Have you ever heard of the sport Ultimate Frisbee? Or of a Flying Disc World Championship?
Here at 3vent Productions we certainly hadn’t until we were approached by the World Flying Disc Federation back in 2019, to provide a quote for the event operations and site management of the 2020 World Championship of Ultimate Frisbee on the Gold Coast.
As we all know, the year 2020 was a total write-off! COVID wreaked havoc around the world and the events industry went in total lockdown! The 2020 World Championship of Ultimate Frisbee were therefore postponed. In the end is was decided to forgo the 2020 event completely and continue in the historical 4-year pattern which meant the event was now going to be hosted in 2024.
And in August 2024 it finally all came together at Runaway Bay Sports Precinct! It was an impressive setup with 14 playing fields to mark out, 2,000m2 of marquees to install, 720m of fencing to place, hundreds of meters of cable trays to lay, plus generators, toilets, light towers, sound and lighting and my much, much more equipment which was brought in for the event.
The week-long bump-in meant many long working days but the site looked spectacular on Friday afternoon, ready for the opening ceremony on Saturday.
Around 1,400 players and 400 support staff from over 23 countries came to the Gold Coast to compete for the world titles and in the end USA took them home in every division!
It was a very successful event for all involved and we are pleased to have worked on this unique sporting event on the Gold Coast.
Our Role
3vent Productions is honoured to have been part of the very first Flying Disc World Championships to be held on Australian soil. As part of our engagement for this event we provided the following:
- Organisation of the majority of event infrastructure including, marquees, under-hire, fencing, generators, sound & lighting, cable protection, light towers
- Onsite Management of the bump-in and bump-out process
- Forklift Operation
YouTube Links
Check out some of the flying disk action that took place via the following links:
Opening Ceremony & Showcase Game – highlights https://youtu.be/dzJVMW2rfR4?si=GTroQs0hpWVZYia3
Final Day – highlights https://youtu.be/iW_50QZ5MCI?si=7x-DzcTyHFYz2KBa