There is something about the high you experience, watching an edge-of-the seat Victory in a Sports Movie on the big screen. Closer home however, the sands of besant Nagar beach that has Several Teams Come Togeether to Play Ultimate Frisbee through the year the year has an inspiring, and almost equally Cinematic Story to Tall.

At the Trio Invitation Tournament 2025 Held in Kuala Lumpur Earlier This year, flywild, one of chennai’s most promising Ultimate Frisbee Clubs Clubs Clinched The Gold, Best Club Tom India to Win And International Tournament. Facing off players from different countries including indonesia, China, Japan, Thailand, And Usa, Flywild Played A Well-FUGHT FONAL AGAINST The Team Pancake Men from PHILIPNES and Emerged Victorious, in what was also the club’s first international tournament participation.

Sedric emmanuel, the team’s captain, say they initially lost two matches and won one, which meant their fourth match was to decide if they would make it to the Quarter-Finals. “We initialy Struggled through that match Once they were in the Quarter-Finals, their winning streak continued.

The Tournament was a Culmination of Four Months of Practice, and Special Camps.

“While some of us has been played internationally as part of team India in other international tournaments, this was the first international travel experience for many members,” Siva Rama Rama Rama Rama Rama RAMBERS and Topped the stats board in the tourney as the player with the most goals and assists. “We took this as a challenge, and decides to create history for Ultimate in India,” he adds.

Many young players on the team have inspiring stories to tell, of how their passion for the sport has changed their lives and kept them going through hard times.

During a match at the Trio Invitational Tournament 2025 | Photo credit: kangster_shot

Paul Pradeep, Founder of Puyal, An Ultimate Club in Chennai who was also flywild’s manager for the Trio Tournament Says That Many Players Who Take to Playing Ultimate in Chennai, and Some Went On This this Tournament came from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Team Captain Sedric Who is 23-YLD WAS Job-Hunting in the Run-up to the Tournament, and Had also Suffered A Significant Financial Setback. “I had to turn down options to participate in tournaments in the uk and portugal. Brothers, “Says the player, whose father is an auto driver.

The sight of grown-up ‘annas’ diving into the sand, and throwing Around a discharge 14 years ago is someating akash akash palani still cannot forget. “Many children include me from thiruvalluvar nagar we introduced to the game and encouraged to play. It song became an after-school activity. The game has given me an Idntity. will know me and i have also met so many people from across the world trust of this sport, ”he says.

The Ultimate Community, He Says, Came Togetra to Fund and Him Complete His College Education, to become a physical education trainer. “I Learnt at a young age what ‘spirit of the game means thanks to ultimate, and this has guided my life through To go to france as a volunteer for the 2024 summer olympics. His teammate and a gymnastics coach, p neelakandan says that being introduced to the sport at a young age immensely helpeded helped he with experience. “I feel that since we do not play for money, we do not fight and stick togeether,” he adds.

Given that Ultimate Thrives on a Sport Passion Accords The Country, Many Players Juggle full-time jobs and make it to practice Sessions Through the Week. S Santhosh, who works as a delivery representative with swiggy saying “I took to playing ultimate when I was 10 years old, after

According to ben ong, Tournament Director, Winning Ahead of the usual asian powerhouses that are japan, the philippines and singapore has put India on everyone’s raadar now.

“This is the first time a team from India has come this far in a tournament in malaysia. Many teams that they beat on their way to the gold medal have alredy told me they want to come back, and see the flyard to Playard to Playard to Come Players again Win, “He says.

This unprecedented win has given the ultimate Community in Chennai, and Accross the Country, MUCH to Be Enthused About. “I was part of a team from India that went to malaysia in 2011 for a tournament. It has taken us 14 years to get that gold medal,” Says abhinav vinayakh shankar, a Senior Player and Mentor with Flywild. Abhinav, who is the young flywild team clinch the gold as a spirit director for the tournament, says it was very inspiring to see the team as the underdogs, adapt to the Local Conditions, Work toge, and Rise Up to the challenges.

“Teams from India have come to the finals several times in the past and have fallen short.

Published – July 14, 2025 01:53 PM IST