Four Square - World Championships

World Championships

The Four Square World Championships, a competitive adult four square tournament, take place in Bridgton, Maine, USA, each winter season. Peter Lowell of the Lakes Environmental Association hosts this annual fundraiser each winter to support the environmental work done in the lakes region of Maine, USA. This competition draws athletes from the USA and Canada, and has registered competitors from Israel to Bermuda. As of February 26, 2011 (2011 -02-26), the titles are held by:

• 2011 Div I Men's World Champion, Marc Hirsh, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
• 2011 Div I Women's World Champion, Christina Laverentz, Somerville, Massachusetts, USA
• 2011 Div II Men's World Champion, Tom Tivoli, Maine, USA
• 2011 Div II Women's World Champion, Sue Grodberg, Malden, Massachusetts, USA
• 2011 Judges Choice, Sydney Adams, Granville, Massachusetts, USA
• 2011 Audience Choice Award, Matt Eckhardt, Philadeplhia, Pennsylvania, USA
• 2011 Team Award, Raging Narwhals, Biddeford, Maine, USA

(Division I includes ages 13 through 39. Division II includes ages 4 and up.)

Prior world championships have been held on January 29, 2005, January 28, 2006, February 3, 2007, February 16, 2008, February 28, 2009, February 27, 2010, and February 26, 2011.

• 1987 Floyd Fisher of Champaign, Illinois outlasted 124 others to win the World Four Square Championship in Oslo, Norway