2023 World Footbag Championships Net videos and results – July 26-30 – Freestyle
2023 World Footbag Championships – Net Videos
Another historical milestone was attained with the first World Footbag Championships to be held in South America.
Here’s a quick recap
42nd IFPA WORLD FOOTBAG CHAMPIONSHIPS
July 26-30, 2023
Medellin, Colombia
Women singles net finals
Competitors:
Lena Mlakar from Kranj, Slovenia – Club Footbag Kranj vs Maude Landreville from Montréal, Québec, Canada – Club Aki Québec
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rally scoring
A repeat from the 2022 finals in Krakow. This time the tide was reversed, with Lena winning the title in another 5 setter.
Lena wins: 15-7 15-8 10-15 7-15 15-12
Open singles net finals
Competitors:
Walt Houston, Memphis, USA – Club Memphis Footworks vs
Luis Lovera Calanche, Caracas, Venezuela – Club Footbag Venezuela
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rally scoring
This was the first time that a player from Venezuela made it to the finals in any event at Worlds. So, Luis Lovera Calanche had the difficult task to face the title holder, Walt Houston, one of the greats of the discipline. Luis managed to make it harder for Walt in the third game, improving from games 1 and 2, but Walt prevailed with his usual aggressive style.
Houston wins: 15-9 15-4 16-14
Women doubles net finals
Competitors:
Maude Landreville from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec + Marilyn Demuy Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec vs Wladiuska Pacheco Castro, Venezuela, Club Footbag Venezuela + Lena Mlakar from Kranj, Slovenia – Club Footbag Kranj
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rally scoring
Wladiuska, short Wlady, set a historical first by being the first woman from Venezuela to make it to the finals at Worlds. She teamed up with seasoned veteran Lena Mlakar from Slovenia. They faced a fierce team of Quebecers but managed to win a set. In the end, the Aki Québec team was too strong and experienced for the improvised team of Venezuela and Slovenia.
Aki Québec (Landreville + Demuy) wins 15-9 15-7 14-16 15-8
Mixed doubles net finals
Competitors:
Maude Landreville + Luka Weyler-Lavallée from Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec vs Yves Kreil from Berlin, Germany – Club FC Footstar + Marilyn Demuy Montreal, Canada – Club Aki Québec
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rally scoring
Due to Yves Kreil’s injury there was no match.
Aki Québec (Landreville + Weyler-Lavallée) wins it by forfait
Open doubles net finals
Competitors:
Walt Houston and Benjamin Alston, Memphis, USA – Club Memphis Footworks vs Yves Kreil from Berlin, Germany – Club FC Footstar + Wiktor Debski, Warsaw, Poland – Club Footbag Poland
Format Best of 5 games to 15 points, rally scoring
Due to Yves Kreil’s injury there was no match. Instead there was a showcase match for the doubles bronze.
Memphis Footworks wins by forfait
The 2023 World Footbag Championships Footbag Net competition results
Open Singles Net
1. Walt Houston (USA)
2. Luis Lovera Calanche (Venezuela)
4. Michal Klimczak (Poland)
4. Benjamin Alston (USA)
5. Jhon Orace Valera (Venezuela)
6. Michal Rog (Poland)
7. Victor Lezama (Chile)
8. Oscar Loreto (Argentina )
9. Corbin Steele (Canada)
10. Antoine Desrochers-Godin (Canada)
11. Esteban Restrepo (Colombia)
12. Russ Arsenault (Canada)
13. Zackary Bourdeau-Pouplier (Canada)
14. Grischa Tellenbach (Switzerland)
15. Luka Weyler-Lavallée (Canada)
16. Christopher Siebert (USA)
17. Germain Uzcategui Jimenez (Venezuela)
18. Andres Vivas (Venezuela)
19. Pavel Hejra (Czech Republic)
20. Mohamed Magri-Foughali (Canada)
21. Ivan Funes (Venezuela)
22. Luis Moreno Villegas (Venezuela)
23. Juan Palacios Lemos (Colombia)
24. Jorge Ramirez (Venezuela )
25. Carlos Acosta Funes (Venezuela)
26. Edison Rodriguez Betancur (Colombia )
27. José Vargas Centeno (Venezuela)
28. Gianni Almanza Amaya (Colombia)
29. Boris Ollivier (France)
30. Brayan Bosa Bedoya (Colombia)
31. Julian Florez (Colombia)
32. Angel Vivas (Venezuela)
33. Antonio Linero Castro (Colombia)
Open Doubles Net
1. Walt Houston / Benjamin Alston (USA)
2. Yves Kreil (Germany) / Wiktor Debski (Poland)
3. Jhon Orace Valera / Luis Lovera Calanche (Venezuela)
4. Luka Weyler-Lavallée / Zackary Bourdeau-Pouplier (Canada)
5. Russ Arsenault / Corbin Steele (Canada)
6. Michal Rog / Michal Klimczak (Poland)
7. Philippe Lessard (Canada) / Grischa Tellenbach (Switzerland)
8. Victor Lezama (Chile) / Oscar Loreto (Argentina )
9. Gianni Almanza Amaya (Colombia) / Andres Vivas (Venezuela)
10. Esteban Restrepo / Juan Palacios Lemos (Colombia)
11. Antoine Desrochers-Godin (Canada) / Jorge Ramirez (Venezuela )
12. Sebastian Ceballos (Colombia) / Germain Uzcategui Jimenez (Venezuela)
13. Ivan Funes / Carlos Acosta Funes (Venezuela)
14. José Vargas Centeno / Luis Moreno Villegas (Venezuela)
15. Edison Rodriguez Betancur (Colombia ) / Anibal Montes (Colombia)
16. Mohamed Magri-Foughali (Canada) / Matthias Schmidt (Germany)
17. Boris Ollivier (France) / Jim Hankins (USA)
Womens Singles Net
1. Lena Mlakar (Slovenia)
2. Maude Landreville (Canada)
3. Marilyn Demuy (Canada)
4. Audrey Tumelin (France)
5. Léa L’espérance (Canada)
6. Jessica Cedeño (Venezuela)
7. Charlotte Gaudreau (Canada)
8. Marcela Mercado Montoya (Colombia)
9. Camila Cardona (Colombia)
10. Wladiuska Pacheco Castro (Venezuela)
Womens Doubles Net
1. Maude Landreville / Marilyn Demuy (Canada)
2. Lena Mlakar (Slovenia) / Wladiuska Pacheco Castro (Venezuela)
3. Geneviève Bousquet / Léa L’espérance (Canada)
4. Jessica Cedeño (Venezuela) / Audrey Tumelin (France)
5. Marcela Mercado Montoya (Colombia) / Charlotte Gaudreau (Canada)
Mixed Doubles Net
1. Maude Landreville / Luka Weyler-Lavallée (Canada)
2. Marilyn Demuy (Canada) / Yves Kreil (Germany)
3. Wiktor Debski (Poland) / Lena Mlakar (Slovenia)
4. Geneviève Bousquet / Zackary Bourdeau-Pouplier (Canada)
5. Michal Klimczak (Poland) / Audrey Tumelin (France)
6. Jhon Orace Valera / Wladiuska Pacheco Castro (Venezuela)
7. Marcela Mercado Montoya (Colombia) / Germain Uzcategui Jimenez (Venezuela)
8. Luis Lovera Calanche (Venezuela) / Léa L’espérance (Canada)
9. Corbin Steele / Charlotte Gaudreau (Canada)
10. Camila Cardona / Juan Palacios Lemos (Colombia)
11. Jessica Cedeño / José Vargas Centeno (Venezuela)
Intermediate Singles Net
1. Matias Velasquez Salinas (Colombia)
Intermediate Doubles Net
1. Camilo Moreno / Carlos Moreno (Colombia)
2. ?
3. Jorge Rivera Zapata / Benjamin Marin Betancur (Colombia)
4. Juan Palomino Mosquera (Colombia ) / Yeison Alzate Marulanda (Colombia)
5. Edgar Camargo / Simon Munoz Arango (Colombia)
Masters Singles Net
1. Michal Rog (Poland)
2. Jorge Ramirez (Venezuela )
3. Pavel Hejra (Czech Republic)
4. Esteban Restrepo (Colombia)
5. Jim Hankins (USA)
5. Juan Palacios Lemos (Colombia)
5. Edgar Camargo (Colombia)
5. Boris Ollivier (France)
Masters Doubles Net
1. Michal Rog (Poland) / Jorge Ramirez (Venezuela )
2. Juan Palacios Lemos (Colombia) / Pavel Hejra (Czech Republic)
3. Boris Ollivier (France) / Jim Hankins (USA)
4. Esteban Restrepo / Edgar Camargo (Colombia)
Other references about this tournament:
- 2023 World Footbag Championships Freestyle results and videos
- Complete results on Footbag.org
- Tournament software
- The Tournament web site
2023 World Footbag Championships Net Videos
Although I didn’t film any of this, here’s my curated list from the live feeds. It’s not the best footage, there’s no editing, but it still can give an idea of what was going on.
*In the doubles 3rd place and the women singles, when you reach the end of one game, go to the next item in the list to skip the time between games as they are in the same long clip.
**So far, there’s no clip for the Mixed doubles 3rd place match that I could retrieve although the second part of the Open doubles 3rd place match was mislabeled as mixed doubles.
1. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Doubles 3rd game 1
2. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Doubles 3rd game 2
3. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Doubles 3rd game 3 part 1
4. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Doubles 3rd game 3 part 2
5. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Doubles 3rd game 4
6. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Women Doubles Finals ALL
7. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Singles Finals ALL
8. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Women Singles Finals End of game2
9. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Women Singles Finals game3
10. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Women Singles Finals game4
11. 2023 World Footbag Championships – Women Singles Finals game5
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1. 2023 World Footbag Championships Doubles 3rd game 1
2. 2023 World Footbag Championships Doubles 3rd game 2
3. 2023 World Footbag Championships Doubles 3rd game 3 part 1
4. 2023 World Footbag Championships Doubles 3rd game 3 part 2
*Note: This was mislabelled as Mixed Doubles on YouTube
5. 2023 World Footbag Championships Doubles 3rd game 4
*Note: This was mislabelled as Mixed Doubles on YouTube
6. 2023 World Footbag Championships Women Doubles Finals ALL
7. 2023 World Footbag Championships Singles Finals ALL
8. 2023 World Footbag Championships Women Singles Finals – End of game2
9. 2023 World Footbag Championships Women Singles Finals – game 3
10. 2023 World Footbag Championships Women Singles Finals – game 4
11. 2023 World Footbag Championships Women Singles Finals – game 5
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