Manchester’s 40k Super-Major is stacked top-to-bottom (306 players across 29 factions), but a few names carry extra  gravity this weekend. Whether it’s a top-of-the-table title chase, a breakout into the elite ranks, or a faction pivot that could either look genius or brutal by round three. Before we zoom in, here’s the shape of the battlefield: Necrons  are the biggest chunk of the room ( 25 players | 8.2% ) Space Marines (Astartes)  are close behind ( 21 | 6.9% ) Death Guar

Winter ITT didn’t just hand out a trophy. It rewrote the UKTC National Team Rankings . When an event is this big, the rankings don’t move politely. They surge . Teams that showed up and scored points didn’t just climb, they flew up the ladder. And the teams that didn’t attend didn’t “stand still”… they got overtaken in bulk. Here’s what the numbers say. The headline stats: Teams now ranked:   203 Teams with an Autumn ITT result:   115 Teams with a Winter ITT result:   152 Tea

Pairings drop today (Wednesday 28 January 2026)  — and this is exactly the moment teams players live for. Because once the matchup matrix is out, you’re no longer “getting ready for a weekend”… you’re getting ready for a pairing room war . And the stage couldn’t be bigger. This Winter ITT is at 158 teams / 790 players  — the biggest teams event in the world , and bigger than last year’s 695 players. So if you’re prepping properly, you’re not asking “can I win my game?” You’re