Yukigassen

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Court for the Japanese snow game Yukigassen
Kemijärvi Yukigassen 2011 Final

Yukigassen (雪合戦) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchorage in Alaska, Aparan in Armenia, 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.

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 .[1] 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.[2]

Tournaments[]

Medal winners[]

2017[]

Here is a list of medal winners in the Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2017

Gold Medal:

Silver medal: unknown

Bronze medal: unknown

2017[]

Here is a list of medal winners in the Canadian National championship, held in Jasper, Alberta, in 2013

Gold Medal: unknown

Silver medal: unknown

Bronze medal: Team Goliath Snubbing

2012[]

Here is a list of medal winners in the third Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2012

Gold Medal:

Silver medal:

Bronze medal:

2011[]

Here is a list of medal winners in the second Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2011

Gold Medal:

Silver medal: Cockroaches

Bronze medal:

2010[]

Here is a list of medal winners in the first Swedish Championship, held in Luleå in 2010

Gold Medal:

Silver medal:

Bronze medal:

2007[]

Here is a list of the medal winners in the European Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2007

Gold Medal: (Norwegian)

Silver medal: (Norwegian)

Bronze medal: (Finnish)

2006[]

Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2006:

Gold: (Finnish)

Silver: (Finnish)

Bronze: (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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on February 21, 2006. Retrieved April 23, 2006.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ http://yukigassenfinlandinenglish.blogspot.se/p/rules.html

External links[]

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