June 2026 - World Masters Ultimate Club Championships 2026

Surrey Physio was representing at the World Masters Ultimate Club Championships (WMUCC) 2026, held in Nottingham from 28 June to 4 July 2026. The prestigious international tournament brought together athletes from around the world, competing at the highest level of Masters Ultimate.

Throughout the championship, Muhammad Hussain and Dave Rayner-Lok worked within the medical team, providing comprehensive physiotherapy care to players competing in multiple daily matches. Their role included the assessment and treatment of acute injuries, manual therapy, sports massage, joint mobilisation, taping and strapping, injury prevention strategies, and return-to-play advice.

Supporting athletes at an international championship not only enhances our clinicians' experience but also brings valuable knowledge back to our clinic. The skills developed while working in elite sport include working under pressure, rehabilitation planning, and performance optimisation and they directly benefit the patients we treat every day who compete in sport.

At Surrey Physio, we are passionate about helping people move better, recover faster, and perform at their best. We are proud of Muhammad and Dave for representing Surrey Physio on the international stage and for contributing to the success of the World Masters Ultimate Club Championships 2026. Their involvement demonstrates our ongoing commitment to delivering the highest standards of sports physiotherapy and musculoskeletal care, whether in the clinic, on the sidelines of elite sporting events, or within the wider community.

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to join the medical team at the World Masters Ultimate Club Championships. You could be forgiven for wondering what 'Ultimate' is. Despite being quite an unusual sport with a modest but devoted following in the UK, the tournament attracted over 3000 athletes from 27 countries to compete across the week at the University of Nottingham.

'Ultimate', previously known as 'Ultimate Frisbee', is a team sport played on a field roughly the size of a football pitch. Each team must defend its end zone (a bit like those at either end of a rugby field) while trying to catch the frisbee in the opposition's end. It's an intense, physically demanding sport played over two halves of 50 minutes.

Between our medical team of physios, doctors, sports therapists, paramedics, nurses and soft tissue therapists, we treated over 1000 athletes across the week. We assessed and treated a range of injuries, both old and newly acquired, in a collective effort to keep athletes on the field. It was a pleasure to be part of this hugely sucessful event, and I look forward to bringing my experiences back to our patients at Surrey Physio.

Next big event: The Commonwealth Games, Glasgow 2026