Winter ITT Preview: Rankings on the Line This Weekend
- Charles Gould
- Jan 27
- 5 min read
Winter ITT is shaping up to be one of the most stacked weekends of the season so far - and if you care about your UKTC standing (or your team’s place in the national ladder), this is exactly the kind of event that can redraw the map in a single round.
The headlines are simple:
Over 150 teams have registered
Representation from 29 factions and 100+ clubs
And a huge concentration of ranked talent turning up to play
This isn’t just “another weekend” - it’s a pressure test for the current order.
The UKTC Overall Race: A Top-Table Collision
The UKTC overall leaderboard is already tight at the top… and Winter ITT is about to throw a bucket of petrol on it.
From the current UKTC Top 10, 8 of them are on the Winter ITT roster. That’s absurd density for one weekend — and it means the event isn’t just important for the teams trophy: it’s a direct clash between the people shaping the season.
Here are the Top 10 UKTC players attending, along with what they’re bringing:
#1 Scott Morris — Adepta Sororitas (Carnage)
#2 Luke Townsend — Chaos Daemons
#4 Adam Gill — Aeldari
#5 Theo Hayat — Space Marines (Astartes)
#6 Paul Bridge — Space Marines (Astartes) (Crow Team Six)
#7 Jordan Penning — Space Marines (Astartes) (Tuesday Knights)
#8 Mark Pilkington — World Eaters (DeadRedGaming)
#9 Chris Taylor — Blood Angels (Carnage Behemoth)
And it goes deeper than the Top 10:
15 of the current UKTC Top 20 are registered
63 of the UKTC Top 100 are registered
115 of the UKTC Top 200 are registered
So if you’ve been watching the standings and thinking “I’ll catch up later”… this is the weekend where “later” starts getting harder.
The Biggest Ranking Trap: Not Playing Means Sliding
Here’s the harsh truth of a live rankings season:
You don’t need to have a bad weekend to drop places - you just need everyone else to have a good one.
Winter ITT has a massive field, and that matters because it means a lot of players are about to add (or improve) a score. From the roster matches to the UKTC standings:
The median attending ranked player has only 2 events logged so far
Hundreds of players in the room still have plenty of space to build their season total
The biggest impact to rankings by far is size of the event, and this is one of the biggest in the whole season.
That’s where the impact becomes real: if you skip a weekend like this, you’re not “holding position”. You’re giving up a scoring opportunity while everyone around you accelerates.
Players With Room to Surge
A fun (and dangerous) part of the current standings is how many strong players are already high up, but still have “headroom” in their season tally.
A few examples from the roster:
So expect this event to shake up not only just at the top, but across the top 100 chase pack.
National Team Rankings: This Event Is a Ladder Match
Winter ITT isn’t just “a big team event” - it’s a rankings event with direct consequences for the national table.
The UKTC National team rankings focuses on exactly that, teams. Whilst the scores and placings here will reflect into the singles tables. The main impact is to the National Team Rankings. Our dedicated leaderboard tracking team performance across the ITT season.
Mind goblins were the champions last year with their monumental run winning multiple ITTs, with challenger teams like Carnage hot on their heels claiming a win at the Summer ITT.
For this season however, the competition has only just begun - with our first team event in November being taken down by Ignite in a triumphant return from a competitive break. It is all to play for now and this is the best event to do it at.
Like singles - the size of the event is a major factor in the final ranking score. The Winter I. T. T. is the biggest team event in the world.
From the current National Team Rankings, 16 of the Top 25 teams are registered for Winter ITT. That’s an enormous chunk of the elite tier all in one place, at the same time.
Some of the highest-ranked teams confirmed in the room:
That mix is what creates the best kind of team-event drama:
Top teams defending their position
The chasing pack trying to break into the next tier
One bad pairing or one unexpected round can be the difference between “statement weekend” and “we’ll get them next time”
Meta Watch: What Everyone’s Actually Bringing
Even before dice hit the table, the roster gives us a clear snapshot of what teams think wins right now.
Most represented factions on the Winter ITT roster:
Necrons — 60
Astra Militarum — 57
Adeptus Custodes — 48
Space Marines (Astartes) — 47
Chaos Daemons — 42
That’s the competitive pulse of the event: a field full of durable scoring armies, tough stat-checks, and matchup-focused lists - we took a deeper look at that in yesterday's blog post - well worth a read for a deeper dive into teams lists (if I do say so myself).
If you like watching lists collide (and you like seeing whether “the meta” survives contact with 150+ teams), this weekend is going to be a feast.
Final Word: Rankings Are Earned in Rooms Like This
Winter ITT is packed, stacked, and absolutely loaded with ranking consequences.
If you’re going, you’ve got the chance to:
Take points off direct rivals
Put a meaningful score on the board
And make a statement while the field is at maximum strength
If you’re not going, just remember: everyone who plays is moving the season forward.
Sitting out doesn’t freeze the ladder. it just means you’re watching it move without you.
Events are filling faster than ever, and weekends like this are exactly why: If you don't get a ticket, you don't improve your ranking.
If you want to protect your UKTC season, the best move is planning ahead - because once an event sells out, you can’t “make up the points later.”
Winter ITT is the proof. And the next wave is coming fast - save the date for The Birmingham GT, and keep an eye out for the all-new Manchester Summer, which launches Friday, 30 January 2026 @ 2PM.
Tickets to all our events can be found here.
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