The Skokie Park District is the new home of the legendary World Wiffle®Ball Championship, a tournament born in Mishawaka, Indiana in 1980.
The 34th annual open wiffleball tournament, the world's largest and oldest — set for June 29-30, 2013 — will host four- to five-player teams, ages 10+, all of whom will play a four-game schedule on Saturday, June 29, followed by a single elimination tournament for top qualifiers on Sunday, June 30. The tournament will be played rain or shine. (Sorry; registration for the 2013 Championship is now closed.)
The 34th annual open wiffleball tournament, the world's largest and oldest — set for June 29-30, 2013 — will host four- to five-player teams, ages 10+, all of whom will play a four-game schedule on Saturday, June 29, followed by a single elimination tournament for top qualifiers on Sunday, June 30. The tournament will be played rain or shine. (Sorry; registration for the 2013 Championship is now closed.)
Over the years, the event — which grew up in the shadow of Notre Dame's famed golden dome — has been featured in ESPN the Magazine, Men's Health, USA Today, and on Fox, CBS, ABC and NBC-TV. The tournament also featured regional stops in Los Angeles, Baltimore, Eugene, Oregon, and Barcelona, Spain.
For information, please call Jim Bottorff at (847) 929-7171. For more information about the game of Wiffle®Ball, go to the World Wiffle®Ball Championship website.
"Wiffle®" is a registered trademark of The Wiffle Ball, Inc., Shelton, CT. Click here to purchase Wiffle® Ball products.
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