The 2018 40k Championships at Adepticon is over, and the results are in. Tyranids have won the event, come see the list that shot them to the top of the heap.
THE RESULTS ARE IN!!! Previous ITC champion Matt Root has won the 2018 Adepticon Championship with Tyranids, and good guy Andrew Gonyo recused himself over an accidental faction relic mistake.
Here’s the list that took Matt Root to the top courtesy of Best Coast Pairings.
7 Hive Tyrants, 4 Mawlocs, 8 Mucolid Spores and 9 bases of Rippers over two detachments.
Matt played the top game against LVO 2018 winner Nick Nanavati who was playing the pox list.
And here was the top 16 that battled it out on Friday for overall with our very own Steven Fore (aka Juice) as third seed third going into Friday’s Championship event.
#1 Andrew Gonyo – Blood Angels
#2 Matt Root – Tyranids
#3 Stephen Fore aka Juice – Tyranids
#4 Matt Schuchman – Tyranids
#6 Joshua Death – Chaos Daemons
#7 Jason Sparks – Dark Angels
#8 Chris Blackham – Tyranids
#9 TJ Lanigan – Death Guard
#10 Mike Taylor – Astra Militarum
#11 Nick Rose – Tyranids
#12 Brad Chester – Aeldari
#13 Josh Kinder – Dark Angels
#14 Steven Pampreen – Chaos
#15 Dominique Carette – Dark Angels
#16 Trent Northington – Cadian Shock Troops – 137 points
Make sure you’re checking back in with us throughout the weekend for the latest updates from the hobby trenches at Adepticon.
Checkout Adepticon’s website for the full even line-up list, as we’ll try to cover as much as we can! Checkout the links below for our last nine years of covering the event from the hobby trenches, it’s been a blast.
Adepticon 2018 Coverage
Adepticon 2017 Coverage
Adepticon 2016 Coverage
Adepticon 2015 Coverage
Adepticon 2014 Coverage
Adepticon 2013 Coverage
Adepticon 2012 Coverage
Adepticon 2011 Coverage *Long War Wins 40k Overall Best Team*
Adepticon 2010 Coverage
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
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Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
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