14 Divisions Open Competition at Day One of Prestigious Event

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Pleasant Prairie, WI. — One of the largest and most prestigious action sports events on the planet returned to Pleasant Prairie with the opening day of the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra. Over the course of the next four days, more than 200 of the world’s best professional and amateur wakeboarders and wakeskaters, ranging in age from seven to 50+, will compete in the annual event for a shot at a coveted world title.
 
Opening Worlds in grand fashion today were 14 divisions featuring male and female riders from across the planet. Paramount day one performances came from the Junior Men, which was the day’s most competitive division with 16 riders across three heats. Australian rider Lewis Watt showed off a full arsenal of tricks including wake-to-wake rotating aerials, technical grabs and overall stylish riding to claim first place in his heat posting a divisions high score of 85.00 to advance to tomorrow’s finals. Fellow countrymen Shannon Speering and Joel Bartley also won their heats giving the Aussies a clean sweep in the Junior Pro semifinals. Both riders put on impressive runs that featured smooth toe-side and heel-side riding while boosting huge airs off one of the world’s best wake’s from the Supra SA550.
 
“We are thrilled to bring Worlds back to Pleasant Prairie,” said Chris Bischoff, competition director. “Wisconsin is a haven for water sports enthusiasts and today’s crowd was treated to some excellent riding from athletes in the amateur, veterans and masters divisions. They set the stage for some dramatic finals heats tomorrow when the first of the 2013 World Champions will be crowned.”
 
Wakeskaters also took advantage of the calm Lake Andrea waters today for semifinal heats. Turning the ultra smooth Supra SC550 wake into his personal launch ramp, Cristobal Mendez registered the discipline’s run of the day. Meshing wake-to-wake airs with highly-technical flip tricks, Mendez registered a day-high score of 70.00 to place him as the favorite in tomorrow’s World Championship finals heat.
 
Tomorrow’s action is free and open to the public. Saturday and Sunday’s competitions are ticketed events. Online adult tickets are available for $7 (46% off the gate price) and include an exclusive Overton’s discount code for online buyers only. Gate prices are: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under).
 
For more information on the Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra, visit KingofWake.com.
 
The Rockstar WWA Wakeboard World Championships presented by Supra is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla., and has the support of the following sponsors: Supra Boats, Rockstar Energy Drink, WWA, Overton’s, Indmar, Polaroid Action, Ronix, Fox, Zeal Optics, CWB, Hyperlite, Liquid Force, Byerly, Peavey, Sayiwon’t, Epiphone and TransWorld WAKEBOARDING magazine.
 
Results - Day 1
 
Veterans Semifinals (all riders advance)
1. Matt Vermillion - 80.00
2. Darren Holsey - 61.67
3. Hideshi Nakayama - 36.67
 
Men II Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Nick Cankar - 70.00
2. Michael Vincz - 58.33
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3. Rob Corum - 50.00
4. Brian Brech - 50.00
 
Heat #2
1. Corbin Blanton - 70.00
2. Tom Pazerunas - 60.00
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3. Marcos Torres - 50.00
 
Jr. Men Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Shannon Speering - 73.33
2. Guenther Oka - 61.67
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3. Cody Coffey - 50.00
4. Michael Welsh - 40.00
5. Hector Morales - 33.33
6. Cullen Rumford - 23.33
 
Heat #2
1. Lewis Watt - 85.00
2. Jake Pelot - 70.00
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3. Ethan Rau - 58.33
4. Jorge Perez Gordillo - 50.00
5. Clayton Holladay - 38.33
 
Heat #3
1. Joel Bartley - 80.00
2. Chad Payton - 58.33
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3. Andres Cebalos - 51.00
4. Austin Ferguson - 50.00
5. James Loisel - 33.33
 
Jr. Women Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Sofia Dinatale - 63.33
2. Alyssa Rokita - 48.33
3. Gianna Dinatale - 41.67
4. Abigail Prowse - 33.33
 
Amateur Women Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Carolina Rodriguez - 85.87
 
Masters Women Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Joy Manning - 83.33
2. Natalie Graham - 56.67
 
Veterans Women Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Susan Sheehan - 60.00
2. Kat Laird - 50.00
 
Girls Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Hollie Waldrop - 63.33
2. Sarah Deary - 51.67
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3. Sofia Monroy - 33.00
4. Holly Watt - 24.00
 
Heat #2
1. Mary Morgan Howell - 50.00
2. Hallie Bauer - 36.67
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3. Jessica Herman - 26.67
 
Jr. Boys Beginner Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Daniel Johnson - 62.33
2. Brett Powell - 50.00
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3. Laird Stidham - 40.00
 
Heat #2
1. Benjamin Brown - 69.00
2. Xavier Olea Vorhauer - 57.00
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3. Karson Prowse - 57.00
 
Jr. Girls Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Kyla Hendricks - 63.00
2. Sofia Mendez - 57.00
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3. Palmer Howell - 44.33
 
Heat #2
1. Sydney Deary - 59.67
2. Kaitlyn Adams - 51.67
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3. Bailey Brown - 38.33
 
Amateur Wakeskate Semifinal (all riders advance)
1. Cristobal Mendez - 70.00
2. Alex Hale - 51.67
3. Josh Hamon - 43.33
 
Jr. Boys Semifinals (all riders advance)
1. Fynn Bullock - 89.67
2. Rocker Stiener - 86.33
3. Thomas Herman - 78.33
4. Gabriel Benetton - 68.33
5. Pablo Monroy - 36.33
 
Boys Beginner Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Garrett Coleman - 71.67
2. Trystan Semon - 58.33
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3. Joao Bennetton - 56.67
4. Drew Drennan - 43.33
 
Heat #2
1. Kenny Prowse - 60.00
2. Andy Birch - 55.00
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3. Kai Stidham - 50.00
 
Boys Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Sam Brown - 87.33
2. Nicholas Brown - 72.67
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3. Tyler Worrall - 60.00
4. Drew Rokita - 46.67
 
Heat #2
1. Kevin Duffy - 74.33
2. Elliot Digney - 63.33
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3. Bryson Hancock - 56.67
4. Zach McCauley - 36.67
 
Heat #3
1. Tyler Sommer - 78.33
2. Tyler Higham - 66.67
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3. Erik Schroeder - 58.33
 
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About the WWA
The World Wakeboard Association is the global leader in wake sport sanctioning. The WWA owns and operates the WWA Wakeboard World Series, WWA Wakeboard National Championships, WWA Wakeboard World Championships, WWA Wake Park National Championships, WWA Wake Park Triple Crown, WWA Wake Park World Series, WWA Wake Park World Championships, WWA Pro Card and WWA Rider Experience. With 27 affiliate countries worldwide, the WWA is the global leader in the sport of wake. 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.
 
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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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