We here at the Canberra Ultimate blog are always looking ahead to the big things that are on the agenda in the distant future and so I was very interested to see some news coming out of WFDF:
"WFDF is pleased to have received three bids to host WUCC 2010. Bid packages were received from Brasilia, Brazil; Nottingham, UK; and Prague, Czech Republic. WFDF will present the winning bid during the World Ultimate & Guts Championships running August 2-9th in Vancouver, BC, Canada. WFDF is also currently seeking hosts for the 2009 PanAm Ultimate Championships, the 2009 Asia Oceanic Ultimate Championship, and the 2010 World Junior Ultimate Championship. Please review this bidding information if you are interested in hosting a WFDF event in your city." (Sourced via Ruebs at http://www.ultitalk.com/index.php/topic,316.0.html )
The World Ultimate Club Championships is held every four years and the highest level of play that a club (a non-national team) can participate in. Something like the UEFA cup for ultimate.
Well, all these cities are fine by me. Canberra will undoubtably have representatives heading to WUCC and there is a good chance that some sort of Canberra team/s will be heading over there.
The word on the street is that because the last WUCC was held in a 'remote' location, (Perth, Australia, 2006) that it is highly likely that it will be held in a major centre of frisbee. This would mainly favour the Nottingham bid and disadvantage the other two bids. That said, the cost of living is much much lower for both the other bid locations, which might advantage them. The bid will be awarded in Vancouver at the World Championships in August. After that it won't be long for all the Australian teams that are attempting to go to World Clubs to start organising.
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