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  • Red Bull Street Style pushes Freestyle Football to new levels with a fresh format

    Red Bull Street Style pushes Freestyle Football to new levels with a fresh format

    Red Bull Street Style, the most competitive Freestyle Football tournament in the world, is back in 2022 with the clear goal of taking things to the next level: a thousand athletes from over 50 countries will compete in a contest that will see a new sportive format being implemented this year, guaranteeing that finalists from up to five continents will enter the World Final for the first time in its history.

    Red Bull Street Style is the pinnacle competition of a sport that aims to become Olympic, delivering the highest sportive level, athletic progression, and spectacular moments in all Freestyle Football competitions. After a 2021 World Final that saw an unexpected upset in the triumph of Britain’s Lia Lewis in the women’s tournament just 3 years after entering the sport, the world’s best freestylers will once again be battling it out over an intense season to be crowned World Champions. 

    In the men’s bracket, 2022 will see the return of in-person qualifiers, a series of events that will take place in specific countries to determine their champions; most nations of the world, though, will select their best athletes through online National Qualifiers on the WFFA App. The best athletes of each of the participating countries, including a specific Rest of the World qualifier for nations with smaller communities, will then advance to their respective Regional Qualifier. Only the most skilful participants of each of the five regions (North and South America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe) will make it to the Regional Finals, a brand-new concept happening in late August that will determine the 16 men that will participate in the World Final on October 8th in Croatia.

    In the women’s bracket, the competition will happen on a fully online basis. Female participants from all around the world will need to get through a first selection process to earn a spot in their respective Regional Qualifiers, the winners of which will then make it to the Regional Finals in August. The very best 8 female freestylers on the globe, coming from each of the five regions, will then earn a spot in the World Final in Croatia!

    “We are really happy to see this new format implemented”, said Steve Elias, President of the WFFA. “We want to give freestylers from all around the world the opportunity to compete in a World Final, and that’s why we believe the regionalised competition will become a hit for the community worldwide”.

    Defending champions Erlend Fagerli and Lia Lewis will join the contest as wild cards in the Regional Finals, aiming to defend their crown.

    “It’s such a privilege to defend my title once again. I’m so excited to test myself against the best freestylers in my region and in the world this year!”, said Erlend Fagerli, the reigning world champion.

    Lia Lewis, the current female champion, agrees: “It will be tough to face so many amazing freestylers in the Regional Finals, but I am ready to accept this challenge: I’ll do my best to defend my title at the World Final!”.

    Launched in 2008, Red Bull Street Style aims to find the best overall Freestyle Football player in the world: only the most creative, technical and stylish players in each gender will be crowned Red Bull Street Style World Champions. 

    The Official Rules of the tournament are available on the Rules and Regulations page of the WFFA official website together with the details about the format. Visit the official Event Page as well for more details!

    For submission details, deadline information and news updates on the Red Bull Street Style World Championship, visit www.redbullstreetstyle.com.

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    For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

  • Red Bull Street Style 2022

    Red Bull Street Style 2022

    To buy your tickets for the World Final, visit the official page of the event at Entrio!
    Tournify Check the official website of the World Final on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!

    Red Bull Street Style, the most competitive Freestyle Football tournament in the world, returns in 2022 with the clear goal of taking things to the next level: a thousand athletes from over 50 countries will compete in a contest that will see a new sportive format being implemented this year, guaranteeing that finalists from up to five continents will enter the World Final for the first time in its history.

    This year’s competition will have a distinct format. In the men’s bracket, 2022 will see the return of in-person qualifiers, a series of events that will take place in specific countries to determine their champions; most nations of the world, though, will select their best athletes through online National Qualifiers on the WFFA App. The best athletes of each of the participating countries, including a specific Rest of the World qualifier for nations with smaller communities, will then advance to their respective Regional Qualifiers. Only the most skilful participants of each of the five regions (North and South America, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe) will make it to the Regional Finals, a brand-new concept happening in late August that will determine the 16 men that will participate in the World Final on October 8th in Croatia.

    In the women’s bracket, the competition will happen on a fully online basis. Female participants from all around the world will need to get through their Regional Qualifiers to make it to the Regional Finals in August: the very best 8 female freestylers on the globe, coming from each of the five regions, will then earn a spot in the final event in Croatia.

    The Battle Pools of the Regional Qualifiers are available in this article; for more details on the tournament format, please check the announcement article. The official Rules of the championship are available on the Rules and Regulations page of our website, alongside all the particulars about the competitive structure.

    Below these lines, you can find a list of all male National Qualifiers, together with the respective links to their pages and to their National Champions, as well as the key details of the Women’s Regional Qualifiers.

    Men’s National Qualifiers

    In the table below you will find the links to the different National Qualifiers, as well as the National Champions emanating from the Qualifying Stage:

    CountryRegionNational Champion
    Adriatic RegionEuropeTado Grgic
    AustraliaAsia-PacificJay Hennicke
    BoliviaSouth AmericaJose Caballero Menacho
    CameroonAfricaOusmanou Ahmadou
    ChileSouth AmericaMoises Carruyo
    Czech RepublicEuropeDaniel Pražák
    EcuadorSouth AmericaIker Freire
    GhanaAfricaJoel Asare
    GuatemalaNorth AmericaCess Gabriel
    JapanAsia-PacificIbuki Yoshida
    MadagascarAfricaAndriamampianina Princy Serge
    MozambiqueAfricaMichaell Gray
    PortugalEuropePablo Assis
    United StatesNorth AmericaPatrick Shaw
    VenezuelaSouth AmericaRixio Velazquez
    ChinaAsia-PacificXiao Xin
    ColombiaSouth AmericaBoyka Ortiz
    Costa RicaNorth AmericaJeff ‘Pagu’ Chacón
    FranceEuropeTristan Gac
    GermanyEuropeChris Bennet Bröker
    IndiaAsia-PacificPuneet Dhundele
    KazakhstanAsia-PacificNurseid Dosmagambet
    MexicoNorth AmericaAnthony Noguez
    NorwayEuropeBrynjar Fagerli
    PolandEuropeDaniel Mikołajek
    South KoreaAsia-PacificHyunYong Lee
    SpainEuropeAnto Sanz
    United KingdomEuropeMax Lawson
    VietnamAsia-PacificVu Ngoc Nam
    AfghanistanAsia-PacificAlireza Moosavi
    AlgeriaAfricaAli Yahia Ouahmed
    ArgentinaSouth AmericaNicolás Gondra
    IndonesiaAsia-PacificLintang Dika
    IranAsia-PacificMohammad Akbari
    ItalyEuropeGunther Celli
    LibyaAfricaFaraj Rahil
    NetherlandsEuropeJesse Marlet
    PalestineAsia-PacificYousef Hawwari
    ParaguaySouth AmericaOvidio Ferreira
    SudanAfricaElmigdad Gami
    SwedenEuropeJojje Lindgård
    SwitzerlandEuropeSimon Müller

    Women’s Regional Qualifiers

    In order to sign up for the first round of the women’s Regional Qualifiers starting in July, female participants only need to access the WFFA App, type “women” in the search bar and select the Women’s Red Bull Street Style 2022 event. Once this is done, they’ll also need to enter the number 145350 in the Invite Code section.

    In the first round of the tournament, running from July 1st to July 8th, participants will need to upload a 60-second video to the corresponding section of the WFFA App: the judges will then pick the best ones only!

    In the following link you will find the list of participants and their submitted videos:

    Competition PageRegionStart dateInvite code
    Women’s TournamentGlobalJuly 8th145350

    Battle Pools of the Regional Qualifiers

    The male and female freestylers that go through the first round (be it the National Qualifiers for men or the selection round of the Regional Qualifiers for women) will earn themselves a spot in the second round of the Regional Qualifiers, which consists of Battle Pools happening between July 9th and August 8th. Only the most skilful freestylers will then make it to the Regional Finals, which will take place in mid-August and will be aired on the WFFA channels!

    If you want to know all details about the groups for the Regional Qualifiers, including every single matchup, make sure to visit the dedicated page on our website!

    You can also find the videos and results of every single battle in the following table:

    RegionGenderGroups
    AfricaMenGroup 1 and Group 2
    AfricaMenGroup 3 and Group 4
    Asia-PacificMenGroup 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4
    Asia-PacificWomenGroup 1, Group 2 and Group 3
    Asia-PacificWomenGroup 4
    EuropeWomenGroup 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4 and Group 5
    EuropeMenGroup 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4
    North AmericaWomenGroup 1 and Group 2
    North AmericaMenGroup 1
    South AmericaWomenGroup 1, Group 2, Group 3 and Group 4
    South AmericaMenGroup 1 and Group 2

    For technical support related to the usage of the WFFA App (uploads, schedules, issues…), please email support@topya.com. For any inquiries regarding the judging of the battles in the competition, please contact judging@thewffa.org.

    To find more information on how to get your tickets for the World Final, please visit the ticketing announcement article on our website.

    For more submission details, deadline information and news updates on the Red Bull Street Style World Championship, you can also visit www.redbullstreetstyle.com.

    For more information about the activities of the WFFA, follow its official channels to get the latest updates!

  • Online Female Sitdown Competition 2022

    Online Female Sitdown Competition 2022

    Check the official website of the tournament on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!

    The WFFA is proud to present the first Online Female Sitdown Competition, a tournament for women of all ages and nationalities. To participate, freestylers only need to follow these steps:

    • Record your tricks in a 110-to-120-second-long video: the clips have to be unseen and may not be published on social media
    • Clips have to be filmed horizontally
    • Send your videos to jasmijnwffa@gmail.com
    • A team of 3 judges will select the best clips in each round
    • Videos will be uploaded to the We Are Female Freestylers youtube account.

    The calendar of the competition is as follows:

    • 1st stage: video reception deadline on January 1, 2022
    • 2nd stage: video reception deadline on February 1, 2022
    • Top8: video reception deadline on March 7, 2022
    • Semifinals: video reception deadline on April 4, 2022
    • Grand Final and Third-Place Battle: video reception deadline on May 2, 2022

    Don’t hesitate to reach out to info@thewffa.org for more information!

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Super Ball comes back in 2022 with a new, expanded setup and a myriad of surprises

    Super Ball comes back in 2022 with a new, expanded setup and a myriad of surprises

    GameDay To register, visit the official page of the event at GameDay: click on the logo and sign up now!
    Tournify Check the official website of the tournament on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!

    The Freestyle Football community will have a great reason to rejoice in 2022: the biggest and most prestigious open competition in the world, Super Ball, will be back this year with an expanded setup and a long list of innovations and surprises.

    Just as in the previous edition, Super Ball 2022 will take place in the Clarion Congress Hotel in the city of Prague. This year, though, the event will happen a week earlier than usual: the best freestylers in the world, including an estimated 300 participants from over 40 countries, will gather between August 9th and 13th in the capital of the Czech Republic to crown the champions in the male and female brackets of 8 different categories.

    Co-organised by the World Freestyle Football Association, the 2022 edition of Super Ball will feature a much bigger setup than last season (twice the surface of the 2021 event) and a major innovation: the first Freestyle Football Congress, a unique opportunity to celebrate the community, imagine the future of the discipline and learn about the latest trends in sports with athletes and officials from all over the world.

    The 2022 edition of Super Ball, just like its predecessors, will be an open event, and athletes from all nationalities and categories will be able to participate. The registration period will begin on June 15th, 2022: freestylers and fans from around the globe will find all key information about the competition on www.superball.world.

    This year’s edition of the tournament will include 8 disciplines, each of them with male and female categories:

    • Freestyle Battles: the main competition of the event, a clash of individual quality and mental strength in which two athletes compete by showing their best skills to a team of 5 judges
    • Freestyle routine: a showcase of individual mastery in which an athlete demonstrates their quality in sync with the music
    • Double routine: a spectacle of synchrony in which two athletes show their most amazing combined moves
    • Sick Three: a competition to find the very best combination of 3 consecutive tricks
    • Challenge: a distinctive category in which athletes perform predetermined tricks at their highest speed; specially designed for lovers of fast combinations
    • Show Flow: a competition for complete freestylers to demonstrate their absolute control over all aspects of the sport
    • Iron Man: a marathon in basic lower body combinations – only for the toughest athletes!
    • Panna KO: the legendary Street Football competition in which athletes must show their skills when attacking… and keep their feet together when defending!

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    Lukáš Škoda    , Super Ball Chief Tournament Director, said: “This year is particularly exciting for us. If 2021 marked the rebirth of the event after the pandemic, 2022 will represent an absolute explosion for Super Ball: we have doubled the capacity of the venue, we will offer the community more resources than ever before, and we have even added the first edition of the Freestyle Football Congress to the schedule. I have no doubt that this year will herald the start of a new era for the event – and the sport itself!”.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “The WFFA has experienced a tremendous evolution in recent times, and this year’s edition of Super Ball will offer us a perfect opportunity to present the results of all this hard work to the global community. We have implemented a great deal of technologies and tools to help our athletes, and many more will be announced: I am really looking forward to doing so at the event!”.

    Aguska Mnich, current Super Ball female champion, said: “Super Ball is a legend. For me it’s always an absolute pleasure to participate: I look forward to it every year. I have no doubt that the 2022 edition will be one of the best ever: I’ll be working very hard to renew my title there!”.

    Erlend Fagerli, defending Super Ball male champion, said: “I am so excited for this year’s Super Ball! Everything I’ve been told about it makes me feel really hyped about the 2022 edition of the tournament. I’ve been working hard since last year and can’t wait to show some of my new tricks on the stage in Prague!”.

    The 2022 Super Ball will be organised in partnership with local event production company PJ Art Production, an alliance that has guaranteed high-quality standards and success for the last 9 years in a row. Following the tradition of recent years, the 2022 event will be hosted by renowned Italian speaker Lorenzo Pinciroli, an unmistakable face for the Freestyle Football community.

    About Super Ball

    Super Ball is the largest Freestyle Football competition on the planet, a major factor in establishing the thriving global community enjoyed by millions every year. Officially sanctioned by the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA), Super Ball offers no less than 7 different competitions across the length of a week, as well as workshops, lectures and meetings around the sport.

    2022 will mark the 13th season in succession in which the Super Ball is held in the Czech Republic, a tradition that has become a yearly tribute to the local Freestyle Football community.

    For general information or inquiries about the event, please contact:

    Lukáš Škoda, Super Ball Chief Tournament Director

    Or follow its official channels:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Super Ball World Open 2022

    Super Ball World Open 2022

    GameDay To register, visit the official page of the event at GameDay: click on the logo and sign up now!
    Tournify Check the official website of the tournament on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!

    The Freestyle Football community will have a great reason to rejoice in 2022: the biggest and most prestigious open competition in the world, Super Ball, will be back this year with an expanded setup and a long list of innovations and surprises.

    Just as in the previous edition, Super Ball 2022 will take place in the Clarion Congress Hotel in the city of Prague. This year, though, the event will happen a week earlier than usual: the best freestylers in the world, including an estimated 300 participants from over 40 countries, will gather between August 9th and 13th in the capital of the Czech Republic to crown the champions in the male and female brackets of 8 different categories.

    Co-organised by the World Freestyle Football Association, the 2022 edition of Super Ball will feature a much bigger setup than last season (twice the surface of the 2021 event) and a major innovation: the first Freestyle Football Congress, a unique opportunity to celebrate the community, imagine the future of the discipline and learn about the latest trends in sports with athletes and officials from all over the world.

    The 2022 edition of Super Ball, just like its predecessors, will be an open event, and athletes from all nationalities and categories will be able to participate. The registration period will begin on June 15th, 2022: freestylers and fans from around the globe will find all key information about the competition on www.superball.world. 

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    This year’s edition of the tournament will include 8 disciplines, each of them with their male and female categories:

    • Freestyle Battles: the main competition of the event, a clash of individual quality and mental strength in which two athletes compete by showing their best skills to a team of 5 judges
    • Freestyle routine: a showcase of individual mastery in which an athlete demonstrates their quality in sync with the music
    • Double routine: a spectacle of synchrony in which two athletes show their most amazing combined moves
    • Sick Three: a competition to find the very best combination of 3 consecutive tricks
    • Challenge: a distinctive category in which athletes perform predetermined tricks at their highest speed; specially designed for lovers of fast combinations
    • Show Flow: a competition for complete freestylers to demonstrate their absolute control over all aspects of the sport
    • Iron Man: a marathon in basic lower body combinations – only for the toughest athletes!

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA partners with the Ghetto Games to bring Freestyle Football to the Ghetto Football Euro League

    The WFFA partners with the Ghetto Games to bring Freestyle Football to the Ghetto Football Euro League

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced a new partnership with Latvian sports organisation Ghetto Games, the creators of some of Europe’s most renowned street competitions. Thanks to the agreement between both institutions, a selection of national Freestyle Football championships will be held alongside the stops of the Ghetto Games’ prime 3×3 street football tournament, the Ghetto Football Euro League.

    The inclusion of Freestyle Football events in the Euro League —a continental championship that will take place in 11 countries during the spring and summer of 2022 and end with a Grand Final on June 8th in Riga, Latvia— will help raise awareness of the sport all over Europe, while also introducing the Freestyle Football community to the 3×3 street football universe. This collaboration will doubtlessly help popularise the two subcultures and unveil new rising stars of both sports.

    All dates and locations of the official Freestyle Football National championships will be disclosed in the coming months through the official channels of the WFFA; stay tuned to get the latest updates! In the meantime, the stops of the Ghetto Football Euro League are already available on the Ghetto Games official website.

    Lukáš Škoda, Head of Operations at the WFFA, said: “This is going to be a great year for the street sports culture. I really appreciate the opportunity for the WFFA to connect the Ghetto Football Euro League with our Country Leaders and help Freestyle Football events flourish in multiple countries. It’s key for us to give new opportunities to sportspeople in order to prove that street sports are part of the culture in all European countries.”

    Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA, said: “We are absolutely ecstatic to collaborate with the Ghetto Games! We’ve always felt very close to their vision and admired the awesome work they have been doing for street sports. We believe this opportunity to connect the stops of their Euro League with our own Freestyle Football National championships will boost both sports and help the respective scenes grow all across Europe.”

    Matīss Babris, Ghetto Football Event Organizer and Manager, said: “With this partnership, we hope to increase the attractiveness of street football and Freestyle Football all over the continent. We are positive that these events will encourage more people, not just from Latvia but from all Europe, to try Freestyle Football and join the community!”.

    Antons Semeņaks, Ghetto Football Leader, Organizer and MC, said: ”Take it or leave it, but Freestyle Football is an integral component of football in the 2020s. This is the reason why we want it to become a crucial part of our street football events, where Freestyle Football can fill us with unforgettable emotions and make players and spectators wonder how those tricks can be done. Also, we will include panna tournaments in our events – who knows, maybe we will see the first triple champion in 3v3, panna and freestyle!”.

    About Ghetto Football

    Ghetto Football is the biggest street football movement in Latvia, a competition that includes 3×3 football, 1×1 panna and Freestyle Football. The organisers of the event accumulate 11 years of experience with 150+ tournaments, including international championships. Every year there is a season of regular tournaments at the end of which the best teams in various age groups are determined.

    For more information about Ghetto Football, please contact Antons Semeņaks at semenaks@gmail.com or visit the official channels of the tournament:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Sri Lanka joins the WFFA Global Network

    Sri Lanka joins the WFFA Global Network

    The World Freestyle Football Association family keeps growing around the world: this November, Sri Lanka was confirmed as the newest member of the Global Network, an international structure that now includes up to 115 countries from all inhabited continents.

    The new incorporation of Sri Lanka is a product of the agreement between the WFFA and Colombo FC, the country’s most successful football club in the last decade. The deal will see local Freestyle Football star Niran Kanishka become the WFFA Country Leader, servicing the Sri Lankan community and ensuring the development of the sport across the nation with the constant support of the WFFA Global Team.

    Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “It’s an honour for us to expand into a country with a vibrant Freestyle Football community such as Sri Lanka. We are thrilled to announce this new deal, particularly given the huge prestige of Colombo FC, and we are certain that it will have a strong impact not just in the local scene but also in all the region.”

    Niran Kanishka, the newly appointed WFFA Country Leader in Sri Lanka, said: “Being a footballer myself for Colombo FC, playing football with flair has been my routine since I started. There are many talents in Sri Lanka like myself who love expressing our creativity with the ball: our main goal is to create a platform for all the hidden gems in our country. This will be a great opportunity for Sri Lankan freestylers to shine!

    Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA and a leading figure in the establishment of the deal, said: “Seeing the constant growth of the Global Network in recent years fills me with pride and hope for the future. I have absolutely no doubt that Niran will do an amazing job at nurturing the local scene; we look forward to discovering all the talent that Sri Lanka can offer the world!”.

    About Colombo FC

    Colombo Football Club was founded in 2008 during the tail-end of war in Sri Lanka to unite the country through the game of football. In a short span of 13 years, Colombo FC has managed not only to unify the diverse communities in the country but also emerged as the champion outfit of Sri Lankan Football. 

    The Club has successfully managed to win a hat-trick of Major League titles (2015/16, 2016/17, 2017/18), Sri Lankan FA Cup (2015) and represented the country internationally in the AFC Cup (2017, 2019) on two occasions. Their recent triumph in the Vantage FFSL Presidents Cup 2020 was a testimony to their success and the steps they have taken to change the landscape of football in Sri Lanka.

    For more details about Colombo FC, please visit the official website at www.colombofc.com or visit its channels:

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • Freestyle Football gets a new queen and record-setting king in Valencia

    Freestyle Football gets a new queen and record-setting king in Valencia

    The first-ever Red Bull Street Style World Final in Valencia, Spain, and the first in two years to be on stage surrounded by spectators, made for a supercharged atmosphere. And if the fans at the Palau de la Música venue were hot to see the latest from Freestyle Football’s elite, the athletes themselves were positively on fire.

    After a year of qualification rounds, the initial field of more than 700 hopefuls from all around the world had been whittled down to the elite: 16 men and 8 women serving up new tricks and new styles.

    The women’s field was the toughest in Red Bull Street Style history and a fresh name skyrocketed to stardom, as the UK’s Lia Lewis captured the ultimate title by defeating 2018 World Champion Aguśka Mnich of Poland in a tense final round.

    The event was just Lewis’s second World Final appearance; but even more astonishing, she only began working on freestyle tricks three years ago.

    The influence of dance and acrobatic backgrounds on the style of Lewis and third-place finisher Caitlyn Schrepfer of the USA confirmed an exciting direction for the sport and Lewis won Best Trick with a bridge-to-splits manoeuvre.

    Fans were shocked, however, when four-time World Champion and legend of the sport Mélody Donchet of France failed to make the podium. The French star, who tearfully accepted a long ovation on stage, hinted that it might be her last World Final.

    Of course, the athletes weren’t only facing each other. The judging panel in Valencia was a mighty line-up of freestyle title-winners assembled by the WFFA: Tobias Becs of Norway; France’s Séan Garnier, who in 2008 became the first-ever Red Bull Street Style champ; Michał Rycac of Poland; home Spanish star Javi Sanz and two-time Red Bull Street Style champion Kitti Szász from Hungary.

    In the male bracket, while the triumph of Norway’s Erlend Fagerli – just reaching his prime and already the greatest the sport has ever known – wasn’t unexpected, what was a surprise was how hard he had to work for it.

    After cruising confidently through the first battles, in the final he squared off with Jesse Marlet from the Netherlands, who had never before made it to the concluding round. With nothing to lose, the Dutchman delivered new tricks that pushed Fagerli into some uncharacteristic baubles. But in the end, the Norwegian and his breathtaking transitions were simply on another level.

    Third place went to Colombia’s Boyka Ortiz, an experienced contender and previous runner-up, but youngsters to watch earned big respect, too. French phenom Tristan Gac, not yet 20, won Best Trick honours with his upside-down sole-stall. Fellow teen Gabriel Parke, a fast-rising Brazilian sensation who is blazing a new path with imaginative twisty, rolling moves, also impressed.

    Fagerli, whose always-innovative brother Brynjar competed in the World Final as well, stated, “I want to say huge respect to Jesse. He’s one of the freestylers who keep pushing all the time to make this sport develop, and I was delighted to compete against him in the final.”

    Applauding the Spanish spectators, the triple World Champion added, “I love the audience. The energy has been electric all night, and it has been so good to compete here. We just love Freestyle Football!”.

    See it again! Rewatch the Red Bull Street Style World Final 2021 on Red Bull TV video on demand.

    Rewatch the Studio show on the WFFA official YouTube channel:


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    Words by Trish Medalen for RedBull.com; pictures by Gianfranco Tripodo for the Red Bull Content Pool.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA announces the full lineup of participants for the Red Bull Street Style 2021 World Final

    The WFFA announces the full lineup of participants for the Red Bull Street Style 2021 World Final

    The 2021 edition of Red Bull Street Style, the most competitive Freestyle Football tournament in the world, is about to reach its decisive day! This week, the female Battle Pools have been completed, and with the definitive results available, the WFFA has announced the list of freestylers that will compete in the World Final on November 20th in Valencia, Spain.

    🎫  Click here to get your free tickets for the 2021 Red Bull Street Style World Final!

    This article offers the full lineup of athletes that will compete for the World Championship in the Final, as well as the definitive results of the Battle Pools. After the online battle stage, a total of 24 freestylers (16 men and 8 women) have advanced to the last phase of the tournament and earned the right to battle for the title in Spain.

    Finalists list

    Battle Pools results

    To review the results of the Battle Pools, please click on the links below:

      Male Online Battle Pools Results
      Female Online Battle Pools Results
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    For more details about this year’s edition of Red Bull Street Style, please check the corresponding Event Page on the WFFA website.

    For more information about the Red Bull Street Style tournament, please visit the official website at www.redbullstreetstyle.com.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

  • The WFFA announces the bracket of the 2021 Youth Championship knockout stage

    The WFFA announces the bracket of the 2021 Youth Championship knockout stage

    The first edition of the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship has advanced onto the online battle stage! The team of judges, led by superstars Melody Donchet and Charly Iacono, have selected the best 32 freestylers (16 boys and 16 girls) out of hundreds and hundreds of entries in the Qualification Stage. The tournament enters now its knockout phase, consisting of individual battles of 3 rounds, each of which allowing 25-to-35-second-long videos.

    From September 30th to October 11th, the participants will need to show their best skills if they want to progress to the Quarterfinals of the tournament. The female and male brackets are available in this article; participants will also find a video tutorial and a short guide on how to upload their videos to the official WFFA App at the end of the post.

    Please find all the relevant information below:

    Knockout stage

    Instructional video

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    Video upload guide

    To check the App usage guide that we’ve prepared for all Youth Championship participants, please click here!
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    More details about the tournament are available on the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship event page.

    Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!

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