The wonderful Mr.Do has just released two more full games from the final day of the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships. First up is the play-off to join the Crazy Canucks in the grand final, with the loser taking out third place.
The second video is of Europe’s three time champions L’Equipe, taking on Portland United. This was near the end of the lower bracket play-offs. L’Equipe went on to finish fifth, with Portland United coming in at seventh.
Worlds Semi Final from Mr.Do
Landscape Magazine, a free Wuropean alternative bike magazine has a great article on the recent London Open 2011 and Rooftop Lausanne 2011 Tournaments. It’s available online to read for free and has some good pictures and interesting interviews with some of the top European players. Click the link to open it up, starts on page 78.
“Hardcourt” from Matthew on Vimeo.
Matthew Sipple from Seattle Bike Polo has been busy working on a feature length documentary “Hardcourt”, of the birth of hardcourt bike polo up to its current state, through the eyes of the key players in Seattle such as Messman, Dustin, Seabass and Leon. Check out the teaser sample above!
As spring and the splendid daylight savings is now upon us, there are a few upcoming events on the Sydney Bike Polo Calendar on top of our usual Sunday games.
Saturday 8th October Sydney Bike Film Fest Street Fair
Starting from 11am, MC Cyclery have installed a games arena on Forbes st, Taylor Square in which we will be holding a few bike polo games throughout the day. Some fast paced 2v2 games will be on show. There are plenty of other stalls and attractions to checkout to make a day of it!
Wednesday 12th October USYD Rollin’ Into Uni
On Ride to Work Day, the University of Sydney is holding an event to welcome its students by having food and refreshments, bike stalls, info and repair help as well as some relaxed beginners bike polo. It’ll be a great way to give it a go with other first-timers.
Wednesday 12th October University of Macquarie Ride to Uni Day
Also on Ride to Work Day, Macquaire University has organized a bike friendly event of stalls, bike assistance and a large soft arena perfect for bike polo! It’ll also be another great place to give it a go with other first-timers.
Thursday 27th October TV Filming!
As part of our usual Thursday session, a National TV show will be coming down for some interviews and games to include Bike Polo in a segment of theirs. It’ll be a large turnout and expect some intense and entertaining polo as the players try and out-do each other for some air-time. We encourage any spectators or bike riders to come down and check it out to work up the crowd.
ABC News has just posted a great article, photos and audio on the Brisbane Bike Polo scene and the sport in general. Click the link to check it out and listen to the guys talk about the sport they love.
Written by Amy Simmons, I’d have to say that Olli Wykeham had the best quote “It’s something where you can just come along, you don’t have to do anything special you can just grab a mallet and play.”… or perhaps Jamie with “It’s like legal crack – it’s that addictive.”
Nice work guys!
More videos of the World Champs! The first two days are to rank the 60 teams, and the third and final day is a double elimination format of the top 32 teams. The top ranked team plays the bottom ranked, the second ranked plays the second bottom etc.
The two videos below are of the first two games of the elimations where the lower ranked team upset the top teams, setting up an amazing day of beautiful polo. Also worth noting that Beaver Boys were current World Champs in pursuit of making it a double. Keep in mind that this is a VERY early start on a third day of play, which might explain why some of the players still look half asleep. Thanks again to Mr. Do who once again has provided quality filming.
Beaver Boys (#1) v Wizard Tactix (#32)
Beaver Tactix from Mr.Do on Vimeo.
Monkey Punch (#2) v Outsiders (#31)
Outsider Punch from Mr.Do on Vimeo.
Erin from Brissie (now based in London) has been putting this event together with some of the london mob. They’ve just released a legit trailer which makes me want to jump on a flight right away. The tournament is fast approaching on the 15th and 16th of October. Well done Erin and good luck!
HELLO EVERYONE! Sorry the page has been down for the last few weeks. Why did I hear you ask? That’s because a few of the Sydney players have been competing at a little tournament called THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS! While we put the bikes back together and unpack, we will be back to regular times from this weekend! And expect a lot more content updates over the next 2 weeks as photos and more footage slowly comes rolling out.
For now, what better way to kick it off that a highlights package put together by Ken from East Van, who also happens to be the man behind the Rawbie Boardz show!
2011 WHBPC Highlights from Ken Regehr on Vimeo.
During last months Winter Whack ii Tournament in Christchurch, a TV crew from The Erin Simpson Show (a local show in NZ) came down to check out bike polo. There is some good footage and a nice interview with Craig. It’s great to see more and more of these coming out which show bike polo in a much more realistic light, with good research and not just exploring it as a “whacky” sport as we’ve had in the past.
London Open 2011 Highlights Edit from Matthew Cox FUAE on Vimeo.
Footage of the 2011 London Open, filmed and edited by Matthew Cox. There have been a few highlights packages to come out of the London Open, but this one is nicely shot and shows some great polo.
P.S. Less than a week until the World Championships!!!
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