Archive for Contests
November 24, 2011 at 1:21 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Follow the Azores Bodyboard Festival here: http://www.bodyboard.pt/azores-bodyboard-festival/ (GQS Series).
The first day of the Azores Bodyboarding Festival went down in perfect 2 mtr waves today.
The race for the WWT world title continues with both Isabella Sousa (Brazil) and Eunate Aguirre (Basque) progressing through their first round heats
In the Men’s GQS event Tom Rigby and Jones Russell along with Sergio Alonzo progressed as the edge ever closer to spot on next years GSS.
The waves for the window look great and you can follow all the action here at the official website or here on the dedicated facebook page
November 10, 2011 at 11:57 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
French shredder Pierre-Louis “PLC” Costes wins the Encanto Pro ! (Event #7 our of 8 events on the 2011 world tour) today in Puerto Rico ! Congrats PLC ! Well-done !
With this performance PLC has barred Jeff Hubbard from having a go at the crown during the Encanto Pro (Jeff could be the world champ during this event) and Jeff will have to battle his way toward the throne during the last event next month in the Canaries Islands his he wants to have a shot at the title ! PLC can now be the world champ as well since he’s #2 on the world tour rankings, so this is gonna be nuuuuuuts next month ! Final showdown at el Fronton ! Yewwwwww stay tuned for more ! We’ll let you know when to be ready and we might actually move to the Canaries for 10 days during the event and cover this ! Fingers crossed !
In the DK division Dave Hubbard wins the event while Damian King becomes the new DK tour champ ! Congrats to both you guys ! If we’re not wrong Damian is the only guy who has won the DK and Prone world titles ! Versatility !
Side note: Too bad other good dkers cannot make it to these events (Roach, Lackey, Feast, etc.). Had they been able to follow the tour and make a good living out of the sport we would have seen a real good DK scene like we have in the prone division. Appart from Dub who’s skills on the knee are unmatched on tour (and who’s probably THE most versatile rider right now) the other competitors are mostly entering the dk contest because they’re out there anyway for the prone contest. Some are super good (like Kingy and Winny) but the DK events lack some of the other super good dkers. Too bad!
In the womens division Lilly Pollard has won the event and the title race is still on ! Congrats Lilly !
Both Men’s and Women’s World Tour titles will be decided at the final event of each respective tour; the Men’s in the Canary Islands and the Women’s in the Azores. Pierre-Louis Costes has leapfrogged up the rankings to second and 300 points behind tour leader Jeff Hubbard while Pollard’s win has pushed her into third position on the WWT and Aguirre has maintained a 379 points lead on Sousa.
Check the IBA world tour website for more news and vids, no need for us to copy/paste/embed everything here, the IBA has been doing an amazing job this year ! Seriously, once again, thank you guys, bodyboarding has never been so cool to watch and follow during the last 15 to 20 years we reckon.
November 3, 2011 at 6:40 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Sorry we’re one day late on this one. The Encanto Pro (Stop 7/8 on this year’s world tour) started yesterday with the trials of the event. Waves looked pretty fun and the conditions are supposed to be good for the rest of the event says Manny Vargas on the latest highlight video. Check the IBAworldtour website to follow the event, live, news and everything ! The 2011 world champ could be crowned there so stay tuned !
http://ibaworldtour.com/
October 7, 2011 at 8:08 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Congrats Alex ! From the IBA Site: “Alex Uranga from the Basque Country in northern Spain is the winner of the 2011 Nissan Reunion Bodyboard Pro at Les Archers in Saint-Pierre, Reunion. Uranga, 22, who won the trials into the main event, took his winning streak all the way to the final, defeating Jake Stone from Dunsborough in Western Australia, with minutes to go, in glassy four to six foot waves.
The Basque was carried on the shoulders of his brother and a friend from the water’s edge to the presentation area while the crowd whistled and cheered for him. He dedicated his win to all the people who believed in him back in the Basque Country. “It’s incredible”, said Alex Uranga, “I can’t put these feelings into words”.
Jake Stone, 22, beat reigning world champion and local, Amaury Lavernhe in the quarterfinal and Frenchman Pierre-Louis Costes in the semifinal. Stone, was coming first until 2 minutes before the final siren when Uranga caught his winning wave, a big back flip scoring him a 7.6 out of a possible ten. “It was a sick final unfortunately I got nipped at the end there. He [Uranga] took it apart, so I’m stoked for him”, said Stone. This is Stone’s best result on the IBA GSS world tour.
The full GSS & GQS Rankings after the Reunion Island event can be downloaded from http://ibaworldtour.com/downloads/”
September 29, 2011 at 11:14 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
The Reunion Island Pro is ready to start ! (30th of Sept – 9th of Oct.) – The stage is set for what will be an amazing event in Reunion Island with the worlds best riders poised for a start tomorrow at 7.30am – The trials will offer 9 spots for the main event so the competition will be fierce. The waves are expected to ramp up overnight so the action will be red-hot as Les Archers goes into top gear. Check the IBA site for latest info about the contest and watch the trailer for this amazing event here: http://ibaworldtour.com
Can’t wait ! Should be a sick comp once again on the 2011 IBA tour !
September 7, 2011 at 5:27 pm | Spongercity Contests, Europe, General, International News
2011 British National Bodyboarding Comp Oct. 8 and 9 – Save the date if you’re in the UK ! 8-9 October 2011 – Porthtowan, Cornwall. Click here to view the event poster.
Got an email from main sponsor BodyboardHQ with the following details for the event:
The Nationals are provisionally scheduled for 8-9 October and will be the biggest event on the Auto-Sleepers British Bodyboard Club’s 5-event tour; potentially deciding the winner of the Tour’s Open, Drop Knee and Women’s sections.
With generous cash prizes across all 8 divisions, the weekend will be set to pull in competitors from the length and breadth of the British Isles.
The Nationals will crown the bodyboarding champions in the age divisions (U14, U16, U18, Seniors and Masters) and the Tour the Champions in the Open, Drop Knee and Women’s sections.
To keep abreast of developments on the Tour and further announcements including online entry forms check out http://www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk www.britishbodyboardclub.co.uk or, alternatively for more information on the event and places to stay locally, please contact Dave at Bodyboard HQ on 01209 844806, you can also check the website at: www.bodyboardhq.co.uk or facebook: Bodyboard HQ for the very latest info on the contest.
August 29, 2011 at 12:40 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News
The SINTRA PRO final day saw Uri Valadao win the mens event, Eunate Aguirre the girls event and Dave Winchester the DK event. With the lack of good waves the show was far from being as good as Puerto a couple weeks before but it’s the way it is and it’s hard to have perfect waves at every locations, specially in europe. Nevermind, the tour is great, the organization, the live webcast, the comments and everything is seriously as good as it gets and we can once again thanks the IBA and all the people involved ! Seriously amazing !
PS: Appart from Manny who has the right (yes we think he does coz he’s rad) to wear a San Diego cap, all other commentators should wear one of the sponsors hat and one of the sponsors tshirt or the contest tshirt we reckon. That’s the only non-professionnal move we’ve seen during the contest… Seriously, with bodyboarding struggling to find sponsors and investors, wearing a skateboard company cap or anything else non-related to bodyboarding and/or the event sends a really bad message to everyone watching and is probably pissing off sponsors and maybe aspiring sponsors… (our 2 cents…) We’re telling the kids everyday to support the industry and those who support us so… please do so, specially if you’re commenting in the IBA booth or appearing anywhere on TV.
Watch the final clips and check everything IBA here on the IBA site: Ibaworldtour.com
August 22, 2011 at 7:51 pm | Spongercity Contests, Europe, General, International News
Sintra Portugal Pro – Event 5 of 8, Mens Grand Slam Series is starting today (Waiting period: 22-28 Aug 2011)
Praia Grande, Sintra, Portugal (Sunday, Aug 21, 2011) – The Sintra Portugal Pro is event 5 of 8 on this years Mens GSS, marking the start to the second semester of the 2011 World Title race. Never before has the field of competitors vying for a World Title been as internationally diverse throughout the Mens GSS, Women’s GSS and DKWT seedings. Being the longest running event on the calendar and contributing 2000 points towards the Mens and Women’s GSS Tours as well as a 1000 points for the DKWT, makes Sintra a highly anticipated event, bringing together all divisions and nationalities of the sport.
With 2 to 3 days of trials ahead, the Top 24 will be watching and preparing for their GSS heats later in the week, where they will meet the 2 Wildcards and 4 successful trialists in the first round of the leaderboard phase.
Visit the IBA website for all updates and live action of the main event.
This IBA Grand Slam will be live on www.redbull.com
August 13, 2011 at 7:34 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Jeff just won the 2011 IBA ZICATELA PRO ! Yeah Jeff ! Ryan Hardy takes second place with a great performance and much style and talent. Mitch Rawlins and Pierre-Louis Costes finish equal third with also great performances for both of ‘em.
Incredible comp once again, absolutely perfect LIVE webcast from the IBA/RedBull crew and awesome comments from Manny Vargas. Seriously, it can’t get any better than this, it’s THE best webcast in the boardsport industry now, it’s smoking everything we’ve seen before. THANK YOU SO MUCH IBA for bringing this to bodyboarding, congrats for all the hard work, organisation and everything. It’s the best world tour we can remember of, seriously. We bet all our readers think the same and we bet the sponsors and riders are stoked.
There’s only one weird thing for this event: usually it’s board Brands who sponsor events (and it was kinda the case here for the contest) but not the manufacturer itself. What’s the point (of course the IBA needs money but it’s kinda weird the have the factory itself sponsoring the event). Just our 2 cents…
See ya at the Sintra Pro soon !
August 10, 2011 at 3:03 pm | Spongercity Contests, General, International News
Watch it live here: http://ibaworldtour.com/live/
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