An exciting Pro Championships gets us ready for the postseason!
September 7, 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
Two TCT Stops, Two Crowns
#1 Washington DC Scandal followed up their win at the U.S. Open in early August with an emphatic showing at Pro Championships, securing the second leg of the Triple Crown Tour. Fresh off winning a world title just two weeks ago, Scandal showed no signs of slowing down as they outscored their opponents 45-13 in bracket play, including a commanding 15-3 win over #6 Seattle Riot in the final. Kira Flores led the way with four assists and a goal, while 17 other Scandal players found the score sheet in the championship victory.
Riot’s only losses of the tournament came to Scandal, with a closer 15-11 result in pool play before falling again in the final. Their run was highlighted by a 15-11 win over #3 Denver Molly Brown in a semifinal. Molly Brown rebounded from the defeat to take third over New York BENT 15-13. A notable performance came from #13 Pittsburgh Parcha, who defeated #21 Raleigh Phoenix for fifth, 15-8, while playing Riot close, 15-12, in a quarterfinal. This should help the Mid-Atlantic region earn a third bid. One other fun nugget is that the seeding played out perfectly on Day 1, as pool play went exactly to chalk.
Check out recaps from Zack Davis covering each day, and watch all the filmed games from Pro Championships in our Video Library.
Looking Ahead
The postseason begins this coming weekend and starts with Sectionals, where teams battle for bids to their respective regional tournaments and a chance to qualify for Nationals. Teams who made Nationals last year and have played in the required TCT tournaments this season earn a direct bye to Regionals.
In alphabetical order, the Sectionals tournaments are: Alaska, Big Sky, Capital, Central Appalachia, Central Plains, East Coast, East Plains, Florida, Founders, Gulf Coast, Hawaii, Metro New York, Nor Cal, North Carolina, North New England, North Plains, Northwest Plains, Oregon, Red River, Rocky Mountain, So Cal, South New England, South Texas, Upstate New York, Washington, West Bay, and West Plains.
Men’s Division
All Gas, No Brakes
#8 Washington DC Truck Stop were down as late as 12-10 in the championship battle with #9 Raleigh Ring of Fire before scoring five of the next seven points to capture the Pro Championships title. Truck Stop took advantage of a block from Louis Betrancourt and a turfed throw to notch two breaks in a row in the waning stages. On universe point, Truck Stop blew an endzone opportunity gifted by a pull that never came in bounds but were able to rebound by scoring quickly off a short field Ring of Fire turnover. Truck’s undefeated weekend was highlighted by wins against teams close to them in the power rankings in #10 Philadelphia Pacmen and #11 Atlanta Chain Lightning.
Matt Gouchoe-Hanas led Ring of Fire’s effort in the final with an impressive six goals, including a callahan, and three assists. Raleigh earned their way into the final with a hard-fought universe victory over #16 Austin Doublewide in a quarterfinal before getting past Pacmen by five in a semifinal contest.
Perhaps the most intriguing late bracket game was a fifth-place matchup between Doublewide and #17 Montreal Mephisto, two teams near the cutoff line for the last bid to Nationals. Pending final rankings from USAU, the Austin side looks to have earned a second bid for the South Central with an exciting 15-14 victory.
Check out recaps from Aidan Thomas covering each day, and watch all the filmed games from Pro Championships in our Video Library.
Looking Ahead
The postseason begins this coming weekend and starts with Sectionals, where teams battle for bids to their respective regional tournaments and a chance to qualify for Nationals. Teams who made Nationals last year and have played in the required TCT tournaments this season earn a direct bye to Regionals.
In alphabetical order, the Sectionals tournaments are: Alaska, Big Sky, Capital, Central Appalachia, Central Plains, East Coast, East Plains, Florida, Founders, Gulf Coast, Hawaii, Metro New York, Nor Cal, North Carolina, North New England, North Plains, Northwest Plains, Oregon, Red River, Rocky Mountain, So Cal, South New England, South Texas, Upstate New York, Washington, West Bay, and West Plains.
Mixed Division
Dancing to Victory
#10 Austin Disco Club denied #1 Ann Arbor Hybrid a second consecutive Pro Championships title with a narrow 15-13 win in this year’s championship game. Reese Bowman was a key contributor downfield for the Austin squad, finishing with a game-high five goals and one assist, while Jaime Estes distributed four assists.
It was a compelling final point between the two teams. First, Kai Creed’s throw to the end zone led teammate Ian McNamara to land just out of bounds on a layout attempt. Hybrid managed to get the disc back, but following an immediate turnover, multiple Hybrid players stopped as it appeared Sara Nitz had called a foul after hitting the turf. No foul was called, and Myles Armstrong found Bowman in the end zone for the win, giving Disco Club their first Triple Crown Tour victory.
Hybrid was undefeated until the final and delivered two wins, one in pool play and one in a semifinal, over #4 Fort Collins shame. The Fort Collins group then fell to #12 Minneapolis Drag ’n Thrust in the third-place game, who enjoyed a tournament of contrasting days. After dropping to fourth in Pool A due to a three-way tie with shame., and #19 Durham Toro, Drag ’n Thrust made its way through the bracket with a 15-14 win over second seed #3 Boston Slow.
Speaking of Slow, they were taken down by fellow Boston side, #11 Sprocket in the fifth-place final. With a 4-2 record on the weekend and all losses by two or fewer points, Sprocket may have played the Northeast region into a third bid, denying the Southwest what would have been a remarkable five.
Check out recaps from Alex Rubin covering each day, and watch all the filmed games from Pro Championships in our Video Library.
Looking Ahead
The postseason begins this coming weekend and starts with Sectionals, where teams battle for bids to their respective regional tournaments and a chance to qualify for Nationals. Teams who made Nationals last year and have played in the required TCT tournaments this season earn a direct bye to Regionals.
In alphabetical order, the Sectionals tournaments are: Alaska, Big Sky, Capital, Central Appalachia, Central Plains, East Coast, East Plains, Florida, Founders, Gulf Coast, Hawaii, Metro New York, Nor Cal, North Carolina, North New England, North Plains, Northwest Plains, Oregon, Red River, Rocky Mountain, So Cal, South New England, South Texas, Upstate New York, Washington, West Bay, and West Plains.
