FB Factor is the first team from Finland which partipated at Brno Open Game. They played in category GU19 and after they won 3rd place, we made a little interview with their coach Markus Holopainen and their captain Sini Tuunanen.
At first, I would like to thank you for your participation at the tournament. I hope you enjoyed it. What do say about Brno Open Game?
Yeah, everything was well-organized tournament, so it was easy come here, take a bus, orientation in Brno but you gave us really good instructions, so it was pretty easy. Some games were really hard, but the others were on our level I guess, and that was good for us. Overall the level was good, and we enjoyed it.
That was my second question, what do you say about the other teams here?
Some of teams were great, especially in our first match on the tournament – Tempish Vítkovice, yeah, they were amazing. But the others were on the same level that we are.
What league do you play in Finland?
In Finland our women are playing the second division, which is the third highest league, but we are trying to get high. And with our team, girls born in 1999 we are playing the first league.
You are here in Brno since Wednesday until Monday. What did you already see?
Especially the center, we’ve been in shopping center of course, but we saw churches and other sights in the city center. And you gave us brilliant information about food, about restaurants, coffee shops, it was really helpful. Especially Al Capone pizza was amazing.
What is your best floorball experience in tournament and unfloorball experience?
It was good to compare with other teams, to improve skills. The first day of the tournament was tough, we didn’t know what expect, but we were improving game by game and in the final day it was a lot of better than the first day. And we won third place! And outside tournament, so many people just stared at us when we spoke Finnish, but, I guess, they always tried to help us. And definitely the biggest experience with your language.
Do you know some Czech words?
Not really, but we can guess. But, we tried to find some water and we were looking for with and without bubbles, so I’m not sure as you pronounce “perliva” and “neperliva”. But that’s all. But we’d like to know for example “hello”.
That’s easy, just “ahoj”.
Ahoj? Ok, yeah that’s really simple.
Once again, I’d like to thank you for your participation and hope we don’t see each other for the last time and you will come next year.
We can try, yes. Thank you so much for helping us and definitely for the organization. We will share the information about Open Game.
We are so glad that we can introduce to you younger brother of Hummel Open Game - tournament Brno Floorball Festival.
The first year of this tournament will be held September 7 - 9 and also September 14 - 16 for all children categories.
You don't have to find teams for your friendly matches before the season, just enjoy new Brno tournament, which is the best preparation for your team. All necessary information you can find on official web www.brnoff.cz.
This year we've prepared four Facebook frames for your profile photo so you show your participation at Hummel Open Game.
Also this year, for all Android users, the Open Game 2018 mobile app is ready to find all the information you need about your team, such as match schedules, results, or individual points from matches.
The app you can download here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.b2f.opengame2018
On the 12th Hummel Open Game will also be attended by the elite judges.
The trio of referees at the IFF will be present at the youth tournament. They will be Artem Zolotar, Volodar Ilyk and Igor Ivanchenko (all of Ukraine), who also presented themselves in the management of MS in Slovakia. The group of foreign arbitrators will be complemented by Nordic judge Erik Christiansen (Sweden).
On adults tournament there will be, for example, elite Czech referees Roman Sladký or Ondřej Filipčík, who we also know from first-league or superliga games in the Czech republic. "I!m so glad for an agreement with these top arbiters from both Czech republic and foreign countries, which is a great news due to ever-increasing quality of the tournament," says Michal Havelka, the referee coordinator for the Hummel Open Game.
All matches of this Brno tournament will lead in more than eight dozen judges in both categories.
Presentation of Hummel Open Game KIDS 2018 will be held in VALE Cafe & Restaurant on the street Josefská 21, Brno.
The presentation will be on the wednesday June 20 from 11:00 to 19:00 and on the thursday June 21 from 7:30 to 19:00.
At the presentation you'll get tournament's brochure with all necessary informations and you can also pay ID wristbands, accommodation and boarding.
Please note, the attendance area is intended only for the heads of the teams. Players should stay outside.
How to get to VALE Cafe & Restaurant?
Main Railway Station
You just walk away from the main building of the railway station and directly in front of you is the OC Letmo. You will go on the first floor, then from the escalator you go to right and in Josefská street you turn left. After cca 70 meters you will see VALE Cafe & Restaurant.
Student Agency
After getting of the bus you look down back direction main station, you will go around Grand Hotel, then you will go up the stairs and turn left on Josefská street. After cca 100 meters you will see VALE Cafe & Restaurant.
Brno Central Bus Terminal Zvonařka
We recommend you to go through the Vaňkovka gallery, then you get to the underpass under the railway station, in the end of the underpass there is escalator which leads to the OC Letmo. You will go on the second floor, then from the escalator you go to right and in Josefská street you turn left. After cca 70 meters you will see VALE Cafe & Restaurant.
