We are seeing seeds of professional Ultimate being sown in the West region of India.
This weekend Mumbai Ultimate League (MUL), the largest pro-league out of Mumbai, will kick off with six teams and 100+ athletes. These athletes are coming in from Ahmedabad, Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Surat. So, MUL is definitely a hopeful sign for "return to play" within the COVID-19 context.
'The Unintended Receiver' podcast hosts — Jaidip Patel and Richa Patel — chat about the origin story, league format, six teams and star players from each, COVID-19 policy, expectations from the league, people, moneybags and action behind-the-scenes, and pros/cons of pro-leagues.
Catch all the saucy info and unsolicited hot takes in the latest episode. For more details, head to the IG account Mumbai Ultimate League.
All league games will be live-streamed on YouTube via a broadcasting partnership with Sportscast India. Watch on the YouTube channel Off Season Ultimate.
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You can check this story to read more about the impact of a COVID+ case at the recent Select Flight Invite West tournament in US.
00:00 Intro
00:42 Heard of the Mumbai Ultimate League (MUL)?
10:56 About the format of MUL
14:52 Discussing gender ratio 5:2
22:56 Covid-19 policy
30:27 National Championship Series (NCS) intra city leagues
31:45 About the teams of MUL
33:38 Prediction challenge!?
34:42 Players of MUL
40:50 Is Jaidip Patel pro pro-leagues or not??
46:00 The future of pro-leagues in India
48:44 Outro