Appearance: Aztec
Would you buy 2? Not of this showing
Would you buy 4? Hose me down!!!
Rating (out of 7): 5
Scores:
D Woolridge: 11
T Wort: 7
24.9.16
Like an Inca
Taste: quinine
Appearance: Aztec
Would you buy 2? Not of this showing
Would you buy 4? Hose me down!!!
Rating (out of 7): 5
Scores:
D Woolridge: 11
T Wort: 7
Appearance: Aztec
Would you buy 2? Not of this showing
Would you buy 4? Hose me down!!!
Rating (out of 7): 5
Scores:
D Woolridge: 11
T Wort: 7
10.8.16
8.8.16
Arrochar Time Lapse Duel
Over a dozen ago, Messrs Topalian and Wort first faced each other in extreme boule battle and have had countless duels since. Now separated by a country or two, the chances for an extreme boule match between the two have decreased like the gentle ebbing of a sipped bottle of port.
However fate placed Wort on the shores of Loch Long one fine sunny morning - the residence of one Stanley Topalian. Surely a game was on! Fate is however a cruel beast (probably a spiteful puma or maybe a hoggan) and Topalian had to leave early to work in the hills. Not to be deterred, these wizened old heads decided to explore the 4th dimension - time. Topalian played his finest shot out on the turf and then left the game as it was. He then he departed into the mists. Time past, the boule and jack remained motionless. Wort arrived and prepared to complete,this timelapsed oddity of a match. In many ways time itself was being conquered. What could possibly go wrong?
Cuddly Stingray (see terminology) that's what. Toddler Rowan relocated her father's shot to the washing basket, far away from the jack. Wort had been presented a gift. But not for long, a second toddler entered the fray and scattered random boule onto the pitch causing chaos and in the process putting Topalian back into the winning position. The match look set for a Topalian victory, until... the jack was relocated by a concerned spectator worried that a toddler could possibly eat the small ball. As this is Extreme Boule the match continued until the spectator safely put the jack in a glass on top of raised surface. The match was complete and, thanks to the boule spirits of old, Wort had somehow ended up closest!
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| Maps, washing basket, boule |
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| Boule in a washing basket |
Cuddly Stingray (see terminology) that's what. Toddler Rowan relocated her father's shot to the washing basket, far away from the jack. Wort had been presented a gift. But not for long, a second toddler entered the fray and scattered random boule onto the pitch causing chaos and in the process putting Topalian back into the winning position. The match look set for a Topalian victory, until... the jack was relocated by a concerned spectator worried that a toddler could possibly eat the small ball. As this is Extreme Boule the match continued until the spectator safely put the jack in a glass on top of raised surface. The match was complete and, thanks to the boule spirits of old, Wort had somehow ended up closest!
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| Toddlers discussing the relocation of boule mid game |
11.7.16
Current UK rankings!
The current UK Extreme Boule rankings have now been updated following some recent action in Pamphill, Dorset and Loch Lomond, Scotland.
Here is the current top 10:
1. Tom Butcher
2. Darren Woolridge
3. Stan Topalian
4. Lucy Topalian
5. Mike Hopkins
6. Tim Wort
7. Nick Liston
8. Gwen Thomas
9. Andre Ziegler
10. Kate Robinson
Tom Butcher holds onto the top spot. Players slipping into the top 10 include the Godmother of Extreme Boule, Gwen Thomas and former Champion, Mike Hopkins!
Here is the current top 10:
1. Tom Butcher
2. Darren Woolridge
3. Stan Topalian
4. Lucy Topalian
5. Mike Hopkins
6. Tim Wort
7. Nick Liston
8. Gwen Thomas
9. Andre Ziegler
10. Kate Robinson
Tom Butcher holds onto the top spot. Players slipping into the top 10 include the Godmother of Extreme Boule, Gwen Thomas and former Champion, Mike Hopkins!
28.6.16
EUxtreme Boule
Panicked by the EU referendum results in the UK? Worried about what lies ahead. Well when everything goes a little nuts... reach for a boule and go extreme.
Extreme Boulers will always be united wherever they are from!
In other news...
The administration department of Extreme Boule has had a little springtime hibernation, as is traditional. Matches have been played, results submitted and then... well nothing.
In truth the administration department has been awol - some say lost in Australia, others say drunk on cheap port and sleeping on a bench in Ebbw Vale. However the department is now back and up and running and SkyNet (the extreme boule database) is as self-sufficient as always, in a completely unworrying way. Numbers will be crunched and a new leaderboard generated in the near future.
Watch this space...
9.2.16
Current UK rankings for 2016
The current rankings in the UK Extreme Boule 2016 championship....
1. Tom Butcher
2. Darren Woolridge
3. Stan Topalian
4. Lucy Topalian
5. Tim Wort
6. Andre Ziegler
7. Nick Liston
8. Kez Pratchett
9. Lindsay Cooper
1. Tom Butcher
2. Darren Woolridge
3. Stan Topalian
4. Lucy Topalian
5. Tim Wort
6. Andre Ziegler
7. Nick Liston
8. Kez Pratchett
9. Lindsay Cooper
Butcher's Iconic Bounce Back
There is one name of the lips of every Extreme Boule lover at the moment... Tom Butcher. An unknown in the sport, Butcher has invented the move of 2016, dubbed by some as Butcher's Iconic Bounce Back (see the Terminology section for and explanation). One reporter even went as far to liken him to a older James Perrot mixed with an younger Grandad John and a tawny owl - that is some praise! Could he be the 2016 World Champion?
Bristol match report
An extreme boule match report or two reached us from Bristol....
New boules results from the land of the short lounge game:
Tom Butcher- 5
Stanley Topalian- 3
Lucy Topalian- 1
the most amazing boules from this year's newcomer mr butcher. The round was a classic 'pot jaque' round in which stanley had already landed his boule in the pot and knocked it over so it faced away from butcher. Then with the final play of the round, he cast his boule to rebound off the sofa and into the pot uprighting it in the process. The crowd went wild. The strongest contender for outsiders choice for this years championship i feel. Even at this early stage...
Mini game. Outside on Clifton down, bristol
Stanley topalian-6
nick Ilston-4
lucy topalian-2
New boules results from the land of the short lounge game:
Tom Butcher- 5
Stanley Topalian- 3
Lucy Topalian- 1
the most amazing boules from this year's newcomer mr butcher. The round was a classic 'pot jaque' round in which stanley had already landed his boule in the pot and knocked it over so it faced away from butcher. Then with the final play of the round, he cast his boule to rebound off the sofa and into the pot uprighting it in the process. The crowd went wild. The strongest contender for outsiders choice for this years championship i feel. Even at this early stage...
Mini game. Outside on Clifton down, bristol
Stanley topalian-6
nick Ilston-4
lucy topalian-2
2016 Season begins... in a Scottish living room!
Extreme boule takes on many forms... mountain launches, urban duals, bog show downs, rock pool squirmishes. As long as it's boule and it's extreme it counts. That the 2016 season has exploded into life in a Scottish living room should surprise no one. A number of intriguing battles have taken place amongst the soft furnishings and hard dreams of the Scottish extreme boulers.
Long time extreme bouler Stan Topalian has faxed in these match reports...
Game 1! 1st game played on Scottish soil (carpet) of 2016 results as follows:
Topalian, Lucy-21
Topalian, Stanley-9
Some stunning come-back Boules from the matriarch of the Topalian clan. The game was played from a fixed throwing position (the sofa) with a variety of obstacles placed and jaques used for different rounds (tables, rocking chair, Noah and his beasts...). All played with traditional 'indoor' mini-Boules.
The final round, rather controversially, was a super close play in the style of 'circle-round-the-jaque' where the jaque was placed just out of arms reach atop a thermos flask (flasque?). Both players opted to utilise the superior length of their hind limbs to place their Boules thereby giving advantage to the final 'throw' of the match.
pictures will follow...
Game 2! Another win for the Topalian matriarch! In a 3 way 'triangle' game she destroyed the opposition coming from behind strongly at the end in a micro indoor match. Final scores-
lucy Topalian-5
stanley Topalian-4
kez Patchett-3
Match 3! Pass this one on to the bastard administration! Another honourable mini round of sofa boules-
1st- stanley 'hornblower' Topalian-4
2nd- lucy 'big mother' Topalian-3
3rd- lindsey 'allergy' cooper-2
Long time extreme bouler Stan Topalian has faxed in these match reports...
Game 1! 1st game played on Scottish soil (carpet) of 2016 results as follows:
Topalian, Lucy-21
Topalian, Stanley-9
Some stunning come-back Boules from the matriarch of the Topalian clan. The game was played from a fixed throwing position (the sofa) with a variety of obstacles placed and jaques used for different rounds (tables, rocking chair, Noah and his beasts...). All played with traditional 'indoor' mini-Boules.
The final round, rather controversially, was a super close play in the style of 'circle-round-the-jaque' where the jaque was placed just out of arms reach atop a thermos flask (flasque?). Both players opted to utilise the superior length of their hind limbs to place their Boules thereby giving advantage to the final 'throw' of the match.
pictures will follow...
Game 2! Another win for the Topalian matriarch! In a 3 way 'triangle' game she destroyed the opposition coming from behind strongly at the end in a micro indoor match. Final scores-
lucy Topalian-5
stanley Topalian-4
kez Patchett-3
Match 3! Pass this one on to the bastard administration! Another honourable mini round of sofa boules-
1st- stanley 'hornblower' Topalian-4
2nd- lucy 'big mother' Topalian-3
3rd- lindsey 'allergy' cooper-2
6.1.16
Extreme Boule Rankings 2015
Here are the final places for the 2015 Extreme Boule season...
1. Pippa Cox
2. Geraint Burrows
3. Seb Moss
4. Darren Woolridge
5. Sam Charles
6. Jim Murray
7. Rowan Charles
8. Tim Wort
9. Rich Waterman
10. Stan Topalian
11. Catrin Davies
12. George Charles
13. Tom Butcher
14. Mark Swain
15. Huw Walters
16. Sioned Jones
17. Ed Hughes
18. Ben Martin
19. Graham Searle
20. Mike Hopkins
21. Adam Betts
22. Mari Wort
23. Kate Robinson
24. Gwen Thomas
25. Kez Pratchett
1. Pippa Cox
2. Geraint Burrows
3. Seb Moss
4. Darren Woolridge
5. Sam Charles
6. Jim Murray
7. Rowan Charles
8. Tim Wort
9. Rich Waterman
10. Stan Topalian
11. Catrin Davies
12. George Charles
13. Tom Butcher
14. Mark Swain
15. Huw Walters
16. Sioned Jones
17. Ed Hughes
18. Ben Martin
19. Graham Searle
20. Mike Hopkins
21. Adam Betts
22. Mari Wort
23. Kate Robinson
24. Gwen Thomas
25. Kez Pratchett
2015 UK Extreme Boule Champion
The 2015 UK Extreme Boule Champion is.....
Pippa Waterman
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| Pippa Waterman clutches the Extreme Boule Championship trophy |
"From the greatest storms comes the strongest tuna. But when there is calm, then you see the finest fish."
Old Norwegian Proverb
And so it is will Extreme Boule. Previous seasons have raged, tipped dangerously on the precipice and spawned world champions ,who have risen through the turmoil, and countless administration blunders to reach the top spot. However this season has been, well, peaceful.
Of course there has been some extreme battles, from the Shetland Isles to the earthworks of Dorset, from the wild sands of Aberdyfi to the White Horses of Wiltshire, from the moonlit lawns of Southbourne to the living rooms of Pont-y-clun.
But now there is calm - a serene sense that comes with universal agreement that this years champion is the best of the best. Congratulations Pippa Waterman, UK Extreme Boule Champion 2015!
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