In addition to the many new events introduced to the Lightspeed Saber National event, there were, of course, the main events: The Women's Tournament and the Open Gender Advanced Tournament. The Women's event, with 10 strong members, matched the pre-pandemic numbers for the first time. Meanwhile, the Open Gender Advanced Competition had the highest number of A-level competitors ever in a single event, namely Rob Chan, Tony Zaldua, and Steve Perez. Additionally, the Women's champion, Jowanna Lewis, was sure to face stiff competition from the new ladies entering this year.
As we close out each year of competitions in Lightspeed Saber League, we also reflect on what we did right and what we did wrong. We are still a small organization, which means we have the flexibility needed to adapt, without the baggage and red tape that a larger organization would have to contend with. Nowhere is this more important than when an injury occurs.
Lightspeed returned to Las Vegas in 2023 with a plethora of events and new formats, including two new team formats premiering at the national level for the first time. So let’s talk about Lightspeed Saber team Annihilation and team Skirmish (duet).
The initial tournament data for our 2023 Nationals event is here!
The Lightspeed armory will be closed until July 1st.
Lightspeed’s Senior Comms Officer Jowanna Lewis sits down with Steve Perez, Lightspeed’s #1 fencer.
Hi Starbats! Here’s a few things I want you to know before Vegas this year!
I will be closing registration early, as we have reached capacity. So please get your registrations in by this 12:01 AM, Saturday, June 10. I realize that this is a change in schedule and an inconvenience. If you have any particular difficulty, please let me know. We’ll be as flexible as we can and we don’t want to leave anyone behind.
