Seventy-six teams with 260 players from six different states converged upon the Eau Claire soccer fields on July 14 and 15 for the 2012 U.S. National Kubb Championship. The competition boiled down to a final eight teams on the second day, with three Eau Claire teams making it to the final four. In the end, a young Eau Claire team called The Kubbsicles defeated 2011's National Champions The Knockerheads from Des Moines, Iowa. (Photos are from day one.)