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ESPN will be covering the FPA World Championships tomorrow (July 29) as part of Sportscenter’s 50 States/50 Days.
Today, they filmed the jams and interviewed Dave Lewis, Arthur Coddington, Dan Magallanes and Bill Wright. They will create a 90 second story that will run during Sportcenter tomorrow.
They tell us that the freestyle segment will air during the 3pm, 8pm and 10pm Sportscenters, then it will repeat overnight. Tune in!
As predicted, the pre-FPAW rankings lists (Open | Women) were almost as active as the July list.
Reasons For Upheaval
Specifically, three 2003 tournaments (Swedish Championships, Naragansett Jam and WDG/WFDF) expired and three new tournaments (NASS, Manresa and Super Hein) were added. Lot of points were lost, and lots of points were won.
Number One
Tom Leitner takes back the top spot, as predicted. Not only did he lose fewer 2003 points than Dave Lewis, Tom also solidified his point totals with top finishes at Manresa and Super Hein.
Top Ten
Fabio Sanna’s first taste of the top ten was fleeting. Super Hein champ Randy Silvey knocks him down to #11 on this list. Randy acquired more than 200 points (125 points for the win and a boatload of bonus points for beating 28 other top players) at Super Hein.
The Top 50
This time, the Top 50 is more relevant than the Top 100 because this rankings list will be used for seeding at the world championships. With some players (Jake Gauthier) coming off injuries and others (Dave Schiller) coming off breaks from competition, points added this month can have a big impact on the seeding in Seattle. Seeding wildcards are usually given to ultra-low ranked teams, so the closer a team can get to the seeding it deserves, the less the wildcards matter.
Elsewhere
Z Weyand (#72) and Carl Dobson (#69) make big jumps into the top 100. Good news for Z; it should help him get a better seed at Worlds. Seattle native Mike Galloupe (#108) nips at the edges of the Top 100; maybe Worlds will help him climb even higher. Bob Boulware is up to #135. Carolyn Yabe jumps to #195 from outside the top 400; that’s what winning co-op at Manresa will do. Watch those guys at #267 and #269. that might be the lowest ranking you see fora long time from John and Joe of ukdiscstyle fame.
Women’s Ranking Upgrade
The women’s online list now features info on where each player was ranked on the previous list. I’d love to get some feedback from the women on the kind of rankings list that would work best for them.
What will be the biggest surprise at this weekend’s world championships? Upsets? Meltdowns? Torrid gossip? Make your prediction in the comments.
2005 Super Hein
Seaside, Oregon
July 23-24, 2005
Final Standings
(total score for Pairs, Mob Op and Big Move)
1. Randy Silvey (295.5 points)
2. Tommy Leitner (293.5)
3. Dave Schiller (290.5)
4. Matt Gauthier (289.5)
5T. Jake Gauthier (287.5)
5T. Joel Rogers (287.5)
7. Larry Imperiale (285.5)
8. Pipo Lopez (273.5)
9. Fabio Sanna (272.5)
10. Paul Kenny (270.5)
11. Rodney Sanchez (268.5)
12. Bob Boulware (266)
13. Jamie Chantiles (259)
14. Jeff Kruger (257.5)
15. Z Weyand (256.5)
16. Lisa Hunrichs Silvey (254)
17. Cindy Kruger (253)
18. Lorenzo Apriani (250)
19. Jan Soerensen (249)
20. Mark Regulbuti (243)
21. Mary Lowry (241)
22. Steve Scannell (237.5)
23. Mike Galloupe (237)
24. Eleonora Imazio (229)
25. John Titcomb (227)
26. Sara Bergman (225.5)
27T. Dan Burke (223.5)
27T. Neil (223.5)
29. Lori Daniels (163.5)
On a routine pass over the Adriatic, the Shrednow satellite picked up this video signal. Immediately, the mysterious footage, labeled simply File 2271, was urgently transmitted to our security headquarters for analysis. The conclusion: Matteo Gaddoni should board the next plane to Seattle to show his roots-catching skills.
2005 Manresa
Manresa State Beach
Santa Cruz, CA
July 17-18, 2005
Final Results: Co-op
1. Skippy Jammer/Tom Leitner/Carolyn Yabe (33.5 points)
2. Arthur Coddington/Clay Collera/Fabio Sanna (31.4)
3. Lorenzo Apriani/Mark Regalbuti/Jan Soerensen (25.7)
4. Jamie Chantiles/Mike Galloupe/Melissa Trail (24.5)
5. Carl Dobson/Doug Korns/Z Weyand (19.5)
6. Eleonora Imazio/Keith Kleiner/John O’Malley (13.8)
Final Results: Open Pairs
1. Skippy Jammer/Tom Leitner (34.8)
2. Arthur Coddington/Clay Collera (34.5)
3. Joel Rogers/Z Weyand (32.6)
4. Lorenzo Apriani/Jan Soerensen (29.5)
5. Jamie Chantiles/Carl Dobson (28.0)
6. Mark Regalbuti/Fabio Sanna (27.1)
7. Mike Galloupe/Melissa Trail (21.7)
8. Eleonora Imazio/Doug Korns (13.7)
9. Dan Burke/Alessandro Collera (9.3)
Open Co-op Notes
– The bonus moves were Gitis, Roll To Partner and Cuff To Partner. These were scored from 1 to 5.
– The super bonus moves were a Scarecrow Brush, a Spinning Catch and a Turnover To Partner. These were scored either 0 or 5. All or nothing.
– I didn’t see the winning routine (I was warming up to play after them), but I heard they almost went dropless. From the cheers, they must have hit a ton of big moves.
– Johnny O’Malley could have gone ballistic with a few more clock throws. His partners were counter, and he graciously played almost the entire routine counter. We saw a few glimpses of his big air brushing game. It was beautiful to see him put ego second to the performances of his team. An example to us all.
Open Pairs Notes
– The bonus moves were Gitis, Roll To Partner and Cuff To Partner. These were scored from 1 to 5.
– The super bonus moves were a Scarecrow Brush, a Spinning Catch and a water catch. These were scored either 0 or 5. All or nothing.
– Points were close between the top two teams. Neither team hit big. Skippy Jammer and Tommy Leitner had a great start with smooth and flowing skid passes and multiple spinning catches from Tommy. Once the disc got wet and sandy, they lost their momentum. Arthur Coddington and Clay Collera had some momentum until they both caught water catches a third of the way into their six minutes. After that, they carried around what felt like 20 extra pounds of water in their clothes and didn’t quite have the pep they wanted.
– How powerful is a triple spinning gitis? Powerful enough to move Joel Rogers and Z Weyand into the top 3. In the last minute of their time, Joel fired off a very casual triple spinning gitis. Until then, they had scored pretty standard gitis bonus points. Joel’s move may have raised their score over Lorenzo Apriani/Jan Soerensen.
– The random draw didn’t like Lorenzo Apriani and Jan Soerensen. They drew the first playing position both days.
– Alessandro “Sleepy Jammer” Collera made his United States competitive debut. He was on fire for the first minute of his jam with Dan Burke. Ale hit a huge, definitive Scarecrow and nailed combo after combo until the sand took over their disc.
– Fabio Sanna did two standing gitis pulls; almost every catch had at least two spins.
– Jamie Chantiles and Carl Dobson were on the hunt for a solid gitis for their whole six minutes but didn’t hit the triples they wanted.
– Despite cackles from certain male freestylers, Eleonora retained her dignity and did not go for a water catch. She left that duty to Doug Korns.
Was the weather at EFC a little too cold for you? Do you like freestyling inside an oven? Do you mind if the grond melts your freestyle sneakers? If the answer to any of these questions is yes, then you would have had a great time at the first pre-FPAW jam of our Italian visitors.
Eleonora Imazio and Fabio Sanna arrived into San Francisco on Monday evening. After a improvised driving tour of San Francisco and some obligatory photos of the Golden Gate bridge, they got some much needed rest only to wake up on Tuesday in the middle of a heat wave.
Heat wave, you say? A heat wave in the Bay Area? The temperature must have gotten up to almost 22C, right? Wrong! After a weekend of chilly 20C degree days, Bay Area weather changed. The sun decided to focus its beams directly here, driving temperatures into the 30’s in an instant. Reports of temperatures at the jam ranged from 34C to 40C. Yes, it was that hot. It was one of those boiling days where wind actually made you feel hotter.
Eleonora was smart, jamming in short bursts then reclining under shade trees to enjoy the action and laugh at the fools melting in the sun. The rest of us – Fabio Sanna, Arthur Coddington, Greg Riley and Doug Korns – played on for almost three hours.
This was a trial by fire for Fabio, but he passed with flying colors. He was the most turbo of the day. He jammed the hardest and sat down last. Along the way he put down some sweet combos. My favorite was a UD series that included a double over down and some incredible flat work. If I hadn’t been delirious from the heat, I might be able to provide more details.
Tomorrow, the invasion continues with the arrival of two groups of European travellers to the Bay Area and the promise of more jams, these fueled by cooler breezes.
Ciao!
Congratulations to MadeInIsrael for being the 300th registered member of our Shrednow community!
BulaFLOW is a combination beach ultimate and freestyle event that will happen October 5-9, 2005 in Hertzelia, Israel. This is a holiday weekend both for Israel (Rosh Hashanah) and the United States (Columbus Day), so the organizers are hoping for strong international participation.
2005 NASS Competition
The National Adventure Sports Show
Royal Bath & West of England Showground
Westex, United Kingdom
July 8-10, 2005
1. Tom Leitner (USA)/Lorenzo Apriani (ITA)
2. Edoardo Favorini (ITA)/Gregory Lo-a-sjoe (NED)
3. John Coxhead (GBR)/Joe McCrave (GBR)
4. Timmy Broxap (GBR)/Russell Scott (GBR)
5. Ollie Gordon (GBR)/Tom Stocker (GBR)
6. Rob Capper (GBR)