| Marble game -- is it only a game for kids
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| | Czech Republic. In 2002, 2003 and 2004
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| or regular sport branch? Most people
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| | the Czech Marble Federation organised
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| remember this game from their young
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| | international tournament called Czech
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| years. But today there are many
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| | Open.
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| prestigious marble tournaments around the
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| | One year later, in 23 - 24 July 2005, the
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| world every year. In this article I will
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| | first World Marbles Championship in
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| take a look at some facts about marble
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| | individual hole game took place in
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| tournaments and show you how can you
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| | Prague, the capital of the Czech
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| represent your country in these very
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| | Republic. It was played on Strelecky
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| popular events. Please keep in mind that
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| | Ostrov, the island in the Prague center.
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| even thought I will speak about
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| | After 2 days of serious matches was known
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| international tournaments, you are
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| | the world champion -- Svatoslav Sterba
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| welcome to participate!
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| | from the Czech Republic.
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| Marble tournaments are most popular in
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| | The second World Marbles Championship
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| Europe (Germany, Netherlands, Czech
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| | will take place in Prague too, in 22 - 23
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| Republic, United Kingdom, Slovak
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| | July 2006. In fact, the participants can
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| Republic) and America (United States,
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| | come sooner and enjoy the beauties of
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| Canada, Brazil). If you look around you
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| | Prague and its neighbourhood. The
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| will find various rules of marble game.
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| | sportground at Strelecky Ostrov is
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| In the Europe most countries prefer hole
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| | available 24/7 for training and on Friday
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| game (players shoot marbles to the hole),
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| | evening, 21 July, there will official
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| in America and United Kingdom the game
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| | training take place.
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| called Ringer is more popular (the object
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| | On Saturday, 22 July, there will be
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| of the game is to shoot small marbles in
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| | opening ceremony and the championship
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| the ring out of the ring by shooter, a
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| | will start by matches in groups. On
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| bigger marble). Some countries play both,
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| | Sunday it will continue by double
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| hole game and Ringer (e. g. Deutsches
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| | elimination system. This day will be most
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| Murmelrat - the German marble federation
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| | important for all players because one of
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| - has four different games).
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| | them will become of the world champion!
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| Many marble tournaments are held in the
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