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Singapore Ultimate Open 2011: September 17-18 Mo'chi wins Pool A Championships! Read on for video highlights and Finals recap.
With a No. 1 seed heading into the tournament, Mo'chi - of players from Japan, Taiwan, China, and elsewhere - was looking to regain the championship title after last year's falter. Britt, Uli, and Katherine were the sole players from Taiwan on the team. Saturday games started early at 8:30am against Disc Knights, a quick Singaporean team that almost managed to upset Mo'chi (some of whose players were just meeting for the first time), but Mo'chi managed a 7-4 win in the end. Against Disc Knights (Singapore), Mo'chi was down 3-6 at halftime when Uli finally made his appearance and, as Sunken Pleasure later phrased it, "rose from the dead" to save the day, helping Mo'chi to an 8-0 run and a final score of 11-6. Clicking at last, Mo'chi cruised over Freakshow (Singapore) and the crossover opponent and No. 3 seed, Mixed Nuts (Philippines), 11-3. Sunday put Mo'chi into quarters, where they defeated Disc Knights B, and then into semis, where they again beat Freakshow, setting them up for a finals game against the No. 2 seed, Shiok (Singapore). With spectators lining all four sides of the muddy, rocky fields, Britt (D-line captain) started off the game with a layout D on Shiok for a turnover and the first point of the game to Mo'chi. In quick sucession Mo'chi scored about 3 or 4 points before Shiok finally won one of their own. Meanwhile Mo'chi captain Yoshio gives the sickest endzone layout of the tournament - maybe ever. Pause and check out his layout here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2kuQ6NdRM0 Uli had some sweet full-field hucks to widen Mo'chi's gap. Although home-crowd favorite Shiok played a quick offense and used their women well, they never took the lead, and Mo'chi ultimately won 15-9. Holla! See here for highlights of the final: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_eWJUsZRjVY And if you have time, crack open a beer and watch the finals game in its entirety: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqgyBHfKLao
As for other Taiwanese players, the NTSU kids played on the two Taiwanese national teams, Taiwan Tiger and Taiwan Dragon, which finished 6th and 8th in Pool A. James, Laura, and George played with the Australian team HMAUS (Her Majesty's Australian Ultimate Service), while Tim played with Mixed Nuts.
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