Hansen Closes in on Fourth Consecutive World Title.
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Hansen Closes in on Fourth Consecutive World Title
Orlando, Fla. – Nearly 100 professional riders hit the waters of the Orlando Watersports Complex today for the 17th annual ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra, but only one was there to compete for his fourth consecutive world title – Reed Hansen.
Hansen, a 20-year-old professional wakeskater from Groveland, Fla., is now one round away from pulling off the fourpeat, as he won his semifinal heat today to advance onto Sunday’s Pro Wakeskate finals.
“I felt that I really put it together out there today,” said Hansen. “It was the closest I’ve gotten to a standup run, so I’m feeling pretty stoked right now.”
Hansen posted a score of 81.67 for his semifinal run, which consisted of eight ‘bangers’ including a Switch Backside Late Shove – the first time the defending champ landed the trick in a contest.
“I still have a couple of tricks up my sleeve if I need to use them in the finals,” said Hansen. “This is my favorite contest and I enjoy winning it.”
Hansen and the three other Pro Wakeskate finalists will face off in the deciding round tomorrow, Sunday, Aug. 22 at 1:30 p.m.
The ROCKSTAR WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra concludes tomorrow, Aug. 22, with the ticketed event running from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the gate on event dates for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under).
In addition to all the action on the water; on land, spectators will enjoy great food and music; athlete autograph signings; chances to win freebies; and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.
Spectators can also pick up their share of $10,000 in free gift cards from Overton’s, the official water-sports retailer of the King of Wake series. Fans can also register to win a $500 Overton’s catalog shopping spree.
The WWA Wakeboard World Championships is the solely owned property of the World Wakeboard Association (WWA). With 27 Affiliate countries world wide 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.
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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: Rockstar Energy Drink, Supra boats, Overton’s, Indmar, Peavey, Mona Vie, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Byerly, Oakley, Sayiwon’t, Epiphone, WakeBoarding magazine, Fuel TV and Allisports.com.
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About King of Wake
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SATURDAY, AUGUST 21 – DAY 3 RESULTS:
Pro Women – Semifinal #1
1. Raimi Merritt USA 68.33
2. Melissa Marquardt USA 60.00
3. Emily Copeland Durham USA 50.00
4. Anna Hajek USA 35.00
Pro Women – Semifinal #2
1. Amber Wing AUS 76.67
2. Hayley Smith AUS 65.00
3. Tarah Mikacich USA 56.67
4. Ashley Leugner CAN 40.00
5. Emylee Wright USA 30.00
Pro Women – Semifinal #3
1. Nicola Butler GRB 80.00
2. Meagan Ethell USA 66.67
3. Bec Gange AUS 50.00
4. Megan Blaschka USA 43.33
5. Corrie Dyer USA 33.33
Pro Wakeskate – Semifinal #1
1. Brian Grubb USA 66.67
2. Stuart Shinn USA 56.67
3. Grant Roberts USA 46.67
Pro Wakeskate – Semifinal #2
1. Reed Hansen USA 81.67
2. Danny Hampson USA 70.00
3. George Daniels USA 56.67
Pro Women’s Wakeskate – Semifinal #1
1. Jen GilanFarr USA 75.00
2. Cassandra Scott USA 60.00
3. Kristine Gagnier USA 46.67
4. Kiyoka Fujihara JPN 33.33
Pro Veterans – Semifinal #1
1. Dean Lavelle USA 70.00
2. Glen Fletcher USA 60.00
Masters – Semifinal #1
1. Mario Manzoli BRA 70.00
2. Billy Garcia USA 60.00
3. Kenichi Suzuki JPN 50.00
4. German Brito MEX 40.00
5. Takahiro Makino JPN 26.67
Masters – Semifinal #2
1. Jeremy Baker USA 78.33
2. Paul Boyd USA 63.33
3. Brent Anderson USA 53.33
4. Steve Jones USA 45.00
5. Rodrigo Martins MEX 33.33
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #1
1. Andrew Adkison USA 73.33
2. Olivier Derome CAN 71.67
3. Ben Greenwodd USA 63.33
4. Jason Bannatyne CAN 51.67
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #2
1. Trevor Hansen USA 68.33
2. Bryan Hutton USA 63.33
3. Kirby Liesmann USA 55.00
4. James Hindes USA 45.00
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #3
1. Adam Errington SCT 73.33
2. Josh Palma USA 65.00
3. AJ Racinelli USA 55.00
4. Jimmy Trask USA 41.67
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #4
1. Jimmy LaRiche USA 71.67
2. Shaun Murray USA 66.67
3. Joey Bradley USA 55.00
4. Marcelo Giardi BRA NS
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #5
1. Danny Harf USA 71.67
2. Keith Lyman USA 66.67
3. Zane Schwenk USA 56.67
4. Derek Grasman USA 11.67
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #6
1. Dean Smith AUS 80.00
2. Austin Hair USA 75.00
3. Tony Carroll USA 68.33
4. Anthony Hollick USA 58.33
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #7
1. Bob Soven USA 76.67
2. Danny Burnstein USA 63.33
3. Lachlan Burgess IRL 48.33
4. Paul Hernaez FRA 43.33
5. Sam Thomson AUS 36.67
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #8
1. Rusty Malinoski CAN 81.67
2. Kyle Rattray CAN 68.33
3. Erik Ruck USA 58.33
4. Kevin Henshaw CAN 43.33
5. Scotty Broome AUS NS
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #9
1. Phillip Soven USA 81.67
2. Shawn Watson USA 71.67
3. Padiwat Jaemjan THA 58.33
4. Jeff Weatherall NZL 45.00
5. Chad Sharpe CAN 36.67
Pro Men – Quarterfinal #10
1. Harley Clifford AUS 91.67
2. Danny Thollander USA 71.67
3. Phillip Aslinger USA 66.67
4. Josh Sanders AUS 60.00
5. Daniel Watkins AUS 51.67
