WFDF Congress Agenda 2006
07 November 2006
The agenda and delegate materials for the WFDF Congress 2006 are now available. A number of reports have been added to the materials previously published.
WFDF hosts meeting for Asian and Oceanic region at WUCC
02 November 2006
WFDF will be hosting an Asia Region Caucus during the upcoming World Ultimate Club Championship in Perth to bring together organizers from the Asian region. The meeting is scheduled for Saturday the 11th of November, at 20:00 at a place to be announced shortly.
WFDF Executive Director sought
07 September 2006
WFDF is seeking a part-time Executive Director. A position description is attached.
Vancouver to host WUGC2008
31 January 2006
The World Flying Disc Federation announced today that Vancouver, Canada has been selected to host the WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championships on August 2-9, 2008. More than one hundred teams from over 30 nations will gather to compete for the world title in at least six divisions of play..
Board election results
19 January 2006
Congratulations to these candidates, who have been elected and agreed to serve as WFDF Directors for the 2006-2007 term:
Treasurer - Robert "Nob" Rauch;
Individual Events Chair - Paul Francz;
At Large - Dan Engstrom, Dave Nesbitt, Rue Veitl, Todd Demetriades.
It was an excellent turnout with 100% of eligible members casting ballots; 90% of those on time and counted. And many, many thanks to outgoing board members Erik Hammer, Kim Godwin, and Tami Pellicane for years of WFDF service.
WFDF election opens
18 December 2005
The 2005 WFDF Board Election is now open. All member associations should have received an electronic ballot paper. If you need to obtain one, please contact Jonathan Potts on jonathan dot potts at wfdf dot org.
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Latest WFDF Communiques
02 August 2017 - Official Communication 
WFDF seeking interested candidates for the position of Director of Communications and Global Media. The Director would assist the executive staff and officers in writing press releases, identifying content and managing WFDF’s Facebook and Twitter pages, managing WFDF’s youtube and/or other video presence, and ensuring that WFDF takes advantage of the evolving opportunities in social media in order to better communicate with all of WFDF’s stakeholders and audience. This is a volunteer (unpaid) position but this will be a high impact role in raising the visibility of flying disc sports globally within the disc community and the general population.
25 July 2017 - Official Communication 
The final day of Flying Disc – Ultimate at The World Games 2017 would see three medals being awarded and lots of great plays. In the first game of the day, Australia took on Colombia in a game that had no impact on top four spots but was a great warmup for both teams as they prepared for the bronze and gold medal games respectively. In the first half, Australia came out firing and took half 7-2. Colombia came alive in the second half and played ultimate like we’ve been used to seeing them the last few days. They came up short though, with the Aussies winning 13-10 in the end.
23 July 2017 - Official Communication
The second day of competition at The World Games 2017 determined who would end up in the gold medal game and would also solidify Poland’s ranking as the 6th seed.
In the first game of the day, Japan picked up their first win of the championship when they defeated Poland 13-8. Although Japan only took half by 1, they pulled away in the second half for a comfortable five point victory.
22 July 2017 - Official Communication 
The first day of flying disc at The World Games saw 6 games take place with one big upset. The first game of the day saw Canada easily defeat host Poland by a score of 13-3. In the second game, Japan took on Australia which proved to be a battle until the end. Both teams traded points back and forth until the end where Australia was able to score a few late goals and come away with the 13-11 win. The third game pitted USA vs Colombia and proved to live up to the hype.
22 July 2017 - Official Communication
In light of recent posts and exchanges made on his personal twitter account by WFDF’s Director of Global Communications and New Media, Rob McLeod, on gender issues, the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) would like to clarify our position on the topic and the personal comments that were made.
19 July 2017 - Official Communication
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has released the team rosters of athletes who will represent their countries in the Flying Disc competition during The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. The Ultimate Championship will be a three-day event running from Friday to Sunday 21-23 July 2017, and will feature the top national teams in Ultimate: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, USA, and host country Poland. The featured format is mixed gender, with a 14 person roster – 7 men and 7 women.
“I am really looking forward to this edition of The World Games, the fifth for Flying Disc out of the ten which have been held,” said Robert “Nob” Rauch, WFDF President. “We have the best athletes in our sport coming to Wroclaw and are excited to showcase our sport across the globe over the Olympic Channel and live to all the local spectators.”
Please read the full Press Release including rosters here.
18 July 2017 - Official Communication
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is excited to announce that Flying Disc will be featured on the global Olympic Channel during The World Games in Wroclaw, Poland. The Flying Disc (Ultimate) Championship will be a three-day event running from Friday to Sunday 21-23 July 2017, and will feature the top national teams in Ultimate: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Japan, USA, and host country Poland.
The Olympic Channel will be provide coverage the competition, including the bronze and gold medal games, as part of their 24/7 online channel dedicated to The World Games that can be viewed on the Olympic Channel global digital platform at olympicchannel.com and its mobile apps. Tom Styles will serve as the lead commentator for the Ultimate games.
27 June 2017 - Official Communication
USA takes gold in Mixed and Men’s Divisions; Russian Women win first title
The WFDF 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate (WCBU), in association with BULA, concluded on Saturday, June 24 with the USA showing its continued dominance, taking gold in the Mixed gender and Men’s divisions. Russia overcame the USA in a stunning come-from-behind victory -- winning the final four points of the Women’s Division final -- to take the women’s title 11-10. The USA also swept all four divisions of Masters’ Division play. The USA had taken gold in all but the Mixed Division in the WFDF 2015 World Beach Ultimate Championships. The week-long event, which opened on Sunday, June 18 on the beautiful beaches of Royan, France featured nearly 1,800 players from 39 countries on 127 teams in 9 divisions. The 30-person broadcast team livestreamed more than 120 games across three showcase fields over the course of the week, which is the most games live broadcast for one event by WFDF.
13 June 2017 - Official Communication
With 12 teams already registered for the second annual World Team Disc Golf Championships, Tournament Director and WFDF Disc Golf Chair Charlie Mead has decided to extend the registration deadline to July 15th in order to provide more time for countries to organize and assemble a team. The tournament will run from Wednesday 23rd to Saturday 26th August, 2017 at Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex, Colchester, Great Britain on the full Championship course. The course will be open for practice from Sunday 20th to Tuesday 22nd August inclusive.
07 June 2017 - Official Communication
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is excited to announce livestreaming plans for the WFDF 2017 World Championships of Beach Ultimate (WCBU), in association with BULA, from 18-24 June in Royan, France. WFDF plans to livestream 120 games, including simultaneous coverage of three pitches. The showcase venue, held in the 4,000-seat arena and covered with five cameras, will be a free livestream for the world to watch, while the action from fields #2 and #3 will be hosted on Fanseat.com, and require a monthly subscription fee, with FanSeat offering a no-cost, one-month trial. Find out more about the coverage plans, including links, livestreams, and updates online at http://live.wcbu2017.org.
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