Results & Decklists VtES EC 2009 Tournaments

In the VtES Usenet Newsgroup you can now find the complete standings and finalists decklists of the VtES European Championship 2009, that took place in Palma de Mallorca, Spain on November 13th-15th, 2009.

• EC Last Chance Qualifier 2009
• EC First Chance Qualifier 2009
  
• EC Day 1 Tournament
• EC Day 2 Tournament

Thanks to Damnans for putting up all the information!

More Pictures from the VtES EC 2009

Here are more pictures, in total 233, from the VtES EC 2009. This time they have been posted by the tournament organizer on the Facebook presence of the VtES European Championship 2009: Palma de Mallorca.

EC 2009 Day 2 Finals Chronicle

Here are the pictures from the Day 2 final round of VtES EC 2009 tournament. Sort of a chronicle of the final round.

Left: Earlier in the game with Kamel on the play. I really like that there was a large crowd, which stayed to watch the final.



Right: A round later the players are still building up.

Left: Another round later Kamel has managed to oust Erol by first stealing Erol's Stanislava with a Temptation of Greater Power.

Right: Joaquim is rushing backwards against Christophe's EuroBrujah to get some room to breath.

Left: After some negotating & rescuing Kamel manages to call "Political Strangehold" giving everybody but Martin 6 pool.

Right: With Kamel seriously injured by Joaquim beating down his vampire, Martin can go full forward against the weakend Christophe.

Left: Soon after Christophe's defense fell, and Joaquim finally got close to ousting Kamel after putting a "Dragonbound" in play.
Right: Heads-up between Martin and Joaquim who had a defacto 5:1 minion advantage, since "Beast got a "Pentex Subversion" on him. Easy sailing home ..

Pictures from the Day 2 Tournament

Here are the pictures from the Day 1 tournament of the VtES EC 2009, specifically all the tables from round 1 of the tournament.

Left: Round 1 Table 1






Right: Round 1 Table 2

Left: Round 1 Table 3






Right: Round 1 Table 4

Left: Round 1 Table 5






Right: Round 1 Table 6

Left: Round 1 Table 7






Right: Round 1 Table 8

Pictures from EC 2009 Draft Tournament

Here are some of pictures from the draft tournament of day 2 of the VtES EC 2009. The tournament was won by Matt Morgan (USA).

Left: Drafting at the 1st table.






Right: Drafting at the 2nd table.

Left: Round 1 Table 4






Right: Round 2 Table 1


Left: Round 2 Table 2






Right: Round 2 Table 3

Left: Round 2 Table 4

More Pictures from Day 1

Some more pictures from Day 1 of the VtES EC 2009 tournament:

Left: Card trading (as in TCG) taking place.





Right: More card trading taking place.

Left: World of Darkness Original for Sale (non-VtES)



Right: The final of the booster draft tournament side event (parallel to the Day 1 tournament).

EC 2009 Day 1 Finals Chronicle

Here are the pictures from the Day 1 final round of VtES EC 2009 tournament. Sort of a chronicle of the final round. The table was packed with Dominate minions, two Ventrue/Ventrue antitribu powerbleed decks, two Giovanni powerbleed decks and a

Left: The final right at the start. From left to right: Inaki, Hugh, Cesar, Erol and Vincent.



Right: Early in the game when the first

Left: Inaki thinking hard about how to survive Vincent's horde of five vampires with Dominate.

Right: Inaki just ousted by Vincent makes Hugh think about his future, too. He solves the problem by ousting Cesar.

Left: After Vincent's next assault Hugh's pool is down to two.



Right: Hugh has been ousted by Vincent, and it doesn't look well for Erol, since Vincent's vampire outnumber those of Erol by 2:1.

Left: Vincent's deck during the height of its glory with five ready minions.




Right: Vincent, the happy winner of the EC 2009 Day 1 tournament.

T-Shirts at the VtES EC 2009 (Part 3)

Even more of the t-shirts as seen during the VtES EC 2009:

Left: "I can has game win?" (Team USA)





Right: "Ano de la Hiena" (Team Spain)

Left: "Hearken to the Words" (Team France)





Right: "I see ousted people" (Team Finland)

Results EC 2009: European Championship (Day 2)

Here are the results from the European Championship (Day 2) tournament that was played during the VtES European Championship 2009 on November 15th, 2009 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. 40 players participated in this EC tournament, the standings in the finals were:

1. Martin Weinmayer (AUT) -- 1 GW 7 VP -- 3 VP -- Weenie/Midcap Toreador antitribu Bleed&Bounce
2. Joaquim Miquel Cuesta (ESP) -- 1 GW 6,5 VP -- 1 VP -- Beast/Theo Bell Anarch Rush Combat
2. Kamel Senni (FRA) -- 1 VP 5 GW -- 1 VP -- Toreador Grandball Anneke/Anson
2. Erol Öngün (GER) -- 2 GW 7 VP -- 0 VP -- Stanislawa & Friends Vote/Bleed
2. Christophe Baltazar (FRA) -- 1 GW 5,5 VP -- 0 VP -- EuroBrujah

The seating order in the finals was Martin --> Christophe --> Joaquim --> Kamel --> Erol. Congratulations to Martin for winning the European VtES Championship 2009. Martin is the first player that one the European Championship twice. The first time was in 1999, so like ten years ago.

Results EC 2009: First Chance Qualifier

Here are the results from the First Chance Qualifier tournament that was played during the VtES European Championship 2009 on November 15th, 2009 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The tournament gives the players the first opportunity to qualify for the Continental Championship tournaments in 2010. 78 players participated in this EC tournament, the standings in the finals were:

1. Peter Ducaiv (SVK) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 1.5 VP -- Omaya Wall
2. Denis "Richter" Gerard (FRA) -- 2 GW 7 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Theo Beast Rust Combat w/ Graverobbing
2. David Quiñonero (ESP) -- 2 GW 5,5 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Ahrimanes Wall w/ Murder of Crows
2. Erik Torstensson (SWE) -- 1 GW 7 VP -- 0.5 VP -- Akysina Dachlau/Cybele Master Card Madness
2. Albert Zorrilla Agut (ESP) -- 2 GW 6,5 VP -- 0 VP -- Ventrue antribu Bruise & Bleed

The seating order in the final was: Peter --> Albert --> Denis --> Erik --> David. Congratulations to Peter for winning the FCQ. The first 20 players qualified for next year's continental championship, the cut-off was at 1 GW 4 VP (+TPs).

Results EC 2009: European Championship (Day 1)

Here are the results from the European Championship (Day 1) tournament that was played during the VtES European Championship 2009 on November 14th, 2009 in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. The tournament is played as a qualifier for the actual EC tournament on the next day. The top 40 players qualify for the next day's tournament. 111 players participated in this EC tournament, the standings in the finals were:

1. Vincent Ripoll (FRA) -- 2 GW 5,5 VP -- 4 VP -- Ventrue Weenie/MidCap Bruise/Bleed w/ Zip Guns
2. Hugh Angseesing (GBR) -- 2 GW 5 VP -- 1 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Bruise/Bleed/Block w/ WWS
2. Erol Öngün (GER) -- 2 GW 9 VP -- 0 VP -- Salubri & Friends Spirit Marionette
2. Cesar Ruiperez (ESP) -- 2 GW 8 VP -- 0 VP -- Giovanni Powerbleed
2. Iñaki Jimenez (ESP) -- 2 GW 7,5 -- 0 VP -- Giovanni Powerbleed w/ Shamblers

The seating order in the finals was: Erol --> Vincent --> Iñaki --> Hugh --> Cesar. Congratulations to Vincent for winning the Day 1 tournament of the EC. So this is the 2nd french tournament win during the VtES EC 2009.

EC 2009 Day 1 Final Just Started

The final of the Day 1 Tournament of the VtES EC 2009 just started 10 minutes ago. The finalists are:

1. Erol Öngün (GER) -- 2 GW 9 -- Matthias & Friends Spirit Marionette
2. Cesar Ruiperez (ESP) -- 2 GW 8 -- Giovanni Powerbleed
3. Iñaki Jimenez (ESP) -- 2 GW 7,5 -- Giovanni Powerbleed w/ Shamblers
4. Vincent Ripoli (FRA) -- 2 GW 5,5 VP -- Ventrue Bruise/Bleed
5. Hugh Angseesing (GBR) -- 2 GW 5 VP -- Ventrue antitribu Bruise/Bleed/Block

The seating order is Erol --> Vincent --> Inaki --> Hugh --> Cesar. The tournament had 111 players participating, and you needed "only" 1 GW 2.5 VP to actually qualify for the Day 2 of the EC 2009.

Siesta during VTES EC 2009 Day 1 Tournament

Two rounds of VtES have been played during the Day 1 Championship Tournament of the VtES EC 2009, and now there's a break from 2 pm to 4 pm. The metagame today has somewhat shifted from the one yesterday. After Floppy's win of the LCQ yesterday with a Malkavian Weenie Wall deck, there are a lot more wall decks (especially Weenie/Midcap Auspex decks) today, but also those with Fortitude or Celerity. At the same time the number of vote decks decreased somewhat, and the number of bleed decks (stealth/bleed as well as power bleed) is larger than yesterday. Also the number of ally deck has increased with multiple "Shambling Hordes"/"War Ghoul"/"Nephandus" decks, though not as much as the Wall and Bleed decks.

So here are the pictures from Round 1 and 2 from the Day 1 tournament.

Left: Round 1 Table 15.







Right: Round 1 Table 18.

Left: Round 2 Table 8.







Right: Round 2 Table 13.

Left: Round 2 Table 14






Right: Round 2 Table 14: Una Freakshow Closeup.

Left: Round 2 Table 15.







Right: Round 2 Table 16.

Left: Round 2 Table 17.







Right: Round 2 Table 18.

Left: Round 2 Table 19







Right: Round 2 Table 20

Left: Round 2 Table 21







Right: Round 2 Table 22

Left: Round 2 Table 23