Welcome to the SUPA website! Ultimate is alive and well in Shanghai and all the information you need to get involved is here. SUPA events include an annual tournament, spring and fall leagues, and pick-up almost every week in-between.
SUPA is happy to announce the 2009 Shanghai Tournament: THE EMPEROR'S REIGN. The dates are set for June 13-14, 2009. We can host a maximum of 20 teams (default ratio is 4 guys & 3 girls) and bids will be approved on a first come, first serve basis. Please email our tournament directors at
shanghaiultimate2009@gmail.com with your team bid
(Team Name, City, Roster [with nicknames]). If you do not have a team, but would still like to play in the
tournament, we will do our best to find a team for you.
We understand that there is a lot of information that we have left out. Please check back on the website often for updates. We will also be sending updates to the Asian Ultimate listserve, so you can direct inquiries to your team captain.
Tournament Details
Friday, June 12: Registration Party @ the Flying Fox
Saturday, June 13: Pool play, Party at location TBD. Party Theme: TBD (as in, not decided yet, we'll update later)
Sunday, June 14: Single Elimination Play, Awards ceremony, Post-Tourney Dinner @ Vedas
Need directions to the fields? Get them here.
Tournament Fee:
450 RMB with a frisbee, 375 RMB without a frisbee. This is the year of the green economy, do you really need another disc? If you do, out disc design is AWESOME!
China Entry Visas:
Make sure you get your visas early. 2009 marks a few rather significant historical anniversaries on the Chinese calendar. Contact your local Chinese Embassy or Consulate for details. Or call us if you're really stumped.
Tournament Fields:
Shanghai Rugby Football Club (recently established at a new location)
Field condition: Excellent fresh turf fields
Directions: Download them here.
Pools:
Pools will be determined largely on your standing at the end of the last Shanghai tournament. The format, for now, will follow our 2008 Tournament. Due to anticipated pool size in the top division (5 teams) there will no crossover game on Saturday. Your Saturday record will determine your seeding for the Sunday tournament, with seeds 1,3,5,7 and 9 available to Pool A and 2,4,6,8,10 available to Pool B. Seeds for teams with tied records on Saturday will be determined by head-to-head results.
Pools C and D in the lower division will have three in-pool games and one crossover game on Saturday to determine seeding. Top teams from the lower division can play into the upper division bracket Sunday morning.
Tourney Hotel
The Official Tourney Hotel is set as The Holiday Inn Express, Shanghai-Jinqiao. The Holiday Inn is located 15 minutes away (a subway connects the fields to the hotel).
The cost per room per night is 200 RMB. No frills (e.g. drinks/breakfast) but crazy cheap. Trust us, you all want to stay here.
To get the tourney rate e-mail Cissy at cissy.zhu@ihg.com. The hotel will not honor the tourney rate if you book through a third party so please contact Cissy for the special price.
Contact:
Don't hesitate to email the Tournament Directors at shanghaiultimate2009@gmail.com. For the best answer to your question, post it on the forum.
