The Crazy Canucks from East Vancouver took the top spot at the 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships, closing out a busy week of polo at Magnuson Park. The Canucks beat out Call Me Daddy from France in sudden death.
Seattle’s Guardians took third place, keeping the tournament’s hometown on the podium. In all, I had a fantastic time watching mind-blowing bike polo played by people from all other world in many different languages.
Kev posted the final goal of the championship match on Vimeo:
Final Goal WHBPC 2011 from kev on Vimeo.
I shot video of the Guardians scoring to beat the Iron Ponies to advance to the semifinals. They would go on to lose to Call Me Daddy.
Here are some photos I snapped:
For more on the 2011 WHBPC, check out photos by Karen Johnson, photos by Katee Wright at Slog and these thoughts from Muuqi at Life(Cycles).
Thanks 206 Bike Polo for a great event! Here’s a group photo of some of Seattle’s players:
Any other coverage floating around that I missed? Post the links below.
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5 responses to “Vancouver team wins 2011 World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships”
Way to go Seattle Bike Polo on a great tournament. Congrats to East Van for their big win!
I wrote an article for Bicycle Paper with photos and another video here:
http://bicyclepaper.com/articles/349-2011-World-Hardcourt-Bike-Polo-Championships-Recap
Cheers
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