All tournaments of the "TOYO TIRES FWT JAPAN SERIES 2023" concluded on February 25th.
At this point, within "REGION 1," which governs players from Europe, Oceania, and Asia, a total of 14 players—those who scored high in the domestic qualifiers and those who had already qualified based on their performance last season—have secured their spots in the FWT Challenger, which begins on March 4th.
*The event will also be streamed live on YouTube from 4:30 PM on March 4th (Japan time)
Of these, due to injuries or inability to adjust schedules, the following eight competitors will travel to Europe and take to the stage to compete for the right to compete in the 2024 FWT
SKI Men's
: Tenra Katsuno (Instagram: tenra_katsuno123
, Yuhei Yamada (Instagram:forgetek
), Gen Sasaki (Instagram:gen_sasaki_skier
Women's Skiing
: Chisato Sasada (Instagram:chisasukeke
), Yui Ohno (Instagram:yuipuep)
Snowboarding Men's
Yoshida Asato (Instagram:asato_yoshida
, Toyoma Yusuke (Instagram:yusuketoyoma
), Igarashi Rei (Instagram:rei.igarashi
Approximately 140 athletes are eligible to compete in the FWT Challenger, which will include the eight athletes mentioned above. This includes approximately 20 athletes who did not make it to the finals in the 2023 FWT and the top 40-60 athletes from each region's FWT Qualifier. A total of approximately 60-75 athletes will compete in these two segments
The FWT Challenger is held in two regions: Europe, Oceania, Asia, and North America. Japanese fighters will compete in the Europe, Oceania, Asia region. The tournament will be held according to the following schedule
March 4-8 | 2023 NENDAZ CHALLENGER, SWITZERLAND
March 9-13 | 2023 JASNA CHALLENGER, SLOVAKIA
March 16-22 | 2023 GURGL CHALLENGER, AUSTRIA
After these three competitions conclude, the results of two out of the three events will be reflected in the rankings.
A total of 18 athletes from each region—four male skiers, two female skiers, two male snowboarders, and one female snowboarder—will qualify for the Freeride World Tour 2024 next season.
A flowchart showing the process for participating in FWT24. The red circled areas are the stages where eight Japanese athletes will participate
With more Japanese surfers than usual seizing this opportunity, the outcome of the FWT Challenger competition is something to watch.
The competition will be live-streamed on the FWT Global official website and YouTube. The surfers are also actively sharing updates on social media. Let's cheer on the surfers from afar in Japan!
Freeride World Tour Official Website : https://www.freerideworldtour.com/
Freeride World Tour Official YouTube : https://www.youtube.com/@FISFreerideWorldTour
FWT JAPAN Official Website : https://freerideworldtour.jp/
FWT JAPAN Official Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/freerideworldtour_jp/