Intense weather conditions set the stage for the closest finals in series history. It’s a battle of titans as 24 elite kiteboarders, including five world champions, take the sport to new heights on the backs of these monstrous Cape Town swells.

Intense weather conditions set the stage for the closest finals in series history. It’s a battle of titans as 24 elite kiteboarders, including five world champions, take the sport to new heights on the backs of these monstrous Cape Town swells.

Kiteboarding’s supermen battle it out at Big Bay, Cape Town for the coveted title of “King of the Air.”

Intense weather conditions set the stage for the closest finals in series history. It’s a battle of titans as 24 elite kiteboarders, including five world champions, take the sport to new heights on the backs of these monstrous Cape Town swells.

The world's best kiteboarders take to the skies in Cape Town to battle it out for the King of the Air crown.

Red Bull King of the Air sets out to find the world's best kitesurfer in Cape Town's Big Bay, in South Africa.

Here are some of the highlights of this year's event. Watch the livestream on Red Bull TV for the full event.

Why is Cape Town's 'The Cape Doctor' perfect for big-air kitesurfing events such as Red Bull King of the Air?

Red Bull Megaloop challenges the world's best kiteboarders to the ultimate megaloop challenge.

Watch some of the most mind-blowing moments of the day, which shows how far riders are pushing the sport.

In Sydney's unforgiving Botany Bay, 16 big wave surfers ride the six-to-eight foot sets across a deadly reef.