Report & TWD - Belgian Grand Prix, Brussels, 16.7.2023

Belgian Grand Prix 2023
Brussels, Belgium
July 16, 2023
3R + F
49 Players
Organizer: Emiliano Imeroni
Winner: Bram Van Stappen

www.vekn.net/event-calendar/event/10684

A quick overview

Just a quick overview as I don't really have the time... feel free to contribute in the thread! An amazing FORTY-NINE Methuselahs assembled in Brussels to compete in the largest Belgian event in my memory. Players came from all over Europe, from Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, France, Czechia, Austria, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, UK, Denmark and Finland!

The Outpost shop gave us the usual great setting, basically reserving the whole space for us. Kudos to them!

You will find photos of the tournament (at some point) on the Facebook event page .

The finals' seating was as follows:
Javier (G2-3 merged Barons wall) -> Tero (Malgorzata) -> Bram (Omaya & co. wall) -> Héctor (Gangrel Barons Dual Form) -> Frédéric (Brujah Alastor).

The final was basically an exciting (er...) "High Noon" movie lasting 1 hour and 58 minutes, after which Bram managed to oust Héctor with a combination of Tero's deflected bleeds, Frédéric's backward Disarms, and all-powerful bleeds for one.

Result: Bram 1,5 VP, Tero, Javier and Frédéric 0,5 VP, Héctor 0 VP

Many congratulations to the one and only Belgian Constructed, Limited AND now Grand Prix Champion, Bram the unparalleled!!! And many thanks to all the players for making it such a great event!

Final standings

The final standings as well as the results of all games of the tournament are included in the attached pdf file:


Tournament winning deck

Deck Name: GP BRUSSELS - Blame it on Didi
Description: Special thanks to Didi for lending me 3 ashur (assembled the deck last minute with what turned out to be proxies - ))
Thanks to Emiliano for hosting another great event (I lost count of them) and to the warmest community out there.

Crypt (12 cards; Capacity min=3 max=10 avg=5.)
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1x Goratrix 10 vic ANI AUS DOM THA Tremere antitribu:2
1x Idalia, Prophet of Guadalajara4 dem AUS Malkavian antitribu:2
1x Isabel de Leon 3 AUS Toreador:2
3x Omaya 7 pro ANI AUS FOR Gangrel antitribu:2
1x Remilliard, Devout Crusader 4 pre AUS Toreador antitribu:2
1x Richard Tauber, Ayelea's Puppet4 tha AUS Tremere antitribu:2
1x Zoe 3 cel obf AUS Malkavian:2
1x Caliban 6 ANI AUS VIC Tzimisce:2
1x Aleph 4 dom AUS Malkavian:1
1x Devin Bisley 5 vic ANI AUS Tzimisce:2

Library: 90 cards

Master (23 cards)
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1x Erciyes Fragments, The
1x Giant's Blood
2x Parthenon, The
6x Ashur Tablets
1x Pentex(TM) Subversion
1x Powerbase: Montreal
1x Rack, The
1x Smiling Jack, The Anarch
1x Talons of the Dead
1x Vessel
4x Villein
1x Wider View
1x Blood Doll
1x Direct Intervention

Action (2 cards)
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1x Anonymous Freight
1x Army of Rats

Combat (16 cards)
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3x Aura Reading
2x Target Vitals
3x Taste of Vitae
1x Canine Horde
3x Carrion Crows
4x Concealed Weapon

Ally (1 cards)
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1x Ossian

Retainer (1 cards)
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1x Mr. Winthrop

Equipment (9 cards)
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4x .44 Magnum
1x Ivory Bow
1x Kevlar Vest
1x Sniper Rifle
1x Sport Bike
1x Bowl of Convergence

Reaction (38 cards)
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4x Enhanced Senses
8x Eyes of Argus
1x Forced Awakening
3x My Enemy's Enemy
6x On the Qui Vive
1x Precognition
1x Spirit's Touch
8x Telepathic Misdirection
1x Delaying Tactics
5x Eagle's Sight

Please BCP nerf Bram.

cordovader wrote:

Please BCP nerf Bram.

As usual, it is the players who have to adopt ...

^^^ Original post updated with BRAM’S TWD! ^^^

emime wrote:

^^^ Original post updated with BRAM’S TWD! ^^^

A classical Bram built.

Better late than never… Some pictures of the GP have been posted on the FB event page (the bad ones are mine, the good ones by the great Marko Saari!).