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October 22, 2021 by Alex Rubin in Other with 0 comments
For those who have not been to Nationals in person, there are few events in our community that can match the camaraderie and celebration seen in San Diego. For everyone following along at home, there is only so much that can be seen on the Ultiworld livestreams, and many viewers supplement their Nationals-following experience with a scroll through Twitter.
If you aren’t on the bird app or missed some of the action, here’s a roundup of some of the best tweets we saw during Day One:
In the end NOISE just capitalized where shame. couldn't https://t.co/FftpU50Pxt
— Aaron L (@Aaron_2718) October 21, 2021
Aaron Liu is a Boise-based Coaching Intern for the WUL’s Utah Wild, and this tweet was the talk of the media tent for hours after it was posted.
Meet us at the front cone pic.twitter.com/HSZHxmMXvA
— Anders (@ders_J) October 22, 2021
Anders Juengst is a player on Raleigh Ring of Fire. His sister, Ella, plays for Raleigh Phoenix.
— Chicago Machine (@MachineUltimate) October 22, 2021
Chicago Machine went 1-2 with a point differential of -2 to take third in their pool
Holy cow Nightlock was the hero we didn’t know we’d need today https://t.co/e8qV5M1XR5
— Ben Banyas (@benbanyas) October 22, 2021
Ben Banyas is a Pittsburgh-based ultimate player.
I've accepted I will likely die in the Nationals parking lot
— Lauren D (@TweetsByLP) October 22, 2021
Lauren Piontek is a player for Boston Siege.
Good morning from San Diego! Turns out we did not qualify and I flew here for nothing, but yolo I guess. pic.twitter.com/m37U2sb4MA
— Mad Udderburn (@mad_udderburn) October 21, 2021
Mad Udderburn placed 14th at North Central Mixed Regionals.
Overheard in the Truck Stop vs. DiG game during a call dispute:
“He’s been playing the game for 30 years!”
“We’ll they change the rules every year!”
😂
— Zack Smith (@z_j_smith) October 21, 2021
Zack Smith is a Seattle-based ultimate player.
A nationals game when no one knows if the game should be over or not.
WE ARE BACK BABY
— Bama Secs (@bamasecs) October 21, 2021
Someone on @ATLchain needs to get in @MKBHD’s head by asking him what he thinks of the iPhone 15 leaks
— Bama Secs (@bamasecs) October 21, 2021
Bama Secs is an account that tweets primarily about the Southeast Region, and isn’t necessarily up to date on the most recent rules update.
Did it hurt? When you layed out just short of the endzone and immediately turned it over
— Wildfire Ultimate (@sd_wildfire) October 21, 2021
San Diego Wildfire went 0-3 on Thursday.
Watching nationals and thinking about how I could definitely throw some of these turns
— Noam (actually illiterate?) (@noamgum) October 21, 2021
Noam Gumerman played for Brandeis TRON.
Great day today @HybridUltimate !!! We'll be cheering you on in person if bracket play gets relocated to versailles. #EastPlains
— Cleveland Crocs (@CLEMixUltimate) October 22, 2021
Cleveland Crocs lost the Great Lakes regional final to Hybrid after bracket play at their regional tournament switched locations mid-tournament.
An entire article and no mention that IDENTICAL TWINS Caroline and Diana Swanson will be playing in the first round (@SchwaUltimate and @SiegeUltimate) #LiveUltimate https://t.co/QseAVDPChr
— Aly Steinfeld (@AlyNotAllie) October 21, 2021
Aly Steinfeld coaches Portland Schwa, and we concede we dropped the ball on this one.
