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February 25, 2009 at 10:36 am | Spongercity Contests News
Ryan wins at the Pipeline TURBO PRO. Sick ! Congrats Ryan ! French mad man PLC got second. Congrats Pierre ! Tamega third, then Winny fourth.
We also gotta say we think Ben PLayer got robbed when he got a 4 point something earlier in the quarter finals. Seriously robbed. Too bad.
Bud Miyamoto wins the LMNOP DK PRO ! Congrats Bud. Dave Hubbard got 2nd and Sasha Specker 3rd.
Here’s the IBA recap of the prone final (Dk final recap aint available yet)
Hardy smokes Pipe…
In clean 4-6 feet surf Australian Bodyboarding legend Ryan Hardy has won the first event of the 2009 International Bodyboarding World Tour in Hawaii.
The Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro was held over three days in what can only be described as “Perfect Pipe” with the worlds best riders all vying for the 2000 Championship points up for grabs.
“I am stoked to win the first ever Grand Slam with the guys standing next to me” said the elated Hardy.
“It can be pretty nerve racking sitting on the beach for a few days waiting for your heat to come up, watching guys getting the best waves of their lives”
“But surfing against guys like this made it easier to relax and push myself at the same time”
Second place went to Frenchman Pierre Luis Costes. He opened up the final with a solid mixture including an 8.50 that saw the other riders needing a two-wave combination to get the lead.
Hardy waited until the 18th minute of the half hour final to strike.
A long deep tube ride followed by a gigantic roll netted him a 9.43 average that left him still lingering in second position and then within a few minutes he found another tube and this time back-flipped out of the end bowl.
From that point on he was always going to be hard to beat.
Third place went to Brazilian Guilherme Tamega and fourth place was Dave Winchester from Australia.
The IBA World Tour now moves to Brazil in April for two events back to back.
Go to IBAtour.com for more info, pics and video recaps.
February 16, 2009 at 9:36 pm | Spongercity Contests News
The trials for the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro are going to be staged at Erma’s near Sandy Beach. Too bad. We wish it could have taken place at Pipeline.
Read the rest of the news here on the IBA site.
The list of riders for the LMNOP DKPRO Pipeline invitatinonal is now available on the IBA site as well: Check here.
February 8, 2009 at 8:15 pm | Spongercity Contests News
wtf ?! Pro surfer Jamie O’Brien scores a seed in IBA grand slam event at pipe. This is what we just read on the IBA website.
Sounds weird. Sounds good but surprising… we’re not sure what to think about this one. Is this a desperate attempt to get more media coverage during the pipe comp ? or is this a cool way to try to bridge the gap between bbers and surfers ? Jamie O knows how to surf pipe better then anyone and will definitely get barrelled there on a boogieboard but why chose Jamie O for this seed instead of some hi-profile bber ? Will Jamie O prove that bbing is way easier then stand up surfing ? or will bbers prove that bbing is just as technical and hard as standup surfing if Jamie doesnt make it thru his heat ? It’s really hard to tell but we’ll wait and see. Exciting stuff… but very surprising.
Here’s the press release from the IBA about this:
In one of the most extraordinary twists in modern Pro surfing, Pipeline local Jamie O’Brien has been granted a start in the seeded rounds of the Turbo Bodyboards Pipeline Pro.
This is the first event on the International Bodyboarding Association Men’s World Tour for 2009 and carries a Grand Slam status as well as double points towards the championship.
International General Manager of the IBA Terry McKenna says that O’Brien started his surfing career on a bodyboard as a kid before making the transition to fibreglass.
“Apparently Jamie was into it when he was younger and still feels keen enough about it to have a start in the event. Word on the street is that he can still hold his rail in and ride deep in the barrel at Pipe, so it will be amazing to watch ” said McKenna.
“Jamie is one of the most innovative surfers in the world and an astounding waterman so I would not put it past him to blow some minds at his home break.”
“I can only imagine that this will be one of the most highly anticipated heats of the year and watched by everyone in the surfing community. It’s a bold move and a first for the IBA ” said McKenna.
Jamie O’Brien had a different sort of sandpit to play in as a child. His backyard was Pipeline and no one knows this break better than him. This is supported by the fact that he was the youngest surfer to ever win the Pipeline Masters ASP event and recently won the backdoor shootout.
O’Brien will be seeded into the rounds 33-80 in a field of 144.
The waiting period begins on Feb 17th and continues till Feb 27th with the best three days being used for competition.
The event is being webcast at www.ibaworldtour.com/live More info www.ibaworldtour.com
Media enquiries terry@ibaworldtour.com
February 6, 2009 at 12:29 am | Spongercity Contests, Industry, Magazines, Moving Pictures News
There’s a siiiiiick little Pipeline video clip on the Rookies Site (Pipe from Feb 2008) right now. You gotta watch this !
While we’re talking about pipe make sure you also check the IBA site and get ready for the TURBO Pipeline pro action starting on the 16th of Feb. 2009 ! Yewwww. There’s a little video clip presenting the event on the IBA home page so check it out.
Issue 15 of Crysis Bodyboard Mag is now available. Features include an interview with Micah McMullin, Hurricane Force from the East Coast, Chaos in Cabo, Nic Lugo profile, Road Warriors in South Africa, a 2009 Calendar and tons more. Subscribers, look for yours in the mailbox within a few days and others can pick them up at your favorite retail location soon. Rumor has it Manny Vargas and the crew will be at the Trade Show with boxes of em’!
Last but not least: we got an email from Ben at EBB presenting the impressive 2009 team riders from EBB and VOID Wetsuits. Check out the EBB Blog here to check all the riders and and peep the Void site for more info about the suits and the Void team if you havent checked it already.
December 6, 2008 at 8:22 pm | Spongercity Contests News
This afternoon Uri Valadao and Neymara Carvalho both nailed the ultimate title. Uri got third at the confital contest (canary islands) this afternoon, and that was enough to be the world champ since Ben Player, Tamega and Pierre Louis didn’t make it far enough during this last event to be a menace for Uri. Congrats Uri !
Neymara rocks won the womens final at confital and secured another World Title ! Congrat Neymara ! Yewww.
Confital event went like this:
MENS
1- Alvaro Padron – Esp
2- Jonay Alamo – Esp
3- Uri Valadao – Brz
4- Hugo Pinheiro – Por
WOMENS
1- Neymara Carvalho – Brz
2- Jessica Becker – Brz
For more info, videos and pictures please logo on:
http://www.confitalibatour.com
http://www.ibatour.com
See ya in Hawaii for the beginning of the 2009 season !
November 30, 2008 at 2:18 pm | Spongercity Contests News
The last stop on the world tour this year is Confital, in the Canary Islands. It starts tomorrow, til the 6th of December. The world champ will eventually be crowned there.
Go to www.confitalibatour.com to watch it live, and go to IBAtour.com for more info about the event.
FYI: The Men’s titles race has 4 riders all within striking distance. World champ this year will either be Tamega, Valadao, Benny Player or PLC.
October 8, 2008 at 1:54 pm | Spongercity Contests News
There’s recently been 3 cancelled events on the world tour and we thought it’d be important to give you more details about where we’re at with the title race this year. As we just read on the IBA site here is a little sum up:
After the cancellation of Men’s events in Bahia (Brazil) Tenerife (Canary Islands) and Isle De Margarite (Venezuela) the IBA WMT ratings will now be taken from the best 5 results and not the best 6. It is simply following the rule of 50% + 1 so with only 9 events in 2008 the best 5 will now count towards the championship.
This will now see the lead past to Guilherme Tamega (Brazil) with Uri Valadao (Brazil) and Ben Player (Australia) all within 400 points of each other.
Pierre Luis Costes (France) and Mark McCarthy (South Africa) round out the top 5 and are also outside chances to win the IBA World Tour.
One thing is for sure….the event at Confital will once again determine the World Title race and will ensure an exciting finish to another great year for the IBA.
Stay tuned for more info as it comes to hand…
Go to ibatour.com for detailed ratings.
September 18, 2008 at 7:37 pm | Spongercity Contests News
It was eventually south af’ Mark Mc Carthy who won the latest event on tour (Ferrol Doninios Pro), as the press release precised Mark McCarthy, 25, claimed his maiden victory on the International Bodyboarding Association (IBA), World Tour on Saturday 6 September, while competing in the Doninos Bodyboard Pro, in Spain. McCarthy is supported on his World Tour campaign by Lizzard Surfwear, Mike Stewart Science Bodyboards and Factory7.co.za Online Surf Store.
So right now the ratings on tour look like this:
1. Valadao
2. Tamega
3. Player
4. Costes
5. McCarthy
Can Valadao win his first title ? Can Tamega come back on top and grab his 7th or something world title ? Can Player get a third nice trophy home ? Can french hellman Pierre Louis smoke everyone and get himself the crown ? Can McCarthy win a title this year ? Can someone else beat these guys and steal the trophy at the last minute ? Mmmmh we can’t tell. What do you reckon ?
All bets are open, post yours in the comments !
August 31, 2008 at 11:28 pm | Spongercity Contests News
Guilherme Tamega wins Sintra ! And Neymera Carvalho wins in Womens division. It’s a full on Brazilian domination at Sintra !
Behind Tamega we’ve got Pierre Louis COSTES, Manuel CENTENO and Ben PLAYER.
On the Womens division it was a 100% brazilian final with Jessica BECKER, Soraia ROCHA, and Christiane KALE behind Neymera.
Current ratings on IBA Men’s division after this event:
1. Uri Valadao
2. Guilherme Tamega
3. Pierre Louis Costes
4. Ben Player
Next stop on tour: Ferrol, Spain.
August 24, 2008 at 10:33 pm | Spongercity Contests News
Uri defeated Eder Luciano and Mayla defeated Christiane Kale making for an all Brazilian domination of both divisions. Next stop is Sintra (Portugal).
Go to Ibatour.com for press release, pics, vids and more.
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