Sportzentrum Kuhberg
About the Event
The Symphony of Steel is entering its 6th round, this time during the spring season in May. So, while the date has been moved back, the event will once again take place in the Kuhberghalle. The format will also remain similar to the last time, with three tournament formats:
- Longsword tournament open (DDHF ranking tournament) with 36 spots
- Longsword tournament women+ (DDHF ranking tournament) with 20 spots
- Longsword tournament for beginners with 20 spots
So reserve the 3rd of May 2025 in your calendar and check back here regularly to make sure you don’t miss any updates!
Registration for the tournament will be possible on the Schwabenfedern event page on February 15 and 16, 2025! The tournament places will then be allocated at random from all registrations. The participation fee is 49€. We ask all spectators to register as well, a free ticket will be available from February 17th. Please visit the registration page for all details.
As the individual tournaments overlap in time, each person can only take part in one tournament.
Would you like to judge at the Symphony of Steel, help us otherwise, or do you have any questions about the event? Email us at symphony@schwabenfedern.de.
Rules
We use the DDHF tournament rulebook for the Symphony of Steel in the revised version 2.3. You can find the updated rules in the following PDF.
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Equipment Specifications
The equipment requirements are summarized in the following PDF. The equipment specifications are to be adhered to 100%, a violation of the specifications can lead to tournament exclusion!
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Tournament Format
Open tournament
Preliminary round: Pool phase with six pools of six participants each.
Main round: The two highest-placed participants in each pool progress directly, while the six third-placed participants compete for the four remaining elimination places in an intermediate round. A double elimination will be held with the 16 participants who have progressed.
Ladies+ tournament
Preliminary round: Pool phase with two pools of six participants each.
Main round: The four highest-placed participants per pool progress. A double elimination will be held with the 8 participants who have progressed.
Beginners’ tournament
Preliminary round: Pool phase with four pools of five participants each.
Main round: The three highest-placed participants per pool progress. A single elimination will be held with the 12 participants who have progressed.
If the number of participants is greatly reduced, the tournament format will be adjusted if necessary.
Schedule
The event schedule can be found in the following PDF. Please note that the schedule may change slightly if the number of participants changes at short notice.
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Directions
The sports center itself has relatively few parking spaces (upper parking lot on Egginger Weg and lower parking lot at ASB). Further parking spaces are available at the Kuhberg school center. Teacher parking spaces may also be used explicitly. Please give priority to these parking spaces, as the Park and Ride parking lot will also be used for other events on May 3rd. Please ensure that the bus turning loop at Kuhberg is kept clear of parked vehicles!
If you arrive by public transport, you can take tram line 2 to the final stop “Kuhberg Schulzentrum”.
Since October 15, 2024, there has been a weapons ban zone in Ulm city center between 8 pm and 6 am. It is better to keep your feders in locked bags at these times to avoid unnecessary stress with the police.
Sponsors
It is not possible to host the Symphony of Steel without our generous sponsors who volunteer to help us financially to make things happen. Many thanks for the great support! We are particularly pleased that SIGI Forge will once again be exhibiting at the Symphony of Steel.
