UPa Finals 2009 Review
readers giving the first hand perspective
of this game. I have to salute the Capitals
for progress made this year and at this
Chain Lightning Strikes.. with Fury tournament. (Simply beating Riot is a step
forward.)
BY STEVEN TRAINOR – www.canadaultimate.blogspot.com
In the final, Fury won easily over Brute
Squad by a final score of 15-3. It’s the 4th
A LOT OF TEAMS (and their respective cities) entered the 2009 Finals
straight title for the San Francisco club.
Despite looking vulnerable during the
with high hopes. Regionals showed us that defending champions in
summer season, this team won when it
counted most.
various divisions were vulnerable and could be beaten. With so many
MASTERS
viable teams, team leaders (especially those in open) had a lot of
GLUM of Ottawa had huge hopes
different teams to game plan for. I can imagine it would be daunting.
heading into this tournament and with
good reason. Their play against DoG at
Underestimating any team could lead to an upset.
regionals indicated that this could be THE
YEAR. It was not to be.
OPEN WOMEN’S Starting off day one with a serious
I was happy to see the parity in this Heading into the finals, a lot of people leg injury to talented newcomer Derek
division in 2009. There was only two worried this would be a two team show Hodgson, GLUM never seemed to get on
blowout games in pool play (both 15-5 once again (Fury and Riot). Thankfully, it track. They had the misfortune of having
losses) and it seemed that this was the was not, and we can thank two eastern 3 of the top 4 final finishers in their pool
closest all 16 teams have ever been in teams (Capitals and Brute Squad) for that. -who seeded these teams? :) , and faced
terms of talent. All number one seeds held Seven of the top 8 teams held seed the talented Beyondors (Think Ex Condors
their seeds on day one (Revolver, Chain on day one, save for Vancouver’s Traffic players like Husak, Steets, etc). However,
Lightning, Ironside and Sockeye) and (going 1-2 and being upset by Lady GLUM won out after their quarters exit and
teams pulling ‘upsets’ included Truck Stop Condors of Santa Barbara). Day 2 saw a finished in 5th place.
and Ring of Fire. huge victory for Ontario’s Capitals, as they In the final, Troubled Past from California
In the end, Chain Lightning from Atlanta defeated Riot of Seattle 16-14. With the defeated Surly of Minnesota 15-11 to take
and Revolver from the SF Bay Area both win, the Capitals had set themselves up for the UPA title. It is the first championship for
took undefeated paths to the finals. Both their best possible chance of making semis Troubled Past, after finishing 3rd last year.
teams have been working for years to and finals. Traffic took care of business on
make the finals. Chain had already had day two and got a quarters play in game
MIxED
breakthroughs at UPA finals 2008, while versus Zeitgeist. Unfortunately, Zeitgeist The final saw two teams looking for their
Revolver had added some high profile got the win and Traffic was left to fight for first upa finals championship. Virgina’s Axis
pieces to explode as an elite power this 9th (they did indeed win out and get 9th of C’Ville, lead by former Sockeye player
year. Chain Lightning took the final 15-11 spot). Chase Sparling-Beckley, faced off against
over Revolver and wins it’s first national The Capitals won their quarter final and Iowa team Chad Larson Experience. Both
championship. headed into semi finals with hope- Their teams went undefeated through pool play
As for Canadian hopeful GOAT, I can day two upset over Riot forced Riot and and breezed to finals. In the end, the Axis
only speculate that it was a disappointing Fury to play semis versus each other, and of C’Ville won 15-11.
weekend. They were upset by Truck Stop all the Capitals had to do was beat Boston On the Canadian end, Edmonton’s
and lost to Revolver on day one. On day rival Brute Squad. You may recall that half Psychoplastique held seed on day one,
two, they were upset on universe (16-15) of the Capitals sqaud (Lotus) won the going 1-2 and playing top seed Mental Toss
by San Diego’s StreetGang but still had Boston Invite this year and lost to Brute Flycoons hard head to head. On day two,
a quarters play in shot versus Johnny Squad at the No Borders final by one point. Psychoplastique suffered losses to both
Bravo. Heartbreak ensued, as GOAT lost Combining Stella and Lotus could only Jukebox Hero and One Trick Pony. Playing
this match 16-14 . The spiral continued as help tip the scales against Brute. for 13th, Psychoplastique beating Bashing
the team lost to Madison Club and finally Unfortunately, the Capitals fell just Pinatas before losing to Brown Chicken
Bodhi (13-9) to finish 12th. short of finals, losing to Brute on universe Brown Cow and finishing 14th in their first
point (16-15). I looked forward to the UPA finals.
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