that was sure to have reached the other end of the pitch, had the stake not interrupted the ball path. Comically, the force of his shot made the ball spin in place at the stake, leaving him in 5th place. Nickel captured 3rd, thereby automatically placing Olson in 4th. Table colour refers to which ball a player used kStaked Out | wWithdrew | †Match results unnecessary after Jake clinched Kamloops 2011 Wile Cup Champion Jake Cruise (2004–05) offered to host the tournament in his city of Kamloops, BC. Having moved to the interior in late 2009 and into his current home in 2010, it was an opportunity to provide hospitality to the Championship's contestants. The 2011 tournament was held on July 2 and had three distinct differences than the previous years'; the opening round matches were played under the six-wicket "Oxford" format, the second round "Xtreme" style was played in a completely different locale (Jake's family cabin at Stump Lake), and a 3-person playoff was needed to determine the final 2 places for the Championship round. After two rounds of play, three players (Laura Spencer, Kevin Nickel, and 2010 Champion Corey Fischer) were knotted at 14 points apiece. With only two spots remaining open for the final round, a playoff was contested between the three. It was decreed that a short, 2-wicket and stake format would resolve the tie. Fischer and Nickel would eventually win and advance into the Championship round, in the 5th and 6th positions. Two newcomers were represented in the final round; Peter Hourihane and Candace Dickenson, seeded 2nd and 3rd, respectively. They sat behind Robin Norman, who had won both his preliminary matches, and ahead of Cruise. Spectators were treated to wonderful view of Championship match, as the game was played in Cruise's backyard, below a wide deck. Much of the field moved quickly through the first half of the course, except the two playoff qualifiers. A series of misses and roquets by other players and each other left the players still fighting to pass through the first wicket, while the leaders were attempting to halfway stake. Finally, both Fischer and Nickel were able to overcome their slow starts and progressed behind the rest of the players. The lead changed hands multiple times between the other four, though a series of misfortunes would drop Norman back. For a time, it appeared that the Wile Cup might