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Malibu Boats Rider Massi Piffaretti Takes Quarter Final Win
at the Malibu Houston Pro Presented By Rockstar Energy

Lake Alfred, Fla. – The pro women wakeboarding semifinals were first to get behind the Malibu 25 LSV yesterday morning as we saw the top WBWS pro women such as Dallas Friday, Meagan Ethell and Raimi Merritt compete. It didn't take long before the action began to heat up with all three, Friday, Ethell and Merritt, putting in phenomenal runs. They will be joined by Larisa Morales, Tarah Mikacich and Ashley Leugner tomorrow to compete for the WBWS title.
 
With the top two men advancing out of each quarter final heat to the semifinals the action on the water was impressive thanks to the incredible wake from the Malibu 25 LSV. Tony Iacconi, Tony Corroll, Dean Smith and Malibu's Massi Piffaretti all advanced to the semifinals where they will be joined by Harley Clifford, Phil Soven, JD Webb, Mike Dowdy, Noah Flegel and Steel Lafferty, who have already pre-qualified into the semifinals.
 
"The new Malibu 25 LSV is awesome. I’ve been looking forward to competing behind the new boat all season," said Piffaretti. "The 25 LSV's wake is massive, which allowed me to really perform at my full capacity and really have fun."
 
The action didn’t stop there as the event continued over at Hanger 9 Cable Park where the riders were also putting on impressive runs with only the top two advancing to the traditional and features pro men semifinals tomorrow. After a close battle in the women's pro, it was Meagan Ethell taking her second win of the day claiming the top spot in the cable features pro women qualifying heat.
 
"The conditions on the lake today were perfect and I’m excited to have won both my boat and cable heats," said Ethell. "It’s really cool to be able to compete in both competitions in one day and really push myself to the limits."
 
To top the day off fans were entertained by a jaw dropping Rockstar Energy Kicker Contest where we saw Tom Fooshee land an Indy KGB 540 to grab first place followed closely by Chandler Powell and Jake Pelot to round off the podium.
 
Semi-finals and finals will begin today at the Hanger 9 Cable Park followed up by the pro men and women WBWS championship finals over on the Bel-Ray Action Sports Park.
 
Results - Day 2
 
Pro Women Boat Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Merritt, Raimi (USA) - 80.33
2. Morales, Larisa (MEX) - 70.00
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3. Lopina, Jamie (USA) - 66.33
4. Butler, Nicola (USA) - 53.33
 
Heat #2
1. Ethell, Meagan (USA) - 85.67
2. Mikacich, Tarah (USA) - 74.33
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3. Mills, Chloe (AUS) - 64.33
4. Wilson, Corrie (USA) - 50.00
 
Heat #3
1. Friday, Dallas (USA) - 86.67
2. Leugner, Ashley (CDN) - 71.67
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3. Rodriguez, Carolina (MEX) - 69.33
4. McCullough, Taylor (USA) - 61.67
 
Pro Men Boat Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Piffaretti, Massi (ITA) - 89.00
2. Malinoski, Rusty (CDN) - 82.33
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3. Knapp, Vinny (USA) - 75.67
4. Homsey, Peirce (USA) - 55.00
 
Heat #2
1. Iacconi, Tony (AUS) - 84.00
2. Powers, Daniel (USA) - 79.67
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3. Adam, Damien (MRI) - 73.00
4. Derome, Raph (CDN) - 21.67
 
Heat #3
1. Carroll, Tony (USA) - 82.67
2. Siegele, Parker (AUS) - 78.33
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3. Liesmann, Kirby (USA) - 72.33
4. Cole, Ian (USA) - 67.00
 
Heat #4
1. Smith, Dean (AUS) - 89.33
2. Derome, Oli (CDN) - 80.33
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3. Yasui, Toshiki (JPN) - 64.00
4. Van Helvoort, Max (USA) - 48.33
 
Heat #5
1. Teunissen, Cory (AUS) - 91.35
2. Pierce, Stephen (USA) - 75.00
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3. Langley, Jefferson (USA) - 64.44
4. Fooshee, Tom (USA) - 40.00
 
Heat #6
1. Hair, Austin (USA) - 76.67
2. Twelker, Josh (USA) - 68.67
3. Borwn, Alex (USA) - 60.67
4. Sharpe, Chad (CDN) - 23.33
 
Pro Men Cable Features Quarterfinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Worrall, Chad - 95.50
2. Burress, Graeme - 85.20
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3. Derome, Oli - 83.70
4. Caldas, Pedro - 75.60
 
Heat #2
1. Powell, Chandler - 97.90
2. Dreilling, John - 88.10
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3. Neville, Jamie - 77.20
4. Heubner, Kelbey - 76.80
 
Heat #3
1. Fooshee, Tom - 93.20
2. Smith, Ian - 87.20
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3. Elwood, Thomas - 86.40
4. Burnstein, Danny - 45.20
 
Pro Women Cable Qualifying (all riders advance)
1. Ethell, Meagan (USA) - 92.50
2. Lopina, Jamie (USA) - 89.50
3. Nikstad, Anna 87.50
4. McCullough, Taylor (USA) - 74.00
5. Wilson, Corrie (USA) - 00.00
 
Pro Men Cable Qualifying (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Patry, Brady - 98.00
2. Calada, Pedro - 87.50
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3. Worrall, Chad - 84.50
4. Branch, Dylan - 70.00
 
Heat #2
1. Voges, Kaden - 100.00
2. Bingham, Bryce - 86.00
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3. Pelot, Jake - 78.50
4. Elwood, Thomas - 75.50
 
Heat #3
1. Powell, Chandler - 92.80
2. Dorrestijn, Jack - 85.50
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3. Whitaker, Adam - 84.50
4. Nikstad, Erik - 56.00
 
Heat #4
1. Fooshee, Tom - 100.00
2. Huebner, Kelbey - 88.00
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3. Burnstein, Danny - 78.00
4. Dorrestijn, Max - 73.50
 
Pro Men Cable Features Qualifying (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Smith, Ian - 96.50
2. Derome, Oli - 88.30
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3. Whitaker, Adam - 85.20
4. Derome, Raph - 00.00
 
Heat #2
1. Dreiling, John - 97.60
2. Huebner, Kelbey - 90.30
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3. Branch, Dylan - 82.10
4. Dannecker, Grayson - 70.00
 
Heat #3
1. Burress, Graeme - 92.80
2. Burnstein, Danny - 85.10
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3. Hibbs, Keegan - 78.40
4. Nikstad, Erik - 69.00
 
Heat #4
1. Worrall, Chad - 93.90
2. Elwood, Thomas - 87.10
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3. Pelot, Jake - 82.20
4. Karstedt, Cody - 68.80
5. Greer, Clayton - 68.00
 
Heat #5
1. Powell, Chandler - 94.70
2. Caldes, Pedro - 85.50
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3. Patry, Brady - 82.00
4. Holland, Adam - 70.20
5. Teich, Justin - 55.00
 
Heat #6
1. Fooshee, Tom - 92.80
2. Neville, Jamie - 89.60
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3. Voges, Kaden - 80.40
4. Knapp, Vinny - 65.90
5. Svoboda, Jay - 57.90
 
Rockstar Kicker Contest
1. Fooshee, Tom - Indy KGB 540
2. Powell, Chad - Method to Blind 540
3. Pelot, Jake - Mute Mobe 540

About Malibu
Malibu Boats is the world’s largest manufacturer of watersports towboats, with a worldwide market share of more than 50 percent. Malibu sells the Wakesetter and Response models—as well as the Axis Wake Research brand—through a global dealer network. With some 450 employees and three manufacturing facilities, in California, Tennessee, and Australia, Malibu builds boats to help you live a #lifewithoutlimits on the water.

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About Bel-Ray Action Sports Park, A Three Palms Facility
Bel-Ray Action Sports Park is a 255 acre park with various activities and venues available to the public. With the help of ESE We Make Tracks Inc., Bel-Ray Action Sports Park has been established as a premiere facility in the greater Houston area. Open 7 days a week, Bel-Ray Action Sports Park continuously develops its property to benefit the customer. With 5 premiere motocross tracks, 2 peewee tracks, and a Pit Bike Track Motocross is one of the main focuses of the park. 2015 also brought several exciting additions to the park including the development of our new BMX track, an on-site boat dealership (SMG) and Hangar 9 Wake Cable Park. Bel-Ray action wants to welcome Austin Singleton and SMG Wake and congratulate them on making Conroe, TX their new home. Bel-Ray Action Sports Park also offers other activities such as Camping, Jet Skiing, Fishing, an open venue available for rent, and adventure racing ready areas.
 
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 primary source for riders, event organizers and competitive standards. For more information on the WWA and events, check out thewwa.com.

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