See what happened at the inaugural Beach Championships.
May 4, 2015 by Charlie Eisenhood in News
Although much of the national attention was focused on College Regionals this weekend, there was a new milestone set in Virginia Beach: the first-ever Beach National Championships.
The tournament did indeed feature many elite players, but in its first year, some of the teams had a bit of a pickup feel. Here is a quick look at what happened in each of the major divisions.
Men’s
Top seeded AND THE WARHAWKS, a Boston & New York combo team featuring players like Josh Markette, Chris Mazur, and Dan Heijmen, rolled through Sunday competition after some tight games in pool play and easily defeated #2 seed Humiliswag (included players like Jonathan Helton, Jon Neeley, and Will Neff) 13-7 in the final. The #3 and #4 seeds — Right Coast (Raleigh) and Yetis on the Beach (Ann Arbor) — held seed to reach the semifinals.
Women’s
In perhaps the best matchup of the weekend, Skeeahreet (Boston — mostly Brute Squad players plus Fury’s Anna Nazarov) defeated The Mussels (Seattle — mostly Riot players plus Scandal’s Opi Payne and Fury’s Cree Howard) 13-12 after both teams laid waste to the rest of the competition.
Mixed
Far more surprises cropped up in the Mixed Division, where the two finalists were the #3 and #6 seeds. Point Break (Los Angeles) defeated No Tsu Oh (Houston) 13-11 after Point Break beat a stacked OPig team from Arlington in the semifinals.
Men’s Grand Masters
After Old Country (a Boston-area team featuring Jim Parinella) won pool play, they came up short in the final against Alchemy (North Carolina), losing 11-13. Alchemy finished second in pool play, and lost by one to Old Country on Saturday only to avenge that loss in the final.
Mixed Masters
#1 seed Swamp Rats (North Carolina) cruised to the final where they beat #2 seed Over The Hill (Washington D.C.) 13-10 in the final.
