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Registration for the WTF Tournament 2025 opens on August 1st.

Three changes have been made since last year:

• A night pause has been introduced in the timing to protect players' sleep.
• Round 2 will be set up more appropriately.
  Last year's Copenhagen Round 2 was a disaster. The round did fulfil its main purpose: the strongest players advanced, and weaker players were eliminated. But the setup turned the games into a mere formality - matches were simply executions. This year, Round 2 matchups will be far more balanced.
• The four tournament tracks will start at staggered intervals: first Copenhagen, a week later Historical and Sea Battle, and one more week later Race Games.

Evaluation of WTF World Champion tournament 2025:
https://aagenielsen.dk/wtfturneval2025.php

National Champions 2026.

2013-2017 was in UK organised every year a UK Hnefatafl Championship tournament.
2017 and 2020 were national championship tournaments run on this website.
2023 national results were calculated for latest year.
Now again, counting the games only of the latest year and grouping the results in countries and larger regions, this picture emerges:

The North and the Baltics.
1577 Gulo (268) Denmark
1571 Rollo (20) Norway
1503 Sururada (7) Norway

North and South America.
1856 Casshern (36) USA
1674 Cacreal (30) Canada
1663 Black raven (964) USA
1615 Iollan286 (8) USA
1551 Zubin (67) USA

Russia and Belarus.
1968 Alex hnefatafl (373) Russia
1632 Dimetr (98) Russia
1628 Waclaw (671) Russia
1559 Pokshtya (4) Russia

Balkan, Ukraine and Poland.
1850 Draganov (219) Bulgaria
1646 Odinhimself (20) Bulgaria
1610 Потапыч (58) Moldavia
1594 Paul7 (91) Serbia

UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
1606 Ailill (40) UK
1562 Chaolaibhne (11) uk, Scotland
1550 Herjan (35) UK
1546 Antonius (4) UK

Germany, Benelux and South Africa.
1744 Sqaree (22) Germany
1574 Luizz (122) Germany
1504 Colophonius (155) Germany

France, Basque Country, Spain and Italy.
1832 Ytreza (34) France
1659 Plantagenet (17) France


We'll soon find the Hnefatafl World Champion 2026,
and from the result of 2916 games among 77 players the latest year I propose that
national champions 2026 are:

The North and the Baltics.
1577 Gulo (268) Denmark
1571 Rollo (20) Norway

North and South America.
1856 Casshern (36) USA
1674 Cacreal (30) Canada

Russia and Belarus.
1968 Alex hnefatafl (373) Russia
1632 Dimetr (98) Russia

Balkan, Ukraine and Poland.
1850 Draganov (219) Bulgaria
1646 Odinhimself (20) Bulgaria

UK, Ireland and New Zealand.
1606 Ailill (40) UK
1562 Chaolaibhne (11) uk, Scotland

Germany, Benelux and South Africa.
1744 Sqaree (22) Germany
1574 Luizz (122) Germany

France, Basque Country, Spain and Italy.
1832 Ytreza (34) France
1659 Plantagenet (17) France