Vihreasaari Wins NFFC 14-Team Ultimate; $40,000

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Greg Ambrosius
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Vihreasaari Wins NFFC 14-Team Ultimate; $40,000

Post by Greg Ambrosius » Tue Dec 27, 2016 11:59 am

Riku Vihreasaari of Tampere, Finland has won the NFFC 14-Team Ultimate League title, his second Ultimate League title since 2012. He dominated the competition throughout the year as his team won $10,000 during the regular season with best h2h record and most points. He then won the Championship Round by 28+ points to win the remaining $30,000 in prizes. Riku won the 12-Team Ultimate League title in 2012.

Riku drafted from the 6th spot and he built his team around David Johnson. James Bradtke finished second to win $15,000 and Michael Edelman finished third to win $7,000. Brian Zeid dominated the Consolation Round to win $1,000.

Here's the final standings:

NFFC 14-Team Ultimate League Championship Round Final Standings:
1. FinnishFlash Riku Vihreasaari 609.37
2. BlueWave James Bradtke 580.65
3. King of Kong Scott Kaplan 507.64
Michael Edelman
4. MeahanCamBrady Nelson Sousa 500.8
David Hubbard
Tony Graupensperger was eliminated in Week 14; Josh Blumenreich was eliminated in Week 15

Consolation Round Final Standings:
[/b]7. FUPayMe Brian Zeid 599.3
8. rip city risers Jason Santucci 546.77
9. Cocktails and Dreams Chad Schroeder 496.66
10. Philbys Ultimate14 Peter Berall 494.02
11. Air Lar Larry Schechter 471.72
12. Team Stith Steve Stith 470.76
13. BirdJustShat OnMyHead BirdJustShat OnMyHead 466.39
14. Team Jefferson Joseph Jefferson 464.99

Here's a look at Riku's championship team:
FinishFlash - 609.37
QB - Aaron Rodgers 48.65
RB - David Johnson 34.6
RB - Thomas Rawls 0.8
WR - Jamison Crowder 1.3
WR - Cameron Meredith 28.5
WR - Jordy Nelson 36.4
TE - Jimmy Graham 12.3
D - Philadelphia 12.0
K - Nick Novak 6.0
Flex - Sammy Watkins 28.4

NFFC 14-Team Ultimate League Past Champions:
2005 - Eddie Gillis
2006 - Larry Schechter
2007 - Scott Stauffer
2008 - Gino Yu
2009 - Larry Schechter
2011 - Jerry Sloan
2012 - Peter Berall
2013 - David Hubbard/Nelson Sousa/Derek Pierson
2014 - Steve Lucinski
2015 - Joe Jefferson
2016 - Riku Vihreasaari
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