The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) and the Pan American Flying Disc Federation (PAFDF) officially open bids for hosting the WFDF 2025 Pan American Youth Ultimate Championships. Bids are due no later than the 30th of June. All bids will be reviewed by PAFDF’s new Youth Development Committee, the Pan American Junior Committee (PANJUCO). Select bids will then be reviewed by the WFDF Events Team with the final decision being made by PANJUCO. A host will be selected based on their experience in running Disc events, the cost to teams and athletes, suitable facilities for athletes, staff, and sp ..read more

A Delegation of Hangzhou Municipal People’s Congress (HMPC), led by the Standing Committee of HMPC’s Deputy Director Lu Chunqiang, visited with WFDF Representatives in Frankfurt at the German Olympic Sports Confederation headquarters on the 23rd of April. The meeting, chaired by WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch, was held to discuss follow-up details for the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Hangzhou Municipal People’s Government and WFDF during the Hangzhou Asian Games in 2023. This agreement represents the first MoU signed between WFDF and a city. Members of the Delegation ..read more

The World Flying Disc Federation is pleased to announce the appointment of three new executive staff members. Samantha Kehl (USA) was appointed Director of Communications and Social Media, Dillon Richardson (CAN) as Director of Membership Services and Sport Development, and Oleksandra Boliak (UKR) as Executive Assistant. These full-time consultancy positions will support the growth of the expanding organization. As Director of Communications and Social Media Samantha oversees media and communications initiatives for WFDF. She joined WFDF in March 2024, bringing 20 years of communications and m ..read more

WFDF is proud to build upon our existing partnership with The Association For International Sport for All (TAFISA) through participation in the Girls Positive and Safe Coaching Pathway. Through involvement in this project WFDF hopes to introduce key tools and practices to improve the quality of coaching girls receive and increase recruitment and retention of girls in flying disc sports. Three WFDF Trainers have been selected for participation in the program; Bénédicte Audet of Canada (Freestyle), Camila Paiva Freitas Costa of Brazil (Ultimate), and Dr. Jane Gakuru of Uganda (Ultimate). Through ..read more

Finland has once again retained the number one spot in the latest edition of the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) Disc Golf World Rankings, making it their fourth year in a row in the top spot. Canada just pip Estonia for second place after their Continental Team Disc Golf Championship win in the Pan American event in November. This updated version of the World Rankings is, as usual, compiled in cooperation with the Professional Disc Golf Association (PDGA). WFDF Disc Golf rankings are calculated using performance at WFDF team events, including the WTDGC and continental and regional ev ..read more

President Rauch thanks outgoing and welcomes new WFDF Board members The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) has announced the results of its 2023 elections, with the WFDF member associations voting on several open positions on the Board of Directors. Among other positions, the membership re-elected Kate Bergeron as Treasurer and approved of several changes within the Board composition for the two-year term to come. “I am extremely pleased to see again a very experienced Board of Directors returning after being re-elected together with several new members. Supported by our capable staff, dedica ..read more

The World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors and Congress have approved its Strategic Plan for the period 2023-2028, which will provide a roadmap for the International Federation for the next five years. The WFDF 2023-2028 Strategic Plan can be found here. “WFDF will be using this strategic plan to guide our decisions over the next five years, as it spells out our vision and values, core strategies, and the tactics for achieving them, with the goal of building upon the progress made since 2010.” said WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch. We are seekin ..read more

Dominican Republic’s Blue Devils UC take home gold in the Open division Teams from four different countries earned medals at the WFDF 2023 Pan American Ultimate Championships (PAUC), with Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Canada and the United States taking home gold. PAUC, which was held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from November 28 to December 2, welcomed 1,836 athletes on 84 teams from 12 countries. Athletes competed in six divisions. “It is exciting to see the growth of these Continental Championships,” stated WFDF President Robert “Nob” Rauch. “Punta Cana was a beautiful setting for ..read more

Team Canada takes gold at inaugural WFDF Pan American Team Disc Golf Championship Team Canada fended off hard-fought competition from Team USA to take home gold in the final match of the inaugural World Flying Disc Federation Pan American Team Disc Golf Championship, which took place 10-12 November in South Carolina, USA. Team USA jumped to an early lead in the medal match with a 3/1 win from Nina Guerrero and Ryan Mulder over Daniel Laitsch and Karen Martel. The final two matches would come down to the wire. Team Canada went up by as many as four coming down the stretch, but Team USA responde ..read more

Each year, flying disc enthusiasts worldwide celebrate International Spirit of the Game Day (#iSOTGDay) on the first weekend in December.  With the 10th anniversary this year, we decided to extend the celebration and plan to host a mini-conference to discuss what Spirit of the Game is. This online conference will be held Sunday the 10th of December starting at 16:00 CET / 07:00am PST / 23:00 Beijing time.  We have invited TEAMERIC, Colombia’s REVOLUTION, and incoming SOTG Chair WOLFGANG MAEHR to lead the discu ..read more