PRAGUE DEVILS (1992 - 2001)
Team 'Prague Devils' was founded January 1. 1992; it was, however, just the official date for the Devils history is associated with the existence of frisbee in the Czech rep. The game was imported by Italian swimmers and its following progress has mainly been Jan 'Papa' Filandr's business. At that time, Papa used to work as an assistant lecturer at the sport department of Faculty of Electrical Engineering at Czech Technical University. Flying disk enchanted him so much that he managed it to be included as a voluntary course for FEE students. That was in autumn 1991.
'Prague Devils' was founded by students attending the course. There were lot of Americans those days in Czech, who helped with practices, methods and strategy of the game. They also brought valuable contacts for frisbee teams abroad, as a benefit 'PD' begun to travel to tournaments behind borders. The very first such a tournament was held in Brussels 1992. Devils ended last but one; a team from France was the very last (they held the disc for the first time on the tournament).
Next destination was WIZ Open Geneva, Rotterdam etc.
On the basis of these experiences PD has decided, presumably Pavel Korcak was the initiator, to organise similar tournament in CZ. That was the birth of Frisbeercup (indoor) and Prague Spring (outdoor) - international tournaments that were, at least in the beginning, quite popular. There is a question whether it was due to sense of exotics of the Czech rep. or due to ex-devils enthusiasm for the event. Difficult to say, the truth is probably somewhere in-between. It's a matter of fact, that Prague Spring tradition has finished.
At the dawn of 1993 Czech frisbee is in progress: new teams were born, European (EFDF) and World Flying Disc Federation (WFDF) offered participating in European championship in Netherlands. There was a chance to gain a certain financial help for national team from the government. It required becoming visible for the authority - Czech Association of Flying Disc (CALD) was established; it's governed all the flying disc sports. There were members of Prague Devils in charge: Honza Hanousek was elected the chairman. CALD organised, not long after it was established, nationals - Prague Devils were champions. National team, set up mainly of Devils members went off to Papendale, Netherlands.
Following events just in brief (only those with PD participation)
  • 1994 (May) - nationals
  • 1994 (July) - European Clubs - Eching, Germany
  • 1994 (autumn) - David Novak left to start his own team 3SB
  • 1995 (August) - Worlds - Colchester, England
  • 1995 (winter) - Honza Hanousek left to start his own team Bowle
  • 1996 (August) - European Championship - Fontenai Le Conte, France
  • 1997 (August) - Worlds - Jonkoping, Sweden
  • 1997 (winter) - Libor Saifrt left with whole B team and founded team Prague 7
  • 2000 (January) - unofficial HMÄŒR Open - 1st place
  • 2000 (August) - worlds - Heilbronn (D)
  • 2001 (January) - unofficial HMÄŒR Open - 1st place
  • 2001 (May) - Petr Medek has become chairman of ÄŒALD
  • 2001 (June) - 3. place in Czech league
  • 2001 (July) - European club championship - Prague (CZ)
  • 2001 (July) - Development section of ÄŒALD was founded under Kristina Klímová leads
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    PRAGUE DEVILS (2002 - 2006)
  • 2002 (April) - beach tournament Rimini (ITA) - 9th place, coed
  • 2002 (June) - 4th place in Czech league
  • 2002 (October) - jubilee 10th HH Cup
  • 2003 (January) - foundation of CEL - Central European League
  • 2003 (February) - End of Czech league, foundation of open nationals
  • 2003 (March) - jubilee 10th FrisBeer Cup
  • 2003 (April) - HMÄŒR Chomutov - 1st place
  • 2003 (April) - beach tournament Rimini (ITA) - 11th place, coed
  • 2003 (June) - MÄŒR Open - 1st place
  • 2003 (August) - EURO Fontenay Le Comte (FR) - 3 place + spirit (coed, representation)
  • 2004 (March) - HMÄŒR Coed - 1st place
  • 2004 (April) - HMÄŒR Open - 1st place
  • 2004 (summer) - MÄŒR Open - 3rd place + MÄŒR Women - 1st place
  • 2004 (August) - WUGC Turku (FIN) - 6th place (coed, representation)
  • 2004 (September) - MÄŒR Coed - 1st place - first coed nationals
  • 2004 (September) - CEL Finals - 2nd place
  • 2005 (January) - HMÄŒR Open - 1st place
  • 2005 (March) - HMÄŒR Coed - 1st place
  • 2005 (September) - MÄŒR Open - 2nd place
  • 2005 (September) - Petr Medek left ÄŒALD's chairman post
  • 2005 (March) - HMÄŒR Coed - 1st place
  • 2005 (September) - CEL Finals - 2st place (together with TM)
  • 2005 (September) - MÄŒR Coed - 2nd place
  • 2006 (January) - HMÄŒR Open - 2nd place + HMÄŒR Women - 2nd place
  • 2006 (March) - HMÄŒR Coed - 1st place
  • 2006 (May) - Chrást 2006 - 1st place + spirit .. after long time
    • History of PD continues here ...
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