Carolina Carnage Fest held a series of dueling tournaments that included Longsword, Sword and Buckler, Polearm, and Sword and Shield. The scores shown represent the number of rounds won by a specific fighter in that match, with the winning fighter bolded. Matches with no scores or bolded names were initially planned but canceled due to fighter withdrawal or injuries. Check out the Carolina Carnage Fest men's dueling results below.
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Men's Longsword
Fourteen duelists participated in the Longsword tournament. They were divided into four pools, with the top two fighters from each pool advancing into a single elimination bracket. Longsword duels are scored based on the number of significant strikes landed over two rounds, with more rounds being fought to break ties. The results of the pools are below.
Longsword Pool A

Matt Ledford 2-0
Jean-Luc Savard 1-1
Donald Kay 0-2
Longsword Pool B

Greg Fisher 3-0
Benjamin Splitter 2-1
John Hall 1-2
James Soderquist 0-3
Longsword Pool C

Evan Ringo 2-0
Matt Reyer 1-1
Michael Sloma 0-2
Longsword Pool D

Luca Peinetti 3-0
Nathan Maxfield 2-1
William Hartke 1-2
Ethan Kinstle 0-3
Longsword Advancing Duelists
Pool A
Matt Ledford 2-0
Jean-Luc Savard 1-1
Pool B
Greg Fisher 3-0
Benjamin Splitter 2-1
Pool C
Evan Ringo 2-0
Matt Reyer 1-1
Pool D
Luca Peinetti 3-0
Nathan Maxfield 2-1

Longsword Duel Results
1st Place: Luca Peinetti 6-0
2nd Place: Greg Fisher 5-1
3rd Place: Evan Ringo 4-1
Men's Sword and Buckler
Fourteen duelists participated in the Sword and Buckler tournament. They were divided into four pools, with the top two fighters from each pool advancing into a single elimination bracket. Sword and Buckler duels are scored by the number of rounds a duelist wins throughout the fight. The first duelist to score five significant strikes on their opponent wins the round. The results of the pools and brackets are below.
Sword and Buckler Pool A

Nicholas Homa 2-0
Reid Weston 1-1
James Soderquist 0-2
Sword and Buckler Pool B

Edorado Fusaro 2-0
Brandon Chadwell 1-1
Sean Kennicott 0-2
Colin Martineau Withdraw
Sword and Buckler Pool C

Matt Reyer 2-0
Chester Deitrich III 1-1
Christopher Jennings 0-2
Sword and Buckler Pool D

Stephen Gallagan 3-0
Gavin Tweedie 2-1
Xavier Depeyre 1-2
John Hall 0-3
Sword and Buckler Advancing Duelists
Pool A
Nicholas Homa 2-0
Reid Weston 1-1
Pool B
Edorado Fusaro 2-0
Brandon Chadwell 1-1
Pool C
Matt Reyer 2-0
Chester Deitrich III 1-1
Pool D
Stepheen Gallagan 3-0
Gavin Tweedie 2-1

Sword and Buckler Duel Results
1st Place: Nicholas Homa 5-0
2nd Place: Stephen Gallagan 5-1
3rd Place: Matt Reyer 4-1
Men's Polearm
Thirteen duelists entered the Polearm tournament, divided into three pools with the top two duelists from each advancing to a single elimination bracket. Polearm duels are scored based on the number of significant strikes landed by each fighter. The fighter with the most strikes landed after two rounds wins the match, with more rounds being held to settle tiebreakers.
Polearm Pool A

Ian Webb 3-0
Derrick Flitcroft 2-1
Sergio Quattrini 1-2
Cano Mattheisen 0-3
Polearm Pool B

Jake Schultz 3-0
Edoardo Fusaro 2-1
Isaac Solomon 1-2
Jordan Rank 0-3
Polearm Pool C

Johny Porter 2-1
Orion Goodman 1-1
Zane Robertson 0-2
Evan Ringo Withdraw
Evan Bullock Withdraw
Polearm Advancing Duelists
Pool A
Ian Webb 3-0
Derrick Flitcroft 2-1
Pool B
Jake Schultz 3-0
Edoardo Fusaro 2-1
Pool C
Johny Porter 2-0
Orion Goodman 1-1

Polearm Duel Results
1st Place: Johny Porter 5-0
2nd Place: Jake Schultz 4-1
3rd Place: Ian Webb 4-1
Men's Sword and Shield
Fifteen duelists entered the Sword and Shield tournament, divided into four pools with the top two duelists from each advancing to a single elimination bracket. Sword and Shield duels are scored based on the number of significant strikes landed by each fighter. The fighter with the most strikes landed after two rounds wins the match, with more rounds being held to settle tiebreakers.
Sword and Shield Pool A

Greg Fisher 3-0
Nicholas Homa 2-1
Brandon Chadwell 1-2
Alik Schrader 0-3
Sword and Shield Pool B

Benjamin Splitter 2-0
Christopher Sanner 2-1
Jason McCardle 0-2
Stephen Gallagan 0-1 Withdrew
Sword and Shield Pool C

Alessandro Grille 1-0
Xavier Depeyre 0-1
Rafal Raczynski Withdrew
Sword and Shield Pool D

Stephen Besinaiz 3-0
Dondre Cyrus 2-1
Paxton Lee Smith 1-2
Jason Noakes 0-3
Sword and Shield Advancing Duelists
Pool A
Greg Fisher 3-0
Nicholas Homa 2-1
Pool B
Benjamin Splitter 2-0
Christopher Sanner 2-1
Pool C
Alessandro Grille 1-0
Xavier Depeyre 0-1
Pool D
Stephen Besinaiz 3-0
Dondre Cyrus 2-1

Sword and Shield Results
1st Place: Nicholas Homa 5-1
2nd Place: Greg Fisher 5-1
3rd Place: Dondre Cyrus 4-2
Medalists
Longsword | Sword and Buckler | Polearm | Sword and Shield |
Luca Peinetti | Nicholas Homa | Johny Porter | Nicholas Homa |
Greg Fisher | Stephen Gallagan | Jake Schultz | Greg Fisher |
Evan Ringo | Matt Reyer | Ian Webb | Dondre Cyrus |
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