The Beautiful Game

Episode 417 - November Nuptials It's been a busy month, not least for Jake who went and got married! But we have a System Open from Germany, Team event from Spain, a couple of Regionals and a few other events to cover! Plus we cover some of the teased new Special Ops ships we'll see coming from the XWA soon! X-Wing Berlin System-Open 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/35676/ Saint-Laurent Open - XWA Regional https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36001/ Octo Stag 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/39115/ T3-TO Brawls '26 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/35767/ Lomza Squad Championship https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/38136/ Exile Squadron Squad Championship - Part Deux! https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/38522/ YHP ALX - X-Wing October Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2875 TNX store champs 17/10 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2900 X-wing at Critcon! https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2670 312 Conquest Series: The Mile High Conquest | 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2568 Nov 7th 2026 Twin Ports X-Wing XWA Regional Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2860 Cast - Tim, Rich, Liam and Jake Producer - Tim Recorded 09/11/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Shaboozey - A Bar Song (Tipsy) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 416 - Bro Bots take Shots We're back with a load of events and a new voice! As Jake joins the team to talk about all things X-wing! Including the recent emergency points adjustment from XWA, which Liam explains why he hates the Bro Bot players (including himself) so much *Disclaimer - between internet & Discord issues we've had to edit this episode a fair bit! Hopefully just a blip! Nordic X-wing Regionals 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2888 The Windy City Regional | 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2810 2026 Lake Washington Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2816 Vancouver X-wing Regional 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2758 312 Conquest Series: Liberty City Conquest | 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2567 Tie Blue Army presents Essex GT https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2691 Outer Rim Open 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2727 Austrian XWA Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/37283/ Cast - Tim, Rich, Liam and Jake Producer - Tim Recorded 12/10/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Jake the Snake - Laura Doherty - original kids songs! Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 415 - Liam Leads We're back and Liam is leading the conversation! He chats to Tim and Rich about a few events that have happened over the last few weeks in North America and Europe. Warszawski Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/36868/ Mandos September casual event https://www.longshanks.org/event/36768/ Steel City September Cummoning Store Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/37097/ Chinook Squadron 2026 XWA Regional Tournament https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2774 Outer Rim Open 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2727 NOVA Open Championship - X-Wing XWA Regional https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2820 Tauntaun Open 2026 https://www.longshanks.org/event/32845/ Cast - Tim, Rich, Liam Producer - Tim Recorded 21/09/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Cartoons - Witch Doctor Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 414 - The all conquering Germans! This week the cast are not only back to full strength, we have a special guest with us! The new European Continental System Open Champion and Captain of the WTC X-wing Team Champion's; Germany - Ilias 'Illy' Ikonomidis! We chat to Illy about both events at the World Team Championship plus new points. New points can be found on the XWA website https://www.xwing.life/points WTC European System Open 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36217/ WTC Battle for Malinas Team Event 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36216/ Find all 19 streamed games: https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim https://www.youtube.com/@sith_taker_tim WTC X-wing Event Guidance https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dCRfl0JoU-bVamcXxsCw3znWEVe6lifWafnZs8VaHJM/edit?tab=t.0 WTC 2026 Master Sheet https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10FhlsAFkKtCM5tdutTqoAfa6FHv58aIey1T5C_8Njnw/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Cast - Tim, Rich, Liam and special guest Producer - Tim Recorded 24/08/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - NENA | 99 Luftballons [1983] [Offizielles HD Musikvideo] Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 413 - Germany sinks the Pirates (and others) Fresh (ish) back from Belgium, Rich catches up with Tim about some of the goings on from the World Team Championships before diving in to the new points from XWA! We'll be back next week with a Liam and hopefully a special guest to run down the European System Open and X-wing Team events. New points can be found on the XWA website https://www.xwing.life/points WTC European System Open 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36217/ WTC Battle for Malinas Team Event 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36216/ Find all 19 streamed games: https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim Cast - Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 18/08/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Mein Herz Brennt - Rammstein Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 412 - Double Trouble It's just Tim and Rich this week and we run down a few events from around the Globe finishing up with the Lone Star Open XWA System Open! We'll be back in a couple of the weeks once Tim has returned from Belgium streaming the X-wing events at the World Team Championships. TCX Regional Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2702 Upstate X-Wingers Summer 2026 Tournament https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2749/players X-wing Seaside Special https://longshanks.org/event/36656/ Forest City Open 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/35084/ LSO 2026 - X-Wing - XWA System Open https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2687 Cast - Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 03/08/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Wayne's World Theme (Extended Version) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 411 - Summer Snap Shot Sun's out, fun's inside! We're back to cover a load of events from across Europe and North America! The first XWA System Open of the season and a Squad Championship! Plus much more! If you missed the Welsh Open stream you can find all 8 games here: https://www.twitch.tv/sith_taker_tim Lists and results from all the events we chatted about: Michiana Marauders Regional https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2754/players July Stag - Summer 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36325/ Galaxy of Infinite Possibilities - Sqd Champ Lodz https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/34307/ Geek Out's X-Wing Tournament - July 2026 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2797 Tin SQN presents - Thursday Evening Joust https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/35510/ The Welsh Open 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/35420/ Welsh Open 2026 day two side event https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/36074/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 13/07/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Bananarama - Cruel Summer (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 410 - Epic Conquest Just the one event to cover this week as at the time of recording Longshanks was down! 45 players competed last weekend in 312 Squadron's latest Conquest event - The Golden State! We chat about some of the top lists including the winners, which I'm sure you'll agree was Epically Different! Find the lists, results and data here: https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2566 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 29/06/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Calvin Harris - Summer (Official Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 409 - The Beautiful Game It's been a few weeks and we're back with another chunk of games from across the globe! Find out what's been doing well as the cast chat over the top lists from the various events. We also chat about a couple of upcoming events we'll be attending! Exile Squadron Squad Championship https://www.longshanks.org/event/35419/ SZ-Wing Blaster-Cup 2026 [XWA] https://www.longshanks.org/event/32881/ Exploding Anomalies over KeXkemét https://www.longshanks.org/event/34299/ Turniej XWA | Trójmiasto https://www.longshanks.org/event/35518/ 2026 X-Wing Squad Championship XWA Games of Berkeley https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2698 Upcoming Team events Steel City Squadrons https://www.facebook.com/events/26732917156310192/ World Team Champs - Belgium https://wtc-belgium.com/ Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich Producer - Tim Recorded 15/06/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - Fat Les - Vindaloo (Official HD Video) Used without permission - it's just for fun!

Episode 408 - UK Games Expo 2026 A bumper show today with a load of events from North America and the UK - including the 56 player UK Games Expo event from last weekend! The cast are joined by Head Tauntaun, Conor Holmes, to chat about the event and how he did in particular! CTC - Bytown Regional https://www.longshanks.org/event/31884/ Stag Squadron - May https://www.longshanks.org/event/35269/ New England Squad Championship https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2750 Tier One X-Wing TMG https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2782 X-Wing Tournament - May '26 https://rollbetter.gg/tournaments/2653 XWA Presents: Star Wars Xwing at the UKGE 2026 https://xwing.longshanks.org/event/32637 Cast - Liam, Tim and Rich with special guest Conor Holmes Producer - Tim Recorded 01/06/2026 via Discord Intro - Obi Wan 'hello there' from Revenge of the Sith Outro - "Fly! Gundam" Mobile Suit Gundam Opening Theme Full Used without permission - it's just for fun!