The 2022 Balloon World Cup is the second edition of the
Balloon World Cup, a sporting event organized by
Ibai Llanos and
Gerard Piqué, based on a game of keep-up with a balloon that went viral on social media.[1] This was the first edition for which national qualifying tournaments were held.
The tournament was held on 27 October 2022, at the
PortAventura Convention Centre in
Vila-seca,
Tarragona, the same venue that had hosted the first World Cup the year prior. The number of entering countries was reduced from 32 to 16, with defending champion Francesco de la Cruz being the only returning player. Spain's Miguel Imbroda was crowned world champion defeating Brazil's Claudio Lassance in the final.[2][3]
Participants
2021 World Cup champion Francesco de la Cruz was announced as a participant during the Spanish qualifier.[4] In September 2022, national qualifiers for multiple Latin American countries were announced as well.[5]
Competitor
Country
Lautaro Maqueda
Argentina
Claudio Lassance
Brazil
Monte Doebel-Hickok
Canada
Gabriela Amaro Salazar
Chile
Jorge Alba Ortiz
Colombia
Clément Dumais
France
Vanessa Klein
Germany
Joseph Romano
Italy
Gerardo Nocedal
Mexico
Dion de Brouwer
Netherlands
Francesco de la Cruz
Peru
Gustavo Cardoso
Portugal
Miguel Imbroda
Spain
Ogeday Girișken
Turkey
Thomas Hughes
United Kingdom
Keem Kim
United States
National qualifiers
Spain
The Spanish national qualifier was held on 3 July 2022 at
Fira de Barcelona in
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, as part of the third and final day of the 2022 U-Beat Live Fest. Jan Franquesa, who won the bronze medal for Spain at the 2021 World Cup, took part in the tournament, but was eliminated in the first round.[4][6]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Final
Pere Marquès
3
David Palanques
2
Pere Marquès
4
Ricard Brufau
4
Ricard Brufau
7
Cristina Homet
1
Ricard Brufau
3
Yeray Veróniz
1
Adrián Pérez
4
Hugo Ramírez
3
Hugo Ramírez
1
Adrián Pérez
4
Adrián Pérez
2
Joel Gafarot
2
Adrián Pérez
2
Evilmoon
2
Miguel Imbroda
7
Javi Domingo
9
Javi Domingo
0
Miguel Imbroda
4
Miguel Imbroda
2
Marc Páez
2
Miguel Imbroda
4
Jan Franquesa
0
Alex Aymerich
3
Àlex Pérez
4
Àlex Pérez
0
Alex Aymerich
5
Alex Aymerich
2
Judith Pelejero
4
Latin America
National qualifiers for Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia were held concurrently in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, between 17 and 18 September 2022.[7]
The 2022 Balloon World Cup is the second edition of the
Balloon World Cup, a sporting event organized by
Ibai Llanos and
Gerard Piqué, based on a game of keep-up with a balloon that went viral on social media.[1] This was the first edition for which national qualifying tournaments were held.
The tournament was held on 27 October 2022, at the
PortAventura Convention Centre in
Vila-seca,
Tarragona, the same venue that had hosted the first World Cup the year prior. The number of entering countries was reduced from 32 to 16, with defending champion Francesco de la Cruz being the only returning player. Spain's Miguel Imbroda was crowned world champion defeating Brazil's Claudio Lassance in the final.[2][3]
Participants
2021 World Cup champion Francesco de la Cruz was announced as a participant during the Spanish qualifier.[4] In September 2022, national qualifiers for multiple Latin American countries were announced as well.[5]
Competitor
Country
Lautaro Maqueda
Argentina
Claudio Lassance
Brazil
Monte Doebel-Hickok
Canada
Gabriela Amaro Salazar
Chile
Jorge Alba Ortiz
Colombia
Clément Dumais
France
Vanessa Klein
Germany
Joseph Romano
Italy
Gerardo Nocedal
Mexico
Dion de Brouwer
Netherlands
Francesco de la Cruz
Peru
Gustavo Cardoso
Portugal
Miguel Imbroda
Spain
Ogeday Girișken
Turkey
Thomas Hughes
United Kingdom
Keem Kim
United States
National qualifiers
Spain
The Spanish national qualifier was held on 3 July 2022 at
Fira de Barcelona in
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, as part of the third and final day of the 2022 U-Beat Live Fest. Jan Franquesa, who won the bronze medal for Spain at the 2021 World Cup, took part in the tournament, but was eliminated in the first round.[4][6]
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semi-finals
Final
Pere Marquès
3
David Palanques
2
Pere Marquès
4
Ricard Brufau
4
Ricard Brufau
7
Cristina Homet
1
Ricard Brufau
3
Yeray Veróniz
1
Adrián Pérez
4
Hugo Ramírez
3
Hugo Ramírez
1
Adrián Pérez
4
Adrián Pérez
2
Joel Gafarot
2
Adrián Pérez
2
Evilmoon
2
Miguel Imbroda
7
Javi Domingo
9
Javi Domingo
0
Miguel Imbroda
4
Miguel Imbroda
2
Marc Páez
2
Miguel Imbroda
4
Jan Franquesa
0
Alex Aymerich
3
Àlex Pérez
4
Àlex Pérez
0
Alex Aymerich
5
Alex Aymerich
2
Judith Pelejero
4
Latin America
National qualifiers for Chile, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Colombia were held concurrently in
Buenos Aires,
Argentina, between 17 and 18 September 2022.[7]