Picture gallery: The best pictures from the World Cup Sylt 2022

Mondays are normally rarely in the top 6 favourite days of the week. After this World Cup Sylt, that could change, at least for some. Because 26 September went down in World Cup history as "Magic Monday". Numerous riders raved that it was the best day they had ever had on Sylt.

To that Monday Marcilio Browne became the men's wave world champion, Sarah-Quita Offringa and Adrien Bosson won the single eliminations in women's wave riding and freestyle respectively, laying the foundations for their respective world championship titles. Philip Köster was also the event winner at the Sylt World Cup to the delight of the spectators, while Lina Erpenstein came third both on Sylt and in the World Championships. A day full of action, excitement and drama!

The Sylt shorebreak also claimed its victims, with numerous masts being crushed by the surf. The conditions were typical of Sylt throughout the week with plenty of variety. From autumn sunshine with good slalom winds to nightly storm lows with lashing rain to picturesque sunsets over the North Sea, almost everything was there.

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The slalom racers were also delighted with the conditions, especially on the first World Cup Sunday. But there was no world champion here before Sylt, with another event taking place in Japan in mid-November. It should be exciting there: Sylt winner Amado Vrieswijk had put everything on the "racing" card before the season and was more than rewarded with his victory. Maciek Rutkowski, who led the standings for seven days and was only one point behind Vrieswijk in the end, will certainly want to continue his attack there. So the world championship battle will be exciting!

According to the organisers, around 150,000 visitors attended the World Cup. The date for next year has already been set: the next World Cup Sylt will take place from 23 September to 1 October 2023.