Asians on the Ultimate Disc League’s Vancouver Reptides
| Name: | William Vu, #1 |
| Position: | Handler |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, BC |
| Experience: | Furious George 2013 |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Kiss Me Thru The Phone – Soulja Boy |
| Quotes and Comments: | Will Vu is looking forward to playing our first home game this weekend, and he will have a large role to play as one of Riptide’s more dominant handlers. |
| Name: | Richard Tam, ‘Richie’, #6 |
| Position: | D-line Handler |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, BC |
| Experience: | Richie and Friends, Queen’s University, University of British Columbia, U23 Worlds 2010, WUGC 2012, Every Other Awesome Team Ever |
| Go-to pump-up song: | ‘Best friends’- South Park |
| Quotes and Comments: | Richie is the Riptide’s most famous player, with one of Canada’s most recognizable faces in Ultimate, due to all the jerseys it has been on. When asked for comments for his bio, Richie declined to answer, probably because he is such a big deal. It is a good thing he is also so likable. |
| Name: | Darren Wu, ‘Wu-tang’ #11 |
| Position: | O-line Cutter |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, BC born and raised |
| Experience: | U20 Team Canada 2014. Won gold at Junior Canadian Nationals 2013, “Wildcard represent.” |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Animals – Martin Garrix |
| Quotes and Comments: | Darren Wu looking forward to playing with the team, and looks up to the core of veterans. He says he is also hoping to “show what Vancouver ultimate is all about, and upset some teams.” |
| Name: | Samson Hoy, ‘Hoyson’ #12 |
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Position: |
D-line Handler |
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Hometown: |
Vancouver |
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Experience: |
Blackfish, SFU, CUC Juniors |
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Go-to pump-up song: |
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Quotes and Comments: |
I don’t know much about Samson, but I hear he was featured in the music video for ‘Turn-down for what’. Additionally, he is a consistent handler, and look for him to get a few D’s out of nowhere with his surprising speed. |
| Name: | Einer Lim, ‘Maverick’, #13 |
| Position: | Handler |
| Hometown: | Vancouver |
| Experience: | Simon Fraser University, Blackfish, Richie and Friends |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Feel It In My Bones – Teagan and Sara |
| Quotes and Comments: | Most known for having long arms, Einer says he is looking forward to playing with Riptide against other AUDL teams. |
| Name: | Ryan Sun, ‘Tonka’ ‘FMA’, #15 |
| Position: | O-line Cutter |
| Hometown: | Vancouver, BC |
| Experience: | Richie and Friends, University of British Columbia, TC U19 ’08, CUC Junior Nationals Gold ‘07 |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Summer- Calvin Harris |
| Quotes and Comments: | Tonka is excited to play in front of friends and family at Swangaurd Stadium, and of course “the swaggggggg”. |
| Name: | Jasper Lu, #31 |
| Position: | D-line Cutter |
| Hometown: | Richmond BC |
| Experience: | Richie and Friends, 7 Deadly Spins |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Purity Rings- Grammy |
| Quotes and Comments: | Jasper says he is looking forward to ‘all the tight fought games with all my new friends.’ |
| Name: | Ted Chu, #21 |
| Position: | All the Things |
| Hometown: | Manila, Philippines, and Richmond, BC |
| Experience: | Blackfish |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Mulan – I’ll Make a Man Out of You, Nelly – Heart of a Champion, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us |
| Quotes and Comments: | When asked what he was looking forward to most, Ted replied ‘playing my first home game with the roaring fans at Swangard cheering us on!’ Ted is also a co-founder and co-director of Misfit Ultimate, one of the largest junior club programs in Canada, bringing competitive ultimate for over 200 kids every summer. |
| Name: | Edward Guo, ‘Piji-guo’, #97 |
| Position: | O-line Cutter |
| Hometown: | Richmond, BC |
| Experience: | UBC 2012-Current, Blackfish 2013-current. |
| Go-to pump-up song: | Madeon- Finale |
| Quotes and Comments: | Guo says, “I’m looking forward to being able to play in front of my friends and family on the big stage. Also scoring a lot of goals!” His enthusiasm and determination will make him an asset for Riptide this year. |
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