British Kendama Association - A review of the 5th British Kendama Championships

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British Kendama Open 2012

Rules etc, are here.
bko 2012

Back row, L-R: Johnny, Mark, Claire, Petra, Louisa, Jon, Sam, Matt, Guy, Donald, Chris, Barney
Front row: Andy, Natx, Void, Alex, Mirek
Not pictured: Jamie, Marko, Steve, Tom, Kevin.

This year's BKO saw a slightly lower-than-expected turnout, but a fun and engaging afternoon's fun nonetheless. The full story will be told in the video (to come soon), but the results are below. A big thanks to The Kendama Company for their generous sponsorship of the event.

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Results

Advanced Division
Position. Name - Round - Points (Misses)
1. Matt N. - Final - 9 (4) British Kendama Champion 2012
2. Mirek S. (CZ) - Final - 7 (13)
3. Alex R. (NE) - SF - 4 (2)
4. Johnny M. - SF - 4 (4)
5. Mark H.- QF - 2 (4)
6.Void - QF - 2 (5)
7. Jamie F. - QF - 2 (7)
8. Jon R. - QF - 2 (12)
9. Sam B. - 1st - 1 (3)
10. Guy H. - 1st - 1 (4)
11. Donald G. - 1st - 1 (5) Scottish Kendama Champion 2012
12. Tom D. - 1st - 1 (10)

Speed Trick Challenge Champion 2012
Alex R. 23.4 seconds

Best Trick
1. Johnny M.
2. Matt N.
3. Alex R.

Beginners Division
Position. Name - Level (Misses) [Highest Level with 0 misses]
1. Andy J. - 10 (4) [10]
2. Marko A. (FI) - 9 (4) [2]
3. Barney - 8 (4) [7]
4. Natx (CT) - 6 (4) [3]
5. Kevin - 4 (4) [1]
6.Claire - 3 (4) [1]
7. Chris D. - 2 (4) [1]
8. Petra - 2 (4) [0]
9.= Louisa - 1 (4) [1]
9.= Steve L. - 1 (4) [1]

Moshi Kame
1. Mirek S. 197 catches in 1 minute
2. Johnny M. 187 catches in 1 minute
3. Alex R. 79 catches in 1 minute

Video

Download an mp4 of the whole event (edited to 51 minutes) here. <-- Right click, Save As. 1280x720 h.264, 571MB

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