The Discmania Combine goes north of the border to Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada in only our 2nd combine event of the 2023 season. This was an opportunity for a fresh new group of 18 players from the Northwest a chance to make Team Discmania!
Scouting Vancouver, BC
This was our second Discmania Combine event that we’ve hosted in Canada (Toronto in 2022) and our third international combine event since our visit to Nokia, Finland in 2017. I last visited Vancouver 20-years ago when I won the 2003 Canadian National Championships, so I was excited to return as it’s been too long.
This particular event had 10-States & 2 Provinces that were in attendance and this showed a great amount of international diversity with talent from all over the region. A lot of newer players were participating along with a few veterans. This was the time to shine, outperform the competition and showcase their throwing skills under pressure.
As much as the previous event St. Louis was an absolute scorcher, this event in Vancouver had some cool rain and wind to make things interesting for the players.
Top Scores From Each Discipline
Approach:
Sergio Celis – 82 pts
Nick Culver – 80 pts
Samuel Frede – 78 pts
Putting:
Emmanuel Brassard – 75 pts
Sergio Celis – 70 pts
Asher Weideman – 70 pts
Driving Distance & Accuracy:
Julian Celis – 100 pts
Benjamin Atkinson – 98 pts
Asher Weideman – 95 pts
Round of golf:
Asher Weideman – 100 pts
Sergio Celis – 95 pts
Samuel Snider – 90 pts
For more information on Discmania Combine points and how they’re acquired, see the link here!
Event Highlights
Some of the highlights from the combine event was the performance by the 53-year old Sergio Celis as he put on a showcase display of his overall skills placing in the Top-4 in all four throwing disciplines, a recipe for success. 15-year old Asher Weideman averaged 465 ft in the long drive and finished 5th at the 2023 Junior Disc Golf World Championships.
Also there was excitement on the distance field by Julian Celis of Tucson, AZ who unleashed some bombs with his longest drive measuring at 527 ft and overall averaged 481.5 ft in the contest. Although, I feel that he might have thrown a few shots further in warm-ups, he’s an absolute crusher!
Asher Weideman also dominated the field in the round of golf with a 1043-rated 52 (-12) at the legendary Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Course which currently ranks 2nd throughout Canada. An absolutely incredible venue for this year’s Discmania Combine Event!
Full Score Results
#
Name
Total
Approach
Putting
Driving Distance
Round
PDGA #
1
Sergio Celis*
331 pts
82 pts
70 pts (+10 Bonus)
85 pts (418 avg)
95 pts (54)
89499
2
Asher Weideman*
328 pts
63 pts
70 pts
95 pts (467.5 avg)
100 pts (52)
143900
3
Nick Culver*
315 pts
80 pts
65 pts
90 pts (449.5 avg)
80 pts (60)
43902
4
Justin da Silva*
312 pts
74 pts
60 pts (+10 Bonus)
93 pts (454 avg)
85 pts (58)
69073
5
Miguel Alvarado*
299 pts
76 pts
60 pts
78 pts (397.5 avg)
85 pts (58)
61218
6
Samuel Snider*
297 pts
64 pts
55 pts
88 pts (439.5 avg)
90 pts (55)
128704
7
Daniel Sisson
284 pts
69 pts
65 pts
70 pts (392.5 avg)
80 pts (60)
185168
8
Samuel Frede
283 pts
78 pts
45 pts (+10 Bonus)
75 pts (394.5 avg)
85 pts (58)
173281
9
Benjamin Atkinson
281 pts
68 pts
50 pts
98 pts (473 avg)
65 pts (66)
79986
10
Emmanuel Brassard
279 pts
64 pts
75 pts (+10 Bonus)
65 pts (374 avg)
75 pts (63)
131487
11
Matthew James
274 pts
66 pts
55 pts (+10 Bonus)
83 pts (412.5 avg)
70 pts (64)
199857
12
Julian Celis
262 pts
42 pts
60 pts (+10 Bonus)
100 pts (481.5 avg)
60 pts (68)
103122
13
Aaron Simonds
251 pts
63 pts
50 pts
68 pts (384 avg)
70 pts (64)
108398
14
Caleb Secrest
244 pts
51 pts
60 pts
63 pts (373 pts)
70 pts (64)
182746
15
Kirby Snyder
242 pts
72 pts
40 pts
60 pts (331 avg)
70 pts (64)
115165
16
Adam Thayer
241 pts
56 pts
55 pts
80 pts (408 avg)
50 pts (73)
147120
17
Brennan Gardner
229 pts
46 pts
60 pts (+10 Bonus)
73 pts (392 avg)
50 pts (73)
–
18
Ethan Knespel
187 pts
34 pts
40 pts (+10 Bonus)
58 pts (312.5 avg)
55 pts (72)
231311
*Qualified for interview process
Staff and Volunteers
Huge thanks to Craig Sheather for handling all of the logistics and booking of the events field along with the Raptors Knoll Disc Golf Course. Special thanks to all of the helpful volunteers that provided assistance and helped to make this event happen.
What’s Next?
The next stage for these qualified players is the interview process as we’ll go through a series of questions to determine the player’s goals & aspirations within the sport and what we as Discmania can do to best support that. New Team Discmania Players will be added from these Discmania Combine Events.
An amazing season overall, the 2024 Discmania Combine Combine Event Schedule will be posted in the spring, so stay tuned!
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