{"id":1286,"date":"2011-08-15T14:04:01","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T13:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/festiball.com\/?p=1286"},"modified":"2019-08-15T14:49:08","modified_gmt":"2019-08-15T13:49:08","slug":"2011-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/festiball.com\/?p=1286","title":{"rendered":"2011 Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"

Slammers make a statement in Edinburgh<\/h1>\n
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Tue 30 Aug 2011<\/p>\n

The 21st edition of the Edinburgh Festiball <\/strong>was played at Peffermill Fields on the weekend of August 27-28. Thirty-two teams took part, playing at four competition levels, and 50% of them won prizes (trophies and beer).<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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The last few hours on Sunday were played in the rain, but before that, the tournament was blessed with dry weather and occasional sunshine, despite the storms swirling around Scotland.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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RESULTS<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n

In the Pentlands Division<\/strong> (Comp 1), a Slammers team made up of players from London and Edinburgh defeated the GB Development Team in the Cup Final by a score of 6-2. In the Plate Final, the Manchester Lions overwhelmed the Glasgow Legends, 18-2. Cup MVPs were Fiona Hunter and Bruce Wilson of Slammers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Braids Division <\/strong>(Comp 2), the Outlaws from Manchester won the Cup with a 13-6 drubbing of the Leeds Terriers. The Plate Final was an all-London affair, with the Chargers defeating Clapham Thunder by 13-5. Cup MVPs were Sarah Todd and Karl McCarthy from Outlaws.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the Blackford Division<\/strong> (Comp 3), the Splitters from Bristol lifted the Cup after a 10-4 win over the Manchester Mutineers. The Chalfont Flames and the Dohnuts from Edinburgh played for a record two-and-a-half hours in the rain the Plate Final, with the Windsor side prevailing 17-16. Cup MVPs were Carol Nash and Tom Russell from the Mutineers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Finally, in the Calton Division<\/strong> (Comp 4), there were two keenly contested finals. Two Edinburgh teams met in the Cup Final, with the Hangovers edging out the Vultures 15-14. In the Plate Final, another Edinburgh team, the Vandals, defeated the Hampstead Heat from London by 14-13. Cup MVPs were Geraldine Cavanagh and Scott Archer from the Hangovers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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