Donation for Shelter

This year we chose to raise money for Shelter, the UK homelessness charity. With funds raised from our bunco booth game, sale of spatulas (yes, really) and individual donations, we were very pleased to be able to donate £254 to a very worthy charity that does so much good in the UK. Thank you all for your support!

Third time the charm!

PASAR KUBBTEAM TAKE HOME THEIR THIRD UK CHAMPIONSHIP!

On another fantastic day in the Hampshire (mostly) sunshine, we joined together to take part in the UK’s largest ever Kubb tournament. Old friends and new enjoyed the spirit of Kubb once again with the team from Belgium once again taking home the prizes.

Frank and Tom never really missed a step all the way, and managed to fend off the Show No Mersey team of Ben and Phil in a 2-0 final watched by a small but very appreciative crowd.

Congratulations to Frank and Tom who made this their third Championship in three attempts, interrupted only by Covid related travel issues in 2021. They have vowed to come back again next year, so the UK teams will need to get practicing hard if Pasar’s strangle hold can be threatened. Always generous in victory, Tom and Frank both provided hints and tips from their extensive Kubb experience to the others teams at any opportunity.

We look forward to seeing you both again next time!

In the Plate Competition, Kubba Kubba Kubba Kubba Kubba Chameleon showed their skills and gave the commentators some exercise when they beat Racoon Cub Kubb Club in the Plate Final. This was a hard fought affair, with the Racoon Cubs taking the first end of three. they weren’t able to make the most of that momentum though and eventually lost 2-1 to a moderately surprised, but 100% delighted Kubba (x5) Chameleon team. Well done guys!

Tom Van Biesen sets a 24 hour Kubb Record

Our friend Tom Van Biesen from Pasar Actief Kubbteam set a new record on Saturday 16th June, completing 24 hours of Kubb and raising thousands for cancer charities in the process!

Tom Van Biesen at the 24 hour point

What an effort! Tom played for 24 hours straight, with 5 minute breaks for every hour completed, as per Guinness World Records Standard format. The plan allowed Tom to be accompanied in 2v2 games, or to play alone in the 1v1 games, but Tom played every single game, inkasting throughout. Tom completed over 100 games in the 24 hours, which started at 6pm local time on Friday 15th June. The screen grab here from the live stream shows the moment that the clock ticked over to 6pm on Saturday 16th, completed a full 24 hours.

Tom looks about as fresh as he did at the start! It’s hard to consider the effort required to take on this type of activity, and watching at points throughout the 24 hours session, you’d be hard pressed to see any noticeable change from the extraordinarily high level of skill that we’ve seen from Tom in our own tournament.

At UKKubb we are delighted to donate to Tom’s charity, and particularly so as Tom wore UKKubb logo’d T-shirts throughout, and played every game with a specially made UKKubb Championship kubb set. We are so proud to be even a small part of this amazing effort, and with the extra PR, we may find a bigger group of Belgian players coming to UKKubb 2023. Better get practicing, folks!

Well done Tom!