PWT #5 - Video

"Dirty" Mike Dowdy Earns Career-First Overall Title
at the Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The world's top wakeboarders and wakesurfers competed in Indianapolis on Saturday during the action-packed finale of the 2016 Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour, the largest and longest-running professional circuit in the industry.
 
This was the first time in five years that the Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour Presented by ROUSH hosted an event at Precedent Office Park, one of the most-revered venues in wake sports. Hundreds of fans crowded the shoreline of the 38-acre lake in the heart of the complex to see who would take home the tour's top honors.
 
Leading into the fifth and final stop of the tour, the pressure was on heavy-hitters Mike Dowdy and Tony Iacconi, with only a five-point difference dividing them in the overall tour rankings.
 
After one of the most competitive finals in Pro Wakeboard Tour history, it was "Dirty" Mike Dowdy who earned the overall 2016 title, a career first for the Michigan native. Dowdy put on consistently astonishing performances throughout the season, winning three of five stops.
 
Iacconi took home second overall, a satisfying finish to the best season of his career so far, while Supra Boats team rider Cory Teunissen landed in third overall.
 
Teunissen's rock-solid finals run, featuring a rarely seen double half-cab roll (180-degree spin with two backflips), earned him the top spot for the Indianapolis event. Nic Rapa and Dowdy followed in second and third places, respectively.
 
Rapa also earned the coveted 2016 Rookie of the Year honor after an unbelievable first Pro Wakeboard Tour season.
 
In the wakesurf division, Supra Boats team rider Parker Payne – who took home his first-ever Pro Wakeboard Tour win in North Carolina this June – earned another first-place finish after an incredible performance during the finals round.
 
But it was Noah Flegel – the only athlete to compete in both divisions of the tour – who earned the overall Supra Boats Pro Wakesurf Tour title after a year of consistently clean runs and impressive, high-intensity tricks. Payne took second place overall, followed by Aaron Witherell in third.
 
As always, the Supra Boats SA550 towed the riders with precision, generating its signature clean, consistent and controlled wakes.
 
Full results listed below. For more information, visit SupraBoatsPWT.com.
 
Results
 
Pro Men Final (best of two runs)
1. Cory Teunissen - 96.83
2. Nic Rapa - 95.67
3. Mike Dowdy - 95.23
4. Tony Iacconi - 94.50
5. Noah Flegel - 84.00
6. Rusty Malinoski - 60.00
 
Pro Men Wakeboard Semifinals (top three in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Tony Iacconi - 91.67
2. Nic Rapa - 89.17
3. Noah Flegel - 85.83
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4. Dean Smith - 30.00
 
Heat #2
1. Mike Dowdy - 94.67
2. Cory Teunissen - 89.50
3. Rusty Malinoski - 80.83
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4. Danny Thollander - 61.67
 
Pro Men Wakeboard Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Cory Teunissen - 86.00
2. Rusty Malinoski - 82.50
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3. Gordon Harrison - 76.67
4. Daniel Powers - 66.67
 
Heat #2
1. Dean Smith - 80.00
2. Nic Rapa - 75.00
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3. Damien Adam - 48.33
4. Ian Cole - 31.67
 
Heat #3
1. Tony Iacconi - 92.17
2. Noah Flegel - 85.83
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3. Josh Twelker - 81.67
4. Christian Primrose - 65.83
 
Heat #4
1. Mike Dowdy - 88.33
2. Danny Thollander - 61.67
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3. Parker Siegele - 41.67
4. Austin Hair - 25.00
 
Pro Wakeboard Tour Overall
1. Mike Dowdy
2. Tony Iacconi
3. Cory Teunissen
 
Pro Men Wakesurf Final
1. Parker Payne - 88.6
2. Noah Flegel - 80.5
3. Aaron Witherell - 67.2
 
Pro Men Wakesurf Semifinals (top three riders advance)
1. Aaron Witherell - 74.9
2. Noah Flegel - 74.2
3. Parker Payne - 70.5
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4. Casey Currin - 65.7
5. Hunter Sims - 58.9
 
Pro Wakesurf Tour Overall
1. Noah Flegel
2. Parker Payne
3. Aaron Witherell
 
About Skier’s Choice Inc.
Skier’s Choice Inc. is the proud manufacturer of Supra and Moomba performance inboard wakeboard and waterski towboats. Supra has been a leader in the inboard industry since 1980. The Supra brand is synonymous with innovative styling, luxurious interiors, highest construction quality and unsurpassed wake performance. Moomba is a value-oriented brand that delivers quality and performance comparable to other inboard brands but at a price significantly less. Moomba delivers the "best bang for the buck." The company is privately held and is located in Maryville, Tenn.
 
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About Supra Boats Pro Wakeboard Tour Sponsors
In addition to title sponsor Supra Boats, the Pro Wakeboard Tour is sponsored by: ROUSH, Indmar, Boatmate, Roswell Marine, Kodak PIXPRO, Universal Products, SeaDek, Spradling, Zero Off, Acme, Piedmont Plastics, JL Audio, AO Coolers, PTM Edge, Ashland, Garelick, Stewart Products, Syntec, Transhield, Ronix, Body Glove, CWB, Fat Sac Ballast Systems, the WaterMat, Connect-A-Dock, Yamaha Generators, Epiphone and the World Wakeboard Center.
 
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PWT #5 - Video