Posted by Frisbee on Thu, 08-10-2015
Saturday marked the return of the Galway open. An ultimate
Frisbee tournament hosted by the NUIG Frisbee club for the first time since
2012. The 8 team tournament saw teams
from UL, UCD, DIT as well as two from NUIG along with club teams Pelt
(Limerick), Gravity (Dublin) and Snatch (Galway) competing over the weekend.Saturday saw some intense play with a sudden death victory
for Snatch over UL. Pelt, fresh from a heartbreaking loss in the all Ireland
final only days before, conquered all before them with ease, matched win for
win by UCD who beat Gravity to top spot in the group. For both NUIG teams this
weekend marked the first time many of them had played the sport competitively
having only joined the club two weeks previously. This, however, didn’t
discourage them and a weekend of gutsy performances gives us great hope for the
future of the club.Sunday marked the start of the quarter finals. This saw the
two NUIG teams handed tough games against the top two teams. Despite huge
effort from both teams the greater skill and experience of both Pelt and UCD
won out. This left Snatch as the sole Galway representative in the semi finals
following a scrappy win against DIT. The big upset of this stage saw UL over
running Gravity to take the remaining place in the semi finals. The semi finals went to seed with Pelt taking victory in the
Limerick derby over UL. UCD also put in a very complete performance against
Snatch to progress to the final with Pelt. The final itself was a tight affair
early on with both teams matching each other point for point until Pelt
eventually pulled away to take the title. The third forth play off saw UL claim
revenge for their opening game defeat by Snatch edging out the Galway lads in
another sudden death point game.The tournament itself can be hailed a success putting Galway
on the Irish Frisbee calendar once again and with the high number of beginners
joining the club this year Galway ultimate is on an upward trajectory.