The Deadly D: Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

by | Jul 3, 2023

Last weekend, nine large Warhammer 40K events took place, with at least 26 players competing in five rounds. A total of 24 10th edition lists, with eight different factions represented. Well, it only took two weeks, but the Aeldari have arrived to break the new edition. Games Workshop has very little time to fix the issues with the 10th edition, but it better come quick because the game is pretty unplayable out of the box. Otherwise, events will be forced to homebrew the game really fast.

The Alpine Grand Tournament: Top 3 – 93 Players 

Arne Zerndt 1st Place The Alpine Grand Tournament 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 6-0
  • Total Battle Points: 111

Thomas Wobak 2nd Place The Alpine Grand Tournament 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-1-0
  • Total Battle Points: 93

Justin Jansen 3rd Place The Alpine Grand Tournament 2023 – Genestealer Cults

  • Record: 5-1
  • Total Battle Points: 101

Geelong 40k Town Open: Top 3 – 50 Players 

Rhys Cunningham 1st Place All Stars Heat 3 2023 – Astra Militarum

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 498

Dylan Cowan 2nd Place Geelong 40k Town Open 2023 – Tyranids

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 441

Leigh Tresidder 3rd Place Geelong 40k Town Open 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 428

Rage GT: Top 3 – 27 Players 

Ben Jurek 1st Place Rage GT 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 6-0
  • Total Battle Points: 470

Tod Swenson 2nd Place Rage GT 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 5-1
  • Total Battle Points: 433

Danielle Jurek 3rd Place Rage GT 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-1
  • Total Battle Points: 412

Hometown 40K: Top 3 – 42 Players

Riley Tremblay 1st Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 492

Scotty Bee 2nd Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Adeptus Custodes

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 425

Kieren Trimbee 3rd Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Genestealer Cults

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 419

Luxembourg Open: Top 3 – 28 Players 

Mani Cheema 1st Place Luxembourg Open 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 500

Dino Kho 2nd Place Luxembourg Open 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 4-1 
  • Total Battle Points: 456

Guillaume Buchkremer 3rd Place Luxembourg Open 2023 – Tyranids

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 428

Münsterland GT3: Top 3 – 34 Players

Thomas Büttelmann 1st Place Münsterland GT3 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 75

Alessandro Liessem 2nd Place Münsterland GT3 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 77

Chris Buchen 3rd Place Münsterland GT3 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 75

Element Games Grand Slam 1: Top 3 – 30 Players

James Wilson 1st Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Aeldari

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 452

Aiden Smalley 2nd Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Death Guard

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 446

Tom Higginbottom 3rd Place Hometown 40K 2023 – Orks

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 439

The 40k Brawl GT: Top 3 – 30 Players

Chris Anderson 1st Place The 40k Brawl GT 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 423

Jay Seebarun 2nd Place The 40k Brawl GT 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 416

Dan Cooke 3rd Place The 40k Brawl GT 2023 – Imperial Knights

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 434

Exterminatus VII: Top 3 – 51 Players (9th Edition)

Joshua Brodie 1st Place Exterminatus VII 2023 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 478

Rowan Kennett 2nd Place Exterminatus VII 2023 – Tyranids

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 433

Peter O’Neill 3rd Place Exterminatus VII 2023 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 463

Army Breakdown (24 Lists, 0 Mixed List) 

 Army Faction1st Places2nd Places3rd PlacesTotal Placings
1Aeldari63110
2Imperial Knights1236
3Tyranids0112
4Genestealer Cults0022
5Death Guard0101
6Adeptus Custodes0101
7Astra Militarum1001
8Orks0011

Not since the dark days of Castellian Knights and Iron Hands in 8th edition has Warhammer 40K been so dominated by so few factions. The Aeldari, of course, take the cake, but not far behind are the Imperial Knights, and then you have everything else. How Games Workshop applies the nerf bats will be interesting because other sharks are just below the surface, ready to take a bite out of the meta, even if you address the worst offenders.