“The latest export from the isle of the pointy ears emerged in the Old World in a fresh attempt to prove that some things Elves just do better. So Tiber Rial faced desert bashers to open their BB Ranked career.

Deka Decall experienced first-hand how the Khemri like to put the blood in bloodbowl, smashed as he was out of the game, and indeed, of life, slotting him neatly up there with plenty of other bowl hopefuls who do not survive a single game. But his death and an early score by the skeletons, who capitalised on Rial handling errors, did not deter the elves for long. Talion Nes equalised late in the half, and the elves took to the bench at 1-1.

The second half fared better than before - sloppy handling from the Khemri and a blitz rush from the elves saw the skeletons pressurised deep in their half, pressure that eventually led to Otho Impor skipping across the line to put the elves in the lead. A promising start.”