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African Beach Ultimate is still in its infancy. South Africa is by far the most developed in this region. With the help of the Lifeskills organization and the Kaiser Foundation thousands of kids are starting to play (Beach) Ultimate. The rest of the continent is still almost untouched.
There is some Ultimate in Egypt, helped by Russians that host the Ultimutation tournament in Dahab, and there is some Ultimate in Morocco. 
However new on the horizon is Mozambique! Led by well known Dutch Ultimate veteran Stef Steven, the man who started the development of Ultimate in Vietnam, there is now a Beach Ultimate tournament on the island of Xefina just off the coast of Maputo.
Chapeau na Ilha da Xefina (translation: Hat on Xafina island) is the name of the tournament and it will take place 14-15 June. It will be beach disc like you've never experienced it before. Local fishermen will give players dhow rides to and from the island with a sundowner included. Caipirinha served in the boats. It should be just an amazing experience.
Party and play like Mozambicans. You know you want to! :-) Contact Sjoerd Brouwer, sjoerd_brouwer@hotmal.com for more information. I am sure they would love to get a couple of foreigners to visit.
Finally someone decided to put Ultimate on a game computer like the Nintendo DS. There have been some PC games about Ultimate out but this is the first one I heard about that worked on anything but a PC.
OFDS: Ultimate & Golf
Unfortunately, the reviews have been not very positive. One of the buyers on Amazon steers people away from buying it.
Why develop a game when it sucks? That is a waste of money. If you do something, do it well! Ultimate is a great game!
The preparations for the European Championships Beach Ultimate are going real well. It is unfortunate that there will be no women's division this year but it is their loss. The local organizing committee is doing an amazing job arranging everything. From full media meetings with cocktails, to getting celebrities at the award ceremony. This tournament is going to feel like a real European Championships while BULA guarantees fun and a relaxed atmosphere. I can't wait to be there and play!
I can't but shake the feeling that European women's Ultimate is not doing well. For years we had problems getting them to play, but they showed up anyway. However, this year there are 3 instances that make me think... hmmmm... are female Ultimate players becoming extinct?
- The European Championships Beach Ultimate could not find 6 countries that could field 9 women to play in France this year
- Wonderful Copenhagen Ultimate, spring's biggest tournament, will not see any women participating this year
- Bar do Peixe, one of the most female friendly tournaments in Portugal, had more than its fair share of women canceling this year.
Steve and Tom have packed their bags, got theirlaptops primed for high speed editing, and are taking Blockstack.tv to Rimini Italy for Paganello.
They have exclusive backstage access to all the Paga action, interviews with the big names, and with Ultimate loving people having a good time. Most importantly they'll be bringing back a flavour of one of the world's most famous and exciting Ultimate tournaments.
Part 1 of Blockstack.tv in Paganello should be live late Friday night or early Saturday morning.
Check it out: www.blockstack.tv
Games are more fun if there’s something on the line like a cup of beer. Gatorade can be substituted for beer. Boxed wine can be substituted for Gatorade but nothing can replace common sense.
Cups on Sticks - Secure two three-foot durable plastic sticks into the ground a disc-and-a-fist length apart with plastic cups overturned on top of them. Set up another pair directly across about 30 feet away. Two teams of two take turns throwing a disc to try to either knock the cups off the opponent’s sticks (1 point per cup) or get the disc through the sticks cleanly (2 points). If you knock a cup off an opponent’s stick but the cup is caught before it hits the ground you get no points. However, it must be caught one-handed, as the other hand must be holding a beer. Game to 11.
Beer Box - Played 2-on-2 or 3-on-3. A small square demarcated by cones or shoes forms the box. The object is to catch the disc inside the box. You have to reset about 20 yards outside of the box before attempting to score. There are cans or cups of beer as the reset markers. To reset and begin play you must first take a three-second sip of beer at the marker. If you finish the beer, your opponent has to run to the cooler to get another one while your team gets a 3-on-2 power play. You score by catching the disc inside the box.
With permission from Tony Leonardo's book "Ultimate - The Greatest Sport Ever Invented By Man" (link to review)
I suppose it shouldn't have been a total surprise the way the Boracay Dragons A (so-named for the dragon boat races on the island -- a few of the players are dragon rowers) dominated the finals, winning, in effect, 16-5 over Manila's league champion Sexual Chocolate. 16 points because the last goal was an end-zone to end-zone huck which, like Wildwood or those Florida tournaments, is worth 2 points.
The Dragons were fast, deep (roster of 17 i believe) and basically played smart. Their D caused SexChoc to make throwaways which the Dragons converted with efficiency. Game started out 4-0 or 5-0 and was never in doubt.
In semis, Dragons A (White) beat Dragons C (Blue/Yellow), while Dragons B (Silver) lost to Sex Choc 10-9 when the game ended on a one-pointer when the team needed a two-pointer to tie and prolong the game (alas, thrown by me)
In the Important Prizes at the crazy beach after-party, the Manila-based team called Dragon Katol, so named for the local spiral mosquito repellent incense, won the Spirit of the Game, the Party Award and one of their regular player Christian (who played with Boracay Dragons here and was MVP of WBUC in Brazil) won the MVP making it some sort of weird Katol sweep.
Party Details: this tournament was sponsored by a Filipino energy drink, 100 Plus, a number of fine establishments on the beach like the Hey Jude bar, Summer Place bar and grill and Smoke Restaurant, to name a few. Also a TV network/channel sponsored prizes for Spirit/Party and "Top 4 Players" awards which included a compass from the TV show "Lost." Evidently Lost is coming on air here soon.
But the number one sponsor in terms of ubiquitousness was Colt 45, "America's leading premium strong beer." However, we don't have "strong beer" in America, only the more apt designation "malt liquor" a category which Colt 45 probably created too, heck.
Colt 45 is a great and wonderful brew for smashing one's head to mulch for the following day. But it was free.
The finals were pretty colorful: the usual loudspeaker setup, lots of local fans clapping and cheering, all of the teams here, tons of cameras with nice lenses, a TV station was here to do a segment on the tournament and the team (airing March 29th in Manila I was told -- a sports show, nonetheless)
Once again the talk of the day from the Dragons was about how excited they were to bring their game to other tournaments around the world and how psyched they would be to host more traveling players and teams to this tournament. In fact, it appeared that besides a small Singapore team with none of the players from Freakshow, the only travelers here were Jane and I, Izzy and Pierre the French-Canadian handlebar-mustache brothers and two blokes from Regina, Saskatchewan. Truly that will change in the future because it is pretty good times here with lots of free food, free beer, tournament shirt and disc included, parties every night and good competition.
I'm trying to get some pictures up but otherwise go to the official tourney photographers websites:
http://ssshortzzz.multiply.com (not up yet)
http://ogong.multiply.com (not up yet)
More later
Tony
Saturday pool play was divided into two pools, an upper and a lower. The upper pool was six teams. Boracay, a, b, and c, manilla's alabang, dragan kutong (insect repellenent for dragons), and sexual chocolate, also from manilla. The closest and best game of the day was sexual chocolate v. boracay silver (b). With two and three goal leads throughout, silver coudlnt finish it al the end and manilla escaped with a universe-point win at the end.
Boracay white (a) crushed sexual choc. two games later to take command of the pool and of the tournament. Tomorrow the semi-finals will likely be a rematch of sex. choc. and bora silver, while bora white should play bora blue (c, aka the young fast kids).
Truly the young kids here in Boracay have a bright future ahead. They are really receptive to the game and start pretty young -- the 12-year olds were forehand hucking like champions. The deal is: Boracay takes ultimate seriously. They really have a good vibe for the fast action of beach ultimate.
Manila and PUA (Philippines Ultimate Association) also are very psyched with Ultimate here -- several celebrities (Rima and Derrick) in Manila, known as TV and Radio hosts (seriously, random locals passing by the frisbee scene stopped and HAD to get a picture with Derrick on Friday night, and everytime he held up a disc in the pic -- which is pretty rad if you think about it.)
Team Alabang Anonymous is know here for the good times, team Dragon Katon for also making things merry and who can forget the travelers, like Pierre and Israel from... Quebec. Viva Francais.
So you can be rest assured that we are drunk now because the saturday night food and party was swell and now we must get ready to play tomorrow
Pictures will be coming...
T&J
Friday at Boracay
The sand here is quite nice, the beach is fantastic and the teams here feel a bit like they are in paradise.
The international presence is not felt, however. With an always crowded ultimate schedule a lot of Asian ultimate players are saving up their money for Korea or Bali, or still paying for Bangkok Hat and Vietnam Hat.
But the Dragons are psyched to get some love thrown their way and would absolutely love it for more teams and more players to come this way and make this tournament a prime destination tourney. There's no reason why this can't happen: the beach village and the beach itself here are definitely top-notch, the parties promise to be swell and in high style and generally speaking, it's all good.
One drawback simply appears to be that the width of the beach from shorefront property to the sea is shrinking. Therefore, only 4-on-4 action (which i can totally dig coming from Wildwood) and not quite enough for a ton of fields or for 5-on-5. they are working on solutions.
But really it's pretty nice here. The Dragons want to continue their international push after the WBUC in Brazil by going to Paga next year and maybe Oz or the States in the future if they can afford it. But meanwhile they're hoping some kickass teams come this way to so the competition can continue to be amped up
Tony
OK, here's some news from Boracay straight off the bat.
FIRST, the tournament this year is being held about 2 months earlier than normal. The local Filipinos, many of whom play in this tournament, are still in their "work" season and thus attending this tournament is difficult. As a result the tournament is not massively large -- perhaps only 14 teams.
But on the flipside there is some serious beach love here. The Dragons (teams A, B and C) practice ultimate just about any day of the week. Tomorrow the teams gear up for some beach conditioning at 9am. Tomorrow being Friday of course... games are not until Saturday.
Not a lot of traveling disc players have made it to Boracay this year. It is not the easiest tournament to get to, but not the most difficult either. And this place really is a swell beach scene.
The other talk of the scene here is that this weekend may be WINDY which apparently is not common for this tournament, as, again, it is usually help in late April or May.
The teams to beat are the stacked Manila big boys Sexual chocolate and the speed demons of Boracay Dragons (A). Last year Dragons won by 2 in the final.
Tony
You and a friend and a Frisbee...
Dori Yaniv, the organizer of the Israeli BULAFLOW Beach Ultimate tournament just invited me to join the Disc (o) Tech group on LinkedIn. This group combines the passion for Hi-Tech and disc playing. Dori feels like there is a strong correlation between playing disc and working in Hi-Tech. One way to check it is to see how fast this group grows… I joined. What about you?
http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/58996/3D628C5F8303
You might have seen American Football players wear them. You might even have seen Xtehn Titcomb wear them at the World Championships Beach Ultimate in Brazil, but do the Eye Black Stripes from Mueller really work?
I decided to try them during our league day in the Algarve last weekend and apart from the many comments I received on how 'scary' I look, I did not notice a difference. Perhaps when it is really really sunny out (this was just a winter sun) they might help, but in that case I will play with sunglasses.
The good thing about the strips is that they are easy to put on and take off, and I was pleasantly surprised that they stayed on all day, but you won't be seeing me wear them any day soon, unless I want to look scary on the field... :-)
If football is the "beautiful" game then Beach Ultimate is well on the way to being known as the "social" game.
The competitors at the sixth annual Ocean Beach "Beach Hat" tournament came from all over the country as well as from overseas, but once they were put into teams, friendships blossomed that should last a lot longer than the two-day tournament.
The beauty of this tournament, apart from its setting on Ocean Beach, is the fact that no team rivalry exists other than during the game. Each team is picked at random at the beginning of the tournament, meaning teammates have to get to know each other pretty quickly.
(Continued at the Northern Advocate)
Entertainment! That is how I would describe Blockstack TV. Steve Giguere (from Ultimate Gear company Lookfly) and Tom 'The Voice of UK Ultimate' Styles, are the brains behind this new venture that utilizes new technology such as video podcasts, RSS feeds, and Twitter.
Their videos are still a bit too long and UK centric to capture the imagination of a global audience but it is a great start. The two guys are funny and will travel around to Wonderful Copenhagen, Paganello and the WUGC 2008 in Vancouver to bring us pictures, podcasts, stories and results.
Check them out at www.blockstack.tv
We added a few more pictures to our selection of free pictures to download and use for articles, posters, etc... The latest pictures were kindly given to us by Daniel Bailey, a Venezuelan who is living in San Francisco and who is going to teach (Beach) Ultimate in Latin America this summer. Check out his site at www.disco-latino.com
In line with the WFDF change in eligibility rules, and in time for the ECBU in France, BULA has changed its rules too. The new rules are:
3.3.1 Citizens
Players are deemed to be Citizens and can automatically qualify for participation if
a) they own a passport or equivalent legal document issued by the country's government; or
b) they have moved to the country at least four years prior to the start date of the event and spent more than 75% of those four years in the country.
3.3.2 Resident Non-Citizen
Each team can put 3 players on their roster that are deemed to be "Resident non-citizens". These players
a) own a legal certificate of permanent residency issued by the country's government; or
b) moved to the country at least 20 months prior to the start date of the event and spent more than 75% of those 20 months in the country.
3.3.3 Ultimate Community Member
Each team can field one player that is deemed to be an "Ultimate Community Member". This choice is at the discretion of the National Association if they are considered to be a significant part of that Country’s ultimate community, but don’t fall under the above categories. The following may be taken into account by the National Association in making this decision:
• Residency history in that Country
• Participation in that Country’s ultimate events, especially national championships
• Past representation on National Teams
• Participation in the development of ultimate in the Country
Download the complete copy of the ECBU Team and Player Manual
The ECBU will have 5 divisions : Open, Women Mixed, Masters and Juniors.
The Fees:
Player fee: 70 €
Player fee junior: 60 €
Guest fee: 50 €
Team fee: 100 €
Team fee junior: 80 €
The player/guest fee includes : the player's pack, the BBQ of the welcome party and the Sunday night dinner (the dinner of the Big party).
Accommodations (per day/person)
Camping 5 € (500m from the fields)
Mobil home 15 € ( for 4 and 6 people, with kitchen, are located 15 min from the fields with the free ECBU shuttle service
Apartments 20 € (from 2 to 8 people, all with a kitchen, in buildings located from 10m to 400m from the fields! But we only have spots for 85 persons. First paid first served)
Food
Breakfast: A breakfast plan is provided for 4€/day.
Lunch : There is no mid-day meal plan as everyone will be at the fields. Of course, food and drinks will be available at the player's village on the beach.
Dinner: Thursday Night welcome BBQ and Sunday night diner are included in the player/guest fee. Dinner on your own the others days.
Timeline:
January 15 - February 15: National/team representatives notify of teams selected to play at ECBU. All team fee to be paid.
March 15: All teams to register players. Team registration closes.
March 20 - April 5: BULA seeds teams and devises tournaments format. Teams notified immediately.
April 15: All player registration closes. All players fee to be paid.
May 8 : Registration / Opening ceremony / Welcome Party with a free BBQ on the beach
May 9 - May 12 Games & Parties
Registration and Payment
The spot can only support 5 fields, so we have a maximum of 32 teams. So don't wait February the 15th to register...
The ECBU bank account is :
Bank: Crédit Mutuel Nantes - Cathédrale
27 rue de la Marne
44000 Nantes
France
Account name : ECBU2008
Account number : 00012782301
IBAN : FR76 1574 9361 8400 0127 8230 151
Please reference your payments with this format: (CountryCode)-(DivisionID)
where CountryCode is :
Austria: A
Belgium: B
Croatia: HR
Czech Republic: CZ
Denmark: DK
Estonia: EST
France: F
Germany: DE
Great Britain: GB
Ireland: IRL
Italy: I
Latvia: LV
Lithuania: LT
Netherlands: NL
Portugal: P
Russia: RUS
Slovakia: SK
Spain: E
Switzerland: CH
And TeamCode is :
Open: OP
Women: WO
Mixed: MX
Masters: MA
Junior: JO
When registering the teams, please send an email to info@ecbu2008.org with this reference and telling us the expected number of players and guest on the teams.
The official ECBU website (www.ecbu2008.org)will being updated and soon have more detail on the accommodations.
I've read my fair share of Ultimate/Frisbee books and many are okay, but none of them made me laugh as much as Tony Leonardo's "Ultimate - The Greatest Sport Ever Invented By Man". He is so right on when it comes to the Ultimate scene/culture. He describes several Ultimate stereo types that are so true (I fit many of them :-). He describes our dress code and our desire to win the party. There is even a section about the Ultimate pickup scene and how lesbians and bisexuals can score. It is just funny.
My only critique is that the book is US biased. He doesn't discuss the World Championships unless they were held in the US and according to him US teams are the best (ignoring Japans domination at the last World Championships).
Nevertheless, this book is a must-have for every player. Not only will you recognize yourself in this book, lend it to your friends that don't play the sport and they will finally see you in your full glory... (although I am not sure if that is that a good thing... ;-)
My favorite quote: "Being female and looking for action at an Ultimate tournament is like hunting deer in a disco. Even if the metaphor doesn't make sense you can't screw it up".
Thanks Tony. You capture the weird world of Ultimate players well.
You can buy the book at: www.thegreatestsporteverinvented.com or in the Lookfly store. Alternatively, Tony is going to the Bangkok Hat Tournament, Boracay Open and Bali Nusantara Cup, and he will be bringing a few books with him. So if you are also attending, look for him.
A very good 10 minute report on the World Championships in Brazil. It was shown today (13 January) on TV Globo, Brazil's largest TV station with millions and millions of viewers...
Every year BULA helps a local group of Beach Ultimate lovers promote a special Beach Ultimate event somewhere on the planet. The Beach Ultimate Traveling Tournament (BUTT) helped start the Mundialito in Brazil in 2002. The BUTT also assisted players in the Canary Islands to help start the now famous CFC tournament, and it has helped Israel setup a huge Beach Ultimate tournament (BULAFLOW) in 2005. This year it is helping to promote the Beach Ultimate trip of a life time in New Zealand…
Local players are organizing a 5-weeks-4-tournaments Beach Ultimate series that start in the centre of New Zealand; Wellington. On 3-4 February players and teams are welcome at the Wgtn Wild Wind tournament ; then the series moves, week at a time, north to beautiful Hawkes Bay for the Boutique Beach Tournament; then to the good weather north of Auckland and the Ocean Beach tournament in Whangarei ; ending up after a two week break for sightseeing travel, on South Island’s premiere beach area, Nelson, where you can play at the Flat Out on the Beach tournament.
I know it is short notice, but in case you have the travel bug, know someone who does, or you are in the area… check it out: www.beachultimate.org.nz. New Zealand has always been a great travel destination and now you can play some great Beach Ultimate too.
And… if you still have some time spare you should fly from the last tournament in Nelson straight to the Philippines and play at the amazing Boracay Beach Ultimate tournament 8-9 March… talking about a dream trip…
“It is an interesting question how far men would retain their relative rank if they were divested of their clothes.”-- Thoreau, Walden 1854
What is it about modern culture that makes authorities feel the need to impose a foreign language, way of life and religion on a people that live in communion, unashamedly nude deep in an impenetrable forest? In a culture where no one bothers to keep track of their age, the well intended, but genocidal policies of outsiders have been ravaging western New Guinea’s highland tribes, as they slowly succumb to alien modernization.
One force driving this aboriginal extermination is the frontiersman psychology. Sledding to the Poles, summiting Everest, rowing across the Atlantic Ocean, it’s all been done. We live in an age when uncharted earthbound exploration is virtually at an end, yet I partook in a particularly unique adventure; I taught naked Frisbee to natives who still dwell in the Stone Age. Someone had to do it. (More...)
Mick (Michele) Mengucci is a player everyone should meet. As one of the top Ultimate players in Europe he moved from Italy to Portugal around 1996. There he helped start the current (Beach) Ultimate scene. He also is a talented musician with many songs inspired Beach Ultimate and is a regular player in Paganello (SeXXXpensive) where he also sings.
At the World Championships in Brazil Mick played at the openings party and got the crowd dancing to his mix of Latin, African, Italian, Portuguese, and Cuban infused music. He also played two songs with 7-year old Tomas V (yes, my son :-). He was awarded the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award in the Master division, and after the tournament was over he went to Recife, north of Maceio to teach a budding Beach Ultimate community the game and the spirit of Beach Ultimate.
Mick's spirit, music and game play is inspiring. Here is a text he wrote when hanging out at Dunas de Marapé, 60 km north of Maceio, 2 days after the tournament was over. Enjoy.
"When I tell somebody that at last world club championship of disc on sand a player could sleep in a hammock by two palm trees with the sea on one side on the fields on the other, people find this is just a crazy funny strange weak game especially because the most valuable player in the master category is also the music entertainer at the opening ceremony.
But when they see the intensity of beach ultimate and the fascinating world that surrounds it they realize that the ultimate community is a transversal international movement in the social texture of the planet. Still pushed and guided by the simple and not easy idea that players should play keeping attention to each other faults and deal with the responsibility of calling the fouls.
They need to discuss about it, to communicate about it. This show that through communication human beings can achieve peace. This is an enormous message to all other sports and finally to the rest of humanity. Don´t you think so?
You have to be stronger to accept that you fouled than to block the best player. People realize we are stronger when we come back to our normal life after some days of disc on the beach.
So let´s stay strong and unite, let´s keep this beautiful communication alive, based on spirit, together.
I thank God and all the saints and princesses that were at Maceió for one more another most incredible Frisbee tournament in my life."
Mick Mengucci
Mistura Pura
myspace.com/misturapura
(I supported Mick and bought his album online
(only $8!))
Thanks Mick!
P.S. If anyone has footage of his concert at the opening party please contact Mick via his site.
What better way to start off the new year than to come out to Southern California and play a weekend full of 5 v 5 beach fun? Lei-out grows every year and this year they have expanded it from 2 days to 3 days (Jan 19-21).
Here are some of the key details:
- Three day tourney right at the Santa Monica pier. Enjoy the sun and the ocean while you play.
- Raging Tournament Party
- Hotel discounts and local restaurant discounts for you and your team
- No roster cap for your team so you and all your buddies can come and play for only $30 per person.
- No UPA fees
Of course there will be the normal Frisbee morning cuisine of bagels, fruit, an initial supply of water and some other yummies.
Update: Pictures and guestbook at www.wcbu2007.org
Finals Sunday:
Open: Australia - Philippines 14-12 (Australia World Champions!)
Women: Great Britain - US 11-8 (Great Britain World Champions!)
Mixed: US - Germany 11-9 (US World Champions!)
Master: US - Great Britain 11-9 (US World Champions!)
Spirit of the Game winners:
Master´s: Brazil
Mixed: Switzerland
Women: Australia
Open: Philippines
Individual awards winners:
Masters Division
Best Defender: Rich Pancost (Great Britain)
Most Assists: Marco Aurelio (Brasil)
Top Scorer: Matt Luck (USA)
MVP: Mick Mengucci (Portugal)
Women division
Best Defender: Becca Tucker (USA)
Most Assists: Becca Tucker (USA)
Top Scorer: Becca Tucker (USA)
MVP: Becca Tucker (USA)
Mixed Division
Best Defender: Raoni (Brasil) & Katja "Resi" Hattermann (Germany)
Most Assists: Javi Perez Carames (Spain) & Catrin Schreiber (Germany)
Top Scorer: Justin Palmer (Spain) & Daniela Sprunk (Germany)
MVP: Raoni (Brasil) & Daniela Sprunk (Germany)
Open Division
Best Defender: Panoy Delos Santos (Philippines)
Most Assists: Kristian Guerero (Philippines)
Top Scorer: Buboy Famorcan (Philippines)
MVP: Kristian Guerero (Philippines)
Results Saturday afternoon:
Mixed division:
For 10th position: BR-CA: 6-11
For 8th position: CH-Sc: 7-6
For 6th position: GB-Pc: 4-7
For 4th position: ES-IE: 11-5
For place in finals: DE-AT: 16-4
Open division:
For 5th position: BR-Ci: 14-9
Semi final 1: AU-GB: 13-5
Semi final 2: PH-US: 9-7
For 3rd position: GB-US: 5-9
Master division:
For 4th position: BR-PT:8-12
For place in finals: GB-CA: 7-2
Women´s division:
For 4th position: BR-Ci: 2-8
For place in finals: US-AU: 10-5
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AT
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BR
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CA
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CH
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DE
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ES
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GB
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IE
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Pc
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Sc
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US
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Pts
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Pos |
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| AT |
X
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13-4 |
12-6 |
8-9 |
10-13 |
6-12 |
9-8 |
8-5 |
10-6 |
10-7 |
1-13 |
12 |
4* |
| BR | 4-13 |
X
|
4-7 |
6-10 |
3-16 |
2-12 |
3-15 |
2-15 |
4-10 |
4-13 |
3-18 |
0 |
11 |
| CA | 6-12 |
7-4 |
X
|
6-11 |
6-16 |
6-10 |
9-11 |
2-9 |
6-9 |
7-8 |
2-10 |
2 |
10 |
| CH | 9-8 |
10-6 |
11-6 |
X
|
2-14 |
5-9 |
5-8 |
6-9 |
5-9 |
10-5 |
5-14 |
8 |
8 |
| DE | 13-10 |
16-3 |
16-6 |
14-2 |
X
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9-6 |
13-2 |
12-8 |
12-4 |
16-3 |
7-11 |
18 |
2 |
| ES | 12-6 |
12-2 |
10-6 |
9-5 |
6-9 |
X
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10-3 |
8-3 |
11-2 |
12-7 |
10-8 |
18 |
3* |
| GB | 8-9 |
15-3 |
11-9 |
8-5 |
2-13 |
3-10 |
X
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7-9 |
14-6 |
15-9 |
3-13 |
10 |
6 |
| IE | 5-8 |
15-2 |
9-2 |
9-6 |
8-12 |
3-8 |
9-7 |
X
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9-8 |
13-7 |
6-8 |
12 |
5 |
| Pc | 6-10 |
10-4 |
9-6 |
9-5 |
4-12 |
2-11 |
6-14 |
8-9 |
X
|
9-2 |
6-12 |
8 |
7 |
| Sc | 7-10 |
13-4 |
8-7 |
5-10 |
3-16 |
7-12 |
9-15 |
7-13 |
2-9 |
X
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3-13 |
4 |
9 |
| US | 13-1 |
18-3 |
10-2 |
14-5 |
11-7 |
8-10 |
13-3 |
8-6 |
12-6 |
13-3 |
X
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18 |
1 |
* Since Spain is a tyro team, they can not go into the semifinal. Their spot is taken by Austria
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AU
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BR
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Ci
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GB
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PH
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US
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BR
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CA
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GB
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PT
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US
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Pts
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Pos |
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| AU |
X
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13-10 |
21-4 |
10-11 |
11-10 |
11-7 |
20-4 |
15-4 |
14-1 |
15-5 |
14-4 |
13 |
2 |
| BR | 10-13 |
X
|
8-7 |
4-16 |
8-18 |
8-9 |
7-4 |
8-6 |
9-7 |
14-4 |
6-8 |
6 |
5 |
| Ci | 4-21 |
7-8 |
X
|
3-15 |
5-8 |
4-13 |
10-11 |
7-12 |
7-10 |
5-9 |
6-4 |
1 |
6 |
| GB | 11-10 |
16-4 |
15-3 |
X
|
10-13 |
8-5 |
15-3 |
13-1 |
18-4 |
17-3 |
12-3 |
13 |
3 |
| PH | 10-11 |
18-8 |
8-5 |
13-10 |
X
|
10-8 |
13-7 |
13-4 |
11-7 |
15-9 |
11-8 |
13 |
1 |
| US | 7-11 |
9-8 |
13-4 |
5-8 |
8-10 |
X
|
11-4 |
11-7 |
10-2 |
12-6 |
11-6 |
9 |
4 |
| BR | 4-20 |
4-7 |
11-10 |
3-15 |
7-13 |
4-11 |
X
|
4-11 |
9-12 |
6-9 |
6-8 |
1 |
5 |
| CA | 4-15 |
6-8 |
12-7 |
1-13 |
4-13 |
7-11 |
11-4 |
X
|
10-7 |
8-5 |
5-10 |
7 |
2 |
| GB | 1-14 |
7-9 |
10-7 |
4-18 |
7-11 |
2-10 |
12-9 |
7-10 |
X
|
12-6 |
10-11 |
5 |
3 |
| PT | 5-15 |
4-14 |
9-5 |
3-17 |
9-15 |
6-12 |
9-6 |
5-8 |
6-12 |
X
|
7-13 |
3 |
4 |
| US | 4-14 |
8-6 |
4-6 |
3-12 |
8-11 |
6-11 |
8-6 |
10-5 |
11-10 |
13-7 |
X
|
11 |
1 |
|
AU
|
BR
|
Ci
|
GB
|
US
|
AU
|
BR
|
Ci
|
GB
|
US
|
Pts
|
Pos |
|
| AU |
X
|
10-3 |
13-2 |
2-13 |
3-11 |
X
|
9-8 |
13-1 |
3-10 |
6-7 |
8 |
3 |
| BR | 3-10 |
X
|
6-8 |
3-14 |
0-15 |
8-9 |
X
|
7-5 |
4-9 |
2-11 |
0 |
4 |
| Ci | 2-13 | 8-6 |
X
|
0-18 |
3-13 |
1-13 |
5-7 |
X
|
1-13 |
3-18 |
2 |
5 |
| GB | 13-2 |
14-3 |
18-0 |
X
|
9-5 |
10-3 |
9-4 |
13-1 |
X
|
5-8 |
12 |
1 |
| US | 11-3 |
15-0 |
13-3 |
5-9 |
X
|
7-6 |
11-2 |
18-3 |
8-5 |
X
|
12 |
2 |
The latest information about the World Championships was just emailed to all the captains with the request to pass it on to the players. It has information about registration, parties, BULA congress, rules, etc... In case you didn't get it yet: download the file here.
BULA and the local Brazilian organizing committee have decided that bad spirit during the World Championships can lead to exclusion from the finals.
Using the objective BULA SOTG scoring system, all teams will judged similarly by the teams they play against. Teams that have negative spirit ratings will be talked to at the end of each day by the Tournament Rules Group (TRG). Consistent bad spirit ratings throughout the championships can lead to disqualification to play in the finals.
BULA will continue to hold the Spirit of the Game as the most important part of Beach Ultimate. Play hard, be respectful and have fun!