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Calling and Battle Hardened Singapore + BH Baltimore - Snap Shot

21st Aug 2022

Jason Zhang of Thailand has taken out the Calling Singapore! After two years of Covid lockdowns prevented may of Asia's best from contesting Flesh and Blood at the highest level, today they showed what many had suspected (and what the XP leaderboards have certainly shown); that Asia is going to be a formidable force on the FAB OP circuit now that international travel is open again.

Calling Singapore - James' Address

The meta game for the tournament was wide open, with ten different heroes represented amongst the top 16 players after Day 1. It would have taken a brave soul, however, to predict that Dash would be the one to take out the first tournament to follow the Stubby Hammerers suspension. Check out the decklists below;

Over in the Battle Hardened, Chanon Puttaree went undefeated through the day to take the 196 person tournament with his Iyslander deck, beating out Keith Yong on Oldhim in the final. Check out the decklists below;

Day 1 of the Calling Singapore saw 261 players entered into the main event, with players travelling from across the region to compete in Singapore's first ever Calling event; Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Vietnam, USA, New Zealand and Australia were amongst the countries represented on the first day, alongside a big contingent of local Singaporean players.

Coverage was running throughout the day if you want to check out the action;

After three rounds of draft and four rounds of CC, two players were undefeated on 7-0

  • Allen Lau (Briar, Warden of Thorns)
  • Ivan Teo (Fai, Rising Rebellion)

Fourteen more players were sitting back at 6-1, with nine different heroes represented amongst them!;

  • Elliot Lucas Marcell Tan (Prism, Sculptor of Arc Light)
  • Tan Joon Chien (Viserai, Rune Blood)
  • Jonathan Luey (Dromai, Ash Artist)
  • Hariz Hamdan (Viserai, Rune Blood)
  • Aaron Khoo (Katsu, the Wanderer)
  • Pankaj Bhojwani (Iyslander, Stormbind)
  • Jason Zhang (Dash, Inventor Extraordinaire)
  • Pei-Tung Liao (Briar, Warden of Thorns)
  • Melvin Chew (Viserai, Rune Blood)
  • Deitrich Mohan (Dromai, Ash Artist)
  • Chi Shing Tsang (Briar, Warden of Thorns)
  • Nick Butcher (Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity)
  • CYK Lionel (Viserai, Rune Blood)
  • Jose Lau (Rhinar, Reckless Rampage)

Calling Singapore - Round 1 Feature Match

Metagame Breakdown

  • Viserai, Rune Blood 42
  • Fai, Rising Rebellion 29
  • Briar, Warden of Thorns 27
  • Prism, Sculptor of Arc Light 27
  • Bravo, Showstopper 19
  • Lexi, Livewire 16
  • Dorinthea Ironsong 14
  • Dash, Inventor Extraordinaire 12
  • Iyslander, Stormbind 11
  • Rhinar, Reckless Rampage 10
  • Katsu, the Wanderer 10
  • Dromai, Ash Artist 9
  • Kano, Dracai of Aether 7
  • Oldhim, Grandfather of Eternity 4
  • Levia, Shadowborn Abomination 3
  • Azalea, Ace in the Hole 2
  • Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn 2

Battle Hardened Baltimore

Over on the other side of the planet at Battle Hardened, Baltimore, USA, Anthony Nguyen weathered the storm to take the 67 person Blitz constructed tournament with his Oldhim deck, defeating Jack Stoney on Ira, Crimson Haze in the final. Check out the decklists below;

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