Red Bull Street Style World Championship 2019 was a freestyle competition where qualified freestylers took part in the finals of Freestyle Football. Competitors exhibited their top tricks and unique moves in a 2v2 battle format held over three minutes. The 2019 finals took place at WynWood village, Miami Beach, Florida. It was won by Ricardo Fabiano Chahini in men`s category and Melody Donchet in the women category
Format To take part in the final competition, the competitor must have been a champion in their country. Competitors revealed their top tricks and unique moves in a three minute 2v2 battle format. Three minutes in the centre ring, two players, one ball and one winner is announced by the judges. Each participant performs for three 30-second routines, judges looked for creative combination on floor and performing tricks with foot, head and body moves. Scores are based on the quality of execution and control as well as style, energy and rhythm. Competitors can never use their hands and dropped balls are frowned upon.
Contestants Men`s category Country/Territory Contestant Date of birth Height Hometown Jesse Marlet 5 March 1998 Amsterdam Michal Rycaj 25 July 1990 Warsaw Tobias Brandal Busaet 26 February 1992 Oslo Erlend Fagerli 19 June 1997 Tromsø Gautier Jean Marie 1 January 1990 Paris Szymon Maciej 25 April 1990 Warsaw Brynjar Fagerli 18 August 1994 Tromsø Lukasz Czeslaw 21 Warsaw Sebastien Oritz Hernandez 16 July 1994 Colombia Pedro Henrique de Oliviera 31 July 1995 Rio de Janeiro Phillip Warren Gertsson 24 July 1991 Manila Emil Kalldoff 17 December 1995 Hamilton Estaban Hernandez Acosta 27 March 1991 La Paz Yo Katsuyama 26 June 1997 Nagoya Ricardo 16 February 1998 Belém Jordan Valentio Morisson 19 New South Wales
Women category Country/Territory Contestant Hometown Lucia Kevicka Nitra Laura Dekker Amsterdam Laura Biondo Oslo Caitlyn Schreffer Tromsø Agnieszka Mnich Warsaw Kalina Matysiak Warsaw Melody Donchet Paris Yoanna Dallier Warsaw
Champions Ricardinho from Brazil won the men`s category while Melody Donchet from France won the women`s category.
Media The competition was broadcast in six languages on various television shows and on various social media pages and YouTube channels for both World Football Freestyle Association and Red Bull with over million viewers. Over 3000 spectators attended the event physically.
Judges The judges in the final competitions were Louis Nani, Pavel Pardo, Daniel Mikolajek, Carlos Iacono and Andrew Henderson.
Venue The competition took place at Wynwood
Sponsors The event was sponsored by Red Bull (Title sponsor), others were World Freestyle Football Association, SWRL.
Opening ceremony The opening ceremony of the 2019 Red Bull Street Style champions took place at Wynwood park on 15 November 2019.
References
External links Final report Listo rapero boricua Yartzi para revalidar como el mejor improvisador EE.UU. Donchet takes third world ball juggling title Ricardinho gives Brazil its first Red Bull Street Style World Championship