Teams update.
Russia and Hong Kong now confirm attendance.
Other confirmed teams, so far, flying in from
Germany, Holland, Greece, South Africa, USA, Ireland, Sweden and New Zealand.
England, unusually, not confident.
A
selection of current Teams info.
HONG KONG
Led by philosophy
expert, Eva On Ying Wu, the team are
expected to use the Wu Wei method of egg identification. This is said to be the
most ancient of all the egg sports originating from in the Shang Dynasty in
Yinxu, circa 1200 BC.
Current
World Champion at Russian Egg Roulette, Derryman, Paul Murphy intends to attempt
to retain his title and has been practising hard much to the disgust of his
long suffering wife and children but to the delight of his dog. Pauls wizarding skills
appear to have been lost. He blames over work and has taken a short
converlesence break, without his wife and children, in the Bahamas to prepare.
They are still not happy.
Wild
Willie O’Donovan, current Irish National Egg Throwing Champion, previous World
Record holder and past All Ireland Road Bowling Champ intends to beat all
comers with his famous tossing method which has to be seen to be believed. Some say that his strange sideways wind up
action can only be the work of the dark arts whilst others claim his unnatural
gait is due to a third arm joint. Whatever the secret, his ability to throw well
over 100m will strike fear into all participants, particularly his unfortunate
catcher.
This team
of Texan wild cats have been hard at training at their Witchata base for many
moons, determined to teach the Brits a lesson in “Egg Toss” and Russian Egg
Roulette. With a team motto of “We knows
our eggs” these Southern Belles are supremely confident that they will better
the trebuchet attempts of the last American team to enter that, having over
egged their machine, only managed to hurl eggs backwards into, what had been
unil that moment, friendly crowds.
RUSSIA
It is
said that Dmitry has trained since the age of 3 in a special school for
talented atheletes. He is probably the best they have and this, well honed,
beefcake of a contender is sure to be a favourite amongst the ladies and so confident of winning that he is bringing
with him his own TV crew to film the triumphant crushing of all others.
That
certainly sounds a good plan and we hope it goes well for him. Just to ensure even handed coverage though
the organsiers explain that they also have Dutch, German and Reuters TV cameras
there as well.
Germany
A Technological marvel, genius Car maker, a
sporting mecca, a Giant in the World of Sausages and Pork Knuckles, and true
maestro in the art of brewing beer, but there is a sense of sadness. Perhaps
even despair amongst her population. Trailing the all-time Olympic World
Leader, the USA, by close to 1500 medals, suffering a disappointing Second
Place in the Euro 2008, Third Place in the 2010 World Cup; Germany needs a dose
of pride, a shot of respect and a reason to once again believe in themselves;
this summer, that’s eggs-actly what they hope to achieve...
With flying shells of calcium and yolk, German Representatives Björn Heibeult and Timo Breunig are striding forth onto the World Stage for the egg-ceptionally unique glory found only in the World Championship Egg Throwing Competition. Incensed by their bitter rivals The Netherlands maintaining a firm grasp on the title, the boys have been hard at work, lobbing eggs great distances through the air, wearing their splattered remains with pride as they hone their skills in an effort to match the Worlds Best.
Holland
The
current World Champions and World Record Holders have changed their team in
order to improve their chances of retaining the title. The two top tossers
Smink and Vissar are supported by a group of managers, trainers,
physiotherapists and ergonomics specialists as they take on the Words
best. Having won the title last year and
sealed it further with wins in Ireland and Holland since then, they seek to improve
on their World Record of 63.3m. Can it be done? Additionally, having said that
the Germans “throw like a woman” they intend to prove the point and are
bringing their own Dutch National pair of Female Egg Throwing Champs to thrash
all comers.
Greece.
Leaving
behind the uncertainty of home they come seeking fame and hopefully fortune.
The identical twin brothers, Kiris and Kostas Poulous, known as “Double
Trouble” have assured us that they will crush all opposition from the Dutch and
German teams saying “They have their ways of doing things, we have our own…..
and ours is better”. Relatively late
entries into this sport but they say history is on their side “We invented
sport egg throwing, against the Persians in 480 BC at Thermopylae and we
certainly left them with egg on their face.”
South Africa..
For the
first time we have an African contestant and one who has high hopes of taking
the Russian Egg Roulette title. Leo Houwing of Cape Town, flies in on the 22nd,
leaving behind the cool South African winter and exchanging it for the scorching
heat of England. An accomplished fencer (with swords, not erecter) and field
hockey player of note his trainer and mother says “He’s got the right stuff and
will bring pride to all of South Africa”
England
Whilst
there is extreme disappointment that local hero Jake Wilkinson will be out due
to a fractured ankle caused during training, there is some hope that John Ward,
famed inventor of the “ward-a-matic automatic bra warmer” will keep the egg
trebuchet title in English hands with his new invention of the “ward-a-matic
egg flinging trebuchet”
Joel
Hicks, World Gravy Wrestling Champion, will again be in attendance and acting
as target for the Target Throwing event.
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