Does your opponent know how to throw the ball into one of your beer-filled cups, must it be drunk by yourself or by your teammate. These are rules where, especially when the tournament is more advanced, it becomes increasingly difficult to stay sober. And that while it really comes down to throwing skills and sharpness at the annual beer pong tournament at the Abbekerk fair. It is perhaps not very surprising that this sharpness was somewhat lacking in the mainly younger participants.
Sixty-two duos took part in the beer pong tournament that is held annually at the Abbekerkse fair – NH Nieuws
With a bounce or at once with a bow. It doesn’t really matter how you do it exactly, as long as the ball ends up in one of the opponent’s cups. “With a tight bow, throw across in one go”, a participating young lady explains her tactics. “And appear confident, impress a little.” With a direct hit, the cup must be thrown back in one go, after which the cup disappears from the table. Whoever gets rid of his ten cups first loses.
“More than sixty teams are participating. Very nice for a village like Abbekerk”
The beer pong tournament has now become a permanent part of the annual four-day Abbekerk fair. “We started it seven years ago,” said organizer Xander de Beurs. “At that time about thirty teams participated. This year more than sixty teams are participating. That is of course very nice for a village like Abbekerk.”
Continue to perform under difficult circumstances
While a DJ provides some suitable background music, the younger participants in particular make a valiant attempt to get that ping pong ball where they want it. But certainly as the tournament progresses and the remaining teams get more and more barley juice to deal with, the throwing skills don’t exactly improve. “Some suddenly become very good, some get worse and worse”, said a smiling organizer Xander. “Usually the two finalists are comfortable with it. But that doesn’t make it any less fun.”