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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 already confirmed that Tour will be played in Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia and Finland in 2012. There is still a possibility that Sweden will join the Tour too. In the future Tour can reach other countries around Baltic sea too – Russia, Denmark, Germany, Poland.
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 – MA2. There are special rules for MA2 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)
MA2:
2009 – Einar Sauk (EST)
2010 – Gabrielius Gricius (LT)
2011 – Pranciskus Gricius (LT)
All BST tournaments has been registered as PDGA C-Tier tournaments since 2010.
Look for information about previous tournaments in History