Battle of the Lowlands: Belgium vs The Netherlands

Get ready for a first-class street workout event on October 7, 2017!

This time, Royalbarzz and The Bar Gladiator Games are working togheter to bring you The Battle of the Lowlands!

A calisthenics tournament with different element between Dutch and Belgian athletes. This event will return annually and we will start the first edition in Hasselt, Belgium.

Program:
Freestyle tournament | Belgium vs Netherlands (men) 6vs6
Freestyle tournament | Belgium vs Netherlands (women) 3vs3
Strict Form | Pull ups, Dips
Hold | front lever, Handstand

FREESTYLE (men)
Who will be The King of the Lowlands ... Belgium? Or the Netherlands?
6 Belgian athletes will compete against 6 Dutch athletes during 1vs1 freestyle battles. 2 lottery groups (NL & BE)

FREESTYLE (women)
Who will be The Queen of the Lowlands ... Belgium? Or the Netherlands?
3 Belgian athletes will compete against 3 Dutch athletes during 1vs1 freestyle battles. 2 lottery groups (NL & BE)

STRICT FORM
Also for the power battles, the Netherlands against Belgium, which team will score the highest score? This category consists of 2 elements. Pull ups & dips. (here is an individual winner and a country, through the total score)

HOLD
Which team will take the longest time? These battles also consist of 2 parts. Handstand & Back Liver. (here were individual winners and a country, through the total score)

There will be 6 judge members.

1 Tommy Giling - The Netherlands
2 Valentine Blanc - France
3 Victor Alvarez Docampo - United Kingdom
4 Rico Mesa - The Netherlands
5 Timmy Salio - Belgium
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Prices:
The king of the lowlands throphy, , on this cup will be the name of the winner and all future winners and will be kept in Belgium or the Netherlands, depending on which country has won. First of all, of course, a nice cup will come home with a medal. This also applies to places 2 and 3. Every participant of the Battle of the Lowlands receives a well-stocked goodie bag! In addition, the King and the Queen of the Lowlands receive a voucher of € 100 euro free at Body & Fit shop.

Cost:
Participants € 7,50
Visitors - free of charge

Make sure you're part of this great event!

Sign up soon, because full is full. Check: https://www.royalbarzz.com/battle-of-the-lowlands

This event is sponsored by: Body & Fit shop – Crossfit Hasselt

( COMPETITION RULES )


1.Address: 2.Date and time:
Alife Athletics 07 October 2017
Scheepvaartkaai 16/1, 10am / 5pm
3500-Hasselt ( Belgium )

2.Judges:
Every athlete will be judged by 6 different judges, 2 static judges, 2 dynamic judges and 2 combo judges. These judges will also judge the strict form and max hold battles.

3. JUDGING CRITERIA
1. Strength & Control
( showing ability of difficult strength moves, static holds, using added weight to perform Statics.
2. Endurance/combinations
3. Balance/Agility
4. Creativity/Dynamics
5. Technique/ Execution/ Aggression-Bar Control The judges have the final word!

4. Point system freestyle battles.
Each judge will give points between 0 – 10 for each move performed, depending on difficulty form and flow. Most points will go to an athlete that performs moves on the bar, parallel bars and ground. Keep in mind that overall performance and show counts as extra points. It is not allowed to touch the ground. Shoes need to be on during all the battles.

5.Freestyle battles men
The freestyle battles are 1 vs 1 until the final, this is a battle between the 3 best athletes. There are 6 Belgian athletes and 6 Dutch athletes. Each battle is Belgium vs The Netherlands, until one country loses all his athletes during the battles, so it could be Belgium vs Belgium or The Netherlands vs The Netherlands.

The first battle:
Six battles, 1vs1. (12 athletes) One belgian athlete against one dutch athlete.
Three times 30 seconds. The 6 athletes with the most points qualify for the semi final

Third battle (semi final):
Three times 1vs1 battles. (6 athletes).
Three times 45 seconds.
Three athletes with most points qualify for the final.

The third battle (final):
3 Athletes will battle each other.
3 times 1 minute.
The athlete with the most points is King of the lowlands 2017.

6. Freestyle battles Women
There will be three belgian athletes, against three dutch athletes.

The first battle:
Three times, 1vs1 battles.
Three times, 30 seconds.
Three athletes with most points qualify for the final.

The second battle (final):
Three Athletes will battle each other.
Three times 1 minute.
The athlete with the most points is Queen of the lowlands 2017.