The V National Championship of Taca Taca Limón Soda Universia 2016 starts in May

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The tournament will be played in the cities of Arica, Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaíso, Santiago, Talca, Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas. The grand final will take place at the Mall Sport in Santiago.

In May, the fifth version of the Taca Taca Limón Soda Universia 2016 National Championship will begin, which includes 11 qualifying stages that will be played at university venues in the main cities of the country. The first of them will take place on Tuesday, May 3, at the Saucache Campus of the University of Tarapacá (Av. 18 de Septiembre N° 2222, Arica).

Registration and play is on a first-come, first-served basis on the same day of the event and mixed or same-gender pairs can participate, with a requirement to be over 18 years of age. The tournament awards two 0 km cars to the team that achieves first place at the national level.

tacataca2The grand final will be held in Santiago on Saturday, June 11, at Mall Sport (Avda, Las Condes 13.451), where the pairs that have won the areas of Arica, Antofagasta, La Serena, Valparaíso, Metropolitan Region, Talca will be present. , Concepción, Temuco, Valdivia, Puerto Montt and Punta Arenas.

José Pedro Fuenzalida, general director of Universia, highlighted that “the championship has established itself as a meeting point for higher education students. Taca taca is a recreational activity that is very typical of university students, but it is also the same for Chileans in general. It has the peculiarity that everyone can play, with enthusiasm and joy.”

game mode

The championship is played in mixed or same-gender pairs, which participate in a maximum of 3 games. Each game lasts on average 5 minutes or until a team reaches 10 goals. At each venue the competition will be divided into two:

  • Qualifiers (11:00 a.m. to 16:00 p.m.). A ranking will be made according to the results obtained by each pair, with an average of games won and goal difference.
  • Local final octagonal (16:00 p.m. to 17:00 p.m.). At the end of the qualifying period, the first 8 pairs in the ranking will play in the final, which will define the zonal champion and who will represent the region in the grand final.

Awards

The winning pairs from each zone will receive a tablet for each member of the pair, medals, a month of free Limón Soda (5 six packs) and air and/or bus tickets to the final in Santiago.

For its part, the national champion team will receive two 0 KM cars, while the duo that occupies second place will receive two iPad Airs.

Below are all the dates of the contest:

  • Tuesday, May 3 - Arica - University of Tarapacá - Campus Saucache, Av. 18 de Septiembre N° 2222.
  • Thursday, May 5 - Antofagasta - Universidad Católica del Norte - Angamos Campus, Av. Angamos 0610.
  • Tuesday, May 10 - La Serena - INACAP La Serena - Av. Francisco de Aguirre 0389.
  • Thursday, May 12 - Valparaíso - Inacap Valparaíso - Av. España 2250, Valparaíso.
  • Tuesday, May 17 - Talca - University of Talca - Campus Talca, Av. Lircay S/N.
  • Thursday, May 19 - Concepción - San Sebastián University - Lientur 1457, Concepción.
  • Tuesday, May 24 - Temuco - Universidad de La Frontera - Av. Francisco Salazar 01145, Temuco.
  • Thursday, May 26 - Valdivia - Universidad Austral de Chile - Gymnasium Campus Miraflores, General Lagos 2086.
  • Tuesday, May 31 - Punta Arenas - Inacap headquarters Punta Arenas - Av. Bulnes Km. 4 North (Gym).
  • Thursday, June 2 - Puerto Montt - Universidad Austral de Chile - Puerto Montt Headquarters, Los Pinos s/n, Balneario Pelluco.
  • Tuesday, June 7 - Santiago - UST Army Headquarters - Army 146, Santiago.
  • Saturday June 11 - Santiago - Grand Final Mall Sport - Av. Las Condes 13.451.

More information at: www.limonsoda.cl and https://www.facebook.com/universia.chile/

Source: University