Nicholas Stansbury Charity Tournament
| When: | Saturday, November 14th, 2009 Registration: 3:30 Play Begins: 4:00 |
| Where: |  Nobles Bar & Grill1024 S. Charles Street Baltimore (Federal Hill), MD 21230 (410) 727-1355 The Nobles Bar & Grill Website |
| Prizes: | Trophies for 1st and 2nd place Give away prizes from Bud Light. Top 5 teams qualify for the 2009 State Championships |
| Structure: | Two person teams Double Elimination Random seeding Tournament points will be awarded and go towards the 2009 rankings. Maryland Beer Pong Rules will be used. |
| Beer: | Free draft beer while supplies last $2 domestic bottles during the tournament |
| Charity: | 
In 2005, Bryan Stansbury and Eileen Fisher met each other at a Maryland Beer Pong Fall League night at Drifters as it was named at the time. Not too long after, Bryan and Eileen were married and in January 2008 Nicholas Stansbury was born.
On June 8, 2009, then 17 month old Nicholas was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML). AML is a fairly common type of leukemia in older adults, but is rare in children – around 500 cases per year in the U.S. Nicholas has been undergoing chemotherapy and experimental drug therapy in month-long cycles that include 10 days of treatment followed by about 20 days in which he remains in the hospital to allow his immune system to rebuild. After the month of treatment, Nicholas goes home and a week later he begins the cycle all over again. On October 15th, Nicholas will receive a bone marrow transplant from the umbilical cord of his sister Kathryn, who was born the same week that he was admitted. Talk about good timing! Had Kathryn been born before Nicholas was diagnosed there would have been no reason to keep the cord. The transplant and treatment thereafter will keep Nicholas in the hospital for a few months. They are hopeful to have Nicholas home around Christmas. Money raised from this tournament will go directly to the Stansbury family to help offset the medical bills and costs of these pricey treatments. It's only $40 to register if you sign up online and $50 the day of. There will be FREE BEER while supplies last at the start of the tournament and $2 domestic bottles after that. Plus, this will be many teams last chance to qualify for the 2009 Maryland State Beer Pong Championships™. Please come out an help young Nicholas. |
| Cost: | Online registration: $40.00 Day of Registration: $50.00 (per 2-person team) |
| Results: | Bracket
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| Recap: | This Saturday the Maryland Beer Pong Community came together for a great cause. Nicholas Stansbury was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML) and has been undergoing chemotherapy, experimental drug therapy, and a recent bone marrow transplant. The Charity Tournament on Saturday raised funds to go directly to the Stansbury family to help offset the months of medical bills and pricey treatments. Thanks to the efforts of all those in attendance, we were able to raise $2,000 to help Nicholas. Thank you to Nobles for hosting the event and donating the tournament beer and thanks to everyone who donated. The tournament itself was a good one. A surprise to few, Wet Ballz took the championship and in doing so solidified their position as the #1 team in Maryland. They met the impressive Pennsylvanians, God Damn Brewery, in the finals (video). In 3rd place was Screw Em!!! who made it all the way to the winner's bracket finals, undoubtedly on Heather's shooting. Harford County's Finest made their team debut and snagged a spot in the Maryland State Championships with their 4th place finish. In the 5th and 6th match, Team Miller Time returned to the tables and won over The Pong Show. Check out the complete results on the tournament page. Thanks again to everyone who made it to Nobles and contributed to the Stansbury family.  Wet Ballz and God Damn Brewery were the finalists in the Nicholas Stansbury Charity Tournament |
| Pictures: | View all 31 pictures from this event. |