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WWA Wakeboard Worlds - Day 4 of 4

By WSM Press Release

The United States and Australia Take Home 2007 World Titles

RENO, Nev. — Five of the most talented pro male riders in the world hit the water of Sparks Marina today for the Pro Men division finals of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra. All five riders were vying for the title of the world's best wakeboarder.

Rusty Malinoski, JD Webb, Erik Ruck, Phillip Soven and Shane Bonifay all gathered on the Supra towboat to ride along the shore and be recognized as the five finalists of the 2007 Wakeboard World Championships. After their introduction, the five shredders got down to business.

Bonifay and Ruck were the first two riders off the dock and both put up a valiant effort in the finals to earn fifth and fourth place respectively. Then Webb and Malinoski hit the water. Malinoski had a great run, but Webb had the more impressive finish to take second place. Although Webb had an amazing run, ultimately, Phillip Soven (Longwood, FL), 18, took the top spot and claimed his second world title.

"I'm stoked about this win, it's such a great honor to be recognized as a world champion," said Soven. "I've had such a great year this season and to add a world title onto it makes it so much sweeter."

All eyes today were on Dallas Friday as the most decorated female rider in the world chased after her fourth consecutive world title. However, Supra team rider Amber Wing (Yowie Bay, Australia), 24, pulled off the upset to capture the 2007 world title. Friday finished behind Wing, while Nicola Butler of the United Kingdom took third place.

2007 is clearly Reed Hansen's year. The 17-year-old pro wakeskater out of Groveland, Florida captured the U.S. National Championship earlier this season and claimed the '07 World title during today's finals.

The Jr. Men's Division has a new world champion, Mitch Langfield. Langfield (Narangba, Australia), 16, beat out five other riders to claim his new title.

Shawna Hoffman (Butte Valley, CA), 15, took the top spot during today's Jr. Women's Wakeboard Division finals to take home the world title.

The Boys Division hit the water today for their finals with Harley Clifford (Medowie, Australia), 13, claiming the world title.

Jason Soven (Longwood, FL), 10, took home the world title for Jr. Boys Division.

To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune in to Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.kingofwake.com.

Fuel TV is a 24/7 action-sports lifestyle network for wakeboarding, skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX and freestyle motocross. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, Fuel TV was launched July 1, 2003, and is seen in 24 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to Fuel TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit fuel.tv.

Supra is the official tow boat of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships. Celebrating 26 years of excellence in the marine industry, Supra pioneered rider-friendly boats that feature innovative hull designs, adjustable wakes and versatile seating with sleek and sexy styling. Supra kicks up the fattest wakes with a line of 10 tournament-quality Launch Series boats, each with the attitude and ability to help you find more altitude than ever before.

WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the World Championships. WakeBoarding is the definitive source on all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and the latest news.

The Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra, is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The championship has the support of the following: Rockstar, Supra, Indmar, Verizon Wireless, the U.S. Air Force, Reef, G3 Boats, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Gator Boards, Oakley, Fuel TV, the World Wakeboard Association, Cire, Subway, Reno-Tahoe, WakeWorld.com, theliquidcircus.com and wakeboarder.com.

Day Four Results

Pro Men Finals
1. Phillip Soven (USA) - 95.00
2. JD Webb (USA) - 92.50
3. Rusty Malinoski (CAN) - 77.50
4. Erik Ruck (USA) - 75.00
5. Shane Bonifay (USA) - 60.00

Pro Women Finals
1. Amber Wing (AUS) - 60.56
2. Dallas Friday (USA) - 50.00
3. Nicola Butler (UK) - 46.11
4. Hayley Smith (AUS) - 44.44
5. Emily Copeland Durham (USA) - 41.67
6. Laura Lohrmann (USA) - 33.33

Pro Wakeskate Finals
1. Reed Hansen (USA) - 58.33
2. Ben Kaiser (USA) - 43.33
3. Steven Campbell (USA) - 36.67
4. Brian Grubb (USA) - 30.00

Junior Men (14-18) Finals
1. Mitchell Langfield (AUS) - 70.00
2. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 64.44
3. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 47.78
4. Joshua Chabator (USA) - 46.11
5. Jarrod Askew (AUS) - 31.67
6. Raphael Derome (CAN) - 30.56

Junior Boys (9 and under) Finals
1. Jason Soven (USA) - 52.22
2. Cory Teunissen (AUS) - 32.22
3. Noah Flegel (USA) - 10.00

Boys (10-13) Finals
1. Harley Clifford (AUS) - 67.22
2. Jacob Valdez (USA) - 59.44
3. Daniel Powers (USA) - 53.89
4. Mark McMorris (CAN) - 46.11
5. Mitchell Askew (AUS) - 32.22
6. Michael Dowdy (USA) - 31.11

Jr. Women Wakeboard Finals
1. Shawna Hoffman (USA) - 45.00
2. Holland Finley (USA) - 39.44
3. Danni Petraitis (USA) - 28.89

Pro Men Semifinals (top rider in each heat advances)

Heat #1
1. Shane Bonifay (USA) - 93.00
2. Chad Sharpe (CAN) - 92.00
3. Daniel Watkins (AUS) - 80.50
4. Derek Grasman (USA) - 74.50

Heat #2
1. JD Webb (USA) - 97.50
2. Aaron Rathy (CAN) - 86.50
3. Dean Smith (AUS) - 83.50
4. Danny Harf (USA) - 72.50

Heat #3
1. Erik Ruck (USA) - 97.00
2. Trevor Hansen (USA) - 86.50
3. Shaun Murray (USA) - 81.00
4. Brett Eisenhauer (AUS) - 75.50

Heat #4
1. Rusty Malinoski (CAN) - 100.00
2. Shawn Watson (USA) - 87.50
3. Gabe Lucas (USA) - 79.50
4. Keith Lidberg (USA) - 73.00

Heat #5
1. Phillip Soven (USA) - 100.00
2. Andrew Adkison (USA) - 88.50
3. Mikey Ennen (USA) - 81.50
4. Kyle Alberts (USA) - 70.00

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WWA Wakeboard Worlds - Day 3 of 4

By WSM Press Release

Friday and Adkison Both Look to Win Consecutive World Titles

RENO, Nev. — The best pro riders from around the globe took to the waters of Sparks Marina today for their opening-rounds of competition for the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.

Among the world's best riders were Dallas Friday and Andrew Adkison, both of whom advanced to tomorrow's contest and are looking to capture back-to-back world titles.

Friday, 20, emerged on the professional wakeboarding scene at an early age and has since proven to be the most accomplished female rider in the history of the sport. The 2004 ESPN ESPY winner has claimed five consecutive national titles, four X Games gold medals and countless victories on the Pro Wakeboard Tour, and she is seeking her fourth straight world title.

Should Orlando native Friday capture the win at Worlds, she will tie Andrea Gayton's record of four for the most consecutive world championship wins and become the first American rider to do so.

Adkison, 25, is a fifth-year pro rider and has established himself as one of the sport's premier athletes. In his five-year career, Adkison has won two world championships and two WWA World Series Japan titles, has captured the top spot at the 2006 Wake Games and was named Rookie of the Year in 2002. If the Tennessee native wins the 2007 championships, he will tie Shaun Murray's record for the most world championship titles in the pro men division.

Both Friday and Adkison will take to the water tomorrow for the fourth and final day of competition.

The Pro Wakeskate Division met today for their semifinals. Reed Hansen (Groveland, FL), 17, continues to show why he is the current U.S. national wakeskate champion, as he again led his division with a score of 68.33.

The Boys Division hit the water today for their semifinals with Harley Clifford (Medowie, Australia), 13, pacing the division on the day with a score of 73.33.

Noah Flegel (Lighthouse Point, FL), 9, led the Jr. Boys Division today during the semifinal round of competition with a score of 54.44.

To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune in to Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.kingofwake.com.

Day Three Results

Pro Men Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Shawn Watson (USA) - 97.00
2. Andrew Adkison (USA) - 93.00
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3. Jeff Weatherall (NZL) - 80.00
4. Chris O'Shea (AUS) - 70.00

Heat #2
1. Shaun Murray (USA) - 97.50
2. Keith Lidberg (USA) - 92.50
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3. Dustin O'Ferrall (CAN) - 80.00
4. Andrew Dyrhood (USA) - NS

Heat #3
1. Kyle Alberts (USA) - 92.50
2. Erik Ruck (USA) - 90.00
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3. Adam Errington (USA) - 85.00
4. Adam Wensink (USA) - 72.50

Heat #4
1. JD Webb (USA) - 97.50
2. Aaron Rathy (CAN) - 87.50
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3. Josh Sanders (AUS) - 85.00
4. Corey Bradley (USA) - 70.00

Heat #5
1. Daniel Watkins (AUS) - 94.00
2. Shane Bonifay (USA) - 93.50
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3. Tino Santori (USA) - 82.50
4. Alex Brown (CAN) - 70.00

Heat #6
1. Chad Sharpe (CAN) - 97.50
2. Mikey Ennen (USA) - 84.50
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3. Bryan Hutton (USA) - 80.50
4. Anthony Hollick (CAN) - 77.50

Heat #7
1. Danny Harf (USA) - 95.00
2. Gabe Lucas (USA) - 85.00
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3. Olivier Derome (CAN) - 82.00
4. Bradley Smeele (NZL) - 78.00
5. Christophe Malmezac (TAH) - 60.00

Heat #8
1. Trevor Hansen (USA) - 100.00
2. Derek Grasman (USA) - 90.00
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3. Ricky Gonzales (USA) - 76.00
4. Zane Schwenk (USA) - 69.00
5. Marcelo Giardi (BRZ) - 65.00

Heat #9
1. Rusty Malinoski (CAN) - 95.50
2. Dean Smith (AUS) - 92.00
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3. Ben Greenwood (USA) - 77.50
4. Danny Thollander (USA) - 75.00
5. Scott Mackey (AUS) - 60.00

Heat #10
1. Phillip Soven (USA) - 100.00
2. Brett Eisenhauer (AUS) - 85.00
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3. Rhett Whatley (USA) - 80.00
4. Austin Hair (USA) - 75.00
5. Jesson Vedel (TAH) - 60.00

Pro Wakeskate Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Reed Hansen (USA) - 68.33
2. Ben Kaiser (USA) - 58.33
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3. James Balzer (CAN) - 45.00
4. Stuart Shinn (USA) - 35.00

Heat #2
1. Brian Grubb (USA) - 60.00
2. Steven Campbell (USA) - 50.00
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3. Grant Roberts (USA) - 48.33
4. Chris Kallas (AUS) 41.67

Pro Women Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Emily Copeland Durham (USA) - 52.78
2. Laura Lohrmann (USA) - 47.22
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3. Shelby Kantar (USA) - 41.67
4. Andrea Fountain (NZL) - 32.78
5. Erika Langman (USA) - 25.56

Heat #2
1. Amber Wing (AUS) - 57.78
2. Hayley Smith (AUS) - 47.78
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3. Raequel Hoffman (USA) - 38.89
4. Sunni Anne Ball (CAN) - 32.78
5. Gretchen Vedel (USA) - 25.00

Heat #3
1. Dallas Friday (USA) - 52.22
2. Nicola Butler (UK) - 50.56
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3. Melissa Marquardt (USA) - 40.56
4. Miku Asai (JPN) - 10.00

Junior Boys (9 and under) Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Noah Flegel (USA) - 54.44
2. Jason Soven (USA) - 47.22
3. Cory Teunissen (AUS) - 35.56
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4. Joe Martella (USA) - 26.11
5. Zach Brown (USA) - 21.67
6. Jimmy Graham (CAN) - 17.78

Boys (10-13) Semifinals (top three in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Harley Clifford (AUS) - 73.33
2. Daniel Powers (USA) - 58.89
3. Mitchell Askew (AUS) - 46.11
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4. Chad Payton (USA) - 34.44
5. Cale Middleton (USA) - 30.00

Heat #2
1. Jacob Valdez (USA) - 63.33
2. Michael Dowdy (USA) - 48.89
3. Mark McMorris (CAN) - 41.11
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4. Braxton Tomlinson (USA) - 33.89
5. Cooper Swink (USA) - 22.22

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WWA Wakeboard Worlds - Day 2 of 4

By WSM Press Release

Eight Divisions Crown World Champs Today - Pro Divisions Set to Hit the Water Tomorrow

RENO, Nev. — 28 Riders from around the world hit the waters of Spark Marina today to vie for the world title in one of the eight division finals held on day two of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.

In the wakeskating category Lance Duffett (Silver Lake, WI), 17, upset yesterday's leader Collin Gee, to capture the world title for the Amateur Wakeskate Division. The Pro Women Wakeskate Division also held their finals today with Renee Jacquess (Orlando, FL), 26, taking home the world title.

Natsumi Noda (Saga City, Japan), 28, again paced her division to take home the world title for Amateur Women's Division. Noda wasn't the only female rider to lead her division for two straight days to capture a world title; Raimi Merritt (Lantana, FL), 14, also accomplished the same feat in the Girls Division. Today's win marks Merritt's third consecutive world title in the Girls Division.

On the men's side, Gavin Broadbent (Auckland, New Zealand), 42, continued his lead today to capture his second world title in the Veterans Division, after claiming his first win in 2005.

Zack Luckett (Brandon, MS), 26, again led his division to capture his first world title in the Men's II category.

Chris Full (LaValle, WI), upset yesterday's Masters Division leader to capture the world title. Today's win marks Full's first world title.

A.J. Powell (Valley, NE), 19, upset yesterday's Men's I Division leader A.J. Haynes to capture the world title.

The Boys, Jr. Women's and Junior Men Division also hit the water today with Jacob Valdez (Canyon Lake, CA), 13, leading the Boys Division with a score of 70.00 and Holland Finley (Austin, TX), 15, pacing the Jr. Women with a score of 52.22, while Mitch Langfield (Narangba, Australia), 16, led the Junior Men's Division with a score of 70.00.

Lastly, the Pro Wakeskate Division met today for the opening-round of competition with Reed Hansen (Groveland, FL), 17, leading the group with a score of 65.00.

On day three, the Pro Men and Pro Women will take to the water for their opening-rounds. Competition begins tomorrow morning at 8:00.

To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune in to Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.kingofwake.com.

Day Two Results

Amateur Wakeskate Finals
1. Lance Duffett (USA) - 65.00
2. Collin Gee (USA) - 56.67
3. Mark McMorris (CAN) - 43.33

Pro Women Wakeskate Finals
1. Renee Jaquess (USA) - 50.00
2. Stephanie Wamsley (USA) - 40.00
3. Megan McNeil (USA) - 35.00

Pro Wakeskate Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Ben Kaiser (USA) - 56.67
2. Chris Kallas (AUS) - 53.33
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3. Evan Park (CAN) - 38.33
4. Drew McGuckin (USA) - 35.00

Heat #2
1. Grant Roberts (USA) - 60.00
2. Steven Campbell (USA) - 40.00
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3. Ryan Doyle (CAN) - 40.00

Heat #3
1. Reed Hansen (USA) - 65.00
2. Stuart Shinn (USA) - 56.67
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3. Chase Gregory (USA) - 43.33

Heat #4
1. Brian Grubb (USA) - 63.33
2. James Balzer (CAN) - 51.67
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3. Matthew Manzari (USA) - 41.67

Boys (10-13) Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Mark McMorris (CAN) - 63.33
2. Cale Middleton (USA) - 52.44
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3. Kyle Evans (USA) - 43.00
4. Joshua Twelker (USA) - 38.78

Heat #2
1. Cooper Swink (USA) - 60.00
2. Chad Payton (USA) - 51.33
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3. Paulie Koch (USA) - 38.33

Heat #3
1. Daniel Powers (USA) - 67.78
2. Mitchell Askew (AUS) - 56.67
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3. Cody Prizer (USA) - 45.00
4. Gus Shuler (USA) - 37.78

Heat #4
1. Harley Clifford (AUS) - 63.89
2. Michael Dowdy (USA) - 56.89
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3. Manatea Bresson (TAH) - 46.22
4. Youki Okumura (JPN) - 39.67
5. Blake Payton (USA) - 29.44

Heat #5
1. Jacob Valdez (USA) - 70.00
2. Braxton Tomlinson (USA) - 59.11
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3. Bradley Teunissen (AUS) - 46.11
4. JC Lipon (CAN) - 29.56
5. Ben Prizer (USA) - 20.44

Amateur Women Finals
1. Natsumi Noda (JPN) - 47.78
2. Jennifer GilanFarr (USA) - 39.44
3. Gabriela Rondi (BRZ) - 30.00

Girls (13 and under) Finals
1. Raimi Merritt (USA) - 53.33
2. Megan Ethell (USA) - 42.22
3. Anna Hajek (USA) - 31.11

Jr. Women Semifinals (top three riders advance)
1. Holland Finley (USA) - 52.22
2. Shawna Hoffman (USA) - 46.11
3. Danni Petraitis (USA) - 37.22
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4. Victoria Kulp (USA) - 23.33
5. Megan Blaschka (USA) - 22.22

Veterans Finals
1. Gavin Broadbent (NZ) - 51.11
2. Ned Johnson (USA) - 36.67
3. Peter Duncan (USA) - 27.78

Masters (30-39) Finals
1. Chris Full (USA) - 47.22
2. Billy Garcia (USA) - 36.67
3. Kenji Harada JAP 31.11
4. Mike Van Patten (USA) - 17.22

Men's 2 (25-29) Finals
1. Zack Luckett (USA) - 44.44
2. Jojo Lemberg (USA) - 33.89
3. Mark Dougherty (USA) - 22.22

Men's 1 (19-24) Finals
1. A.J Powell (USA) - 67.22
2. Nolan Hays (USA) - 60.00
3. Marcos Torres (MEX) - 52.78
4. Tyler Heinz (USA) - 42.22
5. Lucas Harold (USA) - 34.44
6. A.J Haynes (USA) - 26.67

Junior Men (14-18) Semifinals

Heat #1
1. Mitchell Langfield (AUS) - 70.00
2. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 60.00
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3. Danny Burnstein (USA) - 49.67
4. Larry Taylor (USA) - 33.44
5. Luciano Rondi Neto (BRA) - 31.11
6. Steven Cahail (USA) - 17.67

Heat #2
1. Joshua Chabator (USA) - 53.22
2. Jarrod Askew (AUS) - 43.78
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3. Kirby Liesmann (USA) - 37.44
4. Gunnar Shuler (USA) - 32.78
5. Alex Scagliotti (USA) - 26.67
6. Johnny Tobaben (USA) - 16.67

Heat #3
1. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 65.00
2. Raphael Derome (CAN) - 60.00
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3. Ryan Anderson (USA) - 48.56
4. Julian Cohen (USA) - 43.67
5. Witt Finley (USA) - 31.67
6. Steel Lafferty (USA) - 23.33

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The Parks' Double Or Nothing Stage Is Set

By Sean Dishman

Riders came out firing on Monday in Orlando as 18 wakeboarders challenged for three open spots at the third and final qualifier for the Parks Double Or Nothing double up contest.

Located at the same venue as Feet On Fire on Clear Lake at "Krazy Kelmans," many hammers went down, but the heelside 900 seemed to be the move of the day as Adam Errington, Dean Smith and Jimmy LaRiche all landed theirs to secure the top three spots respectively. Nick Weinacker had some valiant attempts at a backside 900, which may soon go down, but not on Monday.

Event organizer Parks Bonifay was impressed with the riding and served up the meat as driver, timer and judge. "No one was scared to go big today. Adam Errington's 9 was the biggest I've ever seen." Bonifay also is looking forward to the main event in September. "It just happened that three 900's won at this qualifier. But for the main event, leave the 900's at home, unless it's backside. Riders are already working on mobe 720's, toeside backside 720's, new double rolls and 1080's. I'm also psyched to see some new faces in the mix."

During the week of September 10, the main event will be put on by Red Bull at an undisclosed location in Orlando the week before Surf Expo. It will be pulled by the MasterCraft X-Star and also will be supported by Fox Riders Co. The invited riders will be:

Past Champions
1. Danny Harf - ‘04 Best Trick
2. Chad Sharpe - ‘04 Biggest Air
3. Josh Sanders - ‘05 Best Trick
4. Parks Bonifay - ‘05 Biggest Air
5. Andrew Adkison - ‘06 Best Trick
6. Rusty Malinoski - ‘06 Biggest Air

2007 Wildcards
7. JD Webb - Wildcard
8. Shaun Murray - Wildcard
9. Randall Harris - Wildcard
10. Shane Bonifay – Wildcard

2007 Qualified Riders
11. Joey Bradley – Texas MasterCraft Qualifier
12. Bradley Smeele – Texas MasterCraft Qualifier
13. Kevin Henshaw – Midwest Del Noche Champion
14. Daniel Watkins – Midwest Del Noche Champion
15. Ricky Gonzalez – Midwest Del Noche Champion
16. Philip Soven – Northwest Kelowna Qualifier
17. Aaron Rathy – Northwest Kelowna Qualifier
18. Adam Errington – Florida Clear Lake Qualifier
19. Dean Smith – Florida Clear Lake Qualifier
20. Jimmy LaRiche – Florida Clear Lake Qualifier

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WWA Wakeboard Worlds - Day 1 of 4

By WSM Press Release

Seven Different Nations were Represented on Day One of the 2007 Wakeboard World Championships

RENO, Nev. — Some of the best riders in the world took to the waters of Sparks Marina today to compete in the opening-rounds of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra. Day one was highlighted by nine of the 15 divisions competing during the four-day long water-sports contest.

Today's field of riders hailed from the United States, Canada, Australia, as well as Brazil, Mexico, New Zealand, and Japan.

The largest group featured today was the Junior Men's Division with 30 riders. Alex Scagliotti (Bend, OR), 17, had the highest score today in the division with 63.33. Only the top-three riders from each of the six heats in today's division quarterfinals will advance to tomorrow's semifinal round.

The Girls and Amateur Women Divisions hit the water today for their semifinals. Raimi Merritt (Lantana, FL), 14, paced the Girls Division today with a score of 73.33, while Natsumi Noda (Saga City, Japan), 28, led the Amateur Women's Division with a score of 41.11. Both groups will have the top-three riders of their division compete in tomorrow's finals.

Kenji Harada (Kumamoto, Japan), 32, paced the Masters Division today with a score of 67.78 and will join the three other riders that advanced to tomorrow's finals.

Gavin Broadbent (Auckland, New Zealand), 42, led the Veterans Division today with a score of 52.22 and will proceed to tomorrow's finals.

The Men's II Division was led today by Zack Luckett, 26, of Brandon, MS with a score of 44.44. Luckett will join the other Men's II riders in tomorrow's finals.

A.J. Haynes (Rathdrum, ID), 22, paced the Men's I Division today with a score of 63.89. Haynes will join five other riders in tomorrow's finals.

Amateur and Pro Women Wakeskate Divisions held their semifinal rounds as well today. Collin Gee (Huffman, TX), 16, led the Amateur Wakeskate Division today with a score of 71.67, while Megan McNeil (Deland, FL), 21, paced the Pro Women Wakeskate Division. Both groups will have the top-three riders of their division compete in tomorrow's finals.

To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune in to Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.kingofwake.com.

Day One Results

Amateur Wakeskate Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Collin Gee (USA) - 71.67
2. Lance Duffett (USA) - 60.00
3. Mark McMorris (CAN) - 50.00
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4. Craig McMorris (CAN) - 48.33
5. Gib Gibbons (USA) - 40.00

Pro Women Wakeskate Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Megan McNeil (USA) - 86.67
2. Stephanie Wamsley (USA) - 68.33
3. Renee Jaquess (USA) - 61.67
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4. Stef Tor (CAN) - 53.33
5. Jen GilanFarr (USA) - 41.67

Girls (13 and under) Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Raimi Merritt (USA) - 73.33
2. Megan Ethell (USA) - 65.00
3. Anna Hajek (USA) - 46.11
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4. Tori Koch (USA) - 32.22
5. Taylor McCullough (USA) - 23.89

Amateur Women Semifinals (all advance)
1. Natsumi Noda (JPN) - 41.11
2. Jennifer GilanFarr (USA) - 30.00
3. Gabriela Rondi (BRZ) - 15.00

Masters (30-39) Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Billy Garcia (USA) - 60.00
2. Chris Full (USA) - 58.89
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3. Jeff Barton (USA) - 52.22
4. Matt Brown (USA) - 42.22

Heat #2
1. Kenji Harada (JPN) - 67.78
2. Mike Van Patten (USA) - 62.22
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3. Kurt Robertson (NZL) - 48.33
4. Chad Lowe (USA) - 41.11
5. Kenneth Smith (USA) - 22.22

Veterans Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Gavin Broadbent (NZL) - 52.22
2. Ned Johnson (USA) - 39.44
3. Peter Duncan (USA) - 33.33
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4. Jeff Roman (USA) - 28.89
5. Murdoch Graham (CAN) - 21.67

Men 2 (25-29) Semifinals (all advance)
1. Zack Luckett (USA) - 44.44
2. Mark Dougherty (USA) - 33.33
3. Jojo Lemberg (USA) - 18.33

Men 1 (19-24) Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. A.J Haynes (USA) - 63.89
2. Tyler Heinz (USA) - 61.11
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3. Mitchell Hays (USA) - 52.22
4. Luke Romero (USA) - 32.22

Heat #2
1. Nolan Hays (USA) - 54.44
2. Lucas Harold (USA) - 45.00
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3. Rusty Scott (USA) - 38.89
4. Clint Gee (USA) - 33.33
5. Drew Conroy (USA) - 29.44

Heat #3
1. A.J Powell (USA) - 61.11
2. Marcos Torres (MEX) - 51.67
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3. Lance Whitt (USA) - 46.11
4. Jon Klein (USA) - 33.89
5. Adam Burwell (CAN) - 31.11

Junior Men (14-18) Quarterfinals (top three in each heat advance)

Heat #1
1. Gunnar Shuler (USA) - 46.56
2. Jarrod Askew (AUS) - 45.33
3. Witt Finley (USA) - 31.00
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4. Jeff Baker (USA) - 26.11
5. Rodrigo Mirabent (MEX) - NS

Heat #2
1. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 62.56
2. Julian Cohen (USA) - 57.67
3. Joshua Chabator (USA) - 54.44
===
4. Pierce Homsey (USA) - 40.78
5. C. McMorris (CAN) - 33.89

Heat #3
1. Danny Burnstein (USA) - 56.11
2. Raphael Derome (CAN) - 52.78
3. Kirby Liesmann (USA) - 42.89
===
4. Brendan Ellis (NZL) - 36.11
5. Eddie Valdez (USA) - 24.44

Heat #4
1. Steel Lafferty (USA) - 54.11
2. Mitchell Langfield (AUS) - 50.89
3. Ryan Anderson (USA) - 45.00
===
4. Andrew Shearer (USA) - 40.44
5. Kris Cranton (CAN) - 32.89

Heat #5
1. Alex Scagliotti (USA) - 63.33
2. Steven Cahail (USA) - 51.89
3. Luciano Rondi Neto (BRA) - 44.00
===
4. Troy Ingolia (USA) - 30.11
5. Brian Waskevich (USA) - 24.89

Heat #6
1. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 58.56
2. Johnny Tobaben (USA) - 43.33
3. Larry Taylor (USA) - 42.22
===
4. Jack 'JB' O'Neill (USA) - 37.44
5. C.J Lamkin (USA) - 31.67

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Cable Wakeboard European Championships 2007

By EAME Cable Wakeboard Council Press Release

It was more then a successful weekend at the Cable Wakeboard European Championships at the Lido of Almere (Netherlands). The sun was shining bright and 118 riders from 15 countries really enjoyed this competition. Spectacular action was brought to more than 8000 spectators from the riders of each category.

Especially for the German team, it was a very successful time – three gold, two silver and three bronze medals was the impressive balance. In the Girls and Boys category, Anna Laura Brabaender and Frederic von Osten won the first medals for the team.

The Girls were ruled by local rider Mayanka Jansen from the Netherlands who did two impressive runs on her home cable! In second place came Victoria Young from the UK. She was pushed forward from an enormous crowd of British guys at the beautiful beach side.

In Boys it was a very hard decision for the judges. Frederic von Osten from Germany, who at last won the title, was in front with 65.83 points followed by Szebasztian Szolath from the Hungarian team with 63.50 points and another local guy, Yves van den Hoff.

In the Junior Ladies category, Maxine Sapulette showed why she was elected as rider of the year in 2006. With two phenomenal runs, she was ruling her category. The others had no real chance against her and she had an advance of more than 10 points before the second Junior Lady, Ginger Pfennings from Germany, and the third, Vivien Katona from Hungary.

Efi Levy is the name from the Israeli rider that won the Junior Men category. It was a very clear result because Efi did two impressive runs and showed James Young (UK) and Stephan Kraus (Germany) who is leading the Junior Men.

The most spectacular and most interesting category was the Opens. The spectators could not believe what they saw at the Open Ladies and Open Men category. A phenomenal Pauline Dyrschka starting for Germany got on the highest position of the podium just before Kinga Horvath from Hungary and Milicia Gluvajic from Serbia. A huge German crowed was putting forward their rider.

In the Open Men, the local spectators went totally crazy when Mike Ketellapper was getting ready for his run. It should have been his day – over 8000 people putting him forward to give his best. And he did it, but crashed in his first run at one of the last obstacles. It seems as if it was not his day - like at the last competitions – in his second lap he also crashed at the first obstacle – the slider. Because of the high risk, he wanted to go in this second lap and because of the whole Lido waiting for his crazy tricks, the judges and organisers decided to let him do one more lap to show what he is able to do. Of course this lap was not counted for the scores, but the local people from Almere went totally crazy when he came in the last corner of the track, directly next to the crowed.

At the end it was Nick Davies from UK - who is known as Sick Nick because of his totally mad runs – who won the gold medal in the Open Men. He did more tricks on this Cable than ever seen before and was leading with more then 20 point before Laurent Peyrichou from France and Peter Pascal Schmidt from Germany.

The last category was the team scoring. It was a very lean calculation, but at least the German team was leading the scores before the team of UK and the home team of the Netherlands.

All in one, the organisers and officials decided that this was the best European Championships that the division cable had ever seen.

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King Of Lake 2007

By King Of Lake Press Release

This year the French Association of WakeSurf organizes a huge wakesurf contest, "King of the Lake 2007."

The King of the Lake 2007 will be the end of the season contest of wakesurf organized by the AFWS. As in 2006, it will be held over two days, the weekend of September 1-2 on the beach of Angon - Talloires on the Annecy Lake near Geneve Switzerland.

The event will be likely to attract a great number of visitors and spectators with more than 500 peoples on the 2006 edition because of his retransmission by the means of a giant screen on the beach and possibly of his web diffusion. As in 2006, all means will be implemented to make this competition a great festival around wakesurfing. The organization hopes for this new edition to receive more than one hundred riders in all categories and nationalities. Two boats will be placed at the disposal of the riders in order to make it possible each one to be expressed and show the extent of its talent to our judges.

To download the registration form you can go on our web site at www.wakesurf.fr and return with the registration fee payable to AFWS. Any question: alain@wakesurf.fr.

We’re glad to organize this contest with the partnership of O'NEILL europ, TEISSEIRE, TV 8 Mont Blanc, SMITH optics, ETNIES shoes, HYPERLITE wakeboard, CORRECT CRAFT boat, 55 DSL, KALUZ shop and the commune of Talloires which accomodates us for this edition 2007.

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2007 WWA Wake Park Nationals presented by Ten-80

By WWA Press Release

For Immediate Release

August 21st, 2007

The best riders from around the country will take to the water at the Orlando Watersports Complex in Florida on September 8th and 9th in hopes of capturing a National title at the 2007 WWA Wake Park Nationals. Come be a part of the action as the nation’s top riders battle it out on the cable and compete in the 3rd stop of the WWA Wake Park Series presented by Ten-80.

$5,000 is on the line for the Pro Men and Pro Wakeskate divisions. Helping to push the level of talent will be the addition of the Obstacles Only Division where riders will be able to showcase their skills exclusively on OWC's rails and kickers. The entry fee for the division is $100. The number of entrants in the Obstacles Only Division will determine the overall prize money as the entry fees fund the prize pool.

Click Here for the Registration Form for the 2007 WWA Wake Park Nationals
Please email registration forms to EventOrganizer@thewwa.com or fax the in to (407) 362-7766.

The WWA Wake Park Series is now well underway and riders will be throwing down their best runs in a continued effort to accumulate points for this cumulative series. The overall champion will be named at the series finals to be held at Ski Rixen November 10th -11th.

Click Here for the 2007 WWA Wake Park Series Standings

The World Wakeboard Association along with Ten-80, Orlando Watersports Complex, Freestyle Watches, WebCast-TV, The Dew Action Sports Tour, and WakeBoarding Magazine have teamed up to bring you a premier event you won’t want to miss. Riders will be vying for top honors in the following divisions:

· Jr. Boys (9 and Under)
· Girls (13 and under)
· Boys (10-13)
· Jr. Women (14-18)
· Jr. Men (14-18)
· Open Women (Any age)
· Men's (19-29)
· Amateur Wakeskate (Any age)
· Masters (30-39)
· Women's Wakeskate (Any age)
· Veterans (40 and over)
· Pro Wakeskate
· Pro Men Wakeboard
· Obstacles Only (Open to all)

* Any division with less than 4 riders will be subject to merging with the closest division.

Daily Schedule of Events

Saturday, September 8th

9:00AM
Jr. Boys - Quarter Finals
Boys - Quarter Finals
Girls - Quarter Finals
Jr. Women - Quarter Finals
Women’s Wakeskate - Quarter Finals
Amateur Wakeskate - Quarter Finals
Men’s - Quarter Finals
Master’s - Quarter Finals
Veterans - Quarter Finals

12:00PM
Jr. Men - Quarter Finals
Open Women’s - Quarter Finals
Pro Wakeskate - Quarter Finals
Pro Men - - Quarter Finals
Obstacles Only - Quarter Finals

3:00PM
Jr. Boys - Semi Finals
Boys - Semi Finals
Girls - Semi Finals
Jr. Women - Semi Finals
Women’s Wakeskate - Semi Finals
Amateur Wakeskate - Semi Finals
Men’s - Semi Finals
Master’s - Semi Finals
Veterans - Semi Finals

Sunday, September 9th

10:00AM
Jr. Men - Semi Finals
Open Women’s - Semi Finals
Pro Wakeskate - Semi Finals
Pro Men - Semi Finals
Obstacles Only - Semi Finals

11:30PM
Jr. Boys - Finals
Boys - Finals
Girls - Finals
Jr. Women - Finals
Women’s Wakeskate - Finals
Amateur Wakeskate - Finals
Men’s - Finals
Master’s - Finals
Veterans - Finals

2:00PM
Jr. Men - Finals
Open Women’s - Finals
Pro Wakeskate - Finals
Pro Men - Finals
Obstacles Only - Semi Finals

5:00PM
Awards Ceremony

Please email registration forms to EventOrganizer@thewwa.com or fax the in to (407) 362-7766. You can email your questions to the above address or call (407) 362-7841

Location Information:

Venue: Orlando Watersports Complex

8615 Florida Rock Rd. Orlando, FL 32824
Phone: 407-251-3100 Fax: 407-816-9070
info@orlandowatersports.com

www.orlandowatersportscomplex.com

Airport: Orlando International Airport (MCI)

Lodging:

Holiday Inn Select -Orlando International Airport

5750 T.G Lee Blvd. Orlando, Fl 32822

$79 per night group rate. Call 1-800-206-2747 to make a reservation

or go to www.orlando-international-airport.hiselect.com and use 3 letter WWA

code. The cut-off date is August 30th to receive the discount.

Or

The Metropolitan Resort

8444 International Drive Orlando, FL 32819

www.orlandometropolitanresort.com

$65 + tax per night if booked directly through OWC. To make a reservation,

please call 407-251-3100 or visit http://www.orlandowatersports.com/accomodations.php

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Mapp Wins Second Annual KC Classic

By WWA Press Release

Rob Mapp threw down a huge KGB, a blind 313, and a melon crow mobe off the kicker to beat Josh Rice in the pro men's head-to-head finals of the KC Classic, the second stop on the 2007 WWA Wake Park Series presented by Ten-80, Aug. 3-5 at KC Watersports in Hillsdale, Kansas.

Rice took second in the pro men's division with a run of technical tricks, including a switch 313 and a skeezer. Up-and-coming riders Marc Shuster and Diego Shaw finished third and fourth respectively.

Andrew Pastura landed a backside big spin, 3 shove, switch big spin over the hip, kickflip and varial flip to edge of Bret Little in the wakeskate finals. Justin Dahan finished third. Other standout moves from the event were Little's kickflip and shove front lip on the box and Dahan's linked switch frontside big spin to regular frontside big spin.

Louise Sawyer took first in the open women's division with transfer to backside boardslide and a mute 360 and scarecrow off the kickers. Anna Hajek and Danielle Coney finished second and third in open women's. Josh Bank finished first in the junior men's division followed by Max Bialick and Justin Dahan.

The event also included three new divisions: amateur wakeskate, beginner and intermediate. Local riders claimed the top spot in each of the new divisions.

The event also included a jam-style best trick contest at KC Watersport's Monster Energy Drink Winch Park. KC rider Carter Collin's 270 wallride 90 out won the best wakeboard trick while Ben Kaiser took the best wakeskate trick with a boardslide kickflip off the incline rail.

Watch all the action and event highlights brought to you by WebCast-TV at ten-80.com.

Special thanks to Ten-80, Toyota Trucks, Liquid Force, Spy Optic, Excel Wetsuits, Shred Ready Helmets and Freestyle Watches for their support of The KC Classic stop of the 2007 WWA Wake Park Series.

WakeBoarding Magazine, published by Bonnier Corporation, is the official magazine of the 2007 WWA Wake Park Series. WakeBoarding is the definitive source on all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and the latest news.

Find out more about KC Watersports at kcwatersports.com.
KC Classic - Final Results:
Beginner Wakeboard
1. Cara Olsen
2. Tim Hamilton
3. Derek Perez

Intermediate Wakeboard
1. Reed Leible
2. Ian Oldenburger
3. Max Bialick
4. Ty Morlang
5. Zach Hyderman
6. Brandon Powell

Amateur Wakeskate
1. Reed Leible
2. Brad Arnold
3. Collin Haas
4. Zach Roede
5. Richard Bayly

Junior Men (14-18)
1. Josh Bank
2. Max Bialick
3. Justin Dahan
4. Reed Leible

Open Women
1. Louise Sawyer
2. Ana Hajek
3. Danielle Coney
4. Erin Vincent

Pro Wakeskate
1. Andrew Pastura
2. Bret Little
3. Justin Dahan
4. Oury Yarbrough
5. Ben Kaiser

Pro Men
1. Rob Mapp
2. Josh Rice
3. Marc Shuster
4. Diego Shaw

Future WWA Wake Park Series Dates are:
3rd stop WWA Wake Park Nationals @ OWC - Orlando, FL September 7-9.
4th stop WWA Wake Park Finals @ Ski Rixen - Deerfield, Beach, FL Nov. 10-11.

For more in formation on the 2007 WWA Wake Park Series, please contact the World Wakeboard Association at (407) 362-7841 or visit thewwa.com.

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T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Contest/Competition 2007

N.I.C.E Productions and the Cable Hamburg-Pinneberg invite you to the first
T-Mobile Extreme Playgrounds Contest/Competition 2007.

The Competition will be held from Saturday, 25-08-2007 - Sunday 26-08-2007 and will be in the Open Men category only.

Promoter: N.I.C.E Productions

Organizer: Wasserski Pinneberg and N.I.C.E Productions
Contact: Patrick Unger unger@wasserski-hamburg.de
Timo Meinen tmeinen@niceproductions.de

Rules/Sanctioning: The Competition will be carried out using the (WWA) World
Wakeboard Association Wake Park Rules
Please download and read atached document.
The format/heat system will be that set forth by the organizers.

Drawing Facilities: 9mm Cableway, 6 Mast system, 10-10, 5m high, 18.5 m long ropes.

Obstacles/Structures: 2 Kickers, 2 Table sliders, 1 Fun-Box with Wallride

Judges: Chief Judge: Mike McComb (Canada)
3 International Judges: Florian Meeh (Germany), Kyle Reed (USA),
and Florian Süß (Germany)

Registration/Scorer: Danielle Crawford (USA) danielle@thewwa.com

Attention: This Competition is limited (with 14 Places in the semi finals).
There will be 10 invited riders set for the Final Day. 3 additional riders
will reach the Finals through the qualifications on Saturday and 1 will be the winner of the “local support /wild card ” event from a comp 4 weeks before. There are only 30 spots available for the qualification rounds and they will be on a first come first serve basis, so please register now to get your spot.

Training: Training for competitors is free of charge and will be held on Friday,
August 24th from 15:00 (3 pm) Sunset and on Saturday, August 25th
from 8:00 a.m. – 12:30 pm.

Rider’s Meeting: Saturday August 25th – 12:30 pm.

Qualifications Day: Saturday August 25th – 14:30 (2:30) pm
In the first round there will be 3 heats with 10 Riders in each
heat (depending on the total number of riders). The top 3 riders will
advance to the next round.

18:15 (6:15) pm
The last round of the Qualification will consist of 1 heat with 9
Riders. The top 3 Riders move to the Finals Day.

Finals Day: Sunday August 26th -15:25 (3:25) pm
14 riders will compete in a head 2 head format (“best of 2 Runs”) in the 1st round (knock-out-system).The best rider from each round will move on to the 2nd Round. 7 Riders will advance to this round and 1 rider will be voted in by the audience (“the “lucky looser”), so that in the end there will be 8 Riders total in 2nd Round .

Finals: Sunday August 26th
The Final round will be a head 2 head format (“one run per rider”)
8 – 4 – 2 – 2

Seeding: Seeding for riders will be based on results from all 2007 WWA
Wake Park /Cable events. Riders who have not competed in these
events will be seeded randomly.

Prize Money : $12,500.00

1st $ 5,000
2nd $ 3,000
3rd $ 1,500
4th $ 1,000
5th $ 500
6th $ 500
7th $ 500
8th $ 500

For more information and to register, please visit
http://www.t-mobile-playgrounds.de/de/page/682/qualifikation_suse.html

There is NO Entry Fee for this event, however, all riders must have a current WWA (World Wakeboard Association) Membership. Yearly membership is $40 (30 Euro) and is valid through January 1st of the current year. Membership can be obtained on-site during official registration.

If you need any assistance with your registration, please contact Danielle Crawford or Patrick Unger to help you with your registration process.

RUNNING ORDER FOR QUALIFICATIONS DAY
– Saturday, August 25th, 2007

Begin End Time

9:00 - 9:50 0:50 1st Free Practice BMX 1st Free Practice WAKEBOARD 2 Runs per Rider 10 Rider 50
9:50 - 10:40 0:50 2nd Free Practice BMX 2nd Free Practice WAKEBOARD 2 Runs per Rider 10 Rider 50
10:40 - 10:45 0:05 *** Intermission ***
10:45 - 11:35 0:50 3rd Free Practice BMX 3rd Free Practice WAKEBOARD 2 Runs per Rider 10 Rider 50
11:35 - 12:25 0:50 4th Free Practice BMX 4th Free Practice WAKEBOARD 2 Runs per Rider 10 Rider 50

12:30 Doors Open

14:00 - 14:30 0:30 1st Heat BMX TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
14:30 - 15:00 0:30 1st Heat WAKEBOARD TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
15:00 - 15:05 0:05 *** Intermission ***
15:05 - 15:35 0:30 2nd Heat BMX TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
15:35 - 16:05 0:30 2nd Heat WAKEBOARD TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
16:05 - 16:10 0:05 *** Intermission ***
16:10 - 16:40 0:30 3rd Heat BMX TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
16:40 - 17:10 0:30 3rd Heat WAKEBOARD TOP3 move to 2nd Round 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
17:10 - 17:15 0:05 *** Intermission ***
17:15 - 17:45 0:30 Quali-Final BMX
(2nd Round) TOP 3 move to final 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider
17:45 - 18:15 0:30 Quali-Final WAKEBOARD (2nd Round) TOP 3 move to final 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
18:15 - 18:20 0:05 *** Intermission ***
18:20 - 19:20 1:00 Free Practice
BMX FINALS 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25
19:20 - 20:20 1:00 Free Practice WAKEBOARD FINALS 1 Run per Rider 10 Rider 25

ARRIVING AT THE VENUE:

The Water-Ski Stadium Pinneberg is right next to the Autobahn A23 (Exit 18 – Pinneberg Süd). After you leave the Autobahn make a left on to Rellingerstraße towards Pinneberg, Wedel and Uetersen. Approximately 200 meters later make a right on to Rehmen. Rehmen will turn in to Burmeisteralle, please follow this street and it will lead directly to the Event Area.

N.I.C.E. Productions GmbH
Neuer Kamp 32
20357 Hamburg
www.t-mobile-playgrounds.de

The Sponsor People GmbH
Neuer Kamp 32
20357 Hamburg
www.sponsorpeople.de

The World Wakeboard Association
www.thewwa.com

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