The story of the new generation of Freestyle Frisbee in Germany started in 2005. Berlin was the scene of the tournament and kick off for what became the for what we know and love today. Only one category has been played: Open Pairs. The meeting of all freestylers from all over Europe and playing with each other was at its core. What do you think how they all felt these days? We're sure there's stories you won't believe if you ask around. Promised!
2007 should be known by every German freestyler, no matter when you started the sport. Scene for the German Championships was Karlsruhe and became history as the challenge cup was introduced. Check out the photo, the ceremony was a high point, full of joy and emotions. The cup was handed over by Lori Daniels (US).
Photo by: Nadine Klos
Photo by: Tim Pattberg
Photo by: Philipp Maubach
Photo by: Jessica Ladoé
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Ronald Kretschmann
In 2006 another category was finally introduced: Open Coop. In Nuremberg this highclass category of freestyle frisbee searched for its masters and those were... check them out here:
Open Coop - Nürnberg 2006
Photo by: Nadine Klos
Photo by: Tim Pattberg
Photo by: Philipp Maubach
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Ronald Kretschmann
2007 became another highlight in the history as we played the category Mixed Pairs for the first time. It was a trial to establish the most important category in Germany. It had a rather unofficial sense though a couple of teams competed. Everyone became a winner, no matter who actually took the medal home. Finally we had all three categories together.
Photo by: Heiko Vogt
Time didn't seem right, 2008 and 2009 Mixed Pairs wasn't part of the tournament. The pioneer players surely weren't to blame and time for the third category would come soon.
Finally: blue sky, bright sunlight all weekend long. In Berlin Mixed Pairs was officially played. Something to remember as an Italian team competed for the first time in German tournament history. The siblings Siliva and Fabio Caruso from Mailand fascinated the audience and judges to make the third rank in the tournament. The German Championships is an Open Tournament, i.e. players from other countries can compete though their positioning doesn't count for the German Championships. The team on the 4th rank succeeded on the podium.
Photo by: Philipp Maubach
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Chris Bellaj
Photo by: Ronald Kretschmann