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Landscape issue 12
Sep 6th
Results from 2010 Worlds in Berlin
Aug 20th
2010 World Champions: Beaver Boys – Milwaukee – Brian Dillman, Joe Burge, Eric Kremin
2nd Place. Machine Politics – Chicago – Joe Panizzo, Ben Schultz, Matt Lane
3rd Place. L’Equipe – Switzerland – Manu, Mario, Lukas
4th. Toros – Germany – Eddie, Pablo, Andi Schuster
5th. Fuck the Border – USA/Canada – Jonny Hunter, Kevin Walsh, Alexis Mills
6th. Smile – Seattle – Dustin, Seabass, Leon
7th. Cosmic 3 – UK – Mat, Todd, Tom
8th. Polosynthese – Germany – Anna, Mo, David
9th. El Club – Spain – Kico, Tom, Lucas
10th. Trefoil – Canada – Chris Proulx, Alex Churchman, Pieter Blokker
11. Strange Brew – Canada
12. Dans ta gueule, Puceau – France
13. The Odds – USA
14. Bambule – Berlin
15. Candy Colored Clowns – Germany
16. La Schmoove – UK
17. BAD – UK
18. Profane Lobotomy – NYC
19. Apples – UK
20. MGM – France
21. Shark Attack – Germany
22. Massive Cogs
23. Joel and the Jankey Mallets – USA
24. Apologies – France
25. Rolling Hoods – France
26. Tough Shit
27. EHFXD – Netherlands
28. Los Manguis
29. Li Carbonari – Rome
30. Riding in Circle
31. Malice International – UK
32. Iron Ponies – Switzerland
The top teams were determined by games played and the lower teams were by rounds won and by goal difference/goals scored
Over four days, on four courts, more than 100 teams played to be the best in the world.
In the weeks leading to this Championship 50 teams had already pre-qualified.
On Thursday there were 55 teams playing to determine the last 14 teams of the 64 teams allowed into the 2010 World Championships.
Over Friday and Saturday all 64 qualified teams played a total of 8 games each.
The best 32 teams advanced to Sunday, the final day, to play in a double elimination bracket.
Congratulations to Milwaukee’s Beaver Boys!
2010 Australasian Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
Aug 19th
Australasian Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
Sept. 18th – 19th, 2010
Brisbane, Australia
More info: bikepolo.com.au
N is for North American
Jul 25th
This news piece out of Wisconsin does a good job with the 2 min. they give the event. I like Rory and his presence is good. The game play clips are good too, maybe focusing on the “oooh danger” aspect of the sport but what else is someone who does not play gonna focus on?
For bike polo players, the North American Hardcourt Championships are
the zenith of the sport in the U.S. The national championships were
held in Madison last weekend. WISC-TV photojournalist Brian Mesmer
gives a look into the world of bike polo.
Well for starters I’d ask that they, as journalist, focus on the name of the event. Nowhere I found in any of the official info released about this event used the word “national”. Because this was open to all of North America. Despite that, whoever posts WISC-TV YouTube videos still used “National” in the video title, in the video description and in the video tags.
They almost get it right in the description, but the anchor identifies is correctly and of course Eric from Trek gets it right. I guess the person who posts to YouTube just didn’t get the memo.
NAHBPC registation extended and COFFEE!!
Jul 11th
The organizers of the 2010 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships have extended the registration deadline to today, Sunday, High Noon. I’m guessing that’s Central time.
And you can pre-order a $10 bag of %100 fair trade coffee beans from Just Coffee. I think it’s a special blend but even if it’s not you should still support those that support bike polo.
2010 NAHBPC in Isthmus, The Daily Page
Jul 6th
Madison gearing up to host the 2010 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
Kristian Knutsen on Tuesday 07/06/2010 1:00 pmSports both novel and long-established regularly rise and fall in popularity, moving in and out of public consciousness. The emerging sport of bicycle polo, particularly the nascent hardcourt version, is one that is just starting to draw attention beyond its pioneering players. It is set to get a local boost when the Madison Bike Polo club hosts the 2010 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships over the weekend of July 16-18.
Bike polo has been played on a dedicated basis in Madison over half a decade, led in large part by the brothers Jonny and Ben Hunter. Renowned locally for their culinary talents and work with the Underground Food Collective, they are also known across the nation as boosters for the sport, which is blossoming among bicycle messenger and mechanic circles in cities across Europe and North America.
“Bike polo is one of only a handful of sports to have developed on a global scale during the age of the internet,” writes Kevin Walsh. Now based in Toronto, he was one of the original polo players in Madison along with the Hunter brothers, and maintains The League of Bike Polo, a global clearinghouse for the growing ranks of clubs.
“Its growth has been horizontal and organic, and for good reason people have been skeptical of various aspects of formalization, standardization, or top-down structures,” he continues. “But its rapid growth has given rise to the need for something to hold it together and ensure that its growing pains aren’t much more painful than the road rash worn by most of its players.”
Madison was selected last November to host the championships via a bidding process organized by a North American organizing committee, consisting of city and regional reps selected by clubs and tasked with codifying the sport. “Boston put in a good bid, but they had hosted a major tournament the year before,” says Hunter. “Madison has a reputation for hosting good tournaments.” These include Midwest championships in May 2008 and a New Year’s competition in January 2009.
One major goal of this particular tournament is to provide a greater level of organization for the sport at one of its highest levels with the intention of aiding its growth.
2010 Japanese Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
Jul 3rd
2010 Japanese Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Tokyo, Japan
Results from Riki
1st
Yellow Stick Mania (Tommy, Yu-ki, RYO/Tokyo hardcourt Bike Polo/Tokyo)2nd
雷神 (Raizing) (Riki, Arthur, Crow/Tokyo Hardcourt Bike Polo/Tokyo)3rd
Black Wrist (Hajime. Fumi. Hana-Megane/Black Wrist/Tokyo)
More info: Tokyo Bike Polo
2010 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship Rules
Jul 2nd
NA Hardcourt 2010 NAHBPC Rules
Equipment
1 – Teams will consist of three players on the court at one time.
1.2 – Teams will be required to wear matching colors. Please bring a backup color to wear in the event that your opponent is wearing a similar color.2 – Any common type of bike is allowed. (BMX, road, track, mountain)
2.1 – The bike must have at least one mechanism for stopping. (i.e., handbrake, fixed wheel)
2.2 – You may not add anything to the bike to help block shots (e.g., a bar under your BB, netting in the front triangle) with the exception of wheel covers.
2.3 – Mallets and bikes may not have dangerous protrusions (bolts sticking out, jagged edges, etc.) Handlebars must be capped. Bullhorn handlebars are not allowed.
2.4 – Helmets are mandatory. Pads are recommended.General Rules of Play
3 – Start of a game:
3.1 – Each team will begin behind his/her own goal line.
3.2 – The ball will be positioned at center court.
3.3 – Play will begin with a “3 – 2 – 1 – Go” from the timekeeper.4 – Scoring a goal and ball movement
4.1 – A goal must originate as a “shot,” defined as striking the ball with the end of the players mallet.
4.2 – Wrist shots or scoop shots are not considered a “shot,” therefore will not count as a goal. This technique may be used to pass the ball.
4.3 – A “shuffle,” defined as a ball that is struck with the broad side of the mallet, will never count as a goal unless the ball is shuffled by a player into their own net. This is an own goal. If an offensive player
shuffles the the ball into their opponents it will not count. The defending team will get possession of the ball and the offensive team will concede half-court.
4.4 – Ball-joint: Not to be confused with a scoop pass, toss or other ball handling. The ball-joint is defined as pinning the ball between an open end of the mallet head and the playing surface and then dragging
it. Ball-jointing will be allowed ONLY in the player’s defensive zone. Ball jointing in the offensive zone will result in the ball turnover and concession of half-court.
4.5 – If the ball becomes lodged on a player, bicycle or in the spokes of a wheel in such a way that it cannot be played safely, game play will be stopped. The ball will be dislodged and placed on the ground at
the point of incident. The player directly involved in the ball being lodged will get possession and play will resume.
4.6 – The ball cannot be played with the feet. Intentionally touching the ball will be counted as a foot-down or “dab” (see below) and that player will be required to tap-out.
I like this bike polo spokecard
May 12th
I think this is the best spokecard I have seen all year! But, I want to see more. If you are having a tournament and don’t give the players a spokecard for the event, then that’s just crap. Anyway, this Championships is over. Visit the official site for results and such. Also if you want to laugh at how small the goals were look at this. It’s a wonder anyone won when you combine Euro non-stop goalie action with the more-narrow-than-a-bike-is-long goals. Thank god for footdowns.
