BALTIC SEA TOUR was started by disc golf enthusiasts from Baltic countries – Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in 2009.
All 3 countries hosted tournaments in 2009 and 2010. Both years Tours consisted of 4 tournaments. It grew to 6 tournaments in 2011, with a new country – Finland!
It is confirmed that Tour is growing to 7 tournaments in 2013! It will be played in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland in 2013. List of tournaments of 2013 can be found at General info’2013.
The main mission of the Tour is to promote disc golf sport in Baltic countries, encourage more players to compete, and of course to create the highest level competition in the region.
Players compete in two divisions – MPO and Amateurs – MA1. There are special rules for MA1 division – only juniors (MJ2 – <16), grandmasters (MPG – >50) and all female players can compete. Everyone is welcome to join Open (MPO) division of course.
The main prize of the Tour is Challenge Cup (in both divisions) with Champion name engraved on it. The Cup has 9 sides, representing 9 countries around the Baltic sea.
Winners of previous Tours are:
MPO:
2009 – Iosif Yusim (RUS)
2010 – Ville Piippo (FIN)
2011 – Veli Berglund (FIN)
2012 – Miko Fyhr (FIN)
MA1:
2009 – Einar Sauk (EST)
2010 – Gabrielius Gricius (LT)
2011 – Pranciskus Gricius (LT)
2012 – Pranciskus Gricius (LT)
All BST tournaments have been registered as PDGA C-Tier tournaments since 2010.
Look for information about previous tournaments in History