Last Thursday night, the Evison Lounge of the OUSA building was the location of the OUSA reOri foosball tournament.
With a MosterDYP tournament style, everyone faced new opponents and a new partner in each round. Games were played to 5 points, allowing for many combinations of tournament participants. Adding to the friendly atmosphere was the entertaining Rozel from OUSA, our impromptu master of fun facts about foosball. Armed with a microphone, she asked us questions like: “Do you know when the first foosball table was invented?” or “Did you know that the fastest shot ever recorded was 56km/h?”
At the end of the tournament, Rozel announced the three winners of the tournament: Connor, Ilgaz and Efe. Congratulation to you and to all the players who joined the tournament.
We very much enjoyed the first OUSA foosball tournament and we aim to run more of such tournaments in the future!
Last week, we tested for the first time how our costume built skateboard for foosball tables works out. And I can tell you that it works very well!
We had a couple of foosball tournaments lined up in the Unipol. The more participants in a foosball tournament, the more tables should be available so that the players do not need to wait too long between their games. That is why we needed to bring an additional table to the Unipol where we usually have four tables available.
We brought the 120kg Leonhart foosball table that is usually situated in the new Te Rangihiroa Student College to the Unipol. That is a distance of about 450m (according to Google Maps). Instead of using a car for transportation, we used our self-made skateboard designed specifically for transporting foosball tables. Except for loading and un-loading the table onto and from the skateboard where we needed four persons, it was sufficient to have only two persons steering the table from the college to the Unipol along the footpaths. It was easy and went smoothly.
Looking forward to using this skateboard for other occasions. Stay turned, we already have some ideas!
The two-times World Champion Alexander Paschin was visiting Dunedin and joined our foosball practice on Wednesday and Friday. Alex played with and against many students and he took his time to observe individual players and then provided feedback on what they could do differently to become better.
Alex happily responded to any question concerning foosball such as about some tips on how to defend better or how to improve a specific shot.
It was a great turnout of players coming to see a World Champion and learn from him. Some students even used the opportunity to take a selfie with the World Champion.
In the coming weeks, we will have Alexander Paschin visiting Dunedin. Alexander won the tablesoccer world championship twice. He will join our foosball practice/free play in the Unipol and will show us how to play like a professional and hopefully some cool trick shots as well. For further details, see below flyer information:
We are moving our Foosball practice / tournaments from Fridays to Wednesdays in the Unipol in Dunedin (next to the stadium).
Everyone is welcome to join us. Whether beginners or professionals, we are always happy to see new faces.
The entry to the Unipol is free for University of Otago students – so bring your Student ID with you if you have one or bring your Unipol membership card. All others will need to bring $7.00 as entry fee to the Unipol.
- Foosball practice / tournaments
- Wednesdays from 5pm
- Ground floor of the Unipol Recreation Center
We hope to see many old and new faces!
This year, the Otago Secondary School Sports Association (OSSSA) ran Have-a-go days. And we, from Foosball Dunedin, offered a foosball tournament for interested pupils.
The foosball tournament was kindly hosted by the Unipol. In total, 50 pupils from 4 Dunedin high schools joined and played on 5 Leonhart Tournament Foosball tables.
After a short introduction into foosball and some basic rules, the pupils tested their newly gained knowledge via a quick quiz. We then started with a practice tournament until lunch time. And after lunch, the real tournament started. The tournament style was MonsterDYP (Draw Your Partner) where the partner and opponents were always randomly drawn by the tournament software kickertools.
The three winners of the tournament came from King’s High School (1st and 2nd place) and Bayfield High School (3rd place).
Overall, this year’s tournament went very smoothly and we are looking forward to running another foosball tournament for secondary schools again next year.
Foosball Resurrection – October 29, 2022 – Three Boys Brewery, Christchurch
What a great day of Foosball in the Three Boys Brewery in Christchurch!
Over the course of the day, about 50 people joined the various social games. It was wonderful to see that players from across New Zealand came for the event.
In between games, we had time to share our stories. Interestingly, often foosball enthusiasts from overseas arrive in New Zealand and are desperately looking for places to play some foosball with others. New Zealand does not have a Foosball culture yet. We want to change that! The Foosball Resurrection event today won’t be the last event. There will be more and we keep you posted. Stay tuned!
A big shout out to the Three Boys Brewery management and staff to provide the space for us and the three foosball tables. And a big Thank You to the Pretzel Box staff: your Pretzels are delicious!
Participants (from top left to bottom right):
Christian Fiedler (Managing Director of foosball table manufacturer Leonhart),
Marcus Schulz (Vice President of the German Table Soccer Federation, DTFB),
Matthias Stadler (Foosball Auckland),
Steffi Neupert and Paul Szyszka (Foosball Dunedin),
Jens Uhlemann (President of the Nordrhein Westfälischer Tischfussballverband),
Dirk Leenders (Foosball Tauranga),
Blake Laing-Smith (Foosball Auckland),
Chucky Prague (Foosball Christchurch), and
Joe Stone (Foosball Hawke’s Bay).