Ultiworld will film and produce the latest Color of Ultimate showcase game.
January 10, 2020 by Ultiworld in News with 0 comments
Ultiworld and the Color of Ultimate are excited to announce a new partnership!
Founded in 2018, the Color of Ultimate aims to raise awareness about the racial and socioeconomic inequities in ultimate by hosting ultimate games that highlight the game’s most talented players of color.
Ultiworld will be filming and producing the Color of Ultimate Showcase game at the LA Throwback 2020 Beach Ultimate Fest on Saturday, January 18th. The game will be premiered in primetime on YouTube following the event.
The showcase game features the two teams listed below.
Team Biles
| Name | Location of Residence | Most Recent Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Abagael Cheng | Oberlin, OH | New York BENT, Oberlin College Preying Manti |
| AJ Beard | Seattle, WA | Seattle iRot |
| Ben Feng | Eugene, OR | San Francisco Mischief |
| Byron Liu | Oakland, CA | San Francisco Revolver |
| Devin Cox | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta JLP |
| Felicia Yang | Los Angeles, CA | Los Angeles Rampage, Los Angeles Astra |
| Jakeem Polk | Atlanta, GA | Raleigh Flyers |
| Jasmine Childress | Santa Barbara, CA | San Diego Wildfire, UCSB Burning Skirts |
| Jason Vallee | Chicago, IL | Chicago Wildfire |
| Lauren Woods | New York City, NY | New York BENT, New York Gridlock |
| Nathan Brodie | Tempe, AZ | Phoenix Superstition |
| Nick Patel | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia Patrol, Philadelphia Phoenix |
| Sadie Jezierski | Nashville, TN | Nashville Shine, Columbus Pride |
| Shanye Crawford | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Bucket, Atlanta Soul, Medellín Revolution |
| Sydney Harris | Raleigh, NC | Durham Toro |
Team Manuel
| Name | Location of Residence | Most Recent Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Amel Awadelkarim | Menlo Park, CA | San Francisco Fury |
| Claudia Vásquez | Palo Alto, CA | San Francisco Classy |
| Cynthia Thomas | Gilbert, AZ | Phoenix Pivot, San Diego Wolfpack |
| Gabriel Hernández | Dallas, TX | Austin Doublewide |
| Georgia Tse | Durham, NC | Raleigh Phoenix |
| Jesse Bolton | Seattle, WA | Seattle Mixtape |
| Lauren Lee | Marietta, GA | Atlanta Outbreak |
| Leah Tsinajinnie | Washington, DC | Atlanta Ozone, Atlanta Soul |
| Mark Rauls | Denver, CO | Denver Johnny Bravo |
| Matt Smith | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta Chain Lightning, Atlanta Hustle, Venezuela WARAO |
| Max Charles | Philadelphia, PA | Philadelphia AMP |
| Nastasia Tangherlini | New York City, NY | New York BENT, New York Gridlock |
| Nhi Nguyen | Superior, CO | Denver Molly Brown |
| Remi Ojo | Toronto, ON, Canada | Toronto GOAT |
| Zubair Abdulla | Pasadena, CA | Chicago Haymaker, Chicago Wildfire |
This past June, the Color of Ultimate hosted a highly successful game in Atlanta. The organization works in close partnership with Atlanta Flying Disc Club: Project Diversity, whose mission is to help people of all socioeconomic and racial backgrounds access and enjoy the opportunities and benefits of ultimate. Although Project Diversity is based in Atlanta, it encourages its mission to be spread in communities across the country and around the world.
After launching a popular documentary this past fall, the Color of Ultimate decided to bring its initiative westward and to the beach ultimate scene to further advance the missions of both AFDC: Project Diversity and the LA Throwback Foundation. The LA Throwback Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity that works to support young teams and develop broad leadership in the ultimate community, and to help change the demographics of the sport to more closely reflect the diversity of the wider community. This year’s LA Throwback Beach Ultimate Fest will host over 1500 players from all over North America over the Martin Luther King Day weekend.
