In this morning’s game in the Czech Republic, Chain Lightning commenced power pool play with a 17-12 victory over US regional rival Doublewide. Mark Poole catches vs. Doublewide | photo via nzsnaps.com On-the-scene report from Mark Swanson: “Playing in windy, cold, and occasionally rainy weather, Chain was down one or two to Doublewide during the [...]

After 2 days of competition, #1 seed Chain Lightning finished their initial pool of play at 3-0. We defeated Japan’s Loquitos 17-6, Latvia’s Ultimate Decision 17-3, and (in Monday’s lone game) New Zealand’s Magon 17-7. Will Lokke laying out for a catch | photo courtesy Mark Swanson From the shot above and from Mark Swanson’s [...]

UPA Nationals: Champions, 15-11 over Revolver in finals, 8-0 record official UPA Championships ’09 results UPA finals recap From the article: “Chain received on the final point and showed again their cool confidence. The disc was swung from side to side and then beautifully worked up the backhand sideline until a deep shot opened up [...]

Wins by Chain Lightning today over Jam (15-10) in the quarters and Ironside (a closer than it sounds 15-11) in the semis earned the team a berth in Sunday’s finals, taking on the Bay Area’s Revolver at 230 pm. The game will be the first time Chain or any open team from the southern region [...]

Through pool play at Nationals, Chain has gone undefeated at 5-0. That performance has earned the team the #2 seed in the championship bracket beginning Saturday morning. And, since a loss in any game now means elimination, we’ll be wearing the purple jerseys, the greens having done their work well. The quarterfinal matchup is a [...]