Pro-Elite Challenge West was the next Triple Crown Tour event on the schedule, marking the return of club action after a week off.
July 13, 2026 by Theo Wan in Preview, Recap
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Throughout the summer, starting with Pro-Elite Challenge East, we’ll publishing a bite-sized weekly recap of the action across the club season. This will serve as a supplement to our standard tournament reporting and offer a high-level look at the latest happenings and the biggest stories of the week.
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Women’s Division
PEC West: A Fury-ous Performance
#1 San Francisco Fury delivered a dominant showing and showed they are a class above at Pro-Elite Challenge West, finishing a perfect 6-0 in match play format while not giving up more than 10 points in a single game. Their closest encounter was a 15-10 victory in the de facto final over #5 Denver Molly Brown, the second seed at the tournament. Their livestreamed matchup with #6 Seattle Riot was a commanding second-half showing, as they outscored Riot 7-1 in the frame to win the game 15-8.
Tying for third, #7 San Diego Flipside matched Riot with 4-2 records despite beating them in pool play 15-14. Flipside, who did not face Fury, racked up four straight wins before falling to #12 Vancouver Traffic 14-13 and Molly Brown 15-11 to finish out their tournament weekend.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap, and in the meantime, you can watch all the filmed games from PEC West in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- #2 Washington DC Scandal finished with an unblemished record at the Swamp Seasonal Invite, a round-robin event, which featured five Ultiworld power-ranked teams. Some notable individual game results were a 15-1 win for Scandal over #13 Raleigh Phoenix, who are in a bit of a rebuild year. Phoenix finished 2-3 on the weekend, also taking a 15-12 loss to #21 Minneapolis Pop and a 12-11 loss to #10 Philadelphia Flight.
- The no.1 and no.2 seeds met in the Boston Invite final with New York Pizza Rat squeaking by Brooklyn Book Club 14-13. Both teams were undefeated up until the final and had each won one of their games by bageling their opponent.
- At Heavyweights, St. Louis Stellar got past Indy Rogue 12-11 in the championship match. Rogue was the fourth seed in the tournament and bested the no.1 seed Kansas City Wicked 12-10 in the semifinal.
Looking Ahead
Next week features regional action, including Battle for the Beltway and Filling the Void.
Men’s Division
PEC West: Rhino Slam! Get Their Revenge
At Pro-Elite Challenge West, #4 Portland Rhino Slam! got the best of #1 San Francisco Revolver in the final, the first encounter between the two since the semifinals of the 2025 Club National Championships. In the PEC championship match, Rhino earned a key break to go up 8-6 before holding on offense out of half to take a three-point lead that they carried to the finish. Mica Glass starred with seven assists, leading an offensive line that gave up two turnovers all game.
Both teams were dominant in their semifinal showings and were a clear tier ahead of the rest of the class, as Revolver defeated #13 Denver Johnny Bravo 15-8 and Rhino got the best of their in-state rivals #24 Eugene Dark Star 15-7. Dark Star had a remarkable run to get there, entering as the no.10 seed and earning big wins over #10 Seattle Sockeye by one in quarters and #16 Vancouver Furious George 14-12 in pool play.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap, and in the meantime, you can watch all the filmed games from PEC West in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- It was a Canadian takeover at the Boston Invite as Québec City Magnitude (Quake), the no.9 seed, bested New York Blueprint 15-13 in the championship final. Magnitude took a 13-12 loss in pool play to the top seed #18 Portland Red Tide, who ended up falling to Blueprint by one in a semifinal matchup.
- Third seed New Orleans Gang Of Disc finished undefeated at RagnaRock and took a close 11-10 victory over Cookie Mon$terz in the final that echoed their 11-10 win in the first round of Saturday play.
- Rochester DAP LAB won their co-hosted Flickel City Classic with a 13-12 win over Albany Motive in the final. DAP LAB beat top seed Pittsburgh Smogborn 13-11 in one semifinal matchup, while the other co-host of the tournament, no.3 Buffalo Frostbite, fell by one to Motive in the other semifinal.
- Salt Lake City Powderhogs finished first at the Deseret Invite after an 11-10 victory over Lehi Wretched Refuse in the championship clash. This was a rematch of a crossover game earlier in the tournament, which saw Wretched Refuse win by a 15-6 scoreline.
- It was a battle of the top two seeds at Heavyweights, with second seed Chicago Haymaker getting past #22 Madison Mad Men 15-13 in the final. Both teams were untested heading into that matchup, as neither had allowed more than nine points in a game.
- At the Riverside Classic, the no.1 seed Dallas Texas BBQ beat no.2 seed Austin Riverside 10-9 in the championship matchup. The two squads did not have a loss on their record heading into the final, and neither conceded more than ten points the whole tournament.
Looking Ahead
Next week features regional action on the east coast, including Battle for the Beltway, MOB Invite, and Filling the Void.
Mixed Division
PEC West: Polar Bears Stay Cool Under Pressure
The finals of Pro-Elite Challenge West between #4 Seattle BFG and #10 San Francisco Polar Bears was a tight battle, with no team holding a lead larger than two in the matchup. Polar Bears proved victorious over BFG 14-12, notching a key break at 12-10 after Seamus Shogren got the deep block and immediately scored on a big flick huck from Emmet Holton going the other direction. Their only loss of the tournament came in a first-place crossover match, where they fell 11-9 to Salt Lake City Sego before advancing through the bracket unscathed.
Tight margins also defined the semifinal round, as BFG got by fellow Seattle team #14 Mixtape 13-12, while Polar Bears bested another team from California in #17 San Francisco Mischief, 14-13. In a shocking result, #19 Arizona Lawless, the top seed in the tournament, did not win a single game, finishing the weekend with a 12-11 loss to the last seed Seattle Spoke in their final consolation match.
Stay tuned for a full tournament recap, and in the meantime, you can watch all the filmed games from PEC West in our Video Library.
Around the Division
- No.1 seed Brooklyn Grand Army bested all challengers at Boston Invite, including a 14-11 win over Burlington Big Rig in the final. Big Rig, the no.3 seed, took down no.2 seed Montréal Odyssée-Senior 12-10 in a semifinal matchup to get there.
- It was an incredible run for the no.15 seed Santa Barbara Landsharks at Revolution, as they defeated the no.1 seed San Francisco Donuts 13-12 in quarters, no.4 San Francisco American BBQ 11-9 in semis, and then no.3 San Francisco Classy 14-8 in the championship game.
- Indianapolis Spectre, the no.2 seed, won a thrilling 14-13 game over Chicago RAMP in the final of Heavyweights. RAMP, who were the third seed in the tournament, fell to no.13 Dispatch 13-8 in pool play to set up a quarter against top seed Chicago Parlay, which RAMP won 10-9.
- Baton Rouge Amber also won their tournament with a one-point final victory, taking down Wichita Impact 12-11 at RagnaRock. Impact dispatched the top seed, Birmingham BUMS, 13-6 in semis to make the final, while Amber had to pull out a one-point win over Oklahoma City Armory, the no.6 seed and only team outside the top three seeds to crash the semifinal party.
- Northampton Taproot finished a perfect 4-0 in the round-robin format to win the Pioneer Valley Pool Party. Two teams finished second at 3-1 as top seed Brooklyn Hive fell to Taproot 13-9 while Somerville Rainbow did not play Taproot and dropped a close 10-9 result to Hive.
- Over at Flickel City Classic, top seeded Pittsburgh Crucible went undefeated in the one-day round robin, winning each game by five or more goals. Ithaca UFO Ultimate were the only team to break seed, notching a one-point win over Buffalo Brain Freeze in the second round of play to finish second with a 2-1 record.
Looking Ahead
Next week features regional action, including Battle for the Beltway, Heat Up, Cheap Thrills, Filling the Void featuring #24 Roma Ultima, and Bourbon Bash.
