XLV World Championships of Academic Kyykkä 13.02.2010

What is it?

Kyykkä is a traditional team sport originating from Karelia. The basic idea is to knock kyykkäs (small wooden cylinders) out of your own game-square by throwing karttu (stick, resembling baseball bat).

Every February 3000 students gather to Hervanta, Tampere to play this game and to figure out who is the World Champion. 512 team places in open class and 128 team places in women's class are usually sold out in 2-3 hours after the registration starts two months before the event.

And after the games there will be The official Kyykkä party downtown Tampere.

For you? ISE kyykkä

There are no more places for teams. If you really want to play you can send an email to ise at kyykka fi and ask to be put into the waiting list.

There will be a special ISE (I Speak English) class for exchange students and other international minded people. The official language of ISE-class is English and the referees and judges will speak English. Rules will be available in English

• Rules in English
• Judges speak English
• Where possible the competition material in English

Timetable Saturday 13.2.2010

08.00-11.30 collect team material from Competition Office (kisatoimisto)
11.00-16.00 restaurants open
12.00-12.45 free practise on ISE fields (check the material)
12.45 First games
15.45 Semifinals
16.15 Finals

21.00 Afterparty, doors open. Get your ticket in time (12e/13e/15e).

The Teams

1. EESTEC team1
2. EESTEC team2
3. Mighty Ducks
4. JensJens
5. Fatal Girls
6. La Norialaiset v2.0
7. INTO team 1
8. INTO team 2
9. Team Danger
10. ISOT
11. Spanish Thunder Girls
12. The Punainen Thunderboys
13. Stammtisch
14. E3D 1
15. E3D 2
16. Wild Spanish

More about kyykkä at bbc.co.uk or just ask your finnish friend about the game.

Any questions? email us: kyykka (ät) tut.fi