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Eric Kersten Karina Woldt CEO TEAM TOC World Flying Disc Federation Tournament Director Managing Director of Events WFDF 2020 World Ultimate & Guts Championships Project manager Team TOC: Team Contact: Luc Herberichs Manouk van den Elzen [email protected] [email protected] +31 412 405280 +31 412 405280 3 4 EVENT The WFDF 2020 World Ultimate and Guts Champi- during regular round robin play. onships will take place over eight (8) days from Sa- The Guts competition days will likely be shorter with a turday 11 July until Saturday 18 July 2020. later starts and an earlier finish pending the schedule and number of teams registered to play. WFDF is allo- Day 1 will consist of official Captains’ and Spirit Cap- wing players to play both Guts and Ultimate, however tains’ meetings, Parade of Nations, Opening Ceremo- games and schedules will not take into account nor ny and an opening game on the showcase arena. All hold any games for any cross over or conflicts bet- teams must complete registration prior to the start ween players schedules. of the event and attend all official meetings. It is ex- pected that all teams take part in the Nations Parade Day 7 will see the final placement and semi-final in full uniform. Pending size of event, there is a pos- games played as well as the Bronze medal match for sibility that all teams may also play a round on Day both Ultimate and Guts followed by the Guts finals. 1. Detailed times will be outlined closer to the event. Day 8 will host the finals of the three Ultimate divisi- Teams should plan their travels accordingly. ons with a medal ceremony to follow the end of each final. The Closing Ceremony will follow the last game. Days 2-6 will consist of five (5) daily rounds for Ulti- The WUGC athletes party will be hosted on the last mate with an anticipation that first games will start evening of the Championships. around 09:00 and the final round will start at 17:00. Teams can expect to play up to two (2) games per day TEAMS & DIVISIONS WUGC is open to all WFDF member National Federa- tely based on the Bid allocation rules as published in tions (NF’s) and we encourage all to participate. The the appendix E4. event happens every four years and was last held in London in 2016. Each NF may pre-register a maximum of one (1) team per division. The WUGC will host three divisions for Ultimate in Men’s, Women’s and Mixed as well as hosting one Guts The event is open to National teams and all players Frisbee division. who meet the player eligibility for each division as de- tailed in the current WFDF rules of Ultimate appendix All WFDF member National Federations in good stan- D may form the playing roster. ding will be entitled to send teams and are requested to fill out the pre-registration for all divisions you There is a chance that not all NF’s will get all the bids want to send a team. Based on the interest received, they are interested in sending teams. As a result, you the WFDF Ultimate Committee will allocate bids accor- will be asked to rank your preferred divisions from dingly. With 84 WFDF member countries, it is impor- 1 (most interest) to 3 (lowest) when filling out the tant that every member fills out the EOI (even if you pre-registration form. are not coming) so that bids can be allocated accura- 5 6 LOCATION Leeuwarden, Friesland, The Netherlands When people think of the Netherlands, it is usually tulips, windmills, cheese and clogs that come to mind. To many visitors from abroad these Dutch ‘classics’ are the reason for spending their holidays here. However, this compact and modern country in the heart of Europe also offers an exciting mix of bustling cities brimming with exciting culture, art and architectures as well as a lush, green countryside and endless sandy beaches lining the coast of the North Sea. All connected by a modern transportation infrastructure and within easy reach. In the Province of Friesland you find Leeuwarden, the host city of these World Championships. The capital of the Province Friesland and the city that was the European Capital of Culture in 2018.