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Okay - the tournament 'committee' has sat and compiled the full North and South teams to be invited to play for the first North vs. South bike polo tournament, to be held this year in Manchester.
North
5G - Chan, Emyr, Razor
Foreign Aid - John H, Hayden, French Max
Fast'n'Furious - Adam, Nik, Salman
Steeler's Wheel - Chris Landslide, Fin, Andy Senior
Brickman's Skid Kids - Ally, Donnie/Clem
I Kurious - Sylwia, Drew, Andrew (Sheffield)
The Plague - Ste, Rob, Lefty Chris
South
Hoodlums - Woody, Tim, Jamie
Bamphetamines - Chris, dt, B
Supremos - Max, Pique, Iain
Sandbaggers - Luca, Josh, Bogey
Cherrypickers - Cam, Ryan, Ed
The Bloods - Todd, Rupert, Adam
You will note we are able to entertain 7 teams for each region - hurrah! If you didn't have a team name we've given you one - if you don't like it, then let us know and we'll change it come the day. If you are unable to play, please inform us and try to get a replacement - we have a short list of reserves from both regions that are keen to play.
Accommodation will be a struggle but we can make it work - invites and offers will be coming out to all non-Manchester residents by the weekend. Anyone not catered for, or able to call on other accommodation, please let us know.
The format of the two days remains as posted - we will advise on the points system nearer the time. The (hopefully controversial) seeding for the Saturday rounds is as follows (informed by 5Gs recent spying mission):
TIMINGS
Throw-ins on Friday night until 2145 at the Powerhouse Library, Moss Side.
After at Oddest on Wilbraham Road, Chorlton
Matches start with 4 individual team rounds (to decide both the Bench and Sunday DE seeding) on Saturday morning at 1000 - please try and be courtside by 0945.
Saturday's Bench I should start at 1800 for 30 minutes and be between the top 4 teams from the day's rounds.
Saturday's Time Cat party will be in the cellars at The Nook on Wilbraham Road, Chorlton from 2030, with our very own Analog DJs.
Extra helpings for dirtystopouts at Proof, Barlow Moor Road, Chorlton from 0100...
Sunday Double Elimination starts at 1000 and should finish around 1630.
The Bench II Final should start at 1630 until 1700, followed by prizegiving - allowing everyone to be able to get away by 1800 latest.
The winning region will be decided by the aggregate individual team points accumulated via their overall rankings in the Double Elimination event (NB. Team goal difference from their 4 Saturday games will differentiate between tied teams on the Sunday), added to the region's performances in the two Bench matches.
Bench I (Saturday early evening) is between the top 4 teams from each region (ie. 12 players on each bench), as decided the league table on Saturday.
The Bench II Final will be played between the lower three teams from each region, as per the Saturday league table.
There will be a £15 per team entry fee to subsidise costs.
More small print and pedantic rules to follow as we make them up...