Open division
Games to watch – Friday #BeachTales
Well clearly the games to watch are the finals. So let’s have a quick look into them and maybe some predictions
Grand Masters: USA vs Sweden – in their previous meeting USA won 13 – 4. The real question is, what will Sweden change?
Open Masters: USA vs Canada – Team USA have rolled through every other […]
Tensions rise in an open semi but spirit prevails #BeachTales
As you may have seen on the livestream or VOD, the Philippines were defeated by USA in the open division semi-final on universe point in incredibly windy conditions. The game was back and eventually reached 7-7 with a game to 8. After a few turnovers each way, the Americans had the disc on their defending […]
Papa and Mama Goose plus John Titcomb #FamilyDay #BeachTales
Everyone knows that WCBU is made up of athletes, coaches, staff, volunteers and organizers. We also know that there has been a ton of media covering the event as well. However, there are some other people wandering around the fields. These are supporters of the team and some come in the form of parents. If you […]
From Chennai to Dubai #BeachTales
In every ultimate federation you find those individuals who have put a lot of effort into spreading ultimate and helping the sport grow in their country. Jaidip Patel is one of those unique people and is the main guy in Indian ultimate, who, in this their second WCBU, have lit up the tournament. I spoke […]
Bracket Play – It’s Business Time #BeachTales
Pools are all done, it is time for the knockout stage. Check out all the standings here. It is time to see what teams can manage in do or die mode. I look at mixed, women’s and open and tell you a bit of what to expect for each one.
Mixed
The USA has gone through pools without […]
Games to Watch: Wednesday #BeachTales
The Wednesday edition of Games to Watch. If you have some time on the fields, here is what Ravi and DP think you should check out.
8:00 – Field 5 – GBR vs CAN Women: a key game for both teams, expect a cracking one here.
9:00 – Field 2 – POR vs USA Mixed: undefeated teams […]
Kenya Open beats Russia #BeachTales
Yesterday I told you guys that Russia was the team to look out for this tournament. However, in sports things can shift at any second and the unexpected can happen at any time. While many people were watching USA defeat Canada, or Great Britain take down the Philippines, Kenya decided to shake things up in […]
Canada Open steals another universe point game. This time against the Aussies #BeachTales
In a very similar story to their matchup with Russia yesterday, Team Canada showed that just because you are up by few points on them, it does not mean that it is over yet.
Australia went up early in the game with a few breaks and had a buffer for quite some time until things went […]
Games to Watch: Tuesday #BeachTales
The Tuesday edition of Games to Watch. If you have some time on the fields, here is what Ravi and DP think you should check out.
8:00 – Field 1 – KEN vs UAE Open – This one is on the livestream. Both teams have each had a win against Qatar and this should be a […]
Russia Open – Surprise story for everyone except for Russia #BeachTales
Day 1 is now in the books. Many things went as people would expect, but one huge surprise is Russia Open. Russia have had two sudden death games games against traditional ultimate power houses, Australia and Canada. They went 1-1 on the day and here is a bit more about their first day at WCBU.
Their first match […]
