Australia has withdrawn all three of its teams from the 2021 World Ultimate and Guts Championships, citing health and safety concerns. Australia becomes the first country that had teams in the semifinals of WUGC 2016 — the mixed team lost to the USA in the final, the men’s team fell to Japan — to drop from the event. (more…)

USA Ultimate plans to commit to attending the 2021 World Ultimate and Guts Championships if it takes place, the organization confirmed to Ultiworld.

Today is the deadline for national federations to confirm their plans for this summer’s event. Outstanding payments — including an additional €165 ($202) per player — are due before January 15th, and WFDF will make a decision about whether or not to move forward with the event on January 16th. Changing conditions with the COVID-19 pandemic or vaccination timeline could still cause the event to be cancelled later this year.

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The Irish Flying Disc Association has announced that Ireland will not be attending the World Ultimate and Guts Championships in July of this year. The World Flying Disc Federation asked teams to commit financially to attend the tournament in the coming weeks, but the Irish federation decided that “due to the current situation surrounding COVID-19, it would be to the detriment of the players’ and coaches’ health and safety to attend.” (more…)

Ultiworld’s Send it Back series brings in star players, coaches, and media to revisit classic games. Here, we roll back to the 2019 US Open men’s semifinal between PoNY and Truck Stop, which featured jaw dropping plays and zesty spirit. Chris Kocher and Rowan McDonnell banter about team mentality, Spirit of the Game, and performing on the big stage.

Subscribers can find the rewatch here, or check out the entire catalog of Send It Backs here.

New Zealand Ultimate has announced that they will not be sending teams to any WFDF events in 2021. Currently, WFDF still has the World Ultimate and Guts Championships, the World Under-24 World Championships, and the World Championships of Beach Ultimate slated for the year. (more…)

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The World Flying Disc Federation announced the results of its 2020 elections this week. Representatives from WFDF Member Associations voted on seven positions on the Board of Directors, two Continental Representatives, and three positions on the Ultimate Committee.

Robert “Nob” Rauch will serve another two-year term as President. On the Ultimate Committee, Will Deaver was elected Deputy Chair, Simon Hill was elected Championships Sub-Committee Chair, and Rueben Berg was elected Rules Subcommittee Chair. (more…)

Marques Brownlee, who runs the hugely popular MKBHD tech reviews YouTube channel, posted a video on Wednesday in which he had the opportunity to ask former President Barack Obama some questions. While introducing himself, he mentioned being a professional ultimate frisbee player in the AUDL with the New York Empire.

“Unbelievable hops in the clip of you in ultimate frisbee,” said Obama. (more…)

On November 28th, the European Ultimate Federation held a General Assembly, during which a new Board of Directors was elected. Here is the new board. (more…)

USA Ultimate announced today that voting has opened in the election for three available seats on its 2021-2023 Board of Directors.

Six candidates — DeAnna Ball, Matt Bishop, Isaiah “Izzy” Bryant, Paul Sandoval, Henry Thorne, and Ernest Toney — are running for two at-large seats, while Robyn Fennig runs uncontested for one elite athlete seat.

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The tournament organizers of Windmill, the international ultimate festival and tournament in Amsterdam, cancelled the 2021 edition due to the uncertainty about the global status of the COVID-19 pandemic next year. (more…)