Deathwatch Shocks Las Vegas Open: Warhammer 40k Tournament Results

by | Feb 1, 2025

Over the past weekend, 12 large Warhammer 40K events took place, each with a minimum of 26 players. The process of determining the top three players is based on their win records and total battle points, rather than the strength of their schedule. Throughout the weekend, a total of 36 Warhammer 40K 10th edition army lists were featured, representing 20 distinct factions. Deathwatch surprised everyone as the largest Warhammer 40K event ever, with over 1,000 players. However, the real winners from all the events were the Space Marines, reinvigorated by recent balance and detachment changes.

The following results are from the weekend of January 18th and 19th.

LVO Champs: Top 3 – 1055 Players 

Mark Hertel 1st Place LVO Champs 2025 – Deathwatch – Allies

  • Record: 10-0
  • Total Battle Points: 831

Ben Neal 2nd Place LVO Champs 2025 – Adeptus Astartes

  • Record: 9-1
  • Total Battle Points: 877

Jack Harpster 3rd Place LVO Champs 2025 – Blood Angels

  • Record: 9-1
  • Total Battle Points: 787

DA GITHAMMER WAAAGH WEEKEND!!!! GT: Top 3 – 34 Players 

Alan Dehesa 1st Place DA GITHAMMER WAAAGH WEEKEND!!!! GT 2025 – World Eaters

  • Record: 6-0
  • Total Battle Points: 523

Jason McKenzie 2nd Place DA GITHAMMER WAAAGH WEEKEND!!!! GT 2025 – Adeptus Mechanicus

  • Record: 5-1
  • Total Battle Points: 472

Kyle Parry 3rd Place DA GITHAMMER WAAAGH WEEKEND!!!! GT 2025 – Aeldari – Allies

  • Record: 5-1
  • Total Battle Points: 465

Loch ‘n Load GT 1: Top 3 – 36 Players 

Dean Brannen 1st Place Loch ‘n Load GT 1 2025 – Necrons

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 474

Duncan Brown 2nd Place Loch ‘n Load GT 1 2025 – Adeptus Astartes

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

Rich Dovey 3rd Place Loch ‘n Load GT 1 2025 – Space Wolves

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 438

NEW YEARS KNOCKOUT AT THE KEEP!: Top 3 – 26 Players 

James Lee 1st Place NEW YEARS KNOCKOUT AT THE KEEP! 2025 – Adeptus Custodes

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 384

Sean Bursek 2nd Place NEW YEARS KNOCKOUT AT THE KEEP! 2025 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 430

Nicholas King-Monroe 3rd Place NEW YEARS KNOCKOUT AT THE KEEP! 2025 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 389

Abyss Bonne année: Top 3 – 28 Players 

John Winter Russell 1st Place Abyss Bonne année 2025 – Astra Militarum

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 90

Sebastien Geoffrion 2nd Place Abyss Bonne année 2025 – Tyranids

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 82

Valentin Puchkarov 3rd Place Abyss Bonne année 2025 – Chaos Space Marines

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 76

Dutch Masters Finale GT: Top 3 – 38 Players 

Mark Krijntjes 1st Place Dutch Masters Finale GT 2025 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 457

Chris Clayton 2nd Place Dutch Masters Finale GT 2025 – Death Guard – Allies

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 421

Cees Jan Stam 3rd Place Dutch Masters Finale GT 2025 – Drukhari

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 444

Glasvegas Open January: Top 3 – 26 Players 

Scott McCutcheon 1st Place Glasvegas Open January 2025 – Adeptus Astartes

  • Record: 4-0-1
  • Total Battle Points: 79

Ryan Cook 2nd Place Glasvegas Open January 2025 – Astra Militarum

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 72

Larry Martin 3rd Place Glasvegas Open January 2025 – Adeptus Custodes – Allies

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

1 GT MOGUER IBERIAN OPEN: Top 3 – 34 Players 

Jose Luis Barragan Mateos 1st Place 1 GT MOGUER IBERIAN OPEN 2025 – World Eaters

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 443

Adri Bispe 2nd Place 1 GT MOGUER IBERIAN OPEN 2025 – Imperial Knights – Allies

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

Capi Leon 3rd Place 1 GT MOGUER IBERIAN OPEN 2025 – Necrons

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

First Assault!: Top 3 – 38 Players 

Juuso Sipiläinen 1st Place First Assault! 2025 – Chaos Daemons

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 432

Jouni Haavisto 2nd Place First Assault! 2025 – Orks

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 449

Eero Saukkonen 3rd Place First Assault! 2025 – Astra Militarum

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 422

HAMBURG MAJOR: Top 3 – 103 Players 

Jens Bothur 1st Place HAMBURG MAJOR 2025 – Necrons

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 85

Sebastian Müller 2nd Place HAMBURG MAJOR 2025 – Dark Angels

  • Record: 4-0-1
  • Total Battle Points: 76

Ben Hackländer 3rd Place HAMBURG MAJOR 2025 – Death Guard – Allies

  • Record: 4-0-1
  • Total Battle Points: 71

Burn & Learn Vol.10: Top 3 – 28 Players 

Oliver Gaisford 1st Place Burn & Learn Vol.10 2025 – Adeptus Astartes

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 447

Chippy Wesemael 2nd Place Burn & Learn Vol.10! 2025 – Leagues of Votann

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 435

John McCarthy 3rd Place Burn & Learn Vol.10 2025 – Blood Angels

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 420

Cross-Swords Vigil of Peace: Top 3 – 34 Players 

Jonathan Summerfield 1st Place Cross-Swords Vigil of Peace 2025 – Grey Knights – Allies

  • Record: 5-0
  • Total Battle Points: 465

Cameron Giles 2nd Place Cross-Swords Vigil of Peace 2025 – Adeptus Custodes – Allies

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 404

James Mclean 3rd Place Cross-Swords Vigil of Peace 2025 – Tyranids

  • Record: 4-1
  • Total Battle Points: 401

Army Breakdown (36 Lists, 8 with Allies)

 Army Faction1st Places2nd Places3rd PlacesTotal
1Adeptus Astartes3205
2Chaos Daemons2114
3Necrons2013
4Astra Militarum1113
5Adeptus Custodes0112
6Tyranids0112
7World Eaters1012
8Death Guard0112
9Blood Angels0022
10Orks0101
11Imperial Knights0101
12Dark Angels0101
13Leagues of Votann0101
14Aeldari0011
15Space Wolves0011
16Deathwatch1001
17Drukhari0011
18Grey Knights1001
19Chaos Space Marines0011
20Adeptus Mechanicus0101

Daemons continue to appear, with Slaanesh really shining, followed by the usual suspects among the top armies in the game. However, things are set to change with Aeldari only a few weeks away.