMA | 1425.3 | 61.9 | ||
| 40 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Oulun Miekkailuseura | 1281.9 | ||||
| 55 | Daria Novikova | Black Company | 1154.2 | ||||
| 61 | 2 | Amanda Lindgren | Uppsala Historiska Fäktskola | 1123.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 81 | Emese Fodor | Särimner HEMA | 1000.3 | ||||
| 97 | Emelie Roos | Gothenburg Historical Fencing School | 846.5 | ||||
| 105 | Cecilia Ridderborg | Gävle HEMA | 782.3 |
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword - 17 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 26 | Eetu Sipilä | EHMS | 1766.1 | 93.7 | ||
| 12 | 5 | Mikko Lehto | EHMS | 1754.3 | 15.1 | ||
| 13 | 3 | Kristofer Stanson | Stockholm HEMA | 1747.2 | 6.2 | ||
| 264 | 213 | Mattias Brännström | Umeås Historiska Fäktskola | 1291 | 171.9 | ||
| 330 | 339 | Daria Novikova | Black Company | 1233.1 | 259.6 | ||
| 333 | 13 | Heikki Kerkkänen | EHMS | 1227.3 | 10 | ||
| 422 | 94 | Yngve Mjåseth | Fekteklubben Frie Duellister | 1164.2 | 70.4 | ||
| 575 | Kerttu Aronen | EHMS | 1049.1 | ||||
| 648 | 191 | Ottar Reiten | Fekteklubben Frie Duellister | 999.8 | 204.5 | ||
| 673 | 44 | Anastasiia Dehtiarenko | Black Company | 986.8 | 54.9 | ||
| 680 | 5 | Alexander Tawast | EHMS | 978.4 | 9.6 | ||
| 702 | 86 | Cornelius Rene Jonsberg | Fekteklubben Frie Duellister | 952.1 | 98.6 | ||
| 774 | 32 | Kristoffer Ekman | Nässjö Kampsport | 885.8 | 47.9 | ||
| 776 | 58 | Peter Logård | Nässjö Kampsport | 883.3 | 48.6 | ||
| 779 | 101 | Ilaria Torre | Stockholmspolisens Idrottsförening Fäktning | 882.4 | 83.8 | ||
| 782 | 3 | Robert Fogelberg Rota | Stockholmspolisens Idrottsförening Fäktning | 880.7 | 15.4 | ||
| 870 | 40 | Staffan Sannemalm | Örebro HEMA | 761.7 | 47.3 |
Women's Steel Sabre - 22 fighters
Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Longsword - 24 fighters
Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sabre - 22 fighters
Underrepresented Genders & Women's Steel Sword and Buckler - 9 fighters
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Club | Weighted rating | Confidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 6 | Ilaria Torre | Stockholmspolisens Idrottsförening Fäktning | 1614.7 | 42.8 | ||
| 11 | Kerttu Aronen | EHMS | 1577.6 | ||||
| 34 | 17 | Josefin Bohman | Frost HEMA | 1446.1 | 82.7 | ||
| 67 | Sallamaari Syrjä | Oulun Miekkailuseura | 1281.9 | ||||
| 96 | Daria Novikova | Black Company | 1165 | ||||
| 108 | 2 | Amanda Lindgren | Uppsala Historiska Fäktskola | 1123.6 | 6.3 | ||
| 138 | Emese Fodor | Särimner HEMA | 1005.1 | ||||
| 172 | Emelie Roos | Gothenburg Historical Fencing School | 845.1 | ||||
| 185 | Cecilia Ridderborg | Gävle HEMA | 782.3 |