World Ultimate Club Championships
St. Andrews, Scotland
August 8-14, 1999
(page 2 of 4 of Condors tournaments in 1999)

Condors Soar thru Quarterfinals-
(write-up by Flying Scotsman)

Condors 15-9 vs WSL All-Stars
Sideline gamblers betting on the time it would take for the first call were disappointed by the clean opening to the Condors/WSL All Stars march-up. Four full points passed before a foul was called; 3-1 to Condors after early drops by WSL All Stars. The WSL defence settled, attempting to flood the cutting lanes and block dumps and forced several turnovers with huge layout Ds. Precision hucking into the endzone helped Condors keep their lead to the take the half 8-4. WSL All Stars came back strong after the half, shutting Condors down with a two-man cup and systematically working the disc in front of the zone before punching it home for three points, 8-7. Repeated unforced drops and errors allowed Condors to build an unassailable 14-7 lead, and although WSL All Stars pulled two back, with the help of a sky in the endzone by David Babkow (23) and a massive layout D from (9), Condors took the game 15-9. Though the game reached nail-biting levels of tension it was by and large cleanly played.

DoG Stars in Semis-
(write-up by Flying Scotsman)

The start of this all American semi-final saw the grandstand filled with about 200 people. This figure trebled within the first 10 minutes as the sun shone down on the ensuing action. DoG scored first blood within seconds with a long pass by Jim Parinella. An early footing in the game was essential for both teams, and it was DoG who seized the moment. Condors response was a slightly errant huck giving DoG the turnover to demonstrate how accurate a huck should be. The pace was frightening and the determination was extreme, but Condors did not waste any more time announcing their arrival in the game. Every pass was heavily fought and layouts were in abundance. This was not just for the crowd. This was a bare-knuckle contest with each player pushing themselves to the limit. If there was one layout that stood above the rest then it would have been by JD, the Condors no.4. A full extension leap about four foot in the air to out-stretch one handed for the disc. This was followed up by a perfect hammer to the endzone to level the game at 4-4. The crowd was duly appreciative. More outstanding team play from both sides saw the half end 8-6 in DoG's favour who relied once more on a Jim pass to a Fortunat Mueller (no.8) catch. The second half saw an intense trade of points with oppressive D from both sides, however, at 11-10 to DoG the screw was turned a notch more and the strength and depth of the team allowed DoG to edge further ahead. Fortunat was instrumental in leading this surge with an outstanding layout D on a poach. Condors never gave up and could never be ruled out but in the end the DoG defence was too solid. Covering 2 poppers on a zone defence Takahisa Honda made light work of the ground by flying through the air to make an awesome interception. This was the last play before the disruptive "lightning" threat, and when the players returned DoG scored twice quickly to end the game 15-10. A great spectacle.

3 v 4 -

Then came the game for 3v4 place against the Sweden #1 team which had beaten the Condors in pool play 13-15. They traded points to the half with the Condors up 8-7. It stayed even to 12-12, game capped at 14. Condors scored after an amazing D (in fact there were quite a few amazing Condors D's this game). Condors pulled and guess what... they got the D again. Took the disc in for the win, 14-12. The video of this game should be great - except for the tempers at the end.

So the Condors placed 3rd overall and got the bronze trophy. From this spectator's viewpoint, it was a great week of Ultimate. The team played great at times and very good at times. Now it's time to reflect and enjoy Scotland.

Highlights:
Robb scored his first Ultimate goal!
St. Andrews - a great town... especially when the sun comes out.
Steve walking out on the field in his cast Friday morning for semis.

Lowlights:
Steve's broken wrist in the game Wednesday morning.
Jason's broken ribs in the game Wednesday afternoon.
Taro's back.
Brent's hand.
Semis.

Party Winners:
It's a tie - Taro and JD... hands down.

Quarterfinal Results:
Condors vs WSL All Stars 15-9
Finland #1 vs Sweden #2 15-9
DoG vs Ring of Fire 15-12
Sweden #1 vs JAM 17-15

Semifinal Results:
DoG vs Condors 15-10
Finland vs Sweden 17-16

Finals Result:
DoG vs Finland 19-17

Note:
DoG = USA Boston
JAM = USA Bay Area
Ring of Fire = USA NC
WSL All Stars = USA NY
Skogshyddans = Sweden #1
Carnegie = Sweden #2
Liquidisc = Finland #1

Below are the final placings for each division. In brackets by each team find their nationality and original seeding.

Open

1 DoG (USA, 1)
2 Liquidisc (Finland, 28)
3 Condors (USA, 2)
4 Skogsyddans (Sweden, 5)
5 Ring of Fire (USA, 3)
6 JAM (USA, 10)
7 WSL All Stars (USA, 4)
8 Carnegie (Sweden, 7)
9 Fenris (Denmark, 14)
10 Zamperl (Germany, 24)
11 Houston Houndz (USA, 6)
12 Red Lights (Netherlands, 8)
13 King Brown (Australia, 26)
14 Feral (Australia, 15)
15 Feldrenner (Germany, 13)
16 Barbarians (Japan, 9)
17 Flying Angels (Switzerland, 32)
18 UTI (Great Britain, 20)
19 HUT ( Finland, 11)
20 Chevron (Great Britain, 31)
21 Catch 22 (Great Britain, 16)
22 Blackspin (New Zealand, 19)
23 Free Flyers (Japan, 12)
24 Bombers (Japan, 27)
25 Orebro (Sweden, 18)
26 Wall City (Germany, 21)
27 Cota Rica (Italy, 22)
28 Loquitos (Japan, 25)
29 Discus (Finland, 29)
30 Cynics (Canada, 17)
31 Ultimatum (France, 33)
32 Thebigez (Austria, 23)
33 Fluid Druids (Great Britain, 35)
34 Too Bad (Canada, 34)
35 SOUP (Scotland, 36)
36 XLR8RS (Belgium, 30)
37 Pookas (Ireland, 37)
38 RED (Great Britain, 39)
39 Tsetse Fly (South Africa, 38)

Women

1 Women on the Verge (USA, 2)
2 Schwa (USA, 11)
3 Spirals (Japan, 7)
4 Lady Godiva (USA, 1)
5 Bliss (Great Britain, 12)
6 Espoo (Finland, 19)
7 Carnegie (Sweden, 9)
8 Atletico (Finland, 8)
9 Red Lights (Netherlands, 6)
10 Seven Green Bottles (Australia, 13)
11 Skogshyddans (Sweden, 10)
12 Discus (Finland, 15)
13 Condors (USA, 5)
14 Ozone (USA, 3)
15 Liberos (Japan, 24)
16 Barbarians (Japan, 4)
17 Twin Peaks (Great Britain, 22)
18 Loquitos (Japan, 18 )
19 Raging Wahine (New Zealand, 16)
20 Bombers (Japan, 14)
21 Smisses (Switzerland, 17)
22 Frizzly Bears (Germany, 20)
23 Baraonda (Italy, 21)
24 Four Non-Blondes (Great Britain, 23)

Coed

1 Red Fish Blue Fish (USA, 1)
2 Osaka Natto (Japan, 6)
3 RippIt (USA, 5)
4 Manitou (Canada, 3)
5 Pira Haku (USA, 2)
6 Disconnection (Germany, 9)
7 Fingers (Switzerland, 14)
8 HUT (Finland, 4)
9 Throws of Passion (Canada, 10)
10 Blue Arse Flies (Great Britain, 7)
11 Brazil (Brazil, 11)
12 Where's Bob (Great Britain, 16)
13 Mild Mannered Janitors (Great Britain, 12)
14 FLAP (Canada, 8)
15 Aged to Perfection (Canada, 13)
16 Gael Force (Scotland, 15)

Master

1 Cigar (USA, 1)
2 Return of the Red Eye (Australia, 4)
3 Tempus Fugit (USA, 2)
4 Team 42 (Germany, 3)
5 Thrill seekers (International, 8)
6 Pretenders (International, 5)
7 Wizards (Switzerland, 9)
8 Farm Accidents (Canada, 6)
9 Overflow (International, 7)