PH Embassy Hails PH Team for World Beach Ultimate Championships
Lisbon, 25 November 2025 – Ambassador Paul Raymund P. Cortes welcomed the Philippine team members of the Philippine Flying Disc Association (PFDA) during a courtesy call on 24 November 2025 at the Philippine Embassy.
The WFDF, in partnership with the Portuguese Flying Disc Association (APUDD), the Clube de Praticantes Ultimate Portimão (Local Organising Committee – LOC), and the Municipality of Portimão, organized the seven-day world championship event which welcomed 136 teams from 38 countries.
The Philippine delegation, composed of the Mixed Masters and Mixed teams, competed in the World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) 2025 World Beach Ultimate Championships held from 16 to 22 November 2025 in Portimão, Portugal, where they secured 4th place in the Master Mixed Division and 9th place in the Mixed Division.
Established in 1985, the WFDF is a federation of 126 member associations representing flying disc sports and athletes in more than 122 countries. It serves as the governing body for flying disc (frisbee) sports worldwide, including Ultimate, Beach Ultimate, Disc Golf, Freestyle, Guts, and individual disc events.END
