The Goonhammer Open UK March 2026 – Awards and Thank Yous

This weekend saw the first Goonhammer Open of 2026, held in the UK with over a hundred people taking part in three different systems.

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. Pablo and Ivo came all the way over from Galica from the weekend to join us and get feedback from players! Mad lads.

• 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.

Tallarn rough riders at the UK Goonhammer Open March 2026

Warhammer 40,000 Teams

The weekend saw our first teams event for Warhammer 40K, with 10 five person teams competing to claim the five Golden Tickets for the World Championships of Warhammer. It was a great vibe and the added layer of strategy of team composition and pairings made for an interesting challenge.

Make a Wish UK Goonhammer Open March 2026 Warhammer 40K Champions

First Place - Make a Wish Second Place - C.A.M.E.L Third Place - Mind Goblins

Favourite Opponent - Andy Mitten Best Painted Army - Ben Martin Best Painted Single Mini - Adam Gourlay's Drazhar

Horus Heresy

The weekend's narrative campaign revisited some of the horrors of the Thramas Crusade, where forces of the Night Lords and Dark Angels alongside their allies clashed in the Ultima Segmentum - amusingly the events of the campaign reflected the lore and Traitors were victorious.



Best Traitor - Nick Haywood Best Loyalist - Ben Gregory

Best Army First - Adam Paley's Dark Angels Best Army Second - Rob Newsmith's Dark Mechanicum Best Army Third - Nick Haywood's Emperor's Children

Kill Team

The Can you Roll a Crit? ran the Kill Team tournament, featuring some creatively converted teams. Only two contenders would qualify for the World Championships of Warhammer after six rounds of fast paced action.

Guy Barton, UK Goonhammer Open March 2026 Kill Team Champion

First Place - Guy Barton Second Place - Bart Lewandowski Third Place - Ryan Slater

Best Overall - Bart Lewandowski Best Painted - Bart Lewandowski Best Sports - Georgie Lovell Warp Traveller - Erlend Sæbø

Until Next Time

Emperor's Children scout the way at the UK Goonhammer Open March 2026

Heresy fans who are Goonhammer Patrons should keep an eye on their inboxes this week for advance tickets of May's event.  We hope everyone had a great weekend and hope to see you across the table soon.

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