LVO Day 1 Top Player Breakdown

After day one of LVO was in the books, I decided to take a look at the remaining undefeated players from this massive field. After the first three rounds, there were 39 players with a 3-0 record. For ease of data entry, I'm only looking at this segment of the field (for now at least). Note, this does not include 2-0-1 players who are undefeated but will have a tough road to make the cut for Day 3.

LVO by the Numbers

So, with LVO over and done with, I wanted to take a quick look at how the various armies fared, who made day three, and overall outcomes and impressions from the event as a distant bystander. First, the armies. This analysis has actually been done elsewhere - some people beat me to the punch, but I've included some nice pretty charts, so I'll talk about it anyway.

LVO Update - Top 8

So the event is over (Championship tomorrow) and the top 8 is set. See below:

LVO Updates

Just a quick update as day 2 of the LVO is underway. The current standings and results can be found at this tracking system, however, it only shows the current round. With the help of Chip from Torrent of Fire, I've been gathering the round by round data and compiling it to maintain a leaderboard. Unfortunately I don't have factions, so can't keep everyone in the loop there, but if you want to check it out, simply go here for my working Google Spreadsheet with standings and round by round results, as well as the current pairings.

Facing the Grey Tide Podcast - Episode 35: Q&A with the Grey Tide

What is up Everyone? This week on the Podcast, Evan, Ron, Bryan, and Chandler answer some fan emails and break down their thoughts about the Las Vegas Open, or LVO.  The Podcast starts off with some bold predictions, some overall thoughts on the Tournament, and also kind of the state of the ITC and some lists that they expect.  In addition, James and Geoff get their questions answered about how to try to beat Grey Knights with Nidzilla style lists, how to run Mephiston in a solely Blood Angels force, and then the biggest question of all; how can you get out of a 40k rut.

The Tide tackle all of the questions on this episode of the FTGT Podcast.

LVO Predictions

Starting tomorrow is the third annual Las Vegas Open, which includes the biggest 40k Singles event in the world, with over 300 players registered. This high profile event has become the cornerstone of the ITC and serves as the final event in the year long ITC Season, where a winner will be crowned and receive a cash prize; last year's winner, Paul McKelvey, received a check for $2,000 for winning the 2014 ITC season.

In honor of the largest 40k event in the world, I'm going to make an almost entirely unsupported and likely biased stab at predicting the winners and armies that have the best shot at winning this absolutely massive event. The odds are definitely against me; last year, Sean Nayden won with the highly surprising Lictorshame Tyranids list. I won't be predicting a repeat of Tyranids at the top.

Facing the Grey Tide Podcast - Episode 34: Julio is in the House

What is up Everyone? This week on the Podcast, Ron, Bryan, and Chandler are joined by Julio as they run down his recent success (aka 1st Place) at the Butchers of Bakersfield ITC Tournament.  Julio comes in with a very stout ITC list and we talk about the list, the opponents, and some of the crazy things that happen during the tournament.  Julio also describes how the ITC tournament scoring works, how the missions were setup, and what he is planning for the greatness of the LVO.

Julio represents the NWO and gives us a little help when facing the ITC.

Torrent of Fire Article: LVO by the Numbers

Hey guys. My most recent Torrent of Fire article is up. This time I take a look at the numbers coming out of LVO. A good portion of the article looks at army composition, such as whether or not everyone really did take 3 Flyrants and 3 Mucolids as an ally.

Check out the full article and see how your favorite army was fielded, how many people used it, and how it did overall.