January Tournaments

WIndoors or Warwick Indoors is this weekend, it's where all of the Ultimate playing graduates of Warwick University reunite and play some indoors. In addition to all of the old Bears players they also invite along a couple of local teams to make up the numbers. For the first time in years, the Mexican Horse Bandits haven't entered, I think they have won it pretty much every year for the past every years! Bears 1 are looking pretty strong this year, and I'd be surprised if they didn't win it on their home turf. Expect Joke Paws to finish fourth, standard.

Next weekend is LUCRE or Lemmings Ultimate and Cancer REsearch (what is it with all these acronyms?!). That's held in Warwick, unlike Warwick Indoors, which is held in Coventry. Current Champions the Leamington Lemmings will have to be on top form to retain their crown. I think that nearby team uBu from Birmingham University have a great outside chance to win this one, although there will be stiff competition from (ex)Uriel and a young Bears team.

Great Barr Crawl is at the end of January, hosted in Birmingham (it's a busy month for Ultimate in the Midlands!). Bear Cavalry will fancy their chances of last years success and retaining their title, however, they'll have to watch out for Leroy the Mexican Turbo Snail, Arctic 1 and Stourbridge, who will all fancy their chances.

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This post was mostly written whilst eating salted pretzels.