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A Hungarian World Champion of Dodgeball – Tamas Ward

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The sport already has a world champion with Hungarian roots – as member of the English National Dodgeball team, Tamas Ward will have a good shot at claiming the title of European Champion as well next week.

Tamas Ward

* Can you give us a bit of a background of your Dodgeball playing career? When did you start playing dodgeball?
– I started playing dodgeball back in 2011 whilst at college and have been playing ever since. First for Reepham Raiders, later for Bedford Bulls and presently for Bedford Rangers. 

* What inspired you to start playing dodgeball?
– I enjoyed playing it throughout school and with a lot of my friends playing for Reepham.

* Do you remember your first time on the court?
– Yep! Love the atmosphere even if I spent most of my time in the outbox!

* Your most beautiful moment in your career?
– Winning the World Cup with England back in 2016! 

* Best event you played at?
– World Cup in Manchester 2016!

* How many times do you play a week?
– Two or three times a week including tournaments at the weekend.

* Any predictions for England at the European Championship European Dodgeball Federation ? Can England win all three categories like at Euro19?
– We have the strength and depth to go all the way again. So England winning all three of course!

Tamas Ward

* How do you think the other nations will go at the European Championship? Any nation you’d like to single out for being a favourite for success on this stage?
– Austria are always very strong and focused and will be fierce competitors. Other home nations such as Scotland and Northern Ireland will also pose a threat. 

* Which nation is your favorite opponent?
– I always enjoy playing Scotland being such a rival we always have a good game against them.

* Any tips you can lend to hungarian dodgeball players?
– Also playing as much dodgeball as possible throughout.

Thank you Tamas and good luck!

BF

Budapest Dodgeball Open

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13th June 2019. This was the day when the first 5-ball dodgeball national match was played in Hungary.
One could not even choose a more honored opponent, the Budapest Pirates hosted the World and European Champion England’s best university team, the Sheffield Arrows. 29 British university students travelled to us, who were not only curious about Budapest’s attractions, but they also wanted to play some good games.

Budapest Dodgeball Open
Budapest Dodgeball Open


At the first halves of the opening male and the following mixed matches we were still trying to find the balls and our place, but we managed to equalize at the second half of both games, thanks to the large and rather loud support of the spectators.

At the third match then, something happened that we were only secretly hoping for. The male Pirates team beat their renowned British opponent.

Nagyon jó mérkőzés volt. Nagyon tempós, a legjobb meccs, amit mostanában játszottam. Eléggé meleg volt, de remekül éreztem magam. Elismerésem az ellenfélé, igazán jól megizzasztottak. Örülök, hogy eljöttünk ide, fantasztikus ez a város és az ország is.

Nick – Sheffield Arrows
  • Budapest Dodgeball – Budapest Open 2019
Budapest Dodgeball – Budapest Open 2019

A Benkő nyerte az általános iskolai dodgeball kupát

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Újpest won the Challenge Day’s contests six times in a row in their category and thus became the most sporty city of the country. This is why we were thrilled to be invited to organize the 2nd Újpest Dodgeball cup on this day.

At the very first primary school dodgeball tournament of the country – held on 29th May 2019 at the gym of the Károlyi István High School – 10 mixed dodgeball teams from the district’s 9 primary schools participated.

II. Újpesti Kidobós Kupa

Great atmosphere, big noise and exciting fights could be seen on the courts.

At the bronze medal bout, thanks to the wonderful catches, the Károly István Primary School and High School managed to finish at 3rd place against the Szűcs Sándor Primary School.

At the finals, the Megyeri Úti Primary School’s team tried to stop their opponent, who dominated the whole day. They didn’t succeed, so the undefeated Benkő István Református Primary School and High School won the 2nd Újpest Dodgeball Cup and received the challenge cup.

II. Újpesti Kidobós Kupa

The Atlantic Cup

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Nincs még egy labdajáték, ami ennyire eltérne egymástól az óceán két partján. Úgy alakult, hogy az amerikai kontinensen 6 darab habszivacslabdával, míg Európában 5 darab szövetlabdával játsszuk a kidobóst. De biztos, hogy jó ez? Nyilván nem, különösen ennek a fiatal sportágnak a további fejlődése szempontjából. 

Ezért is rendezték meg szombaton a The Atlantic Cup tornát Manchesterben. Négy ország női és férfi dodgeball csapatai mérkőztek meg egymással előbb a hat, aztán az öt labdás szabályrendszerben. A két közösség legjobbjainak versengésén keresztül a közeledés volt a cél, ugyanakkor az eredmények megerősítették, hogy jelenleg két különböző sportágról beszélünk. Valakinek engednie kell, de ki lesz az? Egyáltalán lehetséges?

The Atlantic Cup

Újpest Dodgeball Cup

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The tradition-forming Újpest Dodgeball Cup was organised on 6th February 2019 at the gym of the Károlyi István High School.
There were no ‘getting to know the game’ and ‘careful exploration’ phases, because serious fights took place at the court from the first moment, where 8 teams from 7 high schools of the district played against each other.

At the bronze medal bout, after a very close first half, the Csokonai High School confidently won the 3rd place against the Babits High School. At the finals, the – until then – undefeated Kozma Lajos Vocational High School and the Károlyi István High School met each other.

Újpesti Kidobós Kupa 2019

The hosts started the game better, they were leading by 8-4 after the first half, but after the court switch, the Kozma team, putting all their eggs in one basket, stormed and caught up with the Károlyi team. 90 seconds before the end, there was a 10-10 draw, meaning that the team that would win the last set, would be the champion of the Újpest Dodgeball Cup. In a very exciting game the Károlyi team managed to win and received the challenge cup,

Középiskolai Kidobós Kupa

Kidobós Kupa lesz Újpesten a kerületi középiskolásoknak

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Az elmúlt időszakban számos iskolában tartottunk dodgeball bemutató edzéseket, ahol a diákok és a testnevelő tanárok egyaránt kedvezően fogadták ezt az új szabályrendszerű kidobóst. Ezért elérkezettnek láttuk az időt, hogy az ország történetének első öt labdás középiskolai dodgeball versenyét is megrendezzük a legsportosabb városban, Újpesten.

Újpesti Kidobós Kupa

A közismert magyar gyerekjáték megindult a világhírnév felé – 24.hu

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A kidobós nemzetközi karrierje dodgeball néven emelkedett sportág szintjére. Amerikában konkrétan akkora divat, hogy államonként több tucat csapat űzi versenyszerűen.

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A közismert magyar gyerekjáték megindult a világhírnév felé | 24.hu
Létezik egy játék, amit senkinek nem kell bemutatni, mert mindenki testközelből ismeri. Magyarországon például a tornaórák szerves része, leginkább kedvelt, várt pillanata. A dodgeball, avagy a kidobó