Wakeboarding

Orlando, Fla.— The long-awaited live finals of the Tigé MyWake Global Challenge will bring the world’s best wakeboarders, wakeskaters and wakesurfers to Orlandoon Sept. 10-11 in the first-ever three discipline invitational competition. Qualifying for the revolutionary contest by submitting their best ever two minute run to http://mywake.tige.com/ between May 1 – July 31, the sports’ premiere athletes will try to duplicate their “dream runs” to earn cash prizes during the finale at Buena Vista Watersports.

Wakeboarding’s biggest stars, including Harley Clifford, Rusty Malinoski and Daniel Powers will be competing in the event which is free and open to the public. Top wakeskaters and wakesurfers will be participating as well, includingDieter HumpschandChase Hazen.

“The formula for the Tigé MyWake Global Challenge was simple, film your best run and post it online,” said, Tigé Director of Marketing, Daniel Gutierrez. “The response from the athletes was incredible, we received a ton of remarkable submissions and over 300 entrants. Wake fans will be in for some excitement in the final showdown of some of wake’s top athletes in all disciplines.”

Recognizing the game-changing format of the MyWake Global Challenge, PCM Engines upped the ante of the contest and doubled all Tigé prize money for the monthly winners. With the matched money from PCM Engines, overall prizes for the online and live portions of the contest are more than $35,000.

Fans can track their favorite riders and comment on their video submission by using the Tigé Exposure meter at http://mywake.tige.com/exposure#.

The Tigé MyWake Global Challenge will take place from Sept. 10-11. A live streaming webcast of the event will be available at www.mywake.com.

Pleasant Prairie, WI. — Perfect weather and riding conditions greeted a collection of the world’s top wakeboarders for day two of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboarding World Championships Presented by Supra. Highlighting the action-packed day was the Junior Pro Men who gave fans a glimpse of the sport’s bright future with a remarkable display of progressive riding.

Keeping his 2012 hot streak alive, Mike Dowdy showed up at World’s with his A-game producing a run the featured massive airs and precise rail-riding to post a heat-high score of 97.25. 2012 WWA National Champion, Noah Flegel also gave a crowd-pleasing performance with stylish riding and technically-sound maneuvers posting a score of 95.75 to advance to tomorrow’s semifinals.

“The riders have been going absolutely huge off the wake from Supra’s new SA 550 towboat, giving us two great days of competition so far” said competition director Chris Bischoff. “With a top-tier wakethe pro men and pro women hitting the water tomorrow, we have a lot more incredible wakeboarding to come.”

Multiple divisions also decided their 2h012 World Champions today on Lake Andrea. Among the most competitive divisions that completed finals today were the Junior Men, who saw an impressive run from Cory Teunissen to claim victory and Mens II, which was won by Tom Pazerunas.

The Rockstar WWA Wakeboarding World Championships presented by Supra will continue through Sunday, Aug. 19 Saturday and Sunday will remain a ticketed event. Tickets are available at the gate: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under); or $7 (adult) if purchased online.

Following Sunday’s finals fans can enjoy the Sony Big Air Contest. Featuring the top Pro Men riders, the athletes perform massive tricks that are rarely attempted in a traditional contest setting.

In addition to all the action on the water, fans will enjoy great food and music, athlete autograph signings, chances to win freebies, and shopping from the most cutting-edge brands offering water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.

For more information visit www.kingofwake.com.

Day 2 Results (Riders in bold advance)

Women’s Masters Finals

1. 1.      Joy Manning              75.00
2. Natalie Graham           40.00
3. Yuko Sasaki                30.00

Veteran Women’s Finals

1. 1.      Kat Laird                   75.00
2. Paula Fay                    40.00

Amateur Women

1. Carolina Rodriguez  80.00
2. Sachiko Tateiwa          50.00

Junior Women Finals

1. 1.      Larisa Morales           93.33
2. 2.      Giorgia Gregorio         70.00
3. 3.      Daniela Levy               60.00
4. 4.      Katelyn Fenner           53.33
5. 5.      Sofia Dinatale             40.00
6. 6.      Lorena Vergara-Jesso  30.00

Girls Finals

1. 1.      Chloe Mille                 91.33
2. Marla Fay                    73.33
3. Sofia Mendez              65.00
4. Jessica Herman            56.67
5. Cynthia Morin             40.00

Amateur Wakeskate Finals

1. 1.      Austin Polterock        85.00
2. Cristobal Mendez        71.67
3. Takashi Matsurra         60.00
4. Michael Fay                40.00

Amateur Women Finals

1. 1.      Sachiko Tateiwa        61.67

Veteran Womens Finals

1. 1.      Kat Laird                   71.67
2. Paula Fay                    41.67

Junior Boys Beginner Finals

1. 1.      Fynn Bullock             85.00
2. Thomas Herman          70.00
3. Kai Stidham                85.00
4. Benjamin Brown         41.67

Junior Boys Finals

1. 1.      Sam Brown                90.00
2. Hunter Henderson      75.00
3. Kevin Duffy               70.00
4. Tyler Worrall               61.67
5. Rocker Steiner             38.33

Boys Beginner Finals

1. 1.      Ryan King                 81.67
2. Andy Birch                 71.67
3. Tyler Brooks               61.67
4. Trystan Semon            56.67
5. Foster Marquardt        51.67
6. Justin Lewis                40.00

Boys Finals

1. 1.      Guy Tanaka              73.33
2. Ben Watts                   62.33
3. James Loisel                58.17
4. Mitch Kappler             51.67
5. Nick Brown                47.50
6. Clayton Holladay        41.67

Men’s 1 Semisfinals Heat 1

1. 1.      Jordan Gensler          64.00
2. 2.      Kevin Hutts                48.67
3. Gerardo Mora             43.33
4. Scott Morgan              38.67

Men’s 1 Semifinals Heat 2

1. 1.      Ben Herrema             65.00
2. 2.      Luciano Rondi Neto  55.00
3. Michael Dever             46.67

Men’s 1 Semifinals Heat 3

1. 1.      John Zdeblick            71.67
2. 2.      Lee Wagner               66.33
3. Fernando Magana       53.33
4. Juan Pablo Ochoa Michaud 43.33
5. Cameron Steiner         36.67

Men’s 2 Finals

1. 1.      Tom Pazerunas         71.67
2. Jorge Garizurieta         63.33
3. Yusuke Nagai             56.67
4. Tim Pitschke               43.33

Junior Men’s Finals

1. 1.      Cory Teunissen         83.33
2. Justin Lee                    66.67
3. Robbie Culp                62.50
4. Timothy Burnier          58.33
5. Juan Mendez               48.33
6. Jamie McCauley          38.33
7. Dylan Evans                33.33
8. Damien Adam             13.33

Veterans Finals

1. 1.      Billy Garcia                73.00
2. Michael Fay                50.00
3. Francois Morin            40.33

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 1

1. Massi Piffaretti           95.75
2. Christian Primrose       92.25
3. Morgan Pedersen        80.50
4. Merrett Fay                 71.50

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 2

1. 1.      Noah Flegel                95.75
2. 2.      Gordon Harrison      92.25
3. Gunnar Daft                79.75
4. Nick Vacari                 72.25

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 3

1. 1.      Jacob Valdez             95.75
2. 2.      Keenan Allen             94.25
3. Landon Kasey             77.25
4. Toshinari Yasui           72.25

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 4

1. 1.      Parker Siegele            93.75
2. 2.      Freddie Wayne          92.25
3. Gus Shuler                  84.00

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 5

1. 1.      Tony Iacconi              100.00
2. 2.      Jason Soven               90.00
3. Arnie Watkins             80.00

Junior Pro Men Quarterfinals Heat 6

1. 1.      Mike Dowdy              97.25
2. 2.       Brad Teunissen        90.75
3. Joey Buss                    82.00

Cheers to summer friends. Get out there and live it up….

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World’s Best Wakeboarders and Wakeskaters Kickoff Rockstar WWA World Championships Presented By Supra

Pleasant Prairie, WI. – More than 200 of the world’s top wakeboarders and wakeskaters converged on Prairie Springs Park today for one of the sport’s most prestigious competitions: the Rockstar WWA World Championships presented by Supra. With global bragging rights and world titles at stake, fans were treated to a progressive display of wake riding during day one of the four day event.

Utilizing the super charged engine of Supra’s SA 550, the official towboat of World’s, riders in 10 different divisions kicked off competition against a global field of the sport’s elite. Among the most competitive divisions during opening day at World’s was the Junior Men. The highly-competitive heats were highlighted by the performance of Cory Teunissen, who showcased a well-rounded arsenal of aerials and technical rail maneuvers to post a heat-high score of 90.00.

“World’s is always such an amazing event with the sport’s top talent coming in to represent their country,” said Chris Bischoff, competition director. “Pleasant Prairie is a great venue for an event of this magnitude and the fans are in for a treat with the talent on hand this year.”

Fans were also privy to some excellent riding from the women today too. The Junior Women division commenced their battle for a world title with a paramount performance from Larisa Morales, who posted a division-high score of 75.00 to claim the position as favorite for tomorrow’s finals.

The Rockstar WWA World Championships presented by Supra will continue through Sunday, Aug. 19 Tomorrow’s free event will run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday will remain a ticketed event. Tickets are available at the gate: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under); or $7 (adult) if purchased online.

Following Sunday’s finals fans can enjoy the Sony Big Air Contest. Featuring the top Pro Men riders, the athletes perform massive tricks that are rarely attempted in a traditional contest setting.

In addition to all the action on the water, on land the Rockstar WWA World Championships presented by Supra features great food and music, athlete autograph signings, chances to win freebies, and shopping from the most cutting-edge brands offering water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.

For more information visit www.kingofwake.com.

Junior Men (14-18)                                 Junior Men (14-18)                       Junior Men (14-18)

Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   02               Semi Finals          Heat #:   03

1  Culp, Robbie               USA  80.00       1  McCauley, Jamie           USA  80.00       1  Teunissen, Cory            AUS  90.00

2  Evans, Dylan               USA  55.00       2  Adam, Damien             RDM  73.33       2  Burnier, Timothy            usa   70.00

3  Shultz, Frank               USA  33.33       3  Brown, Zach                usa   66.67       3  Scott, Jesse                AUS  61.67

4  Spencer, Maxwell          USA  18.33       4  Abendroth, Jonathan       USA  58.33       4  Rau, Ethan                 USA  50.00

5  Morales, Hector            MEX  11.67       5  Rumford, Cullen            USA  51.67       5  Piearcy, Ty                 USA  46.67

6  Perez-Priego, Jeronimo     mex   38.33       6  Perez Gordillo, Jorge       MEX  40.00

Junior Men (14-18)                         Men’s 2 (25-29)                            Men’s 2 (25-29)

Semi Finals          Heat #:   04               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   02

1  Mendez, Juan              USA  73.33       1  Nagai, Yusuke              JPN   70.00       1  Garizurieta, Jorge          MEX  63.33

2  Lee, Justin                 USA  65.00       2  Pazerunas, Tom            USA  50.00       2  Pitschke, Tim               USA  51.67

3  Ceballos, Andres           MEX  56.67       3  Corum, Rob                USA  40.00       3  Link, Nick                  USA  33.33

4  Kalyn, Carson              CAN  41.67

5  Christie, Tom               NZL   33.33

6  Schramm, Mac             USA  21.67

Veterans (40 and over)                         Boys (10-13)                                 Boys (10-13)

Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   02

1  Garcia, Billy                USA  68.33       1  Tanaka, Guy                SIN   75.00       1  Loisel, James              USA  71.67

2  Morin, Francois            CAN  46.67       2  Watts, Ben                 USA  61.67       2  Holladay, Clayton          USA  63.33

3  Fay, Michael               USA  36.67       3  Higham, Tyler              USA  50.00       3  Hancock, Bryson           USA  53.33

4  McCauley, Zach            USA  40.00       4  Rokita, Drew               USA  16.67

Boys Beginner (10-13)              Junior Boys Beginner (9 and

Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01

1  King, Ryan                 USA  68.33       1  Brown, Benjamin           USA  75.00

2  Semon, Trystan            USA  60.00       2  Stidham, Kai                USA  67.33

3  Brooks, Tyler               USA  51.67       3  Stidham, Laird              USA  55.00

4  Marquardt, Foster          USA  46.67       4  Lewis, Tyler                USA  25.00

5  Birch, Andy                 USA  36.67

6  Lewis, Justin               USA  30.00

Junior Boys (9 and Under)               Junior Women (14-18)                  Junior Women (14-18)

Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   02

1  Brown, Sam                USA  78.33       1  Levy, Daniela              MEX  55.00       1  Vergara-Jesso, Lorena     MEX  63.33

2  Duffy, Kevin                USA  70.00       2  Fenner, Katelyn            USA  46.67       2  Dinatale, Sofia              USA  48.33

3  Henderson, Hunter         USA  60.00       3  Parker, Delanie             USA  42.50       3  Dinatale, Gianna            USA  43.33

4  Worrall, Tyler               USA  53.33       4  Rokita, Alyssa              USA  38.33       4  Henry, Mallorie             USA  38.33

5  Steiner, Rocker             USA  41.67

Junior Women (14-18)                   Girls (13 and under)                     Amateur Wakeskate

Semi Finals          Heat #:   03               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01               Semi Finals          Heat #:   01

1  Morales, Larisa             MEX  75.00       1  Mills, Chloe                 AUS  76.67       1  Polterock, Austin                  80.00

2  Gregorio, Giorgia            ITA   63.33       2  Mendez, Sofia              USA  38.33       2  Mendez, Cristobal                 50.00

3  Orgill, Rachel               USA  55.00       3  Fay, Marla                  USA  34.00       3  Fay, Michael               USA  33.33

4  King, Shelby                USA  46.67       4  Herman, Jessica           USA  30.00       4  Matsuura, Takashi          JPN   23.33

5  Morin, Cynthia             CAN  21.67

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Orlando, Fla. — Tigé has announced the final installment of monthly winners for the first-of-its-kind MyWake Global Challenge. Using a revolutionary new format that leverages the borderless virtual landscape of the internet, the world’s best wakeboarders, wakeskaters and wakesurfers submitted their very best run online via mywake.tige.com during the May 1 – July 31 contest window. Monthly winners, based on their division, were awarded with cash prizes and an invite to the live two-day final competition in Orlando on Sept. 10-11.

Leading a stacked field of entrants in July was 2012 Pro Tour rookie sensation Daniel Powers, who claimed first place in the Pro Men’s Wakeboard division. The win reserves a coveted spot for Powers in the Tigé MyWake Global Challenge live finals, where he will go head-to-head against some of the sport’s biggest names including Harley Clifford and Rusty Malinoski.

Top professional videos for the month also came from Raquel Hoffman (Pro Women), Josh Twelker (Junior Pro Men), Dieter Humpsch (Pro Wakeskate) and Taylor McCullough (Pro Women Wakeskate). All four riders will join Powers, as well as the May and June Pro winners in their respective divisions, for an all-out podium battle at September’s live final event.

The complete list of July winners includes:

• Daniel Powers (Pro Men Wakeboard)
• Raquel Hoffman (Pro Women Wakeboard)
• Josh Twelker (Junior Pro Men Wakeboard)
• Matt Vermillion (Masters Men Wakeboard)
• Curt Bernstein (Amateur Women Wakeboard)
• Anna Blelen (Amateur Women Wakeboard)
• Taylor Van Haastrecht (Amateur Junior Men Wakeboard)
• Shelby King (Amateur Junior Women)
• Josh Smith (Boys Wakeboard)
• Olivia Pease (Girls Wakeboard)
• Dieter Humpsch (Pro Wakeskate)
• Taylor McCullough (Pro Women Wakeskate)
• David Lollar (Amateur Wakeskate)
• Taylor McGarry (Amateur Women Wakesurf)
• Jackie Costa (Amateur Women Skim)
• Zane Montgomery (Amateur Men Wakesurf)
• Ellis Fort (Amateur Men Skim)
• Scott Culp (Maters Men Wakesurf)
• Brett Smith (Juniors Wakesurf)
• Ryan Fair (Open Men’s Skim)
• James Walker (Open Men’s Wakesurf)
• Jaqualine Fort (Open Women Skim)
• Ashley Kidd (Open Women’s Wakesurf)

All monthly winners from the pro divisions will converge on Orlando to battle it out during a live two-day finals to determine the first-ever Tigé MyWake Global Challenge winners. The live event is free and open to the public and will take place Sept. 10-11 at Buena Vista Watersports in Orlando, Fla. The live finale will bring together top professional riders from pro divisions of the three sports in a pro-am style contest to determine who claims the top podium spots based upon their riding behind the new and innovative Tigé Z3.

“We’d like to thank everyone who submitted videos for the inaugural Tigé MyWake Global Challenge,”   said Tigé Director of Marketing, Daniel Gutierrez. “The monthly winners included some of the sport’s biggest names in their respective divisions and has set the stage for an epic live event in Orlando next month. We invite everyone to check out this unique event in person and witness what promises to be some insane riding.”

Recognizing the game-changing format of the MyWake Global Challenge, PCM Engines upped the ante of the contest and doubled all Tigé prize money for the monthly winners. With the matched money from PCM Engines, overall prizes for the online and live portions of the contest are more than $35,000.