Wisconsin Kubb

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WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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What can kubb do?

15 teams. 40 participants. Five states represented. Over $500 for charities. 40 pairs of eyeglasses for Unite for Sight. Oh yea, and a large box of school supplies for a refugee camp in Ghana. That is what kubb can do, in one day. (more...)

Or, how about 31 teams, 77 participants, and five states. Oh yea, and $1800 for two important causes. Again, that is what kubb can do, in one day. (more)

Come again? You want some more? Bring it. 48 teams, 115 players, six states, and $2900. Kubbnation did it again, in one day. (more).

Did you say 64 teams in little old Eau Claire? Yep, yep. That's what kubbnation did. Right in the heart of kubb country. 64 teams, 140 players, eight states, and over $3000. We all did it again, in one day. (more).

Player Profiles
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The Ringers - Aaron Ellringer and Dave Ellringer - 2010 U.S. National Champions - Eau Claire, WI
Welcome to Wisconsin Kubb. This is the home of kubb in the state of Wisconsin, U.S.A. The yard game kubb was born in Sweden and is played throughout Sverige. Played primarily in the Nordic countries, kubb is now played around the world with tournaments in Europe and now in the U.S.A. The two goals of Wisconsin Kubb are to unite and foster better and more meaningful relationships in our communities and spread Swedish and Nordic culture.

Kubb comes from a land where summer nights are mystical and merge with the mornings, and cloudless winter days, with the sun low in the horizon, are blinding, bitter, and at the same time agonizingly short. Many wonder about the origins of this Swedish game, also known as Viking Chess. Where in Sweden were the first throwing pins thrown at a kubb? Were the Vikings the first ones to play kubb? Obviously, the answers to those questions are unknown. However, it is easy to imagine the first games of kubb being played with firewood or perhaps scrap wood from a new barn. Perhaps the first kubb pitch was set up in the deep, dark, stone covered, and troll-filled forests of Småland. Or, perhaps the first kubb game was played in a wind swept grassy area of Gotland or Öland in sight of the raw and relentless Baltic Sea. Regardless, kubb, like many of our ancestors, has traveled thousands of miles from a distant and magical land, crossed an ocean, and now resides in Wisconsin.

Kubb is for everyone. Let’s toss some lumber.

Kubb förenar människor och skapar fred på jorden.
Kubb unites people and creates peace on Earth.

2010 Tournaments/Events

U.S. NATIONAL KUBB CHAMPIONSHIP

Champion: The Ringers - Eau Claire, WI
(Aaron Ellringer and Dave Ellringer)
2nd: Default - Eau Claire, WI
3rd: Tad Kubbler - Minneapolis, MN
4th: Time Math - Eden Prairie, MN

Consolation:
1st: Kubb de Grace - Eau Claire/Chippewa Falls, WI
2nd: Da Beers - Des Moines, IA
3rd: Huskarlar - Duluth/Eden Prairie, MN
4th: Läkerol Originals - Minnetonka, MN
Overall Results

July 17 - Eau Claire, WI
Teams: 64 (WI, MN, IL, IA, MT, CA, KS, and ND)

Habitat 4 Humanity
Chippewa Valley Tournament
September 18 - Eau Claire, WI
Registration Open

Fox Valley, WI Tournament
September 18 - Appleton, WI
Registration Open

Dallas, WI/Viking Brewing Co. Oktoberfest
October 02 - Dallas, WI
Registration Open - 16 team limit
Teams Registered: 7

Des Moines Fall Kubb Classic
October 23 - Des Moines, IA
Registration Open - 24 team limit

November Gales Kubb Tournament
Stay, Play, Witness the Waves!
November 06 - Beaver Bay, MN
Registration Open

Rockford Swedish Historical Society Tournament
June 05 - Rockford, IL
Results
Photos

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All tournament information

August 12
Kubb Club page has been updated .

August 08
Congratulations to Gloria Victis who won the 199-team World Championship in Sweden. July set a record for number of hits on wisconsinkubb.com with 1,871 unique visitors.

July 20
Yesterday broke a record for most hits in a day on the website. Thanks to all of the 141 unique visitors yesterday and over the year. Later this week, we will surpass the total from all of last year.

July 17
What a day of kubb for the State of Wisconsin. Wisconsinkubb.com would like to congratulate The Ringers, from Eau Claire, on their victory and the National Championship. Default, also from Eau Claire won second and Kubb de Grace (Eau Claire/ Chippewa Falls) won the 32-team consolation bracket. Eau Claire had four teams in the quarterfinals. A great day of kubb for the Chippewa Valley.

July 16
The Championship is near. Tick tock. The trophies are en route from Helena, MT. Tick tock. 64 teams, countless battles, a full day of fun and kubb, and one last toss at the king. Tick tock. Teams are practicing in various states. Tick tock. Kubbnation, can you hear me? Now is the time. Let's get it on.

July 13
U.S. National Kubb Championship facebook page
Recent news about Darfur, Sudan.

July 12
Monday: ABC morning show
Tuesday: 92.9FM The Big Cheese: 7am
Thursday: 1400AM local sports talk: 5:30pm
Friday: NBC morning show
Also, if teams are looking for something to do on Sunday after the tournament, about 15 minutes south of Eau Claire is Blueberry Ridge Orchard. It is a beautiful blueberry orchard nestled along rolling hills. A bunch of us are going to go there Sunday. Price are really reasonable and it is a great environment for the kids as well. If you are headed home south, getting back on I-94 is really easy. If you are headed home west, it is about 10 minutes south of I-94.

July 02
Business was taken care of in June 2010 for the website, as it beat out August 2009 for visitors in a month. The site had 1,171 unique visitors in June, with August of 2009 having 1,013. The site is still on pace to increase by 50 plus percent from last year. There is no stopping this kubbolution. The 2010 National t-shirts are ordered and kubb is being played all throughout the Chippewa Valley, as over 20 teams from the Chippewa Valley are competing in the Nationals. Just over two weeks now until 32 games are going at one time. You can feel the energy. 64 teams playing, here in Eau Kubb Claire, Wisconsin.

June 20
Volume One did a great article about kubb in Eau Claire this past week. Also, is there anything better than playing kubb until it is too dark to play on the solstice?

June 06
Happy Sweden National Day. What a great event in Rockford. 32 teams. 75 plus players. Teams from three states and even one team from Sweden. To our knowledge, the second largest kubb tournament in the nation, and it was only the first year.

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