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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — One of the largest and most prestigious action-packed sports events on the planet kicked off today at Mills Pond Park when the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra Boats began. More than 200 of the world’s best professional and amateur wakeboarders and wakeskaters in 20 plus divisions are competing in the annual invitation-only event for a shot at a world title.
 
The day was set up perfectly with sizzling temperatures and glass-like water for amateur riders shredding behind the massive wakes of the Supra Boats’ SE550 and SA450. The Indmar ROUSH charged Raptor 575 engine made its debut in a tournament today.
 
The young rippers started the morning throwing down tricks like melan 180s, ollie backside 180s and heelside backrolls. The Junior Boys Beginner competitors had neck-and-neck runs of two heats. After judges’ scores were tallied, it would be Brett Powell, Karson Prowse, Xavier Olea Vorhauer and Alexander Albin advancing to tomorrow’s finals. In the Girls division, Shannon Sahinbas of heat 2 led the scoreboards to move on, along with Sarah Deary, Holly Watt and Mary Morgan Howell.
 
Erika Lang of the Junior Women division killed her run and landed the heelside frontside 540 and a large front flip into the flats. Looking to take the finals, she rides tomorrow with Vicky de Armas, Jamie Lopina, Daniela Levy, Lorena Vergara Jasso and Sofia Dinatale.
 
"Today was some of the best am riding I have ever seen at Wakeboard Worlds," said Rob Corum, executive director of The World Wakeboard Association and Men II rider. "The wake behind the new Supra gave riders the opportunity to ride to their full potential."
 
Junior Men was filled with riders from seven different countries around the world spanning from New Zealand and Australia, over to Colombia and Mexico. Heading into tomorrow, Erik Schroeder, Cobe France, Lew Watt, Victor Cadette Cordeio, Justin McMahon and Guenther Oka will go for broke as they try to land a spot on the coveted podium. Four heats of the Boys division closed out day one of the championships with Tyler Worrall, Zach McCauley, Joshua Swift, Kevin Duffy, Sam Brown, Pedro Caldas, Elliot Digney and Kai Ditsch moving on.
 
The action continues all weekend long and an off-site awards ceremony will be hosted on Saturday, Sept. 13 at 6:30 p.m., at the Ft. Lauderdale Marriott Harbor Beach Resort & Spa for all divisions that have completed finals thus far. On Sunday, fans can stay for the one-of-a-kind CONTOUR Big Air Contest.
 
Online adult tickets for the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra are available for $7 (46% off the gate price) Gate prices are: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under).
 
Results - Day 1
 
Junior Boys Beginner Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Brett Powell - 86.67
2. Karson Prowse - 73.33
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3. Keithen Burns - 50.33
4. Pierce Ralston - 15.00
 
Heat #2
1. Xavier Olea Vorhauer - 81.67
2. Alexander Albin - 71.67
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3. Laird Stidham - 54.33
 
Junior Girls Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Mackenzie McCarthy - 83.33
2. Sydney Deary - 66.67
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3. Kaitlyn Adams - 51.67
4. Adriana Muniz - 40.00
 
Heat #2
1. Kyla Hendricks - 80.00
2. Palmer Howell - 58.33
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3. Bailey Brown - 40.00
 
Girls Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Sarah Deary - 74.33
2. Mary Morgan Howell - 56.67
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3. Marla Fay - 46.67
4. Skylar Holladay - 35.00
 
Heat #2
1. Shannon Sahinbas - 80.33
2. Holly Watt - 74.33
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3. Hollie Waldrop - 62.33
4. Sofia Mendez - 50.00
5. Sofia Monroy - 31.67
 
Boys Beginner Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Drew Drennan - 68.67
2. Rocco Ralston - 65.67
3. Pablo Monroy - 52.33
 
Amateur Wakeskate Semifinal (top three riders advance)
1. Jake Kappler - 68.33
2. Tyler Sommer - 55.33
3. Togawa Reona - 44.33
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4. Michael Fay - 35.00
5. Drew Drennan - 18.33
 
Women Wakeskate Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Kaitlyn Adams - 63.33
 
Junior Boys Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Fynn Bullock - 91.33
2. Daniel Johnson - 75.00
3. Gabriel Benetton - 63.33
4. Taiga Takamura - 33.33
 
Junior Women Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Erika Lang - 85.00
2. Vicky de Armas - 72.00
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3. Abigal Prowse - 46.33
4. Regina Arce - 45.00
 
Heat #2
1. Jamie Lopina - 76.67
2. Daniela Levy - 63.33
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3. Mackayla Petrie - 50.67
4. Gianna Dinatale - 41.33
 
Heat #3
1. Lorena Vergara Jasso - 75.00
2. Sofia Dinatale - 57.67
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3. Taylor Oxford - 41.67
 
Masters Women Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Anastasia Shupliakova - 66.67
2. Natalie Graham - 53.33
 
Veteran Women Semifinals (all riders advance)
1. Joy Manning - 65.33
2. Kat Laird - 50.00
3. Susan Sheehan - 41.67
4. Paula Fay - 21.67
 
Amateur Women Semifinals (all riders advance)
1. Rebecca Miller - 78.33
2. Tess Lima - 60.00
3. Staci Cross - 51.67
4. Ang Sisul - 40.00
 
Jr. Men Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Erik Schroeder - 81.67
2. Cobe France - 74.00
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3. Ethan Rau - 70.00
4. Jorge Alberto Perez - 66.00
5. Henrique Daibert - 60.00
6. Ramen Fuentes - 56.67
 
Heat #2
1. Victor Cadette Cordeio - 78.33
2. Lewy Watt - 71.67
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3. Clayton Holladay - 65.00
4. Jorge Rocha - 50.00
5. Brad Haakma - 33.33
 
Heat #3
1. Justin McMahon - 81.67
2. Guenther Oka - 71.67
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3. Tyler Sommer - 55.00
4. Bryson Hancock - 49.33
5. Rintaro Fujii - 21.67
 
Men II Semifinals (top three advance)
1. Sam Cole - 78.33
2. Jorge Enrique Garizurieta - 70.00
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3. Tyler Heinz - 64.00
4. Eduardo Soares - 58.33
5. Rob Corum - 57.33
 
Veterans Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Christopher Full - 76.67
2. Darren Holsey - 68.33
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3. Martin Cattaneo - 55.00
4. Toru Ohmae - 36.67
 
Heat #2
1. Matt Vermillion - 80.00
2. Billy Garcia - 43.33
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3. Steve Jones - 36.67
 
Boys Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Tyler Worrall - 80.00
2. Zach McCauley - 68.33
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3. Hunter Henderson - 50.00
4. Kai Stidham - 35.00
 
Heat #2
1. Joshua Swift - 83.33
2. Kevin Duffy - 68.33
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3. Jaden Reichl - 60.00
4. Benjamin Brown - 51.67
 
Heat #3
1. Elliot Digney - 80.00
2. Kai Ditsch - 71.67
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3. Kenny Prowse - 65.00
4. Ulf Ditsch - 56.67
5. Garrett Coleman - 36.67
 
Heat #4
1. Pedro Caldas - 88.33
2. Sam Brown - 84.00
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3. Mitch Kappler - 78.33
4. Thomas Herman - 65.00
5. Lachlan Swift - 48.33
 
For more information on the Rockstar Energy Drink WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra Boats, visit KingofWake.com.
 
The WWA Worlds also serves as part of the Wakeboard World Series and the elite King of Wake series.
 
Sponsors for the 2014 Wakeboard World Championships include: Supra Boats, Rockstar Energy Drink, World Wakeboard Association, Billabong, Ronix, CWB, Hyperlite, Byerly, Peavey, Indmar and WAKEBOARDING magazine.
 
About Rockstar
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About the WWA
The World Wakeboard Association is the global leader in wake sports sanctioning. The WWA owns and operates the WWA Wakeboard World Series, WWA Wake Park World Series, WWA Wakeboard National Championships, WWA Wake Park National Championships, WWA Wakeboard World Championships, WWA Wake Park World Championships, WWA Wake Park Triple Crown, WWA Pro Card and WWA Rider Experience. With 27 affiliate countries worldwide, the WWA is a rider-formed organization dedicated to promoting and growing wake sports worldwide. It is the leading source for riders, event organizers and competitive standards. For more information on the WWA and its events, check out thewwa.com.

About Supra Boats
At Supra Boats our team’s success lasts long enough for high fives and a social media shout out, then it's back to the digital drawing board. The Supra Boats line embodies this passionate drive for continuous improvement. We are not concerned with being better than the next wake boat manufacturer. Our goal is to go beyond better by creating wake boats like the world champions' choice SA550 that elevates your expectations of the advantages you, your family and friends can gain from a Supra on the water. From wakes, ride and handling performance to power to interior refinements to the team that puts it all together to exterior design to extremely useful features and options, Supra boats are elevating expectations beyond better at the 2014 WWA Wakeboard World Championships.

About King of Wake
The King of Wake is the world’s elite pro wakeboarding series, attracting the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. Over the course of a season, athletes compete for the ultimate wakeboarding crown in a series points race of eight events throughout the United States to see who rules the wake. The King of Wake is organized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake-events producer since 1988.
 
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WWA Worlds - Day 2 | WWA Worlds - Day 3 | WWA Worlds - Day 4 | WWA Worlds - Video