# Red Bull Street Freestyle World Champions 2019

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 |
| Netherlands | Jesse Marlet | 5 March 1998 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Amsterdam |
| Poland | Michal Rycaj | 25 July 1990 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Warsaw |
| Norway | Tobias Brandal Busaet | 26 February 1992 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Oslo |
| Norway | Erlend Fagerli | 19 June 1997 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Tromsø |
| France | Gautier Jean Marie | 1 January 1990 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Paris |
| Poland | Szymon Maciej | 25 April 1990 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Warsaw |
| Norway | Brynjar Fagerli | 18 August 1994 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Tromsø |
| Poland | Lukasz Czeslaw | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Warsaw |
| Colombia | Sebastien Oritz Hernandez | 16 July 1994 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Colombia |
| Brazil | Pedro Henrique de Oliviera | 31 July 1995 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Rio de Janeiro |
| Philippines | Phillip Warren Gertsson | 24 July 1991 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Manila |
| Sweden | Emil Kalldoff | 17 December 1995 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Hamilton |
| Mexico | Estaban Hernandez Acosta | 27 March 1991 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | La Paz |
| Japan | Yo Katsuyama | 26 June 1997 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Nagoya |
| Brazil | Ricardo | 16 February 1998 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Belém |
| Australia | Jordan Valentio Morisson | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | New South Wales |

### Women category

| Country/Territory | Contestant | Hometown |
| Slovakia | Lucia Kevicka | Nitra |
| Netherlands | Laura Dekker | Amsterdam |
| Venezuela | Laura Biondo | Oslo |
| United States | Caitlyn Schreffer | Tromsø |
| Poland | Agnieszka Mnich | Warsaw |
| Poland | Kalina Matysiak | Warsaw |
| France | Melody Donchet | Paris |
| France | 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.