The 8th annual BAO is rolling. Watch the coverage on Twitch or keep an eye on the blog for more coverage if you can’t watch.
BCP List and Pairings Info, here.
We will keep you all updated as things develop but after a smooth start on time, we’ve got 135 players and a lot of smiles on faces.
Keep an eye on this post for more info!
First on deck on the stream is current ITC #5 ranked player Mitch Pelham vs. one of our teammates, Jason Rockhill. Astra Militarum vs.Genestealer Cult and should be a great game.
Round 1
Here are some pics form round 1:
Round 2
Going in to round 2 we’ve got some very tough matchups. Brand Grant, two time winner of the BAO is playing our very own Pablo of Chapter Tactics fame. The theme of the top tables right now is T’au, Knights with Astra Militarum and Eldar flyers! We’ll see if that persists into the later rounds.
On table 1 we’ve got a nasty 3 Knight Gallant army with Astra Militarum support featuring Bullgryn vs. T’au.
- Knights take it in a bloody game!
We’ve got a very skilled Dark Angels player Aaron Wisch taking on another T’au player, Brian, on table 6.
- Dark Angels took a massive alpha strike but came back to win it in a close game.
On table 4 we’ve got #5 in the ITC Mitch Pelham and his Astra Militarum + Castellan vs. Ben Jurekand his Custodes + Casstellan!
- Mitch takes it when his Castellan took out Ben’s Castellan.
Table 3 features Astra Militarum vs.T’au in a very cool jungle environment.
- Astra Militarum take the T’au out with a big early game alpha.
Round 3
The stream table is Brandon Grant again facing off against Daniel Olivas’ Ynnari.
- In an awesome game, Brandon and Daniel battled to a tie and Brandon went for the win but fell just short and lost by 1 point!
The Knight Gallant army continues to perform well now on table 1 against Jack Harpster’s Catachan+Castellan Army.
Aaron Wisch takes on Chris Nelson’s Eldar flyer army with his Dark Angels on table 3.
- The Dark Angels win with a commanding victory over the Eldar.
#5 Mitch Pelham hits a tough contender in #4 Geoff Robinson whose Custodes have been on fire so far.
- Mitch’s Castellan couldn’t punch through the Custodes’ invul saves and fell to the Golden Boys!
Jeff Poole’s Ynnari battle Colin Sherman’s Tyranids on table 5.
- The Tyranids proved their superiority and ate the Eldar in this match.
Table 4 features James Carmona’s World Eaters against Jon Stark’s Drukhari.
- Despite a tough early game, the World Eaters came back to tie it.
Table 8 see’s Paul McKelvey’s T’au battling Chaos.
- Carlos Kaiser got Paul McKelvey in a tough game, bringing another Chaos army into the undefeated bracket.
Undefeated Factions:
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Aaron Wisch
Dark Angels – Mercy Killers
- 3109
- 37 / 37 / 35
- 4192
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Geoff Robinson
Adeptus Custodes – Team Zero Comp
- 3107
- 33 / 35 / 39
- 5217
-
Mark Carrion
Imperial Knights – Los Borrachos
- 3106
- 40 / 38 / 28
- 3219
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Carlos Kaiser
Thousand Sons – #REKT
- 3103
- 31 / 35 / 37
- 5216
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Daniel Olivas
Ynnari – Unbound
- 3101
- 36 / 39 / 26
- 4724
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Colin Sherman
Hive Fleet Kraken – Mugu Legion
- 3100
- 32 / 36 / 32
- 6246
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Karl Mccamish
Imperial Knights – Meta Mafia
- 3098
- 35 / 31 / 32
- 5234
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Shaun Sharp
Dark Angels – Relentless D
- 3097
- 34 / 31 / 32
- 5219
-
Don Hooson
Death Guard – Scorched Earth Renegades
- 3093
- 31 / 31 / 31
- 5194
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Paul Bowman
Harlequins – Warhammered
- 3086
- 29 / 29 / 28
- 5187
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Nikhil Sinha
Ynnari – Relentless D
- 3080
- 19 / 33 / 28
- 6210
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John Weyermuller
Imperial Knights – #REKT
- 3076
- 21 / 27 / 28
- 4157
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Ben Vaughan
Imperial Knights – Mercy Killers
- 3076
- 30 / 26 / 20
- 5210
-
Israel Sanchez
Tau Empire – Left Coast Corsairs
- 3075
- 20 / 31 / 24
- 4115
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Michael Timpe
Thousand Sons – Fisto Roboto
- 3073
- 23 / 26 / 24
- 5196
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David Hetherington
Blood Angels –
- 3070
- 16 / 24 / 30
- 4176
Round 4 Pairings
Undefeated pairings.
Ben Vaughn’s Knights take on Nikhil Sinha’s Eldar.
- The Knights were triumphant over the Eldar.
On table 4 we have Karl McCamish with his Knights vs. Shaun Sharp and his Dark Angels.
- The Dark Angels continue to win, defeating the Knights.
On table 5 we have Don “Mastadon” Hooson’s Death Guard vs. Paul Bowman’s Harlequins.
- After a brutal first turn, the Harlies were unable to recover and the Death Guard advance to the next round!
Israel Sanchez’ T’au take on John “Satlyjohn” Weyermuller’s Knights on table 7.
- John’s Knights defeat the T’au in a close game.
On table 8 we have David Hetherington and his Blood Angels vs. Michael Tempe’s Thousand Sons.
- The Thousand Sons defeated the Blood Angels.
On table 2 we have our Knight Gallant army facing off against Carlos Kaiser’s Thousand Sons.
- In a nail biter of a game, the Thousand Sons were able to defeat the Knights.
Table 3 features Daniel Olivas’ Ynnari vs. Colin Sherman’s Nids.
- The Nids fell short and were defeated by the Ynnari.
And our top table and current streamed game is Geoff :iNcontroL” Robinson vs. Aaron Wisch’s Dark Angels.
- In a quick and brutal game, the Custodes take out the Dark Angels.
Round 5 Pairings
Remaining undefeated players.
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Geoff Robinson
Adeptus Custodes – Team Zero Comp
- 4140
- 33 / 35 / 39 / 33
- 11428
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Daniel Olivas
Ynnari – Unbound
- 4131
- 36 / 39 / 26 / 30
- 9890
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Carlos Kaiser
Thousand Sons – #REKT
- 4128
- 31 / 35 / 37 / 25
- 10412
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Don Hooson
Death Guard – Scorched Earth Renegades
- 4125
- 31 / 31 / 31 / 32
- 10383
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Shaun Sharp
Dark Angels – Relentless D
- 4117
- 34 / 31 / 32 / 20
- 9385
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Ben Vaughan
Imperial Knights – Mercy Killers
- 4102
- 30 / 26 / 20 / 26
- 10371
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John Weyermuller
Imperial Knights – #REKT
- 4099
- 21 / 27 / 28 / 23
- 8284
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Michael Timpe
Thousand Sons – Fisto Roboto
- 4097
- 23 / 26 / 24 / 24
- 8316
Here’s the digital camo pattern Knight army we had a request to see. It’s quite a cool looking army!
Remaining undefeated games:
Don “Mastadon” Hooson’s Death Guard take on Carlos Kaiser’s Thousand Sons on table 2.
- The Mastadon defeats Karlos with his Death Guard, advanging to top table for all the marbles vs. Geoff!
On our stream table and also top table, we have Geoff “iNcontroL” Robinson vs. Daniel Olivas’ Ynnari.
- After a big early game mistake, Daniel fought back for points but Geoff sealed victory with the Custodes and secured his spot on the top table to compete for all the marbles!
Shaun Sharp’s Dark Angels are squaring off against Ben Vaughn’s Knights on table 3.
- Knights seize and with a brutal alpha strike, take it in a short game.
More Knights on table 4 piloted by John “Saltyjohn” Weyermuller against Michael Timpe’s Thousand Sons.
- The Knights continue their reign of terror, and Saltyjohn wins over Timpe’s Thousand Sons.
Round 6 Pairings, here.
Here are your top 4 going in to the final round of the BAO!
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Geoff Robinson
Adeptus Custodes – Team Zero Comp
- 5174
- 33 / 35 / 39 / 33 / 34
- 11428
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Don Hooson
Death Guard – Scorched Earth Renegades
- 5151
- 31 / 31 / 31 / 32 / 26
- 10383
-
Ben Vaughan
Imperial Knights – Mercy Killers
- 5136
- 30 / 26 / 20 / 26 / 34
- 10371
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John Weyermuller
Imperial Knights – #REKT
- 5132
- 21 / 27 / 28 / 23 / 33
- 8284
Round 6 Results
Table 2: Knights vs. Knights, John Weymuller defeats Ben Vaughn. Turns out the Guard CP Battalion is pretty good…
Table 1: iNcontroL’s Custodes fall to Don “Mastadon” Hooson’s Death Guard and Don goes on to win the BAO 2018!
Big winner, chicken dinner: Don Hooson!
Your best of faction winners!
Here’s Don’s winning list!
Event Top 10:
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Don Hooson
Death Guard – Scorched Earth Renegades
- 6177
- 31 / 31 / 31 / 32 / 26 / 26
- 22921
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John Weyermuller
Imperial Knights – #REKT
- 6161
- 21 / 27 / 28 / 23 / 33 / 29
- 24759
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Jack Harpster
Catachan Jungle Fighters – Beast Coast
- 5201
- 39 / 40 / 26 / 25 / 34 / 37
- 21436
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Geoff Robinson
Adeptus Custodes – Team Zero Comp
- 5196
- 33 / 35 / 39 / 33 / 34 / 22
- 26965
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Mark Carrion
Imperial Knights – Los Borrachos
- 5195
- 40 / 38 / 28 / 22 / 28 / 39
- 20957
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Carlos Kaiser
Thousand Sons – #REKT
- 5194
- 31 / 35 / 37 / 25 / 24 / 42
- 26986
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Sean Morgan
Alaitoc – Invalid Command
- 5178
- 32 / 12 / 30 / 34 / 34 / 36
- 21862
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Mitchell Pelham
Catachan Jungle Fighters –
- 5177
- 38 / 30 / 18 / 32 / 32 / 27
- 24493
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Nikhil Sinha
Ynnari – Relentless D
- 5170
- 19 / 33 / 28 / 23 / 30 / 37
- 24890
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Josh Rosenstein
Astra Militarum – Mercy Killers
- 5156
- 36 / 14 / 26 / 26 / 28 / 26
- 18816
So, we’ve got in the top 10:
- Death Guard x 1
- Imperial Knights x 2
- Astra Militarum x 3
- Custodes x 1
- Thousand Sons x 1
- Eldar/Ynnari x 2
Pretty interesting top 10 and a nice spread. It gets even more diverse when we look at the top 20:
- Death Guard x 1
- Imperial Knights x 3
- Astra Militarum x 3
- Custodes x 1
- Thousand Sons x 2
- Eldar/Ynnari x 3
- Dark Angels x 1
- T’au x 2
- Drukhari x 1
- Cult Mechanicus x 1
- Tyranids x 2
So obviously Knights are quite popular right now and also very effective. Astra Militarum remain a popular choice and their dex has proven to be tough enough to remain appealing to competitive players. The other interesting point is that these lists were all very different. One T’au player featured many Riptides, the other was Ionheads and Fire Warriors. Each Knight army was very different, one featuring 3 Gallants, the other Armiger heavy and the last an old school Knight army of 5 Big Boys. The Eldar lists were all very different, many featuring numerous flyers, some with none! The diversity was very cool.
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