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Mixed Masters Division added to 2017 Mixed CUC

Players aged 33 and over will have another competitive playing opportunity this summer – Ultimate Canada has added the Mixed Masters division for the 2017 Mixed CUC in Saskatoon:

Ultimate Canada is pleased to announce that a Mixed Masters division will be added to the 2017 CUC: Mixed in Saskatoon. The division will act as a qualifier for the 2018 World Ultimate Masters Club Championships.

The decision to add the Mixed Masters division is based on strong interest from athletes who would like to compete in the division, the desire to provide a qualification tournament for the World Masters Ultimate Club Championship, and to provide a mixed opportunity for masters-aged players. The impact on other divisions, including the Mixed division and Women’s Masters division, was considered when deciding to add the new division. While it may affect some programs, the competition committee and board of directors felt there was sufficient support and benefits to add the division in 2017.

The 2017 Mixed Masters division will have a minimum age requirement of 33 years for both genders on December 31st of the year of CUC (athlete must be born in 1984 or earlier). The initial division is planned to be 6-teams in size, but may be expanded up to 8-teams if there is sufficient interest. The division will require a minimum of 4-teams registered by May 15, 2017 to occur. Registration for the division will open on May 1, 2017.

Canadian National Championships – BC Junior Teams Shine!

Ultimate Canada recently held the 2016 Canadian Ultimate Championships in Edmonton, AB. As usual BC teams showed up in force at Nationals to challenge squads from around the country in the Junior Open and Junior Women’s divisions.

In the Junior Women’s division, 2 BC teams squared off for Gold, with Vancouver Misfit outlasting Alpha 14-11 in an exciting but windy final. Bonfire, a team based in North Vancouver came up a bit short in the Bronze medal game to finish 4th. Vortex from the Fraser Valley ended up 6th, with Vancouver Mischief finishing 8th and Savage from Richmond, in their first Nationals, ended up 10th.

The Junior Open division was a hard fought affair, with a number of upsets in pool play. Once the dust had settled on the final day Bonfire from North Vancouver placed 3rd to capture the Bronze. A trio of BC teams managed to round out the top 7, with Alpha finishing 5th, Misfit 6th and Vortex 7th. Mischief from Vancouver came up on the wrong end of the “ninals” game and finished 10th. The boys from Richmond’s Savage placed 12th in their first go around at Nationals.

BC Ultimate is proud of all the BC Junior teams who made the trip to Edmonton for Canadian Nationals, and we look forward to the continued development of Junior Club teams around the province. In 2017 we are sure that we will see our teams once again compete at the highest level of the sport in Canada when they attend Nationals in Ottawa, ON.

BC Ultimate would also like to congratulate our local adult club teams who also participated in Edmonton:

Open Division

  • Mio Grape (Vancouver) – 3rd
  • Blackfish (Vancouver) – 4th
  • Goldfish (Vancouver) – 9th
  • Refinery (Vancouver) – 13th

Women’s Division

  • Sneaky House Hippos (Vancouver) – 2nd
  • Zephyr (Vancouver) – 4th
  • Wendigo (Vancouver) – 11th

Open Masters

  • Grizzle (Central BC) – 2nd
  • Pipe Dream (Vancouver) – 6th
  • Republic (Vancouver Island) – 7th

Women’s Masters

  • Homegirl (Vancouver/Nelson) – 5th

CUC 2016 Registration now open

Registration for CUC (August 11-14), CUC: Mixed (August 18-21), and CUC: Juniors (August 8-10) is now open!

2016 marks the first year that CUC: Mixed will be played as its own stand-alone event. CUC and CUC:JR will be in Edmonton, AB this year and CUC: Mixed will be held in Hamilton, ON.

Is your team unsure about attending CUC this year? Well, beyond the chance to win a national championship and meet up with other players from across the country, here are some additional reasons to consider: Read more