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is a snowball fighting-competition from Japan. Today there are annual tournaments in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō in Japan,
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Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...
words yuki (
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) and kassen (
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rendaku is a phenomenon in Japanese morphophonology that governs the voicing of the initial consonant of a non-initial portion of a compound or prefixed word. In modern Japanese, ''rendaku'' is common but at times unpredictable, with certain words un ...
. 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 Capture the flag (CTF) is a traditional outdoor sport where two or more teams each have a flag (or other markers) and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base", and bring it safely back to their own base. ...
; players are eliminated when hit with snowballs. Players wear special yukigassen helmets with face shields, and a set number of snowballs (90) are made in advance.


Tournaments

* World Championship in Sōbetsu, Hokkaidō, Japan * European Championship in
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* Swedish Championship in Luleå,
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) * Nordic Championship in
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, Norway * Australian Championship in
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, Russia * Champions League of Yukigassen in
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Medal winners (until 2017)


2017

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winners in the Swedish championship, held in Luleå in 2017 Gold Medal: Team Minttu Silver medal: unknown Bronze medal: unknown


2013

Here is a list of
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winners in the Canadian National championship, held in Jasper, Alberta, in 2013 Gold Medal: unknown Silver medal: unknown Bronze medal: Team Goliath Snubbing


2012

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


2011

Here is a list of
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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 A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...
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
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winners in the European Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2007 Gold Medal:
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(Norwegian) Silver medal:
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(Norwegian) Bronze medal: KP 55 (Finnish)


2006

Here is a list of the
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winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2006:
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: Lapin Peurat (Finnish)
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: KP 55 (Finnish) Bronze: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegian)


2005

Here is a list of the
medal A medal or medallion is a small portable artistic object, a thin disc, normally of metal, carrying a design, usually on both sides. They typically have a commemorative purpose of some kind, and many are presented as awards. They may be int ...
winners in the Nordic Tournament in Vardø in 2005:
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: Små Rasmus etterkommere (Norwegian)
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: Hiawatha (Norwegian) Bronze: KP 55 (Finnish)


See also

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Snowball fight A snowball fight is a physical game in which balls of snow are thrown with the intention of hitting somebody else. The game is similar to dodgeball in its major factors, though typically less organized. This activity is primarily played during ...


References


External links


Showa-Shinzan International Yukigassen (Japan)Yukigassen Nordic Championship (Norway)Swedish Yukigassen Official AssociationYukigassen Canadian Championship
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