Yukigassen

Yukigassen (雪合戦) is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sobetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden in Anchorage, Alaska, and Jasper, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada.

The word Yukigassen consists of the Japanese words yuki (snow) and kassen (battle). Hence Yukigassen means snow battle.

Short description of the game

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 Japan Yukigassen Federation. 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.

Tournaments

• World Championship in Sobetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan
• European Championship in Kemijärvi, Finland
• Swedish Championship in Luleå, Norrbotten, Sweden (Luleå University of Technology)
• Nordic Championship in Vardø, Finnmark, Norway
• Mount Buller, Victoria, Australia
• Anchorage, Alaska, USA
• Jasper, Alberta, Canada
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Russian Championship in Murmansk, Russia

Medal winners

2012

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

Gold Medal I & Co

Silver medal KREwasion Invation

Bronze medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön

2011

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

Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön

Silver medal Cockroaches/Exchange Students Team

Bronze medal I & Co

2010

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

Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön

Silver medal I & Co

Bronze medal Gefle Snow Warriors

2007

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

Gold Medal Hiawatha (Norwegian)

Silver medal IL Tempo Gigante (Norwegian)

Bronze medal KP 55 (Finnish)

2006

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

Gold: Lapin Peurat (Finnish)

Silver: KP 55 (Finnish)

Bronze: Små Rasmus etterkommere (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

• Snowball fight

External links

• Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen (Japan)
• Yukigassen Nordic Championship (Norway)
• European Championship (Finland)
• Swedish Yukigassen Official Association
• Yukigassen Canadian Championship