Surfcasting: Sardinia is hosting the Senior and Women's World Championships.

From November 7 to 14, 2026, Sardinia will host the 42nd Senior World Championship and the 33rd Women’s Surfcasting World Championship.

These two international events will bring approximately 180 male and female athletes to the beaches of the province of Oristano, representing 20 nations in the men’s competition and 9 nations in the women’s competition.

The two events are part of the World Championships programme being hosted in Italy by FIPSAS, in partnership with Pescare Show. They are being organized by the Federation in collaboration with the FIPSAS Sardinia Regional Committee, following their allocation by FIPSMER.

The event headquarters will be the Horse Country Resort Hotel, while the official competitions will take place along the coastlines of Arborea, Sassu, and Torre Grande.

The programme will kick off with a practice competition on Poetto Beach in Cagliari. The official opening ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 4:00 p.m. in the town centre of Arborea, marking the official start of the World Championship week.

The competition programme will consist of four official rounds, at the end of which the team and individual world titles will be awarded. The first three rounds will take place from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., while the final round, scheduled from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., will be held in Arborea for the Men’s World Championship and in Torre Grande for the Women’s World Championship.

Particular attention will be paid to environmental protection and respect for the sea. All fish caught will be measured by competition officials and subsequently released, in accordance with the rules of the competition.

PARTICIPATING NATIONS

The Men’s World Championship will feature 20 national teams: Albania, Belgium, Brazil, Cyprus, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, England, Italy, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Africa, Spain, the United States, and Wales.

The Women’s World Championship will feature 9 national teams: Brazil, Croatia, France, Wales, England, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain.

THE ITALIAN NATIONAL TEAMS

Italy will arrive at the event with two teams, each consisting of six athletes.

The Men’s World Championship team will feature Gianluca Lenzi, Filippo Malvagna, Andrea Cavalieri, Marcello Messina, Danilo Galimi, and Roberto Accardi. The team will be accompanied by Captain Alfonsino Vastano and Vice-Captain Massimo Mucciola, with Simone Paniconi serving as head of the technical staff.

In the Women’s World Championship, the Italian colours will be represented by Martina Distefano, Isabella Micela, Manuela Pasquali, Rosa Lubrano, Elisabetta Palagiano, and Valentina Risalvato. The team will be led by Captain Michael Meloni and Vice-Captain Adriano Maiocchetti, with Patrizio Fontana serving as head of the technical staff.

Completing the Italian delegation will be federation officials Antonio Fusconi, Stefano Sarti, and David Girardi, delegated official Angela Martino, and organizing staff member Emanuele Iacomini.

For one week, the beaches of Sardinia will become the meeting point for international surfcasting, as the sport’s finest athletes prepare to compete for the world titles in both championships.