Yukigassen
Yukigassen (雪合戦?) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sobetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchorage in Alaska, and Jasper, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada.
The word Yukigassen consists of the Japanese words yuki (snow) and kassen (battle). Hence Yukigassen means snow battle.
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Short description of the game
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 Sobetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
- European Championship in Kemijärvi, Finland
- Swedish Championship in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden (Luleå University of Technology)
- Nordic Championship in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
- Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
- Anchorage, Alaska, USA
- Jasper, Alberta, Canada
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Russian Championship in Murmansk, Russia
Medal winners
2012
Here is a list of medal winners in the third Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2012
Silver medal KREwasion Invation
Bronze medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
2011
Here is a list of medal winners in the second Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2011
Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
Silver medal Cockroaches/Exchange Students Team
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)
