*scape Game On! EURO 2008
Human Foosball Challenge!
Beads of perspiration poured down the faces of the competitors. The intensity in the air was stifling for those watching. A flying ball finally breaks the silence as two competitors jumped to get their heads to the ball. Thud!!! Their flight in mid-air was thwarted by the attached loops on their bodies which were held down by ropes stretching across the pitch. This was definitely not a typical football match!
That was the Human Foosball Challenge, a competition held during *scape Game On! EURO 2008 which took place at *scape Youth Park from 28 to 29 June 2008.
Foosball is given a whole new life as it transforms from table format to real life. Typically known as table football, players in a Human Foosball match are attached to strings that stretch across the width of the pitch. They are only allowed to move sideways, similar to how the figurines move in a game of Table Football. The game can be played in teams of 4 or 5 and the basic rules of football apply.
Several teams of Human Foosballers were curious and decided to take up the challenge. The cash prize worth a total of $3,700 was but a side attraction. Teams were split into two leagues and they battled it out during the qualifiers on 28 June to secure a quarter-final berth on 29 June.
After two days of intense competition, Team MadFootiballers defied all odds to emerge as the Champion of the Human Foosball Challenge. Congratulations to them!
Madfootiballers posing with the good people at *Scape Co Ltd
Check out our post-event interview with the winners here.
For the full results of the competition, please click here.
For the photos of the event, please go to www.flickr.com/photos/scapesingapore.