2022 Belleville Crokinole Challenge - Hutchinson v Walsh - Final

[@gir5o1]

This exactly the reason I've been curating my KZbin algorithm to show me obscure and odd sports. I've never heard of this game before but I'm glad it came up as a recommendation.

[@justinmillar7259]

This games straight from the basement of every Ontarians aunt and uncle's place.

[@Criggster]

I’m so glad someone else is doing the same thing I am 👍🏻😂

[@mjproebstle]

same

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

Same here. It's like the board game version of curling.

[@paulrthesecond]

Shut up and sit down have a great video about this game but be forewarned. They are a dangerous channel to watch as you may find yourself spending alot of money on a new hobby

[@davesharp5472]

I was on track to be the next Hutch until I pushed too hard in the Crokinole game. Like many before me, I fell victim to the romance and allure of that damned circle dream wrecker. My trainer advised me to take a break but "champions dont rest" and then it happened. I blew out my index finger in a street match in Tulsa. We were playing "Oklahoma rules" that night. Just like that, I'm another statistic. Another has-been. Another broken soul who dreams of a 2nd chance to sit at that cursed wheel. Learn from my story -- The Crokinole Kid

[@xAtticus.]

Same thing happened to me brobeans. Faced a major injury playing hardcore Oklahoma rules. Thought I was done for. Thought my hopes and dreams of having the glamour, the women, the money, the super cars, the fame and everything else that comes with being a professional Crokinoler was all down the drain. Except I was one of the fortunate ones. With enough commitment and dedication, I made a full recovery. Now I’m climbing the ladder back to the top of pro Crokinole. Only difference is now I show up in a helmet, knee pads and elbow pads every time I play. I’m done messin around. I mean business. Even decorated my helmet with dinosaur stickers to intimidate my opponent and establish dominance.

[@davesharp5472]

@@xAtticus. I wish you the best. Sadly my index finger will never be the same. Go out there do it for the both of us.

[@xAtticus.]

@@davesharp5472 I’ll add a sticker onto my helmet reading “In loving memory of the Crokinole Kid” along with some flames and perhaps a bazooka. All holographic. In your honor.

[@davesharp5472]

@@xAtticus. That would be nice. Even though my index finger points about 90 degrees the wrong direction, the thought that glorious helmet and a holographic flame and bazooka sticker makes it almost worth it. I still can’t point at stuff physically, but know that in my heart I’m pointing straight at that generous act of kindness.

[@coreymccreary7389]

My church always said fingers belong in noses not Crokinole circles. I lived by those words even when Lucifer sent unholy tingles to tempt my finger. Nay, I placed my finger in my nostril instead of that Jezebel circle. Remember, "He who hath fingers, probably has a hand." - 1st Extremedous Chapter 3 Verse 1

[@ReinEngel]

Usually the commentary sucks for games like this, but this dude is killing it. I wonder if he's responsible for the camerawork and graphics because it's all quality.

[@ErinTheNerd]

My thought exactly! I’ve never seen this game before, yet I feel like I know what’s going on thanks to the graphics and commentary

[@vincentskater]

Yeah the commentator was top notch, very very good

[@wintermute8315]

He knows when to talk, and when to shut up and let the... action speak for itself.

[@zache5486]

I’d never heard of crokinole prior to this, but I am now convinced Hutch is the GOAT.

[@MarkLada]

Hutch ain't got nothing on Conrad.. Look him up if you want to see the GOAT..

[@BenRHarsh]

Yup. He's definitely the Toni Bou of crokinole.

[@pinipilla]

Honestly i like much more welsh's style u can watch him performing really good in his finals against Conrad

[@kennethfharkin]

Hutch is out of my league and on any given day may be the greatest. When you watch him, Conrad, Slater and others in that caliber there are simply days when they are on like machines.

[@LimpPickle.]

Man that crowd is PUMPED!

[@zibberebbiz]

I always love the in depth commentary and multi-camera set-up, really does this high level of competition justice

[@Sunahvagun]

Lol I never even noticed until you said that. That is ridiculously hilarious 😂

[@youknowwhatsreallysofunny]

How did I end up here?

[@jimdavis1576]

I played this game with my family at holiday get together. I never knew it was a thing outside of that, nor have I ever watched a video about or search for it on the internet. Yet this video shows up in me feed. It brings back many fond memories of the hand made board my great grandfather made. For once the youtube recommended videos feed gave me something I didn't even know I wanted.

[@christopherpeers2176]

This presentation - the direction, cameras, and play by play/colour commentary by the host - is amazing and really does the hobby justice.

[@FamousMortimer]

Walsh didn''t have the big game mentality on the day. Also, can't believe this is what I was watching when the New Year rolled around.

[@Iamtheoneandonly01]

Somebody call Ludwig. 2023 Mogul Crokinole Boxing Championship

[@allanturmaine5496]

I'd join Twitch to watch that.

[@R4IDFTW]

@@allanturmaine5496 He is on youtube now

[@allanturmaine5496]

@@R4IDFTW good to know.

[@zackt3288]

I'm not sure where KZbin has brought me tonight, but that red guy is a beast at checker pool.

[@danestback7225]

Every shot Hutchinson makes is so masterful, the perfect amount of power released from his index finger mix with the precision that’s unmatched by any other competitor I had ever witness. I truly hope when i’m put in a retirement home i am able to achieve greatness like he’s been able to in 2022.

[@stirfryjedi]

I see the algorithm has brought us all together once again 🥂

[@GrahamDoesStuff]

This. Was. ELECTRIC. Great game.

[@reks890]

Absolutely smashing!

[@peterchats9783]

Exactly what I was looking for.

[@FlowerOfSloth]

Thanks for the coverage.

[@timmurray1135]

fell asleep watching chess videos and woke up here with no idea what is going on, but not disappointed

[@Charlie1821]

How many other obscure games/sports like this are there out there? Why am I only today learning of this?!

[@lettersfromtheleft]

Check out carrom, it’s a lot like this.

[@brunobreyne7234]

"Hutch daddy" Hutchinson sounds more bad-ass then it should.

[@allanturmaine5496]

Heck yes, I didn't know people played this seriously! I love this game.

[@alrightthen]

This game is sick. Thanks youtube lol. Also great production

[@mwatkins0590]

"take eoot" reminding me this is in canada.

[@kathylangill6872]

Dang - and we tried to fool people by having someone with a Bruins shirt in the background 🙂

[@zavtparticles]

Thank you KZbin algorithm for this wonderful viewing of a game i've never heard of, but boy was it fun.

[@ronm3245]

Similar to what we did as kids at restaurants before our food got there.

[@deborahd.7281]

Higher attendance than the WNBA.

[@uluccoban8875]

I have never been interested in this, no idea what it is, just came up on my feed. Am i gonna watch it and propably be obsessed about it for a month? yes.

[@blakehafling6995]

It was a dark day for the shuffle board players. After taking up arms to defend the bastion of shuffle the clouds grew thick as seafoam at the same moment the wind began to roar. The tension had grown heavy amongst the geriatrics holding the sticks used to push pucks across rec center floors across the Americas when all of a sudden one of them screamed with raised stick. The wind stirred like a whirlpool and cometh the lightning striking down all holding walkers with tennis balls on the feet. With the army halved a loud booming laughter came from above "Hah hah hah haaaa.... Behold the finger of Crokinole!" It was at that moment the Shuffle Master General realized their mistake. They had forgotten to make that important call to secure the local gym for practice and now they either need to play the world's greatest sport or be cast aside to the back alley and inevitable demise, just like feather bowling.

[@JackD1615]

Excellent

[@whirledpeas1182]

Nice

[@jesseshort8]

This. Is. Electric! Great comment.

[@bstoner1300]

Did the referee really need a uniform?!? Lol love it

[@samuelstensgaard4828]

This would definitely end up on ESPN 8 The Ocho

[@taylor3950]

Thanks unnamed commentator and referee Louie, couldn’t have watched it without you

[@allanturmaine5496]

He could have phoned it in, but he put the effort in.

[@carlkontermann5637]

How do you score points

[@YouTubeShortsAreTheDevil]

@7:03 The guys face in the upper left when Walsh missies the easy shot. LOL

[@timothybankjs4429]

It's a shame they didn't get Charlie to narrate the match.

[@warrenrandall6936]

As a Brit I would like to congratulate the Canadians on creating a great game.

[@juanitoelzombie]

Dont miss your favorite sport by ESPN 8 "el ocho"

[@astroidyeti2169]

I was wondering what Belleville this was in, but just figured it was Belleville Ontario

[@ghostmanscores1666]

I bet this started with beer caps.

[@anchorbait6662]

Playing on a foldable plastic table. Priceless

[@vincentstriqe]

Every couple months, I watch a round of crokinole. Not because I want to, but because it gets recommended Edit: don't get me wrong, it's great

[@SteefPip]

Never seen this before, I can't look away.

[@mikem.5653]

Excellent discovery!

[@Locke5413]

Someone from a board game channel who also is part of a wrestling channel mentioned this game in passing. This looks fecking COOL.

[@whatisthiseven]

Looks fun but boards are kinda expensive. Wish it was spread across the USA more

[@ramaluminus]

I don't know what game Crokinole is, but this is very intense match.

[@thomasmaxwellhudak3000]

Hutch may be the King of Belleville, but my man Walsh will ALWAYS be the Bad Boy of Crokinole!!!!

[@BozOnEverything]

Anybody know what gliss they use? I know there’s like “mini ball bearing” gliss, and then more of a chalk/powder… pointers?

[@8bitkefka]

great announcing and fun to watch!

[@imacomputer1234]

props to both competitors!

[@burtreynoldz6308]

This is great. Very Canadian.

[@LandonR42]

Is this Belleville Ontario?

[@edition-deluxe]

Whats the winner get, $50?

[@brandons5479]

Idk what this is but I can’t stop watching.

[@kendojunson7971]

This is my first time seeing this game. This looks awesome I need to play this.

[@official3rdsky]

I don’t know how I ended up here but I watched the whole thing.

[@ryane1383]

watched the whole thing. Still don't know the rules. gg

[@gamesnstuff657]

Players alternate turns trying to take valid shots and score the most points they can. A valid shot is determined by one factor. If an opponents piece is on the board or not. If an opponent has a piece on the board a valid shot is achieved by having any or your buttons touch an opponents button as part of your shot. If there is no opposing buttons on the board then a valid shot is getting your button to touch the line of the center circle or be in the center circle. If your shot is not valid the button you shot and any other of your buttons you touched as part of your shot are removed from the board. After each player takes 12 shots you count the score to see who won the round as follows. Making a shot in the center awards 20 points and you get to remove that piece and bank the points. If at the end you have a button within the area with all the pegs it awards 15 points. The area just outside the pegs is 10 and the outer area is worth 5 points. For scoring buttons if you are on the line you take the lower possible score. If you won that round you get 2 points if it was a tie each player gets 1 point. You keep playing rounds until you reach whatever score you and your opponent decided to go for. 9 and 11 are commonly used as the scoring goal of the game. Hopefully that wasn't too confusing lol.

[@denlolify]

@@gamesnstuff657 thanks alot for the explanation!

[@MattyNoNose]

Up all night sick with food poisoning…yea…this is exactly what I needed.

[@jasonhale770]

How did I get here?

[@Appreciate83]

I played this at PAX East in Boston Massachusetts last year. Actually kinda fun game to play.

[@Sesh422]

Anyone got a link to the rule set?

[@garywhitt98]

Thought, at 62 years of age, I had seen passion. No. Not even. A fist pump from a Crokinole warrior has shown me what a sad, colorless sham of an existence I have led.

[@AD-on3zx]

wait, at 12:25 I thought the guy would stay on the board?

[@bobdrooples]

The dead pan sincerity that these actors put into their roles to make one of these videos each year is inspiring. To portray this "sport" as a real thing truly is that level above an old vine compilation.

[@lavagelada]

O ser humano realmente é incrível kkkkkkkkk N entendi nada, mas os comentaristas me manteram na audiência No início pensei q era futebol de botão, mas tava errado e no fim parecia que estava no início hahahaha

[@binyamj]

Considering ESPN 8 “the ocho” shows extreme sports, is this on ESPN 11 “the once (own-say)”?

[@FlashRave]

when is ESPN 8 going to become a real thing ffs

[@sardonicus76]

The Ocho was already a real thing in the 80s. Back in those very hairy and very scary days, it was called “ESPN”. You could tune in any time of day or night and see international strong man competitions (shoutout to Magnus Ver Magnusson!), championship log rolling, roller derby, pro billiards, Australian rules football, top fuel drag racing and many more niche “sports” that may have been of interest to 0.00001% of the population.

[@ringwormsherm1441]

What is this game and how much did the winner win?

[@allanturmaine5496]

I think 2nd place buys you a beer.

[@jellophant9716]

Lagers on the house for that night

[@U.Inferno]

How did I get here

[@katieandkevinsears7724]

So this is what Canadians do when they can't find brooms and stones. I've always wondered aboot that.

[@mclovinit8639]

What is this game? It looks fun. Never seen or heard of it. I have no idea what is happening but I'm learning. I think I picked it up after 2 rounds. I roughly understand the rules.

[@AsvaldoAyus9419]

what carrom is this

[@midwestusatravel]

Congrats to Hutch on the win

[@alcyonecrucis]

Belleville Ontario?

[@thomasbokuniewicz2219]

d. A crokinole shot is accomplished by firmly holding the end of your index or middle finger against the thumb and then flicking or snapping it against the disc in order to propel the disc across the playing surface. Walsh is not shooting legally.

[@rickychanthaboun5708]

Wish the finals weren't sold out. Would have loved to see this but tickets were almost as much as super bowl tickets lol

[@Mjolonir12]

Feel like this is the evolution of paper football

[@mohamadfaizzaini]

still better then any wnba game

[@rubysauce]

I looked up the wiki page for this game, but they say scoring goes from the winner - the losers score is how much the winner gets. But this seems to score a point for.. something? Can someone help me? The algorithm wants me to know about this game :D

[@purv989]

Been a while since I’ve watched a game, but my friends and I play 20 for dookies, 10 in the circle, 5 on the outside. The amount of the player with the most (lets say 25 pts) gets subtracted the amount of the player with the least (let’s say 10), and gets 15 pts. First to 100. Looks like they’re just doing a modified scoring version where winning a round nets you 2 pts and tying gets each person 1.

[@rubysauce]

@@purv989 But then I dont understand how that one time in this video it was 1-1, when Walsh had a piece on the board and Hutchinson didn't. He should've won 2 then, right?

[@pdebuck1]

@@rubysauce you’re right. It seems they determine the round win using only 20s

[@michaeletzkorn]

@@rubysauce his disk landed outside the inner circle when no opponent’s disk was on the board so it gets removed from play

[@rubysauce]

@@michaeletzkorn ooohh right. Thanks! If it wouldve landed inside he wouldve gotten 2 pts then?

[@jackjohnson1666]

I love obscure games/sports

[@omegakimchi2984]

Not sure what is going on.but I watched the whole match.

[@yveslafrance2806]

Anybody recognizes the brand of board? Also, are those rubber covered pegs or plain wood?

[@dallasonfire604]

Thats Lutswiech board. Those are composite pegs.

[@yveslafrance2806]

@@dallasonfire604 Thanks!

[@jeanducheamps7697]

What’s a take-euwt?

[@kurostillwatches]

I don’t know what is happening most of the time but hey, this is pretty relaxing to watch

[@jackflannigan5749]

What is he rubbing the button on before the shots?

[@BorderBork]

Gliss powder. Makes the shot buttery smooth.

[@cranberryjuice3998]

i have NO idea how this works but i know you get a point when it falls in the hole.

[@carlkontermann5637]

Wonderful New things

[@ЯрославПопов-в3м]

It's 5 a.m. and i'm viewing a strange game i've never heard about. Maybe it is a sign to change something in my life

[@edition-deluxe]

Where is this, Canada?

[@purv989]

At 14:00 he fucking WIPES THE BOARD before his shot?!? Would he have wiped it at any point in the game before that and felt it was okay to do?

[@blockshift758]

I dunno what this is but definitely something i would play with my friends

[@JRyEd]

Which state is this Belleville in? I live in the one in Illinois

[@Maaaattologyyyy]

A Canadian Province

[@kingj521]

I heard the anime back story between these dudes. There father's was rivals in the 80's. And they had the skills that of a seasoned veteran by the ages of 10 & 12

[@adrienteambsoir2348]

Was fun to watch even if i never saw that sport before

[@Flyingcar100]

This is interesting KZbin randomly recommended this to me

[@billyraybar]

Ok we are all thinking it. Don’t even pretend you aren’t thinking it. Hutchinson, you are not only the obvious GOAT, you represent, you embody what Crokinhole is all about. It’s about strategy, planning, focus, execution. It’s about overcoming whatever barriers, obstacles that you, we, all of humanity encounters as we search for purpose and meaning in the game of life. I’m just kidding - its just two guys flicking a disc at a hole. There. I said it.

[@Maaaattologyyyy]

Walsh is greasing the pegs

[@justinbeloy5829]

It tough to see Harry Connick Jr. defeated like this...

[@luisc1402]

Can anybody tell me, is this board waxed? or are they using wax powder things? or both? what are the products being used?

[@fermentedmoosenucks9499]

Looks like they use shuffleboard salt

[@micojoson8092]

Crazy crowd!!!

[@NoLucksGiven]

The family have long been big Hutchinson supporters. We're hoping he takes Tavistock this year! Okay but seriously how mad would you be if this was your recreational senior club and some young cats rolled in and wrecked everyone? 🤣

[@HeyCupertino]

Edna: Jim? Why are you home so late? It's nearly nine o'clock. Jim: I lost it all... I got took, baby. Edna: What - what are you saying? Jim: It was the Hutch Daddy... I went up two games on him. Edna: You didn't, Jim. Tell me you didn't. Jim: - But he was playing left handed... Edna: So you're...? Jim: Yes, Edna. I'm Crok'd! Crok'd out of my mind.