Ace Of Blades III syncs to HEMA Ratings, announces 2027 return

Ace Of Blades III was synced to HEMA Ratings, and the event’s organizers immediately pointed to 2027 as the next stop, a sign that this tournament is building a repeat presence rather than landing as a one-off date on the HEMA calendar.

The clearest measure of that growth is the field itself. The post tied the 2026 edition to 47 participants, a 17.5 percent rise from the previous edition, with fighters coming from 7 countries and 14 clubs. In a sport where pool balance, elimination depth and the quality of the final standings all depend on turnout, that kind of jump matters as much as any podium result.

The ratings sync gives the event a different kind of weight. HEMA Ratings now has an entry for Ace of Blades 2026 that lists the full outcomes from each tournament at the event and tracks how fighters’ ratings changed in the month of competition. That turns the results into more than a weekend score sheet. It places Ace Of Blades inside the broader comparative system that fighters, clubs and tournament followers use to judge performance across events and borders.

The record also shows that Ace Of Blades is not starting from scratch. HEMA Ratings already has an entry for Ace of Blades 2024, which took place on September 14, 2024, in Bucharest, Romania, using HEMA Scorecard software. That earlier marker gives the series continuity and shows how the event has moved from a single result page into a multi-year competitive archive.

For fighters, that kind of infrastructure changes the calculation on where to travel. A synced event with a announced return date offers both ranking relevance and planning value: results count, comparisons are easier, and the next edition is already on the radar. For a scene that depends on reliable organizers, accessible venues and enough entrants to make the brackets meaningful, Ace Of Blades is starting to look less like a stand-alone tournament and more like a fixture with staying power.