2011 IFPA World Footbag Championships in Helsinki, Finland

Lycanthrope · Post by **Lycanthrope** » 29 Jun 2011 18:22

i'm going to frankfurt/mainz july 19th with mathieu gm, flying to helsinki july 28th, and coming back to vegas via amsterdam on august 12th. not sure what i'm doing the days after worlds. any ideas?

ilkka m. · Post by **ilkka m.** » 05 Jul 2011 21:30

Lycanthrope wrote:i'm going to frankfurt/mainz july 19th with mathieu gm, flying to helsinki july 28th, and coming back to vegas via amsterdam on august 12th. not sure what i'm doing the days after worlds. any ideas?

Hi,

You could check out Sweden and/or Estonia, as they are quite close to Finland. Cheapest way to travel is by ferries, see http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/ or http://www.vikingline.fi/index.asp?lang=en. St. Petersburg isn't too far either, so if you like seeing other countries that might be nice. Maybe you can even get someone local to show you around.

See you,

-ilkka m.

Marty.cz · Post by **Marty.cz** » 06 Jul 2011 10:55

Hey,

me and Tomas Tucek still need 1-2 people to our room in Omena hotel - Lonnrotinkatu. The price isn´t so high I think. It´s 115 EUR for 8 nights (30. 7. to 7. 8.). PM me please if interested. Thanks!

PoisonTaffy · Post by **PoisonTaffy** » 06 Jul 2011 21:58

ilkka m. wrote: You could check out Sweden and/or Estonia

I've already made up my mind to take a one day trip to Estonia, looks beautiful, Tallinn looks beautiful.

Evan, I've got a few days before and after worlds as well. If you need a travel buddy, let me know.

Tuukka · Post by **Tuukka** » 07 Jul 2011 01:59

Lycanthrope wrote:i'm going to frankfurt/mainz july 19th with mathieu gm, flying to helsinki july 28th, and coming back to vegas via amsterdam on august 12th. not sure what i'm doing the days after worlds. any ideas?

Hey Evan,

I'm planning to take David (Castillo) around Finland a bit after Worlds. Mostly Middle-Finland (city called Jyväskylä) where my parents live, where we have our summer cottage nearby and where Toni and Tanja live too. Really idylic Finnish nature etc.

You can join us too if want. This is not planned fully yet, but we are thinking about it.

See you all soon!

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 07 Jul 2011 08:38

Roy, Evan

You guys can hang out with me and Fedja in Tallinn, we are coming to worlds too. We can show you around and stuff.

Btw, Can anyone from the US bring some facile with him? My gf also asked if anyone can bring a Kindle ebook, the shipping to Estonia is such a rip off.

yyz · Post by **yyz** » 07 Jul 2011 21:03

roy matt or anybody, my plans for a room have not materialized. i need a space, not on modified much catch me on facebook!!!

jaust · Post by **jaust** » 09 Jul 2011 09:42

I'll be staying in helsinki until 09.08. is there anybody else staying longer? and could somebody offer me some crash space for 2 nights?

regards
michael

ilkka m. · Post by **ilkka m.** » 12 Jul 2011 00:58

Remember to register! You have only until Sunday to register for the Worlds, and there won't be any sort of late registration...So if you're planning to compete or just watch the tournament, go ahead and register here.

See you soon,

-ilkka m.

yyz · Post by **yyz** » 15 Jul 2011 08:39

ok getting nervous, need some space any body still need a roommate???

jerkki · Post by **jerkki** » 22 Jul 2011 02:06

In case some people have missed this:
Worlds Video Contest 2011

Deadline for submissions has been moved to 29th July!

In order to make the night unforgettable, we really need the community to participate. This is an exceptional opportunity to view your video on the big screen with 200 footbaggers as your live audience! Submissions can of course be sent even if you won't be attending the tournament.

Great ideas don't require the best equipment, just get out there and make it happen!

janis · Post by **janis** » 22 Jul 2011 11:13

Due to unexpected circumstances I won't be able to make it out to the event

yyz · Post by **yyz** » 22 Jul 2011 14:08

still in need of a place to stay!!! help!!

mr.alex · Post by **mr.alex** » 24 Jul 2011 10:00

when is the players check in on monday? I'm arriving late on sunday evening. is it okay to be at the event site at 12 or should I be there sooner?

Kljopa · Post by **Kljopa** » 25 Jul 2011 06:45

Is there any possibility to place a tent for 1-3 days somewhere on the event place or in someones backyard?

mohkale · Post by **mohkale** » 26 Jul 2011 07:10

Hi Kljopa!

We must leave the event site for each night so that's not an option. Camping on someone's backyeard might be an option if you can find someone with a backyard. None of the 20 or so Helsinki-based footbaggers I know live in a house with backyeard.

There is a camping site called Rastila camping in eastern Helsinki that might have available tent space.

There's also something called every man's rights in Finland. That might be worth looking into.

You could also help out Ted and shack up with him in Omena hotel (or perhaps try one of the hostels in Helsinki.

Hope this helps,

Matti

Anz · Post by **Anz** » 02 Aug 2011 14:55

Freestyle routines and circle semifinals are tomorrow, here are the pools:

Open Singles Routines

Pool A
Tuomas Riisalo
Mikko Lepistö
Evan Gatesman
Matthias Schmidt
Toni Pääkkönen
Vasek Klouda

Pool B
Mathias Blau
Jinda Smola
Felix Zenger
Rene Rürh
Anssi Sundberg
Damian Gielnicki

Pool C
Santeri Karvinen
Brian Sherrill
Jakob Wagner
Tuukka Antikainen
Bartek Bubula
Jan Weber

Pool D
Artem Zabolotniy
Alexander Trenner
Christopher Schillem
Rafal Kaleta
Aleksi Airinen
Milan Benda

Open Circle Contest

Pool A
Rene Rürh
Tuukka Antikainen
Toni Pääkkönen
Evan Gatesman

Pool B
Tuomas Riisalo
Bartek Bubula
Anssi Sundberg
Vasek Klouda

Pool C
Jakub Grabarczyk
Felix Zenger
Aleksi Airinen
Damian Gielnicki

Pool D
Lauri Airinen
Rafal Kaleta
Olaf Piwowar
Milan "Czech Stallion" Benda

There's a lot of good shred going down here.

g00d33 · Post by **g00d33** » 02 Aug 2011 20:21

Those circle pools just yell, "film me, film me! for all those who aren't here to see!"

Tjuggles · Post by **Tjuggles** » 02 Aug 2011 21:40

Thanks for the update Anz. Man I wish I was there.

Faco · Post by **Faco** » 02 Aug 2011 23:14

Felix is competing? Vasek is playing circle?

Nice