Tourney: New Years Day throw-in throw

Just got up. Having some coffee than I'll head down.

just wanted to say thanks to all at the tournament who said hi, i'll drag my ass down for a game once my lungs stop trying to force their way out my throat...

shinscar - t's are awesome many thanks
mike - i'll have a word with roxy about the frames for the tournaments once i can string a coherent sentence together.

That was ace. Thanks for looking after the scores Bill. You better be playin next time.
Love you all.

Great work to the polo contingent of London, perfect way to start a year.

Yeah great way to start the new year... great turnout, once every one got out of bed. ;p

well done team ballszootram and the second place to gabbrownsan.

im fucking exhausted.night night. x

Is it cold out? I just got up. Ooooops Polo Fail... Merry New Year to the POLO MASSIVE!!!!!

Is it cold out? I just got up. Ooooops Polo Fail... Merry New Year to the POLO MASSIVE!!!!!
You are a failure.

Thanks to everyone today for letting me lurk with my camera. I look forward to doing much more.
Nice to meet some of you again and some for the first time.

Ace polo day! Well done all for making it out today, well done Mike, Dale and Zoe for winning it, and thanks Bill for looking after the scores, you may have been the only one there capable today.

All best to you lot for 2009, bring on the EPiCs!

brilliant way to start the year, great games all-round,
thanks bill for organizing it.

awesome awesome day, thanks bill for setting up and running it, congrats to team a, and thanks to everyone for making it a great first day of the new year. polo yo!

With hindsight, 11.30AM on NY Day was never going to happen for me. Sorry :)

yep yep, thanks a load bill for sorting the day out. great games and may there be more days like this.

bed, sleep....

bill do you have the scores/results etc?

we beat baaalice nternational, hohoho.

bill do you have the scores/results etc?

Yeah. I'll post them.

Team A
Ray (Shinscar)
Roxy
Tomasito

Team B
Todd
Josh
Tony the Tiger

Team C
Sheep
Iain Otters
Matt 'Trotsky' Vidal

Team D
Mike Tramps
Dale Dogs
Zoe Zoo

Team E
Hassan
Gabes
James 'Mallet Killer' Brown

Team F
Tom.
Boy Emilie
Dan (Oxford)

Round Robin
each team played every other team, in timed 10 min games, apart from the last round, which was 5 mins.

A vs F 3-5
B vs E 3-2
C vs D 5-2

A vs E 2-4
B vs D 1-2
C vs F 3-2

A vs D 1-3
B vs C 0-4
E vs F 2-1

A vs C 2-5
B vs F 1-0
E vs D 2-5

A vs B 1-2
C vs E 3-0
F vs D 3-0

Standings after round-robin
Team C 5 wins 20 goals
Team D 3 wins 12 goals
Team B 3 wins 7 goals
Team F 2 wins 11 goals
Team E 2 wins 10 goals
Team A 0 wins 11 goals

Teams C and D qualify for semifinal.

The bottom 4 played for remaining 2 s-f places, 5 minute games.

Team A 1-2 Team F
Team E 2-0 Team B

Note that Team A did not win a single game all afternoon.

Semifinals (10 minute games)
Team D 3-2 Team F
Team C 3-4 Team E

Final (not timed!)

Team D 5-4 Team E

Team D the winners!

Team A, Team A, Team A, Team A, Team A! yeah fuck yeah...team A... oh well theres always next year. thanks bill

We were lucky that we had an even number of teams (although I was the unlucky odd man!). And also lucky that more players didn't show. I think we would have struggled to do more games without making them all 5 mins, which would haven't been so much fun, IMO.

The light had just about gone by the time we got to the final, and even though we could have gone to Mitch, it's not such a nice court for spectators, and I was absolutely chilled to the bone by the end.

Oh and remind me and Ray never to lend James a mallet...

oh yeah thanks to all the people who showed up just for a new year drinky!

Oh and remind me and Ray never to lend James a mallet...

...remind me not to lend you one of my mallets......for then mr brown to borrow/take... then take my mallet.

oh yeah thanks to all the people who showed up just for a new year drinky!

thanks for the soup... it was delish

Oh and remind me and Ray never to lend James a mallet...

yeah he destroyed mine as well... anyone have a spare ski pole?

oh yeah thanks to all the people who showed up just for a new year drinky!

It made good spectating. Good to meet you and some others. Too much skill required for the likes of me sadly...

...how about a veterans league for the 50+ age group?