gateball
Gateball, which originated in Japan, is a very different, much faster mallet sport, played between two teams of five players.
The court is smaller and is set with three gates (hoops) and a goal pole (centre peg).
A game has a time limit of thirty minutes, unless one team earlier scores the maximum of 25 points. After thirty minutes the team that has scored the most gates wins.
In Gateball, when you strike another ball you can put your foot on your own ball and "spark" the other ball to an advantageous position (if it is one of your team balls) or off the court (for opponent balls).
Gateball Official Rules
(link to WGU website)
www.gateball.com.au
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championships
The 2011 Australian Gateball Championship will be held at the Newcastle National Park Croquet Club from 16-18 September. It will be the biggest Gateball event ever staged in Australia. There will be over 170 players in 26 teams, including teams from China, Japan, India and Nepal. Good luck to the four Victorian teams competing!
More at gateball.com.au
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gateball news
| All Victorian Final in 2010 NSW Gateball Championships ...more |
| The fifth NSW Gateball Championships will be held in Canberra over the coming weekend, 21 & 22 November 2010, with Victorian entries in both the Teams and Doubles events. ...more |
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