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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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
- 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
The gear
Gear & setup trends
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
Setup-era context
References
Numbered references to the brand, retailer, and community pages that back this article. Confidence labels show how firmly each source is established.
- 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.
Back to citation ↩ - 2.Fast Fingers — Results
Fast FingersOfficial
Official per-edition results tables (visible from FF18/2015 onward), including later placements of past champions.
Back to citation ↩ - 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.
Back to citation ↩ - 4.Jeldo Ulpts — Instagram (@j3ld0)
InstagramCommunity
Handle tied to Jeldo Ulpts by Blackriver's official account ('Jeldo Ulpts @j3ld0 in motion').
Back to citation ↩ - 5.Blackriver 'Ulpts Pro' ramp — Jeldo Ulpts signature
BlackriverOfficial
Jeldo Ulpts' signature Blackriver ramp, 'built to match his riding style'.
Back to citation ↩ - 6.Berlinwood pro fingerboards
Blackriver / BerlinwoodOfficial
Berlinwood pro decks (5-ply, handmade in Germany), including rider signature pro models (Assmuth, Ulpts, Angelow).
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Independence & sources