Sydney’s upcoming tournament ‘Cirque du Sydney’ on the 25/26th of February will be open from this coming Tuesday the 10th of January at 8pm! The double header weekend will include a team tournament on the first day, with a relaxed individual Mix-Up Tournament on the second. Head over to the tournament page for more information.

REGISTRATION: We will be accepting registrations for the teamed “Carney Carnage” tournament via email. Registrations for the second day throw up tournament “Sideshow Slaughter” will be taken on the day. Oh, did we forget to mention that the entire tournament will be FREE?!?! We will have a donations box on the day with all funds to go to Perth Cycle Polo to help in hosting the Australasian Championships.

Four colors to choose from!

The brand spanking new Sydney Bike Polo t-shirts are now available! The design has been voted for by the local Sydney players, and we are now taking orders. We have four (yes, FOUR!) colours to choose from, as well as your usual range of sizes. We are happy to deliver interstate as well as New Zealand and the rest of the world. Even better, you can pick up your shirt when you visit us for the epic ‘Cirque du Sydney’ tournament at the end of February!

How to place an order:

1. Pick your size and colour (yes, multiples allowed!)
2. Email “info@sydneybikepolo.org” with the following details:
a) Name
b) Size
c) Colours
d) Postal Address
3. Wait for confirmation email with bank EFT or Paypal details
4. Pay for the goods
5. Receive your shirt and strut your junk around your local polo court

Shirt Prices:
All proceeds are going towards the “Cirque du Sydney” Tournament, in particular for food, equipment and other expenses.

Pick up – $25.00
Posted Australia – $30 for 1 or $55 for 2
Posted rest of the world – $37 for 1 or $65 for 2

Please Note:
Prices are in $AUD. Shipping method is airmail to NZ and seamail to the rest of the globe. The colours above are close but obviously not %100 accurate.

Australia Day Mix-Up Tournament

It’s Summer!!! This season of bike polo has well and truly arrived. On Australia Day 2012, we will be hosting a small Australia Day ‘throw-up’ tournament as a trial run for ‘Cirque du Sydney’. No need to form teams for this one, but it will hopefully get everyone good practice for playing in a structured tournament. Just rock up on the day, register and play polo!

A throw-up tournament is where six players are randomly drawn into two teams. Points are awarded to those on the winning team. At the end of the day, the top 12 players go through to a further throw up semi-final and final. We will be posting further details on starting times and what you can do on the day to help out.

“Cirque du Sydney” is an action packed double header weekend guaranteed to entertain. Getting back to our roots, the tournament will be relaxed, all-inclusive and filled with events for both the players and spectators to enjoy. Come one, and come all, embrace the inner clown.

“Carney Carnage” is the big top event on the Saturday. After a single round robin, teams will be divided into a top and bottom half group, to then battle it out with similarly skilled teams in a single elimination final. After trying this out at Christchurch’s successful Winter Whack ii, we feel this is the best way for both the serious and non-serious players to compete in an encouraging environment. As we only have a single court, there will be a 20 team limit. Teams registered can play in their own uniforms, but will have to have a team name in the theme of the weekend; think circus, animals, tightropes and women with beards. Referees are banned (goal refs only).

“Sideshow Slaughter” is the relaxed individual tournament on the Sunday. The tournament will be a throw-up format, with each game randomly drawing two teams of three. Each game awards points to the players of the winning team. At the end of the day, the top 12 players will compete in knockout finals to the sledging and heckling of the masses. Dress up in your sideshow best as COSTUMES ARE MANDATORY!

We are still in planning for the Friday night party, and will hopefully have a warehouse shin-dig and 1v1 ‘knife fights’ court running. Saturday will be from 9am to 6pm (we have lights in case it runs over) and Sunday begins at 10am with a stricter 5pm finish for those heading to the Airport.

Rego info will be posted in the next week so check back for details. Also check out our page dedicated to the tournament.

Cirque Du Sydney: Tournament Poster

Never fear, we are still here! We have just been super busy to update on the world of polo… “why?” did I hear you ask? BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN ORGANIZING A NEW TOURNAMENT FOR SYDNEY! We are happy to finally announce dates for our next tournament to be held on the weekend of February 25+26th 2012. It will be over an entire weekend (and maybe a surprise for Friday night) and feature a team tournament on the first day, then a throw-up tournament the following day to loosen up and kick back with all our polo buddies.

We will be releasing more information over the next couple of weeks on format, setup, events and other details. We are super excited and have some great ideas to make this an epic weekend to remember!

MKE Bruiser

Milwaukee Bike Polo Club are holding a fundraiser in early December by holding a raffle of a prototype MKE Bruiser. These bad-boys make an amazing polo frame and are praised around the globe for their great geometry, handling and importantly, their quality.

Click on the frame for a link to their page if you want in on the action. The money raised will go towards insurance, facilities, and a possible indoor court during winter.

Frame is a medium with BMX rear dropout spacing of 110 and unfortunately, those of us outside the US will have to cover the cost of shipping.

The teams for the new Sydney League have now been drawn up with 6 full teams. There are also a number of spare players that have not yet been assigned a team so still plenty of room to form additional teams.

The first round will begin either this Thursday or Sunday and run up until Christmas. Teams are welcome to pick a team name too, so let Virginia or Brook know next session. Teams are as follows:

Team 1: Locky, Martin, Jesse
Team 2: Virginia, Eddie, Danos
Team 3: Brook, Daniel, [Michael + Fancesco]
Team 4: Tsz, Tom, Jack
Team 5: Shifty, Robin, Jamahl
Team 6: Doddy, Ben, Wulfman

Wildcard players: Belle, Larry, Stephen, Gavin

Sydney Bike Polo is about to begin a short league leading up to the holiday break. Teams will be randomly drawn with seeding to get an even spread of experience.

It is a casual, chilled out environment and a great way to pick up experience for those who haven’t played, or are just beginning.

Each Thursday night or Sunday session will involve one or two ‘league games’ with the rest of the night casual ‘pick-up’ as normal. Teams are allowed to pass their turn if a player is away that week, or can substitute for an equally skilled player.

Run down of structure and teams will be this Sunday (6th November) and posted here and on the SBP facebook page. Games will commence Sunday the 13th November.

IF YOU WISH TO BE PART OF THE LEAGUE, PLEASE COMMENT BELOW!!! Or you can sign up over on our Facebook page and check out more info. If you aren’t quite sure about it, don’t worry, our sessions will still mostly involve normal games as usual.

London held its first womens (majority) tournament the other week to the toast of the international community. The talk was that it was a huge success both on and off the court. ‘Fish and Chippeys’ took out top spot [Valley (Van) / Leslie (Seattle) / Seabass (Seattle)] with the organizer and superstar from Brisbane, Erin, taking out fith spot with her all girl team “Tornadoes”. More results to follow.

Finally so excited to see some of the footage from the weekend! Thanks to Chan from Manchester for the great video!

Hell’s Belles Vol. 1 from Chan on Vimeo.

This Sunday, the 16th, we will be having a day of relaxed polo and encouraging first-timers to jump in. We will fire up the BBQ, have some cold ones ready and plenty of spare mallets and bikes to use. Usual time and location of 2pm @ Alexandria Park. Get in early for maximum games!

Afterwards, we will be heading to the closest pub to watch Aus v NZ in the Union!