STATISTICS: IBA Men's GSS Wins List

STATISTICS: IBA Men's GSS Wins List

  In 2011, the IBA (International Bodyboarding Association Pty. Ltd.) implemented it's new two-tier world tour platform...the GQS (Global Qualifier Series), and the top-level GSS (Grand Slam Series) which showcases the top 24 ranked bodyboarders in the world.  Here is the list of GSS Event Winners, Rookie of the Year recipients, and World Champions from the first two years along with photos, video highlights, and a break down of total wins per rider.  Not surprisingly, the two riders with the most wins in the first two years of the IBA GSS became world champions!  I will be updating the 2013 IBA GSS GoPro Bodyboarding World Tour results as the season progresses, so check back after the conclusion of each event for updated information and video higlights.



2011 IBA GSS WORLD TOUR:

EVENT #1: The Pipeline Pro (Oahu, Hawaii), February 15-25

WINNER: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

EVENT #2: The Box Pro (Margaret River, Western Australia), April 14-20

WINNER: Ryan Hardy (Australia)

EVENT #3: The Arica Chilean Challenge (Arica, Chile), May 20-29

WINNER: Guilherme Tamega (Brazil)

EVENT #4: The Zicatela Pro (Puerto Escondido, Mexico), August 4-13

WINNER: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

EVENT #5: The Sintra Portugal Pro (Sintra, Portugal), August 22-28

WINNER: Uri Valadao (Brazil)

EVENT #6: The Reunion Bodyboard Pro (Reunion Island, France), September 30 - October 9

WINNER: Alex Uranga (Basque)

EVENT #7: The Encanto Pro Puerto Rico (Isabela, Puerto Rico), November 2-13

WINNER: Pierre Louis Costes (France)

EVENT #8: The Fronton Pro (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), December 6-15

WINNER: Jason Finlay (Australia)

2011 IBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:  Alex Uranga (Basque)

2011 IBA GSS WORLD CHAMPION: Pierre Louis Costes (France)

2012 IBA GSS WORLD TOUR:

EVENT #1: The Pipe Challenge (Oahu, Hawaii), February 15-24

WINNER: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

EVENT #2: The Box Pro (Margaret River, western Australia), March 26 - April 4

WINNER: Mitch Rawlins (Australia)

EVENT #3: The Arica Chilean Challenge (Arica, Chile), May 18-27

WINNER: Dave Winchester (Australia)

EVENT #4: The Itacoatiara Pro (Niteroi, Brazil), June 7-17

WINNER: Dave Winchester (Australia)

EVENT #5: The Sintra Portugal Pro (Sintra, Portugal), August 28 - September 2nd

WINNER: Pierre Louis Costes (France)

EVENT #6: The Zicatela Pro (Puerto Escondido, Mexico), September 27 - October 6

WINNER: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

EVENT #7: The Encanto Pro Puerto Rico (Isabela, Puerto Rico), November 2-13

WINNER: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

EVENT #8: The Fronton Pro (Gran Canaria, Canary Islands), December 7-16

WINNER: Pierre Louis Costes (France)

2012 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Yoan Florentin (Reunion Island)

2012 IBA GSS WORLD CHAMPION: Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)

2013 IBA GOPRO GSS WORLD TOUR:

EVENT #1: The Pipe Challenge (Oahu, Hawaii), February 19 - March 1

WINNER: Ben Player (Australia)

EVENT #2: The NSW South Coast Crusade (New South Wales, Australia), April 18- May 1

WINNER: Amaury Lavernhe (Reunion Island)

EVENT #3: The Arica Chilean Challenge (Arica, Chile), May 17-26

WINNER: Ben Player (Australia)

EVENT #4: The Itacoatiara Challenge (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), June 6-16

WINNER: Amaury Lavernhe (Reunion Island)

2013 IBA ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: ?

2013 IBA GSS WORLD CHAMPION: Ben Player (Australia)


TOTAL IBA MEN'S GSS EVENT WINS:

Jeff Hubbard - 5 - Pipeline Pro (2011, 2012), Zicatela Pro (2011, 2012), Encanto Pro (2012)

Pierre Louis Costes - 3 - Encanto Pro (2011), Sintra Pro (2012), Fronton Pro (2012)

Dave Winchester - 2 - Arica Chilean Challenge (2012), Itacoatiara Pro (2012)

Ben Player - 2 - Pipeline Challenge (2013), Arica Chilean Challenge (2013)

Amaury Lavernhe - 2 - The NSW South Coast Crusade (2013), The Itacoatiara Pro (2013)

TIED with 1 event win each - Ryan Hardy, Guilherme Tamega, Uri Valadao, Alex Uranga, Jason Finlay, and Mitch Rawlins.



IBA MEN'S GSS WORLD CHAMPIONS:

2011 World Champion - Pierre Louis Costes

2012 World Champion - Jeff Hubbard

2013 World Champion - Ben Player

  For more information, photos, video highlights, and live webcasts from the IBA, as well as to follow along with the 2013 IBA GoPro GSS World Tour, please be sure to vist the following links:

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  Stay tuned to BODYBOARDING 101 for everything bodyboarding related, including a more comprehensive "Career Wins List" later this year.  Until the next time, I'm Steve "Action" Jackson.  I'll see you in the water...YEEEWWW!!!

HISTORY: 2011 IBA Pipeline Pro

HISTORY: 2011 IBA Pipeline Pro

  You might be wondering why I am focusing on 2011, and asking yourself, "How can 2011 be history?  It was only a couple of years ago!"  Well,  the 2011 IBA Pipeline Pro is historically significant for several reasons.

REASON #1:    First and foremost, 2011 was the premiere year of the two tier format for the IBA (International Bodyboarding Association Party Ltd.) world tour...debuting the GQS (Global Qualifier Series), and the GSS (Grand Slam Series)which features the top 24 ranked bodyboarders in the world.  The 2011 IBA Pipeline Pro was the first official event of the new IBA GSS world tour.

REASON #2:  The Legends Exhibition.  In a show of respect for bodyboarding's past and the heritage of bodyboarding at Pipeline,  the IBA invited previous champions and innovators of the sport to the event for an "exhibition final."  For a short while, the sport of bodyboarding was able to turn back the hands of time, with these riders in the water...Pat Caldwell (Hawaii), the inventor of the el rollo.  Hauoli Reeves (Hawaii), the aerial innovator.  1986 World Champion Ben Severson (Hawaii).  1993 World Champion Mike "Eppo" Eppulstun (Australia).  1997 Pipeline Champion Steve "Bullet" Mackenzie (Australia).

From Left to Right: Legends Exhibition competitors Pat Caldwell, Hauoli Reeves, Ben Severson, "Eppo," and "Bullet." Photo: IBA/Specker.

2011 Pipeline DK Champion Kim Feast (Australia).  Photo: IBA/Specker

2011 Pipeline Women's Champion Neymara Carvalho (Brasil).

REASON #3:  Jeff Hubbard's epic come-from-behind win.  With five minutes remaining in the final, young Australian Tom Rigby had a commanding lead with a combined two-wave score of 14.65.  Jeff Hubbard was in 4th place in combination situation (needing two new high scores).  Jeff scored a 9.75 and a 9.5 for a combined score of 19.25 out of a possible 20 to take the win...an amazing comeback and a truly legendary performance!

Hawaii's Jeff Hubbard celebrating his win at the 2011 IBA Pipeline Pro.  Photo: IBA

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HISTORY: Men's Pipeline Champions

HISTORY: Men's Pipeline Champions


  From 1982 to 1994, the Pipeline event served as a stand-alone world championship for the sport of bodyboarding.  The winner would be crowned not only as the Pipeline Champion, but the World Champion as well.  Even as the sport of bodyboarding progressed and evolved into a world tour...first in the form of the GOB (Global Organization of Bodyboarders), then the IBA (International Bodyboarding Association), and its current governing body by way of the APB (Association of Professional Bodyboarders)...Pipeline has remained as one of the crown jewels for our sport.  every bodyboarder dreams of winning at Pipeline.  It is still the benchmark for all of us, a proving ground for each bodyboarder's wave riding abilities.  These are the men whom have written their names into the history books of bodyboarding with their demonstations of skill and courage in taking on "Her Majesty."  Here are the Men's Pipeline Champions!

Bodyboarding's first Pipeline World Champion, Hawaiian Daniel Kaimi.  Photo: Chris Stroh's Bodyboard Museum

1982 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships
(held in December 1982)

1.  Daniel Kaimi - Hawaii
2.  Jack Lindholm - Hawaii
3.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
4.  Joe Teipel - Hawaii


1983 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships
(held in December 1983)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Pat Caldwell - Hawaii
3.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
4.  Jack Lindholm - Hawaii


1984 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships
(originally scheduled for December 1984, it was rescheduled and run in January 1985)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Pat Caldwell - Hawaii
3.  Jack Lindholm - Hawaii
4.  Tom Boyle - Hawaii

1986 Pipe contest. (From Left to Right) Jack Linholm (6th place), Mike Stewart (2nd place), Keith Sasaki (4th place), JP Patterson (5th place), Pat Caldwell (3rd place), and Ben Severson (Champion). Photo: Bodyboard Museum.

1986 Morey Boogie International Professional Championships
(held in January 1986)

1.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
2.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
3.  Pat Caldwell - Hawaii
4.  Keith Sasaki - Hawaii


1987 Morey Boogie Bodyboard Championships
(held in January 1987)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
3.  Tom Boyle - Hawaii
4.  JP Patterson - California


1988 Crush International Bodyboard Championships
(held in January 1988)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Dean Marzol - Hawaii
3.  Pat Caldwell - Hawaii
4.  Alexandre de Pontes - Brasil


1989 Crush International Bodyboard Championships
(held in January 1989)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
3.  Keith Sasaki - Hawaii
4.  Jay Reale - USA

11x Pipeline Champion Mike Stewart has experienced a level of consistency and success  that  will most likely never be witnessed again in the sport of bodyboarding!

1990 Morey Boogie International Bodyboard Championships
(held in January 1990)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
3.  Alexandre de Pontes - Brasil
4.  Chris Burkart - Hawaii


1991 Morey Boogie World Championships
(held in January 1991)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Kainoa McGee - Hawaii
3.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
4.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil


1992 Morey Boogie Pro Championships
(held in January 1992)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Kainoa McGee - Hawaii
3.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
4.  Alexandre de Pontes - Brasil

With his 1993 win at Pipeline, "Eppo" became the first Australian/ non-Hawaiian to win the event and become world champion.

1993 Morey Boogie Pro Championships
(held in January 1993)

1.  Mike "Eppo" Eppelstun - Australia
2.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
3.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
4.  Aka Lyman - Hawaii


1994 Morey Boogie Pro Championships
(held in January 1994)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Ben Severson - Hawaii
3.  Ben Holland - Australia
4.  Brian Wise - USA

2x Pipeline Champion Guilherme Tamega's 10-point ride at the 1994 Pipeline Pro helped propel him to his first Pipe victory.  Photo: Chris Stroh's Bodyboarding Museum.

1995 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1994 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 1995)

1.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
2.  Kainoa McGee - Hawaii
3.  Paul Tarpley - Hawaii
4.  Matt Walbrou - Tahiti



1996 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1995 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 1996)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Spencer Skipper - Hawaii
3.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
4.  Alistair Taylor - South Africa

1993 Pipeline Champion Mike "Eppo" Eppelstun and 1997 Pipeline Champion Steve "Bullet" Mackenzie on the beach during the 2011 Pipeline Pro. Photo: Bodyboarding 101.

1997 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1996 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 1997)

1.  Steve "Bullet" Mackenzie - Australia
2.  Kainoa McGee - Hawaii
3.  Daniel Rocha - Brasil
4.  Alistair Taylor - South Africa


1998 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1997 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 1998)

1.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
2.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
3.  Kainoa McGee - Hawaii
4.  Alistair Taylor - South Africa


1999 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1998 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 1999)

1.  Andre Botha -South Africa
2.  Steve Mackenzie - Australia
3.  Ben Holland - Australia
4.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil

Andre Botha's back-to-back wins at Pipeline helped him make history in several ways.  He  is the first and only South African bodyboarder to win Pipeline, the first South African to win a world title (1998 and 1999), and in doing so became the youngest Men's Champion (17) in bodyboarding history.  Photo: Chris Stroh's Bodyboard Museum

2000 Morey Bodyboards World Championships
(1999 GOB World Tour, held in January 2000)

1.  Andre Botha - South Africa
2.  Ruben "Babby" Quinones - Puerto Rico
3.  Lanson Ronquilio - Hawaii
4.  Nicolas Capdeville - France


2001 Mike Stewart Science Pipeline Pro
(2000 GOB World Tour finale, held in January 2001)

1.  Andrew Lester - Australia
2.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
3.  Jesse Cooper - Hawaii
4.  David Perez - Spain


2002 Mike Stewart Science Pipeline Pro
(2001 GOB World Super Tour finale, held in January 2002)

1.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
2.  Ben Player - Australia
3.  Ryan Hardy - Australia
4.  Rui Ferreira - Portugal


2003 Rockstar Games Pipeline Pro
(2002 GOB World Super Tour, held Jan. 30- Feb. 7 2003)

1.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
2.  Andre Botha - South Africa
3.  Ben Player - Australia
4.  Alistair Taylor - South Africa

2x Pipeline Champion Damian King. Photo: IBA

2004 Rockstar Games Pipeline Pro
(2003 IBA World Super Tour, held in January 2004)

1.  Damian King - Australia
2.  Spencer Skipper - Hawaii
3.  Rui Ferreira - Portugal
4.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil


2005- No Pipeline Event
(2004 IBA World Super Tour finale was held at Honolua, Maui)


2006 Rockstar Games Pipeline Pro
(2005 IBA World Tour finale, held in January 2006)

1.  Damian King - Australia
2.  Ben Player - Australia
3.  Ryan Hardy - Australia
4.  Cedric Defaure - France


2007 Rockstar Games Pipeline Pro
(2006 IBA World Tour finale, held in January 2007)

1.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
2.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
3.  Amaury Lavernhe - Reunion Island
4.  Andre Botha - South Africa


2008 IBA Pipeline Pro
(IBA World Tour, held in February 2008)

1.  Paulo Barcellos - Brasil
2.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
3.  Uri Valadão - Brasil
4.  Hugo Pinheiro - Portugal


2009 IBA Turbo Pipeline Pro
(IBA World Tour, held in February 2009)

1.  Ryan Hardy - Australia
2.  Pierre Louis Costes - France
3.  Guilherme Tâmega - Brasil
4.  Dave Winchester - Australia


2010 IBA Turbo Pipeline Pro
(IBA World Tour, held in February 2010)

1.  Amaury Lavernhe - Reunion Island
2.  Diego Cabrera - Canary Islands
3.  Jared Houston - South Africa
4.  Damian King - Australia

Commentators Steve "Action" Jackson (left) and Manny Vargas (right) congratulating  Jeff Hubbard after his win at the 2011 Pipeline Pro.  Photo: Beeg Todd.

2011 IBA Pipeline Pro
(IBA World Tour, held in February 2011)

1.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
2.  Tom Rigby - Australia
3.  Jared Houston - South Africa
4.  Dallas Singer - Australia


2012 IBA Pipe Challenge
(IBA Grand Slam Series World Tour, held in February 2012)

1.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
2.  Mike Stewart - Hawaii
3.  Dave Winchester - Australia
4. Sam Bennett - Australia


2013 IBA GoPro Pipe Challenge
(IBA GSS World Tour, February 16th - March 1st))

1.  Ben Player - Australia
2.  Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
3.  Pierre Louis Costes - France
4.  Dave Hubbard - Hawaii


2014 APB Pipe Challenge
(APB World Tour, February 18th-28th)

1. Ben Player - Australia
2. Uri Valadão - Brasil
3. Spencer Skipper - Hawaii
4. Jared Houston - South Africa

2x Pipeline Champion Ben Player. Photo: Riptide

2015 - No Pipeline Contest


2016 Mike Stewart Pipeline Invitational
(APB World Bodyboarding Tour, February 18th - March 5th)

1. Pierre Louis Costes - France
2. Jacob Romero - Hawaii
3. Jared Houston - South Africa
4. Lewy Finnegan - Australia

2016 Pipeline Champion and 2x World Champion PLC. Photo: APB.

2017 Mike Stewart Pipeline Invitational
(APB World Tour, February 25th - March 10th)

1. Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
2. Iain Campbell - South Africa
3. Alex Uranga - Basque
4. Ben Player - Australia

2018 - No Pipeline Contest

2019 Mike Stewart Pipeline Invitational
(APB World Tour, confirmed for February 24th - March 8th)

The information from 1982-2010 was compiled by Craig Hadden of the Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB).

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

IN THIS EDITION: Pipeline Competitor Check-in, 2013 IBA Rule Book, T&C Go Big Promo

2013 IBA GOPRO PIPE CHALLENGE COMPETITOR CHECK-IN IS TODAY!

  OAHU, HAWAII-  Competitor check-in for the 2013 IBA GoPro Pipe Challenge is scheduled for today (14 February 2013) from 12pm-4pm at the Turtle Bay Resort.  For more details, and to download the registration form, please visit the following link:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2013/02/iba-gopro-pipe-challenge-entry-form/

2013 IBA RULE BOOK AVAILABLE FOR FREE DOWNLOAD

(From Left to Right) IBA judges Dave Kelly (Hawaii), Kevin McAlister (New Zealand), and Craig Hadden (Australia) will be putting the new 2013 IBA Rule Book to use at each and every world tour event!

  OAHU, HAWAII-  With the 2013 IBA World Tour season about to get under way with the Pipe Challenge, the new rule book for this season has been made available for free download.  To download your  free copy of the new 2013 IBA World Tour Rule Book, please click on the following link:

http://ibaworldtour.com/iba-rule-book/



T&C SURF DESIGNS "GO BIG!" PROMO THIS SATURDAY

  OAHU, HAWAII-  T&C Surf Designs' "Go Big!" Promo will be held at the center court of Windward Mall this Saturday (16 February 2013) from 1pm-3pm.  Top professional bodyboarders such as 3x World Champion Jeff Hubbard and 9x World Champion Mike Stewart along with many others will be in attendance for autographs, photos, and promotional giveaways.

NEWS UPDATE: 2013 Pipe Challenge Re-instated!

NEWS UPDATE: 2013 Pipe Challenge Re-instated!

  OAHU, HAWAII-  Following a tumultuous week in which the International Bodyboarding Association was forced to cancel the 2013 IBA Pipe Challenge, then salvage it as a "Specialty Event," the Pipe Challenge has officially been re-insated as a full GSS (Grand Slam Series) event awarding the appropriate prize money and world tour points.  For the official press release from the IBA, please click on the following link:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2013/02/2013-iba-pipe-challenge-officially-re-instated/

For all of the latest news, stay tuned to "IBA World Tour" on Facebook and the official IBA website:

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NEWS UPDATE: 2013 Pipe Challenge Update

NEWS UPDATE: 2013 Pipe Challenge Update

  OAHU, HAWAII-  The International Bodyboarding Association has confirmed that the 2013 IBA Pipe Challenge will run as a "Specialty Event" in the originally scheduled competition window of February 16th - March 1st.  The event will be managed locally by 1986 World Champion Ben Severson and USBA (United Sates Bodyboarding Association) Tour Director Jason Bitzer.  For the official press release from IBA Tour Manager Alex Leon, please click on the following link:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2013/02/2013-iba-pipeline-challenge-update/

To follow all of the news on this story as it continues to develop, stay tuned to "IBA World Tour" on Facebook as well as the official IBA website:

www.ibaworldtour.com

As always, stay tuned to BODYBOARDING 101 for all the latest updates!