PWT #4 - Video

Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour in Janesville Wraps up with Cory Teunissen Winning Pro Men
Wakeboarding, Landing First Ever Wake-to-Wake 1080 and a Breakthrough Moment Award. 
Harley Clifford Wins Overall 2015 Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour Title

JANESVILLE, Wisc. — The Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour at Traxler Park opened up the competition day to waterski demos and the National Anthem from The Rock Aqua Jays, clear skies, warm temperatures, smooth waters and large crowds that lined the beach and bleachers. World class athletes from more than five countries came to compete for podium spots and the largest purse in tour history. Australia’s Cory Teunissen and Supra Boats team rider ultimately won the show, landing the first-ever wake-to-wake 1080 in a contest, a backside 720, heelside 900 and two mobe 5’s. Teunissen’s 1080 also won him the breakthrough moment award, and $4,000. Harley Clifford took home the overall champion title of the Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour.
 
The titanic wakes of the Supra Boats’ SE550 launched riders into the air, making competition extra intense with the best athletes around the globe continuously turning the heat up. The Pro Men Wakeboarding division held its quarter and semi-finals early in the afternoon, whittling down the 18 riders to nine and, finally, to six for the grand finale.
 
Moving on from heat one in the quarterfinals was Shota Tezuka (JPN), Teunissen (AUS) and Phillip Soven (USA). Heat two rippers were Mike Dowdy (USA), Massi Piffaretti (ITA) and Noah Flegel (USA). In the final of three heats, riders who advanced in were Clifford (AUS) in first, Tony Iacconi (AUS) in second and Josh Twelker (USA) in third.
 
Throwing down on the course first for the semifinals was Twelker, followed by Tezuka and Teunissen in heat one of three. All had great passes, but Tezuka and Teunissen edged Twelker out for a chance at a spot in the finals. In heat two, Dowdy and Flegel moved on, along with Clifford and Soven of heat three.
 
It was the most gut-wrenching final heat of the season, filled with intense emotions and the pros rode for broke. Each competitor had two runs and could only fall once or they were done. All six riders fell on their first passes, having to then make up the points in the second run – it was anyone’s podium at that point.
 
On the second set of runs, Teunissen was the only one out of the six athletes who stood up the entire two passes. Soven, who turned pro in 2000 when he was 10 years old, fell on his way to the end of pass one and broke the podium spot. Teunissen would take gold this run in first place with 96.00 points, followed by Clifford in second with 82.67 points and Tezuka in third with 78.33 points.
 
"I’m stoked to win. I didn’t have a good week coming in, as I spent most of it off the water and not riding," said Teunissen. "The way it played out and I ended up riding, I am just so happy. I stuck a 1080, which is the first one ever done in an actual contest pass which is huge!"
 
Clifford, who placed first at three other tour stops, ultimately won the entire tour. "Every year we all come in knowing that the Pro Tour is the biggest thing ever. Today’s riding wasn’t the best; I’ve been hurt the past two weeks and today was the first time riding since then. I had an unfortunate fall and missed the win here in Janesville, but I’m happy!"
 
Traxler Park was the fourth and final stop around the United States for the Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour event series. Other stops included Texas, Georgia and California.
 
The Supra SE550 is the official tow boat for the elite tour because of its clean, consistent and massive wakes. The Supra Boats’ wakes are expected to push pros to new levels while preserving strict handling and a balanced ride for the driver and judges in the boat. The 2015 Supra Boats are powered with the high-torque 6.2L Ford Raptor Engine by Indmar.
 
Tour sponsors include Supra Boats, KIND Snacks, Indmar, Roswell, Boatmate, JL Audio, Wakeboarding Magazine, CWB, Ronix, Contour, Epiphone, Zero Off, Acme Propellers, AO Coolers, PTM Edge, Connect A Dock and Yamaha Generators.
 
For details, visit supraboatspwt.com.
 
Results
 
Pro Men Wakeboarding Finals
1. Cory Teunissen - 96.00
2. Harley Clifford - 82.67
3. Shota Tezuka - 78.33
4. Noah Flegel - 59.00
5. Mike Dowdy - 51.67
6. Phillip Soven - 20.00
 
Pro Men Wakeboarding Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Shota Tezuka - 92.00
2. Cory Teunissen - 90.00
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3. Josh Twelker - 57.33
 
Heat #2
1. Mike Dowdy - 94.00
2. Noah Flegel - 92.33
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3. Tony Iacconi - 51.00
 
Heat #3
1. Harley Clifford - 91.33
2. Phillip Soven - 89.67
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3. Massi Piffaretti - 87.00
 
Pro Men Wakeboarding Quarterfinals (top three in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Shota Tezuka - 88.00
2. Cory Teunissen - 86.33
3. Philip Soven - 75.00
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4. Daniel Powers - 55.67
5. Steel Lafferty - 50.00
6. Gunnar Shuler - 41.67
 
Heat #2
1. Mike Dowdy - 94.00
2. Massi Piffaretti - 91.67
3. Noah Flegel - 85.67
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4. Tony Carroll - 80.33
5. Damien Adam - 75.67
6. Christian Primrose - 71.00
 
Heat #3
1. Harley Clifford - 91.67
2. Tony Iacconi - 88.67
3. Josh Twelker - 86.00
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4. Austin Hair - 80.00
5. Parker Siegele - 77.67
6. Ian Cole - 55.00

About Supra Boats
Supra Boats fuels passion for water sports with high-performance, bold designs and interior refinement achieved through precision-engineered tow boats. The flagship wakeboard boat brand manufactured by Skier’s Choice Inc., Supra Boats are the result of a quest for continual improvement in every aspect of boatbuilding. 34 Years of award-winning tow boats prove that fact, but you wouldn’t know it by their unrelenting attention to detail. Everything from wake performance to ride and handling to interior refinement to production processes to the ownership experience is constantly being improved. Supra builds high-performance wake boats with a level of precision matched only by your extreme passion for water sports. Supra Boats: where passion meets precision.

For more information on Supra Boats, visit SupraBoats.com.

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Bonnier Corp’s Events & Entertainment Group manages and executes events, including the Pro Wakeboard Tour, Marlin University, Deer & Turkey Expos, NOOD Regatta’s, and Fishing Tournaments — Los Cabos, Offshore World Championship, Charter Boat Classic, Bermuda Tournaments and FishStock. Bonnier Corp’s Events & Entertainment Group coordinates the scheduling, televising, global sponsorships, public relations, venue evaluation and event selection for these properties.

PWT #4 - Video