Rules & Spirit

The rules used at the World Beach Ultimate Club Championships 2027 shall be the official WFDF 2025-2028 Beach Ultimate rules with the Championship Appendix, approved by the WFDF Board of Directors and effective as of January 2025.

This includes the WFDF uniform rules for tops, and the Ratio Rule A (“prescribed ratio” rule), brick at 15m, and foot under the line is in.

In the Mixed division, the WBUCC will use Gender Ratio Rule A (“prescribed ratio” rule); For all [mixed] games, a player representing the gender with 3 players on the field must pull for that point.

The the maximum number of players per team is twenty (20) and the minimum team size is ten (10) players. In the Mixed division, there must be at least 5 athletes from any gender.

1. To play at the WBUCC, your team should be a national Beach Ultimate champion, or possibly finished in the top 3 in 2026 or 2027.
2. The the maximum number of players per team is twenty (20) and the minimum team size is ten (10) players.
3. Teams can include up to three (3) non-club/team players to complete their finals rosters (i.e. players that do not usually compete with a given team taking part at the WBUCC and who are not necessarily members of the NF).
4. Team rosters must be approved by your National Federation (NF) to make sure it is in accordance with player eligibility rules and the definition of a club team according to your Federation.

Full bid allocation and roster eligibility can be found here.

The WBUCC will continue to be fully self-refereed. There will be no Game Advisors. This puts an even higher emphasis on Spirit of the Game. As such, each team will need to assign a Spirit Captain. It is practical that all representatives speak English whenever possible and it is recommended that this person not the same person as the regular captain. WFDF resources for SOTG can be found here.

Spirit Captains have the responsibility to ensure that all players follow the WFDF rules accreditation requirements. This means that all players have passed the Basic Rules test on the WFDF website and at least 50% of players on each team have successfully passed the Advanced Rules quiz. More info on rules accreditation.

Naturally, celebrating the unique existence of Spirit of the Game is important. As such an award is given to one team in each division that had the highest average Spirit score. Scores are given by the other teams using the WFDF SOTG Scoring System.