Warhammer 40,000 doesn’t quite have a world championship, but this role is at least partially fulfilled by the growth of the European Team Championship (ETC) to incorporate teams from all over the world, far beyond its European origin.
ETC 2011 takes place in Switzerland today (Saturday 20th August) and tomorrow (21st). I’ll be doing a brief round up at end of both days, mainly focusing on the performance of team Republic of Ireland, and team Northern Ireland.
NOTE: All results courtesy of TableTopTournaments
ROUND 1
Team A | Team B | Points | TP |
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0 : 2 | 66 : 94 |
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1 : 1 | 78 : 82 |
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0 : 2 | 57 : 103 |
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1 : 1 | 84 : 76 |
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2 : 0 | 106 : 54 |
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2 : 0 | 113 : 47 |
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0 : 2 | 63 : 97 |
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2 : 0 | 120 : 40 |
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0 : 2 | 30 : 130 |
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1 : 1 | 82 : 78 |
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0 : 2 | 69 : 91 |
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2 : 0 | 88 : 72 |
A good start for team Ireland, beating Finland in a close match up. The first game of a tournament can really make or break players’ confidence and this got the whole team on a good footing. The Northern Ireland team held their own against Austria, all to play for in round 2!
ROUND 2
Team A | Team B | Points | TP |
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2 : 0 | 105 : 55 |
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2 : 0 | 97 : 63 |
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0 : 2 | 57 : 103 |
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1 : 1 | 82 : 78 |
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0 : 2 | 59 : 101 |
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2 : 0 | 86 : 74 |
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2 : 0 | 121 : 39 |
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1 : 1 | 79 : 81 |
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2 : 0 | 88 : 72 |
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0 : 2 | 44 : 116 |
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1 : 1 | 83 : 77 |
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2 : 0 | 108 : 52 |
A good start in Round 1 means a tough opponent in Round 2! The RoI team faced off Belgium, and came away with a draw. Another solid performance which puts them in a good position for Round 3.
Joe “Maynard” Cullen wore his lucky hat and beard, and it appeared to pay off getting 11-9 with his Chaos Marines against seer council Eldar:
Team Northern Ireland lost their way slightly in round 2 and were defeated by the Swedish team.
As a twist of fate, RoI would face Sweden next in Round 3, can they get revenge for their Northern brethren?
ROUND 3
Team A | Team B | Points | TP |
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2 : 0 | 107 : 53 |
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2 : 0 | 112 : 48 |
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0 : 2 | 38 : 122 |
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2 : 0 | 106 : 54 |
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0 : 2 | 55 : 105 |
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2 : 0 | 97 : 63 |
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0 : 2 | 55 : 105 |
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2 : 0 | 97 : 53 |
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2 : 0 | 92 : 68 |
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0 : 2 | 51 : 109 |
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0 : 2 | 32 : 128 |
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2 : 0 | 92 : 68 |
After a poor performance in Round 1, the Swedes were fighting hard to get back up to the top. Team Ireland stood in their way at the end of day 1 but unfortunately got steamrolled by the Nordic Nightmare. A harsh result for RoI, but tomorrow will be a chance to get back in the tournament. Team NI suffered at the hands of the Merc term, they’ll need a good start tomorrow to lift their spirits!
OVERALL PLACING END OF DAY 1
Place | Team | Points | Difference |
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6 | 184 |
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6 | 144 |
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5 | 162 |
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5 | 68 |
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4 | 100 |
6 | ![]() |
4 | 46 |
7 | ![]() |
4 | 40 |
8 | ![]() |
4 | 34 |
9 | ![]() |
4 | 20 |
10 | ![]() |
4 | -6 |
11 | ![]() |
3 | 36 |
12 | ![]() |
3 | 0 |
13 | ![]() |
3 | -10 |
14 | ![]() |
3 | -28 |
15 | ![]() |
3 | -58 |
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2 | -12 |
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2 | -16 |
18 | ![]() |
2 | -56 |
19 | ![]() |
2 | -94 |
20 | ![]() |
1 | -38 |
21 | ![]() |
1 | -52 |
22 | ![]() |
1 | -144 |
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0 | -140 |
24 | ![]() |
0 | -180 |
Overall good start to the ETC for team Ireland with one win, one draw, and one loss. Team NI didn’t get such a good start, with one draw and two losses. Here’s the matchups for Round 4 tomorrow morning:
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Ireland plays Denmark, and Northern Ireland plays Russia, best of luck fellas!
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