Chain lost 2 tough, close games today, to Seattle Sockeye 16-15 in the semis, and then to Japan’s Buzz Bullets 17-15 in the game for 3rd.

Chain Lightning advanced to the final 4 of the World Championships when they took out quarterfinals opponent Invictus today by the convincing score of 17-10. Next up is the semifinals vs. Sockeye at 8:30 Friday, or 2:30 AM Atlanta time – set your alarms! Mark Poole emphatically punctuates a Chain defensive stand vs. Invictus | [...]

Quickly (before the 9:15 AM start time before our next game): Chain went 5-0 in its power pool, holding on to the WUCC #1 seeding. Elimination play from now on, beginning with the quarters match vs. Canada’s Invictus (bolstered by several members of Vancouver’s Furious George). The normally peaceful Joel Wooten and Chain apply the [...]

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 [...]