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Ten years ago today, Tom Leitner launched frisbee.com. It was a smart move for him to reserve the domain for use by disc athletes before corporate interests realized how valuable it could be.

Frisbee.com was the first and most important freestyle website, gathering together historical data on tournaments, providing locations for jams and jammers and keeping the sport updated while we all caught up technologically. Over the years, Tom has fended off the occasional challenge to the ownership of the frisbee.com domain and luckily for us, his enthusiasm for the project has continued. Ten years later, there are dozens of freestyle websites, each with its own personality, each with a specialty, but almost all of them were inspired by one common ancestor – frisbee.com.

Happy 10th birthday, frisbee.com.

The Hunger Site stepped up as the lead sponsor of the 2005 FPA World Championships, creating the tagline “Cultivate Peace, Play Frisbee” for the event. They are an organization devoted to generosity, and we appreciate the generosity they showed our sport this weekend.

Event t-shirts are still available. For each sale, they will donate 25 cups of food toward eradicating hunger worldwide. So you not only get a great t-shirt, you make the world a better place.

The final score in a competition never tells the full story. Knowing that Tom Leitner and Dave Schiller scored 71.9 in the Open Pairs final does not tell you how difficult their moves are, that they went dropless or that their performance was electric.

I have a mental shorthand when looking at Total scores. If a team is over 70 points, they did something special. They played well and the judges really liked it. A score in the high 60’s means the team played a solid but not quite epic routine. Strong finalist teams usually score at least in the low 60’s. Semifinalist teams or higher ranked teams that had a bad day may turn in scores in the 50’s. Scores under 50 indicate either a lower ranked team that is still putting all the pieces together, or a mid-level team that had an off day.

The story does not end with the Total score, though. Each Total score is made up of Difficulty, Execution, and Artistic Impression scores. Some teams specialize in one of the categories. Other teams are generalists, scoring solidly on all three categories. Sometimes one category will be the most important in one round of freestyle, but not important in the next. For instance, if conditions are good and all the teams play cleanly, execution is a wash. Difficulty and Artistic Impression become the deciding factors. If all the teams play at approximately the same skill level, Execution and Artistic Impression become more important. A team that knows its strengths can try to showcase those strengths, work on its weaknesses – or both.

Below are the results of the 2005 FPA Worlds with category scores broken out. There are many stories hidden in the numbers. Which ones can you find?

Continue reading “2005 FPA Worlds: Expanded Complete Results”

FPA Worlds
Greenlake Park
Seattle, WA
July 31, 2005

WOMEN’S PAIRS FINAL

1. Cindy Kruger/Lisa Hunrichs Silvey (69.8)
2. Sarah Bergman/Mary Lowry (53.0)
3. Terry Bogenhagen/Amy Schiller (50.7)
4. Lori Daniels/Carolyn Yabe (47.8)

OPEN PAIRS FINAL

1. Tom Leitner/Dave Schiller 71.9 (dropless)
2. Randy Silvey/Reto Zimmerman 67.2
3. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis 67.2
4. Pat Marron/Paul Smith 63.2
5. Larry Imperiale/Jeff Kruger 62.3 i
6. Paul Kenny/Pipo Lopez 62.0
7. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier 61.8
8. Joel Rogers/Rodney Sanchez 59.5

MIXED PAIRS FINAL

1. Amy Schiller/Dave Schiller 74.5
2. Lisa Silvey/Matt Gauthier 65.5
3. Mary Lowry/Paul Kenny 61.3
4. Cindy Kruger/Jake Gauthier 59.6
5. Nikki Nicholson/Toddy Brodeur 51.1
6. Bethany Sanchez/Rodney Sanchez 46.6

OPEN CO-OP FINAL

1. Tom Leitner/Joel Rogers/Dave Schiller 73.2
2. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier/Randy Silvey 70.4
3. Toddy Brodeur/Larry Imperiale/Paul Kenny 68.8
4. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis/Pat Marron 65.5
5. Clay Collera/Lisa Hunrichs Silvey/Jan Soerensen 55.4
6. Bob Coleman/Jeff O’Brien/Dan Yarnell 53.8
7. Jeff Kruger/Pipo Lopez/Reto Zimmerman 53.6
8. Jamie Chantiles/Rico Schneider/Z Weyand 45.9

NOTES:

– Dave Schiller swept all three titles, the first time that has been done since Joey Hudoklin in 1987.

– Dave Schiller also went dropless for the day.

– Dave Schiller and Tom Leitner’s Open Pairs final round was dropless, the first dropless pairs win since Arthur Coddington and Dave Lewis in New York City in 1996.

– Amy and Dave Schiller won a record fifth Mixed Pairs title together. The team with the next best record is Dave Schiller and Kate Dow with three titles.

– Tom Leitner and Dave Schiller each picked up their third Open Pairs title. Only Deaton Mitchell, Jim Schmal/Benson, Arthur Coddington and Dave Lewis have more – 4 each. Joey Hudoklin and Skippy Jammer also have three Open Pairs titles.

– Cindy Kruger and Lisa Silvey won their third consecutive Womens Pairs title. Lisa Silvey now has six Women’s titles, behind only Stacy McCarthy’s eight. Cindy Kruger now has five Women’s titles, putting her third on the all-time list.

– Tom Leitner and Dave Schiller now each have four Co-op titles, behind Larry Imperiale’s seven and Joey Hudoklin, Dave Lewis and Arthur Coddington’s five on the all-time list. Tom and Dave are tied with Skippy Jammer at four titles. Joel Rogers now has three FPA Co-op titles.

2005 FPA World Championships
Seattle Washington
July 30, 2005

OPEN PAIRS SEMIS
(top 4 in each pool to semifinal)

Pool A

1. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis (65.3)
2. Randy Silvey/Reto Zimmerman (64.8)
3. Larry Imperiale/Jeff Kruger (63.6)
4. Joel Rogers/Rodney Sanchez (61.0)
5. Bob Coleman/Dan Yarnell (59.5)
6. Clay Collera/Fabio Sanna (58.5)
7. Dan Lustiger/Rick Sader (53.7)
8. Lorenzo Apriani/Mark Regalbuti (46.9)

Pool B

1. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier (69.8)
2. Paul Kenny/Pipo Lopez (69.6)
3. Tom Leitner/Dave Schiller (67.9)
4. Pat Marron/Paul Smith (58.1)
5. Joakim Arveskär/Stefan Karlsson (58.0)
6. Rob Knapik/Bill Wright (51.8)
7. Alan Caplin/Petri Isola (48.1)
8. Toddy Brodeur/Cindy Kruger (47.7)

MIXED PAIRS SEMIFINAL
(top 3 in each pool to final)

Pool A

1. Amy Schiller/Dave Schiller (66.9)
2. Lisa Hunrichs Silvey/Matt Gauthier (66.8)
3. Bethany Sanchez/Rodney Sanchez (60.3)
4. Carolyn Yabe/Tom Leitner (54.8)
5. Eleonora Imazio/Fabio Sanna (53.3)
6. Anne Goh/Steve Scannell (44.7)
7. Terry Bogenhagen/Rico Schneider (39.3)

Pool B

1. Mary Lowry/Paul Kenny (62.9)
2. Nikki Nicholson/Toddy Brodeur (59.1)
3. Cindy Kruger/Jake Gauthier (58.0)
4. Lori Daniels/Joel Rogers (55.9)
5. Sarah Bergman/Jeff Kruger (54.0)
6. Rohre Titcomb/Pipo Lopez (49.7)

OPEN CO-OP SEMIS
(top 4 in each pool to semifinal)

Pool A

1. Tom Leitner/Joel Rogers/Dave Schiller (72.3)
2. Toddy Brodeur/Larry Imperiale/Paul Kenny (68.4)
3. Jeff Kruger/Pipo Lopez/Reto Zimmerman (61.8)
4. Bob Coleman/Jeff O’Brien/Dan Yarnell (53.5)
5. Joakim Arveskär/Petri Isola/Stefan Karlsson (53.3)
6. Alan Caplin/Tim Mackey/Mark Regalbuti (39.1)
7. Craig Burris/Paul Smith/Dan Swanson (37.0)
8. Eleonora Imazio/Dan Lustiger/Rick Sader (31.9)

Pool B

1. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis/Pat Marron (70.7)
2. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier/Randy Silvey (66.5)
3. Clay Collera/Jan Soerensen/Lisa Hunrichs Silvey (58.1)
4. Jamie Chantiles/Rico Schneider/Z Weyand (52.4)
(5, 6 or 7). Lorenzo Apriani/Bob Boulware/Rodney Sanchez (48.1)
6. Bob Morrissey/Steve Scannell/Craig Simon (38.8)
7. Lori Daniels/Matt Hull/Mike Stoneking (38.3)
8. Steve Hubbard/Fabio Sanna/Bill Wright (SCR)

Notes:

– Winds were super-shifty today. Though the winds were light, teams had to contend with an unpredictable wind direction almost the entire day. The lake wind only arrived very late in the day for the last few co-op teams, who were very grateful. Amy and Dave Schiller may have had the worst wind. During Mixed Pairs, the wind blew from almost every direction over the course of four minutes.

– Today was a day of small point differentials. Pat Marron and Paul Smith qualified for the Pairs final with a differential of only 0.1 points over Stefan Karlsson and Joakim Arveskär. Amy and Dave Schiller won their Mixed Pairs semifinal by only 0.1 points over Lisa Hunrichs Silvey and Matt Gauthier. And, Matt & Jake Gauthier won their Open Pairs semifinal by only 0.2 points over Paul Kenny and Pipo Lopez.

– The Matt & Jake Gauthier semifinal routine was one of the best freestyle performances I’ve seen. Amazing teamwork. Outstanding difficulty. And all performed in a way that not only complemented the music they used (Metallica’s "One"), but interpreted it musically as well.

2005 FPA World Championships
Seattle Washington
July 29, 2005

OPEN CO-OP PRELIMS
(top 4 in each pool to semifinal)

Pool A

1. Toddy Brodeur/Larry Imperiale/Paul Kenny (69.0)
2. Lorenzo Apriani/Bob Boulware/Rodney Sanchez (60.1)
3. Steve Hubbard/Fabio Sanna/Bill Wright (58.2)
4. Lori Daniels/Matt Hull/Mike Stoneking (46.5)
5. Dan Burke/Mike Galloupe/Neil Tolan (35.6)

Pool B

1. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis/Pat Marron (67.9)
2. Bob Coleman/Jeff O’Brien/Dan Yarnell (59.5)
3. Joakim Arveskär/Petri Isola/Stefan Karlsson (57.4)
4. Alan Caplin/Tim Mackey/Mark Regalbuti (51.0)

Pool C

1. Tom Leitner/Joel Rogers/Dave Schiller (66.6)
2. Clay Collera/Jan Soerensen/Lisa Hunrichs Silvey (58.9)
3. Jamie Chantiles/Rico Schneider/Z Weyand (52.5)
4. Eleonora Imazio/Dan Lustiger/Rick Sader (47.6)

Pool D

1. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier/Randy Silvey (72.7)
2. Jeff Kruger/Pipo Lopez/Reto Zimmerman (63.8)
3. Craig Burris/Paul Smith/Dan Swanson (46.5)
4. Bob Morrissey/Steve Scannell/Craig Simon (44.0)

WOMEN’S PAIRS SEMIFINAL
(top 4 to final)

1. Cindy Kruger/Lisa Hunrichs Silvey (63.3)
2. Lori Daniels/Carolyn Yabe (55.9)
3. Amy Bekken/Terry Bogenhagen (49.6)
4. Sarah Bergman/Mary Lowry (48.0)
5. Eleonora Imazio/Nikki Nicholson (35.6)

OPEN PAIRS PRELIMS
(top 4 in each pool to semifinal)

Pool A

1. Arthur Coddington/Dave Lewis (65.0)
2. Randy Silvey/Reto Zimmerman (61.1)
3. Joakim Arveskär/Stefan Karlsson (56.0)
4. Rob Knapik/Bill Wright (50.5)
5. Matt Hull/Mike Stoneking (48.7)
6. Bob Morrissey/Steve Scannell (48.2)
7. Dan Burke/Neil Tolan (35.7)

Pool B

1. Joel Rogers/Rodney Sanchez (65.8)
2. Larry Imperiale/Jeff Kruger (65.0)
3. Clay Collera/Fabio Sanna (63.2)
4. Dan Lustiger/Rick Sader (56.7)
5. Craig Burris/Dan Swanson (52.6)
6. Bob Boulware/Jan Soerensen (52.4)
7. Mike Galloupe/John Titcomb (51.6)

Pool C

1. Tom Leitner/Dave Schiller (70.4)
2. Jake Gauthier/Matt Gauthier (68.4)
3. Bob Coleman/Dan Yarnell (59.9)
4. Lorenzo Apriani/Mark Regalbuti (58.0)
5. Jamie Chantiles/Rico Schneider (57.1)
6. Steve Jennings/Z Weyand (49.2)

Pool D

1. Paul Kenny/Pipo Lopez (68.6)
2. Toddy Brodeur/Cindy Kruger (61.0)
3. Pat Marron/Paul Smith (58.6)
4. Alan Caplin/Petri Isola (56.9)
5. Carl Emerson/Jeff O’Brien (55.1)
6. Mike Hughes/Tim Mackey (52.9)

Notes:

– A third round of co-op was added to accomodate the large number of entered teams (17). It has been at least 10 years since there were 3 round of co-op at an FPA Worlds.

– Paul Kenny and Pipo Lopez received 9.9’s in execution from all three judges. Is this the highest execution score ever?

– Jeff Kruger may have had the biggest move of the day. A double spinning aerial flamingo brush directly into a spinning gitis during the co-op prelim.

– Great news! Judy Robbins was able to jam after much uncertainty over her knee. Congratulations and welcome back to the jam, Judy!

The Seattle Times put Mary Lowry on the cover of their Sunday magazine for a very good pre-Worlds article.