Huntington Beach, Ca: World Beach Ultimate Championships 2023. ©Rodney Chen for UltiPhotos.com.

In the OPEN category, the United States will seek to validate their credentials against Singapore, who barely made it through the qualifiers, while the United Kingdom (8-1) will face Germany (4-5) in another important match in the Californian morning.

On the central court at the same time, Canada (6-3) will face the Philippines (5-4) in a match that, beforehand, looks evenly matched until the end. Completing the quarter-finals at the same time but on court 3, the selection of the Kingdom of Spain (6-3) will face France (4-5) in a clash between Europeans with a lot of history.

In the first slot as well, Group B will begin to determine who advances to the semi-finals alongside the undefeated United States in the WOMEN'S category. Spain, coming off a victory against Canada (12-9), will attempt to snatch the top spot and undefeated status from the home team at 9 AM on court 7. Two hours later, on the same court, the United States and their northern neighbors will play to see who will face the more accessible team in the semi-finals, depending on the outcome of Group C, composed of those who finished the initial group stage between fourth and seventh place (Japan, Philippines, United Kingdom, and Singapore).

In MIXED, the United States will face France (having already defeated them 13-11 in the Group Stage) on the central court starting at 10 AM, aiming for the grand final, while Spain will do the same in the same venue with Germany starting at 1 PM. In the battle for the ninth to fourteenth place (Group C), the action will start at 10 AM with Ukraine (3-0) and China on court 2 (0-3), and Japan (3-0) against Venezuela (1-2) vying for the top spot in the group. In case of victories for both, they will face off at 12 PM (court 7) in a final to determine who wins the group and finishes in the ninth position of the tournament.

In MASTER MIXED from 10 AM, we will find out who advances to the semi-finals to face the United States. On court 4, Japan (2-0) will face the Philippines (2-0) for a spot among the top 4 in the championship, while on court 5, Colombia and Poland will close out their participations.

On the same Saturday, everything will be decided in the category. From 12 PM on Court 2, Canada and Germany will battle for a spot in the Final, while at the same time but on Court 3, the undefeated United States will face the winner of Japan and the Philippines.

Two hours later (2 PM), the semi-final losers will compete for third place on Court 4, while on the central court, the Grand Final of the category will take place at 4:45 PM.

In GRAND MASTER MIXED at 9 AM, France and Japan will face off on court 5, while Singapore and Venezuela will do the same at the same time on court 6. The winner of the clash between Europeans and Asians will be the opponent of the United States in the semi-finals.

The hosts come undefeated to their semi-final commitment against the winner of the French and Japanese teams. At 11 AM on Court 5, the top contenders for the title will play their game, while at the same time on court 6, the selection of Canada will face the Philippines, who are familiar with each other having faced off twice in the Tournament, each with a victory.

The third-place match will be at 1 PM on court 3, while the grand final will be at 3:30 PM on the central court, crowning the first champion of the Beach Ultimate Championships 2023.

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Sat 4.11.2023