No Change in the Tyranid Domination: Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

June 2022 started just as May ended with Tyranids still the top bug in the Warhammer 40k meta taking 10 out of 24 possible Top 3s. The first weekend of June 2022 also saw the T’au Empire return to grab some top spots, along with Aeldari still performing very well. 

Bluff City Open: Top 3 – 53 Players

Seth Piper 1st Place Bluff City Open 2022 – Black Templars

6-0 Scores: 94 / 94 / 88 / 94 / 100 / 86

Ryan Verbeck 2nd Place Bluff City Opens 2022 – Tyranids

5-1 Scores: 100 / 97 / 95 / 95 / 96 / 81

Andy Patton 3rd Place Bluff City Open 2022 – Aeldari

5-1 Scores: 93 / 100 / 52 / 100 / 97 / 88

Bugeater: Top 3 – 94 Players

Ben Neal 1st Place Bugeater 2022 – T’au Empire

6-0 Scores: 100 / 94 / 97 / 87 / 88 / 95

Matthew Runde 2nd Place Bugeater 2022 – Aeldari

6-0 Scores: 69 / 87 / 73 / 80 / 95 / 85

Michael Mann 3rd Place Bugeater 2022 – Drukhari

5-1 Scores: 97 / 100 / 80 / 70 / 97 / 76

BreakingHeads Cup #2 – Berlin: Top 3 – 94 Players

Michael Gemmeke 1st Place BreakingHeads Cup #2 – Berlin 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 20 / 16 / 20 / 15 / 11

Matthias Bellmann 2nd Place BreakingHeads Cup #2 – Berlin 2022 – Aeldari

4-1-0 Scores: 20 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 17

Kayu Orellana 3rd Place BreakingHeads Cup #2 – Berlin 2022 – Tyranids

4-1-0 Scores: 20 / 20 / 20 / 10 / 12

WarGamesCon XII: Top 3 – 85 Players

Colin McDade 1st Place WarGamesCon XII 2022 – Tyranids

5-1-0 Scores: 91 / 96 / 96 / 94 / 86 / 76

Josiah Cook 2nd Place WarGamesCon XII 2022 – Tyranids

5-1-0 Scores: 97 / 97 / 87 / 85 / 85 / 76

Kit Smith Hanna 3rd Place WarGamesCon XII 2022 – Tyranids

5-1 Scores: 79 / 100 / 100 / 83 / 94 / 86

FactoruM BA IU: Top 3 – 28 Players

James Hobbs 1st Place FactoruM BA IU 2022 – T’au Empire

4-1 Scores: 94 / 93 / 96 / 75 / 68

Jake Harding 2nd Place FactoruM BA IU 2022 – Adepta Sororitas

4-1 Scores: 92 / 79 / 76 / 90 / 88

Kristofer Owen 3rd Place FactoruM BA IU 2022 – Tyranids

4-1 Scores: 61 / 79 / 89 / 73 / 81

Summer Showdown Grand Tournament: Top 3 – 30 Players

Joshua Minnich 1st Place Summer Showdown Grand Tournament 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 94 / 96 / 97 / 97 / 100

Sebastian Huber 2nd Place Summer Showdown Grand Tournament 2022 – Imperial Knights

4-1 Scores: 100 / 100 / 100 / 47 / 100

Caleb Nelson 3rd Place Summer Showdown Grand Tournament 2022 – Adepta Sororitas

4-1 Scores: 72 / 94 / 90 / 94 / 69

The Portal 40k Summer GT: Top 3 – 32 Players

Luke McCarthy 1st Place The Portal 40k Summer GT 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 74 / 84 / 86 / 98 / 81

Daniel Wohlmuth 2nd Place The Portal 40k Summer GT 2022 – Aeldari

4-1 Scores: 94 / 97 / 54 / 85 / 96

Steven Wohlmuth 3rd Place The Portal 40k Summer GT 2022 – T’au Empire

4-1 Scores: 90 / 100 / 92 / 91 / 52

The London Open – June: Top 3 – 76 Players

David Gaylard 1st Place The London Open – June 2022 – Tyranids

6-0 Scores: 98 / 98 / 71 / 98 / 100

Thomas Brown Lalonde 2nd Place The London Open – June 2022 – Aeldari

5-1 Scores: 97 / 97 / 71 / 84 / 32

Nassim Fouchane 3rd Place The London Open – June 2022 – Adeptus Astartes

4-1 Scores: 99 / 57 / 99 / 100 / 100

Army Breakdown (24 Lists)

1. 10 Top Placings: Tyranids
   • 1sts: 5
   • 2nds: 2
   • 3rds: 3
2. 5 Top Placings: Aeldari
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 4
   • 3rds: 1
3. 3 Top Placings: T’au Empire
   • 1sts: 2
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1
4. 2 Top Placings: Adepta Sororitas
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 1
5. 1 Top Placings: Imperial Knights
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 0
6. 1 Top Placings: Drukhari
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1
7. 1 Top Placings: Black Templars
   • 1sts: 1
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 0
8. 1 Top Placings: Adeptus Astartes
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1

The results while expected were kind of drowned out by the rumored point and missions changes coming hopefully in the next couple of weeks, if true the rumors will dramatically change how armies are constructed, where relics and Warlord traits will be severely curtailed along with the much needed point increases coming to Tyranids.