The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the launch of the Event Guidelines page, a feature on the official website of the organisation that has been created with the aim of supporting Freestyle Football event organisers from all around the world.
The new page, which has already been tested by selected members of the community, includes an online form that event organisers will be asked to fill in in order to receive logistical support from the WFFA. As soon as all the information has been passed onto the Events team of the Association, the latter will provide a specific support package for organisers, which among others includes the following:
Presence on the social media channels of the WFFA
Specific GameDay page for registrations
Customised Tournify page to collect and present all results
Support with the logistics of the live stream to broadcast the event on the WFFA YouTube and Facebook
Inclusion in the upcoming Global Rankings of the sport
Further ad-hoc services, including flyer design and other features
All these services are completely free for event organisers all around the world, and the WFFA encourages all communities to resort to them at any time.
Pekko Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA, said: “We are thrilled to launch this new service for event organisers. Our objective is to offer as many free benefits as possible to every single leader in each of our 115 member countries in order to help them nurture their communities, professionalise their teams and cater to the needs of all their athletes”.
For any further support, organisers can also refer to the WFFA Events team at events@thewffa.org.
Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!
To register, visit the official page of the event at GameDay: click on the logo and sign up now!
Check the official website of the tournament on Tournify: click on the logo for more details!
The World Freestyle Football Association has opened today the registration process for the inaugural edition of the WFFA US Open, a brand-new event which will take place at the Daytona International Speedway in Florida, USA during the first DAYTONA Soccer Fest between July 2nd and 3rd, 2022.
The 2022 US Open will offer a spectacular 1×1 Battles tournament, with separate brackets for men and for women*, both evaluated by a team of elite judges that will be announced on the WFFA channels in the coming weeks. The qualifiers will take place on Saturday, July 2nd, and the Grand Final will be held on Sunday, July 3rd. The accumulated prize pool for winners goes up to $15,000 USD!
The registration fee is just $20 USD, and the signups form is already available through the WFFA registration platform.
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The first edition of the WFFA US Open will be organised in partnership with renowned sports agency Torneos and with the legendary Daytona International Speedway and aims to become a reference tournament in the international Freestyle Football scene.
For more details about the WFFA US Open, check out the Event Page on the official WFFA website.
* NOTE: For the women’s tournament to take place in a separate bracket from that of the men’s, there will need to be at least 8 registered female freestylers.
Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!
The World Freestyle Football Association has announced the implementation of a global programme designed to protect the credibility and integrity of Freestyle Football tournaments around the globe. The first step in this plan has been the publication of the fullList of Champions in official 1×1 battle competitions since the year 2007, an action aimed at safeguarding the reputation of actual winners and preventing fake championship claims from other participants.
The WFFA has announced that it will not recognise any other champions than those featured in the official list, available on the website of the Association. Any fake claims by other athletes will not be backed by the WFFA: furthermore, these claims will be considered a misappropriation, an idea that goes against the very foundations and values of the sport of Freestyle Football.
In the coming months, the WFFA will keep expanding the official list of champions to include all Regional and National competitions, with the objective of offering a complete and reliable source of truth not just to the Freestyle Football community but also to its current and future partners.
Steve Elias, President of the WFFA, said: “Since the establishment of our Association, we’ve striven to protect our athletes and ensure they get the recognition they deserve for their dedication. We are convinced that the publication of the list of Champions is a key step to prevent a tortious use of our tournaments, and we are ready to enact any necessary measures to reinforce the credibility of Freestyle Football as a competitive sport around the world”.
Lucaso Škoda, Head of Operations at the WFFA, said: “The list of Champions is an ambitious project, aimed not only at protecting the winners of official competitions but also at compiling a comprehensive guide to all tournaments in the history of Freestyle Football. In the coming months, we will work together with the global community to polish and expand this directory, a vital tool to prevent misappropriations and pay tribute to the rightful champions.”
Pekko ‘PeGe’ Piirto, Head of the Global Network at the WFFA, said: “We are tremendously proud to offer the list of Champions as an educational resource for our community and a recognition to our hard-earned champions. It’s doubtlessly an essential milestone in the development of the sport of Freestyle Football.”
Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!
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!
Big news for all Freestyle Football fans: the brand-new World Youth Freestyle Football Championship is advancing to the next stage! After the signups phase, all registered participants will now be able to upload their videos and showcase their talent. The judges will then select only the very best male and female freestylers to advance to the round of Online Battles!
The qualification stage will start on September 15th and end on September 21st. In order for their clip to be eligible, participants will need to stick to the requirements detailed in the official WFFA App. For more information on how to register and upload clips to the App, check the video and the guide available below!
The WFFA has also announced further news: the Youth Championship will now feature three additional prizes, aimed at participants that show exceptional skills and attitudes towards the sport.
The new categories include the following:
Best Trick, awarded to the two freestylers (girl and boy) that execute the most amazing trick of the tournament
Most Improved Freestyler, awarded to the two participants (girl and boy) that show a bigger progression during the tournament
Best Freestyle Attitude, awarded to the two athletes (girl and boy) that showcase the most respect for the values of the sport
The winners of these three categories will win a prize consisting on a SWRL x WFFA Match Ball Pro, a pair of SWRL Evolve Pure FS Shoes, and the official certificate – all presented by the tournament sponsor SWRL.
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!
The Freestyle Football community will celebrate the birth of a new competition this year: the best young freestylers on the planet will be offered a platform to showcase their talent in the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship, a global tournament aimed at male and female athletes under the age of 16.
This competition, which will open its registration process on August 16th and kick off in September through the official WFFA App, will happen on a fully digital basis. Participants will be asked to upload their videos in a dedicated section of the App between September 15th and September 21st; the judges will then evaluate their routines and select the best 16 athletes of the male and female categories, who will then face each other in a knockout stage consisting of quarterfinals, semifinals and a third-place battle. Each of these heats will feature battles of 3 rounds, all through the official App.
The World Youth Freestyle Football Championship will culminate in a Final that will be held online between November 1st and November 9th, 2021. The winners of this decisive showdown will receive a full-year sponsorship of the WFFA partner SWRL and, most importantly, the title of most promising male and female u16 freestylers: the very future of the sport of Freestyle Football! Besides this, a total prize money amount of 3,000€ will be split between the winners, the runners-up and the third-placed athletes of the tournament in both the male and the female categories. .
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Here is the full rundown of the tournament:
Registration period (From August 16 to September 15): All athletes wishing to participate will need to enter the official WFFA App (available for Android and iOS in the respective app stores) and register
Qualification round(From September 15 to September 21): All participants will need upload their routine as a horizontal, 30-second video to the dedicated space in the App
Top16 announcement (September 29): The selected participants for the knockout stage will be officially announced on the WFFA channels and notified in the App itself
Round of 16 (From September 30 to October 11): Competitors will need to upload their 30-second routines to the dedicated space in the official WFFA App, and their opponents will have 24 hours to respond to them
Quarterfinals (From October 12 to October 21): Same format as above
Semifinals (From October 22 to November 1): Same format as above
Third-place battle (From November 2 to November 9): Same format as above
Final (From November 2 to November 9): Same format as above
Winners announced (November 10): The WFFA channels will disclose the names of the male and female u16 World Champions!
The World Youth Freestyle Football Championship will be judged using the official WFFA rules (available here) by a list of renowned, first-class freestylers led by World Champions Melody Donchet (France) and Charly Iacono (Argentina). The luxury lineup will also feature another World Champion, Ricardo Chahini (Brazil), as well as huge names of the sport of the likes of Laura Biondo (Venezuela), Paloma P. Mayo (Spain), Cata Vega Piña (Chile) and Javi Sanz (Spain).
“We are very proud to present this tournament”, said Steve Elias, President of the WFFA. “We have heard the pleas of the community, particularly of the youngest athletes; they definitely deserve a platform to shine. We are convinced that this will help motivate them to improve their skills, and hence will eventually have a positive impact on the whole sport of Freestyle Football.”
“The pandemic wreaked havoc on our competitive events, but also gave us new unexpected opportunities”, said Lukáš Škoda, Head of Operations of the WFFA. “The World Youth Freestyle Football Championship is an example: thanks to the technology we developed for Red Bull Street Style, we can now present this innovative format for all the young promises to show what they’re capable of.”
“I believe the global Freestyle Football scene definitely needed a space for young athletes to prove how amazingly skilled they are”, said Dutch freestyle champion Jasmijn Janssen, female ambassador of the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship. “I’m thrilled to be supporting the growth of the sport through a great initiative like this!”.
“As a teenager, I would’ve loved to participate in a competition like this one”, said Norwegian-Filipino freestyler Philip Warren Gertsson, male ambassador of the tournament. “I believe it offers a unique opportunity for the stars of the future to shine – and demonstrate how bright the future of freestyle is!”.
“It’s a fantastic new challenge for us”, said Julio Cisneros, Head of Judging at the WFFA and leader of judges at the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship. “We are really looking forward to judging the skills of the next generation of freestylers. No doubt they will bring some never-seen-before tricks to the table and take us out of our comfort zone!”.
The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has reached today a key milestone in the process of digitalisation of its assets – and the sport of Freestyle Football itself: the launch of a brand-new website, built in partnership with the sports technology brand GameDay. The new digital platform has been created to act as a hub for all the activities around Freestyle Football, from live event registration and ticketing to online membership of the Association. The global community of freestyle professionals, amateurs and fans will be able to find a wide range of resources and information in an easier and faster manner than in the previous online home of the WFFA.
The new WFFA website will include a calendar with a comprehensive guide to all the competitions organised by the Association (notably, but not limited to, the Super Ball, Red Bull Street Style and the Youth World Championship), as well as rulings, rankings, news and training programs. The site will also offer a library of assets and resources for media, as well as a dedicated space for the WFFA partners – including the likes of Red Bull, Soccerex, SWRL, 4Freestyle, AYNIAB, GameDayand the most recent addition, German football powerhouse Borussia Dortmund.
“We are tremendously proud to present the new WFFA website to the freestyle community worldwide”, said Steve Elias, President of the WFFA. “Our aim has always been to help freestylers of any level and fans of the sport to connect with us and among themselves to strengthen the community: we are certain that our new digital home will be a huge step forward in this direction.”
“We believe this is great news, both for the WFFA and for the sport of Freestyle Football as a whole”, said Dan Wood, Head of Partnerships at the WFFA. “This is a cornerstone of the growth plan that we’ve designed for the Association and the sport, that will see a myriad of benefits not just for the community of freestylers but also for the fans of the sport and for our partners around the world. Fasten your seatbelts, though – there is still much more to come in the coming months!”.
Stay tuned to the official channels of the WFFA to follow the latest updates!
The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) and German football powerhouse Borussia Dortmund (BVB) have announced the launch of the inaugural BVB Global Freestyle Challenge.Powered by Evonik, this collaboration aims at bridging the football and freestyle worlds, and further raising awareness of the Freestyle Football art form. Calling out BVB fans from all over the world to showcase their creative football skills, three winners will be selected by the public and jury votes to receive special prizes, including merchandise gift boxes worth €600 each.
A think tank team consisting of WFFA’s freestyle experts from around the world have been chosen as the BVB 09 Freestyle Ambassadors. The 09 ambassadors are Alex Mendoza (USA), Torin Lynch (USA), Jannik Singpiel (Germany), Cheny (China), Taehee Kim (South Korea), Valerie Su (Singapore), Phat Nguyen (Vietnam), Zeem Ahmad (Malaysia) and the Freestyle World Champion Erlend Fagerli (Norway).
“I am delighted to establish this relationship with the WFFA, which comes at a particularly exciting time as we focus much more these days on content creation and digitalization,” said Benedikt Scholz, BVB Head of International & New Business.
Suresh Letchmanan, BVB Managing Director for Asia Pacific, highlighted further: “We are very happy to welcome the WFFA into our BVB family to help us find the best creative and talented BVB freestyler out there, who enjoys showcasing his or her skills as we work towards bringing special experiences to our fans around the world”.
Dan Wood, Co-Founder & Head of Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “It’s thrilling to launch this great partnership with a legendary club such as Borussia Dortmund. We are certain that this will offer a great opportunity to showcase the amazing skills of the BVB fan community, as well as educating wider audiences about our fantastic, COVID-proof sport”.
Erlend Fagerli, 5-time World Freestyle Champion and one of the nine BVB Freestyle ambassadors, added: “I’m really excited to have teamed up with my freestyle friends around the world and to be working with such a forward-thinking club as BVB. This is the beginning of many great projects that will help us educate the football world about Freestyle”.
Borussia Dortmund is one of the most successful football clubs in Germany. The club have won eight league championships, five DFB-Pokals, one UEFA Champions League, one Intercontinental Cup, and one UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. With over 159,000 members in total, it is one of the five largest sports clubs in Germany and is the seventh-largest worldwide.
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The World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA) has teamed up with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) as an affiliate member of their global alliance. This move signifies not only the recognition by the WFFA of the growth and excitement of Freestyle and Street Football in the gaming world, but also the opportunity collectively to make a difference by promoting healthy, active lifestyles across the sector too.
The WFFA echoes the GEF’s commitment in developing new platforms to evolve a real sport experience in this digital age. The undeniable power of sport elevated with technology can bring youth to sport and sport to youth.
Dan Wood, Head of Global Partnerships at the WFFA, said: “The mission of the GEF is directly in line with that of ours. We want to inspire young people across the globe to embrace the gaming world, but to do so with a growth mindset and a conscious effort to get active.”
Freestyle Football has been a hugely popular sport both in virtual and reality terms in the past decade. EA Sports’ FIFA Street series was a great success, which was followed by Volta in FIFA20 and the forthcoming FIFA21. On August 25th 2020, the brand new arcade game Street Power Football (www.streetpowergame.com) was launched to further propel the sport into the mainstream in a very exciting way.
About The Global Esports Federation
The Global Esports Federation (GEF) promotes the credibility, legitimacy and prestige of esports. It convenes athletes, players and the world’s publishers, developers, industry partners and sporting organizations on one inclusive platform.
The GEF encourages and supports competition along with developing community and the connection between esports, virtual and traditional sports. The GEF counts on the support of a series of first-class brands and organisations, from around the world, including Chinese giant Tencent as founding global partner, gaming technology company Refract as global partner, and strategic partners of the likes of the Commonwealth Games Federation, the Olympic Council of Asia, the Organización Deportiva Suramericana (ODESUR) and the Global Sports Innovation Center Powered by Microsoft (GSIC).
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