Brighton Ultimate at the World Ultimate Club Championships

Between 3rd and 10th of July, Brighton Ultimate’s Mixed team will be in Prague in the Czech Repubic to take part in the 2010 World Ultimate Club Championships (WUCC). Hosted every 4 years, the World Ultimate Club Championships bring together the top ranking teams from around the world in 4 divisions – Open (mens), Womens, Mixed (a ratio of 3:4 men:women or women:men on the pitch), and Masters (over 33 years old). WUCC 2010 will be bringing together a total 136 teams (approximately 3000 players) from 37 countries.

In the last 12 months, Brighton Ultimate have won both the UK National Mixed Division Championships and the European Mixed Division Championships, and are consequently the highest-seeded European team in the WUCC Mixed division – seeded 7th out of 40 teams. Over the course of 7 days, Brighton will play around ten 90-minute games. Updates on Brighton’s results throughout the tournament (and hopefully some comments from players) will be posted here on the website and on our Twitter feed. You can also keep up to date with other WUCC news and results on Twitter by following the #wucc2010 tag.

You can hear captain James Houghton talking about Ultimate and the upcoming World Championships on BBC Radio Sussex, and see a couple of short local BBC news clips on our Media page.

If you’re interested in finding out more about Ultimate or want to give it a try, we always welcome new players to our practice sessions (even if you can barely throw a frisbee!). Check out our New Player page to find more info on how Ultimate works and how you can get involved!

New to Ultimate? Want to give it a try?

Are you new to the sport of Ultimate? Whether you’ve got no idea how it works, or you’ve played it casually with your friends before, you’re welcome to join in with what we’ve got going on in Brighton Ultimate.

Currently we run a weekly practice session in Preston Park, starting at 6pm (or whenever you can get there) until sunset, and usually followed by a leisurely pint at the pub. Anyone is welcome to attend, and if you’ve never played before we’re happy to show you the ropes and get you involved.

Click here for more details on what Ultimate is, how it works, and why it’s so awesome.

If you have any questions about Ultimate itself or getting involved with Brighton Ultimate, email contact at brightonultimate dot co dot uk

Brighton Beyond 2010!

Brighton Ultimate are happy to announce registration for Brighton Beyond 2010 on the 14th/15th August!

If you’ve never been before, it’s a 16 team mixed tournament hosted on 14th/15th August in beautiful Sussex countryside surroundings on the edge of the South Downs in the middle of the summer, to wind down after an exciting Ultimate season. The cost is a value-tastic £145 for UK teams and £100/€110 for European teams. Click here for more info and to confirm your space!

Brighton Ultimate on Twitter

For the most up-to-date, er, updates on Brighton Ultimate practices and events, keep an eye on our Twitter account. You can read it here or further down this website on the righthand side.

BRIGHTON MIXED WIN XEUCF!!

Brighton Mixed stormed through to beat German team Frizzly Bears 15-6 in the final of the mixed division at the European Ultimate Championship Finals. Well done everyone!

Meanwhile, Brighton Open had a lot of really close matches, only winning 2 of their 7 games. Despite a low finish of 37th place, they gave their opponents a really tough time and showed that they deserved to be competing at XEUCF.

Check back in a day or two for some photos from the tournament.