Victorian teams at the Australian Ultimate Championships
The 2023 Australian Ultimate Championships events took place in Victoria in April with nearly 1,000 players from around Australia and New Zealand competing.
Congratulations to the Ellipsis Asterisk, winners of the women’s division, and to Ellipsis Men, winners of the open division.
Read on to find out how other Victorian teams fared.
Australian Ultimate Championships – Division I
The 2023 Australian Ultimate Championships Division I took place in Ballarat, VIC from April 22-25 with 490 players across 24 teams taking part in the championship event at Victoria Park.
Congratulations to the Ellipsis Asterisk, winners of the women’s division, and to Ellipsis Men, winners of the open division.
Victoria was also represented by Ellipsis Ampersand (2nd) and Spicy Chilly (10th) in the women’s division, and Melbourne Juggernaut (7th) in the open division. Kaede Yoshida (Spicy Chilly) was voted by her peers as the joint Most Valuable Player of the women’s divisoin.
We are incredibly proud of our clubs’ efforts over the summer season.
Australian Ultimate Championships Division II
Victoria was also well represented at the 2023 Australian Ultimate Championships Division II. AUC Division II took place at Epsom Huntly Recreation Reserve in Bendigo from Saturday April 15th to Monday April 17th.
Chilly Ultimate Club took out the gold and silver medals in the open division, with Hot Chilly defeating Fresh Chilly in the grand final.
The open division also featured
- Melbourne Carnage (5th)
- Geelong Mudlarks (6th)
- Ballarat Ultimate (17th)
- Phat Chilly (18th)
- Dragonslayers X (20th)
- Dragonslayers Y (24th).
Victoria was also well represented in the women’s division
- Melbourne Phoenix (4th)
- Divine Ultimate (10th)
- Southern Stars (12th)
- Zesty Chilly (13th)
Zesty Chilly took home the Spirit of the Game Award to cap off their season, with an average SOTG score of 11.14. Divine were runners-up with an average score of 11.0
Alexander Nee from Melbourne Carnage was voted as the open division’s Most Valuable Player
Southern Stars
The Southern Stars team was a joint initiative between UV, Tasmanian Ultimate Association, Albury Wodonga Ultimate Frisbee and Ballarat Ultimate to give women from outside Melbourne the opportunity to compete in the summer club season. 30 women represented the team over the summer at the Golden City Classic, Victorian Ultimate Championships and AUC Division II.
Players hailing from Albury-Wodonga, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Horsham, Geelong and Adelaide played for the team in 2023. Over time, the Southern Stars will help to establish stand-alone teams from these centres, and welcome in players from other clubs without their own women’s team. If your club wishes to be part of the Stars in 2024, please contact us.
