EHBPC 2011 http://www.ehbpc.org European Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship June 23rd-26th, 2011 Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:38:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Shirts available http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/shirts-available/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/shirts-available/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 11:46:02 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=545
We still have some t-shirts left. If you forgot to get one for your "special" one, or you just want a spare one for yourself, this is your chance!
Available in 3 colours:
Grey Marl: XS, S, M, L, XL.
Navy (players' shirt): XS, S, L. (No M's left!)
Cornflower (Baby blue): S, M, L, XL.
10€ + shipping.

Certified mail (2 shirts can fit in the same package):
Spain 5€
EU 9€
Rest of the world 12.50€

To place your order, fill out this form.

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/shirts-available/feed/ 1 BCN http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/bcn/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/bcn/#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 11:03:20 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=528

What a weekend we had! It was so good that it has taken us all week long to become normal, functional people again.
Here are some stats of what when down:
4 Days

3 Official courts + 1 pickup court

75 Teams

12 Refs

40+ Volunteers

225 Players

339 Matches

1796 Goals

2.5 Hours of sleep

Not enough beers.... but

ONE AWESOME WEEKEND!

 

Thank you very much to all the people that made this event possible. Thanks to all of our sponsors for supporting the Honourable European  Bike Polo Community.

 

 

 

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/bcn/feed/ 3 We have a winner! http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/we-have-a-winner/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/we-have-a-winner/#comments Mon, 27 Jun 2011 18:28:09 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=518 Yesterday, the very best team of Europe was chosen among the 74 others present at the EHBPC.  It might not come as a surprise (or perhaps the biggest surprise there is), that for the third consecutive time L'Équipe wins it all. Undefeated reigning champions.

The results are as follow:
Supreme Champion: L'Equipe

Worthy Adversary: Polosynthese

Maybe Next Time: Hooks

4th place: El Club

5th place tie:
Call Me Daddy
Monkey Punch

7th place tie:
Dead Rappers
Bambule

9th place tie:
Tough Shit
Toros
Los Pelos
Mouter Fuckers

13th place tie:
Rakete
Cosmic
Tigers
Spring Break

17th place tie:
Shaft Punk
Candy Coloured Clowns
Malaforca
Guns at a Knife Fight
King Salami
Netto
Budapest Bike Polo
Nice Touch

25th place tie:
South Cat
Oh La La Schmoove
TNT
Li Carbonari
Vacas
Les Spritz
321bpm
Team Fish Sticks

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/we-have-a-winner/feed/ 2 Last results from RR http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/last-results-from-rr/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/last-results-from-rr/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 23:17:13 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=516 So we played the last four groups, deciding the 16 teams missing for the double elimination.

The results are:

Group 5
El Club
Monkey Punch
King Salami
Spring Break

Group 6
Polosynthese
Malaforca
Guns at a Knife Fight
Team Fish Sticks

Group 7
Tough Shit
Oh La La Schmoove
Netto
Nice Touch

Group 8
Toros
Shaft Punk
Los Pelos
Budapest Bike Polo

 

Great day of polo. Now, the most intense part.

 

By the way, the Candy Coloured Clowns vs TNT match has been fixed and calculated and it does not affect the current standing.

 

See you tomorrow at 9:30 at the courts.

 

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/last-results-from-rr/feed/ 0 Follow today’s matches http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/follow-todays-matches/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/follow-todays-matches/#comments Sat, 25 Jun 2011 07:39:13 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=512 Group 5 and 6 will be playing this morning, 7 and 8 this afternoon.

Scores will be updated as we go...

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/follow-todays-matches/feed/ 0 First day results http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/first-day-results/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/first-day-results/#comments Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:49:33 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=507 Today was such a great day. 110 games of awesome polo!
In the end, 16 teams make it to the next round.

Hooks
Bambule
Tigers
Les Vieux Fritz

Call me Daddy
South Cat
Moteur Fuckers
Vacas

L'Équipe
Candy Coloured Clowns
TNT
321bpm

Dead Rappers
Rakete
Cosmic
Li Carbonari

Here are the links to the challonge results.
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Group 4

 

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]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/wildcard-results/feed/ 0 3,2,1… Wildcard! http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/321-wildcard/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/321-wildcard/#comments Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:09:20 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=491 Tomorrow kicks off the wildcard tourney. There are a few things to detail so if you want to give a hand, show up at the courts at 9. For the players, get there at 10 so we can go over what's going to be the format for the day, sign up, etc, etc.

So thrilled to have you here!

]]> http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/321-wildcard/feed/ 0 Pick up games @ La Aspirina http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/pick-up-games-la-aspirina/ http://www.ehbpc.org/2011/pick-up-games-la-aspirina/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:22:41 +0000 Mr. Carrillo http://www.ehbpc.org/?p=483
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For all those of you who are already here and are aching to play some polo, pickup games will be held at La Aspirina. No appointment needed.

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In collaboration with La Bicicletería, we'll be hosting a parts swap meet at the courts on saturday. Bring your old parts/swag/polo shirts and trade them up!

One man's waste is another man's treasure!

Check out their blog, with pictures of last year's event.

 

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