Queen Conker: How a 34-year-old from Indianapolis became the first American world champion of a sport you’ve never heard of ...Middle East

By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — There aren’t many world champions who didn’t know their sport existed a year before winning the title. But then, conkers isn’t like many other sports. A traditional children’s game in Great Britain and Ireland, conkers players each hold a horse chestnut threaded onto a piece of string, taking turns to try and break the opponent’s nut with their own. It is an explanation that Kelci Banschbach, who became the first ever American to be crowned world champion last month, has had to repeat multiple times to friends and family back in the US. “It’s been a lot of, like, ‘Congratulations! I have no idea what this is, but good for you!’” she said in an intervie

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