Fights are over, come here discuss and ask shit about the sport. Also hype for the upcoming IMCF World Championship.
>What is Battle of Nations?
The Battle of the Nations is an international historical medieval battles world championship, first held in 2009, in Kharkiv, Ukraine and held in Europe, in April, every year since.
It is a full contact competition using metal weapons and a standardized list of rules. National teams compete in several standard events, with all being full contact - no stage reenactment battles are included.
>>74304873
How well did UK teams perform this year compared to other teams?
Harmless curiosity, don't want to slapfight or anything.
Ask questions here, I'll try to answer them to my best knowledge.
t: Fighter-chan
Marshalls are hotpockets desu
Ruined a game of tic tac toe Russia and USA were having in the sand.
Nice jobs from Ukraine desu
>>74304936
Decently. 4th in 21v21
Not so good in 5v5 but we didn't have a weak team by any means.
Won the award for most drive to win
>Italy running away
Who would've guessed
>>74304969
Solid underdog storyline, boyhood dream etc
Based cameraman
>No one wants to fight on USA's side against Russia
I think that settles the tournament. And other things too.
Anyone know if they generally upload the final matches to Youtube separately?
>>74305155
Yes yes I see
I told you I'll go back and count myself
>>74305149
Battle of the Nations or HMBIA youtube channel usually reposts the streams in shorter chucks, single fights can be found by other uploaders usally.
If you give me timestamps from fights I can probably make webms
>>74305149
They don't separate anything, you have to search through a chunk of like 8 hours to find out what you're looking for but the thumbnail helps a bit when you hover the bar since most equipments are very colorful
Noice helmet on the aussie.
>>74305266
>>74305311
Dammit was hoping I could get a nice cut of the final
We even had a proposal this Battle of Nations don't forget
>>74305251
So? Did you already do?
>>74305321
DEUS VULT
This guy was tossed several times from one team to another.
He's still sitting in the list alone wanting to fight
>>74305155
As much as I dislike Russians, I have to admit I count 22 as well, in the last fight only.
For some FPS view of the group battles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyobEXFvKBsW274v0wSafNg
>>74305399
I'm watching friendlies, my Wifi's also being a bit shit.
>>74305419
>>74305439
So it goes. The complaint has already been filed.
Well, it was fun, lads
See ya next year (we will hire Slavs en masse, this time, we'll kick Russian and Ukrainian asses!)
>>74305546
We might get a stream for the ICMF in late May, so be sure to check /int/ for that.
>>74305546
>we
You mean Belarusians
5vs5 brackets for IMCF
>>74305546
We might get a stream for the ICMF in late May, so be sure to check /int/ for that.
>>74305636
Reminder that you lost a round to USA
>>74305636
based Belarusians are based
>>74305627
ICMF?
>>74305543
So how would they solve this if they decide that Ukrain had too many fighters?
Fuck I missed this day. Congrats to Ukraine.
>>74305706
lol, posted it twice by accident.
>>74305724
Basically BOTN without the slavs
>>74305724
International Medieval Combat Federation
They're like competitors for HMBIA who organize BotN. It's May 25-28 in Denmark this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B3H1NSXCZs
>>74305543
You are right.
Which leaves me confused. That other anon said they fielded 22 guys only for the last fight and not for the others, so it had to be intentional?
And if it was, surely they'd know people would realise? How did you notice Russia?
>>74305908
>May 28
Jesus, my birthday!
I'll watch it, thank you.
>>74305788
They'd most likely give the win to Russia.
The last fight starts at 03:07:38 if anyone wants to check for themselves.
https://youtu.be/wjG7GEzZvUc?t=3h7m38s
>>74305788
Don't know. I'm not an organizer.
>>74305870
>Basically BOTN without the slavs
Oh, nice
Is the ambiance as good?
>>74305952
Shame because by how the fights were going Ukraine would've won with even numbers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXF1IPUMJHo
>>74305924
My assumption is they were switching some fighters due to injuries/exhaustion and made a mistake with the numbers. It woud be extremely dumb to do it on purpouse in the finals as the match is sure to be recorded whole.
>>74306137
>they were switching some fighters due to injuries/exhaustion
Good point. Shame, doubt they know this Gold is going to be taken away from them. Their first in what was it, 8 years?
>>74305924
It seems blame judges, not ukrainians. One anon said that it were 22 ukrainian fighters and others decided to check it personally.
>>74306201
>8 years?
Yup
wow, IMCD looks based
>>74306229
>One anon said that it were 22 ukrainian fighters
How did he notice? Seems such an odd thing to spot. I had to go back a few times and find the right frame before I could do a proper count. I wonder if this extra fighter thing happens in other fights, seems like an easy mistake to make
>>74305293
Dumping some webms from the event. Was really fun all in all. Some really good fights. Final was great, just a shame about this 22 man thing
What a good moment! :3
>>74306362
>>74306419
>>74306283
Don't know. From our spectators there are a few of ex-fighters, maybe that's why.
>>74306461
hehe, got a new France-America friendship pic.
Need more France-Russian friendship pics, tho.
>>74306501
This is still one of my favourites. Such a nice counter
>>74306419
>WE'RE THE PANNONIANS, NOW
>>74306529
>>74306603
Russia tossing France
>>74306682
Russia mauling France
>>74306501
>I NEED SOMEBODY, HELP!
>NOT JUST ANYBODY, HELP!
>YOU KNOW I NEED A UKRAINIAN, HEEEEEEELP
>>74306731
UK bro taking a worrying hit
>>74306731
hu hum
Do I have to remind you we defeated you twice?
>>74306782
Poor dude outside the list taking a blunt axe to his face
>>74306789
I have no idea what you are talking about
>>74306782
The one spazzing out on the ground that is
>>74306848
oh wow
>>74306782
hop, into my "in case of France-Britain banter thread" folder, it goes :^)
>>74304873
Is fighter anon here? What's his take on this 22 Ukraine's thing?
>>74304873
Is there a Dutch team? And if yes, does it suck?
>>74307657
Miscalculations happen, I've been in several cases where the fight has started with 5vs6 or 5vs4 by mistake. In bigger fights that shit is just bound to happen. The marshals should always count the number of fighters before a fight but it doesn't change the fact that Ukraine basicly won by cheating, even though unintentionally.
I'm honestly interested how they will solve this. Ukraine might get disqualified or they will put the blame on the judges. There's even the slight possibility of a rematch at a later date somewhere in eastern europe.
>>74308035
Yes, yes.
>>74308035
See >>74305703
I'm not sure on their skill level.
So now its over we have to wait a whole month?
>>74308086
>tfw everyone was so happy that Ukraine won
I hope they don't get disqualified, and that they get to keep the Gold or do a rematch.
>>74308392
>I hope they don't get disqualified
I agree. In that case our guys will get a motivation. Russian commentator said that they had not been training in one team, just in their oun clubs. That's why we won 5x5 and lose the royal 21x21, where command work is especcially inportent.
>>74308658
>especially important
selffix
>>74308370
whole year
>>74305703
>Québec
GOOD
>>74308086
I can't imagine 5v5 could start like that without anyone noticing the error. It should be immediately obvious when you suddenly have an extra person or more enemies than you can handle.
21 is a different business, one guy more or one guy less it's still a massive mob and you can't assess its size without intentionally counting.
Whether it was intentional or not on Ukraines part it's still a massive fuck up by the referees who either can't count or missed a fighter slipping in, or even both.
Are they aware at least of this? Were there any statements, or it's just some rambling on Chinese caricature forum?
>>74306461
what a way to fall
>>74309964
It's usually at smaller events with a tighter schedule and fights rarely go on for long before a marshal stops the fights and re-sets the fight. But it happens when there's a bunch with dudes with identical tabards and similar helmets.
I think it was an honest mistake on both parts. For what I understood, the russians have issued a complaint to the judges.