Chesapeake Open 2017

The 2017 Chesapeake Open is scheduled for mid August.

When: Saturday, August 12 - Sunday, August 13

Where: Same location as 2016 at Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds, Maryland.

Bid: Hosting Men, Women & Mixed teams and accepting bids on a rolling basis. The entry fee is $725 and bids are due June 11.

Amenities: Lined soccer fields with player and gear lines, a tent for each team on the sideline, refilled water stations on each sideline, good competition, gear and food for sale on site, multiple athletic trainers, a venue using a ratio of one grass ultimate field per soccer field and an experienced tournament staff to make sure the event runs smoothly.

[UPDATED with actual logo]

Fashion Statement on the Ultimate Field

FLASHBACK: The year was 2014. October. An ultimate team from Minneapolis challenges frisbee uniform norms.

FAST FORWARD: August 14, 2016 at the Chesapeake Open and a Truck Stop player wore this on the ultimate field...

David Cranston (#5, Truck Stop) throws a backhand during 2016 Chesapeake Open men's final

How did this unconventional uniform choice happen? Some hypotheses:

A. Cranston forgot to put on shorts in the morning and all of his teammates, coaches, and friends colluded in not telling him. Observers, photographers, and opponents joined in on the collusion.

B. Cranston lost his shorts while on the D-line during a particularly athletic bid deep.

C. Cranston's shorts melted due to the high temperatures and became striped leggings.

D. Cranston is wearing shorts; they're underneath his yoga pants.

E. Cranston embraced fashion advice from Minneapolis Subzero.

[Photo shared via UltiPhotos]

Updated Chesapeake Open Logo Due to High Heat

The Chesapeake Open ultimate tournament (August 13-14) in Boyds Maryland was so hot, the TD's suspended play for over an hour. Fields were cleared and players were instructed to spend the break indoors to cool down. The forced intermission was more recess than rest as players engaged in basketball, volleyball, Spikeball, flutterguts, frisbee throwing, and football tossing at the open gym.

Play suspended due to heat after round 3. round 4 will start at 4:30pm pic.twitter.com/Z3tKZYCbYY

— Chesapeake Open (@chesapeakeopen) August 13, 2016

With temperatures pushing 100-degrees and a heat index of 100+, the tournament logo has been updated:

Chesapeake Open 2016

Chesapeake Open is scheduled for August 13-14 in 2016.

When: Saturday, August 13 - Sunday, August 14

Where: (Boyds) Maryland SoccerPlex, home of the Washington Spirit (NWSL).

Info: This annual club ultimate tournament in the Washington, D.C.-area returns but with a change in venues. Goodbye to (Poolesville) polo fields, hello to SoccerPlex which offers grass and turf fields.

screengrab via WAFC

Bid: Hosting 20 Open, 8 Women's and 16 Mixed teams and will be accepting bids on a rolling basis. The entry fee is $700 and bids are due June 20.

Amenities: Lined soccer fields with player and gear lines, a tent for each team on the sideline, refilled water stations on each sideline, good competition, gear and food for sale on site, multiple athletic trainers, a new venue using a ration of one grass ultimate field per soccer field and an experienced tournament staff to make sure the event runs smoothly.

Chesapeake Open 2014

The Chesapeake Open Tournament begins today in Poolesville, Maryland, at the shitty fields at the Capitol Polo Club in Poolesville, Maryland. (Hey, they're only literally "shitty" because of the horse poop.) Eighteen flat fields will host 43 (16 men's, 20 mixed and 7 women's) club ultimate teams. All games will be played to 13 points.

Plenty of local teams will be playing, including MEN: Medicine Men, John Doe, RUNTIME, Supernova, TownHall Stars, Swell; MIXED: Death By Jubilee, American Hyperbole, Swing Vote, Throws of Passion, Los Penguinos, Sparkle Ponies; Redline and WOMEN: Backhanded, VETO, Shadowbox.

CO-Disc options at Chesapeake Open

:Champions:
Men: Southern Hospitality 13 - 10 Philadelphia Club
Mixed: SHUYAMOUF 13 - 5 Hooray for Coed, Hooray!
Women: Backhanded 10 - 8 Virginia Rebellion

Updated Logo for Chesapeake Invite

Last year's Chesapeake logo covered both the Invite and Open Tournaments, while the 2014 Invite logo is specific for this weekend's USA Ultimate Triple Crown Tour event.

All the invited club teams appear on the 2014 logo:
Men
Doublewide
Machine
Chain Lightning
GOAT
PoNY
Sub Zero
Ring of Fire
Florida United
Truck Stop
Madcow
High Five
Boost

Women
Scandal
Nemesis
Brute Squad
Capitals
Nightlock
Ozone
Molly Brown
Heist
Bent
Phoenix
Schwa
Green Means Go
Hot Metal
Dish
Backhanded

Wildfire (the logo lists "Safari" which was Wildfire's previous name)

Chesapeake Invite 2014

Just one month away until the 2014 Pro-Elite Challenge (Chesapeake Invite) in Leesburg, Virginia. This USAU Triple Crown Tour event will feature 12 Men and 16 Women's club ultimate teams on July 12-13.

If you weren't invited, or just unable to attend, NGN offers a streaming package ($15).

Chesapeake Ultimate Tournaments 2014

Dates for favorite local Ultimate tournament for club teams  - Chesapeake - have been scheduled. The Chesapeake Invite will take place earlier, in July, as a USA Ultimate Triple Crown Tour event, while the Chesapeake Open will be normally held early August in Poolesville.

Chesapeake Invite -- July 12-13
TCT Pro-Elite Challenge for Men & Women club teams
Leesburg, Virginia

Chesapeake Open -- August 2-3
Poolesville, Maryland
Registration

2014 will mark the 10th consecutive year for Chesapeake.

UltiStickers

Besides an Ultimate license plate, there were lots of vehicular displays of ulti pride on bumpers and in windows. Here are some spotted at the 2013 Chesapeake Invite:

Ultimate License Plate

Spotted this NY license plate at the 2013 Chesapeake Invite in Leesburg, Virginia. Is it better than this vanity plate?

New York license plate "ULTM8"

Spirit Cheer Lip Sync

In the wake of Beyoncé lip-syncing the national anthem at the 2013's inauguration ceremony for President Obama, Ultimate Frisbee players are now coming forward with their own lip-sync stories.

Miming along to a team's 'Spirit Cheer' is not unheard after an Ultimate game. The Spirit Cheer is a demonstration of Spirit of the Game where teams cheer their opponent at the end of the game. Cheers, or "calls" in the UK, are often creative songs.

At the 2009 Chesapeake Open, a barely rehearsed post-game 'Spirit Cheer' was loudly chanted to Axis of C'ville. Players who knew the cheer positioned themselves near the front while one player stood in the back directly behind the team's tallest player.

A USAU Observer observed, "After three lines of this live performance, players from the other team began to question whether everyone was truly singing."

The identified player commented, "I felt rushed in trying to memorize four lines of rhyme scheme." He added, "I do recall announcing 'Prepare to receive!' as my contribution."

"He wasn't comfortable performing without a rehearsal," Ultimate teammates remarked. "We always knew that lip sync was a possibility."

After the tournament, a white board was procured to help reduce future lip syncing of Spirit Cheers.
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