Jamie Thingelstad

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Jul 17, 2012 ∞

Photos from 2012 US National Kubb Championship

This last weekend the Kubbchucks, our Kubb team, traveled to Eau Claire for the US National Kubb Championship. It was an awesome time. Here are some pictures I took from the weekend.

Kubb tournament on a grass field with red white and blue king pieces in the foreground and players competing on multiple lanes

Red U.S. Kubb Championship t-shirt hanging under a tent at an outdoor event with people registering at a table behind it.

Tall wooden U.S. National Kubb Championship trophy engraved with past winners from 2007 to 2011, displayed on a table outdoors near blue shirts and smaller trophies.

Two players in red shirts compete in a game of kubb on a grass field with wooden blocks lined up between them

Man in red shirt and hat throwing a wooden baton toward wooden blocks on a grass field while a large crowd watches from the sidelines

Man in red National Championship shirt, plaid shorts, and bucket hat gives thumbs up while holding a clipboard on a grass field

Colorful red white and blue king piece stands in the foreground of a grass field while a large crowd of spectators watches a kubb match

Two men at an outdoor kubb tournament one standing in a gray shirt and black sneakers one sitting on a blue cooler wearing a cap red Converse shoes and sunglasses

Planet Kubb sign staked in a grass field at an outdoor kubb tournament with players and multiple game pitches visible in the background

Man in white shirt and cap throws a baton underhand toward wooden blocks on a grass field while others watch

Man in straw hat and white shirt throws a wooden baton toward wooden blocks on a grass field during an outdoor kubb tournament

Three men in matching white Kubbchucks 2012 Minnesota t-shirts pose outdoors, one holding a blue and yellow flag on a grassy field.

Spectators sit on bleachers watching dozens of players compete in kubb on a large grass field under a partly cloudy sky

Man in dark shirt swings a baton to knock over wooden kubbs on a grass field while two teammates watch nearby.

Two barefoot men in matching dark shirts lean over wooden kubb blocks on a grass field with a large KUBB sign behind them.

Barefoot player lunges forward to throw a wooden baton at cylindrical kubbs on a grass field while spectators watch under a Norwegian flag and blue canopy tent.

Green John Deere 300 Loader tractor parked on a grass field behind large white KUBB letters, with soccer goals and trees in background.

Person in red U.S. National Kubb Championship T-shirt stands on grass field holding a baton behind their back facing three players in teal tank tops

Four men relaxing on a grass field at an outdoor tournament giving thumbs up, wearing Kingpin team shirts, with cars and trees in the background.

Kubb king piece made of wooden batons arranged in a cross shape on a grass field with game pieces and blue cones stretching into the distance

Three men in matching Wolfpack T-shirts stand on a grass field each holding a wooden kubb baton

Three young men in matching teal Kubbsicles tank tops and white shorts stand arm in arm on a grass field

Man in a red U.S. National Kubb Championship shirt kneeling beside a tall wooden trophy engraved with past champions, on a grass field

Four people wearing matching red Kubb skull graphic T-shirts posing together on a grass field on a sunny day.

Three men standing on a grass field smiling at the camera, two holding wooden kubb batons and blocks, with a kubb game setup visible behind them

Three men in matching gold Leinenkugels t-shirts stand together on a grass field outdoors on a sunny day.

Three men standing on a grass field on a sunny day, wearing casual summer clothing including shorts and sneakers

Three young men posing on a grass field, two standing with arms around each other and one crouching in front pointing at the camera.

Two men wearing matching red Referee Kubb jerseys and wide-brimmed red hats pose together on a grass field at an outdoor tournament.

Outdoor kubb tournament on a grass field with players throwing wooden batons at blocks while spectators watch from bleachers and lawn chairs

Two young men in matching teal tank tops crouching on grass to set up a kubb block, with spectators and umbrellas in the background.

Young man kneeling on grass arranging wooden kubb blocks during an outdoor tournament, crowds visible behind him

Three men crouch over fallen wooden kubb batons on a grass field during an outdoor tournament on a sunny day.

Three young men in matching teal jerseys toss a wooden block during an outdoor kubb tournament on a sunny grass field with spectators watching.

Three men on a grass field playing kubb, one leaning forward mid-throw toward a cluster of wooden blocks

Two barefoot players in teal tank tops compete in a game of kubb on a grass field watched by a crowd of spectators in lawn chairs

Two young men in teal tank tops prepare to throw wooden batons at wooden blocks on a grass field while spectators watch from folding chairs

Six players shaking hands on a grass field at the end of a kubb match with wooden kubbs and orange cones marking the court

Three young men in matching teal tank tops and white shorts hold a tall wooden trophy on a grass field with spectators seated behind them.

Four young men in tank tops pose with the U.S. National Kubb Championship trophy on a grass field in Eau Claire Wisconsin.

Group of about a dozen men posing outdoors on grass with medals and a tall trophy after a kubb tournament

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