Carolina, New York, Colorado and Chicago in AUDL Final Four


The final four is set for the 2022 American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) championship weekend. The Chicago Union, Colorado Summit and New York Empire will join the defending champion Carolina Flyers in Madison, Wisconsin this weekend to decide the title.

South Region





The Carolina Flyers edged out the Austin Sol to advance to their second straight championship weekend.  The Flyers took a commanding 22-18 lead in the fourth quarter and held off a late rally by the Sol.  

East Region





The New York Empire's Ben Jagt scored on a buzzer-beater to beat the DC Breeze for their fourth straight region title and remain undefeated.  Watch the game winning score here.

West Region





The West Region final was a battle between two expansion teams as the Colorado Summit topped the Salt Lake Shred.  Colorado broke a 17-17 tie in the fourth quarter to pull away from Salt Lake in front of 2,100 fans in Denver.  Danny Landesman led the Summit offense on 42/42 throwing for 367 yards and four assists. He collected an additional 200 receiving yards and three goals as a cutter.

Central Region





The Chicago Union won their second straight region title with a win over the Minnesota Wind Chill 16.   Chicago made a 6-1 run in the third quarter, but Minnesota pulled within 12-11 on a score by Bryan Vohnoutka.  Three minutes later, the Union extended their lead to 16-11 and did not look back the rest of the way to advance to the championship weekend.


In the championship weekend matchups, it will be the Chicago Union playing the Colorado Summit in one semifinal and the Carolina Flyers facing off against the New York Empire in the other semifinal game.  The Flyers beat the Empire 19-16 in last year's title game.  The Empire last won the title in 2019.


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