Western Ultimate League
The Western Ultimate League is a professional women's ultimate league founded in 2020 with seven teams: the Arizona Sidewinders, Los Angeles Astra, Portland Swifts, San Diego Super Bloom, San Francisco Falcons, Seattle Cascades, and Utah Wild. The WUL's stated mission is to "promote visibility, opportunity, and equity within womxn's ultimate."
While not currently a part of the Premier Ultimate League, the WUL was formed to parallel the PUL in structure and provide competition opportunities in the western portion of the United States, with an eye toward a future merger with the PUL. The WUL shares resources and communicates closely with the PUL. The WUL was also built on 2017 and 2018 womxn's and mixed showcase games affiliated with the American Ultimate Disc League, and a 2019 series of professional womxn's showcase games along the West coast, including games between Seattle, Portland, and Vancouver-based teams; and between Los Angeles and San Diego-based teams.
The inaugural 2020 Western Ultimate League season began with tryouts in January and February 2020. Competition, which had been set to begin in March 2020 and continue through May, was postponed and then canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
