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Fingerboard World Championship

Fast Fingers 20 (2019): Jeldo Ulpts

Germany's Jeldo Ulpts wins FF20 — the last big physical benchmark before the online-format shift.

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Champion

GermanyJeldo UlptsGermany

FF20 (2019) is the last great in-person edition before the world changed. Jeldo Ulpts of Dortmund wins, in front of a huge international gathering near Blackriver's home in Upper Franconia.

Part of the Fast Fingers Archive

This is one year in the Fast Fingers Archive — fingerboarding’s longest-running world championship, year by year.
Year
2019
Edition
FF20
Format
Live event
Location
Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale, Germany

The contest

What happened

Jeldo Ulpts won FF20 (2019); the official results list Tobias 'Stolly' Stoll second and Nico Frank third. The edition was held near Blackriver's HQ in Upper Franconia and drew a large international crowd.1, 2, 3

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The gear

Gear & setup trends

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Mature boutique setups on high-level parks: refined wood decks, tuned trucks, and urethane wheels, with trick circulation driven by social video.

The scene

Brands & scene

Ulpts rides for Blackriver, with a signature Berlinwood 'Jeldo Ulpts Pro' deck and a signature Blackriver 'Ulpts Pro' ramp.

The mood

The zeitgeist

Big-reunion energy, international travel, and a polished contest identity — the event as community proof.

Today

Reading this year’s setups today

Most current used gear traces to this modern window; state width, ply, concave, and wheel material, and keep resale framing as market commentary.

From the event

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Fast Fingers / Blackriver (Instagram)
Fast Fingers / Blackriver (Instagram)
  • The last great in-person edition before the online-format shift drew a large international crowd.

Setup-era context

For the wider gear story of this period, read The Modern Boutique Era: Drops, Premium Wood, and Resale Culture from the “Through the Years” series.

Still being verified

  • An often-cited '800+ visitors from 22 countries' figure for 2019 is not on a primary page; Blackriver's recap describes roughly 600 fingerboarders making the trip.

References

Numbered references to the brand, retailer, and community pages that back this article. The label notes how firmly each source is established.

  1. 1.Fast Fingers — History & World Champions— Fast FingersOfficial↩

    Official event history with the year-by-year world-champion list (2008 onward). Frames the contest as becoming the official Fingerboard World Championship in 2008.

  2. 2.Fast Fingers — Results— Fast FingersOfficial↩

    Official per-edition results tables (visible from FF18/2015 onward), including later placements of past champions.

  3. 3.Fast Fingers 20 recap— BlackriverOfficial↩

    Blackriver recap of FF20 (2019) in Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale; notes the scale of the gathering and Jeldo Ulpts' win.

  4. 4.Jeldo Ulpts — Instagram (@j3ld0)— InstagramCommunity↩

    Handle tied to Jeldo Ulpts by Blackriver's official account ('Jeldo Ulpts @j3ld0 in motion').

  5. 5.Blackriver 'Ulpts Pro' ramp — Jeldo Ulpts signature— BlackriverOfficial↩

    Jeldo Ulpts' signature Blackriver ramp, 'built to match his riding style'.

  6. 6.Berlinwood pro fingerboards— Blackriver / BerlinwoodOfficial↩

    Berlinwood pro decks (5-ply, handmade in Germany), including rider signature pro models (Assmuth, Ulpts, Angelow).

Independence & sources

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