Results – 2017
Golden Rhino 2017 Coverage
Purge the Alien was a proud sponsor of the 2017 Golden Rhino by providing video coverage of the event and the top table games. Check out the complete coverage below!
Golden Rhino Tournament PACKET 2017
Army Showcase
Purge the Alien got some awesome close up shots of some of the best painted 40k armies at The Golden Rhino tournament this year. Check them out in this video!
Top Table – Round 1
The dust has settled and the champions have been crowned. Purge the Alien presents the 2017 Golden Rhino, a 2000 point 40k tournament in Michigan. Check out the live coverage of the top tables. Round 1 has Matt and his Salamanders face off against Shawn and his World Eaters. Check out this first round of the Golden Rhino top table below!
Top Table – Round 2
Purge the Alien continues its coverage of the 2017 Golden Rhino, a 2000 point 40k tournament in Michigan. Round 2 has Bill and his mixed Imperial list dubbed “The Leftovers” against Charles and artillery focused Astra Militarum list. Check out this second round of the Golden Rhino top table below!
Top Table – Round 3 (Final Round)
Purge the Alien ended its coverage of the 2017 Golden Rhino 8th Edition 40k Tournament with the 3rd and final round of play. Round 3 has Charles and his artillery focused Astra Militarum list face off against Jon and his Magnus and Thousand Suns army. As an added bonus, Chris and Rob from Purge the Alien narrated the battle by providing gameplay analysis and list review. Check out this third and final round of the Golden Rhino top table below!
Photos
Check out some of the photos of the event below!
Golden Rhino 2017 Results
The Golden Rhino Tournament results are in! The winners for this year are as follows:
Best Overall: Sean P. L.
Best Battle Points: Jon H.
Best Painted: Gino D.
Best Sportsmanship: Joshua Raymond
Golden Rhino: Craig Wilson
The complete results can be found below:
| Name | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Battle Total | Painting Score | Sportsmanship Score | Overall Score |
| Sean P. L. | 1021 | 1029 | 1019 | 3069 | 440 | 360 | 3869 |
| Andrew S | 1020 | 1020 | 1032 | 3072 | 163 | 420 | 3655 |
| Josh Ray | 1024 | 1021 | 1031 | 3076 | 72 | 450 | 3598 |
| Jon H. | 1033 | 1035 | 1023 | 3091 | 14 | 450 | 3555 |
| Brian H. | 1034 | 7 | 1035 | 2076 | 438 | 450 | 2964 |
| Matt E. | 10 | 1024 | 1020 | 2054 | 354 | 450 | 2858 |
| Bill M. | 1034 | 15 | 1031 | 2080 | 221 | 450 | 2751 |
| Charles P. | 1034 | 1027 | 12 | 2073 | 86 | 450 | 2609 |
| Paul D. | 1022 | 8 | 1024 | 2054 | 81 | 450 | 2585 |
| Matt Franks | 1031 | 1019 | 11 | 2061 | 73 | 450 | 2584 |
| Ken S. | 11 | 1028 | 1031 | 2070 | 45 | 450 | 2565 |
| Chris J. | 1021 | 1024 | 3 | 2048 | 63 | 450 | 2561 |
| Fouzaan Z. | 2 | 1027 | 1022 | 2051 | 13 | 450 | 2514 |
| Geno D. | 2 | 12 | 1034 | 1048 | 485 | 450 | 1983 |
| Jerry M. | 1021 | 12 | 9 | 1042 | 402 | 450 | 1894 |
| Josh “Luci” H. | 14 | 1020 | 11 | 1045 | 389 | 450 | 1884 |
| Holden M. | 13 | 1037 | 1 | 1051 | 323 | 390 | 1764 |
| Michael C. | 9 | 16 | 1036 | 1061 | 242 | 390 | 1693 |
| Cam B. | 13 | 12 | 1032 | 1057 | 161 | 450 | 1668 |
| Jesse Graves | 1029 | 13 | 2 | 1044 | 167 | 450 | 1661 |
| Joshua Raymond | 1 | 1028 | 3 | 1032 | 52 | 550 | 1634 |
| Shawn D. | 1017 | 13 | 13 | 1043 | 131 | 450 | 1624 |
| Justin Mathews | 1020 | 20 | 1 | 1041 | 122 | 450 | 1613 |
| Mike Z. | 5 | 1048 | 1 | 1054 | 65 | 390 | 1509 |
| Ryan P. | 1 | 16 | 1025 | 1042 | 12 | 450 | 1504 |
| Aaron S. | 11 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 231 | 450 | 702 |
| Kyle F. | 1 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 91 | 450 | 562 |
| Craig Wilson | 13 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 19 | 390 | 433 |