Colorado Springs, Colo. (Aug. 1, 2026) – The U.S. Open kicked off yesterday in Aurora, Colorado. This premier event, co-hosted by USA Ultimate and Altitude Ultimate, is the first leg of the Triple Crown Tour. And, for many top teams, it is the first opportunity of the season to test themselves against key match-ups. 

At the close of the first day of competition, few top seeds remain undefeated. In the men’s division Boston DiG (3) and New York PoNY (4) won their pools, but took losses in the crossover round. Washington Truck Stop (8) went undefeated for the day, winning their pool over top seed Portland Rhino Slam! And Chicago Machine (7) also went 3-0 for the day, including a win over San Francisco Revolver (2).

The mixed division saw many tight games with New York XIST (1) and Ann Arbor Hybrid (5) being the only teams who made it to the end of the day undefeated. Boston Slow (2) won their pool 2-0 but fell to Hybrid in the crossover as both teams prepared to enter quarterfinals Saturday morning.

The women’s division saw many of the early round games won by large margins, with the top four seeds easily winning their pools. Washington Scandal (3) then won over Boston Brute Squad (1) in the crossovers, while San Francisco Fury (2) gave Molly Brown (4) their first loss of the tournament in the final round of the day.

Stat Leaders by Division

Men’s Division
Jordan Kerr (Johnny Bravo)
12 goals
Chander Boyd-Fliegel (Rhino Slam!)
10 assists
Jeffrey Gao (Machine)
4 blocks		Mixed Division
Ocean Hines (Mixtape)
10 goals
Tannor Johnson (Sprocket)
14 assists
Robin Fassett-Carman (shame.)
5 blocks		Women’s Division
Irene Scazzieri (Fury)
9 goals
Anna Nazarov (Fury)
9 assists
Jessica Gao (6ixers)
6 blocks

Youth Club Championships

The youth side of the event kicks off Saturday as 103 teams compete across seven divisions. This year will be the largest YCC event to date, with 2,158 athletes converging in Aurora from youth programs across the nation. For the first time, both the U-20 boys and U-17 boys competitions have D-I and D-II divisions.

How to Watch

The U.S. Open is streamed live by USA Ultimate’s streaming partner Ultiword with coverage of all divisions including the youth competition. Additionally, all three ICC Finals will be broadcast live on ESPN. Visit the Ultiworld website for how to access all ICC streamed games as well as the YCC steaming schedule.