Pipe is ON today as well

February 18, 2011 at 11:51 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

Check ibaworldtour.com/live to watch it live now!

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Pipeline Pro Contest is ON now !

February 17, 2011 at 7:24 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

Watch it live: http://ibaworldtour.com/live/

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The Pipeline Pro is coming – 15th to 25th of Feb. 2011

January 20, 2011 at 9:14 am | Spongercity America, Contests, International News

Sorry for the lack of update, we went on a little trip to the south coast in Oz and didn’t get much time and much chance to find some internet connection anywhere !

The Pipeline Pro is just around the corner now, it’s the first event for the 2011 season on the IBA tour and it’s the most prestigious event for sure.

Below is a little recap of what’s gonna happen, sounds awesome !

International Bodyboard Association Pipeline Pro
Banzai Pipeline, North Shore Oahu, Hawaii

This year we have a corporate partnership with Aqua Hotels and Resorts and they have some great accommodation available on the South Shore for the trials and after party.

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New IBA website and 2011 calendar

January 3, 2011 at 9:25 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

2011 starts with a new website for the IBA World Tour as well as an exciting calendar for the 2011 tour including Pipeline, The Box, Arica, Puerto, Runion Island & the Canaries ! Jeez, what a tour ! Can’t wait for Pipe in Feb. !

CALENDRIER – MWT (Mens World Tour)
February 15-25 – Pipeline Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Banzai Pipeline,Oahu-Hawaii - IBA America - $30.000
April 11-13 – April 14 – 20 – The Box, WA – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Margaret River, Australia – IBA Australasia – $30.000
May 11-15 – Peruvian Inka Challenge – Qualifying Series 6 Star – 2000 – Chilca, Peru – IBA South America – 25,000
May 20-29 – Arica Chilean Challenge – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Arica, Chile – IBA South America – $30.000
May 31 – June 4 – Búzios Bodyboarding Festival – Qualifying Series 2 Star – 1200 – Geribá, Búzios, Brazil – IBA South America – $30.000
Aug 4-13 – Zicatela Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Puerto Escondido, Mexico – IBA South America – $30.000
Aug 18-21 – Sopelana BBK – Qualifying Series 1 Star – 1000 – Sopelana, Spain – IBA Europe – $25.000
Aug 22-28 – Sintra Portugal Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Sintra, Portugal – IBA Europe – $40.000
Sep 1-4 – Ferrol Pro – Qualifying Series 6 Star – 2000 – Doñinos, Spain – IBA Europe – $25.000
Sep 7-11 – Campos Pro – Qualifying Series 2 Star – 1000 – Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – IBA South America – $30.000 – TBC
Sep 22-25 – Knights Beach Pro – Qualifying Series 6 Star – 2000 – Knights Beach, South Australia – IBA Australasia – $25.000 – TBC
October 10-20 – Reunion Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Les Archers, Saint Pierre – IBA Africa $30.00
Dec 3-10 – Confital – Pro Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Las Palmas, Grand Canária – IBA Africa – $30.000
Dec 11-18 – Fronton Showdown – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Grand Canária – BA Africa – $30,000

CALENDRIER WMT (Womens World Tour)
Feb 15-25 – Pipeline Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Banzai Pipeline,Oahu-Hawaii – IBA USA – $15.000
March TBC – Noronha Ambiental Pro – Regional – 250 – Fernando de Noronha, Brazil – IBA South America – $5,000 – TBC
May 12-15 – TBC – World Women Tour – TBC – Cuyagua, Venezuela – IBA South America – TBC
May 31-June 4 – Búzios Bodyboarding Festival – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Geribá, Búzios, Brazil – IBA South America – $20.000
Aug 4-13 – Zicatela Pro – Regional – 250 – Puerto Escondido, Mexico – IBA South America – $5,000.00
Aug 22-28 – Sintra Portugal Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Sintra, Portugal – IBA Europe – $20,000
Aug 29-31 – Miss Sumol – Regional – 1000 – Ilavo, Portugal – IBA Europe – $5,000.00
Sep 7-11 – Campos Pro – World Women Tour – TBC – Campos, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – IBA South America – TBC
Oct 26-30 – Bodyboard Pro Festival – World Women Tour – 1000 – Isla de Margarita, Venezuela – IBA South America – $15.000
Dec 3-10 – Confital Pro – Grand Slam Series 2000 – Las Palmas, Grand – Canária – IBA Europe – $15.000

CALENDRIER DKWT (Dropknee World Tour)
February 15-25 – Pipeline Pro – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Banzai Pipeline,Oahu-Hawaii – IBA America – $10,.000
May 25-29 – Peruvian Inka Challenge – Grand Slam Series – 2000 – Chilca, Peru – IBA South America – $10.000
Aug 4-13 – Zicatela Pro – Grand Slam Series – 1000 – Puerto Eskondido – IBA South America – TBC
Aug 22-28 – Sintra Portugal Pro – World DK Tour – 1000 – Sintra, Portugal – IBA Europe – $7,000.00
Oct 26-30 – Bodyboard Pro Festival – World DK Tour – 1000 – Isla de Margarita, Venezuela – IBA South America – $7,000.00

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Great video edit from the action aside the Fronton event last week

December 23, 2010 at 10:23 pm | Spongercity Clips, Contests, Europe, International, Videos News

Don’t miss this clip it’s worth the watch: http://vimeo.com/18058247

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Hubb wins the Wild Wild Wave Fronton Invitational !

December 21, 2010 at 11:36 pm | Spongercity Contests, Europe News

Hubb won the Wild Wild Wave Fronton Invitational yesterday in the the Canary Islands in massive but windy conditions, congrats Hubb ! Good contest to watch and cool webcast on the Redbull TV site. Thanks Many V. ana Ricardo E. for the comments, it was sick !

Results as follows:

1.Jeff Hubbard – Hawaii
2. Diego Cabrera – Canary Islands
3. Andre Botha – South Africa
4. Yeray Martinez – Canary Islands

Check the IBA site for more info about the contest & pics etc. – http://www.ibaworldtour.com/

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IBA FRONTON Invitational – Tomorrow !

December 19, 2010 at 11:19 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

Press below from IBA’s Manny Vargas:

Sunday December 19 2010 Gran Canary Island : Is it really here? After ten long days of sitting and waiting, the day has finally arrived! Tomorrow we will see 16 of the best bodyboarders on the planet battling it out on one of, if not the best, bodyboarding waves on the globe. El Fronton will host the most anticipated bodyboarding event in history. Yes, this is it people, The Wild Wild Wave El Fronton Invitational.
With ten grand going to first place, you know that these riders are going to go all out. It’s going to take two solid heats of riding to get to the finals. But it’s going to take everything they’ve got to be able to stake claim the big cash money prize. Imagine what you could buy with that kind of coin. They won’t admit it but the competitors have had that in the back of their mind for the last 10 days.
Official Start Time: Monday December 20th 9:50am GMT (Greenwich Mean Time). We don’t want you to miss any of the action so we’ve found a user friendly website to help you with time conversion. Plug in the info and you’ll get the time in your location. Australian rider/compeitior Ben Player is from Whale Beach on the East Coast of Australia. So he’ll be telling his family and friends to watch www.redbull.com/tv at exactly 8:50 p.m.

Find out what your time zone is: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html

If there is a time to get the bodyboarding tribe together… this is it. Log on and watch www.redbull.com/tv

2010 Wild Wild Wave El Fronton Invitational is being brought to you by: Maldito Rodriguez and Red Bull Media House.

Check this Red Bull link now: Click here

Get your daily dosage of updates on www.redbull.com and www.redbull.com/tv.

This event will be live broadcast on www.redbull.com/tv

Current Conditions
Swell: North 5 feet and rising
Contest Start: Not Yet. Shortly, Yes!
Winds: Light offshore
Texture: Glassy
Weather: Sunny

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IBA World Tour latest news…

December 14, 2010 at 7:13 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

Alright, so the last event of 2010 (Confital, Canary Islands) just finished, with results as follows:

MENS
Mark McCarthy, South Africa, 19.50, 1

Eder Luciano, Brazil, 15.80, 2

Ryan Hardy, Australia, 15.75, 3

Guilherme Tamega, Brazil, 14.90, 4

DK

Dave Winchester, Australia, 20.00, 1

Cesar Bauer, Peru, 17.50, 2

Ardiel Jimenez, Canary Island, 8.60, 3
Amaury Laverhne, Reunion Island, 5.26, 4


GIRLS
Chiaki Okuyama, Japan, 16.75, 1

Natasha Sagardia, Puerto Rico, 15.05, 2

Neymara Carvalho, Brazil, 13.00, 3

Eunate Aguirre, Spain, 8.50, 4

The final rating for the MENS tour is:

1 Amaury Laverhne
2 Pierre Louis Costes
3 Guilherme Tamega
4 Dave Winchester
5 Eder Luciano
6 Diego Cabrera
7 Jeff Hubbard
8 Ben Player
9 Mark McCarthy
10 Jared Houston
11 Jake Stone
12 Yeray Martinez
13 Ryan Hardy
14 Uri Valadao
15 Dave Hubbard
16 Lucas Nogueira
17 Damian King
18 Mike Stewart
19 Manuel Centeno
20 Michael Novy
21 Guillermo Cobo
22 Magno Oliveira
23 Gastao Entrudo
24 Dallas Singer

The following riders will backfill any no-shows from GSS seeds in 2011
25 Jones Russell
26 Paulo Barcellos
27 Hugo Pinheiro
28 Luis Villar
29 Brad Hughes
30 Hermano Castro
31 Ardiel Jimenez
32 Alex Uranga

GIRLS
1. Isabella Sousa (BRZ)
2. Eunate Aguirre (SPN)
3. Natasha Sargadia (PRCO)
4. Catarina Sousa (POR)
5. Maylla Venturin (BRS)
6. Luzmarie Grandperez (PRCO)
7. Nicole Calheiros (BRS)
8. Lumar Guittard (VNZ)
9. Neymara Carvalho (BRS)
10. Karla Costa Taylor (BRZ)

DK
1 . Cesar Bauer(PERU)
2. Dave Hubbard (HAW)
3. Ardiel Jimenez (CAN)
4. Kim Feast(AUS)
5. Dave Winchester (AUS)
6. Fabrice Moulin (FRA)
7. Ryan Hardy (AUS)
8. Micah McMullin (HAW)
9. Amaury Laverhne (RE)
10. Luis Pereira (PORT)

Next event is a special event at FRONTON, Canary Islands – Waiting period is ON ! Pros are waiting for the right conditions to start the event. The event will adopt the new IBA format with the top 24 riders, new destinations, a redbull TV coverage and heaps more exciting features which we’ll talk about later.

In the meantime, keep an eye for the Fronton event ! – Click here for the site/live event.

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The 2010 IBA El Fronton Invitational – 10th to 21st Dec. – Grand Canarias

November 14, 2010 at 11:38 pm | Spongercity Contests, International News

The 2010 IBA El Fronton Invitational – 10th to 21st Dec. – Grand Canarias – A Defining Moment for Bodyboarding – Check the poster here.

This will be the first contest with the new IBA tour format for contests. The IBA has a completely new format for 2011 and great new plans so this should be one exciting event to finish 2010!

IBA Pty Ltd and the local promoter in the Canary Islands Maldito Rodríguez are pleased to announce the biggest event in Bodyboarding, the 2010 IBA El Frontón Invitational! The event will feature the best Bodyboarders on the planet at one of the wildest waves, streamed LIVE via satellite on Red Bull Web TV.

The 2010 IBA El Fronton Invitational will be held on the best single day over an 11 day waiting period from 10th – 21st December 2010.

Based in the Canary Islands, El Frontón provides the ultimate canvas to show performance Bodyboarding at its most extreme. Regarded as one of the wildest waves on the planet, El Frontón is feared and respected for its raw power breaking on a shallow reef set among the striking cliffs of Gran Canaria. El Frontón is also known for its amazing ramps allowing the riders to launch out of the most extreme sections witnessed in any form of surfing.

The 16 athletes chosen for this elite event are nothing short of the world’s best Bodyboarders. The format sees 12 internationals and 4 locals competing in a one-day shoot out. Featuring 8 past and present World Champions the line up is arguably the best field ever assembled for competitive Bodyboarding. Besides the 8 World Champions, the organizers found it extremly difficult to choose the other 4 international riders amongst so the many talented bodyboarders around the world. The riders hail from all corners of the planet and include: Mike Stewart (USA), Jeff Hubbard (USA), Pierre-Louis Costes (Europe), Amaury Lauverne (Europe), Damian King (Australia), Ben Player (Australia), Ryan Hardy (Australia), Dave Winchester (Australia), Jared Houston (South Africa), Andre Botha (South Africa), Guilherme Tamega (Brazil), Uri Valado (Brazil)

The fact that there are many outstanding bodyboarders in the Canary Islands it is very hard for the organizers to select 4 local riders, these names will be confirmed over the next days. Red Bull TV will be streaming the event live via satellite on Red Bull Web TV (http://www.redbull.com/tv). With a professional production crew capturing footage from land and water along with legendary commentator Manny Vargas on the microphone, this is going to be an event not to be missed.

The event format will see 4 man – 30 minute heats, with a 40 minute final, providing over 4 hours of action packed entertainment.

Two times World Champion Damian King stated “I think the event at El Fronton will be the most prestigious event in the world. This is one event that everyone is going to want to win!!!!”. While another multiple World Champ, Ben Player added his perspective “El Fronton is one of the shallowest and most gnarly waves in the world, so when you add 16 of the best bodyboarders in an event out there things are going to get crazy. Egos will be broken and injuries likely in the most highly anticipated event in bodyboarding’s history”.

Please log onto www.ibaworldtour.com for regular updates on the event status and please become a fan of ibaworldtour on facebook or Twitter to receive the latest events status and forecasts leading into this memorable event.

Trailer is here: http://vimeo.com/16705718

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Isabella Sousa wins the 2010 IBA World Tour.

November 14, 2010 at 11:05 pm | Spongercity Contests, Girls, International News

Isabella Sousa wins the 2010 IBA World Tour. Congrats !

Brazilian Isabella Sousa totaled 860 points at the 2010 BPF in Venezuela and despite finishing in second place at this championship, the total was enough points to win the 2010 IBA WWT World title.

Sousa and Eunate Aguirre (Spain) went wave for wave in the final until Aguirre walked away with the first place in a exciting heat with extreme wave conditions, with some sets pushing 8-10 feet. Eunate was just too strong and put in an amazing performance but the victory was bittersweet. She was also vying for the 2010 WWT title in a year where Neymara Carvalho was off.

Check the IBA Tour site for more about the tour and contestants.

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