WHBPC 2013 Continental Regional Registration Info

The community of World Hardcourt Bike Polo is wrapping up it’s international championships schedule and has patiently waited for the breakdown of entrants to the WHBPC 2013 being held in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA, October 16th-20th.

Wait no more!

The team distribution is as follows:

20 North America [based on placing finish at the North American Bike Polo Championships 2013] http://leagueofbikepolo.com/nahbpc2013

20 European [based on placing finish at the European Championships 2013] http://www.ehbpc.org/2013/

6 Australasia [based on the Australasian Championships 2013] http://www.timarupolochamps.com/Timaru-Bid

3 South America [based on the South American Championships 2013] yet to be completed. http://leagueofbikepolo.com/3rd-south-american-bike-polo-championships-s%C3%A3o-polo-0

3 Central America/Mexico/Caribbean [as determined by the region]

3 Japan

1 Taiwan

2 Florida [as selected by Florida representatives]

6 WILDCARD [distribution and registration information to follow in a separate post]

 

What you can expect right now:

We are in the process of contacting all leaders in the international community to gather the summarized team registration lists for each region listed above. So far direct contact has been established with the Australasian bike polo organization, John Hayes from London is handling the european connection, and we’ve heard from Puerto Rico.
North Americans will be handled by NAH once the tournament has completed.
South America, Japan, Taiwan, Mexico, Cuba/Central America we’re still needing a direct contact from you!

If you have not been in contact via email and can actively contribute to the registration of your region please email tournaments@nahardcourt.com

Thank you and watch for more worlds updates soon!.

NAHBPC 2013 APPROACHES!

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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The Guardians Win Cascadia!

The final qualifier was held in Seattle this weekend and featured one of the strongest fields in the country. We’re not sure how many years in a row this has been for the Guardians, but they managed to do it again! Congratulations to the 9 teams who qualified:

1st Guardians (Cody, julian, Dustin SEA)
2nd The Assasins (Joe, kouyo, Evan SEA)
3rd Portland United (Arlyn, jason, Eric PDX)
4th Big Country (Alex, Rory VAN, Henry VIC)
5th Thunder Buddies (Matt, scooter SEA, Martin VAN)
5th Bill Murray (Emmet LDN, jake SAC, Sterling SEA)
7th Grumpy Town (Leon, Drew, Wade SEA)
7th short shorts shorties (paul, Sean, Stiven SEA)
9th Mosquito (Daren EDM, Duane REG, Will SKN).

Texas Dominates the South Central Qualifier in Denver

For anyone watching the livestream this weekend, you got to see the beautiful scenery, pristine court and impeccable streaming quality. Shout out to Brandon Carter who put together a mighty fine event. Here are the results:

6 Qualified Teams from SCQ:

1. Boobies Make ME SMILE (Pelon, Robert ATX, Andrew SMC)
2. Ghost Wolves (Bob, Zach ATX, Maxxx SEA)
3. Mucho Take It Easy (Miguel ATX, Diego, Miguel HOU)
4. Witchcraft (Spencer, Malakai, Josh LKS)
T5. Diablos de Tejas (Alekos HOU, David, David SAT)
T5. Trident (Duncan DEN, Alex, Lee DRO)

Congratulations Boobies! Sorry for the awful picture!.

SEQ In Athens, Georgia sends 5 teams to North Americans

The South East Qualifier is over and the results can be found over on LOBP. While we couldn’t find any pictures of the winning team on the internet to share, it is interesting to note that this tournament had a full 32 teams! Way to go Athens and the South East Region.

1 – Team Ginyu Force – Arnold(Tally), Bob(Tally)and Christopher (Tally)
2 – The Fact Checkers – Jimmy (Tally), Kyle (Tally), Travis (Gainesville)
3 – tsktskshhh – Danny (Tally), Mike (DC), Joseph (Tampa)
4 – Lemme slip a’ball in – Justin (Mobile), Brent (ATL), Paul (ATL)
5 – Ribbits – Tiffany (LEX), Jake(Ft Myers), Sergio (Ft Myers).