WFDF announces two additions to its staff
07 June 2019
The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to welcome two new additions to its executive staff in order to expand its ability to support the objectives of the organization. Igor Jankovíc has joined WFDF as Administrative Coordinator, reporting to Executive Director Volker Bernardi. Patrick Fourcampré-Maye now serves as Event Coordinator reporting to Karina Woldt, WFDF’s Managing Director, Events and Operations. Both positions are a new part-time paid staff position.
“We are extremely pleased to bring Igor and Patrick on to WFDF’s executive team,” stated Robert “Nob” Rauch, WFDF President. “With the growth and greater professionalism of WFDF’s activities, we realized that we needed to bring in additional resources to meet the expectations of our athletes, supporters, and entire community. Both Igor and Patrick bring a wealth of experience and a diverse background that will perfectly complement the experience and expertise of our current team and allow us to deliver more services to our member associations.”
Igor Jankovíc has twenty years of experience developing soccer at local, national and international levels. Currently, Igor works part-time as a Business Development Consultant for UEFA, helping federations and clubs evaluate their programs and create clear action plans to improve the performance of each player within the organization. Formerly he was Head of Development at the Serbian Football Association for 8 years. He also founded The Serbian Children’s League, from which the majority of players came for the Serbian Youth Teams to win several UEFA and FIFA Championships. Igor holds the UEFA A license, earned an Executive Master in European Sport Governance (MESGO), a Masters of Science in Management from Faculty for Management Braća Karić, and a degree in Economics fromFaculty of Business in Sremska Kamenica. He lives with his family in Belgrade, Serbia, and speaks BSCM, English, Slovenian, Macedonian, and Bulgarian, along with some Dutch, Russian, and German.
Patrick Fourcampré-Maye started playing Ultimate in Dubai in 2009. He organized the United Arab Emirates' first national team representation at WCBU2011 and along the way co-founded DubaiUPA and United Arabian Ultimate, which is the WFDF member association in the UAE. He hosted WCBU2015 as Tournament Director and has worked over the years with players and various groups in the region to foster development of the sport. He has a long history of volunteering and involvement in major events globally, and has worked in the capacity of WFDF Tournament Technical Director for both grass and beach events. A professional aerospace engineer and project manager, he currently also has a part-time position as Test Systems Manager for Vital Link Europe Ltd. Patrick, 46, a dual UK and French national, will work out of the city of Dubai, UAE, where he currently lives with his family.
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13 September 2019 - Official Communication
The World Flying Disc Federation and its athletes and officials are ready to commence the Flying Disc Freestyle competition at the inaugural World Urban Games (WUG), being held 13-15 September in Budapest. Freestyle Flying Disc is one of six competition sports to be featured, with the others being 3x3 Basketball, BMX freestyle, Breaking, Roller freestyle, and Parkour. The Games will take place at the Nagyvásártelep (Market Hall) in the south of Budapest, just 15 minutes from the city center. The whole area, originally built in the 1930s, is being regenerated specifically for the WUG.
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Much of the action will be broadcast live on the Olympic Channel at http://www.olympicchannel.com. The schedule is as follows (all times UTC+2, or CET time):
Prelims: Sept. 13 — 14:45-17:15
Semi-finals: Sept. 14 —10:45-12:00
Finals: Sept. 14 — 16:00-16:45
Awards: Sept. 14 — 16:45-7:00
The World Urban Games (WUG) is the ultimate celebration of new-generation sports forged by the spirit of youth. It is a showcase for the skill, style and power of the most inspirational urban athletes on the planet. The World Urban Games comprises a wide-ranging programme of competitive and showcase urban sports complimented by a Festival of youth-focused music, art and culture.
The spirit of Urban Games is the spirit of the age; No compromise on the pursuit of perfection, Creativity in performance, Engagement with audiences and Involvement through the opportunity to experience the various sports, Respect for fellow competitors, and followers, Global Connectivity through digital technology, love of the Lifestyle and care for the Environment.
You can watch all of the livestreaming of Flying Disc Freestyle below. All rounds will be livestreamed on the Olympic Channel.
Preliminary Rounds - 9/13/2019 @ 14:45-17:15 UTC+2
Semi Finals - 9/14/2019 @ 10:45-12:00 UTC+2
Finals - 9/14/2019 @ 16:00-16:45 UTC+2
THE SPORTS PROGRAMME
The World Urban Games Sports Programme consist of competition events, showcase events, and amateur and initiation sessions where the public and the youth can participate. Competition:
10 September 2019 - Official Communication
Finland defeated Germany 8-0to win the 2019 WFDF 2019 World Team Disc Golf Championships (WTDGC), which were held in Alutaguse, Estonia from 21-24 August 2019. Taking the gold medal had been the ambition for the Finnish team from the beginning of the event — they sent their strongest team and did not lose a match throughout the Championships.
Though the German team played well and pushed the Finns in the final round of games, they came up short but a silver medal was above their level of expectation coming into the event. Seeded seventh and in their first WTDGC, they outperformed all their opponents until this championship round.
04 September 2019 - Official Communication
The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce the Freestyle athletes who will compete at the inaugural World Urban Games (WUG), to be held September 13-15 in Budapest. Freestyle Flying Disc is one of six competition sports to be featured, with the others being 3x3 Basketball, BMX freestyle, Breaking, Roller freestyle, and Parkour. The Games will take place at the Nagyvásártelep (Market Hall) in the south of Budapest, just 15 minutes from the city center. The whole area, originally built in the 1930s, is being regenerated specifically for the WUG.
In order to strike a balance of world regional talent, and to field top-quality teams for the WUG competition, the WFDF Freestyle Committee -- in consultation with the Freestyle Players Association -- used the following selection priorities: diversify freestyle athletes to represent as many countries as possible, emphasize youth, utilize the FPA competition rankings, and consider recent competitive success. For WUG, WFDF will featured a mixed gender pairs competition with 12 teams from 9 countries.
The qualifying athletes are:
1. Juliana Korver/Ryan Young (USA)
2. Emma Kahle/Daniel O’Neill (USA)
3. Bianca Strunz/Fabian Dinklage (GER)
4. Ilka Simon/Waldemar Wagner (GER)
5. Maxine Mittempergher/Edo Turri (ITA)
6. Anna Bragagnolo/Andrea Rimatori (ITA)
7. Joakim Arveskar/Vendella Arveskar (SWE)
8. Meirav Pinhas/Yuval Reikoren (ISR)
9. Benedicte Audet/Brett Schramek (CAN)
10. Marysia Ryszarda Krajewska/Kuba Radwanska (POL)
11. Sophie Rickers/Gordon Brown (GBR)
12. Paola Andrea Garcia Palaez/Pablo Azul (COL)
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“We are extremely pleased that the Flying Disc sport of Freestyle will be featured on GAISF’s World Urban Games programme as a competition sport,” commented WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch. “Freestyle is a youthful and modern sport which fits quite well in beautiful Budapest’s urban setting along the Danube. We are excited to showcase the skill and artistry of our athletes and are confident it will be an attractive event for both local spectators and social media audiences.”
WFDF has been promoting Freestyle this year leading up to the WUG. A group of ambassadors traveled to the island of Sal, Cape Verde, to introduce hundreds of young people to Flying Disc Freestyle through demos and workshops, as part of the inaugural African Beach Games, which took place from 14-23 June 2019.
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The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce the formation of a new WFDF Information Technology (IT) Committee to assist the board in evaluating upgrades to its systems over the next two years and oversee the work of a paid administrator.
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