What's the difference, a Rouge Traders Tournament? A Grand Tournament, How about a Major? A “tournament” can mean anything from a local one-day scrap with 12 players… all the way up to a weekend where you’re one name in a four-digit player field. And while the rules  of Warhammer stay the same, the experience changes massively as events scale up. So let’s break down the three sizes you’ll hear most often — RTT, Grand Tournament, Major, and Super-Major — what they feel like to

A sincere thank you to everyone who attended Nottingham this weekend, and congratulations to all our winners. It was a fantastic start to 2026, and we hope the rest of the year’s events build on the same energy, sportsmanship, and quality of games that made Nottingham such a standout. With a huge field, Nottingham delivered exactly what a UKTC super-major should. Best General: Innes Wilson — Space Marines (Astartes) Best General – Innes Wilson capped off an exceptional weeken

1) Faction representation: what the room looked like Top 10 factions by representation (players with recorded games): Faction Players Share of field Space Marines (Astartes) 32 9.4% Blood Angels 24 7.0% Chaos Daemons 20 5.9% Aeldari 19 5.6% Astra Militarum 17 5.0% Emperor’s Children 16 4.7% Dark Angels 16 4.7% Space Wolves 15 4.4% Orks 15 4.4% Death Guard 15 4.4% This was not a “two-faction meta.” It was wide and that makes conversions and top-table presence far more meaningf

The NOTTINGHAM 40K SUPER-MAJOR has been and gone, with 355 players in the field, it acted like a rankings gravity well: it pulled attendees up the ladder and pushed some non-attendees down. Below is a data-led breakdown of what changed, why it changed, and what it means if you care about your UKTC position (or want to start climbing fast). The headline numbers Using the rankings snapshot before Nottingham and the updated snapshot after Nottingham: Players previously on the ra