The MT1 results are out, congrats to Magic Toast on winning the event on their debut.
Without a seeding event, Mixed Tour One was always going to be hard to seed, and the TD has done a great job, much better than I would have. My predictions (read into that, wild guesses!) were pretty far out.
1.) Predicted Brighton Winners, finished 5th (4 places out).
2.) Predicted Steal rising from 36th, finished 38th (dropped 2 places)
3.) Predicted Flyght rising from 44th, finished 45th (dropped 1 place)
4.) Predicted Oxford rising from 27th, finished 35th (dropped 8 places)
5.). Predicted EMu falling from 9th, finished 20th/DNF (dropped 11 places due to dropping out)
6.) Predicted Fugazees falling from 30th, finished 24th (gained 6 places)
7.) Predicted Free Hugs falling from 46th, finished 48th (dropped 2 places)
So, we can conclude that I'm pretty much terrible at predicting results! Fair play to Fugazees for proving me wrong and getting a highly credible 24th place.
UPDATE:
The teams moving most seeds up were:
(=1) Leamington Lemmings 1 (up 9)
(=1) Bears Cavalry (up 9)
(=3) Magic Toast (up 6)
(=3) Fugazees (up 6)
(=3) Strange Blue (up 6)
The teams moving most seeds down were:
(1) Oxford Mixed (down 8)
(2) Meat Pie (down 7)
(=3) The Brown (down 6)
(=3) Jeremy Codhand 2 (down 6)
[NB: does not include EMu who didn't field a team]
This post was written whilst mostly listening to Mumford & Sons.
Monday 29 March 2010
Wednesday 24 March 2010
Mixed Tour One
I'm looking forward to MT1 in Cardiff this weekend now.
Not only is it one of my favourite venues, but we're staying in a hotel this year, with a pool/spa/sauna etc.
Anyways, the schedule was released an hour ago, and there are quite a few teams this year. Looks like the TD's have done a good job with the seedings, and from what little I know, they look pretty good. Just for S&Giggles, I thought I'd take a stab at the biggest movers, groovers and losers (take no offence at my lame and most probably drastically inaccurate predictions!).
I know that Codhand have been on a massive recruitment drive in the off-season and have been training hard, but with their teams seeded at #1 and #3 it suggests they've split them evenly, rather than a firsts and seconds, will this give the others a sniff of the trophy? My prediction is yes, and a well trained Brighton team getting prepped for Worlds will take the title.
Rising up the ranks will be...
1.) Sheffield Steal - 36th looks quite low down for this generally good team
2.) Flyght Club - I know they've been training hard, see them gain several places from 44th
3.) Oxford Mixed - Will finish higher than their 27th seed
Falling a few places will be...
1.) EMu - a new exec drafted in this year, seeded 9th, will they be as good as EMu we saw at Euros?
2.) Fugazees - losing players to the new Golden Ants team, will they have the squad depth to keep 30th seed?
3.) Free Hugs - 46th (out of 48th) but will drop two places if they're unable to field a team (good luck with the last minute recruitment!).
UPDATE: Just had it pointed out to be that Strange Blue came 16th at the only MT they entered last year, and are seeded 31st this year, expect them to fly up the rankings also!
See you there!
This post was mostly written whilst listening to Paul Weller.
Not only is it one of my favourite venues, but we're staying in a hotel this year, with a pool/spa/sauna etc.
Anyways, the schedule was released an hour ago, and there are quite a few teams this year. Looks like the TD's have done a good job with the seedings, and from what little I know, they look pretty good. Just for S&Giggles, I thought I'd take a stab at the biggest movers, groovers and losers (take no offence at my lame and most probably drastically inaccurate predictions!).
I know that Codhand have been on a massive recruitment drive in the off-season and have been training hard, but with their teams seeded at #1 and #3 it suggests they've split them evenly, rather than a firsts and seconds, will this give the others a sniff of the trophy? My prediction is yes, and a well trained Brighton team getting prepped for Worlds will take the title.
Rising up the ranks will be...
1.) Sheffield Steal - 36th looks quite low down for this generally good team
2.) Flyght Club - I know they've been training hard, see them gain several places from 44th
3.) Oxford Mixed - Will finish higher than their 27th seed
Falling a few places will be...
1.) EMu - a new exec drafted in this year, seeded 9th, will they be as good as EMu we saw at Euros?
2.) Fugazees - losing players to the new Golden Ants team, will they have the squad depth to keep 30th seed?
3.) Free Hugs - 46th (out of 48th) but will drop two places if they're unable to field a team (good luck with the last minute recruitment!).
UPDATE: Just had it pointed out to be that Strange Blue came 16th at the only MT they entered last year, and are seeded 31st this year, expect them to fly up the rankings also!
See you there!
This post was mostly written whilst listening to Paul Weller.
Monday 8 March 2010
Luau 2010 Results
Just a quick update, full report to follow...
Saturday (Beginners, Womens & Juniors)
Luau Winners = uBu
Plate Winners = Haze 1
Highest Placed Womens Team = Big Girls
Spirit Winners = Demons
MVP of Final = Peter Langdon (uBu)
Sunday (Experienced & Open)
Luau Winners = Leamington Lemmings 1
Plate Winners = Leamington Lemmings 2
Spirit Winners = TBU1
MVP of Final = JR (Lemmings)
...lots of photos on http://www.facebook.com/thrillson
This post was mostly written whilst listening to nothing, as it was done uber quickly!
Saturday (Beginners, Womens & Juniors)
Luau Winners = uBu
Plate Winners = Haze 1
Highest Placed Womens Team = Big Girls
Spirit Winners = Demons
MVP of Final = Peter Langdon (uBu)
Sunday (Experienced & Open)
Luau Winners = Leamington Lemmings 1
Plate Winners = Leamington Lemmings 2
Spirit Winners = TBU1
MVP of Final = JR (Lemmings)
...lots of photos on http://www.facebook.com/thrillson
This post was mostly written whilst listening to nothing, as it was done uber quickly!
Friday 5 March 2010
A Busy Weekend
There are at least four tournaments this weekend throughout the UK, all indoors ones. I must confess I'm looking forward to getting outdoors with Mixed Tour 1 at the end of this month, but until then, I'll make the most of indoors.
The first tournament is the Lemmings Luau, first because it was entered onto the UK Ultimate calendar first. It two one-day tournaments held in Coventry hosted by James Selley of the Leamington Lemmings. The Sunday is for Open and Experienced players, and the Saturday is for Beginners, Women and Juniors.
Speaking of Juniors, its the National Junior Indoor Championships this weekend in Wolverhampton. TD's by Vaughan, it'll see the current crop of young frisbee players compete to be crowned National Champions.
Down in the Wezcountry is High Octane, it'll be held at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter (that's where I learned to swim, damn straight). JB and Afro Peat are running the show with this one.
The other tournament this weekend is in a whole different country. Senseless '10 in Bangor gets props for the best tournament name (put the place name before the tournament name) . TD for this one is Paddy.
This post was written whilst mostly listening to The Flying Lizards (10p to the first person who guesses the track).
The first tournament is the Lemmings Luau, first because it was entered onto the UK Ultimate calendar first. It two one-day tournaments held in Coventry hosted by James Selley of the Leamington Lemmings. The Sunday is for Open and Experienced players, and the Saturday is for Beginners, Women and Juniors.
Speaking of Juniors, its the National Junior Indoor Championships this weekend in Wolverhampton. TD's by Vaughan, it'll see the current crop of young frisbee players compete to be crowned National Champions.
Down in the Wezcountry is High Octane, it'll be held at the Riverside Leisure Centre in Exeter (that's where I learned to swim, damn straight). JB and Afro Peat are running the show with this one.
The other tournament this weekend is in a whole different country. Senseless '10 in Bangor gets props for the best tournament name (put the place name before the tournament name) . TD for this one is Paddy.
This post was written whilst mostly listening to The Flying Lizards (10p to the first person who guesses the track).
Wednesday 3 March 2010
T2K
2,000 of you have checked out this page, which I'm pretty surprised by! 
I just started it up sometime ago just to pass the time, and was partly inspired by Greenie's blog.
It would be great to have a bit more feedback though and/or comments, so leave some.
Also, if you want anything covered, or whatever, then let me know.
Cheers, Thrillson
lucasthrillson at gmail daaaaaaaht com
I just started it up sometime ago just to pass the time, and was partly inspired by Greenie's blog.
It would be great to have a bit more feedback though and/or comments, so leave some.
Also, if you want anything covered, or whatever, then let me know.
Cheers, Thrillson
lucasthrillson at gmail daaaaaaaht com
Monday 1 March 2010
Lemmings Luau - This Weekend
The third Lemmings Luau, hosted by the Leamington Lemmings, is occurring this weekend in Coventry.
The tournament with it's unique format is two one-day tournaments, it has Womens, Beginners and Junior teams competing on the Saturday, with experienced Open teams playing on the Sunday.
Unfortunately they decided to host UKUA Under 20's this weekend too, so there hasn't been a great uptake by Juniors. There has however been great interested from Women's teams, and we've seen more entrants from ladies than any Luau to date. The Sunday has also proven to be very popular. In fact all of the 32 places (16 per day) were filled up in record time.
It seems that there really is a place for one-day tournaments in the UK Calendar.
What do you think about one day tournaments, do you like still having another day free on the weekend to see your nearest and dearest, or do you prefer two days of Ultimate and a big party, or are you not bothered about the party and enjoy playing the sunday without a hangover?
The tournament with it's unique format is two one-day tournaments, it has Womens, Beginners and Junior teams competing on the Saturday, with experienced Open teams playing on the Sunday.
Unfortunately they decided to host UKUA Under 20's this weekend too, so there hasn't been a great uptake by Juniors. There has however been great interested from Women's teams, and we've seen more entrants from ladies than any Luau to date. The Sunday has also proven to be very popular. In fact all of the 32 places (16 per day) were filled up in record time.
It seems that there really is a place for one-day tournaments in the UK Calendar.
What do you think about one day tournaments, do you like still having another day free on the weekend to see your nearest and dearest, or do you prefer two days of Ultimate and a big party, or are you not bothered about the party and enjoy playing the sunday without a hangover?
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