Parrots vs Masters of Spinjitsu
Day one in the books for the National Beach Handball Championship for 2023 and what a cracker of a day it was. The weather held out (not looking good for tomorrow though… ) and the handball was top notch! With almost 80 players out on the sand over 13 games we saw some top notch handball on the sand. And to top it all off the National Youth Squad kept all the troops fed with an excellent sausage sizzle.
The Women’s competition is hotly contested with 3 of the 4 games going to penalties. After the first round of games there was a 3 way time at the top with only periods won to differentiate between the teams. The Pekapeka have put themselves in a good position to make the final with a win to start off the second round of games but considering the first day anything can happen with all teams showing that they are capable of beating anyone on their day.
The Men’s competition has been a clean cut competition not one game going to Penalties. Parrots sit in the box seat with 3 wins from 3, showing their grit and experience by winning tight halves against both the Pekapeka Men and Masters of Spinjitsu and keep games from going to penalties. The Barad-dûr Beach Bros were the only team to have two games today but looked strong in both. They have the most ability to swing positions with 2 pool games left on day two so their destiny is in their hands with Pekapeka Men and Masters of Spinjitsu on their heels with one win apiece from 3 matches.
All Match Results, Statistics and the schedule are on our Events page.
