Autor: Stefan (Page 5 of 6)

The 8th Pesäpallo World Cup 2015 in Luzern has come to an end. It’s been a flash! Thank you all very much for coming and sharing this unique moments. I’m personally really impressed by the gameplay that caught my eyes and proud to see Switzerland getting its first medal in Pesäpallo. So without further due, here is the ranking:

1. Place Men: Finland

2nd Place Men: Australia

3rd Place Men, Germany

4th Place Men: Switzerland

1st Place Mixed: Finland

2nd Place Mixed: Australia

3rd Place Mixed: Switzerland

4th Place Mixed: Germany

Best Player in Men’s Team
Finland: Jari Vatanen
Australia: Daniel Nyrhinen
Germany: Konstantin Oikonomides
Switzerland: Nathanael Greuter

Best Player in Mixed Team
Finland: Jaana Marjamäki
Australia: Blair Heiskanen
Germany: Antti Wolk
Switzerland: Xavier Langlois

Best Player of the Tournament is Luke Niemi (Australia).

We have had a few boys and girls that got injured this week. I’m sad to see you guys hurt and I wish you to get well soon.

One more special thanks to Henna and Antti who made it possible to have a world cup in Switzerland. Without you guys, international Pesäpallo would definitly not be the same!

As this world cup has just ended, the next one is just around the corner. I hope to see you all in Turku for the 9th Pesäpallo World Cup.

Kiitos!
Stefan

Finland and Australia! The teams will face each other for the finals on Saturday in both men and mixed categories.

We are looking forward to see some great finals, but befor we do that – the game for bronze is due tomorrow. Germany (or shall I say Team International?) will face Switzerland:

Time to go out and have a beer or two! See you there!

Next week we will already be playing and fighting for medals. It is time to get ready. Here’s a few final notes and some infos. I hope to meet most of you at the fields on monday.

Pickup / Guide from Airport
To get from Zürich Airport to Luzern we recommend taking the train. You can look up the timetable on the following website when searching for departure «Zürich Flughafen» to «Luzern»:
http://www.sbb.ch/en/timetable.html

Of course, there will be boards showing up-to-date train connections on the railstation. The station is underground right next to the airport and clearly signaled. You can also find a ticket corner to buy your group tickets right on spot if you do not have any yet.
Feel free to also use this website to look up information on bus connections within lucern or other travel needs within switzerland.

If you require a guide or on site assistance, I’m happy to try and get you someone from the swiss pesäpallo community to come pick you up. Please send me an e-mail (stefanberchtold@web.de) or call one of the swiss contacts listed below.

Check-In
Please have your teams captain or representant get in touch with Stefan or Henna on Monday or Tuesday prior to the games so we can give you the latest and on-site infos.

Insurance
All participants are responsible to have sufficient insurance. Of course we hope everything will go smothly, but in case of damages or even injuries the players in question are liable. Common travel insurances should be sufficient. Please double check to be safe.

Facebook Group
The Group «Pesäpallo World Cup Switzerland 2015» is now open. Feel free to share your pics and comments.

Party on Saturday
If we are blessed with nice weather, we will be holding the medals ceremony on site right after the final games on saturday. In case of bad weather we will shift this into the party which will start at 10pm at the Schüür in Lucern. We’ll have a bar area for participants only and up stairs floor + guarden that is open for public. Entry is free.

Emergency and other useful numbers
117 Plice
118 Fire department
114 Emergency rescue service (Ambulance)
145 Poisioning emergencies

1811 Inquiries for Switzerland (Information Assistance)
162 Weather forecast

+41 78 915 25 21, Swiss Contact: Henna (finnish / english)
+41 79 823 95 52, Swiss Contact: Stefan (english / german)