In the initial rounds, each athlete competes and has 60 seconds for a run. This is evaluated by the judging team from Brazil and ranked for advancement into the knockout phase.

Depending on the number of participants, the knockout phase begins in the round of 16 or quarterfinals. Athletes then compete against each other. The competitors each have 2 minutes to showcase their skills on the slackline. The time starts as soon as the person is on the slackline and stops when they voluntarily or involuntarily dismount. This process continues until both time limits are exhausted.

Unlike many other sports, dozens of tricks are created within 30 seconds, often combined into combos. Consequently, it has become challenging for judges (subjectively) to evaluate. Therefore, this year, we are supported by the Brazilian trickline community with their digital evaluation system. The runs of the athletes are recorded and then evaluated using a database of tricks

Athletes balance and jump on a 5cm wide, 2m high, and 25m long special slackline (Trickline) above a 9 x 9m wide airbag. The band is tightly tensioned, and in combination with its length and stretching properties, creates a trampoline effect. In jumps reaching up to 5m high from sitting (buttbounce), lying (chestbounce), back (backbounce), or standing position (to feet), athletes rotate in all axes, with up to 3 spins, flips, or a combination thereof. Hundreds of tricks result from this. If one can control the trick/bounce, they can immediately move on to the next trick and so on. This results in thousands of possibilities, from simple tricks to spectacular flights, in the design, execution, and combination of tricks

As mentioned above, there are terms that describe these tricks and body positions, which help describe the trick. Starting from sitting and performing a backflip, landing on the feet, is called a Buttbackflip to feet. Depending on the execution, there may also be double/triple rotations and 180 to 1080 (triple turns). The honor of naming new tricks goes to those who develop them. The exciting part is that through the Trickline language, a worldwide community explains the named tricks.

Examples: Backburner to feet: butt backflip to backbounce to feet Double Fearless: double butt frontflip to chest

The Trickline World Cup is hosted by GIBBON as part of the Kessel Festival, a traditional festival in Stuttgart that provides a complete experience. Sports, music, culture, and good energy, all in one place.

Once again this year, we will give you the opportunity to try slacklining. Due to its popularity, we are expanding the experience world and will also offer workshops this year. No prior knowledge of slacklining is required for the workshops, as they are designed to provide an introduction to the topic. The following courses/workshops are offered:

Saturday and Sunday:

Beginner Workshops:  Learn the methodically correct approach to mastering balance on a slackline.

Back Training: Slacklining, especially with the GIBOARD (see image), offers the opportunity to alleviate or even correct typical sitting discomfort in the lumbar and cervical spine areas.

Giboard Trick Workshop: Learn tricks on the GIBOARD and discover the possibilities of playing with balance.