Unicycle Hockey World Championships 1998 at UNICON IX

For the 3rd time in the history of UNICON, a tournament was included to determine the world champion in unicycle hockey. The games of the tournament were spread over the whole week. 24 teams from 7 countries participated (Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Japan, Switzerland, and the United States). Being in Germany, it was no surprise that more than half of the teams were German. Initially they were placed into 6 groups of 4 teams each. The 6 best teams of the German hockey league were placed into different groups. The other teams were drawn (almost) randomly into the groups. The only requirement was that clubs who had more than one team at UNICON would also end up in different groups. After all, people didn't come all the way to Bottrop only to play hockey against their clubmates. The Danish team from Haslev enjoyed the games so much that they volunteerd to organize the Eurpean Championships next year. The Swiss team was never seen without their mascot (a cow), and the ringing of the cow bells was a constant accompaniment of their games. Considering that they only started playing hockey recently, the Swiss team was quite strong. They even beat the British team which was very unlucky this year. Some of the British players arrived in Bottrop only after their team already had dropped out of the tournament. The Team USA was the only non-German team who reached the quarter finals.

After several days of exciting games, LaHiMo 1 and Bochum 1 qualified for the finals on Sunday. LaHiMo shot the first goal. However, there was no time to celebrate it, and Bochum dominated the remainder of the first half which ended 7:4 for Bochum. In the break LaHiMo regained some power and scored several goals (including a penalty shot) to break even again. The spectators were captured by the excitement of the game as well. Their cheering sometimes made it impossible for the players to hear the referees blow the whistle. Just seconds before the end, Bochum shot the last goal of the game resulting in the final score of 11:10. Although disappointed after losing such a tight game, LaHiMo showed their reverence to the new world champion by inviting the whole team for a drink.

1st round: Monday, 27. 07.1998

playing time 2* 7.5 Min

GYM Berufsschule; Gladbecker Str.
Group A

17:00 SKV Mörfelden Snoopys - Rest of the World 5:3
17:25 LaHiMo 2 - Team USA 4:2
17:50 SKV Mörfelden Snoopys - Team USA 3:3
18:15 Rest of the World - LaHiMo 2 2:6
18:40 SKV Mörfelden Snoopys - LaHiMo 2 2:5
19:05 Rest of the World - Team USA 1:5

1. Group A: LaHiMo 2 (Germany)
2. Group A: Team USA
3. Group A: SKV Mörfelden Snoopys (Germany)
4. Group A: Rest of the World 1

GYM Realschule, Friedrich-Ebert-Str.
Group B

17:00 LaHiMo 1 - Einradwürmer 15:0
17:25 Ghostdriver Borken - Verein für Einradhockey Berlin (VEB) Radschlag 5:5
17:50 LaHiMo 1 - Verein für Einradhockey Berlin (VEB) Radschlag 8:0
18:15 Einradwürmer - Ghostdriver Borken 0:5
18:40 LaHiMo 1 - Ghostdriver Borken 5:2
19:05 Einradwürmer - Verein für Einradhockey Berlin (VEB) Radschlag 2:4


1. Group B: LaHiMo 1 (Germany)
2. Group B: Ghostdriver Borken (Germany)
3. Group B: Verein für Einradhockey Berlin (VEB) Radschlag (Germany)
4. Group B: Einradwürmer (Germany)

GYM Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium, Gustav-Ohm-Str.
Group C

17:00 Radlos Gelb - Unicycle Tigers 2 7:0
17:25 Haslev Uni Cykle Klub - Bochum 2 1:8
17:50 Radlos Gelb - Bochum 2 2:3
18:15 Unicycle Tigers 2 - Haslev Unicykle Klub 3:4
18:40 Radlos Gelb - Haslev Uni Cykle Klub 9:1
19:05 Unicycle Tigers 2 - Bochum 2 0:4

1. Group C: Bochum 2 (Germany)
2. Group C: Radlos Gelb (Germany)
3. Group C: Haslev Uni Cykle Klub (Denmark)
4. Group C: Unicycle Tigers 2 (Switzerland)


1st round: Tuesday, 28. 07.1998

playing time 2* 7.5 Min

GYM Berufsschule; Gladbecker Str.
Group D

17:00 Bochum 1 - Rest of the World 2 6:2
17:25 Einradhockey Ostschweiz - Les Casse-Rayons 2:2
17:50 Bochum 1 - Les Casse-Rayons 7:0
18:15 Rest of the World 2 - Einradhockey Ostschweiz 2:2
18:40 Bochum 1 - Einradhockey Ostschweiz 11:2
19:05 Rest of the World 2 - Les Casse-Rayons 2:1

1. Group D: Bochum 1 (Germany)
2. Group D: Rest of the World 2
3. Group D: Einradhockey Ostschweiz (Switzerland)
4. Group D: Les Casse-Rayons (Switzerland)

GYM Realschule, Friedrich-Ebert-Str.
Group E

17:00 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - Semcycle Team 6:1
17:25 Japan - Crazy People 0:7
17:50 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - Crazy People 5:0
18:15 Semcycle Team - Japan 4:1
18:40 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - Japan 12:0
19:05 Semcycle Team - Crazy People 0:3

1. Group E: SKV Mörfelden Gallier (Germany)
2. Group E: Crazy People (Germany)
3. Group E: Semcycle Team (Netherlands)
4. Group E: Japan

GYM Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium, Gustav-Ohm-Str.
Group F

17:00 Baukau Boogaloos - Radlos Lila 5:0
17:25 London Lunis - Unicycle Tigers 1 2:4
17:50 Baukau Boogaloos - Unicycle Tigers 1 7:1
18:15 Radlos Lila - London Lunis 0:6
18:40 Baukau Boogaloos - London Lunis 4:1
19:05 Radlos Lila - Unicycle Tigers 1 0:6

1. Group F: Baukau Boogaloos (Germany)
2. Group F: Unicycle Tigers 2 (Switzerland)
3. Group F: London Lunis (United Kingdom)
4. Group F: Radlos Lila (Germany)


qualification group: Thursday, 30. 07.1998

playing time 2* 10 Min

The best teams of the groups A, B, C, D, E, and F were directly qualified for the quarter finals. The teams at 2nd place played in this "qualification group". Two more teams filled the remaining slots in the quarter finals.

GYM Realschule, Friedrich-Ebert-Str.
Group ZA

GYM Realschule, Friedrich-Ebert-Str.
Group ZB
18:30 Team USA - Ghostdriver Borken 5:1
18:55 Rest of the World 2 - Crazy People 1:11
19:20 Ghostdriver Borken - Radlos Gelb 0:11
19:45 Crazy People - Unicycle Tigers 1 9:2
20:10 Team USA - Radlos Gelb 6:1
20:35 Rest of the World 2 - Unicycle Tigers 1 2:7
1. Group ZA: Team USA
2. Group ZA: Radlos Gelb
3. Group ZA: Ghostdriver Borken

1. Group ZB: Crazy People
2. Group ZB: Unicycle Tigers 1
3. Group ZB: Rest of the World 2


Quarter-Finals: Friday, 31. 07.1998

playing time 2* 10 Min

GYM Realschule, Friedrich-Ebert-Str.
Group VA

18:30 LaHiMo 2 - LaHiMo 1 0:5
18:55 Bochum 2 - Crazy People 3:1
19:20 LaHiMo 2 - Crazy People 4:1
19:45 LaHiMo 1 - Bochum 2 9:0
20:10 LaHiMo 2 - Bochum 2 6:4
20:35 LaHiMo 1 - Crazy People 13:5

1. Group VA: LaHiMo 1 (Germany)
2. Group VA: LaHiMo 2 (Germany)
3. Group VA: Bochum 2 (Germany)
4. Group VA: Crazy People

GYM Heinrich-Heine-Gymnasium, Gustav-Ohm-Str.
Group VB

18:30 Bochum 1 - SKV Mörfelden Gallier 8:1
18:55 Baukau Boogaloos - Team USA 3:2
19:20 Bochum 1 - Team USA 5:1
19:45 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - Baukau Boogaloos 4:0
20:10 Bochum 1 - Baukau Boogaloos 9:2
20:35 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - Team USA 7:0

1. Group VB: Bochum 1 (Germany)
2. Group VB: SKV Mörfelden Gallier (Germany)
3. Group VB: Baukau Boogaloos (Germany)
4. Group VB: Team USA


Semifinals: Saturday, 01. 08.1998

playing time 2* 20 Min

GYM Berufsschule, Gladbecker-Str.

18:00 Game H1 LaHiMo 1 - SKV Mörfelden Gallier 9:7
19:10 Game H2 LaHiMo 2 - Bochum 1 4:16


Finals: Sunday, 02. 08.1998

playing time 2* 20 Min

GYM Berufsschule, Gladbecker-Str.

12:00 Place 3/4 SKV Mörfelden Gallier - LaHiMo 2 15:3
13:10 Final LaHiMo 1 - Bochum 1 10:11


Winners:

1. Bochum 1 (Bochum, Germany)
Thorsten Bayer
Michael Classen
Zoltan Nemeth
Maurice Olivier
Julia Zabel
Thomas Röcken
Holger Summer
Arne Tilgen

2. LaHiMo 1 (Langenfeld, Germany)
Nicole Beaugrand
Stefanie Brinck
Lothar Karabentsch
Christian Knels
Jan Kotzsch
Marcus Mensel
Marit Münnich
Rolf Sander
Stephan Schumacher
Philipp Van der Wingen
Christoph Verholt

3. SKV Mörfelden Gallier (Mörfelden, Germany)
Simone Forell
Thomas Geiß
Bernd Leiser
Wanja Lindner
Annika Michaelis
Julian Michaelis
Ahmed Mirza

4. LaHiMo 2 (Langenfeld, Germany)
Anne Bergfeld
Meike Haagmans
Christian Pohlmann
Moritz Raulfs
Benedikt Scherer
Dominik Scherer
Gaby Scherer
Marius Wendt

Last Update: 19 Aug 2011
© Stefan Krampe 1998, Unicycle-Hockey-Club Bochum