World Chase Tag

World Chase Tag is an international championship for competitive parkour involving the game of tag. Events are currently broadcast on NBCSN in the United States,[1] on Channel 4 in the United Kingdom[2] and can also be found on the their social media channels.[3] The slogan for the sport is, 'Keep Chasing and Don't Get Caught'.[4]

Rules
  • There are two teams per game with a maximum of five players per team.
  • There are sixteen scheduled rounds per game.
  • Tags only count by hand and not by foot.
  • For each twenty second for round there is a chaser from one team and an evader from another.
  • Whichever player wins each round stays on evading in the next round and the losing player is substituted for another teammate who chases.
  • Foul play is strictly forbidden.
  • One point is given to a team after their player successfully evades a tag over the full twenty second for round.
  • The game is won by the team with the most points out of the sixteen rounds.
  • If a player steps off the quad, their team lose the round.[5]

History

Brothers, Christian and Damien Devaux founded the organization in 2011. The inspiration for the sport came after a game of tag between Christian and his child.[6] Since its formation the organization has gone on to host a number of major events. [7]

World Chase Tag

The organization's first major event series 'World Chase Tag' was held in 2016 where Team Merraro Gang claimed victory over Team Fade in the final to win the championship.[8]

World Chase Tag 2

Team Merraro Gang retained their championship in the final of the organizations second major event series.[9]

World Chase Tag 3

The organizations third major event series was held in 2018. In a closely contested final, Merraro Gang won for a third consecutive year beating U-Gen by two evasions to one. [10]

World Chase Tag 2GO Euro Championship

In an intense final, Team Blacklist, captained by the founder of free running and Parkour legend, Sébastien Foucan beat U-Gen to be crowned the 2GO Euro Champions.[11]

World Chase Tag 4

The semi-final of WCT4 is widely considered to be the greatest match to date. The reigning European Champions Blacklist suffered an upset loss to United.[12] In the final, United beat GNF to become WCT4 champions.[13]

World Chase Tag US

Events for World Chase Tag USA were held at The Roxy in Atlanta, Georgia. The series was released over an eight week period in November and December 2020. Team Apex beat The Hollywood Freerunners in the final to be crowned the first ever World Chase Tag USA champions.[14]

References
  1. "NBC Sports Group becomes exclusive US media home for World Chase Tag". NBC Sports Group. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. "Channel 4 brings the thrill of the world chase tag championships to television". www.channel4.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. "WCT3 - Match 5 - Marrero Gang v Samurai 7". www.youtube.com. World Chase Tag. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. "WCT3 - Match 6 - UGen v The Boys". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. "Rules". worldchasetag.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  6. "World Chase Tag - About". www.worldchasetag.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  7. "WCT4". worldchasetag.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  8. "Chase Tag Championship Final: Evasion Compilation". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  9. "WCT2 - Match 1 - Marrero Gang v Fluidity". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  10. "WCT 3 - Final - Marrero Gang v UGen". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  11. "WCT PRO 2GO Euro Championship Final - Blacklist v UGen". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  12. "WCT 4 - SF2 - United v Blacklist (Best Match)". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  13. "WCT4 - Final - GNF vs United". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  14. "NBC SPORTS GROUP BECOMES EXCLUSIVE U.S. BROADCAST HOME FOR WORLD CHASE TAG". www.worldchasetag.com. Retrieved 2020-11-18.
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