The Sports Committee of the World Freestyle Football Association has announced today the distribution of competitive slots in each of the five regions of the 2025 Pulse Series, the official regional qualifiers for the World Freestyle Football Championship, whose locations will be announced in the coming weeks.

In order to ensure a fair and balanced representation of competitors from around the globe, while maintaining the integrity and excitement of the event, the members of the Sports Committee have used a transparent and data-driven approach based on two key factors:

1. Weighted World Ranking Representation (40%)
   This reflects the current strength of each continent based on player positions in the top 100 of the World Rankings. Higher-ranked players have contributed more to their continent’s score, ensuring that regions with stronger competitors are fairly represented.
2. World Freestyle Football Championship Performance (60%)
   This reflects historical performance in the last three World Championships. Continents that have consistently performed well in recent years have been rewarded for their success.

The Sports Committee has chosen a 60:40 ratio in favour of the World Championship performance because, while the World Rankings are a key tool for the future of the sport, they are still in their early years and may not fully capture the competitive landscape yet. By placing more weight on proven performance in past championships, the Committee aims to ensure that the allocation reflects both current strength and historical excellence.

Besides that, and in order to help in the development of the sport all around the world, the Sports Committee has implemented a cap of 1/3 of the total competitors in each of the regions, that is, 5 slots per continent. This ensures a diverse and global competition, giving fans from all over the planet a chance to see their region represented on the biggest stage.

Lastly, the WFFA Sports Committee, together with the Board, has decided to allocate all available slots to physical events, meaning Pulse Online will be discontinued in 2025. This decision was carefully considered after reviewing the tournament’s last two editions and is based on two main reasons: first, to reward freestylers who make the effort to attend physical events; and second, the realisation that, although Pulse Online was created mainly for freestylers from smaller countries, it was not fulfilling its purpose, as all the winners came from nations with large and competitive freestyle communities.

Therefore, the spots for the 2025 edition of the World Freestyle Football Championship, both for men and for women, are allocated as follows: