Wednesday, July 30, 2014

World Ultimate Club Championships Played 25 Years Ago

Twenty-five years ago on this date (July 30th), the first-ever World Ultimate Club Championships concluded. The inaugural World Ultimate CLUB Championships was played in Cologne (Köln), Germany in 1989. USA swept in the Open division  - (1) Philmore, (2) Elvis, (3) Looney Tunes. In the Women division USA placed in the top 2 spots with (1) Lady Condors, (2) Smithereens, and Sweden's Stenungsunds FC won bronze.
1989 WUCC Wham-O 165g 80 mold Frisbee [SOURCE]
The 10th World Ultimate Club Championships are set to begin in Lecco, Italy, in early August.

NOTE: The first World Ultimate Championships and Guts Championships tournament was hosted in Gothenburg, Sweden, in 1983, and continued in 1984, '86 and '88...

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