2012 World Footbag Championships – for the first time in Poland – Freestyle

2012 World Footbag Championships – Results – Net Finals Video Collection

With Wiktor Debski as the new president of the International Footbag Players Association (IFPA), it was normal that he brought the World Championships to his country. The setup for the semis and finals was pretty good but some of the outside courts were pitiful. I had to play the finals of the masters singles on a slanted court with slanted posts. Sorry, I had to get it out of my chest.
The open, and women finals were played indoors though and that’s what count. Freestyle also had a nice gym but first I’ll talk about the net competition.
The king of the courts in 2012 was definitely Florian Götze with 3 victories in the 3 net categories that males can enter: Open singles, open doubles, and mixed. This is a great accomplishment, and it has not been repeated since, by any other guy (As of 2025).
Opposite, two women managed to conquer the coveted triple crown, Piia Tantarimaki, from Finland in 2015 and Marilyn Demuy, from Aki Québec in 2025.

Here’s a recap of how it went down

2012 IFPA World Footbag Championships
July 29-August 4, 2012
Warsaw, Poland

Finals Matches

Women singles net finals

Competitors: Marilyn Demuy from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec vs
Piia Tantarimäki from Finland – Club Footbag Finland
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points rallye scoring
Good match overall between these two. On paper before the games started Marilyn seemed stronger with a lot more experience but Piia fought for every point and the fourth game was extremely tight.
Demuy wins: 15-10 7-15 15-12 17-15

Open singles net finals

Competitors:
Florian Götze, Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v. vs
Jean-François Lemieux, Paris, France – Club RNH (Now lives in Nantes and learned his footbag in Montreal before going to live in France)
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rallye scoring
Florian Götze plays in his second finals at the World Championships while J-F Lemieux has had a few already. Flo as the players call him is in control pretty much all the way during the match. J-F was doing better and better as the scores indicate but he finally ran out of time pretty quickly. Games to 15 in the rallye scoring system don’t let a lot of space for slow starts.
Götze wins in 3 straight sets 15-6 15-10 15-12

Women doubles net finals

Competitors:
Jody Welch + Julie Symons from California, USA – Club , Chaos Footbag vs
Marilyn Demuy from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec + Yulia Tikhomirova from Moscow, Russia – Club Footbag Moscow both representing Pro Kicker
Format Best of 5 games to 21 points, rallye scoring
Jody Welch probably has more titles than any other player and her teammate Julie Symons knows everything about winning too. The veterans from California were clearly too strong for their opponents especially that Yulia Tikhomirova from Moscow is not in the same category as the other while Marilyn Demuy won women singles and has a couple of ultimate victories in Mixed doubles. Although Yulia is very determined she lacks the technical strength that the 3 other posess. Still there were some entertaining moments in the match.
Chaos finishes on top with a convincing victory in 3 straight sets 21-5 21-14 21-14

Mixed doubles net finals

Competitors: Florian Götze + Kerstin Anhuth, Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v vs François Depatie-Pelletier + Marilyn Demuy from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec representing Pro Kicker
Format Best of 5 games to 21 points, rallye scoring
Florian Götze had to win this mixed finals to have a chance at winning the three crowns and he did, brilliantly with the solid help of his partner Kerstin Anhuth. This wasn’t easy for the germans as you can see the scores of the 2 first games it was very tight. Team Frankfurt had to mount a comeback straight in the first game while they were trailing 15-19 and managed to win the game 22-20. The second game was also exciting as the Montrealers Demuy and Depatie-Pelletier took the victory by the slightest margin. Flo and Kerstin were in control in game 3 but the drama was back in the 4th game with a tighter score. Very high entertainment value. I had to switch to my backup camera during the intermission of game 3 and 4 as someone unplugged my battery charger so game 4 is not in HD ,and some moments are shaky. Part of the archival adventures I guess.
Frankfurt wins it by 22-20 20-22 21-8 21-17

Open doubles net finals

Competitors:

Florian Götze from Frankfurt, Germany – Club Frankfurt Footbag e.v. + Yves Kreil from Germany – Club FC Footstar vs
Grischa Tellenbach from Paris, France – Club RNH + Karim Daouk from Lausanne, Switzerland – Club Les pieds à Gilles

Format Best of 5 games to 21 points, rallye scoring

The last hurdle for the king to be crowned, winning the prestigious open doubles title. Florian and partner Yves Kreil had to face two newcomers in the final round, Karim Daouk from Lausanne and Grischa Tellenbach from Paris. Honestly nobody thought they had a fighting chance but they managed to take one game and complicate things a little for the german team. In the end Florian and Yves played brilliantly in games 3 and 4 to take the mighty gold medals.
Germany triumphs 21-6 19-21 21-16 21-10 ,thus Florian Götze wins the triple crown, an exploit that hasn’t been accomplished since 2003, when Manu Bouchard did it for the last time.

2012 World Footbag Championships – Net results

Open Singles Net

1. Florian Goetze (Germany)
2. Jean-Francois Lemieux (Québec)
3. Tuomas Kärki (Finland)
4. Karim Daouk (Switzerland)
5. Matti Pohjola (Finland)
6. Walt Houston (USA)
7. Greg Lima (France)
8. Yves Kreil (Germany)
9. Arthur Ledain (France)
10. Benjamin Alston (USA)
11. Chris Löw (Germany)
12. Victor Lezama (Venezuela)
13. Tammo Rockel (Germany)
14. Jack Harris (USA)
15. François Pelletier (Québec)
16. Oskari Forstén (Finland)
17. Guillaume Degat (France)
18. Roberto Da Silva (Venezuela)
19. Antonio Fritsch (Germany)
20. Wiktor Debski (Poland)
21. Carlos Márquez (Venezuela)
22. Yves Mingard (Switzerland)
23. Diego Chavez Diaz (Venezuela)
24. Darwins Mora (Venezuela)
25. Grischa Tellenbach (France)
26. Quentin Isackson (France)
27. Luka Weyler-Lavallée (Québec)
28. Wojciech Jamski (Poland)
29. Philippe Lessard (Québec)
30. Jairo Lagos (Venezuela)
31. Manuel Kruse (Germany)
32. Simon Voss (Germany)
33. Eduardo Martinez (Venezuela)
34. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)
35. Eurik Lindner (Germany)
36. Vincent Rousseau (France)
37. Johannes Korff (Germany)
38. Faris Barakat (Germany)
39. Marcin Staroń (Poland)
40. Tuan Vu (USA)
41. Nelson Castro Lameda (Venezuela)
42. Renato Zülli (Switzerland)
43. Jani Lirkki (Finland)
44. Christian Bock (Germany)
45. Felix Ostwaldt (Germany)
46. Oscar Loreto (Venezuela)
47. Maciej Samborowski (Poland)
48. Stéphane Tailleur (Québec)
49. Damian Budzik (Poland)
50. Stefan Nold (Germany)
51. Michal Klimczak (Poland)
52. David Kaufmann (Germany)
53. Carl-Antoine Boulay (Québec)
54. Marc Brunet (France)
55. Simon Rollmann (Germany)
56. Piotr Koscielny (Poland)
57. Stephan Rautenberg (Germany)
58. Ville Laakso (Finland)
59. Steve Kuntze (Germany)
60. Rafał Andryka (Poland)
61. Robin Püchel (Germany)
62. Wojciech Ignaczak (Poland)
63. Michal Rog (Poland)
64. Arkady Lobankov (Russia)
65. Ingo Hartmann (Germany)
66. Boris Ollivier (France)
67. Jakub Grabarczyk (Poland)
68. Julien Coblence (France)
69. Pavel Hejra (Czech Republic)

Open Doubles Net

1. Florian Goetze / Yves Kreil (Germany)
2. Grischa Tellenbach (France) / Karim Daouk (Switzerland)
3. Jani Markkanen / Oskari Forstén (Finland)
4. Walt Houston / Benjamin Alston (USA)
5. Matti Pohjola / Janne Uusitalo (Finland)
6. Jukka Peltola / Tuomas Kärki (Finland)
7. François Pelletier / Jean-Francois Lemieux (Québec)
8. P.T. Lovern (USA) / Emmanuel Bouchard (Canada)
9. Luke Legault (Québec) / Arthur Ledain (France)
10. Jeremy Mirken / Jack Harris (USA)
11. Antonio Fritsch (Germany) / Greg Lima (France)
12. Wiktor Debski / Wojciech Jamski (Poland)
13. Eurik Lindner / Markus Kaspczak (Germany)
14. Andreas Wolff / Uli Haase (Germany)
15. Tuan Vu (USA) / Carlos Márquez (Venezuela)
16. Manuel Kruse / Simon Voss (Germany)
17. Chris Löw / Alex Bartsch (Germany)
18. Justin Eichenlaub / Amaya Straeten (Germany)
19. Philippe Lessard (Québec) / Tammo Rockel (Germany)
20. Victor Lezama / Roberto Da Silva (Venezuela)
21. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden) / Guillaume Degat (France)
22. Jairo Lagos / Darwins Mora (Venezuela)
23. Yves Archambault / Stéphane Tailleur (Québec)
24. Oscar Loreto / Eduardo Martinez (Venezuela)
25. Marc Brunet / Vincent Rousseau (France)
26. Johannes Korff / Faris Barakat (Germany)
27. Nelson Castro Lameda / Diego Chavez Diaz (Venezuela)
28. Janne Villikka / Jyri Ilama (Finland)
29. Stefan Nold / Simon Rollmann (Germany)
30. Renato Zülli / Yves Mingard (Switzerland)
31. Michal Rog / Michal Klimczak (Poland)
32. Robin Püchel / Steve Kuntze (Germany)
33. Piotr Koscielny / Marcin Staroń (Poland)
34. Luka Weyler-Lavallée / Carl-Antoine Boulay (Québec)
35. Quentin Isackson / Julien Coblence (France)
36. Ville Laakso (Finland) / Damian Budzik (Poland)
37. David Kaufmann / Christian Bock (Germany)
38. Rafał Andryka / Wojciech Ignaczak (Poland)
39. Felix Ostwaldt (Germany) / Jani Lirkki (Finland)
40. Maciej Samborowski / Jakub Grabarczyk (Poland)
41. Stephan Rautenberg / Ulrike Häßler (Germany)
42. Arkady Lobankov (Russia) / Boris Ollivier (France)

Open Mixed Doubles Net

1. Florian Goetze / Kerstin Anhuth (Germany)
2. Marilyn Demuy / François Pelletier (Québec)
3. Karim Daouk / Shirine Daouk (Switzerland)
4. P.T. Lovern / Jody Welch (USA)
5. Arthur Ledain (France) / Helena Schlichting (Germany)
6. Janne Uusitalo / Piia Tantarimäki (Finland)
7. Yves Kreil (Germany) / Julia Tikhomirova (Russia)
8. Julie Symons / Jack Harris (USA)
9. Wiktor Debski / Gosia Debska (Poland)
10. Katharina Probst (Switzerland) / Simon Voss (Germany)
11. Roberto Da Silva / Ivaneidy Zambrano Torres (Venezuela)
12. Damian Budzik / Moka Szymankiewicz (Poland)
13. Sophie Andrey (Switzerland) / Victor Lezama (Venezuela)
14. Stephan Rautenberg / Ulrike Häßler (Germany)
15. Tabea Fetz / Gabriel Salgado (Switzerland)

Open Women’s Singles Net

1. Marilyn Demuy (Québec)
2. Piia Tantarimäki (Finland)
3. Kerstin Anhuth (Germany)
4. Julia Tikhomirova (Russia)
5. Helena Schlichting (Germany)
6. Katharina Probst (Switzerland)
7. Ivaneidy Zambrano Torres (Venezuela)
8. Ulrike Häßler (Germany)
9. Sophie Andrey (Switzerland)
10. Gosia Debska (Poland)
11. Moka Szymankiewicz (Poland)

Open Women’s Doubles Net

1. Julie Symons / Jody Welch (USA)
2. Marilyn Demuy (Québec) / Julia Tikhomirova (Russia)
3. Piia Tantarimäki (Finland) / Kerstin Anhuth (Germany)
4. Helena Schlichting (Germany) / Shirine Daouk (Switzerland)
5. Katharina Probst / Sophie Andrey (Switzerland)
6. Gosia Debska / Moka Szymankiewicz (Poland)
7. Ivaneidy Zambrano Torres (Venezuela) / Ulrike Häßler (Germany)

Intermediate Singles Net

1. Brett Milliken (USA)
2. Theodore Fritsch (USA)
3. Andrey Laptev (Russia)
4. Moises Satie Curie (Venezuela)
5. Alexey Antipov (Russia)
6. Daniel Stalmach (Poland)
7. Przemyslaw Pietrzycki (Poland)
8. Mikhail Mukhortykh (Russia)

Intermediate Doubles Net

1. Brett Milliken (USA) / Michael Lamberjohann (Germany)
2. Alexey Antipov / Andrey Laptev (Russia)
3. Gabriel Salgado / Gaudenz Scherer (Switzerland)
4. Moises Satie Curie (Venezuela) / Daniel Stalmach (Poland)
5. Przemyslaw Pietrzycki / Maciej Pietrzycki (Poland)
5. Ingo Hartmann / Jari John (Germany)
5. Theodore Fritsch (USA) / Tabea Fetz (Switzerland)
5. Mikhail Mukhortykh (Russia) / Sergio Martin (Spain)

Master Singles Net

1. Tuan Vu (USA)
2. Yves Archambault (Québec)
3. Faris Barakat (Germany)
4. Hakan Hellberg (Sweden)
5. Christian Bock (Germany)
6. Stéphane Tailleur (Canada)
7. Vincent Rousseau (France)
8. Magnus Hellberg (Sweden)
9. Moises Satie Curie (Venezuela)
9. Diego Chavez Diaz (Venezuela)
9. Marc Brunet (France)

Master Doubles Net

1. Yves Archambault (Québec) / Tuan Vu (USA)
2. Andreas Wolff / Alex Bartsch (Germany)
3. Marc Brunet / Vincent Rousseau (France)
4. Amaya Straeten (Germany) / Stéphane Tailleur (Québec)
5. Christian Bock (Germany) / Theodore Fritsch (USA)
5. Faris Barakat / Helena Schlichting (Germany)
5. Hakan Hellberg / Magnus Hellberg (Sweden)
5. Diego Chavez Diaz / Moises Satie Curie (Venezuela)

2012 World Footbag Championships – Freestyle results

Other references for the 2012 World Footbag Championships

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2012 World Championships Net Finals

Warsaw, Poland July 29-August 4, 2012 the best Footbag net players in the World collide. In this collection, which is basically like a virtual DVD, you will see all the complete finals matches in the 5 net open categories. Open doubles, singles, and mixed doubles, women doubles, and singles . You will get all the action, with the scores, and with a lot of slow motion replays. There is some real hot action in the Mixed doubles match with François Depatie-Pelletier hitting some smokin’ spikes, as well as Florian Götze. Speaking about Florian, he was the first player in a decade to win the triple crown: Open singles, open doubles and mixed.
The women singles match was tight too. The women doubles match was average, but still these women kick ass. For all the lovers of the game, this is what you need to study, and get better. For all the people who assisted to this cool event, this will bring your recollections to life.

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2012 World Footbag Championships poster - All The net Finals - video collection by ProKicker https://prokicker.net/contact All videos filmed and edited by Yves Archambault

1. 2012 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals game 1 – 06:21

2. 2012 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals Game 2 – 09:53

3. 2012 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals Game 3 – 08:49

4. 2012 World Footbag Championships Doubles Finals Game 4 – 08:19

5. 2012 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 1 – 09:41

6. 2012 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 2 – 10:13

7. 2012 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 3 – 06:44

8. 2012 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals Game 4 – 08:59

9. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals game 1 – 07:01

10. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals game 2 – 10:09

11. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles finals game 3 – 09:30

12. 2012 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 1 – 06:20

13. 2012 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 2 – 07:33

14. 2012 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals Game 3 – 07:34

15. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 1 – 05:37

16. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 2 – 05:05

17. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 3 – 06:24

18. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Singles finals game 4 – 08:18

19. 2012 World Footbag Championships Florian Götze triple crown king – 03:36

20. 2012 World Footbag Championships Open Doubles Finals preview – 04:59

21. 2012 World Footbag Championships Mixed Doubles Finals preview – 03:33

22. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals preview – 04:42

23. 2012 World Footbag Championships Open Singles Finals preview – 04:51

24. 2012 World Footbag Championships Women Singles Finals preview 04:12

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