BELOIT, Wis. (January 26, 2016) – This summer, Beloit is set to host a Kubb tournament in Riverside Park for the third consecutive year, but with some new and exciting changes. The first Rock, Paper, Kubb Tournament was created and hosted by Visit Beloit and Beloit Parks and Leisure Services in 2014 and quickly became well regarded in the Kubb community. Last year’s tournament was even more successful. Since then, a new Kubb organization, Kubb United, has formed and presented Beloit with a unique opportunity. This summer, Beloit will host the very first U.S. Kubb Open Championship in Riverside Park.
The tournament will take place on Saturday, August 13th, 2016. Kubb United, Beloit Parks and Leisure Services and Visit Beloit are hoping to more than double the number of entries from the 2015 event, which brought twenty-three teams to the banks of the Rock River. As the first major event in the United States open to teams comprised entirely of competitors from outside the country, the U.S. Kubb Open will likely attract some international flavor as well. In order to preserve the history of the first two Beloit Kubb tournaments, the accompanying Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament will continue a third year.
For more information on the event, visit kubbunited.com. A fun promotional video is also available on both Visit Beloit’s and Kubb United’s Facebook pages. The event is being organized by some of the best Kubb players in the country, all of which are excited to return to the picturesque setting of Riverside Park in Beloit. “While evaluating cities to host our inaugural tournament, Beloit became an easy choice because of the cooperation from the city that we witnessed over the last two years at the Rock, Paper, Kubb tournament, “stated tournament co-organizer and 2015 Rock, Paper, Kubb Champion, Evan Fitzgerald. Fellow organizer, Darren Finger, of Waukesha, WI added, “The park is a great setting for a Kubb tournament and the support we are getting from Visit Beloit and Beloit Parks and Leisure Services is awesome. It’s the perfect partnership for the inaugural U.S. Kubb Open.”
“We had two successful years with Rock, Paper, Kubb and now we are excited to bring an even bigger tournament to Beloit,” said Matthew Bosen, Director of Sales and Servicing at Visit Beloit. “We have attracted teams from Iowa, Illinois and Wisconsin already and with our partnership with Kubb United, we hope to bring players from around the world here to our great city.”
