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2026 Canadian National Championships - MPO R1P1 - Sexton, Gilbert, Higgins, McColman
Watch as top disc golfers gather at the 2026 Canadian National Championships in Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada. Ian Anderson and Cory Merl provide play-by-play commentary of the highly anticipated MPO R1P1 round, featuring a star-studded lineup including 2018 and 2019 Canadian champion Nate Ston, who's making his return to the tournament after traveling from Oregon, and 2022 and 2024 Canadian champion Thomas Gilbert. The pair share their expertise on course strategy and technique as they navigate the challenging Co-op Community Course. With a focus on high-level disc golf analysis, this video offers a behind-the-scenes look at the sport's top competitors in action. Get ready for expert commentary, insightful analysis, and thrilling gameplay from the best in Canadian disc golf.
Watch the top players in action at the 2026 Canadian National Championships MPO, featuring Sexton & more.
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Welcome into beautiful Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada for the 2026 Canadian National Championships. I am Ian Anderson as always, joined by Cory Merl, and we got a heck of a card cooking right here. Dude, feels great to be back at the Canadian Nationals. my first one since we were out in Prince Edward Island. And the community, the crew, the courses, everything here is awesome. >> Dude, it was an absolute treat to be up here and I cannot wait to go back. Here are some of your course sponsors. Huge thanks to them for bringing this coverage to you and making this tournament possible. Man, this this is a good tournament. We have obviously uh Thomas Gilbert representing the uh top end of Canadian disc golf, but Nate Ston made the journey up here, so should be a battle to the end. Uh, we're going to get it started here on hole one out at the co-op community course. And Ian, it is a tight one. Par4, 345 ft. Feels eagleable, like in your dreams. Having said that, I think the pro play is just to throw something around the bend and throw a short approach uh to get your day started, right? >> Yep. Easier said than done, though, with all those trees. Well, welcome everybody to the feature card of the 2026 Canadian National Disc Golf Championships. [applause] >> First up, representing our international friends from Oregon, we have our 2018 and 2019 Canadian champion, Nate Ston. >> That's assistant tournament director Dylan Breie. The best dude. >> Yeah, alltime fixer for traveling international. He was great to us the whole weekend. >> Yeah. Ston going forehand on this mildly backhandshaped hole. Oh, roller >> perhaps. >> He's thinking about something with the flips. And it's looking to be aggressive, Ian. >> Yep. It's like a forehand side winder roller that just misses the fairway, Corey, and then trickles further off it. Representing the rest of Canada from Ontario, your 2022 and 2024 Canadian champion, Thomas Gilbert's. [applause] >> Tom Cat getting a Canadian love. Always awesome to see him playing in his home turf. >> Ah, the best. And what a talent Thomas Kilbert is with a disc golf in his hand. >> Oh, elite arm talent for sure. And I should say his home turf being Canada. Having said that, he's like a 24-hour...
