...well I actually don't know how new it is, it's the first time I've seen it on TSN though. I also didn't know if this belonged in this thread or the off-topic, but I figured its on TSN, so this one would work.
Anyways, there are different age divisions ranging from 7-18 years old, and they compete for either their schools, countries, or just for themselves. The competitions are in the forms of relay teams, doubles, singles, everything. Doubles is kinda tricky. One person uses their left hand and the other uses their right hand. You really gotta have coordination in this one.
How it works is there are either two or three different size pyramid stacks that can be made, and there are 12 plastic cups altogether. Sometimes the size of the stacks can alternate within the competition as well. So for example, if one time it's 3-6-3, the next time it can be 6-6. After that it's pretty simple - the person/team with the quickest time stacking and unstacking the pyramid stacks wins.
It's crazy though, these kids are very fast. In fact, this 7 year old boy said he practices 4 hours a day. And there's actually a good size crowd for these things too. It's probably mostly parents watching their kids but still...those crowds are as big as the ones at the spelling bee.
First spelling bees...then poker...now cup-stacking competitions. What's next?
They had rock-paper-scissors on last week if ya need it..
Did anyone watch this? Wow we PVRd it at work and we sat down and watched it on day when it was slow.
These people were intense, saying its one of the toughest sports in the world. Sport? Really?
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Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
After watching the vid of the girl, I found this. This guy's even faster than the girl. This "sport" actually involves some insane skills.
Jarome should quit his night job and do some cup stacking instead
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Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
There are cheaper imitations out there, but these are the real deal, they are the official cups & timing device of the World Sport Stacking Association.
What's new on TSN?...Cup-Stacking competitions!
