Balance Against the Bugs: Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

Last weekend had 9 large Warhammer 40k tournaments with at least 28 players and 5 rounds. Tyranids held strong, while being challenged more and more by the Necrons and Aeldari. All Top 3 armies from the weekend grabbed the same amount of Top 3 podiums with 4. Chaos Space Marines and Thousand Sons were also right behind with 3 spots each.

Smite Club Open 2022: Top 3 – 68 Players

Daniel Olivas 1st Place Smite Club Open 2022 – Aeldari

6-0 Scores: 100 / 100 / 87 / 94 / 79 / 94

Don Hooson 2nd Place Smite Club Open 2022 – Death Guard

5-1 Scores: 98 / 92 / 47 / 96 / 100 / 100

Jason Flanzer 3rd Place Smite Club Open 2022 – Necrons

5-1 Scores: 92 / 100 / 90 / 100 / 83 / 60

Harbor Heresy 2022: Top 3 – 46 Players

Zak Nelson 1st Place Harbor Heresy 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

5-0 Scores: 100 / 85 / 93 / 71 / 84

Jason Rider 2nd Place Harbor Heresy 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

4-1-0 Scores: 95 / 75 / 96 / 72 / 88

Linton Rowan 3rd Place Harbor Heresy 2022 – Space Wolves

4-1-0 Scores: 70 / 75 / 83 / 75 / 93

TNA Open: Top 3 – 74 Players

Erik Lathouras 1st Place TNA Open 2022 – Genestealer Cults

5-0 Scores: 98 / 100 / 91 / 94 / 97

Simon Gojkovic 2nd Place TNA Open 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 97 / 60 / 85 / 78 / 93

Hayden Walduck 3rd Place TNA Open 2022 – T’au Empire

4-1 Scores: 94 / 97 / 86 / 94 / 98

Broadsword Wargaming ITC Autumn Major: Top 3 – 35 Players

Mark Morrow 1st Place Broadsword Wargaming ITC Autumn Major 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 97 / 95 / 86 / 80 / 91

Daniel Ahern 2nd Place Broadsword Wargaming ITC Autumn Major 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 97 / 95 / 86 / 80 / 91

Michael McCarthy 3rd Place Broadsword Wargaming ITC Autumn Major2022 – Thousand Sons

4-1 Scores: 93 / 84 / 88 / 87 / 27

Wasteland Wars: Top 3 – 32 Players

Isaac Zapata 1st Place Wasteland Wars 2022 – Thousand Sons

5-0 Scores: 100 / 86 / 70 / 80 / 84

Matthew Casey 2nd Place Wasteland Wars 2022 – Aeldari

4-1 Scores: 97 / 88 / 97 / 70 / 97

Michael Mckibben 3rd Place Wasteland Wars 2022 – Aeldari

4-1 Scores: 90 / 76 / 91 / 89 / 94

Fields Of Damnation: Top 3 – 44 Players

Riley Tremblay 1st Place Fields Of Damnation 2022 – Adepta Sororitas

5-0 Scores: 97 / 87 / 80 / 94 / 86

Kale Greenfield 2nd Place Fields Of Damnation 2022 – Black Templars

4-1 Scores: 74 / 85 / 89 / 94 / 69

Morgan Smerek 3rd Place Fields Of Damnation 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

4-1 Scores: 93 / 99 / 83 / 64 / 74

The Portal 40k Fall GT: Top 3 – 24 Players

Alexander Fennell 1st Place The Portal 40k Fall GT 2022 – Necrons

5-0 Scores: 96 / 100 / 100 / 98 / 98

Jeremy Ozolins 2nd Place The Portal 40k Fall GT 2022 – Necrons

4-1 Scores: 94 / 91 / 100 / 60 / 92

Cullen Burns 3rd Place The Portal 40k Fall GT 2022 – Adepta Sororitas

4-1 Scores: 97 / 47 / 97 / 97 / 82

Perils Of The Geekery GT: Top 3 – 30 Players

John Indellicate 1st Place Perils Of The Geekery GT 2022 – Tyranids

5-0 Scores: 99 / 94 / 91 / 88 / 91

Clint Eubanks 2nd Place Perils Of The Geekery GT 2022 – Imperial Knights

4-1 Scores: 95 / 87 / 89 / 79 / 94

Robert Bishop 3rd Place Perils Of The Geekery GT 2022 – Necrons

4-1 Scores: 97 / 91 / 67 / 86 / 94

Grand Tournament Grotkicken: Top 3 – 31 Players

Christian Breuer 1st Place Grand Tournament Grotkicken 2022 – Thousand Sons

5-0 Scores: 77 / 89 / 94 / 94 / 96

Ben Stevens 2nd Place Grand Tournament Grotkicken 2022 – Imperial Knights

4-1 Scores: 97 / 98 / 100 / 75 / 91

Patrick Schend 3rd Place Grand Tournament Grotkicken 2022 – Aeldari

4-1 Scores: 100 / 98 / 95 / 88 / 67

Army Breakdown (28 Lists)

1. 4 Top Placings: Necrons
   • 1sts: 1
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 2
2. 4 Top Placings: Aeldari
   • 1sts: 1
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 2
3. 4 Top Placings: Tyranids
   • 1sts: 2
   • 2nds: 2
   • 3rds: 0
4. 3 Top Placings: Chaos Space Marines
   • 1sts: 1
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 1
5. 3 Top Placings: Thousand Sons
   • 1sts: 2
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1
6. 2 Top Placings: Imperial Knights
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 2
   • 3rds: 0
7. 2 Top Placings: Adepta Sororitas
   • 1sts: 1
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1
8. 1 Top Placings: Space Wolves
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 0
   • 3rds: 1
9. 1 Top Placings: Black Templars
   • 1sts: 0
   • 2nds: 1
   • 3rds: 0
10. 1 Top Placings: Genestealer Cults
    • 1sts: 1
    • 2nds: 0
    • 3rds: 0
11. 1 Top Placings: Death Guard
    • 1sts: 0
    • 2nds: 1
    • 3rds: 0
12. 1 Top Placings: T’au Empire
    • 1sts: 0
    • 2nds: 0
    • 3rds: 1

Parity is still pretty strong, with a very surprising 1st place showing of pure Genestealer Cults, along with Black Templars and Space Wolves bringing some glory to Space Marine armies. We are still one week away from seeing if Chaos Daemons will make a dent in the meta, with the possibility of Be’lakor coming in to bring Deep Strike madness to the battlefield.  

Here are also the results from the Warhammer 40k Tournaments missed from the pervious weekend.

Ratcon 2022: Top 3 – 35 Players

Jermey Martino 1st Place Ratcon 2022 – Adepta Sororitas

5-0 Scores: 100 / 82 / 89 / 97 / 100

Matt Morosoli 2nd Place Ratcon  2022 – Drukhari

5-0 Scores: 96 / 95 / 63 / 93 / 87

Boyd Morrall 3rd Place Ratcon 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

4-1 Scores: 81 / 56 / 90 / 94 / 100

NOVA Open: Top 3 – 271 Players

Jack Harpster 1st Nova Open  2022 – Necrons

9-0 Score

Matt Schuchman 2nd Place Nova Open 2022 – Aeldari

8-1 Score

Steven Crawley 3rd Place Nova Open 2022 – Necrons

8-1 Score

Hertfordshire GT: Top 3 – 40 Players

Jack Downing 1st Place Hertfordshire GT 2022 – Dark Angels

5-0 Scores: 74 / 83 / 79 / 79 / 90

Ben Jones 2nd Place Hertfordshire GT 2022 – Aeldari

4-1 Scores: 83 / 84 / 75 / 80 / 87

Clement Tournade 3rd Place Hertfordshire GT 2022 – Space Wolves

4-1 Scores: 85 / 90 / 85 / 84 / 61

Midtcon GT: Top 3 – 46 Players

Rasmus Olesen 1st Place Midtcon GT 2022 – T’au Empire

5-0 Scores: 93 / 94 / 100 / 98 / 93

Martin Braemer Nielsen 2nd Place Midtcon GT 2022 – Adeptus Custodes

4-1 Scores: 95 / 93 / 70 / 84 / 98

Simon Darre 3rd Place Midtcon  GT 2022 – T’au Empire

4-1 Scores: 97 / 92 / 97 / 50 / 86

Battlefield Birmingham 19: Top 3 – 54 Players

Vik Vijay 1st Place Battlefield Birmingham 19 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

5-0 Scores: 89 / 88 / 94 / 89 / 90

Adam Lynch 2nd Place Battlefield Birmingham 19 2022 – Tyranids

4-1-0 Scores: 96 / 89 / 95 / 88 / 73

George Getaroth 3rd Place Battlefield Birmingham 19 2022 – Imperial Knights

4-1 Scores: 98 / 76 / 91 / 98 / 98

Da Summer Waaagh 3: Top 3 – 57 Players

Mike Porter 1st Place Da Summer Waaagh 3 2022 – Aeldari

5-0 Scores: 98 / 91 / 94 / 96 / 95

David Irving 2nd Place Da Summer Waaagh 3 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

5-0 Scores: 100 / 95 / 90 / 75 / 98

Michael Duff 3rd Place Da Summer Waaagh 3 2022 – Imperial Knights

4-1 Scores: 96 / 98 / 96 / 97 / 67

Games Of Westeros XII: Top 3 – 91 Players

Pedro Chavez 1st Place Games Of Westeros XII 2022 – Aeldari

5-0 Scores: 89 / 88 / 94 / 89 / 90

David Klang 2nd Place Games Of Westeros XII 2022 – Necrons

4-1-0 Scores: 96 / 89 / 95 / 88 / 73

Mikael KLangeby 3rd Place Games Of Westeros XII 2022 – Deathwatch

4-1 Scores: 98 / 76 / 91 / 98 / 98

Iron Cage Hurst Headlock: Top 3 – 47 Players

Jony Velazquez 1st Place Iron Cage Hurst Headlock 2022 – Chaos Space Marines

6-0 Scores: 98 / 91 / 94 / 96 / 95 / 93

Nathaniel Bjorge 2nd Place Iron Cage Hurst Headlock 2022 – Necrons

5-1 Scores: 100 / 95 / 90 / 75 / 98 / 55

Brett Urbanowski 3rd Place Iron Cage Hurst Headlock 2022 – Astra Militarum

5-1 Scores: 96 / 98 / 96 / 97 / 85 / 67