The 2005 IBA (International Bodyboarding Association) World Tour holds historic significance for several reasons. This season saw Ben Player (Australia) win the first of his three (3) Men's world titles. 2005, also, saw Dave Hubbard (Hawaii) claim the first of his six (6) Drop Knee world titles. Then, in what may very well be the most important piece of history from the 2005 season, Kira Llewellyn (Australia) became the first non-Brazilian to win the Women's world title in bodyboarding history. Listed below is a rundown of the final rankings for the 2005 Men's World Tour (MWT), Women's World Tour (WWT), and Drop Knee World Tour (DKWT).
2005 IBA MWT Final Rankings:
1. Ben Player (Australia)
2. Mitch Rawlins (Australia)
3. Damian King (Australia)
4. Dave Winchester (Australia)
5. Uri Valadão (Brazil)
6. Ryan Hardy (Australia)
7. John Showell (Australia)
8. Guilherme Tâmega (Brazil)
9. Cedric Defaure (France)
10. Sean Virtue (Australia)
11. Josh Kirkman (Australia)
=12. Toby Player (Australia)
=12. Dave Hubbard (Hawaii)
14. David Perez (Spain)
15. Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)
16. Luis Villar (Brazil)
=17. Brae Pettiford (Australia)
=17. Doug Showell (Australia)
=17. Alex Bunting (Australia)
20. Paulo Barcellos (Brazil)
21. Pierre Louis Costes (France)
22. Andrew Lester (Australia)
23. Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
24. Mike Stewart (Hawaii)
2005 IBA WWT Final Rankings:
1. Kira Llewellyn (Australia)
2. Heloise Bourroux (Guadeloupe)
3. Mandy Zeiren (Australia)
4. Eunate Aguirre (Basque)
5. Marina Taylor (Canary Islands)
6. Naara Carolyne (Brazil)
7. Lilly Pollard (Australia)
8. Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
9. Aoi Koike (Japan)
10. Maylla Venturin (Brazil)
11. Neymara Carvalho (Brazil)
12. Natasha Sagardia (Puerto Rico)
13. Daniela Freitas (Brazil)
14. Akemi Saito (Brazil)
15. Emma Roby (Australia)
16. Lumar Guittard (Venezuela)
17. Paloma Freyggang (Chile)
18. Rita Pires (Portugal)
19. Miku Nakamura (Japan)
20. Megwyn Saunders (Venezuela)
21. Clare McGowan (England)
22. Luz Marie Grande (Puerto Rico)
23. Mihi Wells (New Zealand)
24. Alice Gironella (Guadeloupe)
2005 IBA DKWT Final Rankings:
1. Dave Hubbard (Hawaii)
2. Grant Malony (Australia)
3. Bud Miyamoto (Hawaii)
4. Kainoa McGee (Hawaii)
5. Mason Rose (Australia)
6. Brandon Foster (South Africa)
7. Ricky Alvarez (Hawaii)
8. Matt Lackey (Australia)
9. Kim Feast (Australia)
10. Nick Shand (Hawaii)
11. Kyle Matsumoto (Hawaii)
12. Jason McCarthy (Australia)
13. Matt Klimowicz (Australia)
14. Leroy Kaiwi (Hawaii)
15. Micah McMullin (Hawaii)
16. John Gibson (Australia)
17. Colin Black (Hawaii)
18. Eddie Wearne (Australia)
19. Katsunori Kato (Japan)
20. Yukihisa Yamada (Japan)
=21. Eli Welch (Hawaii)
=21. Jake Sharp (Australia)
=21. Hisashi Nozaki (Japan)
=21. Pancho Galdos (Peru)
=21. Chris Apps (Australia)
All Final Rankings information has been made available to BODYBOARDING 101 courtesy of Craig Hadden at the APB (Association of Professional Bodyboarders).
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