Hi all,
So in the interests of generating some noise about this first ever EUCF I
thought I'd voice my thoughts on the GB teams going:
Clapham:
Reigning European and UK Tour and National champions, everyone
(especially themselves) expects big things. It will be interesting to see
how the addition of some new faces this season will affect the team on the
international stage.
Fire:
A disappointing European championships last year leaves Fire with a
lot to prove. This year they have been as strong as ever on the UK Tour and
are building up for Worlds in Oz. I don't see them having a crash like in
2005.
Fusion:
Despite my obvious bias, I'm confident that Fusion can continue to
shake things up. I'm looking forward to a few 'upsets' ;)
Brighton:
Grapping the opportunity that Leeds and Chevy spurned, Brighton may
be a bit of a wild card in Florence; depending on personnel. During the
Tour they always seemed to step up against the 'top' teams - getting closer
to Clapham than most!
And the other teams to watch out for:
Skogshyddan:
These guys didn't make it to Europeans last year, but they won the
time before that. They aren't going to Oz for Worlds either and so this is
the peak of their year, plus they've been winning in Europe so far. This is
the team to watch.
FAB:
Anyone who saw (or heard about) how Clapham squeaked past FAB at the
semi's in Europeans 2006 will know that this is a good team. Have they had
a personnel change in the team this year though?
Ragnarok:
The Danes play a savvy game that I really enjoy, and Ragnarok where
runners up at Europeans in 2005; so we can expect them to stay in the top
bracket.
I'm not going to try any predictions - but anyone else care to? Or is there
more chat about these teams? Or any of the others?
The competition is strong and the venue in Florence looks to be amazing - so
I'm pretty exited to be going!
Cheers,
Barry
> -----Original Message-----
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> David Brauchli
> Sent: 28 September 2006 18:02
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected]
> Subject: [ED] EUCF Open Pools announced
>
> Dear European Disc Players,
>
> The draw for the European Ultimate Championship Finals, Open
> division, took place yesterday and results are below:
>
> POOL A - Clapham Ultimate, SOS, The Big EZ, CUSB POOL B -
> Ragnarok, Cota Rica, Fusion, Karhukopla POOL C - Skogshyddan,
> Mir San Zamperl, Freespeed, Brighton POOL D - FAB, Fire of
> London, HUT, Woodies
>
> Seeds were based on placements from the 2005 EUCCs and EUCR
> tournaments which took place in August. For the complete
> tournament schedule please refer to the tournament's website,
> http://www.eucf2006.org/ .
>
> The women's draw will take place later this week and will
> also be posted on ED/BD.
>
> As many of you are aware, the EUCS was formed this year by a
> group of European Ultimate players who wanted to create a
> yearly championship series. The teams in the finals have
> qualified by playing in regional tournaments and are the best
> teams each region can offer. For more information about the
> EUCS, please see the EUCS website http://eucs.efdf.org.
>
> The EUCFs will be played in Florence, Italy from Oct. 6-8. If
> you have the time and want to see Ultimate being played at
> its highest level, then by all means, book a cheap flight to
> Bologna or Rome, jump on a train and come to watch the best
> 16 open and 9 women's teams compete for the inaugural EUCS crown.
>
> The EUCS will continue into the foreseeable future; the
> Championship Series Committee has extended the deadline for
> receiving bid applications to host the 2007 EUCF to Oct. 31.
> If you wish to send in a bid for the Championship Finals,
> please download the bid criteria from the EUCS website
> (http://eucs.efdf.org) or write to me, dbrauchli(at)gmail.com
> and I will forward you the bid criteria.
>
> Best regards,
> David Brauchli
> CSC representative on behalf of the Championship Series Committee
>
>
>
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