Welcome back, rascals!
I trust you all had great holidays and are feeling refreshed, vigorous, agile, and mighty! The World Premiere of Heavy Hitters alongside Calling: Queenstown is mere days away, an explosive start to the staggeringly grand $1,500,000 Pro Play Circuit. But first let's check in on the first Battle Hardened of the year - Cincinnati!
More than 130 players rocked up to play some good old fashioned Classic Constructed, with a Gold Foil, PTI, and $2,000 on the line. Bravo is steadily winding up for the performance of a lifetime - and with new Guardian support on the way this year could be the highlight of his career!
Players doubled down on Sunday in the PTI Event, knocking back more rounds of Classic Constructed.
Battle Hardened
Enjoy the comfort of the current format while it lasts, because once we enter the Deathmatch Arena, it's every hero for themselves! For now Bravo is happily hogging the limelight, with three placings in Top 8. Good ol' reliable!
The title of World Champion may have passed down to Alex Argyriou, but Michael Hamilton is back for revenge! Facing off against his pal Roger Bodee, Michael showed he's still got it. Congratulations to Michael and to the rest of our Top 8 competitors!
Top 8
1st: Michael Hamilton - Bravo, Showstopper
2nd: Roger Bodee - Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn
3rd-4th: Kyle Yoder - Katsu, the Wanderer
3rd-4th: Lucas Oswald - Bravo, Showstopper
5th-8th: Ben Hannan - Levia, Shadowborn Abomination
5th-8th: Bryan Knecht - Bravo, Showstopper
5th-8th: Silas Fiefhaus - Fai, Rising Rebellion
5th-8th: Devin McAtee - Dash, Inventor Extraordinaire
PTI Event
70 people rocked up on Day 2 to duke it out and like any Flesh and Blood event it was a good messy fight with heaps of action!
Congratulations to Alberto Cabrera for taking home the gold with Dromai, Ash Artist, and to the rest of our Top 8 competitors!
Top 8
1st: Alberto Cabrera - Dromai, Ash Artist
2nd: Holden Isaacs - Uzuri, Switchblade
3rd-4th: Brodie Spurlock - Azalea, Ace in the Hole
3rd-4th: Nathaniel Snyder - Kano, Dracai of Aether
5th-8th: Alex Tyler - Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn
5th-8th: Bryce Henschel - Ser Boltyn, Breaker of Dawn
5th-8th: Michael Feng - Bravo, Showstopper
5th-8th: Lucas Barding - Arakni, Huntsman