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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.

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The word consists of the Japanese words yuki (snow) and kassen (battle). Hence yukigassen means snow battle.

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. 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.

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, United States
  • Jasper, Alberta, Canada
  • Russian Championship in Murmansk, Russia

    • 2017

    Here is a list of medal winners in the Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2017

    Gold Medal Team Minttu

    Silver medal unknown

    Bronze medal unknown

    2012

    Here is a list of medal winners in the third Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2012

    Gold Medal I & Co

    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

    Bronze medal I & Co

    2010

    Here is a list of medal winners in the first Swedish Championship, held in Luleå in 2010

    Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön

    Silver medal I & Co

    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)

    Silver: KP 55 (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)

    References

    Yukigassen Wikipedia
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