Is it too early in the year to start a post for this???
I don't know, but here it is.  Pep sent out a message with the dates for the next World Cup.  It will be October 16 - 20.

No other details or flyer yet.  Any other info will be posted here as it comes in.

I'm sure it's way too early for anyone to confirm if they're attending or not.  I know I'm in that boat.  I want to go, but will see what the schedule and finances look like when we're closer to that date.

If anyone who hasn't been there yet is thinking about it and has questions, feel free to post them here.  We have quite a few forum members who have been to the event.

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He needs to put an itinerary together and get it to us ASAP.

Agreed

Yep.  You guys could probably give a more thorough list, because I only know last year.  But I'd say the following.
[list bull-blackball]

An itinerary ASAP would be great.  But I think the only critical part is where and when the World Cup events are happening.  All the "entertainment" stuff, that could be received the day before and I don't care that much.  We basically just sit on the bus and go wherever it takes us anyway.

No getting stuck watching another sling competition.  Seeing the Balearic tournament on the last day was awesome.  But we should be slinging with them, or slinging somewhere else.

Hotels should be getting figured out right now.  Get everyone in the same place for the entire trip.  And pay the bar staff extra to keep them going until midnight. :)

No trophy ceremonies until the tournament is done.  If we have to sling through lunch to be on schedule, so be it.

I think if all that stuff was good, I could handle any other inconveniences without a complaint.

We got the new flyer from Pep.  Added to the first post.

Where in Ibiza this will be?
Maybe i can join.

@Yopi,
I made a post about the 2022 event. 2023 was similar but the locations on the island changed a bit.

Usually we stay in the Osiris or Bellamar Hotel in San Antonio.

See this post for a map and more detail.

https://slinging.org/forum/YaBB.pl?num=1657804065/45

An update!  Pep let us know that the hotel this year will be the Hotel Ibiza Playa.  He said not to make reservations yet though because he's still working things out.  People coming in for the Slinging World Cup are supposed to get a lower rate.  But it does look like everyone will actually be in the same hotel this year, which is excellent.  Last year we were spread out over 3 or 4 hotels.  It was basically a grab whatever you can find situation.


Any status updates from anyone here?  Personally I have a lot of other financial drains hitting right now, but I think I'm going to go for it.  I think I'll regret it if I don't get out there again.  I'm probably going to start looking at flights soon.

I'm on the fence about it. If he could get us the same cost as he did in 2022, I'd be much more open to it. But honestly, it is getting the time off of work that makes it difficult.

I’m also on the fence about it but will make the call soon

It's a definite for me now.  I looked at some flights and found a good trip option, other than a 5+ hour layover when I get back to the States.  But with what Mersa has had to go through on his travels, I certainly won't complain.  Got everything for about $800 cheaper than last year too.

My flights are booked!

Some not so great news.  I was talking to Channing this afternoon.  He was recently in contact with one of the guys in Spain trying to find out if we would be able to take part in the Balearic competition (if it was happening at the same time again like last year).  But not only is that not going to happen.  A lot of the Spanish guys were upset with the way things went down last year.  They're not coming this year.  Anyone who's from one of the other islands (like Modesto, Luis, etc.) isn't going to be at the World Cup.

I don't know 100%, but it sounds like the only Spaniards who will be at the World Cup this year are the folks who live on Ibiza.  And only if they're not going to the Balearic comp, which will be happening that Sunday on one of the other islands.  :(

joe_meadmaker wrote on Jul 21^st, 2024 at 10:43pm:

Some not so great news.  I was talking to Channing this afternoon.  He was recently in contact with one of the guys in Spain trying to find out if we would be able to take part in the Balearic competition (if it was happening at the same time again like last year).  But not only is that not going to happen.  A lot of the Spanish guys were upset with the way things went down last year.  They're not coming this year.  Anyone who's from one of the other islands (like Modesto, Luis, etc.) isn't going to be at the World Cup. I don't know 100%, but it sounds like the only Spaniards who will be at the World Cup this year are the folks who live on Ibiza.  And only if they're not going to the Balearic comp, which will be happening that Sunday on one of the other islands.  :(

Any specific reason as to what they are upset about?

There are a couple things I'm aware of.  One was the hotel accommodations.  There weren't arrangements made with a hotel to take all of us so the slingers could be together.  It was quite the opposite and turned into kind of a free-for-all and everyone was scrambling to get a room wherever they could.

Another thing was the schedule of events.  As I mentioned, the Balearic tournament was happening at the same time.  But because of a travel delay and some other problems, many of the Spanish slingers didn't get to finish their World Cups rounds.  And the rest of us ended up slinging in the dark because it got so late.

I'm sure the rabbit hole goes much deeper than that, but those two things are probably near the top of the list.

That is pretty crappy. That people travel across the world to sling and then end up slinging on the same day but on different balearic islands. My concern is the future of the international, I don't want any splintering or bs politics. The sport is too small for that, that there's one event that brings us all together is great. I hope we can resolve that in the future.

Anyhow, FWIW, I am planning on attending and I'm sure we can all have a blast anyway!

Awesome!  Slinging and beers all around!  :D