Appleton, WI
Saturday August 27, 2011
2nd Annual Fox Valley Kubb Tournament Website
The sky was blue and the temp was in the upper 70s. It was a perfect day for kubb in Appleton, Wisconsin. The Fox Valley Kubb Club hosted the 2nd annual Fox Valley Kubb Tournament. Group B ended up being a tough group with the champions, 2nd place, and Consolation winners all coming from the group of four. A steady and strong crosswind was around in the morning and early afternoon. A wonderful variety of teams played. Some younger, some older, male, female and mixed. Kids were tossing throughout the day, and there was a kubb decorated cake. The tournament had handmade trophies. Sweden's Sons, after eventually taking down the upstart team Demolition met Team Shin Splitters, another up and coming team, for a second time, this time in the Final. The first game was a long game with several field kubbs being tossed back and forth and many crucial one baton and one field kubb remaining shots. It also had several multi-kubb hits after solid grouping by both teams. Eventually, Sweden's Sons were able to win the first game. The second game started with Sweden's Sons going 4 of 6 with their first turn. The game quickly took a turn and momentum shifted when one of Sweden's Sons field kubbs ended up on its own at 6.5 meters. It took Sweden's Sons two turns to down that field kubb and Team Shin Splitters were able to eliminate basekubbs. After a couple more turns, Team Shin Splitters left field kubbs standing, and Sweden's Sons were eventually able to eliminate the last basekubb and knock down the king to win the 2011 Fox Valley Kubb Tournament.
1. Look for Appleton to start having some higher finishes in future tournaments. Several good new teams are in Appleton and a lot of interest in different strategies.
2. Team shirts were second to none. They were super cool.
3. Great mixture of teams. It is always great to go to tournaments and have teams with a variety of experience and age and gender diversity. Kubb is growing and it is for EVERYONE!!
That was proved in Appleton, home of the Fox Valley Kubb Club.
FINAL RESULTS: 1. Sweden's Sons (Chippewa Falls/Eau Claire, WI)
2. Team Shin Splitters (Appleton, WI)
3. Demolition (Appleton, WI)
4. Cheese Kubbs (Appleton, WI)
Quarterfinals
Kubbin' Queens
Cheese Kubbs
Flippin' Batons
Team Shin Splitters
Kubb This
Sweden's Sons
Kubbros
Demolition
Consolation
1. Rhymes With Tube
2. The Mad Tossers
3. Kubbin' Queens
