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Rob Chan takes another gold. All the data on the tournament.
Virginia rounded out March with their first tournament to include Tano saber, sporting some new and familiar fencers alike, and some thrilling final matches.
The first official referee tutorial video is out now!
We are excited to announce our entirely new Lightspeed Reffing system!
The Lightspeed Saber SoCal March To Advancement novice tournament was the largest such tournament in a long while, boasting 18 competitors, putting the event exactly at capacity.
The Lightspeed Saber SoCal Open Invitational marked a historic occasion with its multi-day format, including competitions for novices, advanced fencers, women, teams, and introducing the very first Ren Saber exclusive event.
The Krait Dragons hosted a roaring two-tournament event.
Rockville hosted their first tournament of the new year with an excellent turnout and thrilling results!
Lightspeed Saber hosted it’s final tournament of the year, with exciting results 5 years in the making!
Lightspeed Saber Academy opened with an Inaugural Tournament. Check out the results!
Tournament dates and locations for 2024!
The tournament data from Turkey Slay is here!
The SoCal Halloween Bash at Pan Pacific Park in Los Angeles saw a diverse lineup of competitors, each with their own aspirations and skill levels. Jose Ortiz-Miranda, hailing from Krait Base in LA, entered the ring with a solid B rating, fueled by the ambition to elevate it to an A. Meanwhile, Cang Snow from Knight Club in Irvine, another B-rated fencer, had his sights set on achieving that coveted A rating.
Jessica Trask writes about the experience of LS Virginia members at our 2023 Nationals event in Las Vegas.
Kyber Cave Podcast interviewed Lightspeed’s very own Jowanna Lewis last week on their special episode featuring the Ladies of Lightsabers!
The new Lightspeed membership & fighter profiles is finally here! See how to sign up and access your tournament data!
The tournament data from Back to School Bash 2 is here! Stay tuned for a write-up about the event.
The new Lightspeed jerseys are finally here!
It's time to establish and renew squadron memberships! There have been some changes in the past year and we're looking forward to rolling with them with all of you!
Tournament dates and locations for the rest of 2023 and the start of 2024!
The tournament data from Back to School Bash 2 is here! Stay tuned for a write-up about the event.
Our partner, Kyber Cave, supplier of high quality sabers and nerd culture entertainment, will be interviewing Lightspeed Saber national champion Rob Chan this Sunday, September 3, at 7 PM Pacific. Check it out on their YouTube channel!
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.
I’m very pleased to announce the promotions of Chris Stadther and Kevin Fournier to Director of Operations and Director of Formations, respectively. These are both recognitions of the amazing contributions they’ve made to Lightspeed and to what we can look forward to in the future.