The WFDF World Ultimate & Guts Championships are currently held every 4 years. Qualifying events in each country typically occur in the year prior to the World Championships.
In 1983, the first World Ultimate & Guts Championship was held in Gothenburg, Sweden.
Related events include:
- WFDF World Club Ultimate Championships, where multiple 'club' teams from each country can qualify to attend, also held every four years but staggered by two years from the World Championships.
- WFDF World Junior Ultimate Championships, also held every four years and staggered by 2 years from the World Championships.
- World Games - Ultimate was first included as a medal sport in the 2001 World Games in Akita, Japan.
More information on the history of WFDF, Ultimate and Guts can be found on the WFDF website.