Words by Maciej Jan Broniarz, National Coodinator of Poland:
The Polish Nationals 2023 took place on the 23 of September. The tournament turned out to be quite a large event with 45 players attending. We also had guests from Finland, Belarus and Lithuania. The youngest player was 12 years old, and the oldest – well, a bit older, to put it mildly ;)
The most popular decks were Ministry, Gangrel V5 and Legionnaire (in few flavours).
Standings after the three preliminary rounds:
1. Piotr Wielgosz - 3 GW, 13 VP
2. Nerijus Mikalajunas - 2 GW, 10 VP
3. Michał Rapacz - 2 GW, 9 VP
4. Konrad Rajngruber - 2 GW, 8.5 VP
5. Maciej Jan Broniarz - 1 GW, 6 VP
Congratulations Nerijus Mikalajūnas, with 3 victory points. Piotr got 1 and Konrad 1.
The tournament winning deck: "Giotto Preaches To The Wraiths"
Crypt:
5 Giotto Verducci
3 Egothha
1 Agaitas, The Scholar of Antiquities
1 Idalia, Prophet of Guadalajara
1 Isabel de Leon
1 Zöe
Library:
5 Liquidation
2 Direct Intervention
2 Dreams of the Sphinx
2 Wider View
1 Anarch Troublemaker
1 Barrens, The
1 Fragment of the Book of Nod
1 Pentex(TM) Subversion
2 Unmasking, The
1 FBI Special Affairs Division
4 Clan Impersonation
4 Unleash Hell's Fury
3 Psychic Veil
4 Kaymakli Fragment
12 Emerald Legionnaire
1 Infernal Servitor
1 Veneficti
8 Freak Drive
4 Cloak the Gathering
4 Veil the Legions
3 Forgotten Labyrinth
3 Lost in Crowds
2 Elder Impersonation
2 I am Legion
6 Telepathic Misdirection
5 On the Qui Vive
4 Telepathic Counter
2 Delaying Tactics
Thanks to all players, sponsors and organisers!
The final of the 2022-2023 European Grand Prix circuit took place in Barcelona, Spain, on Saturday October 14.
The invited player was, in seed order:
1. Javier Naranjo Ortiz – Grand Prix Spain winner
2. Bram Van Stappen – Grand Prix Belgium winner
3. Danilo Torrisi – Grand Prix Italy winner
4. Jeroen van Oort – Grand Prix Germany winner
5. Bartosz Kalinczuk – Grand Prix Poland winner
Congratulations Bartosz Kalinczuk of Poland! He took 3 victory points, leaving 2 to Jeroen van Oort.
[Here it would have been supercool to show the tournament winning deck list!]
Thanks to all players, organisers and the sponsor Ultra Pro. The struggle is eternal, so the 2023-2024 European Grand Prix circuit starts in Milan, Italy on December 9!
Diego, Moisés, Manuel, Martin and Nikica.
140 Methuselahs played this “best of the rest” event in Barcelona, Spain, on October 15, along side the European Championship Day 2 tournament.
Largest deck category: "Bleed" 23 % (32 decks)
Largest clan: Gangrel 9 % (12 decks)
Largest nation: Spain 47 % (66 players), after all, we are in Spain!
More statistics are at BCNcrisis.com
Standings after round 3:
1. Martin Weinmayer 2 GW, 9 VP
2. Nikica Novaković 2 GW, 7 VP
3. Diego Di Nicolantonio 2 GW, 7 VP
5. Manuel García 2 GW, 6.5 VP
4. Moisés Gámez Sánchez 1 GW, 9 VP
Congratulations Martin Weinmeyer, who got 2 victory points in the final, the same as Nikica but with better result in the preliminaries. Moisés got 1 point.
Martin Weinmayers tournament winning deck: "Stanislava"
Crypt (12)
5x Stanislava 11 ANI CEL DOM FOR PRO inner circle Gangrel:2
1x Genevieve 10 ANI FOR PRO aus dom priscus Gangrel antitribu:2
1x Hartmut Stover 10 CEL OBF PRO dom for archbishop Gangrel antitribu:3
1x Xaviar (ADV) 10 ABO ANI FOR PRO aus cel pot justicar Gangrel:3
3x Ingrid Rossler 9 ANI FOR PRO dom prince Gangrel:2
1x Mark Decker 8 CEL PRO ani for obf pot prince Gangrel:3
Library (82)
Master (20; 7 trifle)
2x Backways
2x Direct Intervention
3x Dreams of the Sphinx
1x Giant's Blood
1x Information Highway
2x Monastery of Shadows
2x Papillon
7x Villein
Action (9)
9x Govern the Unaligned
Political Action (14)
2x Anarchist Uprising
1x Ancient Influence
2x Ancilla Empowerment
4x Banishment
3x Parity Shift
1x Political Stranglehold
1x Reins of Power
Action Modifier (18)
2x Conditioning
6x Earth Control
2x Enkil Cog
4x Forced March
4x Instantaneous Transformation
Action Modifier/Combat (3)
3x Rapid Change
Action Modifier/Reaction (2)
2x Murmur of the False Will
Combat (7)
7x Form of Mist
Reaction (9)
7x Deflection
2x Sense the Savage Way
Thanks to all players, organisers and sponsors!
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