Largest freestyle football tournament to be hosted online
outh Africa is no stranger to the prestigious tournament, having contested national Red Bull Street Style events since its inception.
After over a decade of world finals in front of crowds on five continents, Red Bull Street Style will take the official world championship of freestyle football entirely online where anyone can enter by submitting a video clip.
Through a series of challenges, the field will be narrowed until the best international men and women, from reigning title holders to hungry newcomers, turn it up in a live online world final streamed globally.
Entries for the global tournament opened on May 18.
Everybody from across the planet is invited to submit a video on www.redbullstreetstyle.com with a 30-second set showing their all-round skills, which will be reviewed by judges selected by the World Freestyle Football Association (WFFA).
Of the thousands expected to enter, only the best will advance.
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“This online season of Red Bull Street Style could not have come at a better time, and it’s unique.
“There has never been a freestyle competition on this scale that’s online and open to everyone,” said Steve Elias, president of the WFFA.
Finally, 16 men and eight women will face off in stage five, the battle of the online world final, streamed live worldwide in November.
Among them are anticipated to be the defending world champions.
South Africa is no stranger to the prestigious tournament, having contested national Red Bull Street Style events since its inception.
The growing talent of freestyle footballers in the country has over the years gone on to represent South Africa at an international level.
Local football freestyling legend Chris Njokwana won the national finals in 2008 and went on to be part of the star-studded judging panel for the Red Bull Street Style World Finals in 2010, hosted in Cape Town.
For submission details, deadline information, and all the news and updates on the Red Bull Street Style World championship visit www.redbullstreetstyle.com.
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