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Cega Sweeps The 2013 European Freestyle Championships

2013 European Freestyle Championships (EFC)
Bibione, Italy
April 27-28, 2013

Pairs Final

1. Marco Prati/Florian Hess (44,00) [video]
2. Reto Zimmermann/Joakim Arveskar (43,40) [video]
3. Heiko Voigt/Christian Lamred (43,10) [video]
4. Fabio Sanna/Manuel Cesari (42,40) [video]
5. Clay Collerà/Andrea Dini (40,20) [video]
6. Emanuele Faustini/Antonio Cusmà (37,90) [video]
7. Andrea Rimatori/Valerio Occorsio (34,40) [video]
8. Jason Salkey/Andreas Jaderyd (33,80) [video]

Co-op Final

1. Manuel Cesari/Marco Prati/Andrea Poli (42,60) [video]
2. Clay Collerà/Reto Zimmermann/Joakim Arverskar (42,30) [video]
3. Valerio Occorsio/Boguslaw Bul/Sasha Hohne (41,20) [video]
4. Fabio Sanna/Antonio Cusmà/Andrea Dini (40,20) [video]
5. Christian Lamred/Judith Haas/Florian Hess (37,10) [video]
6. Andeas Jaderyd/Andrea Rimatori/Jason Salkey (32,20) [video]

Mixed Final

1. Eleonora Imazio/Fabio Sanna (39,60) [video]
4. Johanna Matthia/Sasha Hohne (30,70) [video]
5. Ilka Simon/Emanuele Faustini (29,90) [video]

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2013 VA States Freestyle Finals

The 37th annual version of the Virginia States Overall Frisbee Championships have come and gone and those who attended experienced another wonderful weekend of Frisbee fun and fellowship. Saturday and Sunday were absolutely picture perfect with temps hovering around 70 once the day warmed up, with a clear, blue sky and warm sun bringing out lots of smiling faces. Event staff did a stellar job per usual, with Tournament Director Eric Olsen leading the way. And, of course, Laszlo’s Wienie World provided everyone with their brand of wholesome goodness at the canteen. It’s never too early to mark your calendars for VA States. Always a great experience.

Conditions for the Final Round of Freestyle were quite nice. There was a light, steady wind, which provided ample opportunity for folks to bring their game to the field and shred. As is the case at VA States, a nice crowd gathered round the playing arena. Family and friends there to see the day’s activities, overall players now resting with favorite beverage in hand, some bringing chairs and couches out from the canteen, lined the field to cheer on the jamming.

Bethany and I were up fourth, and I did not see the first three teams compete. Starting off the round were Tom Lasher and Jay Moldenhauer, followed by Lori Daniels and Bruce Page, then 3rd up was Jonathan Willet and Doug Simon. Bethany and I followed. We didn’t quite create the electricity from the previous night, tho, presented our routine well and held seed. Playing 5th, holding seed and taking 4th Place were Joey Hudoklin and Daniel O’Neill. These 2 again used a lot of the field, mixing up the spin levels, angles, catches and style. A few too many drops kept them from challenging for the podium. Joey pulled off a casual ’round the world brushing run, with nary a need for angle adjustment during the whole trip. It’s so great to see the Oracle playing at such a high level, bringing out the Wisdom of the Jam for all of us to enjoy.

Taking 3rd place was the team of Todd Brodeur, Jake Gauthier and Jeff O’Brian. After winning Pool A the night before, these guys again brought some stellar play. Jeff hit his signature gitis brush to gitis catch. Jake went all long arms against the spin pulls, and ring master Toddy B. conducted the flow with solid moves and huge smiles.

Coming in 2nd place were Larry Imperiale, Randy Silvey and Bill Wright. Their routine has some unique and intricate moments, lots of content and exchanges of the frisbee, with little room to spare for error. This day they connected the dots better than the night before, however, it wasn’t quite enough to reach the top of the podium. Especially compelling for this observer is the double disc work they do, including a roll, delays, and brushes. Will be interesting to see how this routine looks come the World Championships at Santa Cruz in August.

Taking top honors this year was the team of Arthur Coddington, Matt Gauthier and James Wiseman. These guys combined their considerable talents into a nice combination of planned co-ops, spontaneous passing, solid individual play from Arthur and James, and some over the top jamming by Matt to propel them to the top place. Matt was definitely in the zone. On one move he started a tipping sequence, realized he was in the wheel house, and just kept it going. Tipping with both right and left hands, completing somewhere between 20 and 25 consecutive tips in total, then finishing with a double spinning laser catch. Just super. There were at least 3 other moves that were simply stellar. It was a joy to watch someone hit the zone and present so well during a finals round.

Thanks again to everyone who made this such a special weekend, from Tournament Staff, to Laszlo’s Staff, to all the Competitors, what a blast.

Virginia States Freestyle Finals Results:

8th Place: Lori Daniels/Bruce Page
7th Place: Jonathan Willet/Doug Simon
6th Place: Tom Lasher/Jay Moldenhauer
5th Place: Bethany Sanchez/Rodney Sanchez
4th Place: Joey Hudoklin/Daniel O’Neil
3rd Place: Toddy Brodeur/Jake Gauthier/Jeff O’Brian
2nd Place: Larry Imperiale/Randy Silvey/Bill Wright
1st Place: Arthur Coddington/Matt Gauthier/James Wiseman [video]

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2013 VA States Saturday Night Pool Play – UPDATED

We had a wonderful night of jamming in the Fredericksburg Fieldhouse Saturday night. A total of 15 teams competed in two pools to see which 8 teams would advance to Sunday’s final round. There was a lot of stellar play across the board, with the overall folks leading the way in each pool. One of the fun aspects of VA States is watching the overall players, who excel at such a high level within all disciplines of frisbee play, take to the jam field to show the crowd their stuff. This was again the case on Saturday night at the Fieldhouse with Jack Cooksey, Tom Cole, Bob Cooksey, Randy Lahm, Glen Whitlock, Harvey Brandt and others showing off their jamming skills. And this after a full day of Golf, MTA and Distance. Very nice work, guys.

The action got started in the Fieldhouse sometime after 9 pm with Pool A. Some of the highlights included:

Jack Cooksey demonstrating that if he set his sights on jamming, he would be a force to be reckoned with. Glen Whitlock brought out that special Canadian brand of eccentricity, going all third world and padiddling too. If you weren’t watching the throw, then you missed why people where oohing and ahhing and applauding when Jens Velasquez and Rob McLeod played. Jens is still the master of variety when it comes to throwing the frisbee. Tim Mackey, Harvey Brandt and Alan Caplin set the stage for the final four groups with some nice individual moves.

Seeded 4th in Pool A and playing smooth and graceful were Lori Daniels and Bruce Page. Next we enjoyed the Upper West Side casual shred courtesy of Jonathan Willet and Doug E. Fresh. Seeded 2nd and playing fantastic this night were Jeff O’Brian, Jake Gauthier and Toddy Brodeur. These guys presented 5 minutes of great flow and shred, with lots of music breaks and high difficulty, moving from indies to spontaneous co-ops and back. The pool ended with a high concept routine from Larry Imperiale, Randy Silvey and Bill Wright. Playing to Elton John’s “Funeral for a Friend” these three guys laid out some impressive co-ops, innovative disc use and some fine moves. It didn’t quite click 100%, tho, that didn’t hinder them from bringing the crowd into the play and generating lots of excitement. Looking forward to what this routine becomes in the coming months heading into Worlds.

Pool B Thoughts:

Bethany and I were in this pool, and I didn’t see all the action, initially missing the first two teams of Jack Stanton, Conrad Damon and Dave Hesselbirth; and Paul Brenner, Chris Horn and Sam Kaye play. We were up third and played to “Lean on Me” by the Glee cast and the crowd really got behind us. Think we were dropless until about the 3:30 mark. After we played, I missed the teams of Dan Yarnell and Chuck Richard, and Jay Moldanauer and Tom Lasher. Up next to last was the Oracle, Joey Hudoklin, and Daniel O’Neill. These guys presented stellar NYC play, mixing up the spins, throws, catches and flow with ease. Finishing off the pool was the team of Arthur Coddington, Matt Gauthier and James Wiseman. Wow, these guys blistered the field with high diff casualness. Flowing well to their music, spontaneous co-oping, big individuals, really a fine routine.

Weather’s been fantastic on the weekend and everyone’s looking forward to another fun day of jamming in the sun. It goes without saying that Laszlo’s Wienie World yet again has set the standard with their generous welcoming of the Frisbee Tribe to Fredericksburg. What a gift they are to everyone.

Here are the results from the first round of play:

Pool A

8th Place: Jens Velasquez/Rob McLeod
7th Place: Jack Cooksey/Bob Cole
6th Place: Bob Cooksey/Glen Whitlock/Randy Lahm
5th Place: Tim Mackey/Harvey Brandt/Alan Caplin
4th Place: Lori Daniels/Bruce Page
3rd Place: Jonathan Willet/Doug E. Fresh
2nd Place: Larry Imperiale/Randy Silvey/Bill Wright
1st Place: Jeff O’Brian/Jake Gauthier/Toddy Brodeur

Pool B

7th Place: Jack Stanton/Conrad Damon/Dave Hesselbirth
6th Place: Paul Brenner/Chris Horn/Sam Kaye
5th Place: Chuck Richard/Dan Yarnell
4th Place: Tom Lasher/Jay Moldenauer
3rd Place: Bethany Sanchez/Rodney Sanchez
2nd Place: Joey Hudoklin/Daniel O’Neill
1st Place: Arthur Coddington/Matt Gauthier/James Wiseman

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2013 Virginia States Frisbee Championships Next Week

Just one week till the annual Virginia States Overall Frisbee Championships in Fredericksburg. This year is shaping up to be another fun gathering of the tribe as folks from all over the country gather for a weekend of frisbee competition, commeraderie and the wonderful experience that is Laszlo’s Wienie World.

Stay tuned for more reports next weekend after competition gets under way.

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2013 Paganello

2013 Paganello
Rimini, Italy
March 29-31, 2013

Pairs Final
1. Christian Lamred/Balu Major (46.80) [video]
2. Joakim Arveskär/Reto Zimmerman (43.6) [video]
3. Claudio Cigna/Marco Prati (43.0) [video]
4. Manuel Cesari/Tom Leitner (43.0) [video]
5. Pavel Baranyk/Flo Hess (42.7) [video]
6. Clay Collera/Andrea Dini (41.6) [video]

Co-op Final

1. Joakim Arveskär/Clay Collera/Reto Zimmerman (44.2)
2. Pavel Baranyk/Tom Leitner/Balu Major (44.2-tiebreak) [video]
3. Manuel Cesari/Claudio Cigna/Marco Prati (42.6)
4. Flo Hess/Christian Lamred/Dominique Weissenberger (37.8)

Mixed Pairs Final

1. Emma Kahle/Marco Prati (39.0) [video]
2. Judith Haas/Flo Hess (37.5) [video]
3. Nadine Klos/Christian Lamred (36.3) [video]
4. Eleonora Imazio/John Titcomb (30.0) [video]

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Frisbee Freestyle World Rankings – Open Division – March 2013

Not much movement at the top of this month’s Frisbee Freestyle rankings. Most of the people gaining points from Frisbeer 2013 lost points from Frisbeer 2011.

Freestyle Flying Disc World Rankings – Open – March 2013
(tournaments from march 1, 2011 to february 28, 2013)
(revised 3/8/13. thanks for Freddy Finner for finding errors)

[this time | last time | name (nation) | best 8 results | events played]

1 1 Prati, Marco (ITA) 1592.75 17
2 2 Cigna, Claudio (ITA) 1462.75 14
3 3 Silvey, Randy (USA) 1417.00 9
4 4 Gauthier, Jake (USA) 1412.75 18
5 5 Leitner, Tom (USA) 1381.50 11
6 6 Collerà, Clay (ITA) 1370.50 20
7 7 Hess, Florian (GER) 1241.60 22
8 8 Cesari, Manuel (ITA) 1226.25 15
9 9 Kenny, Paul (USA) 1217.25 13
10 10 Sanna, Fabio (ITA) 1199.00 20

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Frisbee Freestyle World Rankings – Women’s Division – March 2013

No movement on the March women’s Freestyle Frisbee rankings. Eleonora Imazio retains the top spot, and Sophie Wolf enters the rankings list at #67.

Freestyle Flying Disc World Rankings – Women – March 2013
(tournaments from March 1, 2011 to February 28, 2013)
(revised 3/8/13. thanks for Freddy Finner for finding errors)

[this time | last time | name (nation) | best 8 results | events played]

1 1 Imazio, Eleonora (ITA) 1014 20
2 2 Haas, Judith (GER) 919.25 14
3 3 Daniels, Lori (USA) 917.5 14
4 4 Hunrichs, Lisa (USA) 898 10
5 5 Kulisanova, Irena (CZE) 888 18
6 6 Strunz, Bianca (GER) 795 16
7 7 Alessandrini, Gloria (ITA) 764.5 12
8 8 Klos, Nadine (GER) 747 13
9 9 Hagenbjörk, Karolina (SWE) 559.2 6
10 10 Powell, Char (USA) 608.4 8

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Wintershred 2013

The 2013 version of Wintershred went down February 23 in sunny, but very windy San Francisco. The wind was so strong (20-25 mph, at least) that it blew us off the Beach and in to Golden Gate Park where we found a nice little spot to jam where there was actually very little wind.

We had an interesting turn out of Freestylers this year. Some new up and coming players and some surprise appearances from the past showed up and mixed it up for most of the afternoon. New to Wintershred and relatively new to Freestyle competition, was Johnny Trevino coming down with Mike Galloupe from Seattle. His energy and enthusiasm for the game energized the local crust for hours and hours. We also got a blast from the past when old school jammer John Barsky showed up with Keith Armstrong. It was the first time he had nailed up and played in 20 years. His jamming buddies from the early days were Krae Van Sickle and John Dwork back in the Big Apple for gosh sakes. He proved that he could still get it done, and that muscle and neural freestyle memory actually has a longer shelf life that you might expect. He dusted off some cool old school moves and a variety of especially crusty yet tasty ambidiscareous throws. I was often left trying to determine which spin was coming at me. Keith had been absent for awhile, as well, yet showed no loss of skill. Infact, after peeling out series after hein series I joked that he should take two years off more often.

The competition was a random draw pairs format performed at a ‘compromised’ 3.5 minutes per routine. Bonus points were given for Gitis catches, Scarecrow Catches, and a foot brush to a partner’s catch. Depending on how hein the move was completed, 1-3 points were given. These points were added to an overall score of 1-10 points for a total score.

First up was Seattle jammer and newly crowned World Mixed Pairs champion Mike Galloupe. He was teamed with local Bay Area Jammer Rick Moody. These guys played well with Mike providing big moves and hitting all the bonus point categories. Rick was mister consistency. After Mike’s early thunderous Gitis they did struggle a bit to get the scarecrow and foot brush and it may have cost them some on the overall score. They finished in third.

Next up Doug Korns paired up with Johnny Trevino. These guys were on and hit their moves throughout, though the foot brush catch was eluding them for most of the routine. They got it near the end and got it good. Johnny hit multiple gitis, and some cool complex series, while Doug hit all his signature moves including a solid UD Crow. They finished in 1st place.

Third up, the old master John Barsky teamed up with me (Carl Dobson) for fun jam on the grass. John was going all tasty old school moves, series and throws. I felt like I was jamming back in the 70’s again. Even our music was a remix of the old Byrds song ‘8 Miles High’. I hit a quick spinning crow and then we picked off another bonus move when I kick brushed a long high pass to John. I thought for a second it was to high, but no problem John casually spun into a nice blind around the head seal. Just one gitis was left for a trifecta, but alas that proved elusive as I missed a couple tries. We finished in second.

Up last was Mike Esterbrook and Keith Armstrong. These guys really played well with good flow, lots of passing and the highest scoring bonus move with Keith’s crash and burn double spinning gitis for 2.5 pts. They got a decent crow as well, but struggled with the kick brush and that may have brought them down a bit. They finished in 4th.

1st- Johnny Trevino/Doug Korns: 35.25 pts.
2nd- Carl Dobson/John Barsky: 34.75 pts.
3rd- Mike Galloupe/Rick Moody: 30.5 pts.
4th- Keith Armstrong/Mike Esterbrook: 27.75 pts.

The jamming was awesome all day, with a good vibe going all the while. Some of us kept it going until 5pm and flights had to be caught back to Seattle.

Hope some of you can make it to next years Wintershred.