Malifaux Masters Results (post predictions)

We have a new Master

This past weekend while I was taking part in the side event "League of Extraordinary Henchmen" the Masters was taking place.

Let's have a quick run-down of the groups, along with my predictions of who'd make it through, plus factions for those interested:

• Group A
• Joel Henry (Gremlins) 2nd
• James "MythicFox" Doxey (Arcanists) Wouldn't make day 2
• Luke Cocksedge (Neverborn) Wouldn't make day 2
• Connor Barker (Gremlins) 1st
• Group B
• Mark Elwood (Neverborn) 1st
• John Wharton (Outcasts) Wouldn't make day 2
• Scott Porter (Resurrectionists) Wouldn't make day 2
• Martin Wodehouse (Arcanists) 2nd
• Group C
• Ben Crowe (Outcasts) 1st
• Maria Wieland (Outcasts) Wouldn't make day 2
• Joe Wood (Guild) Wouldn't make day 2
• Rob Smith (Gremlins) 2nd
• Group D
• Ant Hoult (Resurrectionists) Wouldn't make day 2
• Graham "Blutac" Bursnell (Arcanists) 2nd
• David Golden (Guild) Wouldn't make day 2
• Greg "The Chosen One" Piskosz (Neverborn) 1st

Arcanists - 3, Neverborn - 3, Outcasts - 3, Gremlins - 3, Resurrectionists - 2, Guild - 2, 
Ten Thunders -0

The actual group stage results

• Group A
• Joel Henry Didn't make day 2
• James "MythicFox" Doxey Didn't make day 2
• Luke Cocksedge 2nd
• Connor Barker 1st
• Group B
• Mark Elwood 1st
• John Wharton Didn't make day 2
• Scott Porter Didn't make day 2
• Martin Wodehouse 2nd
• Group C
• Ben Crowe 1st
• Maria Wieland Didn't make day 2
• Joe Wood 2nd
• Rob Smith Didn't make day 2
• Group D
• Ant Hoult 1st
• Graham "Blutac" Bursnell Didn't make day 2
• David Golden Didn't make day 2
• Greg "The Chosen One" Piskosz 2nd

Group A predictions had me place a little too much faith in Joel but the exact right amount for Connor.
Group B I got exactly right.
Group C my faith in Crowe was right though his draw with Maria round 1 had it all up in the air round 3 and Joe got through where I expected Rob.
Group D well I couldn't have been much more wrong about Ant though at least Greg kept his side up, Blutac also didn't fair well which was a shame.

Overall out of the eight I predicted to go through I was right about five and only Greg placed differently than I expected.

Continuing

At time of writing of writing the blog post I guessed how pairings were, I was wrong.

I had predicted Ben, Blutac, Mark and Greg to make their way through the quarters. 

The quarters were:

• Ant against Martin 
• Mark against Greg
• Connor against Joe
• Ben against Luke

Mark Elwood and Greg Piskosz obviously can't both make it through facing each other, but I did pick Mark to make the finals so I guess I'd lean on that. Blutac wasn't here so Graham was an incorrect prediction.

In the end

• Ant defeated Martin
• Greg defeated Mark
• Ben defeated Luke
• Connor defeated Joe

My early faith in Connor was working out and my man Ben Crowe was doing the business.

Semifinals

• Ant against Connor
• Greg against Ben

I had neither Ant of Connor picked to be this far though I had Connor picked to go further than Ant Hoult.

I had a Ben defeating Greg prediction in my quarters.

I was half right:

• Ant defeated Connor
• Ben defeated Greg

Finals

• Ant Hoult vs Ben Crowe

I had this final half predicted, I put a lot of faith in Ben and although prior to the event he wasn't even sure he would make it pass the group stages (and he almost didn't) I'm glad my faith was not going to waste.

Maybe I under-appreciated Ant, after all he is a player who's name have I heard about and seen a lot but I have had very little contact with and only ever laid eyes on him in person at M2GT.

Ant, scene wise, had been a little quieter lately and Ben's tournament run, his last four events especially had me backing the people on more of a recent role (including Mark Elwood and Graham Bursnell).

In the end Ben would make the finals, but would fall just short and take his traditional second place.

Ant had taken down SMP's biggest weapon (haha) and was crowned the new Master of Malifaux.

The 2014 Malifaux Master - Ant Hoult

Special thanks to Mike Marshall and Lee Battrick for running this event and the LoEH both days, as well as Joel Henry for hosting.

-Ben (@psientologist)