Windmill Windup - Ultimate frisbee tournament Amsterdam 11-13 June 2010

About Windmill Windup

Windmill Windup is the biggest annual European ultimate frisbee tournament on grass. The carnival of ultimate frisbee lunacy in Amsterdam originated in 2005 and this year around 1200 players from all over Europe will participate. It's promising to be a full packed three days of hardcore ultimate and exiting amusement in relaxed Amsterdam-style atmosphere. Come by and join the fun.

History

So how did the Windmill Windup get to where we are now? Like every good idea it all started with a question: "how can we organise a fun event that is still attracts the best teams from all over Europe to come to play in Amsterdam".

On a cold, rainy day in June, the inaugural Windmill Windup kicked off with 24 teams in the open division and 8 teams forming the womens division. Instead of playing in pools or a knock-out system the Windmill started a tradition making use of the revolutionary Swiss Draw Format. This way teams are pitted against opponents of similar strength, resulting in tough, competitive and hard-fought games.

After three days of hard ultimate Primavera Olandese and Ragnarok clinched the titles of their respective divisions. The first Windmill Windup had succesfully come to an end, and plans for the second edition were allready in the making.

In the years that followed, we worked hard to improve in all areas. Windmill is renowned for the fun-factor and we do our best to keep it that way. In past years we have had our share of jumping castles, dunk tanks, water slides en obstacle courses to provide entertainment in between or after the games. Other Windmill classics: yoga sessions on sunday morning, the infamous mingle-mingle, frisbee speed-dating, the pub quiz and the dutchy delight beer race.

Fun is also to be had at the Friday and especially Saturday night parties. Games are long and hard at the Windmill but that doesn't keep us and the windmill players from making the most of our nocturnal festivities. Our house DJ's have been funking the place up for years, as well as party bands like the funk boys of BombLB (2007, 2009).

Of course the Windmill Windup is all about ultimate frisbee. And we are proud that not only has the number of teams increased over the years but also the quality of teams. Most of the top teams from last years European Club Championships will visit the Windmill this year, in preperation for World Ultimate Club Championships in Prague.

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Results 2005-2010

2010

women's division

1. Woodchicas, Munich Germany
2. Tequila Boom Boom, Rimini Italy
3. Viima, Espoo Finland

spirit

1. U23 Germany, All Over Germany
2. Jinx, Berlin Germany
3. Lotus Ultimate, Zurich Switzerland

mixed division

1. Jeremy Codhand, Coddington-London UK
2. GronicalDizziness, Groningen Netherlands
3. Sugar-Mix, Stuttgart Germany

spirit

1. Random Fling, Nottingham UK
2. Rusty Bikes, Amsterdam Netherlands
3. WAF, Wageningen Netherlands

open division

1. Flying Angels, Bern Switzerland
2. Freespeed, Basel Switzerland
3. Ragnarok, Copenhagen Denmark

spirit

1. Carapedos, Wuppertal Germany
2. Cambo Cakes, Amsterdam Netherlands
3. Gentle, Gent Belgium

2009

women's division

1. Hot Beaches, Czech Republic
2. Primavera Ollandese, the Netherlands
3. Copenhagen, Denmark
spirit: Mis B, Belgium

mixed division

1. Mainzelrenner, Germany
2. OUF, France
3. Gronical Dizziness, the Netherlands
spirit: Frizzly Bears, Germany

open division

1. Freespeed, Switzerland
2. Silence, Czech Republic
3. Ragnarok, Denmark
spirit: Aye Aye, United Kingdom

2008

women's division

1. Italian national team
2. Biddy Murphy, Ireland
3. Miss B, Belgium
spirit: Gronical Dizziness, Netherlands

open division

1. Inside Rakete, Germany
2. Terrible Monkeys, Czech Republic
3. Friselis, France
spirit: Gentle, Belgium

2007

women's division

1. Great Brittain national team
2. Finland national team
3. Swiss national team
spirit: Great Brittain and German national team - shared spirit prize

open division

1. Red Lights, Netherlands
2. Belgium national team
3. Danish national team
spirit: Highland Fling, Scotland

2006

women's division

1. Espoo, Finland
2. Iceni, England
3. Primavera Ollandese, the Netherlands
spirit: Die Western (Germany) and Primavera Ollandese

open division

1. Ultimate Vibration, France
2. Friselis, France
3. Ufo, Netherlands
spirit: La Fotta CUSB , Italy

2005

womens division

1. Primavera Olandese, the Netherlands
2. Jinx, Germany
3. Mainzelmadchen, Germany
spirit: OB, Belgium

open division

1. Ragnarok, Denmark
2. Ultimate Vibration, France
3. Woodies, Germany
spirit: Frizzly Bears, Germany

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