my fellow tokyo disc aficianados,

below is a list of upcoming 2008 domestic and asia tourneys -- mark your calendars!

domestic tourneys::

1. dream cup: march 15-16 (competitive). http://www.clubjr.jp/2008dreamcup/?page_id=11

2. ebashi cup (beach): usually mid-may (casual). http://outdoorjapanforums.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9511072951/m/5341055581

3. 9th annual japan mixed nationals: may 24-25, nagano prefecture (highly competitive). http://www.jfda.jp/taikai.html

4. tajima (hyogo prefecture): usually july (casual). http://www.tajultimate.com/en/what.php

5. atami (beach): late september (casual). http://www.clubjr.com/news_2007atamibeach_album.html

6. gaia cup: late november (highly competitive). http://www.clubjr.com/news_2007gaiacup_album.html

interested in joining IKU for any of the above tourneys? email senco (senco48 at gmail) or yoshio (yleeper at gmail), and include your idea of a romantic date and favorite onigiri. note that ebashi, tajima, and atami tourneys are open to anyone and everyone (beginners are encouraged to join!)

asia tourneys:

Boracay Open (beach): March 8-9. "force ocean or force trees". a chance to play against (and party with) the local boracay dragons, 2nd place finishers at the Word Beach Tourney in Brazil.

Bali's 9th Annual Nusantara Cup: March 21-22 (Easter weekend). Play runs Friday and Saturday, with a huge party on Saturday night, leaving Sunday to recover on the beach. http://www.ultimateindonesia.com/

Jeju International Gnarley Nines: April 26-27. best fields in asia, lots of running, lots of free. http://koreaultimate.net/jeju/

Shanghai: June 21-22. http://www.shanghai-ultimate.com/tourney/

Singapore open: August 30-31. largest tourney in asia. http://www.singaporeultimate.com/

Hong Kong international: usually in october. http://portal.hkupa.com/

manila spirits: usually in november. http://www.philippineultimate.org/spirits07/

vietnam new years hat: http://saigon-ultimate.com/

bangkok hat: usually february. http://www.soidawgz.com/

most if not all of the above asia tourneys are open to individual participation. if you are interested contact the tourney organizer directly.

whew.

asia ultimate!

yoshio

yosh,

thanks for the post. I finally marked my calender! looking forward to a great summer of ultimate love.

-jeremy

Great post Yosh, lots of good info.

No body going to write a review/play by play of the Bangkok tournament of last weekend?

Mike.

Do we know the dates for Gaia Cup and Atami yet?

Atami is October 4-5
(registration on Sept 18!)

Gaia Cup is November 22-23
(registration on Oct 22!)

-jeremy

Is there a date for Manilla Spirits '08 yet?

i believe spirits are nov 22-23... same weekend as Gaia Cup.

yes, spirits and gaia are the same weekend (nov 22-23). bummer.