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The governing body of Ultimate Frisbee in the Philippines, the Philippine Ultimate Association, or the PUA, hosted its annual Manila Spirits tournament last November 6 to 8 on the fields of Alabang Country Club. Manila Spirits 2009 was much larger than past years as the PUA accepted the opportunity to host the 2009 World Flying Disc Federation Asia-Oceania Ultimate Club Championships (2009 WFDF AOUCC for short), to run concurrently with Manila Spirits

Read more on the WFDF website: http://www.wfdf.org/index.php?page=news/AOUCC_2009_Results.html

WFDF Rules of Ultimate 2009

1. Does AOUCC 2009 replace the annual Manila Spirits tournament?
   No. AOUCC will be held in conjunction with Manila Spirits. AOUCC is slated to have three divisions: Womens, Open and Mixed (provided enough teams join). Manila Spirits will just be Mixed as usual. The plan right now is for the Mixed divisions of AOUCC and Manila Spirits to be joined together.The Mixed division winner will be Manila Spirits champion. The highest finisher that meets AOUCC eligibility requirements will be AOUCC champion. They could be one and the same if the winner meets AOUCC eligibility requirements.

   Note: This AOUCC is a club tournament, unlike the Taiwan AOUC  in 2007 which was one team per country in each division.

2. What are the eligibility requirements?
   Please read this document - WFDF Ultimate Team Eligibility Rules for Club Championships. In summary, to qualify for AOUCC, your team must be endorsed by your national association, and your national association must use these guidelines to give their endorsement.
3. The tournament is November 6 to 8, 2009. Why three days and not the usual two?
   Due to the increase in divisions and the expected number of teams, we have added another day to accommodate the additional games. AOUCC Open and Mixed will be held on November 6. AOUCC Mixed and Manila Spirits will be held together on November 7 and 8.
4. Does the result affect seedings for any future WFDF tournaments?
   No. AOUCC 2009 is for bragging rights.
5. Do we need to reserve bids and is there a strict deadline?
   Yes. The deadline for foreign teams to join is September 30, 2009. After that it will depend on how many spots we have left. For Philippine provincial teams, only one spot will be allocated per city until September 30. After September 30, we will open up the remaining spots for Manila teams and other provincial teams that want to join.  Deadline for local teams is October 11, 2009.  Hopefully we will be able to accommodate all teams who want to join, but we would like to guarantee participation from as many countries as are interested, so we have given them priority for registration. There is a possibility of a qualifier for Manila teams if we cannot accommodate everyone.
6. Is there a team cap on how many teams a country can enter in each division?
   Not at the moment. However, if we start to get more interest than the fields can handle, we will need to put in restrictions.
7. What is the minimum number of teams required for each division? The rules say four teams, but WFDF would prefer to have six to make it a worthwhile competition for those coming. If the teams coming are okay with only four, we can petition WFDF or we can try to get Manila teams to merge from mixed to join women’s and men’s to try to fill up needed spots.
8. Can someone play in more than one division (ie open and mixed or women’s and mixed)?
   Yes. An additional player registration fee will be charged.
9. Is there a minimum and maximum number of players per team?
   Yes. Minimum 14. Maximum 28.
10. How much is the registration fee?
    Due to strong sponsorship response, there is no team registration fee. The breakdown of the player registration fees can be found here – Manila Spirits & AOUCC 2009 registration fees
11. What is an AOUCC non-eligible player?
    A player who will only be participating in Spirits, not AOUCC. Players can of course participate in both Spirits and AOUCC Open or Womens.

Please do check back with us regularly as 2009 is a massive year for us in the Wild Wild East!

We’ve got the 1st BULA Asian Championships Beach Ultimate happening from October 28 to 31, 2009, on our beloved Boracay’s White Beach.

We’re also very proud to announce that we’ve been awarded by the WFDF the privilege to host 2009 Asia Oceania Ultimate Club Championships (AOUCC) from November 6 to 8, 2009.  We will be merging the tournament with our famous Manila Spirits Tournament.

Whether it be on the sand or on the grass, we very much look forward to sharing the good times with you later this year.

It is official. We have been awarded the Asia Oceanic Ultimate Club Championships 2009 (AOUCC 2009).

The tournament will be held on Nov 6 to 8, 2009 at Alabang Country Club, Alabang, Metro Manila. Depending on the number of teams and divisions, registration will be on November 5.

The plan is for mixed, women’s, and open divisions as long as there are enough teams for each division (WFDF requires 4 teams to qualify as an official AOUCC division). It is club based and will be a basis for qualifications for the World Club Championships 2010 in Prague.

Eligibility requirements are still being finalized. From what we currently know, it is a club competition and not necessarily a “national team” format one, but we’ll keep you posted when we get official word if players should still be representing a country and if non-Asia based players would be allowed.

So mark your calendars and file those leaves! Spirits this year will be HUGE!