Just showed up in Vancouver, hit up the opening ceremonies, which were a mix of some pretty cool ethnic dance groups and a parade of nations.

The one thing to notice so far: team size at WUGC is massive. 28-30 players per team is common, and it seems like an absolute army is coming off the sidelines on each score of the Great Britain vs. Canada Mixed game. Probably due to a combination of bringing large teams for the week, and the fact that teams haven’t played tough tournaments in recent weeks, so there are significantly less massive injuries crowded on the sidelines.

The fields look good…unfortunately, the best 4 fields on the West Coast (the farthest fields at UBC, including the field that was kind of sunken into the ground and had bleachers) are now history, bulldozed for some reason. Those fields were unbelievably sweet. RIP.