Haven’t made enough mistakes at Belltown Underground yet this month? Well, you have at least one more shot! Friday night marks the welcoming party for this weekend’s Emerald City Open bike polo tournament. The party is open to everyone and starts with a fast paced “polocat” down the hill from TT Minor to the party. Of course you can also just show up at the end for the party. There will be more minibike disasters, dancing, raffles, a photo booth and beverages, so you should  probably show up with your regret shoes on. You know, the ones that hose off easy.

Video from Seattle Worlds in 2011.
I like…

World Class Polo from Mr.Do on Vimeo.

So looking forward to this.

“Hit ‘Em In The Mouth” Trailer from Matthew on Vimeo.

I got back in town just after the 2011 WHBPC took place. Thankfully there are some highlights here for those of us that couldn’t make it. Congrats to the winners- as well as to the Seattle polo community for putting together what sounded like a ton of fun.

2011 WHBPC Highlights from Ken Regehr on Vimeo.

Bike Polo

August 20th

Westlake Park

10am-5pm

This is a nice short edit.  How great it would be to have a polo court in Seattle where people could just hang out in the sun on the grass while polo is being played.

APOLOGIE vs MGM from h.hiolle • lagraph.net on Vimeo.

The World Hardcourt Bike Polo Championships came to a head in Berlin yesterday.  Though Seattle’s teams (Team Smile & Puffin’ Along) didn’t take home the trophy, they did really well.  Milwaukee’s Beaver Boys took it to the limit and won out over Chicago’s Machine Politics and are now the World Hardcourt Bike Polo Champions. L’Equipe from France took third.

You can take a peek at the google doc and see how it all went down HERE.  Double elimination brackets are a little difficult to understand, but you’re smart and I’m sure you’ll figure it out.

Some photos are below- check out the Flickr pool HERE

I’m so proud that Seattle did well and represented the Northwest in Berlin.  The Seattle polo community is super friendly, supportive, and extremely talented.  They are always welcoming and I’m looking forward to their return.