Yukigassen
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Yukigassen (雪合戦) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchorage in Alaska, Aparan in Armenia, Jasper, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada.
The word consists of the Japanese words yuki (snow) and kassen (battle) with rendaku. Hence yukigassen means snow battle, but is a common term for 'snowball fight' in Japanese.
Gameplay
Yukigassen is a game between two teams with seven players each. The game is played on a court with certain measurements, and the winner is determined through rules made by the Japan Yukigassen Federation.[1] It is similar to capture the flag; players are eliminated when hit with snowballs. Players wear special yukigassen helmets with face shields, and a set number of snowballs (90) are made in advance.[2]
Tournaments
- World Championship in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
- European Championship in Kemijärvi, Finland
- Swedish Championship in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden (Luleå University of Technology)
- Nordic Championship in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
- Australian Championship in Mount Baw Baw, Australia from 2019
- Anchorage, Alaska, United States
- Jasper, Alberta, Canada
- Russian Championship in Murmansk, Russia
- Champions League of Yukigassen in Aparan, Armenia
Medal winners (until 2017)
2017
Here is a list of medal winners in the Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2017
Silver medal: unknown
Bronze medal: unknown
2013
Here is a list of medal winners in the Canadian National championship, held in Jasper, Alberta, in 2013
Gold Medal: unknown
Silver medal: unknown
Bronze medal: Team Goliath Snubbing
2012
Here is a list of medal winners in the third Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2012[3]
2011
Here is a list of medal winners in the second Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2011
Silver medal: Cockroaches
2010
Here is a list of medal winners in the first Swedish Championship, held in Luleå in 2010
Gold Medal: Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
Bronze medal: Gefle Snow Warriors
2007
Here is a list of the medal winners in the European Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2007
Gold Medal: Hiawatha (Norwegian)
Silver medal: IL Tempo Gigante (Norwegian)
Bronze medal: KP 55 (Finnish)
2006
Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2006:
Gold: Lapin Peurat (Finnish)
Bronze: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegian)
2005
Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2005:
Gold: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegian)
Silver: Hiawatha (Norwegian)
Bronze: KP 55 (Finnish)
See also
References
- ^ "Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen". Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2006.
- ^ "Yukigassen Finland in English: Rules of Yukigassen".
- ^ "New LTU team won the Swedish Championship in Yukigassen - Luleå University of Technology". www.ltu.se. 26 February 2012.