Big events and agencies · Rīga

Live leaderboards. All night long.

A table hockey station for your Christmas party, conference or summer party. Guests drop in whenever they like, every game counts, and three leaderboards on the big screen keep them coming back until the final.

Tell me about your eventHow it works

Kārlis BalodisLatvian national team · one of the best players in the world

Live leaderboardsExample

Pointswin 3, draw 1

  1. 1Anna21
  2. 2Mārtiņš18
  3. 3Ieva15
  4. 4Edgars12

Snipergoals scored per game

  1. 1Jānis4.20
  2. 2Līga3.75
  3. 3Toms3.40
  4. 4Anna3.10

The Wallgoals conceded per game

  1. 1Rūta0.40
  2. 2Edgars0.80
  3. 3Kristaps1.00
  4. 4Ieva1.25
50–300guests over the evening
30 secto register and start playing
3leaderboards on the big screen
1person runs it all, start to finish

How the evening works

Table hockey becomes one of the evening’s activities, not the whole programme. Nobody has to commit to anything, and everyone can play as much as they like.

1

Register

At the tech desk the guest gives a name. It takes half a minute.

2

Play as much as you like

3-minute games against any registered opponent, right up to the cut-off.

3

Climb the boards

After three games you appear on the screen. Every game moves the tables.

4

The final

An exhibition game against me, and cups for the winners of all three boards.

Three ways to win

Not everyone is the fastest scorer. Three boards mean three different kinds of player get their moment on stage.

Points

The classic table: three points for a win, one for a draw. Rewards the people who keep coming back to play.

Sniper

Average goals scored per game. Three games are enough to top it, so a newcomer can steal it late in the evening.

The Wall

Average goals let in per game, lowest wins. The quiet defenders finally get the credit.

Rows of table hockey tables set up in a large hall

For event agencies

One thing your client hasn’t seen before

Add a station that runs itself from your point of view. I bring everything, set it up before the doors open, host it all evening and take it away afterwards.

  • Works alongside a band, a dinner or a programme on stage
  • Guests of any age or fitness can play, in party clothes
  • Runs in Latvian, English or Russian
  • One contact from first message to the last cup
Kārlis bent over a table hockey game

Hi, I’m Kārlis

I’ve played table hockey for more than 20 years. I play for the Latvian national team, and I’m one of the best players in the world.

Before that I spent more than ten years as a location manager in film and commercials: the job of getting 40 people to the right place at the right time without anyone noticing how hard it was. It turns out that’s exactly what a good event needs.

I coach children at a Waldorf school, and I run SARAUJ, the children’s table hockey festival that has been going for almost 20 years. I’ve watched hundreds of people walk up to a table unsure and, five minutes later, not want to leave. That’s what I want to see at your event.

“If you don’t know, you’ll be afraid. If you learn, you’ll do it better and quicker, and enjoy it much more.”

My motto, at the table and away from it

All you need is a room

I bring

  • Tables, stands and spare parts
  • A laptop with the scoring system
  • Sound, microphones and game signals
  • Medals and cups
  • Setup and takedown

You provide

  • A TV or projector with HDMI
  • One power socket
  • About 4 m² per table, with space to stand around it
  • Access to the room an hour before the start

Where and when

  • Rīga and about 10 km around
  • Christmas parties, conferences, summer parties and launches
  • Daytime or evening, weekdays or weekends
  • Offices, canteens, warehouses and hotel halls all work

Before you book

Do guests need to know how to play?

No. I show anyone who walks up two ways to score, and they’re playing within a minute.

Will it work next to everything else at the party?

Yes. Guests drop in and out between dinner, speeches and the dance floor. The boards keep the competition going while they’re away.

We’re an agency. How do we work together?

Send me the date, the venue and the guest count. I’ll confirm availability the same day, and we agree the details directly.

How much space does it need?

About 4 m² per table with room to stand around it, a screen with HDMI and one power socket. I arrive an hour before the doors open.

Tell me about your event

The date, roughly how many guests and where it is. I’ll reply the same day and we’ll work out the rest together.

Kārlis reads every message himself and replies the same day. No newsletter, no spam.

Kārlis Balodis
Prefer to write directly?
karlis@tablehockeyglobal.com
Phone and WhatsApp
+371 25602071
One person, start to finish

The person who answers your message is the person who runs your event.