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Youth Championship Archives - The World Freestyle Football Association

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  • Sora Suzuki and Shihaya Fukuda take the 2023 Youth Championship titles to Japan

    Sora Suzuki and Shihaya Fukuda take the 2023 Youth Championship titles to Japan

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

    The third edition of the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship ended with a blast last Sunday, December 10th as the best under-16 freestylers in the globe competed for the title in thrilling live Finals. In the end, the Japanese community shone brighter than any other as Sora Suzuki and Shihaya Fukuda, both from the land of the rising sun, took the female and male titles respectively.

    In the male category, Karl Jordal from Norway displayed an amazing collection of skills and took the silver medal, while Cấn Minh Đức from Vietnam finished in third place. Meanwhile, in the female bracket, Amalie Mørk from Denmark ended up in the second position after showing an extraordinary level of freestyle, just like Waka Nagamine from Japan, who came up third.

    Apart from the 1v1 battle competition, the WFFA Youth Championship also offered two Special Awards to its participants: Best Trick and Best Freestyle Spirit. The winners of these awards were the following:

    The event was judged by a top-notch team of judges, featuring the likes of Charly Iacono, Paloma P. Mayo, Leon Pokrovsky, Tommaso Daigoro and Yousef ‘Yorok’ Ayman.

    Experience again all the thrills of the 2023 World Youth Freestyle Football Championship on the official YouTube channel of the WFFA:

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    For more information about the dates and structure of the tournament, make sure to visit the corresponding Event Page on the official website of the WFFA!

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

  • New year, new heroes: the WFFA launches the 2023 edition of the Youth Championship

    New year, new heroes: the WFFA launches the 2023 edition of the Youth Championship

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the launch of the 2023 edition of one of its most exciting events: the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship, a global tournament aimed at male and female athletes under the age of 16.

    This year’s competition will take place on a fully digital basis between the months of November and December. In order to offer the best and most user-friendly experience to the athletes, the tournament will utilise the official platforms of the WFFA (namely GameDay for registrations and Tournify for results), as well as Whatsapp. 

    Following the tradition, the 2023 edition of the Youth Championship event will culminate in a live final that will be broadcast on Twitch, YouTube and Facebook: the best male and female u16 freestylers in the world will be crowned champions!

    A team of elite judges will evaluate the performance of the participants following the official Rules of Freestyle Football, available on the website of the Association.

    Here is the full rundown of the 2023 Youth Championship:

    • Registration period (November 1st to November 15th): All athletes wishing to participate will need to sign up using the corresponding GameDay widget
    • Qualification stage (November 16th to November 20th): All participants will be contacted individually via Whatsapp and asked to send their routine as a 30-second video
    • Circles announcement (November 28th): The participants who have made it to the Circles stage will be officially announced on the WFFA channels and notified via Whatsapp
    • Circles stage (November 28th to December 4th): The participants will be split into Whatsapp groups corresponding to the different Circles and will need to send 3 clips each
    • Finalists announcement (December 5th): The athletes who made it to the Finals (8 boys and 8 girls) will be announced officially on the WFFA channels and notified via Whatsapp
    • Live Finals (December 10th): The finalists will battle it out live on the WFFA Twitch, YouTube and Facebook channels 

    “We take great pride in presenting the community with the third edition of the Youth Championship,” said Minna Marlo, the Head of Development at the WFFA. “This competition holds a strategic significance for the WFFA as it provides an exceptional opportunity for up-and-coming talents worldwide to showcase their skills and gain valuable international experience. We can’t wait for the 2023 edition to start!”.

    “We can see how the tournament has firmly established itself on the calendar; it’s no longer us pushing it, but the freestylers themselves asking when it starts!” added Miran Pirner, Head of Judging at the WFFA and leader of the judging team at the Youth Championship. “Just like in previous years, we’ve assembled a top-notch lineup of judges to assess the participants’ skills. No doubt it will be another fantastic edition!”

    “It’s an honour for me to transition from participant to ambassador in this year’s Youth Championship,” stated Isabel Wilkins, the current Youth Championship and Super Ball champion. “Last year, the event gave me a great opportunity to show my skills and required me to push my limits, which in turn was super useful for other competitions. I would be delighted if I could inspire young freestylers to embark on a similar journey!”

    For more details about the 2023 edition of the Youth Championship, please visit the corresponding Event Page on our website!

    About the World Youth Freestyle Football Championship

     

    The World Youth Freestyle Football Championship is a global online Freestyle Football tournament aimed at male and female athletes under the age of 16.

    Conceptualised after a careful study of the needs of the community, the contest was designed to offer a platform for the best young talents to showcase their skills and reclaim their well-deserved place in the competitive Freestyle Football environment.

    For more details about the Youth Championship, please reach out to youth-championship@thewffa.org.

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

  • Isabel Wilkins and Jonathan van Rijsbergen win the 2022 WFFA Youth Championship

    Isabel Wilkins and Jonathan van Rijsbergen win the 2022 WFFA Youth Championship

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

    The future of Freestyle Football keeps shining brighter than ever: the second edition of the WFFA Youth Championship gave proof again of the extraordinary skill of the next generation of freestylers, both males and females, coming from all around the world.

    In 2022, the competition reached its climax between December 20th and 21st with the airing of the live World Finals. After an action-packed tournament, full of incredible tricks and outstanding moves executed by over a hundred participants from the five continents, a panel of elite judges consisting of Charly Iacono, Paloma P. Mayo and Kitti Szász selected the very best male and female young stars on the planet.

    And the 2022 under-16 World Champions are…

    Isabel Wilkins, from the United Kingdom, and Jonathan van Rijsbergen, from the Netherlands!

    In the female category, Japanese Miu Ozaki (who ended up in third place in 2021) took the second spot, while her fellow countrywoman Mao Yamashita ended up third. In the male category, Polish Piotrek Grychtol won the silver medal and Japanese Shunpei Ono finished up in the third position.

    Apart from the 1v1 battle competition, the WFFA Youth Championship also offered three Special Awards to its participants: Best Trick, Most Improved Freestyler, and Best Freestyle Spirit. The winners of these awards were the following:

    • Best Trick: Piotrek Grychtol‘s APATW and Miu Ozaki‘s transition from cheerleading pose to sitdown
    • Most Improved Freestyler: Shunpei Ono and Mao Yamashita (Japan)
    • Best Freestyle Attitude: Dao Quang Tung (Vietnam) and Sofie Johannsen (Denmark)

    Experience again all the thrills of the World Finals in the live show that aired on our channels: watch the Male and Female events below!

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

  • The WFFA opens up registrations for the 2022 Youth Championship

    The WFFA opens up registrations for the 2022 Youth Championship

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

    The World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the opening of registrations for the 2022 edition of the WFFA Youth Championship, the global tournament aimed at the next generation of freestylers. This year’s Youth Championship, which will offer separate categories for boys and for girls, will change its platform and move from the old WFFA App to a more accessible format via Whatsapp: to sign up, participants only need to access the specific page of the competition in GameDay and fill in the corresponding online form before November 7th, 2022 at 23:59h CET.

    The Youth Championship is an under-16 tournament, and hence anyone who wishes to participate will need to be 15 years of age or younger at the time of the closing of registrations on November 7th, 2022. No freestylers aged 16 or older will be accepted into the competition.

    Once freestylers have registered correctly for the tournament, they will receive an email with a link to the Parental Form they will need to send back to the WFFA, conveniently signed by a parent or legal guardian, in order to participate in the competition. As soon as this process is completed, participants will get a message on Whatsapp (or an equivalent messaging platform for countries in which this system is not available) with instructions on how to send their qualification videos.

    The 2022 edition of the WFFA Youth Championship will follow this structure:

    1. October 24th to November 7th: Registration period. No registrations will be accepted after November 7th
    2. November 9th to November 16th: Qualification stage. Freestylers will be asked to send their qualification videos between those dates. No videos will be accepted after November 16th
    3. November 29th to December 5th: Top64 stage in Circles format, all happening via Whatsapp
    4. December 12th to December 15th: Top16 stage in 1×1 battles format, all happening via Whatsapp
    5. December 17th: Grand Finals (Top8, Semifinals, Bronze Battles, Finals) happening on a live event; participants will get all information beforehand so they can prepare accordingly

    The 2022 edition of the WFFA Youth Championship will use the Official Rules of Freestyle Football for its battles. The team of judges for the tournament will be announced on the official channels of the WFFA before the start of the qualification round. Stay tuned!

    For more details about the 2022 WFFA Youth Championship, please visit the corresponding Event Page on our website. All tournament results will be collated on the official Tournify page of the competition.

    For more information, send us an email at youth.championship@thewffa.org or a DM to our official Instagram account at @thewffa!

    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!

  • The Youth Championship advances to the qualification stage and adds new prizes

    The Youth Championship advances to the qualification stage and adds new prizes

    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!
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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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