Photos of this year's event, from our Official Event Photographer, Elizabeth Henry Hooker, have been posted!

Check out Elizabeth's website for the shots, and keep checking in as she will continue to update the page as more photos are processed.

Check out the recaps of Sundays action in the Grand Masters and Masters Women divisions!

Congratulations to Colorado's Well Done and Boston's DoG for their well-earned victories in the Masters Women and Grand Masters divisions, respectively.  Well Done emerged victorious over The Team Formerly Known As The Peppers in a convincing 15-3 win, while DoG and Colorado's Yomo Fog Oho went down the wire, with DoG pulling out the 14-13 win at double game point.

Thirst and Howl (Grand Masters) and KapakaHI (Masters Women) were the winners of the Spirit of the Game award in their respective divisions.

Congrats to Well Done and DoG, as well as Formerly Peppers and Yomo Fog Oho and all the other competitors for making this inaugural event such a huge success! 

The UPA's Twitter account will be active this weekend, so check out http://twitter.com/upaorg/ for all your timely updates and information about the Grand Masters and Masters Women's Championships!

The seedings and Competition Schedules for the 2009 UPA Grand Masters and Masters Women's Club Championships are set. Check out your favorite team's path the championship, and start planning out which games you want to watch while you're in Denver. The field is wide open in both divisions as many teams are coming together for the first time. Follow all the action on the results page to see who will claim the title of Grand Masters and Masters Women's Champion.

The tournament website is now up and should be used as your source for information about the event. Keep tabs on the front page for updates and announcements before the tournament, score reports during the event, and details about how things shook out afterwards.

Online rostering is now open for the tournament. Check out the Team Registration page for a link to the events in the online system and more information about team registration requirements and deadlines. 

The UPA is pleased to announce a partnership with the Crowne Plaza Hotel-Denver International Airport. The Crowne Plaza will serve as the tournament hotel and is offering great rates, location, and amenities for tournament attendees. See the Travel & Accommodations page for more details. Be sure to make reservations before June 10 to guarantee rates.

The Phase 2 application process is complete and the final few bids have been awarded. In the Grand Masters Division, one final bid was awarded to "DoG" from Boston, MA (Northeast Region). This brings the total number of Grand Masters teams at the tournament to 20. In the Masters Women's Division, the final two spots were awarded to Madison (Central Region) and Safari (Southwest Region), bringing the total numbe of teams to 16. Selection critieria for Phase 2 bids included geographic representation and potential team strength.

Other applying teams have been offered spots on the wait list. Due field site limitations, the event, which was initially estimated would attract 12-24 teams, has been capped at 36 total teams (20 GM and 16 MW). More GM teams applied than MW teams during Phase 1, which guaranteed bids, and is the reason for the difference in the number of teams. Check out the Teams page for the final list of invited teams.

The UPA is excited to announce that the response to this event has been even greater than expected. Initial plans have been changed to expand the tournament to accommodate all of the on-time Phase 1 registered teams.

Phase 2 registration is now open. Teams must register and submit a $180 deposit by April 24 (5PM Mountain Time) by submitting a Phase 2 Team Application Form to UPA headquarters. Note: Awarding of Phase 2 bids will be contingent upon space available at the event. Space is very limited, and teams not awarded bids will be placed on a wait list.