Mölkky in English
World Championship 2010 tournament takes place on August 14th – 15th at Finland, City of Lahti
The World championship tournament will be played as a team competition. Each team can have four players and few deputy members. The rules do not restrict the ages and sexes of team members in other words teams can be formed freely. The championship will be played in three phases – 1. a qualifying round, 2. semi-final 3. Final. The official competition program will be published after the registration for the tournament is closed.
| Deadline for registrations: | 16th of July |
| Tournament fee: | 80 € |
| Further information and registrations: | |
| E-mail: | molkky@louhikko.net |
| Phone: | +358-46-6208 097 |
For participation we need following information:
- Name of your team
- Name and contact information of captain of the team
Tournament fee is 80 € We will send you bank information (account number and IBAN number) for the registration
fee as soon as we receive your registration information.
About the venue:
Lahti is located in the Southern Finland, 100 kilometers from Helsinki, the capital of
Finland. Helsinki-Vantaa International Airport is within an hours drive from Lahti.
Busses from Helsinki airport to Lahti operate once an hour. You can find information about the city from www.lahti.fi (also in French). Mölkky tournament takes place next to the bus station and Hotel Alex Park (www.alexpark.fi/eng/) is located closest to the venue.
Accomodation
Alex Park Hotel is the official accommodating hotel of the Mölkky World Championships 2010 !
The accommodation includes:
- morning sauna and swimming
- a generous buffet breakfast
Please mention Mölkky World Championships , when making reservations.
SCOREBOARD 2009
Download pdf-scorecards:
Saturday 29.8.
- Scorecard: Starting group I
- Scorecard: Starting group II
- Scorecard: Starting group III
- Scorecard:Starting group IV
Sunday 30.8.
- Group Table: Continuation Round I/1
- Group Table: Continuation Round II/2
- Scorecard: Stage II Continuation Round I
- Scorecard: Stage II Continuation Round II
- Group Table: Elimination Matches
-Scorecard: Stage III Elimination Matches
-Scorecard: Stage IV Elimination Matches continuation
-Scorecard: Stage V Eliminatio Matches continuation 2
-Scorecard: Stages VI and VII Semifinals and Finals
Again, a new record for the amount teams competing. Please find attached the order of play, group tables and a map of the city of Lahti.
DOWNLOAD: Order of play & group tables (updated 24.8.2009 at 1.00 p.m.)
The official opening of the games will start at 09:00 a.m. at playing field number 1. Mika Kari, Lahti city councillors, vice chairman, will be giving the opening speech and the first throw of the games.
The trophies will be awarded directly after the final, about 05:30 p.m. (17:30) Sunday. The trophies will be presented by Hannu Himanen, thevice chairman of Lahti´s committee, Touterenkaan director Jouko Plyväs, chairman of the Finnish Mölkky association Tomi Sairomaa and director of the championships organisation committee Mikko Semeri.
After Mölkky – After Party
This year, for the first time, in association with the world mölkky chamionships, an official after party has been arranged, “After Mölkky”. The After Mölkky party will be held at the mölkky arena restaurant (Kisapuisto) On Saturday the 29th of August, from 07:00 p.m. to Midnight (19:00 – 24:00)
On the programme is :
- Pulska-dance group - a stage show with dancing and music
- Mölky International competition
The event is free to all team members! Tickets can be purchased on the day of the competition from the info stand (3 euros) or at the entrance to the restaurant (5 euros).
Come along and have some fun!
The Championships will be played in seven (7) different stages:
SAT 29.8.
Stage I The starting groups start times. 9.10, 11.00, 13.00 ja 15.00
SUN 30.8.
Stage II CONTINUATION ROUNDS I/1 starts. 9.00 and II/2 starts. 11.00
Stage III ELIMINATION MATCHES starts about. 13.00
Stages IV and V ELIMINATION MATCHES continuation starts about. 14.00 and 14.30
Stage VI The Semi- Finals starts about. 15.00
StageVII The Finals:
The bronze medal final. starts about. 16.00-
The Final starts about. 17.00-
ABOUT MÖLKKY
Mölkky is a very popular Finnish outdoor throwing game.
This game of wooden skittles is similar to several other games of its kind played throughout Europe since the Middle Ages. Mölkky is suitable for the whole family and you can play it outside wherever you please.
How to play
1. Players: two or more
2. Place the numbered skittles (1-12) four meters away from the throwing spot in a close group
3. Draw the throwing order of the players
4. Each player throws the Mölkky skittle at the numbered skittles. Using only underarm throws.
If you knock one skittle down, your score is the number marked on the fallen skittle. If you knock more than one skittle down, your score is the total number of fallen skittles. E.g. if you knock 3 skittles down, your score is 3 points regardless of the numbers marked on the skittles. If you miss all the skittles three times in a row you are out of the game.
Before the turn goes to the next player, set all the skittles up in exactly the same place they fell. Do not move them. The winner is the player who first reaches exactly 50 points. If you score more than 50 points your score goes down to 25 points.
National and World Championships tournaments
Etelä-Hämeen Nuorisoseurojen Liitto organised the first Finnish Mölkky Championship tournament in 1997. Since then the game has grown in popularity and the number of contestants have increased greatly. Until now there has been altogether nine national tournaments. The Finnish Mölkky Association has organized tournaments since 2001 when the organisation was founded. The World Championships were organized for the first time in 2004 and for the second time on August 13th 2005 with 125 teams participating in the tournament.
Suomen Mölkkyliitto – The Finnish Mölkky Association (FMA)
The Finnish Mölkky Association was founded in 2001 to promote the popularity and knowledge of Mölkky. The Finnish Mölkky Association and Etelä-Hämeen Nuorisoseurojen Liitto organize annual Finnish MölkkyChampionship and World Championship competitions.
The Finnish Mölkky Association is an organisation, which gathers both Mölkky associations of players and enthusiasts as well as local Mölkky societies under its wings. FMA supports local Mölkky societies to arrange local competitions and Mölkky events. During the last few years when Mölkky has gained its present popularity local Mölkky events have increased greatly in number.
FMA membership is open only for associations and societies. If your association is interested to become a member of FMA or you are interested to organize a local Mölkky event please contact the president of FMA for further information.
| Mr. Hannu Nipuli Secretery General of The Finnish Mölkky Association |
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| Address: | Rautatienkatu 3, 15100 LAHTI, FINLAND |
| Phone: | +358-3-5874 700 (office) +358-50-4686 388 (mobile) |
| Fax: | +358-3-5874 720 |
| E-mail: | hannu.nipuli@nuorisoseurat.fi |
| Internet: | http://www.molkkyliitto.fi |
