Chandler Brown wins Lane County Longsword Open as Lonin League surges
Chandler Brown topped a 15-fighter Tier A longsword field in Eugene, while Lonin League stacked four of the top six and owned much of the chase.
Chandler Brown won the Lane County Longsword Open 2026 in Eugene, Oregon, beating Rocco Jones of Seize the Vor in the final of the 15-fighter Tier A Open Steel longsword division. In a small bracket, there was no hiding place: Kevin Tang and Cameron Blair, both of Lonin League, took third and fourth, while Reed Peck-Kriss and Geoffrey Campbell added fifth and sixth for the same club.
Held Jan. 24, the tournament was listed by Masterless Fencing as a new, longsword-only HEMA event. HEMA Ratings logged it as a United States competition in Oregon, with HEMA Scorecard used for results. Masterless Fencing, which is based in Eugene, says it focuses on inclusion and on pressure-testing source material, and that framing fit a field where every bout carried outsized weight.
Brown gave En Garde Fencing the title, but the standings showed why the bracket still mattered beyond the winner’s line. A 15-fencer open does not have the cushion of a giant national draw, yet it can still sort the best from the merely steady because one clean run or one bad exchange changes the table fast. Lonin League had two fighters in the top four and two more just behind them, a pattern that points to a program producing repeatable results rather than a single breakout performance.
The rest of the top ten widened the picture. William Hartley of Indes Ferox Gladio finished seventh, Andrew Mendez of Valley's Heart HEMA took eighth, Phoenix Torres of Arena Weapon Arts placed ninth, and Jessi Gaisbauer of Masterless Fencing rounded out the top ten. That spread gave the event a regional feel without dulling the competitive edge at the top.
The tournament rules on HEMA Scorecard stressed sportsmanship and warned that unsportsmanlike conduct could bring cards up to and including disqualification. In a compact longsword bracket, that kind of discipline matters as much as blade work, because there is too little room for emotional mistakes.
Brown’s win made En Garde Fencing the headline, but Lonin League’s cluster behind him showed the deeper story of the day: in a tight Eugene field, consistency and tactical sharpness carried as much value as raw depth.
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