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80 teams from 6 countries in South America participated in this Championship held in Lima, the capital of Peru! |
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“The 17th South America Gateball Championship” was held from April 1 (Sat) to April 2 (Sun) in 2017 at the natural grass courts of AELU Athletic Stadium in Lima city, the capital of Peru.
80 teams, made of 6 South American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Peru, participated in this Championship.
After the meeting of the team's representatives, the welcome dinner party was held in the open area next to the venue of this Championship on March 31. During that dinner, senior players as well as those who passed the Referee Qualification Examination held in Peru late last year were awarded.
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Welcome Dinner Party
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The awards were presented to the senior players
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The Championship started with the Opening Ceremony in which flags of 6 participating countries and Japan were hoisted, and, then, the national anthem of Japan was sung. After that, Mr. Jose WATANABE of Chairman of the Peru Gateball Association (APG) and Mr. Hatiro HONDA of Chairman of South American Gateball Union (SAGU) gave the opening and welcoming speeches. Then, the games began with the first-stroking Ceremony by Mr. Masafumi TSUKAKOSHI of Director of the PGA after he made an oath of fair play.
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Opening Ceremony
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From left, Mr. Jimmy SHIMABUKURO, the President of Association Estadio La Union, Mr. SEKIGUCHI, the Director-General of WGU, Mr. Hatiro HONDA, the Chairman of SAGU, Mr. Jose WATANABE, the Chairman of APG who was giving an opening speech. |
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This Championship was divided into two groups, the senior group (34 teams) and the youth group (46 teams). After each team played 4 matches in the league, highest ranked teams selected from each league played the matches in the tournament.
The mutually refereeing system in which referees were selected within the league was adopted and young referees were moving quickly and progressing the games.
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Young referees were very active in this Championship.
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Two Peruvian teams met in the final round of the Youth group.
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The players of Peru 4 team at the moment that they won the Championship |
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Results of the Senior Group
Champion: Brasil 6
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2nd Place: Peru A
3rd Places: Argentina I, Brasil 1
Results of the Youth Group
Champion: Peru 4 |
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2nd Place: Peru 9
3rd Place: Brasil 10, Argentina A
During the farewell dinner party after the competition, an Award Ceremony for each group was held, followed by a drawing made and souvenirs were presented as the memory event of their participation. Furthermore, the traditional folk song of Okinawa prefecture in Japan and the local Peruvian folk dance were performed.
On April 3 (Mon), they held, at the same venue, the 30th Anniversary event of the Peru Gateball Association participated by those who played in the Championship.
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