FAQ

General

What
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Paganello is an annual, huge frisbee event consisting of two sport competitions: World Beach Ultimate Cup and World Freestyle Challenge.
A rich social scene is also a main ingredient of the event.
Paganello is a BULA tournament.

When
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19-21 April (Sat-Mon) 2025

Where
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Here: https://g.page/?share Rimini Beach, Italy(100km. from Bologna, 200km. from Venice and Florence, 300km. from Milan, 400km. from Rome)closest airports: Bologna, Venice, Verona, Milan, Rome

Who
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Divisions: Real Mixed, Loose Mixed, Open, Women and Junior U17 and Junior U15 (junior: no gender restriction)

Play 5-on-5 Beach Ultimate

How is the weather like in Rimini in April?
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Average 24-hr temperature: 12.3 °C (54.1 °F)London: 7.9 °C (48.2 °F)Munich: 7.5 °CParis: 10.4 °CNew York City: 10.2 °C (50.4 °F)Average maximum temperature: 16.3 °C (61.3 °F)Average minimum temperature: 7.1 °C (44.8 °F)Average rainfall: 50.1 mm. (2.0 in.)London: 54.1 mm. (2.1 in.)Munich: 70.4 mm.Paris: 204.9 mm.New York City: 91.8 mm. (3.6 in.)

Is life a Beach?
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Yes!

Directions

Which is the closest airport to Rimini?
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Rimini has an airport connected to several European cities.Next closest airports: Bologna (1hr), Ancona (Falconara) (1hr), Venice (2.5 hrs) and Milan (3hrs). Rome has two airports: Ciampino and Fiumicino (also known as Leonardo da Vinci). The most popular low-cost company that may be useful to you is Ryanair. If you are flying to Italy from non-European airports you will likely land either to Milan or Rome.

How far is Rimini from Venice, Florence, Rome?
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Venice 200 km. north, Florence 200 km west, Rome 350 km. south-west. If you go there by train, in each case you have to change in Bologna Centrale train station. If you are driving, check the Italian highways website "Autostrade per l'Italia".

How long does it take to go from Bologna or Milan to Rimini by train?
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Bologna: about 1 hour, from Milan 3/4 hours, according to the kind of train you may choose. From the train station you have to walk for about 20 minutes, 10 minutes by bus.

Event

When and where am I supposed to arrive on Friday night?
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Welcome Party takes place right on the fields. First round of spaghetti served at 20.00.

When and where will I get the player’s card, party tickets, etc.?
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On Friday afternoon, during the welcome party, each teams captain will come and get all the stuff for his/her team at the Paganello headquarters. More details about the time will be communicated directly to each captain one week before Paganello.

At what time does Paganello start on Saturday morning?
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First games at 9.00 (you can have more details about it in results & schedule section). Not all the teams will play at that time, so it may happen your first game is scheduled a couple of hours later.

Basic Paganello timetable?
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Welcome Party: Friday night from 20.00. First games are scheduled on Saturday morning, Saturday and Sunday: games all through the day.
Last games will be played on Monday when each team will play one final game (there might be some which will play two: this will be communicated the day before with the official schedule).
FINALS: 1st place finals from 12.00 till 17.45 and the final ceremony will be over at about 18.15.

Can I get food and beverage on the fields?
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Yes, some player’s package includes food&drink tickets with which you can get food and drink right on the Beach at the Paganello food&drink points. You can always purchase more tickets there.

What’s on the Beach apart from fields?
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There will be food&drink beneath a huge shelter tent, merchandising point, shelter tents on each field, massages tent, first aid, 1000-people stands and other attractions. A City Of Fun will be set on the Beach, where you can let yourself flow and lose yourself in front of an endless horizon.

At what time does Paganello end on Monday?
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The closing ceremony ends at about 18.00 (6.00 PM).

Play

Size the fields?
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75 x 25 meters. End zones are 15 meters long.See also BULA (Beach Ultimate Lovers Association).

How many players does a team consist of?
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5 on the field: a roster of 10 at least is recommended.

Which kind of shoes should I use?
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Most of the players use to play barefoot or wearing sandsocks.

What is the mixed (co-ed) ratio? How many women on the field?
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We play with the Ratio Rule B extract from WFDF Rules of 5-on-5 Beach Ultimate 2021-2024 Appendix: A7 Mixed DivisionA7.3. Ratio Rule B (“end zone decides” rule):A7.3.1. At the start of the game, after the first disc flip, an additional disc fliphappens with the winner selecting which end zone is “End zone A”, with theother end zone becoming “End zone B”. At the start of each point the Teamthat is at End zone A must choose the gender ratio. This process applies forthe first half. For the second half, at the start of each point the Team that isat End zone B must choose the gender ratio.

Will I be exhausted on Monday afternoon?
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Yes.

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Registration is open!

2025 registration opens Monday 18th

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