Season 2

Seven rounds are written. Two remain.

Long Table Open is an independent Quarrel circuit. Eight duelists played a full round robin across seven rounds, and the two who finished top now meet over two legs at Ashgrove Hall. Reading along costs nothing and needs no account.

Read the season Meet the duelists

160,000Prize pool
8 duelistsInvited on Season 1 record
Aug 22 & 29Ashgrove Hall, Europe
Two legsDecided on aggregate

The tie

The final, over two legs

Seat 1

vesper

Europe . 7 wins, 0 losses

over two legsAug 22 and Aug 29

Seat 2

thrale

North America . 6 wins, 1 loss

Standing

Where the season finished

Full round robin, seven rounds, one match each round
Place	Duelist	Region	W	L
1	vesper	Europe	7	0
2	thrale	North America	6	1
3	orrin	Pacific	5	2
4	marrow	East Asia	4	3
5	linnet	Americas	3	4
6	coper	Oceania	2	5
7	veil	SEA	1	6
8	brannock	MENA	0	7

The record

Round by round

Round 1vesper def. brannock, thrale def. veil, orrin def. coper, marrow def. linnetJun 6
Round 2vesper def. veil, thrale def. coper, orrin def. linnet, marrow def. brannockJun 13
Round 3vesper def. thrale, orrin def. brannock, linnet def. coper, marrow def. veilJun 20
Round 4vesper def. coper, thrale def. linnet, orrin def. veil, marrow def. brannockJun 27
Round 5vesper def. linnet, thrale def. brannock, orrin def. marrow, veil def. coperJul 4
Round 6vesper def. orrin, thrale def. marrow, linnet def. brannock, coper def. veilJul 11
Round 7vesper def. marrow, thrale def. orrin, linnet def. veil, coper def. brannockJul 18

The shape of it

How a season is run

Season 1 decided the invitations. The eight duelists with the best Season 1 record were invited back for Season 2, with no entry fee and no buy-in at any point.

Season 2 itself is a single round robin: every duelist plays every other duelist exactly once, over seven rounds. There are no eliminations, so the table is settled only after the last round.

The two duelists at the top of that table contest the final over two legs, one at each end of the table, with the tie decided on aggregate games won. A level aggregate is settled by a single deciding game on the night. The full laws cover ties, timing and conduct.

Watching

Following the final

Both legs are called live from the Long Table desk, the circuit's own commentary team, with a written record posted after each leg. There is no ticket, no subscription and nothing to buy. Ashgrove Hall seats a small audience made up of the duelists' travelling parties.

Is there a buy-in? No. Duelists were invited on their Season 1 record. The prize is awarded for placing in a competition of skill; it is not a wager and there is no buy-in to compete. More answers.