[Japan Flying Disc Association]
Japan representative open division wins runner-up! The women’s category won the SOTG Award! [WFDF2024 World Ultimate Championship] *Japan Flying Disc Association, General Incorporated Association* Press release: September 13, 2024
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Japan representative open division wins runner-up! The women’s category won the SOTG Award! [WFDF2024 World Ultimate Championship] At the WFDF 2024 World Ultimate Championship held in Gold Coast, Australia from August 31st (Saturday) to August 7th (Saturday), 2024, the Japanese national team participated in all three divisions: Open Division, Women Division, and Mixed Division. , won runner-up in the open category. In addition, the women’s category won the SOTG Award. * -Ultimate-*
Open category: Runner-up
Women’s Division: 5th place/SOTG Award
Mix category: 8th place
Open category: Runner-up
Women’s Division: 5th place/SOTG Award
*About the SOTG Award
In Ultimate and Guts, which use a “self-judgment system” in which competitors themselves operate the rules, matches are conducted based on the premise of “a sense of responsibility for fair play on the part of each player” called Spirit of the Game (SOTG). Masu. In order to encourage players to play in accordance with this philosophy, in addition to awarding match rankings, we have established SOTG awards. This award recognizes the best team based on the average score given by all the opposing teams that competed during the tournament.
About the flying disc competition “Ultimate”
In Ultimate, two teams of seven players each pass a disc around a 100m x 37m court, and if they catch a pass in the end zone, they score a point (1 point). It takes advantage of the flying characteristics of the disc, which are not found in ball games, requires speed and stamina, and the spirit of the game.
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The name Ultimate was given because it adopts a self-judgment system based on the basic philosophy of Ultimate. Each youth division will compete in a five-person format.
About “WFDF2024 World Ultimate Championship”
This is a world tournament to determine the top of the flying disc competition “Ultimate”.
* -Period and location-*
Saturday, August 31, 2024 – Saturday, September 7, 2024
Gold Coast, Australia (time difference with Japan -1 hour)
* -Number of participating countries/teams-*
Number of participating countries: 22 countries and regions
Number of participating teams: 49 teams
For more information about this tournament, click here:
https://www.jfda.or.jp/2024/08/27/wfdf2024-japan-nationalteam-wuc-main/
[Association overview]
Organization name: Japan Flying Disc Association
Address: JAPAN SPORT OLYMPIC SQUARE 901, 4-2 Kasumigaoka-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0013
Representative: Chairman Haruyoshi Saito
URL: https://www.jfda.or.jp/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JapanFlyingDiscAssociation/ X(Twitter): https://twitter.com/JapanFlyingdisc
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/japanflyingdisc/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/JapanUltimate
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@japanflyingdisc_official
Member organization: World Flying Disc Federation
(IOC/IPC approved organizations), Japanese Olympic Committee, Japan Sports Association, Japan Sports Fairness Promotion Organization, Japan Anti-Doping Agency, Japan World Games Association , Japan Recreation Association, University Sports Association
[Contact information regarding this matter]
Person in charge: Yuta Saito
TEL: 03-6434-0721
MAIL: news@jfda.or.jp