This weekend saw the final Goonhammer Open for 2025, held in the UK with over 125 people taking part.
Thank Yous
Before we get to the results, this event would not be possible if it were not for the assistance and support of many different people.
- Bandua Wargaming, our primary terrain partner whose wide variety of terrain for each system (reviews for 40K / Kill Team / Zone Mortalis) sets the battlefield for our games to take place.
- Element Games for providing a plethora of vouchers for broad prize pool.
- Army Painter for providing a bounty of paint sets for our hobby awards.
- Artis Opus for their incredibly powerful gregbot powered brushes and lush Goonhammer dice trays.
- Alex and all the staff at Lvl1 and the De Montfort Student Union for making the event as smooth as possible.
- Thanks to the Death Korps of Queens Road and Leicester Phat Cats for their continuing support of our events, turning out in force to represent the Leicester hobby community – we are glad to have them at our events.
- Most importantly all of our volunteers and staff who helped setup and pack up – an under-appreciated but absolutely vital component of any event.
- Particular thanks go out to Mike for their assistance with transport and photography; James for running 40K; and Max and Zach for running Horus Heresy.
Warhammer 40,000
After six rounds of glorious miniature combat, Josh Roberts is the first to score the hat trick, lifting the coveted Goonhammer Champion’s Belt for a third time. We’ll ensure he has to wear each of his earlier belts if he wishes to score another next time 😉
Well done again to him and all of our winners this weekend!
1st place – Josh Roberts
2nd place – Giulio Cesare Ghermandi
3rd place – Tony Barrett
Best in Faction
- Imperium – Brenden Moore
- Space Marines – Theo Hayatt
- Xenos – Struan
- Chaos – Liam Harvey
Best in Bracket
- 5 – Nathan Roberts
- 4 – Matt Robertson
- 3 – Chris Boulton
- 2 – Kamil Prymon
- 1 – Laine Baker
Most Determined – David Pedley
Best Sports – Rees Darvill
Best Painted Army, Judges’ Choice – Tom Godfrey
Best Painted Army, Players’ Choice – Felix P
Best Painted Mini – Ben Martin
Click here to see Warhammer 40K Winners
Horus Heresy
This weekend saw our first third edition Horus Heresy event, a friendly doubles affair, to help us all get accustomed to the new edition. Hobby and vibes were off the chart. Well done to Faye and Lloyd, who picked up favourite opponent votes in all of their games while picking up many victories over the weekend.
Best Warlords – Lloyd and Faye
Best Miniature – Mitchell Wescott
Best Army
- 1st Place – Sam and James
- 2nd Place – Luke and Rob
- 3rd Place – Joff and Doff
Best Army Runners Up
- Rob and Nathan
- Thomas and William
Click here to see Horus Heresy Winners
Until Next Time
This event marked four years since our first in the UK, we’re proud of the community we’ve built up and hope you can join us next year – the best way to find out about these events and secure a ticket is by becoming a patron, who gain access to presale tickets.
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