Tourney: Bristol - NS - 10.03.12 - 11.03.12

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HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!!!!

Following the success of our first ever NS tourney last year (referred to by some as a ‘Polo Retreat’!), the team that brought you the Bristol Open 2011 is proposing to host one hell of an event to kick off the 2012 National Series Tournament.
**Court: **

Our shiny new indoor ‘polo hall’ facility will be transformed into the ultimate battle arena for this tournament. Fantastic grip and completely flat. Floor to ceiling smooth ply lined flat walls. Large viewing balconies and ground floor courtside chill out rooms with bar and spectating areas. Best of all, the court will be open for play from 10am until midnight on Friday & Saturday and Sunday 10am until 5pm. The court has full sports-hall overhead lighting. This is one fantastic venue for a tourney!

Location:

The event is to be hosted by the fantastic Campus Skatepark (run by Andre aka Ninja). Campus is in Bedminster, a stones throw away from the city centre with a local rail link to Temple Meads if required. As with the 2011 tourney, this is going to feel like a polo retreat. There will be free accommodation and parking on site for the whole weekend. We think of everything!

**Format: **

TBA. 20 teams max. Single court but plenty of time. Court will be open on Friday night for throw-ins. There will also be entertainment on-site with beer and food available all weekend. Campus will be running a skate comp on the Friday night in the on-site indoor skate park and we have a stonking party to attend in the city afterwards. There will be a mini-bike polo tournament held alongside the main event and knife-fight action too. Play starts promptly at 10am Saturday morning and goes on until late in the evening, with the court closing at midnight. Sunday is a 10am start with the tournament finishing no later than 17.00. We will screening the premier of our last tournament, which has finally been finished by the film crew that spent the weekend with us. That will be on the Saturday night.

**Rules: **

We'll adopt the National Series rule set.

**Entry Fees:

**£10 per player.
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Sponsors:**

Andre has been working hard as usual to secure sponsorship for the event. I am pleased to announce the following confirmed list:

Raleigh - Prizes - http://www.raleigh.co.uk/
Knog - Prizes/goodies - http://www.knog.com.au/
Chrome (as per last year) - Prizes - http://www.chromebagsstore.com/
Boneshaker (as per last year) - Promotion support and goodies - http://www.boneshakermag.com/
White Duck - Promotional support and prizes - http://www.whiteduckscreenprint.co.uk/
Bath Ales - Alcohol Support (taking over from Butcombe last year) - http://www.bathales.com/
Chaos Cycles (as per last year) - Prizes/goodies - http://chaoscycles.co.uk/default.aspx
..and of course Campus Skatepark - Event hosts and generally an amazing new business supporting bike polo in Bristol! - http://campus-skatepark.co.uk/

**Finally:
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We are confident that this tournament will be an excellent start to the 2012 NS. We learnt so much from our last tourney and will be ironing out all of the creases. 80's tunes will be back (by popular demand)!!!!.

** Team List:**

**1. Pouces En L'air!

1. Dead Rappers
   
2. Dino’s
   
3. Hackney Goal Slotters
   
4. Bubonic Plays
   
5. Black Stabbath
   
6. 5g
   
7. The Commies
   
8. Skip Rats
   
9. Nice Touch
   
10. Hacked Off
    
11. Passed It
    
12. Killer Queens
    
13. Get.In.wild
    
14. Be Right On
    
15. SoYo PoLo Co
    
16. Polosapiens
    
17. Spring Break
    
18. Yomoyo
    
19. Skull Attack
    
20. Team Warin
    
21. Bristol (Name TBC)
    
22. Sandy’s Team (Name TBC)
    
    

CHALLONGE LINK IS HERE FOLKS - **http://challonge.com/bristolns2012

Awesome!!!

I think there is a misprint in your OP, you seem to be suggesting that there won't be any more 80's compilations?..

Super cool! Absolutely loved Bristol last year.

I think there is a misprint in your OP, you seem to be suggesting that there won't be any more 80's compilations?..

ahaha.

In.

yay! i must bring water this time, and eat properly

Bristol.Rocks.

So up for this, last year was awesome, keep the 80s music please!

I think there is a misprint in your OP, you seem to be suggesting that there won't be any more 80's compilations?..
Hell, what was I thinking? OP now edited.

Fuck yeah!

It won't be the same indoors. You want some nice refreshing rain between games.

In

[...] keep the 80s music please!

This ... and: in!

How are you guys going to decide the lucky 25?

might be worth mentioning that the court is about 100 meters from a lovely smooth tarmac court which would be perfect for a cheeky throw-in as well.

Ooooh!

This is Mark.

Mrak, Joe, and Josh. Team.

Haven't asked Josh yet, but hopefully he's cool.

There's a tourney? Wow! Who's Mark?

Best team ever BTW... Just did a quick internet who's-the-best-hardcourt-polo-team search... Turns out it was us, so look out... Bitches... Etc...

BTW I'm sponsored...

Don't even bother turning up... Bitches...

Way to ruin the tournament. Gawd!

Hackney Goal Slotters, IN (havent asked the others but pretty sure this is the case)

when does entry open?? The Commies from canterbury are definatly up for playing

I have a feeling this is going to fill up quick!