Alex Roberson wins longsword gold, adds rapier and dagger bronze at Wine Country Sword Crush 2026
Alex Roberson left Santa Rosa with bronze in rapier and dagger and gold in longsword, and both results were sent to HEMA Ratings.
Alex Roberson left Wine Country Sword Crush 2026 with bronze in rapier and dagger and gold in longsword, a double-podium finish from one tournament day in Santa Rosa, California. The results were submitted to HEMA Ratings, putting both placements into the sport’s wider competitive record.
That combination stands out because it came in two weapons that demand different tools and timing. Rapier and dagger is built around point control, narrow-line exchanges and bind work, while longsword asks for larger cutting actions, stronger covers and more physical range management. Winning one bracket is notable; placing in both, and taking gold in the second, is the kind of run that carries weight far beyond a club-night result sheet.
Wine Country Sword Crush 2026 was scheduled for April 18 and used HEMA Scorecard software. The event page listed multiple steel divisions, including Messer - Open Steel, Messer - URG Steel, Sword and Buckler - Open Steel and Smallsword - Open Steel, which shows the tournament was built as a multi-weapon competition rather than a single-division showcase.
Roberson’s bronze in rapier and dagger also fit an established pattern. In 2024, he placed third in Rapier & Dagger - Open Steel at Cut n' Thrust Campaign, another result that points to consistency in one of the most technical weapons on the HEMA circuit. A Sword Fighter Instagram post described him as ranked top 50 in the world for longsword, rapier and rapier and dagger, a claim that helps explain why the double podium drew attention.
The event’s own history adds more context. HEMA Scorecard also has Wine Country Sword Crush entries for 2025, 2024 and 2023, with the 2025 tournament listed for April 26 in Santa Rosa. That run of editions gives Roberson’s 2026 performance more than a one-off shine: it landed at a recurring California tournament with a growing results trail and a competitive format already plugged into the sport’s rating ecosystem.
For Roberson, the medals showed more than depth in one discipline. They showed that one fencer could move from rapier and dagger to longsword and still finish on the podium in both.
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