President's Bulletin:
Updated 6th October 2026

NEW IFA PRESIDENT Marian Capla has been in touch:

"Just wondering, maybe 5 people can avoid UK nationals and would be willing to go to represent UK in the very first Team WCH in Baku. 

Can you just ask the team?

There are unique conditions - free accomodation with HB for team, no starting fees.

 

You have all invitation package already so just share it please and I believe there are 4 men and 1 woman who would like to attend.

 

Thank you and take care,

 

Marian Čapla

IFA President

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​Obviously a lot of you won't want to go because it is the same weekend as our Nationals. But it is open entry so you're not selected - as long as you are able to pull for the UK under the usual residency rules we'll put you forward. This means no hopers like me could get to take part in the first World Team Championships. Maybe I should go & leave someone else to sort out all the Nationals. Anyway, read the outlines in the link above - ignore the closing date - he's asked us to put forward a team so they've extended it. It could be a club trip. Have a read, have a think & use the get in touch button if you are interested. 

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​Warzone Finale in Birmingham is in a few weeks. See EVENTS CALENDAR. Callum Rice, Bogdan Badiu or Karl Crosby will be taking home the 2026 belt & it will be theirs to keep forever. Others wanting to get into the top 10 league rankings will be making their battles as hard as they can. Will you be one of them? 

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I have now updated the PAA scoring system to accommodate Triple Elimination for this year's Nationals. It is going to make for a longer day obviously - everyone has to lose three times to be eliminated. If you get knocked into the the C Bracket the fight to get into the final is tough. The final against an unbeaten A side winner means you have to pin them three times whilst they only need one. Maybe they faltered though - the B side winner might have taken a pin off them before being forced into the C - or might have put them into the C bracket to fight back out needing the usual two. Online entries will open after the Warzone final weekend. Entries on the day as usual accepted - unknowns won't be accepted. If you are in a club & we haven't seen you before, you'll need to have had your team captain include you on a list of safe pullers at least a week before the event. It will be up to you as well to provide proof of residency as per the requirements beforehand. We're not going to be looking at pictures of you in an England shirt stood in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza or scrolling through government websites on the day. Use the get in touch button once you have read all the requirements on the NATIONALS page. ​​​

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See you down the road.