Ultimate Rules Subcommittee

Rueben Berg (AUS)

Chair

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Benji Heywood (UK)

Started playing in 1994. Works for the University of St Andrews as their Director of Ultimate. He has attended a couple of World Championships as a player, and run a couple as Competitions Manager. Game Advisor at WU24 2018. He lives in St Andrews, Scotland.

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Florian Pfender (USA)

Based in Denver, USA, he has experience both in Germany and the US. Member of the rules subcommittee for more than 10 years.

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Koen Verpoorten (BEL)

He has been playing for 9 years now, one year in Edinburgh, UK (University and Club) but now mostly with Jet Set (Leuven, Belgium). He has also played for Belgium Open (ECBU 2013) and Belgium Mixed (WUGC 2016 and WCBU 2017).

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Laura Ospina Gómez (COL)

Has been playing Ultimate since 2007, in my high school and then with Revolution International experience in WFDF events: WJUC 2010, 2012, WUGC 2012, 2016, WUCC 2014, World Games 2013, 2017, PAUCC 2011, 2015.

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Leena Rapottnig (AUT)

23 years old and lives in Vienna, Austria. Has been playing Ultimate since 2009  Events played: 2013 - U23 Worlds in Toronto, Austrian National Team, Women, 2014 - WUCC in Lecco, W.underteam, Mixed, 2016 - WUGC in London, Austrian National Team, Women [as spirit captain], 2017 - WCBU in Royan, Austrian National Team, Mixed [as spirit captain].

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Linda Kudo (CAN)

Based in Toronto, Canada, she has a wealth of experience with the USAU rules where she is an Observer, as well as with the WFDF system where she has been a Game Advisor since WUCC 2014.

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Moe Sameshima (JPN)

She has played for Team Japan at WUGC and World Games. She is now playing for an elite mixed team in Japan.

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Paolo Chiappin (BRA)

Has been participating actively in the ultimate community since 2009. He's been involved as a player and coach, participating in most national events in Brazil as many International events as he could, stemming from WUCC to Ultimate Peace.

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Paul Eriksson (SWE)

Has been playing since ’79 and lives in Stockholm, Sweden. Been on WFDF Ultimate Rules committee for 10+ years.

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Satoru Ishii (JPN)

Has contributed 15+ years to Ultimate. Started playing Ultimate at college in Japan and have played with Buzz Bullets (Japan), Furious Geroge (Canada) and Beyondors (U.S.A.). Has also played at world championships like WUGC and WUCC multiple times.

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Si Hill (UK)

CEO of UK Ultimate.  Played for 25ish years.  Played at 20+ World or European championships.  Founding member of Clapham Ultimate. Been on WFDF Ultimate committee and/or Rules committee for 10+ years.  He is based in Twickenham, London.

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