The EURO LEAGUE Grand FINAL

The climax.. The eclipse.. The end..
The crowning event of the 2010 SECRET WARS Euro League:
AMSTERDAM vs. BIRMINGHAM


Seventeen teams started out last February and eleven action packed months later we were down to two! The first ever 6 on 6 battle in Secret Wars history on the biggest wall ever built in Secret Wars history - the old tag line "Go BIG or go home!" had never been more appropriate.


Amsterdam's way to the final had been rocky - just about scraping through the group stage and winning their Q-final through a rock-paper-scissors tie breaker. Birmingham on the other hand had been very consistent and impressed in the semis with one of the best Secret Wars pieces ever. No wonder the Brummies where considered the clear favourites..

The Birmingham six arrived wearing balaclavas and two big coaches filled with fans in tow - no messin' around.. Team Amsterdam battled in complete chef outfits and painted on moustaches - all messin' around!


Team Birmingham impressed in the earlier rounds with their concepts and in particular the coherent battle pieces. Its not easy to make different artists with different styles blend.
Unfortunately the 13x3.6m wall seemed a bridge too far for the complex concept chosen by B'ham mastermind Chu. They struggled to get it all done on time and provided the crowd with great entertainment through some frantic speed painting during the last ten minutes.


Amsterdam kept things simple and produced a very strong piece. Going into the judging it was clear B'ham could be in trouble, but some fantastic penmanship was clearly on display. Would it be enough?


After the one-of-a-kind beatbox extraordinaire Reeps One had treated the crowd to his new set it was time for the four judges to join the crowd in deciding the winner..


Lucy, Casio: Amsterdam
Ligaya, V&A: Amsterdam
Crowd's vote: Amsterdam
Ingi, I Love Dust: Amsterdam
Luke, TV: Birmingham

..and that was it. 4-1 to Amsterdam!!


Congratulations to the winners! Off to New York in March courtesy of Secret Wars, among other amazing prices provided by our nice sponsors Reebok, Edding, Casio and Flip Video.

A BIG thanks to everyone involved throughout the year! It has been an amazing ride.



Stay tuned for our coming projects.. BIG things lined up for 2011!

Secret Wars EUROLEAGUE Semi Final 2010 @ Village Underground - G4TV

A little edit we found online....

Thanks to G4TV!

NEW VIDEO!! Amsterdam Vs. Southampton

New video from an old classic qualifier game a couple of months back...

Secret Wars 2010 SID LEE COLLECIVE Amst./south hamp from Stephan Bontje on Vimeo.

courtesy of Sid Lee

Casio x Secret Wars - Showcase battle

Secret Wars EUROLEAGUE Semi Final 2010 @ Village Underground

Sponsored by Casio G-Shock, Edding, Flip Video and Reebok

www.secretwarseuroleague.com

Pics from Secret Wars Semi Final

Pictures from last nights semi final...

Amazing night!! All the teams brought the heat... great atmosphere, and the booze was flowing!

Amsterdam beat Lisbon & Birmingham beat London!!

Lisbon

Amsterdam

London

Birmingham

Introducing Reeps One - For those peeps that somehow don't know?!?

Alfa x Secret Wars

New ad going into the next VNA magazine....

Secret Wars Qfinal (1st leg) - London Vs. Dublin

24 roundtrip to Malmo...

Gonna keep this short and all about the pics... Basically I went on a solo 24hr roundtrip to Malmo and back via Copenhagen this weekend! It was hectic, tiring but super fun to say the least... Intense would probably be the perfect word!

Some of the lovely buildings in the city centre



Popped into 7/11 and spotted PLOPP choco bars


Daniel (Monorex / Secret Wars) apartment where I stayed


Some of the strange things he hadat his place


Dan putting in some heavy shifts...


Met the Portugal team and there small team of groupies!


Impala store, run by our main boy Dick


Portugal had a little paint near the SW venue


Start of the battle


Malmo


Lisbon


Venue was amazing and there was a fair few people in the building


Some dude starting to do skate tricks in the middle of the crowd


Long shot from the back of the room


Team Lisbon cracking on with speed


The crowd vote went to Lisbon


Lisbon




Malmo


RESULT - MALMO 1 - LISBON 2 (1-5 over the two games)

Me then dead and out for the count after such a LONG day on the road...

Secret Wars x Tate Britain

Secret Wars were invited to do a showcase battle at "Loud Tate"....

Monorex vs. Babooshka (all girls team)

we lost via the crowd vote! ;)

Secret Wars EUROLEAGUE - Berlin Vs. Birmingham

Video by Stitchthat

Casio G-Shock store opens in Truman Brewery (London)

Casio have recently opened a store down in the heart of Truman Brewery, stocked with fresh G-shock watches and other limited edition goodies.... get down there and check it out!





Photos by Daily Street

Secret Wars x Conspiracy for Good

We joined the launch of Conspiracy For Good (the first alternate reality game on a large scale), hosted by youth agency Ruby Pseudo Consulting under the arches in London Bridge. With entry being secured via the donation of an old mobile phone to Envirofone and many other charitable aspects, it was definitely a worthwhile event to be involved in.

Monorex contributed to the night by running a rare one on one Secret Wars battle between Mr Gauky and Hicks. Winner Hicks kindly donated his prize of £100 to Kids Company! In the main room a stellar line up was topped by the the 2009/2010 British Beatboxing champion Reeps One who went down a storm!