2013 World Footbag Championships – Return to Montreal – Freestyle
The World Footbag Championships revisits Montreal 10 years later
Under the inspiration of the club president Luka Weyler-Lavallée, who was then only 23 years old, the crew worked hard to secure a superb location at the Cegep of Old Montreal. A huge gym with 16 courts was used for the net matches and another spacey gym received the freestyle crowd.
So we had a very cool week of competition, and, yes, I was there to play, film, help out and enjoy the action from July 28 to August 3, 2013
Net Tournament director: Luc Legault
Here’s a recap of how it went down
2013 IFPA World Footbag Championships
July 28-August 3, 2013
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Finals Matches
Women singles net finals
Competitors:
Geneviève Bousquet from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec vs
Marilyn Demuy from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec – representing Pro Kicker
Format Best of 3 games to 21 points, rallye scoring
The spectators witnessed an interesting duel between two very talented players. The 2 first games were settled on identical scores but went to different winners. Bousquet managed to stay solid in the third game while Demuy seemed tired.
Bousquet wins: 21-17 17-21 21-11
Open singles net finals
Competitors:
Karim Daouk from Lausanne, Switzerland – Club Les pieds à Gilles vs
Tuomas Kärki from Finland – Club Footbag Finland
Format Best of 3 games to 21 points, rallye scoring, no cap.
Karim Daouk probably has the best serve in terms of speed on the footbag tour, so it was a big challenge for Kärki to control the footbag on the serve reception, but he did, brilliantly, most of the time. This was a very entertaining match with lots of spikes and rallyes.
Daouk wins in 3 sets 26-24 16-21 21-17
Women doubles net finals
Competitors:
Maude Landreville + Geneviève Bousquet from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec vs Piia Tantarimäki from Finland – Club Footbag Finland + Kerstin Anhuth from Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v.
Format: Best of 3 to 15 points, side out scoring
This wasn’t much of a match. Aki Québec player’s were just too strong for their opponents, and the played fiercely.
Montreal finishes on top with a convincing victory in 2 straight sets 15-1 15-4
Mixed doubles net finals
Competitors:
François Depatie-Pelletier + Marilyn Demuy from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec – representing Pro Kicker vs
Florian Götze + Kerstin Anhuth from Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v.
Format: Best of 3 to 15 points, side out scoring
This match had a lot of twists and turns. The german team won the first game easily, but the Montrealers bounced back in the 2nd game. The third game seemed in the pocket whilst Florian and Kerstin had a big lead,then François and Marilyn managed to set up a huge comeback. Lots of drama, spikes, digs, blocks, rallyes and errors. A full plate of footbag fun.
Pro Kicker wins it by 7-15 15-12-15-13
Open doubles net finals
Competitors:
Florian Götze from Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v. + Patrick Schrickel from Germany (lives in California) – Clubs FC Footstar and Chaos vs
François Depatie-Pelletier + Luc Legault from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec
Format: Best of 3 to 15 points, side out scoring
Although my friends from Montreal couldn’t succeed at winning it, probably that this was one of the most exciting matches that I ever witnessed . Super exciting action, mostly from game 2, as game 1 looked more like an observation round. There was serious controversy in game 2 , and a dubious call could have ended the match. Instead, it gave a chance for the montrealers to come back and win it. In the 3rd game, Depatie-Pelletier and Legault seemed to be en route to a clear win. But, being 3 point away from victory can be an uphill road when you face such champions as Götze and Schrickel. So, the scenario from mixed was inverted, and the germans mounted a comeback to take the title for the 5th time. (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2013) Florian added 2 more titles with different partners at Worlds 2011, and 2012
The germans win the 2013 open doubles title 15-10 15-17 15-13
If you want to see the complete 2013 World Footbag Championships finals matches, they’re available here
2013 World Footbag Championships – Net results
Open Singles Net
1. Karim Daouk (Switzerland)
2. Tuomas Kärki (Finland)
3. Matti Pohjola (Finland)
4. Florian Goetze (Germany)
5. Walt Houston (USA)
6. Andreas Wolff (Deutschland)
7. Benjamin Alston (USA)
8. François Pelletier (Canada)
9. Arthur Ledain (France)
10. Greg Lima (France)
11. Manuel Kruse (Germany)
12. Grischa Tellenbach (Switzerland)
13. Yassin Khateeb (Germany)
14. Yves Archambault (Canada)
15. Tammo Rockel (Germany)
16. Jeremy Mirken (USA)
17. Jack Harris (USA)
18. Dominic O’Brien (Canada)
19. Mouss Kabbal (France)
20. Martin Graton (Canada)
21. Luka Weyler-Lavallée (Canada)
22. Daniel Greer (USA)
23. Jyri Ilama (Finland)
24. Christopher Siebert (USA)
25. Sébastien Duchesne (Canada)
26. Simon Voss (Germany)
27. Yves Mingard (Switzerland)
28. Phil Schaefer (Germany)
29. Carl-Antoine Boulay (Canada)
30. Steve Dusablon (USA)
31. Quentin Isackson (France)
32. Christian Bock (Germany)
33. Tuan Vu (USA)
34. Jakub Grabarczyk (Poland)
35. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)
36. Eurik Lindner (Germany)
37. Olivier Berthiaume-Bergé (Canada)
38. Russ Arsenault (Canada)
39. Stéphane Tailleur (Canada)
40. Nicolas De Zeeuw (France)
41. Anthony Ritz (USA)
42. Fletcher Funk (USA)
43. Faris Barakat (Germany)
44. Dan Baron (USA)
45. Cory Current (USA)
46. Jaakko Inkinen (Finland)
47. Silwan Daouk (Switzerland)
48. Benjamin De Bastos (France)
49. Jim Hankins (USA)
50. Anthony Intemann (USA)
Open Doubles Net
1. Florian Goetze (Germany) / Patti Schrickel (USA)
2. Luke Legault / François Pelletier (Canada)
3. Matti Pohjola / Tuomas Kärki (Finland)
4. Karim Daouk (Switzerland) / Arthur Ledain (France)
5. Christopher Siebert / Kenny Shults (USA)
6. Gilles Demers / Benjamin Rochon (Canada)
7. Walt Houston / Benjamin Alston (USA)
8. P.T. Lovern (USA) / Emmanuel Bouchard (Canada)
9. Andreas Wolff (Deutschland) / Uli Haase (Germany)
10. Wiktor Debski (Poland) / Yassin Khateeb (Germany)
11. Jeremy Mirken / Jack Harris (USA)
12. Martin Côté / Martin Graton (Canada)
13. Grischa Tellenbach (Switzerland) / Greg Lima (France)
14. Tuan Vu (USA) / Mouss Kabbal (France)
15. Manuel Kruse / Simon Voss (Germany)
16. Phil Schaefer / Tammo Rockel (Germany)
17. Sébastien Duchesne / Olivier Berthiaume-Bergé (Canada)
18. David Bernard / Steve Dusablon (USA)
19. Nicolas De Zeeuw (France) / Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)
20. Philippe Lessard / Luka Weyler-Lavallée (Canada)
21. Eurik Lindner / Alex Bartsch (Germany)
22. Yves Archambault / Carl-Antoine Boulay (Canada)
23. Jyri Ilama (Finland) / Daniel Greer (USA)
24. Cory Current / Scot Hansen (USA)
25. Dominic O’Brien / Dominique Soulard (Canada)
26. Silwan Daouk / Yves Mingard (Switzerland)
27. Jakub Grabarczyk (Poland) / Stéphane Tailleur (Canada)
28. Quentin Isackson / Benjamin De Bastos (France)
29. Jaakko Inkinen (Finland) / Russ Arsenault (Canada)
30. Christian Bock / Faris Barakat (Germany)
31. Jack Lentz (USA) / Pierre-Jacques Daigle (Canada)
32. Brett Milliken (USA) / Boris Ollivier (France)
33. Christophe Spooner / Thibault Rehn (Canada)
34. Fletcher Funk / Dan Baron (USA)
35. Jamie Lepley / Anthony Intemann (USA)
36. Jim Hankins / Anthony Ritz (USA)
Open Mixed Doubles Net
1. Marilyn Demuy / François Pelletier (Canada)
2. Florian Goetze / Kerstin Adineh (Germany)
3. Luke Legault / Geneviève Bousquet (Canada)
4. Maude Landreville / Benjamin Rochon (Canada)
5. Matti Pohjola / Piia Tantarimäki (Finland)
6. Becca English-Ross / Kenny Shults (USA)
7. Dominic O’Brien / Marie-Lou Roy (Canada)
8. Tammo Rockel (Germany) / Tabea Fetz (Switzerland)
Open Women’s Singles Net
1. Geneviève Bousquet (Canada)
2. Marilyn Demuy (Canada)
3. Piia Tantarimäki (Finland)
4. Maude Landreville (Canada)
5. Marie-Lou Roy (Canada)
6. Kerstin Adineh (Germany)
7. Tabea Fetz (Switzerland)
Open Women’s Doubles Net
1. Maude Landreville / Geneviève Bousquet (Canada)
2. Piia Tantarimäki (Finland) / Kerstin Adineh (Germany)
3. Becca English-Ross (USA) / Marilyn Demuy (Canada)
Intermediate Singles Net
1. Thibault Rehn (Canada)
2. Jasper Shults (USA)
3. Pierre Jacques Daigle (Canada)
4. Joey Monti-Vu (USA)
5. Brett Milliken (USA)
6. Marie-Lou Roy (Canada)
7. Jack Lentz (USA)
8. Tabea Fetz (Switzerland)
9. Jesse Ross (USA)
10. Boris Ollivier (France)
Intermediate Doubles Net
1. Christophe Spooner / Thibault Rehn (Canada)
2. Jasper Shults / Joey Monti-Vu (USA)
3. Brett Milliken (USA) / Tabea Fetz (Switzerland)
4. Marie-Lou Roy (Canada) / Jesse Ross (USA)
Master Singles Net
1. Chris Bock (Germany)
2. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)
3. Tuan Vu (USA)
3. Faris Barakat (Germany)
Master Doubles Net
1. Yassin Khateeb (Germany)/ Eurik Lindner (Germany)
2. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)/ Nicolas De Zeeuw (France)
3. Andreas Wolff (Germany)/ Alex Bartsch (Germany)
4. Tuan Vu (USA) / David Bernard (USA)
Other references for the 2013 World Footbag Championships
2013 World Championships Net Finals
Filmed on location in Montreal on August 2nd and 3rd 2013, this is the most complete collection of net finals for this tournament. Filmed with 2 cameras, you will discover the full matches, with scores added to every point played in the 5 open categories: Women singles, Women doubles, Mixed doubles, Open singles and Open doubles.
1. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals game 1 – 15:07
2. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals game 2 – 23:46
3. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals game 3 – 18:30
4. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed finale game 1 – 12:16
5. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed finals game 2 – 15:01
6. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed finals game 3 – 12:57
7. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles finals game 1 – 05:57
8. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles finals game 2 – 10:19
9. 2013 World Footbag Championships Open Singles finals game 1 – 12:16
10. 2013 World Footbag Championships Open Singles finals game 2 – 12:16
11. 2013 World Footbag Championships Open Singles finals game 3 – 12:16
12. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 1 – 09:14
13. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 2 – 09:43
14. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 3 – 09:09
15.2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-Best Plays – 03:04
16.2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed finals-Best Plays – 04:19
17.2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles finals-Best Plays – 02:44
18.2013 World Footbag Championships Open Singles finals-Best Plays – 03:21
19.2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals-Best Plays 03:12
20.2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 1 – 02:14
21.2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 2 – 01:56
22.2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 3 – 01:52
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1. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals game 1 – 15:07
2. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals Game 2 – 23:46
3. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals Game 3 – 18:30
4. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 1 – 12:16
5. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 2 – 15:01
6. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 3 – 12:57
7. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals game 1 – 05:57
8. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals game 2 – 10:19
9. 2013 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 1 – 12:16
10. 2013 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 2 – 12:16
11. 2013 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 3 – 12:16
12. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 1 – 09:14
13. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 2 – 09:43
14. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 3 – 09:09
15. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-Best Plays – 03:04
16. 2013 World Footbag Championships Mixed finals-Best Plays – 04:19
17. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles finals-Best Plays – 02:44
18. 2013 World Footbag Championships Open Singles finals-Best Plays – 03:21
19. 2013 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals-Best Plays 03:12
20. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 1 – 02:14
21. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 2 – 01:56
22. 2013 World Footbag Championships Doubles finals-5 first plays game 3 – 01:52
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