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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
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.
External links
- Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen (Japan)
- Yukigassen Nordic Championship (Norway)
- Swedish Yukigassen Official Association
- Yukigassen Canadian Championship
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