2026 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Rookie World Championship | Full Competition Livestream

The next generation of elite woodchopping athletes takes to the stage in Budapest. At the 2026 STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Rookie World Championship, the best up-and-coming athletes from around the world compete with axes and chainsaws to crown the next rising star of the sport. Young athletes representing their nations will battle it out across five classic TIMBERSPORTS® disciplines: Stock Saw Underhand Chop Single Buck Standing Block Chop Springboard In the spectacular Springboard discipline, athletes drive boards into the log and climb several meters above the ground before chopping through the top block - a true test of balance, precision and explosive power. The competition follows a points-based format, where athletes earn points according to their times in each discipline. Faster cuts mean more points, and after all events the athlete with the highest total will be crowned Rookie World Champion. For many competitors, this event is the first step onto the international stage and the beginning of a future career in professional TIMBERSPORTS®. 🏆 What’s at stake: The STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® Rookie World Championship title and the chance to establish themselves among the next generation of elite athletes. 📍 Location: Budapest, Hungary 📅 Date: Friday, June 5, 2026 ⏰ Time: 7 PM CEST Watch the full competition live and see the next generation of TIMBERSPORTS® athletes in world-class woodchopping action. ➡ Interested in watching action-packed wood chopping and sawing content? Head over to the STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship channel to watch more extreme challenges:    • STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® World Championship 202...   Experience the world of STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips, prepare to dive into the world of woodsmanship and wood chopping competitions where our athletes compete, using axes and saws in our international extreme sport competition series. Subscribe to STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® on YouTube:    / stihltimbersports   STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® on Facebook:   / stihltimbersports   STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® on Instagram:   / officialstihltimbersports   STIHL TIMBERSPORTS® on TikTok:   / stihltimbersports   Follow STIHL and get the best chainsaws and garden tools:   / stihl