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| Sport | Ultimate |
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| Founded | 2020 |
| First season | 2020 |
| Commissioner | Felicia Yang |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | westernultimateleague.com |
The Western Ultimate League (WUL) is a professional women's ultimate league in the western United States founded in 2020. The WUL's stated mission is to "promote visibility, opportunity, and equity within women's ultimate."[1]
The WUL was formed to parallel the Premier Ultimate League (PUL), another women's ultimate league established in 2019, with an eye toward a future merger.[2][3] The WUL shares resources and communicates closely with the PUL.[2]
History
The WUL started with a 2017 and 2018 series of women's and mixed showcase games affiliated with the American Ultimate Disc League, and a 2019 series of professional women's showcase games along the west coast including games between Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver-based teams and between Los Angeles and San Diego-based teams.[4][5]
The inaugural 2020 Western Ultimate League season began with tryouts in January and February 2020 with seven teams.[6] Competition, which had been set to begin in March 2020 and continue through May, was postponed[7] and then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8][9]
In January 2021, the Portland Swifts announced they were withdrawing from the WUL.[10] The six remaining WUL teams first competed in December 2021 at the Winter Cup in San Diego.[11] The Utah Wild emerged victorious,[12][13] and two plays from the Winter Cup were featured by ESPN SportsCenter.[14] After the Winter Cup, the league announced the addition of a seventh team, the Oregon Onyx.[14]
The first regular season was conducted in 2022, with the Seattle Tempest emerging as champions.[15] In October 2022, the league announced the addition an eighth team, the Colorado Alpenglow.[16]
Teams
The WUL currently consists of eight teams.
| Team | City/Area | First Season |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Sidewinders[17] | Phoenix, AZ | 2021 |
| Colorado Alpenglow | Denver, CO | 2023 |
| Los Angeles Astra | Los Angeles, CA | 2021 |
| Oregon Onyx | Portland, OR | 2022 |
| San Diego Super Bloom | San Diego, CA | 2021 |
| San Francisco Falcons | San Francisco, CA | 2021 |
| Seattle Tempest[18] | Seattle, WA | 2021 |
| Utah Wild[5] | Salt Lake City, UT | 2021 |
References
- ^ "About". WESTERN ULTIMATE LEAGUE. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ a b comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2019-12-05). "Western Ultimate League To Spotlight Women's Competition With Eye Towards PUL Merger". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2019-12-03). "Premier Ultimate League Adding Four Teams For 2020 Season". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "WestCoast Women's Pro Ultimate takes off running". SAVAGE, The Ultimate Apparel Company. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ a b Zagoria, Adam. "Women's Professional Ultimate Frisbee League Announces Expansion". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
- ^ comments, Kelsey Hayden in News with 0 (2020-02-28). "Inside The Premier Ultimate League, Western Ultimate League Tryouts". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Vondersmith, Jason. "Update: Portland Swifts were set to soar - before coronavirus forced season postponement". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ comments, Charlie Eisenhood in News with 0 (2020-03-12). "Western Ultimate League Postpones Start of Season Due to Coronavirus Outbreak". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ comments, Keith Raynor in News with 0 (2020-03-16). "Opening Pull: Ultimate Halted By Global Viral Pandemic". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Statement regarding the Portland Swifts— WESTERN ULTIMATE LEAGUE- Women's Professional Frisbee". WESTERN ULTIMATE LEAGUE. Retrieved 2021-01-20.
- ^ "Western Ultimate League - Women's Professional Ultimate". WESTERN ULTIMATE LEAGUE. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
- ^ Hayden, Kelsey; Colvett, Mags; comments, Jenna Weiner in Recap with 0 (2021-12-13). "WUL Winter Cup 2021: Day One Recap". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Stephens, Edward; Rubin, Alex; Hayden, Kelsey; comments, Mags Colvett in Recap with 0 (2021-12-13). "WUL Winter Cup 2021: Day Two Recap". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Hayden, Kelsey; Rubin, Alex; comments, Keith Raynor in Preview with 0 (2022-03-11). "Western Ultimate League 2022: Season Preview". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-03-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Weiner, Jenna (2022-05-24). "Western Ultimate League 2022: Championship Weekend Recap". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ "Western Ultimate League – Women's Professional Ultimate". WESTERN ULTIMATE LEAGUE. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
- ^ Hopkins, William. "NAU Frisbee stars find home with AZ Sidewinders". The Lumberjack. Retrieved 2020-05-28.
- ^ Hayden, Kelsey (2020-12-15). "Seattle Cascades Women's Team Changing Name to Seattle Tempest". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
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