On November 22nd, 2008 the
German National VtES Championship was held in Ludwigshafen, Germany with 35 players attending the final tournament. The final standings were as follows:
1. Michael Heyder (GER) -- 2 GW 10 VP -- 1 GW 2,5 VP -- Euro Brujah
2. Erik Torstensen (SWE) -- 2 GW 7,5 VP -- 1,5 VP -- Giovanni Powerbleed feat. Guillaume
2. Andreas Nusser (GER) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 0 VP -- Anarch Cel Gun w/ Diversion
2. Joshannes Walch (GER) -- 1 GW 6 VP -- 0 VP -- Follower of Set w/ Dominate & Bima
2. Thomas Kwasnitza (GER) -- 1 GW 5 VP -- 0 VP -- Lasombra Breed & Boon
Congratulations to
Michael Heyder for his win of the German Nationals, and also the two swedish and 7 french players for traveling this far and attending the championship.
Fantomette posted an extensive tournament report (in french) and a transcription of the final round (in english) in the
Sabbat in France forum.
The famous "
Metagame" was governed by two angles, the first was a large number of Independent clans present at the tournament (4 Follower of Set decks, 2 Ravnos decks, at least 3 Giovanni decks and at least two 2 Assamite decks). The other direction was bleed, mostly
Dominate, but also with
Presence or
Quietus. Although two
Shambling Hords decks and the
Bima deck were played, there was a notable absence of Ally decks. A few combat decks were also present, but very few Intercept/Wall decks, all which led to GW at all 22 tables (including the final table).
I will post some photos at the end of the week, unless I find earlier a way to bypass the need for a cable for my digital camera.
On November 29th, 2008 the Polish National VtES Championship was held in Warsaw, Poland with 38 players attending the final tournament. The final standings were as follows:
