Fingerboard World Championship
Fast Fingers 21 (2024): Ramon Angelow and the Physical Return
Germany's Ramon Angelow wins FF21 — the in-person return and Blackriver's 25th-anniversary celebration.
Champion
GermanyRamon AngelowGermany
FF21 (2024) is the big physical return, doubling as Blackriver's 25th anniversary. Ramon Angelow takes the title after a Game of Skate that runs more than half an hour, with the whole scene gathered in Schwarzenbach.
Part of the Fast Fingers Archive
- Year
- 2024
- Edition
- FF21
- Format
- Live event
- Location
- Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale, Germany
The contest
What happened
Ramon Angelow won FF21 (2024); Blackriver's recap reports 28 nations, around 1500 visitors, 122 starters, and a Game of Skate lasting over 30 minutes. The official results list Francisco Martins second and Tobias Stoll third.1, 2, 3, 4
The gear
Gear & setup trends
Mature modern boutique setups on polished event parks — the Blackriver / Berlinwood / BRT ecosystem alongside a wider field of global independent brands.
The scene
Brands & scene
Angelow rides for Blackriver and Berlinwood, with a signature Berlinwood 'Angelow Pro Model' deck and Blackriver's first-ever signature truck, the 'RAWmon'.
The mood
The zeitgeist
25th-anniversary emotion, huge group-photo energy, and polished event media — the scene gathered in one place again.
Today
Reading this year’s setups today
This is the era most current listings come from; read specs carefully and treat resale premiums as market commentary, not verified value.
From the event
- FF21 doubled as Blackriver's 25th-anniversary celebration.
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 21 recap
BlackriverOfficial
Blackriver recap of FF21 (2024): 28 nations, ~1500 visitors, 122 starters, a Game of Skate over 30 minutes, Ramon Angelow champion; held as Blackriver's 25th anniversary.
Back to citation ↩ - 4.History of the Fast Fingers Fingerboarding Championship (YouTube)
YouTube (cdplaya)Community
2022 community retrospective walking the full edition history. Used cross-checked against the engraved event trophy plaques as a secondary source for the early-year (pre-2008) champion names and the online-edition winners; treated as community evidence, not an official results page.
Back to citation ↩ - 5.Ramon Angelow — Instagram (@ramon_angelow)
InstagramCommunity
His Instagram (~45k followers); bio lists '2x Fingerboard Worldchampion' and sponsors @blackriver_official, @asi_berlin_shop, @berlinwood.official.
Back to citation ↩ - 6.Blackriver 3.0 'RAWmon' trucks — Ramon Angelow signature
Blackriver (via The Vault Fingerboards)Retailer
Blackriver's first signature truck, dedicated to team rider Ramon Angelow ('RAWmon').
Back to citation ↩ - 7.Berlinwood 'Angelow Pro Model'
Blackriver / BerlinwoodOfficial
Ramon Angelow's signature Berlinwood pro model (5-ply, handmade in Germany, multiple widths).
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Independence & sources