In spring 2026 the o2 SURF MASTERS tour made a stop at Wellenwerk. Hannes Mosch took the home win, Valeska Schneider won the women’s category, and by the end of the season two Team Wellenwerk riders were in the tour’s top 5.
What the o2 SURF MASTERS are
The o2 SURF MASTERS is a rapid surfing tour that brings together Germany’s best standing waves and athletes at several locations across the country, with a compact contest format, short heats and plenty of action for riders and spectators alike. 2026 was already the tour’s second edition, after a successful launch the year before. The very existence of a nationwide series like this shows how firmly rapid surfing has established itself as its own competitive discipline alongside classic ocean surfing.
One tour stop brought the o2 SURF MASTERS to Wellenwerk in Berlin in spring 2026. Demand was high: with a maximum of 40 start slots, 20 for the women and 20 for the men, the field filled up fast. For one evening, the hall on Landsberger Allee turned into a hotspot for adrenaline, style and urban surf culture, with spectators right at the pool edge and a wave that ran exactly the same for every competitor.
For many of the tour’s athletes it was their very first visit to Wellenwerk, a home advantage that, in turn, benefited the Berlin riders, who know the quirks of their own citywave from daily training.
Home win for Hannes Mosch
For Wellenwerk, performing in front of a home crowd turned into a triumph: Hannes Mosch won the Berlin stop with 17.17 points, narrowly ahead of Marius Gerlach (16.93) and Joshi Holy (16.43). It was already his second tour win in a row. Mosch is a familiar face at Wellenwerk, regularly out on the hall’s own wave even outside competition days, and the home advantage showed.
And the streak held all season: in the overall o2 SURF MASTERS 2026 standings, Hannes Mosch finished runner-up with 26 points, while Leander Lu rode to consistent results and 4th place (16 points), putting two Team Wellenwerk riders in the top 5 of the overall standings by the end of the tour. That underlines the level now possible in daily training on Landsberger Allee.
The women’s tour title comes to Berlin
Among the women it was even better: Valeska Schneider won the Berlin stop, and finished the season with 30 points to take the tour’s overall title too. If you want to learn from her, there are regular chances: Valeska occasionally gives intensive coaching sessions at Wellenwerk, announced via the newsletter and here in the magazine.
Taja Götz also delivered highlights on the tour: a podium finish at the RheinRiff stop and a place among the top seven in the overall standings. Competition in the women’s field is especially strong, and the depth the Berlin rapid surfing scene has now reached was clearly visible throughout this tour.
Side program beyond the wave
A competition day at Wellenwerk is more than just heats: the o2 SURF MASTERS side program included, among other things, a reading, which gave the event a cultural note alongside the sporting one. That turned the contest day into an event for everyone, not just for spectators focused on the scoring runs.
This mix of sport, music and culture fits exactly how Wellenwerk sees itself: the hall isn’t just a place to train, it’s a meeting point for everyone who lives Berlin’s surf culture, even those who don’t stand on a board themselves that evening.
What events like this mean for Berlin’s surf community
The fact that a nationwide tour like the o2 SURF MASTERS stops at Wellenwerk shows how seriously rapid surfing is now taken as a competitive sport, and how visible the Berlin community has become in the process. An event of this scale also brings athletes and fans from across the country to Berlin, creating exchange far beyond your own training group. If you want to get closer to this level yourself, the Training Sessions are the right place to start. If you’d rather just try it out first, the best option is a regular Surf Session. You can read more about the competition format in general in the article German Championship on the standing wave or in the article Berlin Surf Open: our home contest goes into series.
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