Titans of Winter Tournament 2021

Titans of Winter

Frostmaw's annual Titans of Winter tournament returns! Try your hand in combat to see if you can claim the coveted championship title and become the next reigning Titan of Winter. Ever true to the laws of the unforgiving tundra, the kingdom of ice and snow promises glory for the mighty and ignominy for the vanquished, so be forewarned!

Rules and Details

Registration is open until January 31, and the first brackets will be announced on February 5.
No entry fee required.
The duel dates and times will be announced days prior to allow duelists and watchers to prepare. Any scheduling issues need to be sorted before the day of the duel, and no-shows will be disqualified while a possible Back-up Entrant takes their place.
Duels will be the traditional 3 rounds and final defense, with either 15 or 20 minute rounds as agreed by duelists. (20 is default this year.)
All duels will be posted on the Wiki, please record and send your duels to Orikahn/Hildegarde if s/he is not present for it.
Duelists will be required to find their judges either well before or on time for the duel, so once you have agreed a date with your partner, it is advised that you begin to search for judges. NB, it is important that you and your opponent agree on judges. If you cannot agree on your judges, please inform Orikahn/Hildegarde ASAP. If none are available that you can agree on, it is suggested to begin the duel, record all posting times, and send it to judges afterward. Duelists may not judge other duels in the tournament until they have been defeated; at which time, they are permitted to operate as judges only in subsequent duels which do not feature the opponent whom they were defeated against.
Duelists are allowed to add further stakes to their duels if they so desire. If no additional stakes are agreed upon, 'auto-hit round to the winner' is the only additional aspect apart from the loser's elimination from the tournament.
Guests may organize betting pools if they so desire.
RP from and within the audience is permitted and encouraged! It goes without saying, of course, that the audience should not interact with the duelists for the sake of fairness.

Helpful Guides

For those who perhaps feel a little nervous or a little rusty about dueling or even judging, it sometimes helps to check out the various guides available on the Wiki. For those who are interested, you can check them out below:

Prizes

Championship Prize: 250,000 gold and a +10 custom Weapon AND +7 custom Armor of their choosing.
Second Place: 100,000 gold, and a +5 custom Weapon AND +4 Armor of their choosing.

Note: The champion is the winner of the final match and a contestant who participated in the tournament from Round 1 to the Final.

Title Fight Prize: 250,000 gold. A chance for this year's champion to double their winnings, or for the title holder to nab some extra coin.

Note: The Title Fight is the final duel between this year's champion and the crowning title victor from the previous year (currently Shishi).

Judges

Looking for judges? Here's a list of potential candidates. You are not limited to this list.

Mahri
Kasyr
Odhranos
Iintahquohae
Aoife
Caltarok
Josleen
Leone

Contenders

Brennia
Mathollak (Hero of Freedom, The Axe of Love)
Haakon
Thamalys
Alex
Leo (Leo is one of Emilia's triplets, to be NPC'd by Emilia)
Hildegarde
Quintessa
Kanna
GOREHILT(TM)
Meri
Fox
Leoxander
Vexar
Rorin
Larewen

Bracket

1st Round

All duels will take place at the Frostmaw Fort's Walled Courtyard. No environmental challenges. Judges will decide who goes first with a coin flip.

Name	VS	Name	Date	Judges	Victor
Brennia	VS	Thamalys	Feb 2, Tues @ 4PM ET	Josleen, Caltarok, Mahri	Thamalys
Leoxander	VS	Vexar	Feb 11, Thurs @9PM ET	Mahri, Josleen, Kasyr	Leoxander
Alex	VS	Leo	Feb 11, Thurs @ 6:30PM ET	Mahri, Josleen, Leone	Alex
Mathollak	VS	Rorin	Feb 10, Wed @ 6PM EST	Odhranos, Kasyr, Caltarok	Mathollak
Haakon	VS	Meri	Feb 7, Sun @ 4PM ET	Aoife, Leone, Caltarok	Meri
Kanna	VS	Fox	Feb 1, Mon @ 7PM ET	Kasyr, Leone, Caltarok	Kanna
GOREHILT	VS	Larewen	Feb 8, Mon @ 3PM ET	Caltarok, Aoife, Leone	Larewen
Quintessa	VS	Hildegarde	Feb 6, Sat @ 4PM ET	Kasyr, Odhranos, Caltarok	Quintessa

2nd Round

All duels will take place at the Royal Academy of Aramoth's Snowless Training Yard. No environmental challenges.

Name	VS	Name	Date	Judges	Victor
Thamalys	VS	Leoxander	Feb 21, Sun @ 4 PM ET	Mahri, Leone, Caltarok	Leoxander
Alex	VS	Mathollak	Feb 18, Thurs @ 6PM ET	Kasyr, Iintahquohae, Caltarok	Mathollak
Meri	VS	Kanna	Feb 12, Fri @ 6PM ET	Kasyr, Iintahquohae, Josleen	Kanna
Larewen	VS	Quintessa	Larewen forfeits.	---	Quintessa

Semifinals

All duels will take place at the Hidden Mountaintop Colosseum in Frostmaw. No environmental challenges.

Name	VS	Name	Date	Judges	Victor
Leoxander	VS	Mathollak	Feb 27, Sat @ 6:30PM ET	Caltarok, Leone, Mahri	Leoxander
Kanna	VS	Quintessa	Feb 28, Sun @ 6PM ET	Caltarok, Kasyr, Mahri	Quintessa

The Final

The Final will take place at the Hidden Mountaintop Colosseum in Frostmaw. No environmental challenge.

Name	VS	Name	Date	Judges	Victor
Leoxander	VS	Quintessa	Mar 6, Sat @ 6:30PM ET	Caltarok, Leone, Mahri	Leoxander

Championship Title Match