This is exciting!

Sapience just posted the first of some all-new Tournament Events for the game. Sapience says that to begin with, there will be a Skirmish Tournament this weekend, and from the looks of things, it's already starting.

How Do I Join?
Keep an eye on mylotro.com/tournaments for a list of upcoming events along with the information you’ll need to participate. Every event will have at least one round with a start and end time, along with an activity that players must complete to qualify for the round. Once the event begins, simply do the action required and we’ll automatically enter your character in the event – there’s nothing else you need to do.

Sapience goes on to say that other in-game mechanics could be used as well. This opens up a lot of possibilities for in-game activities between expansions and volumes, not to mention spicing things up with a little player-to-player competition!

Round One
Starts:Thursday July 15 5:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)
Ends: Friday July 16 4:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)

• Challenge: Complete the Stand at Amon Sûl Skirmish in the shortest time possible.
• Reward: 1,000 Skirmish marks and 500 Silver to the 78 players per server with the fastest times.

Round Two
Starts: Friday July 16 5:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)
Ends: Saturday July 17 4:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)

• Challenge: Complete the Siege of Gondamon in the shortest time possible.
• Reward: 1,500 Skirmish marks and 1 Gold to the 21 fastest times on each server.

Round Three
Starts: Saturday July 17 5:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)
Ends: Sunday July 18 5:00PM Eastern (-4 GMT)

• Challenge: Complete the Trouble in Tuckborough Skirmish in the shortest time possible. Only your most recent attempt will count.
• Reward: 2,500 Skirmish marks and 1 Gold, 500 Silver to the 5 fastest times per server.

Players must qualify in each round to advance, but you can use players that didn't qualify to fill out your group. There are a lot more details, so be sure to check out the original post!