UK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 | Birmingham |It's HERE!!!!!

[gdh82]

Players Confirmed:
Mark W (Hotel, Five-a-side)
Robert S (Five-a-side)
Steve E (Five-a-side)
Garry C (Five-a-side)
Jon G (Five-a-side)
Pete S (Five-a-side)
Darren G (Five-a-side)
Mandir S
John R
Nick M
John W
Greg N
Andy E
Andy H
Steve C
James B

Interested:
Wayne
Stephen D

Awaiting Reply
Karl
Rob H


Negative:
Mark B
Haydn H
Paul M
Martin J
Ben C
Dan C
Simon K
Nazim C
James Bu
Simon B
Rikki F
James B
Graham S
Jerry
Steve B
Ben G
James L
Martin B

Hardware:

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Birmingham....

* home of probably the most active KOA scene in the world,
* home of the UK's No #1 player,
* and now host of the UK KOA Championships '08 - KO2 is coming home!

On 3/4 May 2008, the Great Game comes to Birmingham & The Black Country!

DAY 1 - SATURDAY LOCATION:
Activities will involve...

Saturday
430-530: 5-aside footy (B45 9NY): KOBRA v ROTW ?
6pm Great Park Pub (B45 9PA) (Table booked for 630)




Great Park is in South Birmingham and has excellent motorway links - less than 5 mins from M5(J4) as well as being very close to both the M42 and M40.

FACILITIES:

Great Park has many facilities all within walking distance:

Accomodation: Premier Inn - B45 9FP
£49 - Twin Room(exc breakfast) - Rooms available now but not for long!
Everyone should arrange this themselves - Book online or ring 0121 453 9431


Premier Inn & Great Park Pub/Brewers Fayre Restaurant. There's a bus stop (No#63) immediately outside so it'd be dead easy to venture into Birmingham's City Centre Nightlife!



Hollywood Bowl, Frankie and Benny's and Chiquito


All-weather 5-a-side pitches


Empire Cinema

Morrisons Superstore is also part of the Great park development.

But if you'r up for Kick Off...and Kick Off only....

DAY 2 - SUNDAY LOCATION:

Sunday
10am Arrival + Set-up
11am-5/6pm UK Championships 2008

VENUE: Conference Room - Holiday Inn - B69 2BD
Click here to visit the Holiday Inn website

Excellent Motorway links... (you can literally pop in and pop out its so close to the M5!


The Hotel...


Excellent Motorway links...(you can see it in the Background)


A place to drink once the games have finished...


Cant see it? Here's a better pic!


Excellent Conference Room which will house 20 people quite well (and we can work around it if we get more!)




Facilities to show the big games on the big screen!



Also! We have negotiated a preferential rate at this great location. So if you want to stay in the Hotel to get ready for an early Kick Off 2 start, a room will cost £39.95. This includes continental Breakfast + double bed and Sofa Bed. Could have three to a room and split it evenly? Either way, we have asked them to keep 5 rooms available to us in the event people want this.
If you wish to book either send us the details or ring them up on 0121 511 0000 and quote 'KICK OFF' (yes thats right! :lol )

Suggested Format:

Saturday
430-530: 5-aside footy: KOBRA v ROTW ?
6pm Pub
7pm Meal

Sunday
10am Arrival + Set-up
11am-5/6pm UK Championships 2008

I would like this to be a team effort and I hope as many of us as possible can support this event - only we as a collective can make this happen so come on, guys, let's do it.... I'd appreciate everyone's help particularly with maximising attendance (especially Robert's!). If you're in touch with other UK players who aren't regular posters to the forum,do encourage them to attend and please post their intentions to this thread.

Please post to this thread following this simple format:

Name:
Accomodation: Yes/Booked/No
Five-a-Side: Yes/No
Equipment: Amiga/Scart/Monitor/Tv/Extension Lead

PS Responsibilities are current divided as follows:
Venue/Meal/Pitch Booking - Garry C
Promotions/Advertising - Steve E
Recruitment - Steve E & Robert S ?
Equipment/Fixture logistics - Volunteers please!

[Noodlebug]

Name: Stephen D
Accommodation: No
5-a-side: Probably not
Equipment: No (unless I can cadge a lift)

Woohoo!

[Steve1977]

Name: Steve E
Accommodation: No
5-a-side: Yes
Equipment: 1 Amiga, Scart, Extension Leads etc.

[Steve1977]

Yesterday I joined 17 Yahoo Amiga groups...one of them being 'Midlands Amiga Group'. I'v sent them all the links and a member has suggested they all turn up for a tournament which in turn might boost their numbers as well. They have 23 members and have regular meet ups every year I believe.

Also created a group on Facebook which I will send invites out to tonight and I'v posted stuff on a load of forums (Lemon Amiga, Digital Spy etc.)

Well done on getting this moving Gaz! Seems like a reality now

[gdh82]

Yesterday I joined 17 Yahoo Amiga groups...one of them being 'Midlands Amiga Group'. Also created a group on Facebook which I will send invites out to tonight and I'v posted stuff on a load of forums (Lemon Amiga, Digital Spy etc.)

Thanks a million Steve. Your awesome efforts could well have effects well beyond the UK Champs - you might even have single-handedly revived the entire UK Scene! You've certainly given it an almighty shot in the arm, for which both myself and others I'm sure are very grateful!

[Bounty Bob]

Looks good Garry, nice work. Hope you get enough players to make the 2 day format viable.

[durban]

Name: Mark W (Durban)
Accommodation: BOOKED
5-a-side: Yes
Equipment: No


I will also make this a 'Sticky'.

The location is about 5 mins from my ex's house and I could make that in about 1hr 20 mins so thats great for location

Good work lads.

Mark

[durban]

I am now booked into the Hotel.

cheers,

Mark

[Bounty Bob]

Looking at the proposed format, somebody could beat everybody 10-0 on day 1 and then not be the UK champion because this is only qualifying them for a position to play out on day 2 and going into day 2 they will lose everything they worked so hard to achieve on day 1. It's my view that the only way to make day 2 play offs worthwhile is to seperate the day 1 games into 2 or more leagues. Then the top players in each league batle for the prize on day 2.

However, we've had votes on formats before and the majority of players seem to enjoy playing as many opponents as possible. Perhaps playing a league of everyone playing x2 would be better? You could still have someone winning all of their matches on day 1 and losing the title on day 2 but at least they don't lose any hard worked advantage earned on day 1.

What rules are being proposed regarding implementation of menu options. No unintended slides, no auto-slides, etc?

[gdh82]

Looking at the proposed format, somebody could beat everybody 10-0 on day 1 and then not be the UK champion because this is only qualifying them for a position to play out on day 2 and going into day 2 they will lose everything they worked so hard to achieve on day 1. It's my view that the only way to make day 2 play offs worthwhile is to seperate the day 1 games into 2 or more leagues. Then the top players in each league batle for the prize on day 2.

However, we've had votes on formats before and the majority of players seem to enjoy playing as many opponents as possible. Perhaps playing a league of everyone playing x2 would be better? You could still have someone winning all of their matches on day 1 and losing the title on day 2 but at least they don't lose any hard worked advantage earned on day 1.

What rules are being proposed regarding implementation of menu options. No unintended slides, no auto-slides, etc?

Good points, Mark, but as this is the registration thread I'd encourage this discussion in the discussion thread



@ Durban - thanks for stickying this thread and could this thread be renamed 'UK CHAMPIONSHIPS 2008 | Birmingham | Discussion' Thanks!

[Bounty Bob]

Good points, Mark, but as this is the registration thread I'd encourage this discussion in the discussion thread

Fair enough. This was just the only thread I'd seen the format in, so seemed appropriate to mention my thoughts on it here. Especially as they raise points which may affect registrations.

[gdh82]

Fair enough. This was just the only thread I'd seen the format in, so seemed appropriate to mention my thoughts on it here. Especially as they raise points which may affect registrations.

No probs - just hope we can get you on board!

[Bounty Bob]

Fair enough. This was just the only thread I'd seen the format in, so seemed appropriate to mention my thoughts on it here. Especially as they raise points which may affect registrations.

No probs - just hope we can get you on board!

Almost certainly won't be attending this year. And that has nothing to do with format, just circumstances.