Yup, Las Vegas looks like Seattle right now. That’s just not right.
What is right, though, is that TiV 2010 is going to persevere. Field maps are up here (go to “Maps” )
and we’ll be releasing the new schedule sometime late late tonight. Keep your chin up, and know there’s Trouble still waiting for you in Sin City.
We’ll keep posting here and to captains as updates come in.
Team Cultimate
Club Vegas Teams,
It’s possible that the gods have spoken: a tournament in Vegas is officially the worst idea ever. The typically-concrete-like fields that seemingly could not see enough rain have undergone the largest single week of rain in the history of Nevada, and the tournament site we have been using, rain or shine, for years now has been closed for the week. We are doing everything that we can to reverse this decision of the site directors, and we are also working on contingency plans. You, like us, have likely already paid for things like plane tickets that can’t be easily canceled, and we are doing everything we can to give you the weekend you deserve.
For teams that no longer wish to attend:
We’ll offer refunds for any team that would like to pull out of the tournament. Absolutely no questions asked, for any reason. Refunds will be a combination of returned fees and reduced entry at an upcoming tournament, based, in part, on the number of teams that drop.
However, if you want to come to Vegas for fun, friends, and Ultimate…
1. A mini-tournament
We’ve found a smaller set of turf fields that we can rent for the weekend.
We’ll set up a very different sort of tournament, but one that maximizes a tournament atmosphere and also gives you copious time to hit the Strip and its casinos. It won’t be exactly what we we’re hoping for, but it could turn out to be a weekend of even more Trouble. The plan is to give each team 4 1-hour games. While the games aren’t as long, with quicker times between points, no half time break, and fewer timeouts, playing time can be maximized. We think you’ll still be able to find that endorphin-bomb that is playing exhausting Ultimate.
We’ll schedule games in one of five 4-hour chunks between 9am and 9pm on Saturday, and 9am and 5pm on Sunday. We can’t run out a final schedule for you right now just yet (we’ll wait to hear if any teams drop), but will have it at the end of Thursday evening. If teams want to play additional games, we actually have the fields from 8am until Midnight both nights and we can easily set teams up with bonus games. We’re also taking requests; if there is a team you want to play against, let us know and we will make it happen. If teams have many players dropping, we can also combine parts of teams to maximize games.
2. Trouble in Vegas is your party central (booze, rooms, debortuary).
We’re renting a group of hotel rooms at the Tropicana that will serve as the weekend-long tournament-turned-party-central, that will be stocked with 100 bottles of liquor and will undoubtedly be at the heart of many shenanigans. From there, in the middle of the action of the Strip, you can meet old friends, make new ones, and have the memorable weekend that you hoped when you signed up for the tournament.
This isn’t perfect…far from it. But if you want to join your friends in Vegas, throw a disc, see friends on other teams, and sweat out the toxins you are planning to accumulate, this can still be a great weekend, and maybe even better than the weekend we had originally planned. If you have ideas about how we can help your team have a great weekend, given the circumstances, we would love to hear them. We want to make this as good as it can be. We’ll sleep next week.
Please contact us immediately with your plans. Email us at coordinator@cultimate.com or call 512.739.3797.
Our apologies, and our hopes for a great, if radically different, weekend,
The Cultimate Team
Cultimate is please to work with the following sponsors to make Club Vegas that much more kick ass.
Suns out, guns out. When that glorious orb launches its cancerous rays, Ocean Potion has got your back, face and limbs. Free lotion will be available at tournament central.
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The Tropicana is offering a new discounted rate for stay at their hotel. The new rates are as follows. (All previously booked rooms will have their rates retroactively reduced.)
$29.95 Wednesday Thursday Sunday
$69.99 Friday and Saturday
Book your rooms at the tournament hotel, The Tropicana, now with your Cultimate discount code.
Call 1-888-826-8767 to book your rooms and mention our discount code SUF0110 and that you’re in the “Ultimate Frisbee Group#1″ to receive optimal deals.
Alternately, book your rooms online by going to https://res.tropicanalv.com/cgi-bin/lansaweb?procfun+rn+resnet+r15+funcparms+UP(A2560):;SUF0110;?. Click on the “Conventions” tagline at the top. Next select “Check Rates” in the Reservations Box at the top of the page. Put in arrival, departure, number of people, etc. The last box is where the special code for each group would go – SUF0110.
We recommend booking at double occupancy, so you don’t get charged for any extra bodies. Deadline for room deal is January 18th. We cannot guarantee rates after those dates. Hurry to book your rooms.
Your squad’s rates for a double queen room are:
Tues, Wed, Thurs – $49.99
Fri, Sat – $74.99
Sun, Mon, Tues after – $49.99
Prepare to be hooked up with the best hotel deal Vegas has to offer. Starting Monday, you’ll have the opportunity to stay and party with the rest of the club Vegas teams at the lovely, the one, the only, Tropicana Hotel and Resort, located close to practically EVERYTHING. The airport, the fields, the Bellagio and its RIGHT BY THE STRIP. Did we mention they have a pool and they’re right by the strip?
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Your squad’s rates for a double queen room are:
Tues, Wed, Thurs – $49.99
Fri, Sat – $74.99
Sun, Mon, Tues after – $49.99
What are you waiting for? Register your team today at one of the most quintessential, historic hotels in Vegas located conveniently by everything Vegas has to offer. Oh yeah, you’re waiting for the our special registration link we plan to publish on Monday (11/30).
Don’t miss on out the best deal there is and the opportunity to chill with the rest of the TiV teams.
Trouble in Vegas 2010 continues to try and find out which side of the spectrum of “Best and Worst Idea, Ever” the Event falls on, bringing together club ultimate teams from across North America for 2 days of sun, parties, beverages, and of course, ultimate in Las Vegas, NV. With spots for up to 80 teams you’ll definitely want to be a part of this fifth year of trouble. Register your team online today!
When: January 23-24, 2010
Where: Las Vegas, NV
Teams: 32 Open and Open Alum, 16 Women’s, 32 Co-ed
Cost: $35 per player (see registration page for details)
Bids: Due December 17th. See the Registeration Section for details.
Updated Schedule Released
New schedule is up and has been emailed to all captains. Link is below:
http://www.upa.org/scores/tourn.cgi?div=68&id=7244
Thanks to everyone for your patience. If something is absolutely, horribly wrong for your team, please let us know, and we will attempt to fix it. The schedule will be posted in the party suite and at this link above. If any major changes happen that effect your team based on feedback, we’ll send out another update e-mail.