Category: NAHBPC

Beavers are your 2013 NAHBPC Champions!

Posted on by John Hayes

This weekend marked the 5th annual occurrence of the North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship, hosted by the Minneapolis Polo Club at the remarkable Roseville Skating Oval. 2013 has proven to be one of the most competitive and progressive seasons we’ve ever had and not enough can be said about this event. We’d like to thank everyone in Minneapolis for putting forth an incredible effort and building a relationship with this world class facility. Player’s agreed that the surface at the Oval was the best they had ever had the opportunity to play on, and hopefully it won’t be the last time the Minneapolis Club utilizes this space. The NAH staff worked together to help this tournament run smoothly and to advance the state of refereeing for future seasons. We hope you had as much fun as we did! Here is a list of teams who have qualified for the WHBPC in October:

1st Beavers (Eric, Brian, Joey SF)
2nd The Guardians (Cody, julian, Dustin SEA)
3rd The Assassins (Joe, kouyo, Evan SEA)
4th Portland United (Jason, Arlyn, Eric PDX)
5th Big Country (Alex, Rory VAN, Henry VIC)
5th the Makers Y’all (Greg CHI, Nick LEX, Ben MKE)
7th The Greens (Christopher ATL, Nic COMO, Adam TO)
7th The Control (Forest SF, Andrew CRZ, Ace NYC)
9th White Fang (Addison, Tyler, James BOS)
9th D G T (Jake BOS, Jonathan PGH, Rob Philly)
9th Los Cuatreros (Israel, Robert ATX, Andrew SMC)
9th Mosquito (Daren EDM, Duane REG, Will SKN)
13th Thunder Buddies (Matt, scooter SEA, Martin VAN)
13th Journeymen (Allan, Robie OTT, Nick TO)
13th The Means (Chris NYC, alexis OTT, Nick RVA)
13th KMANG (Matt CHI, Ngaihon, kev TO)
17th Magic Toast (nate, Zach, Paul NYC)
17th Call Me Laddy (Brodie, Seamus OTT, Luke TO)
17th The Breaknecks (Charlie, Nick COMO, Nick MPLS)
17th Bill Murray (Emmet LDN, jake SAC, Sterling SEA)

Congratulations to Eric, Brian and Joey taking down this tournament with only one loss in the first final. Very impressive! The Cascadia region took down 5 of the top 12 spots, the Midwest took 3, Eastside 2, South Central 1, and South West 1. There are both new and old names in the top 24 of this tournament, and next year is guaranteed to be even more interesting. We will be releasing more information regarding regional spot allocation and structure changes for 2014 as soon as they become available.

Lastly, thank you Minneapolis Bike Polo and thank you to the community for coming together again this year.

(photo credit to Kevin Walsh)

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NAHBPC 2013 APPROACHES!

Posted on by John Hayes

We sit exactly 4 weeks away from the 2013 North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships being held in Minneapolis, MN! August 16-18 are the dates and the invitations have been sent!

Congratulations to the teams that qualified to participate this year! You can find the list here: http://leagueofbikepolo.com/nahbpc2013#comment-119745

All teams have been contacted and the registration is underway. Teams are expected to reply via email to tournaments@nahardcourt.com to confirm their participation and team names by JULY 24TH. The payment info will be sent after this date to all teams confirmed. Please check your inboxes for the email and reply if you haven’t done so already.

The organizing group has done a fantastic job with getting this all set up for us! The facilities look amazing, and it being the home town of bikepolo.tv we can expect great coverage for all those that cannot be there in person! If you plan on being there and you’re not qualified, no worries! We’ve got some space lined up on Thursday to have an organized battle royale bench style mini-tournament! From this group, we also expect that some of you will volunteer to help run the show on the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. More info on Thursday’s activities as well as volunteering to come.

Can’t wait to visit the Twin Cities and see what stage North American Hardcourt Bike Polo has reached in both competitive skill and community support!

All info can be found at the league of bike polo page here: http://leagueofbikepolo.com/nahbpc2013

Thanks and we’ll see you all very soon!

 

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NAH Series 2013

Posted on by Ben Schultz

Regional qualifiers

Eastside Qualifier
April 13th – 14th
Boston, MA

South West Qualifier
April 20th – 21st
Fresno, CA

Midwest Qualifier
May 25th – 26th
Columbus, OH

South East Qualifier
June 15th – 16th
Athens, GA

Northside Qualifier
June 15th – 16th
Grand Rapids, MI

South Central Qualifier
June 15th – 16th
Denver, CO

Cascadia Qualifier
June 29th – 30th
Seattle, WA

NAH 2013 Structure is Approved!

Posted on by Ben Schultz

The North American Hardcourt Bike Polo Association has officially approved a structure for 2013!

With only a few addendums, the original structure was approved. In case you missed it, the complete proposal is available on the blog here.

The additions that were discussed at the board meetings were as follows:

1. “Trade Deadline” Date

The relevant date for a player’s regional identity is the qualifier registration date. A player’s regional identity is maintained for the entire season, regardless of subsequent relocation.

2. Regional Status of Teams

Team Regional Status is determined at the Team level. 3-Region Teams adopt the Regional Status of the qualifier that it chooses to compete in. Teams must maintain their regional status throughout the entire season. To the extent that a player must be replaced, the replacement player must share the Regional Status of the replaced player, or of the Team.

  • Example 1: Three Eastside players, replacement must be an Eastside player.
  • Example 2: Two Eastside players, one Northside player. Eastside players must be replaced by Eastside player. Northside player may be replaced by Northside or Eastside player.
  • Example 3: Eastside player, Northside Player, Midwest player, qualified out of the Eastside (and therefore an Eastside Team for NAHBPC). Eastside player must be replaced by Eastside player. Northside player may be replaced by Northside or Eastside player. Midwest player may be replaced by Midwest or Eastside player.

3. NAHBPC Bonus Slots Determined by Team Regional Status

For any Team of any composition, the Bonus Slot for a top-24 finish goes to the region out of which the Team qualified. A Northside player on a 2/3 Eastside Team, qualified out of the Eastside (required in that situation), does not gain any credit for the Northside out of top-24 finish. This is intentional, and will hopefully create some interesting meta-game between the regions, wherein the regions should want to discourage talent drain. At the same time, attempts at sandbagging “less skilled” regions, will only serve to enhance those regions’ chances to gain bonus slots at the NAHBPC

Think we did a good job with this? Hate it? Let us know in the comments, on facebook or through twitter..

NAHBPC Results

Posted on by John Hayes

If you didn’t see all the action in Milwaukee last weekend, we missed the best polo in North America this year! You’ll just have to wait for the videos and pester your friends for details about it. However, if you just want to know how everyone came out, we’ve got the results of the tournament for you.

1st Beaver Boys (Eric, Brian, joeMKE MKE)
2nd Guardians (Cody, Julian, Dustin SEA)
3rd The Means (Chris NYC, Alexis OTT, Nick RVA)
4th Portland United (Arlyn, Jason, Eric PDX)
5th Clobber Politics (Ben, Joe CHI, Robie OTT)
Jagwolves (Koyo, Joey, Scooter SEA)
7th Crusaders of Love (Seabass, Hugo Paris, Leon SEA)
The Game (Christopher ATL, Jason, Sterling SEA)
9th Slab of Bacon (Guthrie, Jake MKE, Nick MPLS)
NickChrisPaul (Nick, Chris LEX, Paul NYC)
Hotdog (Ken, Martin VAN, Henry VIC)
MANTHOUSAND (Chris CHI, Jonathan PGH, Rob Philly)
13th Le Tonnerre de Fer (Matt CHI, Pierre DC, Jonny MAD)
The Walsh Diaries (Kev, Adam, Ngaihon TO)
WEST COAST WARRIORS (Alex, Pistolero LA, Mike SEA)
Crazy Canucks (Rory, Chris, Alex VAN)
17th Synergy (Pelon, Robert ATX, Travis BLM)
Fluffy Ducks (Nick, Charlie COMO, Ben STL)
The Royals (Chandel., Miguel ATX, Mack NYC)
Put a bird on it (Matt, Sam MAD, Bernadette MKE)
JavierJakeJT (Javier, Jake BOS, JT RVA)
Sweet Treat (Tiffany, Trunks LEX, Rob Paris)
Put A Beard On It (Nate, Ace, Zach NYC)
Mitten Polo (Adam, jon, Piet ARB)
25th Toronto City Bowers (Lewis, Maija, Nick TO)
3rd Times a Charm (Brian CHI, Dustin, Meg MPLS)
My Dixie Wrecked (Rob CHI, Marco Philly, Maxxx SEA)
Border State Bullies (Tim COMO, Jared LEX, Nick STL)

Can’t wait to see how the World Bike Polo Championships play out this year!

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