The new season is knocking on your door. Get ready for a month of challenging competition in a spring setting with players from all over the world. As well as Europe, we have representatives from Asia, Australia, Africa and North America. Traditionally, only South America is missing. Below are the pairs competing in the first week of the 22nd #POLIAC season. As in the previous season, the following rounds will be announced once a week for the entire following week. A summary of each completed round will be published daily where possible. The twenty-second season begins on Friday 21st March 2025. In this post, you will also find links to the match schedule for the entire season, for those who like to plan their activities further in advance. I wish everyone a fun and active competition.

The last POLIAC season has been over for a while now, you must have missed it, we are starting the next one, this is the 22nd season. Since last season I have introduced the tradition of four seasons per year: winter, spring, summer and autumn. I will try to have them start no later than two weeks after the start of the next season, which means there will be longer breaks between seasons. The new season will start on 21 March 2025 and end on 23 April 2025, and I hope you are ready for the new challenges and in top form. It will again be a full season with a return round, which means it will be twice as much fun. The number of participants and the line-up will remain the same, if anyone is interested we still have two vacancies. The rest remains the same. Defending champion is @new.things.

Thirty-fourth round with an average step count of 18745 and a turnout of 94.44%.[POL] Trzydziesta czwarta runda z przeciętną liczbą kroków 18745 i frekwencją 94,44%.I have good news for everyone, this is the end of the season, now it's time to recover and prepare your form for the next season. As announced, from this season on there will only be four tournaments a year, each one corresponding to a different season, so the next season will be called 'SPRING' and will start on 21st March 2025. Let's go back to the last round of the season, as you can see there has only been one change in the leaderboard, @marthin has moved up to seventh place after beating @racibo. One place down is @danmaruschak, who succumbed to @actifit-godfish after an even match. The match of the round would have been @ptaku vs @benbow2017 if it had taken place 2-3 rounds earlier, but with @ptaku already assured of second place, he could afford a full recovery. benbow2017 had to win this match to stay on the podium, as @bucipuci was counting on the Bulgarian's mistake. @benbow2017 made the most of it to become the third player to join the Millionaire's Club. @jjprac drops down to the Silver League, while @trezzahn will have the opportunity to take a longer break from POLIAC as he has been disqualified for next season due to low participation.

Thirty-third round with an average step count of 22524 and a turnout of 94.44%.[POL] Trzydziesta trzecia runda z przeciętną liczbą kroków 22524 i frekwencją 94,44%.Almost all the unknowns have already been uncovered. With his win in the match against @cezary-io, @ptaku secured the POLIAC runner-up. This is the second time the Pole has stood on the podium, having previously been POLIAC champion in season 11, ob the following season was not as unlucky for him as the memorable season 12, when he fell to SL instead of defending his title. Third place remains an open question, with @benbow2017 battling @ptaku for points in the last round. The easier task was for @bucipuci, given how @browery has fared this season, the Czech should manage it even at the weekend.

Thirtieth second round with an average step count of 24659 and attendance below 88,89%.[POL] Trzydziesta druga runda z przeciętną liczbą kroków 24659 i frekwencją 88,89%.If @browery wanted to finish in the TOP10 this season, he had to win the match against @racibo, but with such a poor result, you can only beat @racibo once, not twice in a season. So last season's runner-up is outside the top 10. A much bigger disappointment at the end of the season is shared by @fredkese, who looked set to finish on the podium. Unfortunately, a string of defeats caught up with him and threatened his place in the TOP5. There were millionaires, players who took more than a million steps during the season. For the first time ever, two players have reached the million step mark in the same round, @bucipuci and @new.things. @benbow2017 has a chance to join the millionaire club, he needs to reach a total of 70K steps in the last two rounds, can he do it?

Thirtieth first round with an average step count of 20983 and attendance below 88,89%.[POL] Trzydziesta pierwsza runda z przeciętną liczbą kroków 20983 i frekwencją 88,89%.There are still three rounds to go, but I can already announce that the champion of the 21st season is @new.things. The Australian made himself comfortable in the lead from round one and didn't look back. This is the second championship title for @new.things. CONGRATULATIONS! The next places on the podium remain an open question. I was surprised to see @fredkese concede the match, he let go at a crucial moment and this defeat could cost him a place on the podium. Not without a chance at the end of the season is @bucipuci, who still has a chance to finish in third place. The other places are already stagnating and looking forward to the end of the season. Hang in there!