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Beer Pong is Everywhere, Seriously!

Upcoming Tournaments:

February 11th, 2010 - Coed Charity Tournament……………………………………….. MORE INFO

March 27th, 2010 - $2,500 Maryland Spring Classic…………………………………….MORE INFO

Love beer pong and live in or around the Maryland / DC area? Make sure to check out MDBeerPong.com and support their leagues and tournaments, these guys really know how to do it right!

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Maryland Beer Pong - Quality Beer Pong Tournaments Since 2005

World Series of Beer Pong Champions Smashing Time from B-Side Entertainment on Vimeo.

The game of beer pong means a lot to these guys, we’re glad to see them come out on top in back to back years.

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Smashing Time - Before They Were WSOBP Champions

The Jay Leno Show’s Team Broverload, made up of Ross Matthews and Owen Benjamin, will be making their competitive beer pong debut at The World Series of Beer Pong V, hoping to take down some of the best beer pong teams in the world. They’ll have to bring their A-game and be prepared for some great competition. You definitely do not want to miss out on the opportunity to play against the best that The Jay Leno Show has to offer!

The Team Broverload segment will air on The Jay Leno show January 8, 2010 at 10 p.m. on NBC – check your local listings.

[Via Bpong.com]

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Jay Leno Loves Beer Pong!

· The World Series of Beer Pong V will be held in Las Vegas, Nevada from January 1-5, 2010 at the famous Flamingo Casino and Hotel.

· The event has grown five fold in attendance since its beginning in 2005, with over 800 participants and thousands in attendance last January.

· The World Series of Beer Pong V will be giving away over $65,000 in prizes this year, with a grand prize of $50,000 going to the first place team.

· Beer pong players ages 21 and older travel from all over the United States and Canada to participate in this four-day event.

· Major media outlets who have covered the WSOBP include ESPN, Associated Press, Fox News, CNBC, College Humor, The Campus Buzz, The Las Vegas Review Journal, Las Vegas Sun, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, DRAFT magazine and more.

· Sponsorship opportunities start at as little as $500 for a 10×10 booth and increase accordingly. This is a huge opportunity for your company to get great recognition for a terrific price.

[Via GameDibs.com]

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BPong Announces Last Chance Sponsorship for The WSOBP

If you think you’re a beer pong all-star, heading to Vegas? Then enter their weekly tournament every Thursday afternoon. Buy in for $40 and if your team wins the 16-team bracket, there’s a $200 grand prize!

Keep up with O’Sheas on Twitter - @osheaslasvegas

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Beer Pong Takes up Residence in Sin City at O’Sheas Casino

At least that’s the idea that James Curtis and Drew Reyner are trying to promote with their new store, Brewing Rivalry. They call themselves a beer pong store, but there’s a catch: there’s no beer involved. Instead, the cups at Brewing Rivalry are filled with water. Located in the heart of Arizona State University’s campus, they hope the store will be the new hangout where students can practice their form and pass the time. Visitors can purchase balls to practice at the store, or buy the necessary equipment, such as a table, to set up a game elsewhere. The owners plan to sell memberships for $30 per academic year — $20 for ASU students. Balls can be purchased in packages of three for $3, or $2 for members. Customers can buy 14 cups for $3, but members pay $2 for the same number. The owners will begin hosting tournaments in November, when people will be able to buy in for cash prizes.

The one thing you can’t buy at this beer pong store is alcohol. Curtis said the purpose is to not promote drinking, but rather to encourage competition and camaraderie.

“We could’ve easily said, ‘hey let’s get a bar and do the same thing,’” he said. “But to be honest, it was a niche that wasn’t there. We really wanted to make it into a legitimate sport.”

Billy Gaines, the co-founder of BPONG.com, agrees that the game is not about getting intoxicated. BPONG.com serves as a community forum for beer pong lovers. Users can read the unofficial rules of the game, buy the appropriate supplies, and even sign up for the World Series of Beer Pong, held in Las Vegas every January. According to Gaines, the World Series event went from hosting 83 teams in its first year in 2006, to 414 in 2009. He projects 600 to 700 teams participating in 2010. The event involves a mixture of beer and water, but the amount of beer is limited to 24 ounces. While Gaines admits beer pong began as a drinking game, he said alcohol is no longer its only appeal.

“It’s an environment where people do drink, like parties or bars, but now people are playing for love of the game,” Gaines said. He and Curtis both credited beer pong’s popularity to its simplistic nature, and said that while it does involve skill, it is very easy to learn.

Josh Black, an 18-year-old art education student at ASU, has already been to the store twice since it first opened on October 1st. He said he enjoys the laid back environment and it’s better than passing the time in his dorm room.

“It’s really fun, easy-going, just [to] play for the love of the game,” he said. “You don’t need beer to play beer pong; it’s just fun to shoot.”

Justin Pourkaveh, an aerospace engineering major at ASU, said he was disappointed when he walked in to find no beer. But Pourkaveh, 21, also said that there’s definitely a need for a place like this on campus.

“Playing [beer pong] in public and in competitions, you can’t do that when you’re 21,” he said. “I know when I was under 21 there were a lot of people I knew that’d be really into this.”

Kyle Regan, 22, is in his last year at ASU. When he’s not studying business and psychology for a degree in interdisciplinary studies, he said he wants to come here to kick back and just enjoy the environment.

“It’s a good place for people to come together and just have a good time,” he said. “Competitive but friendly at the same time.”

Still, some ASU students, like 22-year-old business and tourism student Parker Young, just don’t see the point.

“I enjoy playing beer pong, but it’s really easy to get a game set up at your house,” Young said. “I don’t feel like it’s a place that I would need to go in order to have more fun than I could at my own house.”
Beth Bendokaitis, a 20-year-old nutrition and dietetics major at ASU, thinks that just because Brewing Rivalry took the beer out of beer pong, doesn’t automatically make it innocent.

“In many ways that just seems like an underlying promotion of alcohol,” she said. “Beer pong should be played with beer…period.”

Gaines said that, even though he feels the game is making strides to be taken more seriously, he understands why some people find it counter-productive to split the beer from the pong.

“I don’t know if it’ll ever be completely separated from alcohol,” he said. “I think it might always be around the game, but I do think the object of the game is shifting.”

Curtis said that he does believe the two can be separated, and that come November when their in-store tournaments begin, the place will be filled with people looking to earn cash and bragging rights.

“Beer pong isn’t about what you put in the cup,” he said. “It’s about competition.”

[Via ABCNEWS.com]

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“Brewing Rivalry” ASU’s On Campus Beer Pong Super Store

Each tour stop will feature a Tailgate Free-For-All, a Mall Duel at a participating Spencer’s location, and select locations will feature an official WSOBP Satellite Tournament held at a local bar. BPONG Staff will be giving away gear, WSOBP entries, and more. Check the schedule below for tour dates and locations. We can’t wait to kick this tour off! Game on…

Note: Teams interested in playing in BPONG Tour WSOBP Satellite are must sign up before - hand by clicking on the bar’s link below.

[Via Bpong.com]

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Beer Pong Tour - BPONG Tour Coming to a City Near You!

Name: Pong661 Beer pong tournament Attending: 9 confirmed guests

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Name: Beer Pong Tournament Round 4 Attending: 1 confirmed guests

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Name: Sandfly Beer Pong Tournament Friday Sept. 25th Attending: 94 confirmed guests

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Name: Beer Pong Championship Attending: 26 confirmed guests

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Beer Pong Tournaments on Facebook - September ‘09

Las Vegas will be the host to the next national tournament, set for June 9-12, 2010 at the Plaza Hotel and Casino. All participants will receive a 4 night hotel stay with their entry.

The prize pool will be the biggest in beer pong history with $50,000 being distributed to the top 8 teams. $30,000 will go to first, $10,000 to second, $2,500 to third and fourth and $1,250 to fifth through eighth place teams.

Qualifier tournaments for Las Vegas begin this Thursday August 27th @ Porky’s NYC in Manhattan. Stay tuned for more dates and tournaments around the country.

[Via WorldPongTour.com]

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$50,000 Beer Pong Tournament Announced For 2010