Yukigassen


Yukigassen is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan, Kemijärvi in Finland, Vardø in Norway, Murmansk in Russia, Mount Buller, Victoria in Australia, Luleå in Sweden, Anchorage in Alaska, Aparan in Armenia, Jasper, Alberta and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan in Canada.
The word consists of the Japanese words yuki and kassen with rendaku. Hence yukigassen means snow battle, but is a common term for 'snowball fight' in Japanese.

Gameplay

Yukigassen is a game between two teams with seven players each. The game is played on a court with certain measurements, and the winner is determined through rules made by the Japan Yukigassen Federation. It is similar to capture the flag; players are eliminated when hit with snowballs. Players wear special yukigassen helmets with face shields, and a set number of snowballs are made in advance.

Tournaments

2017

Here is a list of medal winners in the Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2017
Gold Medal Team Minttu
Silver medal unknown
Bronze medal unknown

2012

Here is a list of medal winners in the third Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2012
Gold Medal I & Co
Silver medal KREwasion Invation
Bronze medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön

2011

Here is a list of medal winners in the second Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2011
Gold Medal Backyard Porsön
Silver medal Cockroaches
Bronze medal I & Co

2010

Here is a list of medal winners in the first Swedish Championship, held in Luleå in 2010
Gold Medal Team LTU/Backyard Porsön
Silver medal I & Co
Bronze medal Gefle Snow Warriors

2007

Here is a list of the medal winners in the European Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2007
Gold Medal Hiawatha
Silver medal IL Tempo Gigante
Bronze medal KP 55

2006

Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2006:
Gold: Lapin Peurat
Silver: KP 55
Bronze: Små Rasmus etterkommere

2005

Here is a list of the medal winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2005:
Gold: Små Rasmus etterkommere
Silver: Hiawatha
Bronze: KP 55