WFC 2006 - Day 2

Sorry all but I have little time.  Still thought I’d post something.  Hopefully I’ll be set with my routine by tomorrow and can take a bit of time out to give more detail.  Here’s the deal, first two days are pool play.  There are 60 some odd singles players and 72 something doubles players making 36 teams.  A great showing in pure numbers and the skill level is higher than ever for a tournament in Europe.  The downside is that this is the weakest showing, numbers wize, for the USA ever.  By far.  Euro kickers out number US kickers significantly.  Right now, Europe is the future of the sport clearly.  And that’ not so bad because they’re doing a hell of a job.

Our story ...

1.  John is injured but hanging in there in doubles.  Chaos 4, John Leys, and Chaos 5, Eric Wulff, won there pool, although there was question this morning over whether or not John would even be able to compete.  It’s day to day.  Send Johnny your good vibes folks.  We need that left hammy healing FAST! 

2.  PT, Chaos 3, and Emmanuel are also through - no worries.

3.  Chris and Jack, Chaos 9 and 13, heald there seed and played their best net ever as a team to advance from pool play to elimination brackets.

4.  Tuan Vu, Chaos 7, made a great showing advancing from his singles pool and he played well with his new doubles partner from Germany, honorary Chaos 33.  Tuan is now playing consilation matches in both events and regardless of how he finishes now it was a great showing for his first major net tourney as a net specialist.  There are good things to come from the Disco Ninja.

Sorry, but I don’t have details yet on Edwin’s results.  I’ll be having dinner with him, Chris, and Jack soon so I’ll get them and report back tomorrow with more detail on that and all our adventures.  Right now I’m running out of internet time at this cafe and I’m dying of starvation so it’s time to go.

I have tomorrow off from competition so again, hopefully can take time out to post more.  Also trying to get some photos up as the week goes on so I hope you have time to check back.

Frankfurt is a very cool city!  The tournament is a total blast so far!

Chaos Seven

Here it comes and here we come !  Sunday is opening day at the 2006 WFC in Frankfurt Germany.  I can’t wait!  I’m wrapping up work as I type this and prepare to leave for the airport.  Chaos will represent with 7 players for 7 days of intense footbag competition.  Chances are we’ll be starting off the tournament with members of two teams seeded in the top 4 - Chaos #3, 4, and 5 - PT Lovern, John Leys, and Eric Wulff respectively.  Here’s to hoping all our team members finish at least that well! 

Of course, aside from competition we all have lots of catching up and partying to do with old friends from across the pond.  There’s much more to talk about but I don’t have time right now.  Don’t fret though, I’ll be back throughout the week as usual with the latest of my perspective on the competition and all that surrounds it.  Surely you can hardly wait to read my updates. 

Oh, and Chaos #7, Tuan Vu, will be representing on the footbag net court at the WFC for the first time in a Chaos uni.  Oh wait, no he’s not.  He was therein 2004.  Well, I’m flying a 777 cross the pond.  Hmmm, wonder how many matches it’ll take to win the doubles title?  Gotta least be close to 7.

ok, sorry bout that.  I am out.  Finishing it off with a seven word

3 Days In Bogota

Carol and I were in Bogot� kicking footbag for Postobon, a huge beverage and bottling company in Colombia.  They�re basically Pepsi Colombia.

HOLY #@&*!

That about sums it up.  Now, here�s a bunch of babble that may not do the experience any better justice…

FW Down

Have you ever wondered how important footbag.org and ifpa are to you?  Perhaps you’ve taken it for granted?  I know I have.

Well, reality check is now.  The site has been down since at least 9:30am PDT and I’m feeling the hurt.  I’m not trash talking fw, it’s an amazing service provided at no cost to most users, and at a high cost to those who maintain it.  I’m just realizing what I had - now that it’s gone.  Surely it’s quite a temporary situation.

I miss you fw!  When will you be back?

What do you have to say about fw being down?

Who Do I Root For Now?

7:15am San Francisco, CA, USA and I�ve already ridden my bike around the city in search of a pub or cafe that�s open and that has cable TV.  I�ve been to one breakfast cafe and a standing room only Kezar Pub before settling at the Mucky Duck for the World Cup - USA style.

World Cup USA style?  Isn�t that an oxymoron?

End Of An Era

Cliche alert! 

Peter Irish performed his final competitive singles freestyle routine this past Sunday at the East Coast Footbag Championships in College Park, MD; the same event where he first competed 20 years ago.

chaosfootbag.com generally reports exclusively on the happenings in the world of footbag net.  However, on occasion there is a footbag event so significant it must be covered even if it is not directly related to the net discipline.  This is just such an event.

Peter is the greatest competitive footbag freestyle player of his time.  He set the standard for the world both in the shred circle and with his competitive routines, and I don�t doubt he has somehow inspired every player of today�s freestyle generation.  Even after 20 years of competition and at the ripe old freestyle age of 36 he is among the best shredders in the world.