bikepolove: 2013

polfa getting ready for its third winter

We've been at Polfa since 2011 and so far it doesn't look like it's gonna change! Really nice pickups last weekend and a match between 2013 Polish champions, The Beardless and psycho.tropy (pictures coming up on bikepolove facebook.)

church of polo

Pruszków is a town situated about 20 km from downtown Warsaw, and is a part of the metropolitan area. Recently they started playing polo there so we drove to check out the abandoned church they play in! The surface is smooth and grippy and the size is sufficient for 2 on 2, we did play 3 on 3 too though.
Check them out on facebook: Bike Polo WPR team.

Polish Hardcourt Bike Polo Championship 2013

The Polish Champs this year took place in Warsaw again (2nd PHBPC took place here in 2011), and again in the Ochota neighborhood. This time though we used the roofed court at the local city sports center. The Beardless (BPCK) beat Apollo3 (Warszawa), the two time champion. Have a look at this extensive collection of shots I had been taking over the whole weekend.

london open 2013

While the WHBPC 2013 is taking place in Florida, I'm coming up with the late post on the last big tournament - London Open in it's fourth year of existence. It took a while to finally look into the pictures from the Open this year. For the fourth time coming to the Open no athletic success was accomplished, however It was an opportunity to see familiar faces again and play on some of my favorite courts. LO is always a lot of fun. It's not the Worlds, nor the Euros, therefore the competitive aspect is not overwhelming. At the same time though, you do see top quality polo there!
Friday was the bench day (big up for the organizers for making this decision), with the traditional 3 on 3 tourney over the weekend. The Magic Way (Dodi, Emmet, Josh) beat the Milky Way (Will, Clement, Luca) in the first final (disappointing to only see one final). Some off-LO pictures might come up soon, so stay tuned!