Beach Tales
Position games are finished – and finals are up!
12:40 - Oct 28
The last day of games started with the women battling it out in the rain on wet sand to finalize their position games. The temperature dropped significantly, and the beach looked like it was missing the sun as 14 of the 16 teams finished competition. In the women’s division, the bronze goes to ZUF from [...]
Beach Tales
The end of day 2 – meet the finalists of EBUCC2018!
18:43 - Oct 27
Another rainy round…. But oh, what a round it was! All teams have now finished their games and are ready to play for position tomorrow. Everyone looks wet and happy as they come by the main tent where the music plays to the sound of the rain to enjoy a beer, food, or to connect [...]
Beach Tales
KAIUAKABOOM, the rain is coming down on round 2!
15:59 - Oct 27
After a wet quarter-finals, we now have a very clear picture of the 12 teams in each of the three divisions. There was lots of excitement in the men’s division, and the first call-out to the Spirit Committee was needed as emotions ran high between KFUM Orebro and the Moscow team Real Five as they [...]
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Good morning Day 2 – top bracket is up!
12:37 - Oct 27
Saturday morning started with sustained periods of heavy rain, challenging teams to adapt or be eliminated from the championship bracket. Organization was excellent with staff protecting video and electronics from the moisture while pairs of scorekeepers headed out to report on time with charged and covered iPads for a perfect 9am start in the men’s [...]
Beach Tales
Day 1 and pool games are over – and what a day it was!
19:49 - Oct 26
What an amazing day of top-level beach Ultimate. The three pool games are finished for all divisions, defining the final position of each team within their pool and therefore their opponent in pre-quarters tomorrow morning. Comparing the original seeding with the final outcomes, there are some very interesting results. In the mixed division, three of [...]
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Round 2 – shake it up baby!
15:32 - Oct 26
The second round of games has just finished, and the excitement continues! First and foremost, Heni’s (Henrietta Papp, SOTG director), and Pavlo Vyplavin’s feedback on Spirit of the Game (SOTG) is very positive. From our perspective on the sideline, it is impressive to see the communication and “avoiding body contact” happening real time right in [...]
Gm=Games G=Goals A=Assists T=Total
Dt = Date Div = Division T1 = Team 1
Sc = Score T2 = Team 2 Gp = Group F = Field
Sp1 = Spirit Team 1 Sp2 = Spirit Team 2