HAPPY KUBB Podcast Klaus Riedel

Tom Thomasson, the main organizer of the World Championship in Kubb, shares his Kubb journey and the development of the championship. He started playing Kubb when his father received a set as a gift, and they practiced together until Tom became better than his father. The World Championship started with 20 teams and has grown to 110 teams. Tom and his team have made changes to the tournament, including adding an extra day for one-versus-one matches and implementing tiebreakers in the group stage. They have also focused on creating a fun atmosphere and improving the food court experience. The conversation covers topics such as the atmosphere and experience of the World Championship, efforts to increase the number of players in Sweden, the vision for the World Championship in the future, and also comparison to the European Kubb Championships (EKC). The focus is on attracting both Swedish and foreign teams, maintaining the uniqueness of each tournament, and the challenges of organizing and financing the World Championship. The conversation ends with some fun rapid-fire questions.



Chapter

00:00:00 The History and Development of the World Championship in Cube

00:07:42 Balancing Competition and Activities

00:26:36 Strategies for Growing Kubb as a Global Sport

00:28:19 Balancing Fun Games and Professional Competition

00:30:11 Location and Development of the World Championship

00:37:15 Impact of the EKC Tournament and Kubb Development



Keywords

Kubb, World Championship, organizer, history, development, practice, teams, changes, tournament, atmosphere, food court, World Championship, atmosphere, experience, players, Sweden, Kubb League, Stockholm, Gotland, tournaments, Kubb Stockholm, European Kubb Championship, EKC, vision, development, foreign teams, professional players, Swiss system, tiebreak, marketing, sustainable, location, AHOI Beachkubb, dress code, grass, beach, throwing blasting, single player, team player, gameplay, shureshot, golden throw, focus, trash talk, 2-4-6, Swiss system, groups, organizing, winning, celebration, beer



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Wolfgang und Mathias sind die Gründer und gleichzeitig bekanntesten Gesichter des Münchner Kubb-Clubs. Wir sprechen über die Vereinsgründung, das erste Turnier und die Entwicklung des neuen Tournament Portals für den Deutschen Kubb-Bund e.V.

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Christopher is the main head behind "Kubb on", the online magazine all about Kubb. It is dedicated to good writing, complete coverage, and quality content. Kubb On aims to be the go-to source of information for both those who’ve just discovered kubb, and those who’ve been playing for years.

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Fredrik is a world champion in Kubb (with his team Blue/Orange) and also the main organizer for this years European Kubb Championships in Stockholm.

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Stef is Co-founder and board member of the Belgium Kubb Federation "kubbfederatie" and of the European Kubb Association. He and his team also were the 2nd host of the European Kubb Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.

In this episode speak about:
- Stefs own Kubb story
- his new team "Beast" and their ambitions
- Kubb in Belgium
- & why it is hard to promote Kubb all over Belgium
- learnings from make decisions with the Kubb community
- why and how they organized the EKC in Belgium

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In the first english episode of the Happy Kubb Podcast i speak with Eric Anderson, the organizer of the US National Kubb Championship some of these topics:
* His own Kubb story
* Kubb in the US: a short overview and differences to European Kubb
* US National Kubb Championships: tournament system, changes over time & more
* Kubb & Sport / Business: growing & evolving the sport of Kubb and the business with it... tournaments, broadcast, sponsoring...
* Kubbnation Magazine and why he stopped to produce it
* Community Power: Eau Claire as Kubb Capital of North America

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