Tournament action
Pass by Gschäll to Adi at the Swiss Championships 2007 in Zug
Tournaments
Here are the results of the latest tournaments ZUF has participated in. The Swiss championships are decided by 3 rounds played on 3 different weekends. Between these rounds and during the rest of the year there are other tournaments (both domestic and international) where ZUF is represented. Ultimate is usually played outdoors on grass, but there are also beach and indoor tournaments. The Swiss Frisbee Sport Federation is presenting a list of tournaments here and you might find ZUF playing at some of those competitions.
2010
Zamperl Cup 2010
10 - 11 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
Open: 12th place out of 12 teams
Women's: ?th place out of 12 teams
2009
Swiss Championships
19 - 20 September: Round 3 in Nyon
Co-ed: ZUF also went undefeated through the second round after defeating Klopstock Zurich in the last game of this round. In the semifinals ZUF was up against Radical Zurich. After trading points until halftime ZUF's defense started to show results securing the victory. The finals against Freespeed Coed Basel showed a similar game development, and with a strong second half ZUF could end the season as the new Swiss Champions. ZUF would like to thank all their opponents for all the well played games! (Results round 3).
Swiss Championships
4 - 5 July: Round 2 in Basel
Co-ed: After victories against Radical Zurich and Code Wiz Geneve, ZUF went undefeated through the first round and qualified for the second round. There ZUF started off with victories against FlyHigh Lausanne and Freespeed Coed Basel to secure a semi final spot. (Results round 2).
Talampaya 2009
30 May - 1 June: Talampaya Coed in Geneva
Co-ed: 8th place out of 32 teams
Swiss Championships
16 - 17 May: Round 1 in Berne
Co-ed: Victories against Flying Angels Bern Coed, Klopstock Zurich, Les Mange-Disques Nyon and Pink Panthers Bern. (Results round 1).
Bibione 2009
1 - 3 May: Bibione Beach Co-Ed Challenge in Bibione, Italy (beach)
Co-ed
HiJacker HiNoon Tournament 2009
21 March: HiJacker HiNoon Tournament in Kerns (indoors)
Co-ed
Zamperl Cup 2009
10 - 11 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
Open: 12th place out of 12 teams
Women's: 10th place out of 12 teams
2008
Swiss Championships
27 - 28 September: Swiss Championships round 3 in Berne
With solid play and victories against Flying Angels Bern Master, Flying Colors (Oberkirch) and FSL (Lucerne) ZUF ended up in 7th place in the Swiss Championships and will continue to play in the first league even next season.
Swiss Championships
6 - 7 September: Swiss Championships round 2 in Basel
After losses against Crazy Dogs (Stans) and Solebang (Cham) ZUF dropped from 4th to 7th place after the first round-robin series, missing out on the playoffs. To secure a spot in the first leauge next season ZUF needs to come in top 2 in the qualification series. After wins against Wombat (Willisau) and Sky Hawks (Winterthur) ZUF is currently in the lead.
Swiss Championships
5 - 6 July: Swiss Championships round 1 in Zug
4th place after the first round; important victories against Flying Angels Bern Master and Black Panthers Bern. Losses against Freespeed Basel, Flying Angels Bern Open and Wizards Open Genève.
SwissCup 2008
31 May - 1 June: SwissCup in Huttwil
Men's: 2nd place out of 18 teams; Loss against Freespeed (Basel) in the finals, just as in 2006.
Talampaya 2008
10 - 12 May: Talampaya Coed in Geneva
5th place out of 23 teams
Bibione 2008
1 - 4 May: Bibione Beach Co-Ed Challenge, Bibione, Italy (beach)
Paganello 2008
20 - 24 March: Paganello in Rimini, Italy (beach)
Open: 28th place out of 48 teams.
GnadeBang Indoor Tournament 2008
24 February: Indoor tournament in Steinhausen.
Zamperl Cup 2008
12 - 13 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
Open: 11th place out of 12 teams
Women's: 5th place out of 8 teams
2007
Dogs Indoors 07
17 - 18 September: Indoor tournament in Stans
Swiss Championships
22 - 23 September: Swiss Championships round 3 in Berne
6th place; The last round ended in an anti-climax for ZUF. With losses against Flying Angels Open (Berne), Crazy Dogs (Stans) and Freespeed (Basel) ZUF ended up in fifth place after the second round-robin series. The game for fifth place against Solebang (Cham) was then lost.
Swiss Championships
8 - 9 September: Swiss Championships round 2 in Langenthal
Still in 4th place after the second round; The two last games in the first round-robin series were against Freespeed (Basel) and FSL (Lucerne). A clear loss against Freespeed was avenged with a clear victory against FSL, which placed ZUF on a fourth place in the final standings after the first round-robin series and advancement to the top-six round-robin series. There a victory over Solebang (Cham) was followed by loss against Wizards First (Geneva) in very close game.
Extremfeiner Schottercup 2007
11 - 12 August: Extremfeiner Schottercup in Graz, Austria (beach)
Coed: 2nd place out of 12 teams, Spirit Award winner; With a disciplined offence and a strong defence ZUF finished the pool play undefeated with victories against Spin (Vienna), Winona Raiders (Mödling), GeilUnLimited (Graz), "Strand" (part of it the Austrian beach mixed nationalteam) and Austrian Masters MAMI. After an intense semifinal against "Gut" (the second part of the Austrian beach mixed nationalteam), Zamperl (Munich) was awaiting in the finals. But the German champions were too tough and they are the well-deserved winners of the Extremfeiner Schottercup 2007! Congratulations!
ZUF team photo
RedHat 2007
20 - 22 July: This classical Hat tournament took place for the 17th time in Sarnen. 3 ZUF players participated in the following teams: Schoon (2nd place), Räge and Glanzheiter.
Swiss Championships
23 - 24 June: Swiss Championships round 1 in Zug
4th place after the first round; Victories against Crazy Dogs (Stans) and Solebang (Cham), close games but losses against Flying Angels Master (Berne) and Wizards First (Geneva), and a clear loss against the defending champions Flying Angels Open (Berne).
Talampaya 2007
26 - 28 May: Talampaya Coed in Geneva
12th place out of 32 teams
SwissCup 2007
5 - 6 May: SwissCup in Huttwil
Women's: 2nd place; The 3 teams from Zurich (ZUF, Radicals and Klopstock) put together a women's team, Zurakl, that played really well in the Swiss cup, beaten only by Red I's.
Bibione 2007
28 April - 1 May: Bibione Beach Co-Ed Challenge, Bibione, Italy (beach)
8th place
Paganello 2007
6 - 9 April: Paganello in Rimini, Italy (beach)
Open: 27th place out of 48 teams; 1 victory and 2 losses in the first round and 4 victories and 1 loss in the second round. 2 of the 3 last placement games were won and ZUF ended up on 27th place out of 48 teams from all over the world.
Zamperl Cup 2007
13 - 14 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
Open: 8th place out of 12 teams
Women's: 7th place out of 8 teams
2006
Chlausturnier 2006
9 - 10 December: Chlausturnier in Alpnach (indoors)
Swiss Championships
30 September - 1 October: Swiss Championships final round in Basel
5th place; The games on Sunday were rained out, so unfortunately ZUF didn't really get the chance to defend the 4th place from 2005.
Swiss Championships
9 - 10 September: Swiss Championships round 2 in Berne
Swiss Championships
1 - 2 July: Swiss Championships round 1 in Zug
6th place after the first round; after only one victory against Colors ZUF ended up in 6th place. The games against Freespeed and Flying Angels Open ended with losses, and also Wizards were too strong this time. The last game on Sunday against FSL was a hard game, but was lost with just one point. Congratulations and thanks FSL for the cool game! And a big thanks to Gnadelos for a perfectly organized first Swiss Championships round in Zug!
Freespeed anniversary tournament
24 - 25 June: Anniversary tournament in Basel
3rd place; the Basler anniversary tournament was hot in many ways... Story (in German)
Talampaya 2006
3 - 5 June: Talampaya Coed in Geneva
7th place; best Swiss team. Story (in German)
SwissCup 2006
20 - 21 May: SwissCup in Huttwil
2nd place; after a tough start against circumplaudo, ZUF won the other games against Red I's and FSL more clearly. With the first place in the pool play ZUF was qualified for the playoff on Sunday! A game with full concentration and tactical discipline against Crazy Dogs opened the way to the finals - against Freespeed. As expected Freespeed was too strong, but despite the loss it was a great torunament.
Congratulations to the well deserved victories: Freespeed (Open), Radical (Women's) und Wombat (Spirit!). Thanks Wombats for a well planned and well executed SwissCups 06!
Paganello 2006
14 - 17 April: Paganello in Rimini, Italy (beach)
31st place; 1 victory in the first round, 5 victories in the second round, lost recovery game, and a final 31st place.
Sky Bowl 2006
1 - 2 April: Sky Bowl in Winterthur
Tournament cancelled due to drenched fields.
Zamperl Cup 2006
14 - 15 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
8th place
2005
Chlausturnier 2005
3 - 4 December: Chlausturnier in Alpnach (indoors)
4th place
Kong Volmer 2005
12 - 13 November: Kong Volmer in Copenhagen, Denmark (indoors)
10th place
Swiss Championships 2005
24 - 25 September: Swiss Championships Final round in Huttwil
4th place; Lost the tough game for the third place, but still satisfied of the 4th place.
Swiss Championships 2005
20 - 21 August: Swiss Championships Round 2 in Berne
Lost all 4 games against better teams, but still qualified for the final round since the strong first round.
Extremfeiner Schottercup 2005
30 - 31 July : Extremfeiner Schottercup in Graz, Austria (beach)
3rd place
Swiss Championships 2005
25 - 26 June: Swiss Championships Round 1 in Zug
Key games won so already qualified for the final round.
SwissCup 2005
28 - 29 May: SwissCup in Huttwil
3rd place
Talampaya 2005
14 - 16 May: Talampaya Coed in Geneva
6th place
Sky Bowl 2005
16 - 17 May: Sky Bowl in Winterthur
4th place
Paganello 2005
25 - 28 March: Paganello in Rimini, Italy (beach)
32nd place
Zamperl Cup 2005
12 - 13 January: Zamperl Cup in Munich, Germany (indoors)
8th place
Colors indoor tournament 2005
15 - 16 January: Colors indoor tournament in Grosswangen (indoors)
4th place