Denmark open

Profile

Denmark has a strong seed at #5 and will have to deal with tough matchups in Great Britain, Japan and the Netherlands. Denmark took home a somewhat surprising third place at the EUCC which helped them for seeding here. At Nations Cup in July 2004 they took 4th place, losing a close game to host Sweden 14-12 and blasting pool rival Holland 17-6. They narrowly lost to a strong Great Britain team 15-12 but got demolished by Finland.

“The open team is not at all surprised with being the 5th seed and we look forward to proving it right. It's always difficult to compare seeding to nations you rarely play like USA, Canada and Australia,” says team representative Lars Jakobsen.

Like Great Britain, the Danish Ultimate scene has been growing strong recently in its 20th year of experience. This year the country has seen record numbers of players and club teams compete.

They will be here to fight hard and keep the Danish profile rising.

Associated Club Teams

ÅUFK, DiscFlyers, Ragnarok, KFK (Copenhagen), Flying Circus, Spinners and Fire of London, England.

Worlds Experience

Played at Worlds in Heilbronn, finishing 10th.

Major Tournaments Won

None. Best finish as 3rd in last summers EUCC in Fontenay le Comte.

How Many Ultimate Teams in Your Country in Your Division

10 teams.

Players to Look Out For

Amongst the many profiles are the two pairs of brothers, the Bakkegaards and the Thomesens. The first representing the new generation of fast, highly skilled elite ultimate players in Denmark and the latter representing experience and overall tactical sence. Other profiles are Thor Møller on aggressive, fast paced offence and Jakob Juhl on experienced defence.

Denmark on Offense

“Offense is played with great patience and dedication to the chosen strategy, but without sacrificing the opportunity for a quick adjustment to any given defense or the deep throw to an open man in the zone. Strategic variety is great and the team makes good use of both simple, old school tactics and newer, more advanced plays. Several plays will be suited specifically for Worlds and the opponents in the first round.”

“Jesper Snorgaard #5 plays with London Fire, but we do consider him to be Danish, and would like to make good use of his knowledge of the British players and style of play when facing Great Britain in the opening round pool.”

Team's Best Thrower
Several players stand out with great throwing skill, but playing head coach Henrik Thomesen seems to master all types of throws with great precision. Thor Møller is also to be watched as a playmaker always around the disc on offense.

Team's Best Receiver
Profile receivers are Svend Andreasen, adding both height and weight to infights in the zone, and Mads Bakkegaard all over the field, with great agility, superhuman jumping power and glue-like hands.

Denmark on Defense

“This year’s defensive line has both experienced veterans and young blood. The first represented by players such as Jakob Juhl #7, a high-level competition player for over 15 years with great overall understanding of the game, and the latter by the always-airborne Jesper Snorgaard #5 and Allan Larsen #4 who never give up, no matter how long the point.” “Many people say Denmark is better on defense and maybe they're right. Defense is always saturated with extreme lust for the block, no matter when in the game, no matter the opponent. This often results in surprising comebacks from otherwise inevitable defeats. Strategies include everything in the book.”

Team's Favorite Turnover

The foot block on the final point.

Team's Favorite Spike or Non-Spike

No one is above the spike, especially when on a good roll, but Jesper Bakkegaard seems to do it with pleasure!

The Best Thing About Ultimate Is

Winning. Definitely winning.

 

Team Captains  
Lars Lundø Jakobsen,

Henrik Thomeson,

Erik Hammer

Team Colors:
Red and White.

Roster Size:
19 players + 1 playing captain.

Svend Andreasen #23 Jesper Bakkegaard #12 Mads Bakkegaard #21Lasse Gejl #8 Paul Glennie #31 Martin Bille Hansen #9 Carsten Hvenegaard #75 Mads V. Jacobsen #14Johnny Jakobsen #24Allan Larsen #4 Peter W. Linde #66 John Iver Madsen #00 Christian Mehlbye #2Stephen Møller #62 Thor Møller #13 Daniel Ocariz #6 Jakob Juhl Pedersen #7 Simon Juhl Pedersen #10 Jesper Snorgaard #5 Henrik Thomesen #9 Michael Thomesen #15

 

Written by Lars Lundo Jakobsen and Tony Leonardo