Vol.4

World Guts Speed Records Set

July 11, 2012

Congratulations to Shori Ouchi for setting a new world record in thespeed of a Guts throw on July 9th. His 140 km/h throw sets theprecedent for all future challengers. Ouchi also owns the Japanesedistance record (178.03m).

Mixed Division Mayhem
Colombia Upsets Germany

Meanwhile, in the Women’s Division, Naoko Tanuma set a new world
record with a 109 km/h throw.
Report by Fumio Morooka, President of WUGC2012 TOC

With the score 12-12, game to 14,
Colombia navigated a swarming
German defense to go up 13-12.
Germany quickly tied the game,sending the game to universe point.
With the game on the line, a lastsecond dump pass opened up ahuge deep opportunity andColombia capitalized. The receivercatching it just short of the end
zone. After a few more close calls,
Colombia found themselves thevictor 14-13.
Shori Ouchi

Naoko Tanuma

Women’s Division
Japan defeats USA

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“The World Flying Disc Federation (“WFDF”) is the international sports federation responsible for world governance of flyingdisc (Frisbee TM) sports,including Ultimate, Guts, and Individual Events. WFDF is a federation of member associations which represent flying disc sports and their athletes in
54 countries. WFDF is a member of SportAccord and the International World Games Association, is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Association,and is a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation in the state of Colorado, USA.”In an exciting match-up, Japan
overtook the USA 16-14 in agame early Tuesday morning.
Despite building an early 4-1
lead, the United States could not
hold due to the strong play ofthe handlers of Japan. Akina
Fujikawa, Eri Hirai, and Moe
Sameshima provided a very
steady presence for theiroffensive line. Georgia Bosscher
had an incredible game, often
being the spark to USA’s offense.
Emily Damon also had a breakout … Continued next page

Open Division
Top Seeds Hold
Canada, United States, Japan, andAustralia all remain undefeatedafter the first game of power
pools. Canada and Australia faced
tough tests from Great Britain andGermany, respectively. Both teams
pulled away late on the strengthof their defense and athleticism.
The U.S. and Japan gained earlyleads on both of their opponents
and never looked back. After an
early break by the Swedish, thedefense of the USA took over,building a 9-3 halftime lead.
…Continued next page

Stat Leaders By Division
Open: Davide Morri (Italy) 26 pts
Women’s: Yina Cartagena (Columbia) 40 pts
Mixed: Brian Garcia (USA) and Santiago
Tobon (Columbia) tied with 24 pts
Masters: Tom Rogacki (Australia) 28 pts
Women Masters: Three tied with 9 pts,Ai Fukano (Japan), Masumi Obata (Japan),
Beverly Porter (Canada)Japan Defeats USA (Cont.)- July 11…defensive performance, gaining three layout blocks in quick succession early in the game. However, the USAzone was not enough to contain the experience handling core of Japan. Often employing a three man cup, USA
attempted to slow down the quick moving Japanese offense, but was unsuccessful in the early going. Late in thegame, and down several points, USA adjusted with a 4 woman cup which got them back into the game. Whilethe U.S. would tie the game at 14-14, Japan would quickly end it, solving the zone and scoring on the ensuingdefensive point. Both teams could very well meet in semi-finals or finals, and it would be a highly anticipatedrematch.

Top Seeds Hold (Cont.)
The U.S. cruised to a 17-7 victory in the second half. The top seeds will match up tomorrow with Australia vs.
the U.S. and Japan vs. Canada.

ULTIMATE
Open

Women’sGermany 17 2 Finland
Colombia 16 10 Philippines
Canada 17 1 Singapore
Finland 17 5 Mexico
Germany 17 3 Singapore
Great Britain 17 2 Mexico
Italy 17 9 South Africa New Zealand 5 17 Colombia
USA 14 16 Japan
Great Britain 17 1 Hong Kong
Canada 17 1 New Zealand
New Zealand 16 10 Austria
USA 17 0 Mexico
France 14 11 Netherlands
Japan 17 6 Great Britain
Japan 17 6 Finland
Australia 17 8 Germany
Canada 16 12 Great Britain
Colombia 9 15 New ZealandFinland 14 7 Singapore
Australia 12 14 Colombia

Mixed
Germany 13 14 Colombia
Australia 17 5 China
Great Britain 14 13 Germany
Canada 17 5 Australia
France 17 1 South Africa
Japan 17 4 Philippines
USA 17 11 Netherlands
Russia 12 10 Hong Kong
USA 17 8 France
Russia 17 2 Netherlands
Philippines 17 3 South Africa
Japan 17 1 Hong Kong

Women Masters
Japan 17 1 Germany
Canada 17 5 Great Britain
USA 17 5 Australia
Japan 17 9 Great Britain
USA 17 2 Germany
Canada 17 7 Australia

Open Masters
France 12 15 Germany
USA 17 10 Great Britain
Canada 17 7 Australia
New Zealand 7 17 Japan
Australia 13 16 Japan
USA 17 4 Germany
New Zealand 15 16 France
Canada 14 11 Great Britain

GUTS
India
Japan RED
Australia
USAUSA
Japan RED
Japan RED
USA
Japan RED
Australia
USA
South Korea
South Korea
Australia
USA01011110111
1011101000010000100

Japan WHITE
South Korea
Japan WHITE
India
South Korea
Australia
IndiaJapan WHITE
Japan WHITE
South Korea
Australia
India
Japan WHITE
India
Japan REDULTIMATE
Open
11:30 S24
11:30 S25
11:30 S26
16:30 S1
16:30 S24

Canada - Japan
Great Britain - Colombia
Finland - New ZealandGreat Britain - Finland
Canada - New Zealand

16:30 S25
11:30 S1
11:30 S22
11:30 S23
16:30 S21
16:30 S22
16:30 S23
09:00 S26
14:00 S13
11:30 S12
11:30 S13
16:30 S12
16:30 S13

Japan - Colombia
USA - Australia
Sweden - Italy
Germany - France
USA - France
Sweden - Germany
Australia - Italy
Austria - Singapore
Austria - Philippines
South Africa - Hong KongNetherlands - Mexico
Netherlands - South Africa
Mexico - Hong Kong

Women’s
09:00 S6
09:00 S7
09:00 S8
09:00 S9
09:00 S10
14:00 S1
14:00 S6
14:00 S7
14:00 S8
14:00 S10
18:30 S6

Canada - Great Britain
Australia - Finland
Colombia - Singapore
USA - New Zealand
Japan - Germany
Germany - New Zealand
USA - Finland
Australia - Great Britain
Japan - Mexico
Canada - Colombia
Mexico - Singapore

Mixed

Women Masters

09:00 S21
Japan - South Africa
09:00 S22
USA - Hong Kong
09:00 S23
Russia - Philippines
09:00 S24
France - Netherlands
14:00 S9Japan - USA
14:00 S21
Russia - South Africa
14:00 S22
France - Philippines
14:00 S23 Hong Kong - Netherlands
11:30 S6
Australia - Colombia
11:30 S7Finland - China
11:30 S21
Canada - Great Britain
16:30 S6
Germany - China
16:30 S7 Great Britain - Finland

09:00 S11
USA - Canada
09:00 S12 Great Britain - Germany
09:00 S13
Japan - Australia
14:00 S24
USA - Great Britain
14:00 S25
Japan - Canada
14:00 S26
Australia - Germany

Open Masters
11:30 S8
Canada - Japan
11:30 S9
USA - France
11:30 S10 New Zealand - Great Britain
11:30 S11
Australia - Germany
16:30 S8 New Zealand - Germany
16:30 S9Australia - France
16:30 S10 Great Britain - Japan
16:30 S26
USA - Canada

Guts
09:00 F7
09:00 F8
09:50 F7
09:50 F8
10:40 F7
10:40 F8
11:30 F7
11:30 F8
13:15 F7
13:15 F8
14:05 F7
14:05 F8
14:55 F7
14:55 F8
15:45 F8

Japan RED - South Korea
USA - Australia
Japan RED - India
Australia - Japan WHITE
South Korea - Japan WHITE
USA - India
USA - South Korea
Japan RED - Japan WHITE
USA - Japan RED
Australia - India
India - Japan WHITE
Australia - South Korea
Japan RED - Australia
South Korea - India
USA - Japan WHITE

Antonio Barrera (#85, Colombia) lays out in an attempt to prevent an Alan McFarlane (#78, New Zealand) catch.