Welcome folks to the first ever Midlands Championship Series!
What is it?
The Midlands Championship Series (MCS) is your way of showing to the world that you are the top dog when it comes to competing in Blood Bowl tournaments in this part of the UK. Using an easy to follow points scoring system, we will rank the avid tournament goers to see who is the crème de la crème of the Midlands. Only just started competing in NAF ranked tournaments? Never fear, the MCS Newcomer Award is here! “But wait,” I hear you cry, “I always play Stunty teams, so I’m probably never going to win an award!” Well, well, well, my brave compadre, it just so happens that there is also a MCS Stunty Cup for the coach who has performed the best with their Stunty teams - even the little guys can win big!
How does it work?
Coaches must attend at least 2 tournaments that are participating in the MCS in order to qualify for the award.
Points are awarded at each qualifying tournament as follows:
Each coach is awarded points equal to the number of coaches below them plus 1 (which is the coach themselves). For example, someone who finished third in a 30-coach tournament would get 26 + 1 = 27 points. The points awarded to the coach is then multiplied by the number of matches played at that tournament (to a max. of 5). So, our coach who finished in third place after playing 3 games would have a grand total of 27 x 3 = 81 points for that tournament. The top 3 results a coach has over the course of the MCS will be combined to provide their overall score. To encourage diversity, the 3 results must include results played with at least 2 different races. The coach with the highest overall score will be Champion of the Midlands!
In order to qualify for the Stunty Cup, a coach must attend a minimum of 2 tournaments with a stunty team, these being Goblins, Ogres and Halflings. The top 2 stunty team results for each qualifying coach are then combined in order to determine who has the highest total score and is therefore the Stunty Cup winner.
The Newcomer Award is available for any coach who, prior to the start of the year’s championship series, has played no more than 6 NAF tournaments. The award is won by the qualifying coach with the highest combined points from their 3 best performances come the end of the series, in the same way as the Champion.
Which tournaments are involved?
Any NAF approved tournament in the Midlands can be part of the Midlands Championship, if requested by the Tournament Organiser. We expect that qualifying tournaments will include:
Stone Bowl, Stoke-on-Trent – 21st Apr
Stafford Scramble II, Stafford – 8th July
WWG Chaos Cup, Worcester – 22nd July
Manticore Mug, Cheltenham – 6th Oct
Stranglebowl, Leicester - 13th Oct
WWG Blood Bowl Tournament, Worcester – 18th Nov
Derby Tag Team Tournament, Derby - 24th Nov
Burmayhem Bowl III, Birmingham – 1st Dec
STAR Championship, Telford – 8th Dec
Trophies will be provided for the Overall Champion, the Stunty Cup and the Newcomer Award. The trophies will be funded by small donations by Tournament Organisers from tournament funds.
Why have a regional championship in the Midlands?
Why not?! Since the resurgence of Blood Bowl fanaticism, the game’s popularity has erupted in the Midlands. A number of new leagues have started up, along with a plethora of new tournaments that are fast becoming fan favourites! As passionate Blood Bowl tournament organisers, we wanted to give something back to the community and share our love of the competition scene with all of you by having a unifying trophy that not only encourages coaches to attend tournaments but strengthen the bonds between coaches. Blood Bowl brings us together, and the championship is intended to embolden our camaraderie.
The most recent table can be found here:
maybe I’ll to actually travel further north than Cheltenham...
