China Ultimate

From Jie Gu:

Hi ultimate players,

Last weekend, Box came to Kunming and had a great time with you guys.
As he said, UFO Club of the University of Nottingham, Ningbo, China will hold the Second Ningbo Hat Tournament in April 3rd and 4th, 2010.
With the weather becomes warm in spring, it's a good time for some discs and fun. So, with attaching the official invitation letter, I am sincerely inviting all of you to join us.
BTW, could you please pass the information to all the frisbee players you know, many thanks.
To register, may I suggest if some of you come from the same team or place, it would be better if one representative can first collect the all the players' information and then send it to Forrest (super cute), liyanguan.forrest@gmail.com

For more information, plz check out our invitation letter and our blog for the great pics of first tourney and our beautiful campus:http://ningboufo.blogbus.com/logs/57596899.html

If you have any problem, you can reply this email directly or send an email to our captain Forrest：liyanguan.forrest@gmail.com

Hope things all going well.

From Forrest:

Hi everyone,
大家好

This is Forrest from Ningbo UFO club, I am pleased to officially announce that the second Ningbo Hat tourney will be held in April 3rd and 4th, 2010.
我叫野兽，宁波UFO的队长，很高兴宣布第二届宁波混合锦标赛将在2010年4月3号，4号举行。

With the weather becomes warm in spring, it's a good time for some discs and fun. So, with attaching the
随着天气逐渐变暖，届时将是一次很好与各地玩家切磋交流的机会。

official invitation letter, I am sincerely inviting all of you to join us. BTW, could you please pass the information to all the frisbee players you know, many thanks.
我真诚得邀请大家以及你们所认识的飞盘玩家加入我们。

To register, may I suggest if some of you come from the same team or place, it would be better if one representative can first
如果你们其中的一些人来自同一个地方或者同一个队伍，为了方便操作，可以选出一位代表

collect the all the players' information and then either send it to Forrest (super cute), liyanguan.forrest@gmail.com or Cath (super hot), dmsm.catherine@gmail.com.
先收集好所有队员们的信息，然后发给我或者大白。

For more information, plz check out our invitation letter and our blog for the great pics of first tourney and our beautiful campus. http://ningboufo.blogbus.com/logs/57596899.html
更多详细信息，请看我们的邀请函以及我们的博客，里面有第一届比赛的精彩回顾和我们美丽的学校。

Hope things all going well.
祝大家一切顺利。

Cheers
Forrest (野兽)
Frisbee, where Layout happens !

These are from Ningbo-based professional photographer M. Scott Brauer, who played on the winning team, Dynomite:






More here.

More pictures!

Facebook albums -- again, we turn to Mary Carlson of Shanghai to start:

Party Bus to Ningbo Hat: In Mary's words: "Russian Monkeys. Hot Pepper Snacks. The Best Speaker System Ever. The first mention of the Boat. Incredibly amazing Pee Stories. Sara in a State of SEVERE emergency for way too long. And, some Burrows as Bus Driver."


Party Bus to Ningbo Hat Extras: "The contest of who has more GAME is now in full effect. Kevin Chao is the judge. The contest date has yet to be decided. Who will be named the Victor?"


Dinner... So Much To Eat!: "This was the never-ending Chinese dinner with some of the best veggie dishes I have had in a while. The best was the Teppanyaki Tofu, but my account. I ate with three different tables, so I think that I might be the best judge!"


Party Time: "Cold. Crazy Boat Dance Game that had Michael Burrows up on stage, and some fantastic Starbucks action."


Bus Back to Shanghai. Straight Chill: "Tired. Except for maybe a couple of people who had way too much energy for a Sunday night!"


Roy Iceman: Ningbo Hat tournament


Sei Xue: Ningbo 1st Hat Tournament

None other than Huwa's Geoff Ng writing...

Alright, alright...we know "Ultimate" isn't the best name for a sport. Especially one that was invented by hippie stoners. So yeah, we do get a lot of flak for what it's called--one of our friends even insists on calling it "just OK frisbee". But Ultimate is actually one of the fastest growing sports in the world, and China is no exception to that rule. Hong Kong and Shanghai have held annual tournaments for years now, but since the first National tournament was held in Beijing two years ago, local-run tournaments have been popping up in Kunming, Tianjin, and Ningbo.

The first national tournament was in Tianjin, but... details, schmetails.

POSTSCRIPT: Congratulations to the team captained by Jon Greenberg and Alec Hutson, Dynomite, for winning the six-team hat tournament. Winning may be an understatement though: Dynomite went 7-0 and cruised up to and through the finals. We'll have pictures up later.

In the rosy afterglow of Kunming's recent hat tourney, Ningbo is announcing one of its own: March 27-28 (that's Friday-Saturday) at the University of Nottingham in Ningbo, China.

For 200 RMB (or less, says the tourney invite), you get:

• Free food and water on the fields, free dinners, tons of free beer
• Two free drinks at two parties
• A tourney disc, jersey and bottle
  

Again, all that is for 200 RMB, or less than 29 USD. The disc itself is probably worth a third of that.

To register, email rock_my_way@hotmail.com with the following filled out (the form will look familiar to anyone who attended Kunming). For more information, email zliybxz1@nottingham.edu.cn.

-Name
-Sex
-Age
-Height
-Jersey size (Chinese sizes)
-Accommodation preference and length of stay
-A rank of yourself in each of the following categories: experience, defense, speed, throwing and receiving. See the chart below (borrowed from the kind people of Bangkok Hat)

Experience
1- 0-6 months
2- 6 months or more, pickup only
3- More than 6 months, league experience
4- More than 2 years, mid-level club player
5- High-level club experience

Defense
1- No strategy
2- Understands a force
3- Understands a force and can play zone
4- All the above and known as a good defender
Speed
1- I can barely run
2- I can only keep up with a few opponents tops on any given line
3- I can hold my own against most
4- I got wheels

Throwing
1- Can barely throw a flick, if at all
2- Can throw flicks and backhands short-range, no breaks
3- Can make longer throws and sometimes break
4- I got hucks and breaks all day

Receiving
1- I have butterfingers
2- Can catch pretty well but has trouble with reading
3- Can catch under pressure and read pretty well
4- Just put it

Now the Chinese version:

大家好！我们宁波很高兴宣布第一届宁波极限飞盘分组赛的举行。大家一起度过一个有好比赛、好天气、好朋友的愉快的周末当然还有很棒的啤酒！宁波是个东部沿海城市，离上海3个小时的车程，大家一起来享受的宁波人民的热情款待吧！享受愉悦，享受阳光！~

参赛的费用 200块。这包括：比赛场地提供的食物（包括水果、面包、花生酱等）、周六晚上的晚饭、和party的酒水（将每人发酒水券）、比赛场地上提供的啤酒、一个比赛纪念飞盘和比赛服。

欢迎晚会注册派对: 宁波诺丁汉大学
周六晚派对: 我们会在你们到来的时候告知

如果你要注册，请发如下内容到 邮箱地址：rock_my_way@hotmail.com

姓名
性别
年龄
身高
衣服尺码（中式尺码）
住宿偏好和住宿时间
还有你所属的下面所有项目的级别：经验、防守、速度、扔盘和接盘。 请参看下面的供选答案。

经验
1 0-6个月
2 6个月或者更多，无正式比赛经历
3 多于6个月，并有正式比赛经历
4 多于2年，俱乐部飞盘队员水平
5 高水平飞盘运动员

防守
1 没有战术
2 明白‘force’
3 明白‘force’并明白区域防守
4 明白上面所有并以防守好闻名

速度
1 我不快
2 我还行
3 我比较快
4 我非常快

扔盘
1 刚会正手扔盘
2 会扔短距离的正手和反手，不会‘break’
3 会扔远距离的盘，有时会‘break’
4 扔盘大师

接盘
1 接盘不好
2 接盘不错，但是读盘有问题
3 能在压力下接盘，能很好读盘
4 我什么都可以接住

派对的主题还没定下来
希望你们都能来！

如有有一些问题需要咨询，请发邮件至: zliybxz1@nottingham.edu.cn

宁波UFO飞盘组委会

Dear all,

Here is a exciting news about Ningbo hosting a tournament on 27th March. We are very honored to invite you to our tournament. Like other tournament, loads of beer and booze, nice field, and most importantly, frisbee! We are sure to show you a well-prepared tournament and try our best to largely offset your transportation, accommodation and tourney fees. All are sincerely welcome and all we need is your participantion. Finally, I am very grateful of your all along contributions to China's ultimate. Hope to see you in Ningbo!

More information will be provided in the attachment. If you have other players interesting on this tournament, pls let me know, thank you.

Cheers,

Xue Zhixing (Sei)
Year 4,
International Business & Management
University of Nottingham Ningbo, China

zliybxz1@nottingham.edu.cn