Sofia Bears win the Griffin Bowl

On 4–5 April Blagoevgrad hosted the annual Griffin Bowl tournament, organised by the Blagoevgrad Griffins. This year a total of 4 teams took part in the tournament – the hosts Griffins, Sofia Bulldozers and Bears and Plovdiv Wolves. The good weather on Saturday and the great desire for victory on the part of all teams foreshadowed serious battles.

Here are the results of the first day of the tournament:

Blagoevgrad Griffins 25 : 41 Sofia Bears

Plovdiv Wolves 31 : 00 Sofia Bulldozers

Sofia Bears 38 : 00 Plovdiv Wolves

Sofia Bulldozers 06 : 36 Blagoevgrad Griffins

During the second day of the tournament, the last matches of the regular clashes were played and they determined which teams would go to the final – namely the Bears and Griffins:

Blagoevgrad Griffins 22 : 12 Plovdiv Wolves

Sofia Bears 19 : 06 Sofia Bulldozers

Third-place game
Plovdiv Wolves 24 : 12 Sofia Bulldozers

Final
Sofia Bears 38 : 00 Blagoevgrad Griffins

In the final the Bears gave everything and left no chance to the Griffins, who had played well until then.

The good organization and beautiful game of all teams marked another edition of the Griffin Bowl – this is how this year's national flag football championship was opened.