List of past Euro/US champions

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List of past Euro/US champions

Post by C-Fan » 11 Aug 2011 11:41

USO is tomorrow, and I can't focus on anything else. As I was thinking about it, it kind of hit me: I can name the World champions going back as far as 1991, but I'm not sure about Euro or US champions. So I thought it'd be fun to assemble a list, for everybody's future reference. I'll start with what I know off the top of my head, and then maybe others can help fill in the gaps.

Circle World Champs


2018: Vasek
2017: Vasek
2016: Gatesman
2015: Vasek
2014: Gatesman
2013: Honza
2012: Milan
2011: Milan
2010: David Clavens
2009: Vasek
2008: Serge Kaldany
2007: Vasek
2006: Felix? Jorden?

World champs:

2018: Patrik Cerny
2017:Pawel Novak
2016: Gatesman
2015: Milan
2014: Jindra
2013: Honza
2012: Honza
2011: Honza
2010: Milan
2009: Vasek
2008: Damian
2002-2007: Vasek
2000-2001: Ryan Mulroney
1999: Scott Davidson
1998: Eric Wulff
1997: Pete Irish
1996: Rippin
1995: Pete Irish
1994: Kenny Shults
1991-93: Pete Irish
1989-90: Kenny Shults
1988: Rippin
1987: Kenny Shults
1986: Jon Lind
1985: Kenny Shults
1984: Andy Linder

Euros:

2017: Marius Wilk
2016: Vasek
2015:
2014:
2013: Vasek
2012: Honza
2011: Vasek
2010: Clavens
2002-09: Vasek. Wow at this dominance.
2001: Eric Wulff
2000: Ahren Gehrman
1999: Justin Sexton

USO:

2016: Gatesman
2015: Penske
2014: Brian Bear
2013: Somolinos
2012: Penske
2011: Penske
2010: Penske
2009: Bevier
2008: Clavens
2007: Penske
2006: Clavens
2005 and earlier: Can't find on .org... did it happen these years?
2002: Looks like Chicago NYJ was the USO? Is that right? But no routines?

Props on Clavens for being the only person to win both Euros and USO. And props to Vasek for his Euros dominance...that's crazy.
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Post by Jeremy » 11 Aug 2011 15:25

2002 Euro champ was also Vasek, in Budapest.

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Post by Outsider » 11 Aug 2011 19:35

My "Official Rules of Footbag Sports - Eighth Edition" from 1997 has some very nice reference materials in it.

I'm going to list some past tournament results, and I'm going to give a little bit of explanation to go with them, because tournaments and events have not always been as they are now. Keep in mind, I wasn't there to see any of this :cry: so I'm only repeating what I think I remember hearing elsewhere -- you should not necessarily take my explanations as accurate.
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1980 - Mike Marshall Memorial (I'm guessing that this event is the best candidate for what would eventually become "Worlds", but I'm not sure...)

Apparently, they didn't yet have freestyle competitions - there was singles and doubles Net, and singles and doubles consecutives...

John Stalberger won singles net. Kenny Shults won singles consecutives.
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1981 - Mike Marshall Memorial.
Stalberger won singles net again, and Gary Lautt won singles consecutives.
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1982 - NHSA National Championships (I think "NHSA" was "National Hacky Sack Association"... not sure. -- It sounds like this "replaced" the Mike Marshall Memorial... not sure.)

There were freestyle competitions at this event. The results look a little funny -- let me explain -- I've heard that in earlier tournaments there was just ONE kind of freestyle competition, and you could enter that competition as an individual or as a team, and teams and individuals competed against each-other. So...

First Place Open Freestyle went to the team of Bruce Guettich and Greg Cortopassi.

Second Place went to Gary Lautt.

You could say that Gary won 1st Place in Singles, and Bruce & Greg were first place in doubles/team... Or, you could say that Gary took 2nd Place in Singles, and that there WAS NO FIRST PLACE in singles... I don't know. Its hard to compare, I guess.

(Kenny finally won Singles Net that year, btw).
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1983 NHSA National Championships

Kenny Shults wins Singles Freestyle.
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1983 WFA National Championships (apparently there were TWO National Championships in 1983, the NHSA national champs, and the WFA national champs... I don't know if one was considered bigger or better or more prestigious...)

Jack Schoolcraft won Singles Freestyle (Shults, Lautt & Jim Caveney won Team Freestyle).
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1984 WFA National Championships

Andy Linder won Singles Freestyle.
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1985 WFA National Championships

Kenny Shults won Singles Freestyle.
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1986 WFA World Championships

Jon Lind won Open Singles Freestyle (I believe his name is pronounced "Yon" or like "Jan" as in Jan Zimmerman... not sure.)
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1987 WFA World Championships

Kenny Shults won open singles freestyle.
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1988 WFA World Championships

Rick Reese wins open singles freestyle.
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1989 WFA World Championships

Kenny Shults wins open singles freestyle.
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1990 WFA World Championships

Kenny Shults wins open singles.


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Post by C-Fan » 11 Aug 2011 19:37

Wow, thanks! Will update after USO.

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Re: List of past Euro/US champions

Post by CIC flurry » 13 Aug 2011 01:09

World champs:
2011: Milan
2010: David
2009: Vasek (?)

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Post by Jeremy » 13 Aug 2011 01:41

The results Ken has for world champs are already correct;

Vasek 2009
Milan 2010
Honza 2011

2011 is this year, and the event was only a week or so ago, in case you missed it?

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Post by Corey » 13 Aug 2011 12:30

Those are the circle champs.

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Post by CIC flurry » 13 Aug 2011 14:53

yes, circle world champs

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Re: List of past Euro/US champions

Post by C-Fan » 20 Jul 2012 11:25

Updated 2012 Euro Champ. I'll update this after Worlds too, and after USO.

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Re: List of past Euro/US champions

Post by Fade2black » 27 Jul 2012 10:38

2010 circle champ was clavens right? Tiebreaker round with Damian G? Oakland?

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Post by ville » 06 Aug 2012 11:53

Since this is a list of champions and not only tournament winners I think you should add that the European champions for the years when the tournament was won by Americans are:

2000 Justin Sexton
2001 Vasek
2010 Honza

So Vasek's streak is actually one year longer.

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Re: List of past Euro/US champions

Post by C-Fan » 20 Jun 2016 12:37

Bumpdated

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