After a late evening (for those of us not on PST), day 1 of the 2023 BAO is in the books. As the rounds ground on, we started to see some of the fan favorites clash. Round 2 had an exciting matchup between the winner of the Rocky Mountain Open, Ben Jurek, vs the last winner of the BAO, Jesse Sell. Ben proved that Orks are indeed da best by krumping Jesse’s sisters 100-46
Round 3 saw another titan brought low. Brandon Grant, winner of the BAO and 2019 ITC brought his astra militarum to the field, but was not prepared for the violence that was James Carmona’s World Eaters. Blood flowed and skulls were offered to the skull throne as James took the match 92-71.
Finally, not to be out down by his fellow Warboss Ben, Lukas Troller showed that there is more than just one Ork in contention for the top spot this weekend. Lukas squared off with captain of Team Zero Comp, Junior Aflleje, and his tried and true Votann. Junior came into BAO after taking the first place finish with his votann at the Alamo GT. Lukas proved that Orks is never beaten though, taking the game 95-59.
And with that we have the top 10 after day 1.
- Scott Toebe – Death Guard
- Taylor Davis – World Eaters
- Tyler Bortel – GSC
- Forrest Phantom – Space Wolves
- Trent Wheeler – CSM
- G. Green – Iron Hands Successors
- Lukas Troller – Orks
- Christopher Shelton – World Eaters
- Ben Jurek – Orks
- Matt Domnauer – Harlequins
Stay tuned here to the FLG Blog for updates through out the day as we enter the final 3 rounds. You can also follow along with the results on BCP here.
https://www.bestcoastpairings.com/event/K2WiT6l2BU?active_tab=overview
