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    West Coast Kubb Championships 2023 Recap

    Christopher JonesBy Christopher JonesMay 1, 2023No Comments3 Mins Read
    Photo from 2023 West Coast Kubb Championships.
    Photos courtesy of Andy Lemon.
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    SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. — The L.A. Kubb Club hosted to 31 teams on Sunday, April 23 for the seventh annual West Coast Kubb Championships. Mother Nature provided a beautiful, sunny SoCal day that was warm, but not too warm. The morning started with six rounds of Klassic system matches. Players were treated to an on-site taco vendor for lunch, followed by the start of bracket play.

    The top eight teams were placed in the Championship Bracket, with the remaining teams filling in the Silver Bracket. The first two rounds were held at Orange Grove Park like the rest of the tournament. The finals match of both the Silver and Championship Brackets then moved to a nearby private residence for food, drinks, and of course kubb spectating!

    Things kicked off with the Silver Bracket finals, featuring L Cool J (Julie Halverson, Larry Wingard) and Busick Boys (Austin Busick, John Busick). It was a back-and-forth affair with hot and cold streaks, that ultimately took three games to crown L Cool J. An archived live-stream is available on Facebook.

    Photo of Julie Halverson at the 2023 West Coast Kubb Championships.
    Julie Halverson lines up for her shot during the Silver Bracket finals match. Photo courtesy of Andy Lemon.

    The Championship Bracket finals match was a local showdown between the L.A. Kubb teams, Kubbix Rubes (Marshall Dostal, John Pettersson) and Lumber Liquidators (Ben Petrillo, Julian Petrillo). Both teams had seen the podium before, and both teams were eager to take that top spot (and a year’s worth of club bragging rights).

    The Petrillos came out hot in game one with a two-for-two open. The Kubbix Rubes couldn’t quite keep pace though. A few turns later, Lumber Liquidators made quick work of their last couple baseline kubbs with a spare baton to topple the king, winning game one.

    In game two, things started a little more even, with both teams adding a baseline kubb or two per turn. The last 8 meter was a little troublesome for Lumber Liquidators, and took a couple turns and a handful of batons to finally knock down. They did manage to nab it before Kubbix Rubes caught up. With nine kubbs in play, Julian Petrillo drilled a tidy pile, including a neighbor. During setup, there was one kubb that ended up being out, and upon a re-throw, Julian nearly got a second neighbor! He cleared in two batons, leaving four batons to slay the king. Ben Petrillo only needed one though, knocking down the king and winning the 2023 West Coast Kubb Championships!

    Photo of the podium at 2023 West Coast Kubb Championships.
    The 2023 West Coast Kubb Championships podium. Photo courtesy of Andy Lemon.

    Final Results

    Championship

    1. Lumber Liquidators (Ben Petrillo, Julian Petrillo)
    2. Kubbix Rubes (Marshall Dostal, John Pettersson)
    3. Nuns of Antarctica (T.J. Bednash, Collin Troy)
    4. Kubb Nerds (Dee Dee Halvorson, Jason Halvorson)

    Silver

    1. L Cool J (Julie Halverson, Larry Wingard)
    2. Busick Boys (Austin Busick, John Busick)
    3. Old Dogs, New Tricks (Brett Barnard, Eric Neu)
    4. Kubbid-19 (Eddie Leh, Brian Mahler, Coleman Nelson)

    Championship Finals Match Video

    Watch the archived live-stream of the finals match on Facebook.

    Note the video cuts out before the final couple of turns.

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    Silver Finals Match Video

    Watch the archived live-stream of the finals match on Facebook

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    Christopher Jones was introduced to kubb in 2013, played his first tournament in 2014, and has been obsessed ever since. He co-founded Kalamazoo Kubb and Kubb On, and is an active member of the St. Paul Kubb Society and Twin Cities Kubb clubs. When not throwing batons, he is busy crafting great user experiences as an interaction designer.

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