„Champions aren’t born – they are forged in the heat. That’s  what our event is about!“ –  „Let’s fight!“

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Update, 26 Oct

Tickets on sale tomorrow!

Aufguss WCF World Cup Freestyle – The Battle of  Gladiators, Great Finals 2026, 25 – 28 February, Colosseum Sauna Arena, Palac Saturna Termy Rzymskie, Czeladz near Katowice (Poland)

WCF searches Sponsors! Contact: a.placzek@palacsaturna.pl

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

https://www.palacsaturna.pl/de/online-buchen

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Update, 16 Oct: The 12 Finalists Men WCF The Battle of Gladiators February 2026

Update, 14 Oct: The 12 Finalists Women WCF The Battle of Gladiators February 2026

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

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Update, 13. Oct: 3:08 Min. Reel Day 4: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1122299650096972

Update, 12 Oct, 9 p.m.

Pics Day 4, 3, 2 & 1: https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

Winners qualified for the Great Final WCF February 2026

Veronika Svandova (CZ) – Fanni Tadori (HU) – Natalia Kolbusz (PL)

Jaroslaw Chomka (PL) – Alberto Grazioli (IT) – Radoslaw Sieraj (PL)

2:25 Min. new Reel Day 3. https://www.facebook.com/reel/830985126118891

Today’s Grand Final Battles: https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

Winners ceremony: 8 p.m.

1:09 Min Reel Day 2: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1573950083974969

Update, 10 Oct: 1:04 Min. Reel Day 1: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1870508430220646

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Update 4 Oct: Play-offs Aufguss WCF Battle of Gladiators, Program, Line-up, Starting times:

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-Hungary-Gladi%C3%A1torok-csat%C3%A1ja-61578375964881/

https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=122128258274945865&set=pcb.122128259804945865

9 – 12 Oct: Play-offs Freestyle Championships Aufguss WCF, The Battle of Gladiators,Termy Rzymskie, Czeladz near Katowice (PL)

https://www.palacsaturna.pl/en/news/events

https://www.instagram.com/termyrzymskie/

https://www.facebook.com/palac.saturna.termy.rzymskie/

https://www.facebook.com/leszek.pustulka/

https://www.aufguss-wcf.com

https://www.instagram.com/aufgusswcf/

https://www.aufguss-wcf.com

https://www.instagram.com/rob.keijzer/

https://www.facebook.com/rob.keijzer.37/

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Update 2 Oct: 7:40 Min. Reel „The Great Draw“, Line-up & Starting times Colosseum Sauna Arena:

https://www.facebook.com/reel/764765043098091

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Update, 28 Sep: 26 – 28 Sep: Slovak Freestyle Championship Aufguss WCF, Water Park Besenova, Slovakia

The Winners: 1. Elena Alekseeva; 2. Lucia Driečna (Play-offs) – 1. Kevin Gajdica; 2. Marek Homza (Play-offs)

https://www.facebook.com/TermalneSrdce/

1:43 Min. Reel Finals: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1102137168616686

Fresh pics, program, participants:

1:08 Min. Reel: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1098553039140786

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

https://www.besenova.com/en/resort/wellness-spa/saunas-and-procedures

Update, 18 Aug: Today WCF Timetable Play-offs is published on FB.

Update, 9 Aug: Five Wildcards for the Play-offs: Joli & Alexi Irvine (USA), Guido Espinoza (Switzerland), Hortencia Hernandez (Belgium), Jaroslaw Chomka (Poland)

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11 – 14 Sep: Hungarian Freestyle Championship WCF, Mjus Resort, Hungary

Update, 14 Sep

Winners names: 1st places: Rebeka Sara Felber, Krisztian Marics

                                   2nd places: Fanni Tarodi, Ferenc Polner (Play-offs)

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

Fresh pics Days 3 & 2 & 1; Program

Announcement winners: 14 Sep, Sunday, 5 p.m.

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-Hungary-Gladi%C3%A1torok-csat%C3%A1ja-61578375964881/

Update, 7. Aug: New on WCF calendar: 29 – 30 Nov: Japan Freestyle Championship WCF, Solaniwa Onsen, Osaka (Japan)

https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

https://www.instagram.com/solaniwaonsen/

https://solaniwa.com/en-us/

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Update, 4. Aug: Media reports

https://www.ndr.de/fernsehen/sendungen/hallo_niedersachsen/sauna-aufguss-worldcup-freestyle-qualifikation-in-osnabrueck,hallonds-1162.html

https://www.noz.de/lokales/osnabrueck/artikel/worldcup-qualifikation-mit-aufguss-profis-in-der-loma-sauna-49018764

https://www.hasepost.de/highlight-im-nettebad-aufguss-profis-treten-in-der-loma-sauna-zur-worldcup-qualifikation-an-616748/

https://www.osradio.de/2025/07/22/loma-sauna-in-osnabrueck-traegt-saunawettkampf-aus/

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Update, 3 Aug, 11p.m.:

Winners

Women: 1. Pia Kropp, Obermain Therme Bad Staffelstein – 2. Jennifer Mühl, Solemar Bad Dürrheim (Play-offs)

Men: 1. Darnell Memed, Therme Erding –  2. Dennis Brandt, Loma-Sauna Nettebad Osnabrück (Play-offs)

Latest pics: https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

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TOP: WCF Germany: 1-3 Aug: Loma Sauna, Nettebad, Osnabrück (Lower Saxony)

Tickets: https://www.swo-baeder-buchungsportal.de/de/german-freestyle-championship-wcf/

Timetable: https://www.facebook.com/rob.keijzer.37/

Jury, Names of the Gladiators: 5 women, 13 men: https://www.facebook.com/Lomasauna/

Line-up & program: https://www.instagram.com/lomasauna/

https://www.stadtwerke-osnabrueck.de/wcf-german-freestyle-championship-01f1167a09645b0e

https://www.stadtwerke-osnabrueck.de/loma-sauna

https://www.instagram.com/aufgusswcf/

https://www.aufguss-wcf.com

https://www.towell.nl

https://www.instagram.com/rob.keijzer/

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Update, 13 Jul, Day 3: Winners: 1. Maciej Piczura 2. Radoslaw Sieraj (Play-offs)

2. Martyna Rajca 2. Natalia Kolbusz (Play-offs)

Winners ceremony: Sunday 7:45 p.m.

3:02 Min. Reel Day 2: https://www.facebook.com/palac.saturna.termy.rzymskie/videos/1429227988201507

Fresh pics; Line-up; program: https://www.facebook.com/palac.saturna.termy.rzymskie/

Fresh pics: https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

pics: Ryszard Rak, Wellness Multimedia: https://www.facebook.com/ryszard.rak.5

1:55 Min. Reel Day 1: https://www.facebook.com/palac.saturna.termy.rzymskie/videos/753449817147576

8 female Gladiators, 8 male Gladiators

https://www.instagram.com/termyrzymskie/

https://www.facebook.com/leszek.pustulka/

https://www.palacsaturna.pl/en/news/events

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SISU, 8 Jul: Re-Live: https://www.facebook.com/aufgussmasters/

Winners: Male:1 Massimo Gelli 2. Alberto Grazioli (Play-0ffs)

                    Female: 1. Julia Marth  2. Angelica Jenna (Play-offs)

Final schedule day 3: https://www.facebook.com/p/Aufguss-WCF-I-The-Battle-Of-Gladiators-61565308881294/

Pics, Female & Male Gladiators & Jury

National Freestyle Championships WCF The Battle of  Gladiators

TOP: Italy: 6-8 Jul: Stroblhof, South Tyrol

https://www.stroblhof.com/pools-saunen/saunen

https://www.aufguss-wcf.com

https://www.facebook.com/aufgussmasters/https://solaniwa.com/en-us/