2022 was our first full year of running Warhammer 40k events at Tabletop Republic High Wycombe (thanks to COVID ruining 2020 + part of 2021!). We ran 11 events over the course of the year with a variety of points values, rules, and attendance; this blog will quickly run through each event and showcase some of our favourite bits throughout the year!
PODIUMS
Conquer Them All (1000pt 3-round on 29th January 2022)
1st: Hristo Nikolov (Tyranids)
2nd: Jake Lovegrove (Daemons)
3rd: Leo Pesci (Necrons)
Warzone: Wycombe 2022 (2000pt 5-round on 26th + 27th March 2022)
1st: Sid Sidhu (Custodes)
2nd: Adam Stallwood (GSC)
3rd: Edward Sandilands (Tau)
Scars of Battle (1750pt 3-round on 23rd April 2022)
1st: Liam Worswick (Tyranids)
2nd: Scott Hensford (Blood Angels)
3rd: Matthew Linnett (Tyranids)
Brothers in Arms (2000pt 3-round Team event on 7th May 2022)
1st: Jethbros
Nicholas Willingale (Aeldari) [1st individually]
Dan Hill (Tyranids)
Abner Yates (Death Guard)
2nd: St Albans Wargamers
Matt Woodhouse (Blood Angels)
Max Grkinic (Drukhari)
Jack Davis-Fletcher (Thousand Sons)
3rd: Square Base Crew
Hristo Nikolov (Tyranids) [2nd individually]
Rafael Harbinson (White Scars) [3rd individually]
James Brown (Black Templars)
Power of the Warp (2000pt 3-round Tempest of War event on 4th June 2022)
1st: Jack Masters (Orks)
2nd: Martyn Cooper (Harlequins)
3rd: Scott Errington-Bazley (Harlequins)
Conviction of Power (2000pt 5-round on 25th + 26th June 2022)
1st: Grant Howarth (Tau)
2nd: Sid Sidhu (Imperial Knights)
3rd: Stewart Bull (Aeldari)
Limited Resources (1500pt 3-round Highlander event on 16th July 2022)
1st: Scott Errington-Bazley (Necrons)
2nd: Angus Patterson (Sisters)
3rd: Felix Newman (Tyranids)
Eternal Wrath 2022 (2000pt 5-round on 27th + 28th August 2022)
1st: Lee Jones (CSM)
2nd: Angus Patterson (Sisters)
3rd: Byron Sidhu (Chaos Knights)
Bonded By Fury 2 (2000pt 3-round Doubles event on 17th September 2022)
1st: Square Base Crew
Hristo Nikolov (Tyranids)
Yavor Bidzhov (Orks)
2nd: Void Rage
Leo Pesci (Necrons)
Sam Smith (CSM)
3rd: Tau'sand Sons
Jack Pugh (Tau)
Pete Armstrong (Thousand Sons)
All Hope Is Lost (1000pt 6-round on 12th + 13th November 2022)
1st: Hristo Nikolov (Tyranids)
2nd: Jake Lovegrove (Daemons)
3rd: Pete Armstrong (Thousand Sons)
The Winter War 2022 (2000pt 3-round on 17th December 2022)
1st: Sid Sidhu (Imperial Knights)
2nd: Hristo Nikolov (Tyranids)
3rd: Paulie Wallis (Drukhari)
PLAYERS
Note: these stats do not include the Power of the Warp Tempest of War event as this was not a proper tournament
Highest Attendance
8: Tom Mepham (that's me! Helps when I'm the TO-player)
7: Hristo Nikolov + Leo Pesci
6: Sam Smith
5: Pete Armstrong, Hughey Herbert, Sid Sidhu, Dan Shrimpton + Jack Pugh
Most Podiums
5: Hristo Nikolov
3: Sid Sidhu
2: Pete Armstrong, Angus Patterson, Leo Pesci, Jake Lovegrove
Most Tournament Wins
3: Hristo Nikolov
2: Sid Sidhu
1: Liam Worswick, Yavor Bidzhov, Nicholas Willingale, Grant Howarth, Scott Errington-Bazley, Lee Jones
Best Average Tournament Position (3+ events only)
1st: Hristo Nikolov (avg 2.1)
2nd: Sid Sidhu (avg 3.4)
3rd: Paulie Wallis (avg 5.3)
4th: Scott Errington-Bazley (avg 6.3)
5th: Scott Hensford (avg 6.5)
6th: Jake Lovegrove (avg 6.8)
Worst Average Tournament Position (3+ events only)
1st: Adam Eveleigh (avg 17.5)
2nd: Rhys Evans + Callum Higgins (avg 15)
3rd: Jack Davis-Fletcher (avg 14.6)
4th: Peter Eardland (avg 14.3)
5th: Hughey Herbert (avg 13.8)
6th: Tom Mepham (avg 13.3)
ARMIES
Note: these stats do not include the Doubles or Team event, only individual performances (excluding the Tempest of War event as mentioned above)
Most Played Armies
1st: Space Marines [32x]
2nd: Chaos Space Marines [17x]
3rd: Tyranids [16x]
4th: T'au Empire [12x]
5th: Thousand Sons [11x]
Least Played Armies
1st: Leagues of Votann [0x]
2nd: Imperial Guard [1x]
3rd: Grey Knights + AdMech [2x]
4th: Harlequins [3x]
5th: Drukhari + GSC [5x]
Space Marines Subfactions - Most + Least Played
5 Plays: Dark Angels, Ultramarines + Blood Angels
4 Plays: Salamanders
3 Plays: Black Templars + Imperial Fists
2 Plays: Iron Hands + Space Wolves
1 Play: Minotaurs, Deathwatch + Crimson Fists
0 Plays: Raven Guard + White Scars
Best Average Position (3+ plays only)
1st: Drukhari (avg 6.6)
2nd: Imperial Knights (avg 7.8)
3rd: Daemons (avg 8)
4th: Tyranids (avg 8.75)
5th: Custodes (avg 9)
Worst Average Position (3+ plays only)
1st: Orks (avg 14.7)
2nd: Space Marines (avg 14.3)
3rd: Death Guard + Aeldari (avg 13.7)
4th: Harlequins (avg 12.7)
5th: Thousand Sons (avg 12.5)
Most Podiums
6: Tyranids
2: Daemons, Necrons, Sisters, Tau, Imperial Knights
1: Space Marines, Thousand Sons, Chaos Space Marines, Custodes, GSC, Drukhari, Aeldari, Chaos Knights
Zero Podiums
AdMech, Death Guard, Orks, Harlequins, Imperial Guard, Grey Knights, Votann
TEAMS
Note: these stats include player's clubs at the time of each event (some players have moved clubs throughout the year, and some new ones have been created). This list does not include the Tempest of War tournament
Most Podiums
9: Tabletop Republic
7: Square Base Crew
4: No Team/Club
2: Battleux, Fire and Dice
1: G-Men, Team Warclave, Realspace Raiders, 40k Super Best Friends, Toys of Mass Destruction, Jethbros, Twisted Dice, 6++, Cryptic Cabin
Best Average Position (3+ players only)
1st: Toys of Mass Destruction (avg 5)
2nd: Realspace Raiders & 6++ (avg 5.33)
3rd: Square Base Crew (avg 7.2)
4th: Spiky Club (avg 7.3)
5th: Jethbros (avg 8)
Worst Average Position (3+ players only)
1st: Plodhammer (avg 13.6)
2nd: No Team/Club (avg 13.2)
3rd: Tabletop Republic (avg 11.8)
4th: Twisted Dice (avg 11.6)
5th: Blitzkrieg (avg 11)
Most Played Teams
1st: Tabletop Republic (73 players)
2nd: No Team/Club (54 players)
3rd: Square Base Crew (17 players)
4th: Fire and Dice + Battleux (10 players)
5th: St Albans Wargamers (8 players)
OTHER BITS
Here are the other bits, awards, etc that were presented throughout the year and ones made just for this blog!
This Secondary information comes from all the events excluding the doubles event and the Tempest of War event.
Best Performing Secondary (excluding codex secondaries)
1st: Bring it Down (avg 10.3)
2nd: To The Last (avg 9.9)
3rd: Stranglehold (avg 9.5)
4th: Psychic Interrogation (avg 9.1)
5th: Behind Enemy Lines (avg 8.8)
Worst Performing Secondary (excluding codex secondaries, 5+ picks minimum)
1st: Investigate Signal (avg 5)
2nd: Abhor the Witch (avg 6.2)
3rd: Engage on all Fronts (avg 6.6)
4th: Warp Ritual (avg 6.8)
5th: Retrieve Octarius Data (avg 6.9)
Codex vs Standard vs Mission Secondaries
- Standard Book (eg Nephilim) Secondaries: Chosen 1,055 times, average score of 8.0
- Codex Secondaries: Chosen 581 times, average score of 9.5
- Mission Secondaries (remember them from GT21? They were still valid in January!): Chosen 28 times, average score of 6.0
Best Painted Winners
Aaron Dancer, Jamie Smith, Chris McLellan, James Innes, James Evans, Simon Harris, Rurai Alexander, Pete Armstrong x2, Greg Wall, Harry Hunt, Ashley Blake
Final Stats
Total Different Players: 114
Total Rounds Played: 403
Total Secondaries Chosen: 1,664
Average Secondary Score: 8.5
Shops looking forward to more 40k events in 2023: 1 (well, maybe more, but at least us)