The Freestyle Pro Tour is excited to announce the third iteration of the yearly FPT Awards! Coming to you during the FPT Cape Town event, the 2023 FPT Awards will celebrate the biggest achievements in our sport this year. The FPT aims to push everyone (even you!) in their riding and media production through these awards, awarding riders accolades in 8 different categories. Submissions are now open so make sure to send in your clips and nominations for this years edition. Read the details below and remember that the clock is ticking until the New Years deadline!

The Awards

The awards celebrate the best of the best in our sport. In previous years we saw some of the most groundbreaking action showcased in a single show, rewarding the true pioneers and talents in our sport. The 2021 edition was special, with submission open to moves and riders from all of history up to that point. The 2022 edition saw riders try to improve and battle it out in the heated online vote for best move, as well as the 2022 Duotone Rookie of the Year, Primus Sorling, being announced! What will we see in 2023? One thing is for sure, we’ve seen plenty of riders around with camera’s, so we can’t wait to bring the action to you!

WHO CAN ENTER.

You can. Anyone can. The competition is open to every windsurfer as long as the submission is freestyle, a freestyler or simply stylish!

Schedule

As the Awards will cover the whole of 2023, the deadline for submissions will be on the 31st of December. The Public vote for Best Move will start on the 1st of January 2024, with the Awards ceremony being combined with the registration day for the 2024 FPT Cape Town (more info soon!).

Deadline submissions all categories: 31st of December 2023
Start of Public Vote for Best Move: 1st of January 2023
FPT Awards Show: Start of February 2024

Categories

For the 2023 Awards we accept moves, videos and nominations performed in 2023 only. The categories will be as follows:

• Best Trick (men)
• Best Trick (women)
• Best New move
• Best Combo
• Most Improved Rider
• Stylemaster of the Year
• Best Video Part (as rider)
• Best Freestyle Windsurf Edit (as Producer)

Check the exact description of each category below.

How to Enter

So how do you take part? It’s simple. Submit your video part, your move, your nomination or even just your inclusion as a rider within a video. If it fits the category or even more than one category then submit it for each and everyone. All we need is a link to where we can download it to include it within our final show (but that’s all in the entry form link below). Please send us the original clips in the highest quality possible! Submissions for all categories are open immediately. You may submit moves, edits or nominate riders from the entirety of 2023 only!

Please submit your moves/nominations here: efpt.net/awards 

Further explanation of the categories

• Best Trick (Men): The single best move that will be voted for in the build up to our main FPT Awards show. You may submit any move from this year, please submit the location and date of the move, plus move name and rider name. The move may be done on any type of windsurf equipment.
• Best Trick (Women): The single best move that will be voted for in the build up to our main FPT Awards show. You may submit any move from this year, please submit the location and date of the move, plus move name and rider name. The move may be done on any type of windsurf equipment.
• Best New Move: This category is for any new move within the past year. The move may be done on any type of windsurf gear. 
• Best Combo: The best combo move landed this year, meaning a minimum of two moves completed as one continuous manoeuvre. This can be an existing combo move or a new combo move.
• Most Improved Rider: This will be awarded to a rider who has shown the most progression in the past year. A rider who has shot through the ranks or shown huge potential both at and away from events. 
• Stylemaster of the Year: Style matters. This award is for the most stylish rider or the most stylish move or moment 2023 has seen. You may nominate yourself or another person for this award. Please nominate the riders name, some examples or the move or moment of pure style that you feel deserves this award.
• Best Video Part (as rider): This is for the best video or part of 2023 video, or a riders feature within a 2023 video. We will assess how progressive their approach to freestyle is, the locations and the post video Stoke factor we are left with. This award is for the rider only, and does not focus on production value as much.
• Best Freestyle Windsurf Edit (as Producer): This is for the most well produced/shot freestyle windsurfing video in 2023. The one that leaves us mind blown with impressive imagery, shots and locations. Submit your video links to us with the name of the producer and riders. This award is for the Producer and their efforts and contribution to freestyle windsurfing.

FINAL NOTE.

We wish you all good luck and we look forward to receiving your entries. Remember to send the original clip in it’s highest quality possible and check out the terms and conditions below:

Terms & Conditions

1. The FPT’s result will be final. We are sure there will be some really close calls between the best moments of 2023 but in the end there must be one winner. Please respect that decision and join us in celebrating the incredible achievements we will be crowning.
2. Anybody may enter, including FPT staff, event organisers and their staff, so long as they are not within the final judging panel for the FPT Awards. The FPT stands for impartiality and shows this at every event, we stand by the unbiased opinions of our judges. 
3. Please do not re-submit the same move in the same category, only one submission per category will be accepted. You may submit the same move across differing categories. 
4. The FPT shall not be held liable for using and repurposing the media it has been sent for inclusion within the FPT Awards and the FPT Awards Night show and all media and PR campaigns in the build up to, and after, this time. Copyright responsibility and clearance for the usage of the footage relies on the person/s submitting that footage.