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Bend, Oregon, USA, Jan 21st Comp

Started by BKA, 11 January, 2012, 23:42:35

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Passing on news from Barb at Wabi Sabi:
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Wabi Sabi, purveyor of cool Japanese stuff in Bend, Oregon, USA will be holding their next kendama tournament on Saturday, January 21, 2012. The competition will be held at the Bend Boys and Girls Club, 500 NW Wall Street. The tournament will start with registration and seeding at 1:00pm PST with final rounds being held on the stage at 3:30.
The entry fee for the Ronin (beginner), Daimyo (intermediate) and Shogun (advanced) divisions will be $5.
·      1st Prize: Eric Kendama! (striped, metallic, neon, etc.)
·      2nd Prize: Kendama! (standard TK, Ozora, Shin Fuji or SunRise)
·      3rd Prize: $20 Gift Certificate from Wabi Sabi
There will also be a novice division. Entry fee is only $2 and Japanese candy will be awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners.
Contestants must arrive at the Boys and Girls Club of Central Oregon by 1:15. Final rounds will be held on the stage at 3:30.
RULES
SEEDING
Contestants will demonstrate their skills to the judges to determine in which division they will be competing.
·          Judges may move competitors into a different division after the competition has begun.
·          Judges may decide to handicap players by giving them additional letters.

KENDAMA
·      Judges will inspect each player's kendama to determine if they are suitable for competition. (After-market paint and string length might be reasons for ineligibility.)
·      TK-juniors are only allowed in the novice division.
·      Kendama that are not JKA approved (ex: SunRise) might be allowed with the approval of the opponent.
·      Wabi Sabi will provide kendama to players that do not have their own.

TRICKS
·      Only beginner tricks from the Japanese Kendama Association will be allowed in the beginner and novice divisions.
·      Tricks cannot be repeated in the intermediate and advanced divisions.
·      "Combos" can be no more than 5 tricks.
·      Tricks not on the JKA site must be agreed to by both contestants. This includes opposite handed tricks.
o   Tricks not on the JKA site can only be played one time, either alone or in a combination.

TOURNAMENT PLAY
The tournament is double-elimination and is played like "HORSE" in basketball only "DAMA" is the word spelled (or "KENDAMA" for novices).
·      Rock-paper-scissors to determine who goes first
·      The first contestant calls which trick she will do and attempts it.
o   If she misses, the opponent gets to call and attempt the next trick
o   If she is successful, her opponent attempts the same trick
o   If the opponent makes it, the first does another trick and no letters are assigned.
o   If the opponent misses, she gets a letter. And the first player calls and attempts the next trick.
·      Each contestant shall have one "mulligan" (do-over) to use whenever she pleases during the round.
·      The first contestant to spell "DAMA" loses.
·      After one loss, the contestant is moved to the losers bracket.
·      After a second loss the contestant is eliminated from the tournament.
·      The winner of the losers' bracket plays the winner of the winners bracket in the final round.
·      In the final round, the player with one loss in the tournament (the winner of the loser's bracket) must win twice against the undefeated player to win the tournament.

SPORTSMANSHIP
·      As is the tradition in Japan, competitors will bow to each other and the judges at the beginning and end of each round.
·      Competitors displaying unsportsmanlike like behavior (cursing, making noise to distract their opponent, throwing their kendama etc.) may or may not receive a warning before being disqualified from the tournament.

THE SMALL PRINT
·      Number of divisions will depend on number of players in tournament.
·      Rules are subject to change.
·      Judges decisions are final.