GreifMasters 2010 Bikepolo from Uolmo on Vimeo.

This past weekend while Minneapolis was racing Stupor Bowl 13, Germany was putting on an epic tournament. Just look at those shirts!

Uolmo has made some nice videos in the past and this is no exception. Check out his video detailing his trip from Geneva to Karlsruhe, Germany with his polo team L’equipe The Iron Ponies. As well as being a great editor and cameraman Uolmo, from what I hear, is also one hell of a polo player.

Highlights from the 7th Midwest Bike Polo Champeenships, held in Columbia MO, November 7-8, 2009. Chicago’s ‘Machine Politics’ took home the Jenny Cup. Runners Up were Milwaukee’s ‘Beaver Boys’ & ‘Hot Sauce Enema’ followed by 4th place Madison.

Dustin replaced the gerbils in his computer or something because he finally got around to editing the footage from one of the games of the 7th Midwest Bike Polo Championships in Columbia, MO.

In this game Machine Politics from Chicago comprised of Joe the Lefty, Matt Lane and Ben Schultz played against defending champs The Beaver Boys. The Beaver Boys from Milwaukee are comprised of Joe Burge, Brian Dellman and Kremin. This isn’t the championship game but the first time they met.

This probably the best video of a hardcourt game I have ever seen. With just one camera, Dustin aka Mr. Do is able to edit down the footage and get a really great sense of the flow and skills on display. I don’t remember how long the game was but this video clocks in at 4:30.

The quality is great so set that player to full screen and kick back check out some of the best players in the Midwest.

STL Flag by cricketpress on flickr.

Back in the summer when Lucky proposed having a bike polo lock-in in January I was one of the first to commit. How could this go wrong? 23 hours of hardcourt bike polo in an indoor skating rink? Brilliant.

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Oh hello. Minneapolis Bike Polo is proud to present the Midwest Bike Polo Championships 8, to be held the weekend of May 22-23 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. More details will be forthcoming shortly, but we expect this to be one of the most widely attended and fun tournaments for players of all levels. We look forward to seeing you all in May!

A van of Minneapolis poloists will be heading to St. Louis the weekend of January 16th for the St. Louis Dead of Winter Indoor Lock-in. 23 hours of pick up polo in a roller rink. Its going to be wicked fun.

Maybe a bit like this Donald Duck video I found on the Milano Fixed blog.

I made a quick and rough little application to calculate the amount of time it takes to run a Swiss system tournament. jQuery -ui sliders make it easy to run different scenarios. All the logic and important style is in the source. I’m too lazy to make it work directly in Wordpress, so it has it’s own home, http://www.mplsbikepolo.com/swisscalc/. Maybe I’ll make it better someday, but probably not.

Last weekend 2 teams and 3 free agents went down to Columbia, Mizzouri to play at the Midwest Bike Polo Championships. Dustin, Ebbin and Trevor played as Team Butt City and did us proud, advancing to quarterfinals against some of the best teams in the country. Ramon and Tim joined up with a third and were seeded 9th, above Butt City. The Four Norsemen were one position away from being in the 24-team double elimination bracket on Sunday. Kat joined up with 3 other women and got a great applause for a superior check. We had some great games, especially our game with TripleLEXXX who were an awesome, coordinated team.
Our hosts were incredible! Drew and Chip put us up and fed us breakfast. The tournament was extremely well-run–Vince’s bracket system worked great. The weather was awesome…there was great polo and cheap beer. All in all, an A+ weekend. Thanks COMO! Check out comopolo for more stats and media and blah blah.
To top it all off, The Court decidered that Minneapolis will be hosting the MWBPC8 sometime in May 2010. Stay tuned for more information here!
Here’s a couple of my favorite photos, the whole set is over here on flickr. Kat and Sven have some great shots too, you should check out all the photos tagged MWBPC. Hopefully Dustin’s video will be up soon too.

Terrible Group Photo by Bjorn1101 on flickr.

Chris From Lexington by Bjorn1101 on flickr.

Laid Out by Bjorn1101 on flickr.

Four Norsemen, Kat and Old Greg near Polo, Missouri. by Bjorn1101 on flickr.

Connor really came through with a great tourney on Sunday. We played three rounds of round robin with 8 teams and then a double-elimination bracket. There was grilling, great play and lots of fun. No major injuries or mechanicals, until Dustin let his bike roll into the wall after winning. Thanks everyone who came out to play, especially our ad hoc Team Show Us Your Titties, and all the spectators who came out.

Congrats to The Cosmopolotans on their victory!

Our Champ! The Cosmopolotans! by Bjorn1101

Check out the Team Photos

1. Team Show Us Your Titties, 2. Team Revolution Polo, 3. Team Rad: Tim, John, Cayla B, and James, 4. The Flying Jomonz: Connor, Joe and Alicia, 5. The Bookhouse Boys: Landon, Bjorn and Sven, 6. The Sconnies, 7. 2nd Place, The Paul Bunyans: Ramon, Trevor and Jake, 8. Our Champs, The Cosmopolotans: Ebbin, Dustin and John

Here’s a sample of the complete action shots:

Piñata Helmet by Bjorn1101

We’re working on reconstructing the brackets, so if you have info about your teams’ records, who you played in the brackets, or even better a photo of the brackets, hit us up in the comments. This is for sure:

1. Cosmo-Polo-Tans (Mr Do, Ebbmart, Stevelious)
2. Paul Bunyans (Jake, Trevor, Ramon)
3. Flying Jomonz (Joe, Connor, Alicia)
4. Bookhouse Boys (Sveden, Bjorn, Peedubya)

8. Team Show Us Your Titties (John, Zebrakeys and Andy)

What: Co-ed hardcourt bike polo tournament. One day event, format to be determined and announced.

Where: McRae Park (46th and Chicago) Minneapolis, MN

When: Polo date is July 12th, 2009; the event runs 9th-12th

INFO!: MPLS BFF runs July 8th-12th with great films Thurs, Fri, Sat. There will be a large alleycat on Saturday and a ridiculously fun and out of control afterparty in the alleys of downtown. The tournament will be 3v3 with at least one member of the opposite gender per team. The court for the tournament is world class. A gorgeous hockey rink with full boards and chain link. Consider coming to Minneapolis for a few days to check out our amazing cycling community, great bike films, ample supply of booze, alleycat, and of course Bike Polo.

If you have any questions or need to line up housing for the festival email us at mplsbikepolo {{at}} gmail.com

For all the info about the Bicycle Film Festival check out the BFF web site.