Last weekend saw uBu organising a tournament for the first time, which was held in Aston University. The pool games were played on Saturday and they managed to showcase how inept this TD is when it comes to seeding teams. The lower seeded teams, including second teams and the junior teams, managed to upstage their higher-seeded counterparts.
On Saturday night, there was a slight problem with the social, but everyone still had fun as they went to different pubs followed by a clubbing session till the wee hours of the morning. Sunday started with the crossovers. As if to prove how important crossovers are, Reading Dragons, despite finishing last in their pool, stepped up their game on Sunday to reach the plate final. An exciting sudden death game was witnessed between Lords of the Ring and Dragons. The crowd was driven to frenzy and numerous cheers of support were heard for the Dragons. Turnover after turnover, both teams looked for the quick point until Dragons finally prevailed. Reading Dragons also won the Spirit Award. Some of the pool winners had the opportunity to sleep in (or party all night long!) due to their efforts during the Saturday pool games. However, it may have worked against them as some of them arrived for their first game looking rather plastered, namely Fly TNT. Fling�s Flyght of Fancy finished unbeaten throughout the weekend and put the icing on the cake by beating Bears 2 in the cup final with a score of 12-1. From what I�ve heard, it was the first tournament for some of their players, so congratulations on winning!!! The Bears teams played well in reaching both plate and cup finals. Bears 1 won the plate final, beating an on-form Dragons team. In reaching the cup final, Bears 2 made a huge mockery of their initial seeding and deserved to be applauded for their efforts. Special mention to the junior teams, Tornadoes and Thundercatch for finishing in the top eight despite having a low seeding. Thundercatch could have finished higher but they had to leave early due to transportation problems. All in all, it was a fun weekend. Thanks to all the teams for coming and making uBu�s first tourney a great success. Hope to see you guys next year (and some of you next weekend for Midlands regionals!!) Final placings for uBu beginners tournament 22nd-23rd November 2003 Fling�s Flight of Fancy � Cup winners Bears 2 Purple Haze Jedi 2 Tornadoes Fly TNT Mental Discs Thundercatch Bears 1 � Plate Winners Reading Dragons - Spirit Thrill on the Hill 1 Lords of the Ring Aye-Aye uBu 2 Trinity Hammertime Thrill on the Hill 2 uBu 1 � Spoon winners Jedi 1 PHU Fighters uBu 3 Winners of the 3 pint challenge � Alex and Greg from Bears with a winning time of 23 seconds. Honorable mention goes to John and Lisa from Thrill on the Hill with 30 seconds The MVP of the final is Lorenz from Fling�s Flyght of Fancy. Thanks to Lookfly for supplying the prizes for the 3 pint challenge and MVP awards. Also, thanks to my fellow uBu-ers for helping throughout the weekend. The tournament would not have happened without your help and support. Cheers, Jason uBu/Slipdisc --------------------------------- Want to chat instantly with your online friends?�Get the FREE Yahoo!Messenger __________________________________________________ BritDisc mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc Staying informed - http://www.ukultimate.com/informed.asp
