Men’s ICC Championship Featured on ESPN2, Sunday, August 4 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Colorado Springs, Colo. (July 25, 2019)—Forty-six games will be available to watch from the 2019 U.S. Open Club Championships, USA Ultimate announced today, including 33 from the International Club Championship (ICC) and 13 from the Youth Club Championship (YCC) divisions.

Games will be broadcast both live and via tape delay across a variety of digital and linear television platforms.

ESPN returns as USA Ultimate’s broadcast partner, featuring the men’s ICC division championship game live on ESPN2, Sunday, August 4, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

The 2019 edition marks the third straight year ESPN has showcased a U.S. Open final on one of world’s most visible media outlets. The 2017 mixed final and the 2018 women’s title game were broadcast on ESPN2.

ESPN will also feature a mixed division doubleheader on Saturday evening, August 3, streaming both semifinals at 6:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. ET on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN mobile app.

The mixed and women’s championship games, as well as a men’s and women’s semifinal, will also stream live on ESPN’s digital platforms.

USA Ultimate will stream an additional 11 ICC games live on its social media channels, including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

Fifteen more ICC games will be presented via tape delay on a combination of USA Ultimate’s YouTube channel and Ultiworld.com.

Overall, 33 games from the ICC division will be produced – 11 each from the men’s, mixed and women’s divisions, including six live games each.

Games will be produced by three different production teams: CVM Productions, Fulcrum Media Group and Ultiworld.

In addition to the 33 ICC games, 13 YCC games will also be covered, including select pool play and bracket matchups and all three U-20 championship games.

The 2019 U.S. Open will host 124 teams from five countries: the U.S., Australia, Canada, Colombia, Germany and Japan. The ICC field includes 36 elite-level club teams, 12 each in the men’s, mixed and women’s divisions.

The YCC field consists of 88 North American youth teams from five divisions: U-20 Boys, U-20 Girls, U-20 Mixed, U-17 Boys and U-17 Girls.

For the ICC division, the U.S. Open marks the first leg of the Triple Crown which also includes the Pro Championships (August 31-September 2) and the National Championships (October 24-27).

For the YCC division, the U.S. Open serves as the sport’s premier national-level youth club tournament, featuring top youth teams from across the U.S. and Canada in a national-championship caliber event.

The U.S. Open takes place August 2-5, at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn. Tickets for the ICC division’s semifinal and final rounds can be purchased online at https://ticketing.usaultimate.org/MobileTicketing/7. Admission is free for all other rounds at the 2019 U.S. Open Club Championships.

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2019 U.S. Open Club Championships

Broadcast Schedule

All Times CDT

All live games will be available on USA Ultimate’s social platforms: YouTube, Facebook and Twitter.

TD: Tape Delay for later release on USA Ultimate social platforms and/or ultiworld.com.

Friday, August 2

8:30 a.m. Crazy (10) v. Snake Country (4) ICC (X) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

8:30 a.m. Nightlock (12) v. Revolution (2) ICC (W) LIVE YouTube

8:30 a.m. Sub Zero (9) v. Revolver (3) ICC (M) TD Ultiworld

10:45 a.m. Blackbird (8) v. AMP (1) ICC (X) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

10:45 a.m. Machine (8) v. Sockeye (1) ICC (M) LIVE YouTube

10:45 a.m. Ellipsis (6) v. Space Heater (3) ICC (X) TD Ultiworld

1:00 p.m. Sub Zero (9) v. Buzz Bullets (6) ICC (M) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

1:00 p.m. Comunidad el Oso (10) v. Ring of Fire (5) ICC (M) LIVE YouTube

1:00 p.m. Nemesis (11) v. UNO (8) ICC (W) TD Ultiworld

3:15 p.m. Women’s Crossover 1B v. 1D ICC (W) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

3:15 p.m. Mixed Crossover 1B v. 1D ICC (X) LIVE YouTube

3:15 p.m. Women’s Crossover 1A v. 1C ICC (W) TD Ultiworld

6:30 p.m. Men’s Crossover 1B v. 1D ICC (M) TD Ultiworld

Saturday, August 3

8:30 a.m. Men’s Quarterfinal ICC (M) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

8:30 a.m. Women’s Quarterfinal ICC (W) LIVE YouTube

8:30 a.m. Mixed Quarterfinal ICC (X) TD Ultiworld

10:45 a.m. Mixed 5th Place Semifinal ICC (X) TD Ultiworld

10:45 a.m. Women’s 5th Place Semifinal ICC (W) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

12:00 p.m. Women’s Semifinal ICC (W) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

12:30 p.m. Women’s Semifinal ICC (W) TD YouTube

1:00 p.m. Bankroll (1) v. Flood (9) YCC (X) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

2:30 p.m. Men’s Division Semifinal ICC (M) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

3:15 p.m. Red Dawn (4) v. BUDA (5) YCC (B) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

3:30 p.m. Men’s Division Semifinal ICC (M) TD YouTube

5:30 p.m. Mixed Division Semifinal ICC (X) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

8:00 p.m. Mixed Division Semifinal ICC (X) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

Sunday, August 4

8:30 a.m. Men’s 5th Place Game ICC (M) TD YouTube

8:30 a.m. Men’s 3rd Place Game ICC (M) TD Ultiworld

8:30 a.m. Mixed 5th Place Game ICC (X) TD Ultiworld

8:30 a.m. Women’s Final ICC (W) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

10:45 a.m. Women’s 5th Place Game ICC (W) TD YouTube

10:45 a.m. Women’s 3rd Place Game ICC (W) TD Ultiworld

10:45 a.m. Mixed 3rd Place Game ICC (X) TD Ultiworld

11:00 a.m. Men’s Final ICC (M) LIVE ESPN2

1:30 p.m. Mixed Final ICC (X) LIVE ESPN3/WatchESPN

1:30 p.m. Belle (7) v. Rogue (2) YCC (G) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

1:30 p.m. BUDA (5) v. Tango (4) YCC (G) TD Ultiworld

1:30 p.m. U-20 Boys’ Division PreQuarter 2C v. 3A YCC (B) TD Ultiworld

3:45 p.m. U-20 Boys’ Division Quarterfinal YCC (B) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

3:45 p.m. U-20 Mixed Division Quarterfinal 1D v. 2C YCC (X) TD Ultiworld

3:45 p.m. U-20 Girls’ Division Quarterfinal YCC (G) TD Ultiworld

Monday, August 5

8:30 a.m. U-20 Mixed 5th Place Semifinal YCC (X) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

10:45 a.m. U-20 Girls’ Division Semifinal YCC (G) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

10:45 a.m. U-20 Mixed Division Semifinal YCC (X) LIVE YouTube

10:45 a.m. U-20 Boys’ Division Semifinal YCC (B) TD Ultiworld

2:45 p.m. U-20 Girls’ Division Final YCC (G) LIVE YouTube

2:45 p.m. U-20 Boys’ Division Final YCC (B) LIVE YT/FB/Twitter

2:45 p.m. U-20 Mixed Division Final YCC (X) TD YouTube

Note: Broadcast schedule is subject to change.