Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships

Finland is known as the home country of the mobile phones and Finns have always been

very fashion-conscious about the phones. Many Europeans wonder why the Finns buy brand new phones when the old one is still working.


Mobile phone is an essential part of us that connects us to nearly anywhere in the world
but when you most need it the battery runs out or your sweetheart doesn’t answer or someone doesn’t return your call. Hope, anticipation, passion and frustration concentrates on mobile phone.


Mobile Phone Throwing became a hit when first arranged in year 2000 in Savonlinna, Finland and it annually arranged at every last week of August.


The mobile phones used at the Championships are original phones with batteries.
Some competitors have wanted to throw their own phones as far as possible but that is against the rules.
The organizer has received a lots of mobile phones, all kinds of brands and models.
The phones are checked and approved as official Championships equipment. The weight of the phones varies from 220 grams to over 400 grams. Competitors can choose the phone
that fits best to his/her hand or looks the nicest. There are clearly two parties in this; some
believe that the heavier phones flies further than lighter ones and others think just the
opposite. There are no favour brand, often colourful covers or convenient form might be
the argument.

Mr. Ville Piippo from Finland holds the world record in Original category from year 2004.
The numbers were 82.55 meters. World record in Juniors is from year 2003, Paavo
Hirvonen threw 46.83 meters. First prize in Freestyle went to Great Britain in 2002 with Ally
Aitken and to Canada in team category in 2003.

The Spanish championships are held in Tarragona, Catalonia during the celebrations of 'Carnival' in February or March. The 2009 tournament was held on Sunday, the 22nd of February in the Francoli Park, Tarragona.
On August 1, 2008 the United States held its first national championship in South Hadley, Massachusetts at Buttery Brook Park, sponsored by Family Wireless. The United States event has also dedicated itself to recycling cellular phones.
There was a second cell phone throwing contest held in the United States July 5, 2009 at Szot Park in Chicopee, Massachusetts. It was sponsored by Family Wireless. The results for the American event held in July 2010 are yet to be published.

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