Yukigassen (???) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in S?betsu, Hokkaid? in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchorage in Alaska, and 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.
Video Yukigassen
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.
Maps Yukigassen
Tournaments
- World Championship in S?betsu, Hokkaid?, 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
Medal winners
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 Backyard Porsön
Silver medal Cockroaches
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)
See also
- Snowball fight
References
External links
- Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen (Japan)
- Yukigassen Nordic Championship (Norway)
- European Championship (Finland)
- Swedish Yukigassen Official Association
- Yukigassen Canadian Championship
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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