2009 Four Square World Championships

Once again, the good folks up at the the Lakes Environmental Association in snowy Bridgton, ME, will host the 5th annual Four Square World Championships, on Saturday, Feb 28, 2009, at 5PM at the Bridgton Town Hall. The Champs are open to the public to both play and spectate, expect to see over a hundred people of all shapes, sizes and stature in attendance this year. Competitors will battle for the greatest four square title in the world.

Lakes Environmental Association collects a $10 registration fee to directly support the local environmental work they do. There is no advance registration but please email an RSVP to Peter Lowell with an indication of where you are coming from and how many players and specators you intend to bring. It would be a good idea to book your lodging early and plan to take advantage of the skiing, snowshowing, sledding, and more that Bridgton has to offer. Read on for a full schedule of events.

The day will look like this:

• 5:00 PM: Open registration and beginner rule workshop
• 5:30 PM: Men's and Women's General entry (top 50% advance)
• 6:30 PM: Men's and Women's Semifinals (top 25% advance)
• 7:15 PM: Women's Finals (winner takes all)
• 8:00 PM: Men's Finals (winner takes all)
• 8:45 PM: New champions announced
• 9:00 PM: Relocation to local pub for celebration

The rules of the game are nearly identical to our league rules minus the addition of our special server rules. In other words, this is a vanilla competition and there are no double taps, body language, underhand only and blackjack rules allowed. Entrants will be divided into Womens and Senior Womens, Mens and Senior Mens divisions.

Don't be shy, Squarefour brought 16 of its members in 2008. Four square is a great, fun sport with low barriers to entry and all the people who play it are fun loving and friendly (except maybe on the court). We're sure you'll have a good time and will be marking your calendars for the next many Februarys to come. For details on past champs events, look at the following linkage:

2008: http://www.squarefour.org/taxonomy/term/28
2007: http://www.squarefour.org/node/292
2006: http://www.squarefour.org/node/137
2005: http://www.squarefour.org/node/39