Black Horns Cup 2026 finals stream live from Kórnik, decisive rounds begin

Open sabre, open sword & buckler and women’s longsword carried Black Horns Cup 2026 into its decisive rounds on Sunday in Kórnik near Poznań, with the Polish HEMA Federation streaming the title bouts live as the weekend reached its finish. The finals broadcast put three of the event’s most visible weapons on the front line and turned the closing day into a spotlight session for one of Europe’s most highly ranked HEMA tournaments.

The live slate followed a similar finals push on Saturday, when the stream covered open longsword, open rapier & dagger and women’s sabre. Spread across June 12-14, the tournament’s broadcast structure made clear that Black Horns Cup was not treating the finale as a single wrap-up session, but as a staged championship with multiple title blocks across the weekend.

That lineup matters because the event’s own framing places Black Horns Cup at the top end of the continental circuit. Organized since 2018, the tournament is described by its organizers as the culmination of the series of Historical European Martial Arts competitions that make up the Polish HEMA League. It also draws competitors from around the world for longsword, military sabre, rapier & dagger, sword & buckler and sharp weapons cutting tournaments, giving the finals broadcast more weight than a simple local showcase.

The 2026 stream also fit into a pattern rather than a one-off production. Black Horns Cup 2025 was streamed live from finals day in Kórnik near Poznań, and the historical record from HEMA Ratings shows that edition drew 148 fighters. In that field, the mixed steel longsword division alone produced 207 fights, a useful indicator of how deep the tournament’s brackets can run when the field is full.

For 2026, the choice of headline finals says as much about attention across the sport as it does about the individual medals. Open sabre, open sword & buckler and women’s longsword were the matches given the clearest live platform on Sunday, while open longsword, open rapier & dagger and women’s sabre occupied Saturday’s top billing. In a league-capping event built around multiple weapons and divisions, the broadcast order became its own ranking of prestige.