HISTORY: 2002 GOB WST Final Rankings

HISTORY: 2002 GOB World Super Tour Final Rankings

  The G.O.B. (Global Organization of Bodyboarders, also known as GO Bodyboarders) was the governing organization for the first professional bodyboarding world tour which ran from 1994-2002.  Prior to the GOB, bodyboarding had crowned its men's and women's world champions through a single world championship event, Pipeline, each year.  The Pipeline World Championship was run by the Honolulu Bodysurfing Club (1982-1992) and the original incarnation of the APB (Association of Professional Bodyboarders, 1993-1994).  The first year of the GOB started with the men, and the women were added to the tour in 1995.  The men had a two-tier system, the WQT (World Qualifying Tour) and the WST (World Super Tour).  The top 8 from the final WQT rankings became eligible to compete in the following year's WST.  If one or more of those eight riders qualified by finishing in the top 16 of the WST, the slot was offered to the next person in the rankings to round out the field of 24 WST competitors for the season.  2002 was the last year of the GOB, before transitioning into the IBA (International Bodyboarding Association, 2003-2013).  Here are the final rankings for the 2002 GOB Men's World Super Tour.


2002 GOB Men's WST Final Rankings:

1. Guilherme Tâmega (Brazil)
2. Andrew Lester (Australia)
3. Sean Virtue (Australia)
4. Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii)
5. Beau Day (Australia)
6. Ben Player (Australia)
7. Alistair Taylor (South Africa)
8. Andre Botha (South Africa)
9. Damian King (Australia)
10. Ryan Hardy (Australia)
11. Jason Hazle (Australia)
12. Kelly Hunt (Hawaii)
13. Graham Miller (Australia)
14. Toby Player (Australia)
15. Mike Stewart (Hawaii)
16. Tyson Williams (Australia)
17. Joe Jordanoff (Australia)
18. Paulo Barcellos (Brazil)
19. Steve "Bullet" Mackenzie (Australia)
20. Ben Holland (Australia)
21. Spencer Skipper (Hawaii)
22. Mitch Rawlins (Australia)
23. Masanori Matsuda (Japan)
24. Jason Bitzer (United States)


  All Final Rankings information has been made available to BODYBOARDING 101 courtesy of Craig Hadden at the APB (Association of Professional Bodyboarders).

HISTORY: 2005 IBA World Tour Final Rankings

HISTORY: 2005 IBA World Tour Final Rankings

  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).

HISTORY: ETB Champions

HISTORY: ETB Champions

European Tour of Bodyboard

2014 EBT Women's Champion Joana Schenker.

ETB WOMEN'S CHAMPIONS
2015: Joana Schenker (Portugal)
2014: Joana Schenker (Portugal)
2013: Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
2012: Nicholle Calheiros (Brazil)
2011: Eunate Aquirre (Basque)
2010: Rita Pires (Portugal)
2009: Marta Fernandez (Portugal)
2008: Heloise Bourroux (France)
2007: Eunate Aquirre (Basque)
2006: Heloise Bourroux (France)
2005: Heloise Bourroux (France)
2004: Neymara Carvalho (Brazil)
2003: Marina Taylor (Canary Islands)
2002: Marina Taylor (Canary Islands)
2001: Heloise Bourroux (France)
2000: Rita Pires (Portugal)
1999: Rita Pires (Portugal)
1998: Catarina Sousa (Portugal)

3x ETB Men's Champion Pierre Louis Costes.

ETB MEN'S CHAMPIONS
2015: Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2014: Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2013: Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2012: Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2011: Yeray Martinez (Canary Islands)
2010: Jeremy Arnoux (France)
2009: Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
2008: Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
2007: Silvano Lourenço (Portugal)
2006: Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
2005: David Perez (Spain)
2004: Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
2003: Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
2002: Cedric Dufaure (France)
2001: Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
2000: David Perez (Spain)
1999: Nicolas Capdeville (France)
1998: Hugo Carvalho (Portugal)

For more information, please be sure to visit:

www.eurosurfing.org

RECAP: 2014 ETB Final Rankings

RECAP: 2014 ETB Final Rankings

European Tour of  Bodyboard

MEN'S
1. Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2. Máxime Castillo (France)
3. Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal)
4. Silvano Lourenço (Portugal)
5. Ayoub Rachidi (Morocco)
6. Ayoub Soussi (Morocco)
7. Manuel Centeno (Portugal)
8. Brahim Iddouch (Morocco)
9. Bats Jerome (France)
10. Anass Adli (Morocco)


WOMEN'S
1. Joana Schenker (Portugal)
2. Teresa Almeida (Portugal)
3. Catarina Sousa (Portugal)
4. Marta Leitão (Portugal)
5. Fatima Zahara (Morocco)
6. Carina Carvalho (Portugal)
7. Teresa Duarte (Portugal)
8. Ana Adão (Portugal)
9. Soukaina Aghouali (Morocco)
10. Cristina Lorenzo (Spain)

For more information, please be sure to visit:

www.eurosurfing.org

Press Release from Surfer Today

PROFILE: 2015 ETB Tour

PROFILE: 2015 European Tour of Bodyboard

EVENT #1: La Salie Pro
La Salie, Arcachon, France
April 17-19

2011 World Champion and defending 3x Euro Champ PLC wins at La Salie!

MEN'S RESULTS
1. Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2. Mickael Kerlir (France)
3. Anas Haddar (Morocco)
4. Brahim Iddouch (Morocco)

Defending Euro Women's Champion Joana Schenker picks up where she left off, with a win a La Salie!

WOMEN'S RESULTS
1. Joana Schenker (Portugal)
2. Alexandra Rinder (Canary Islands)
3. Teresa Almeida (Portugal)
4. Madi Fernandez (Basque)


EVENT #2: Miss Sumol Cup
Costa Nova/Ílhavo, Aveiro, Portugal
August 29-30


EVENT #3: Azores Bodyboard Pro
Areias Sta. Barbara Ribeira Grande, Azores, Portugal
September 5-6


EVENT #4: Bodyboard Girls Experience Madeira 2015
Praia Fajã de Areia S. Vicente, Madeira, Portugal
October 3-4 or 10-11


EVENT #5: Morocco Bodyboard Pro
TBC

For more information, please be sure to visit:

www.eurosurfing.org

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

IN THIS EDITION:  Hubb Suffers Broken Foot, PLC and Schenker Win at La Salie Pro, Ohhara wins Nijima Pro.


HUBB SUFFERS BROKEN FOOT

 
  HAWAII-  3x World Champion Jeff Hubbard has suffered a broken foot.  Here is what he had to say on his Facebook page (April 15th):  "It's official I broke my talus bone in my foot. The talus is a major weight bearing bone in your foot that supports your ankle. I broke it whilst landing an air revo at Black Rock yesterday. My foot came down too early in the rotation as I whipped the spin to fast. My foot went straight in to dry rock and all my weight and momentum from the fall on impact broke my bone. Three months with my weight off of the foot. Conservatively Looking at JULY 15 to be back at it again."  Given that timeframe, it seems rather unlikely that we will see Hub at the world tour's first two events at Itacoatiara (Brazil, July 2nd-12th) or Arica (Chile, July 17th-26th).  Heal up quick, Jeff!


PLC AND SCHENKER WIN LA SALIE PRO

  FRANCE-  2011 World Champion and Defending 3x Euro Tour Men's Champion Pierre Louis Costes (France) and defending 2014 ETB Women's Champion Joana Schenker (Portugal) have won the La Salie Pro in France, event #1 on the 2015 ETB schedule.  Here are the final results:

MEN'S
1. Pierre Louis Costes (France)
2. Mickael Kerlir (France)
3. Anas Haddar (Morocco)
4.  Brahim Iddouch (Morocco)

WOMEN'S
1. Joana Schenker (Portugal)
2. Alexandra Rinder (Canary Islands)
3. Teresa Almeida (Portugal)
4. Madi Fernandez (Basque)

For more information, please be sure to visit:

La Salie Pro on Facebook

www.lasaliepro.com

Surfing France press release


OHHARA WINS NIJIMA PRO

  JAPAN-  Defending 2014 Japanese Women's National Champion and 4th ranked world tour competitor Sari Ohhara has won the Nijima Pro, event #1 on the 2015 JPBA tour.

For more information, please be sure to visit:

JPBA Tour on Facebook

www.jpba.org


  That's all the News for now.  Until next time, I'm Steve "Action" Jackson.  I'll see you out in the water...YEEEWWW!!!

PROFILE: 2015 BIA California Pro/Am Tour

PROFILE: 2015 BIA California Pro/Am Tour

Bodyboarder International Association

EVENT #1: Salt Creek (March 21st, A-rated)

Salt Creek.

RESULTS:

MEN'S PRO
1. Sean McElroy
2. Joe Grodzen
3. Jeremy Wright
4. Nainoa Steward

WOMEN'S PRO
1. Lisah Gonzalez
2. Keila Grodzen
3. Sara Thompson

DK PRO
1. Justin Cadiente
2. Josh Hayes
3. Joe Grodzen
4. Nick Borgens

MASTERS
1. Jason Moore
2. Turner Harmon
3. Jimmy Lindville
4. Justin S

MEN'S
1. Tommy Glockner
2. Justin Brown
3. Jamie Rose
4. Geoff Leyva

DK
1. Jordan Alcorn
2. Miguel Villordo
3. Joey Russo
4. Rocky Hayes

AAA
1. Nainoa Steward
2. Caleb Roman
3. Charlie Rouse
4. Dominic Mousaw

JUNIOR
1. Jason Parsons
2. Gavin Pellkofer
3. Tyler Pennington
4. Clay Donahue

YOUTH
1. Hayden Stein
2. Olati Trevilla
3. Liam Gillion
4. Julian Natray


EVENT #2: Manhattan Beach (April 18th, A-rated)

Manhattan Beach.

EVENT #3: Zuma Beach (June 13th, A-rated)



EVENT #4: HB Golden West (August 1st, A-rated)



EVENT #5: Huntington Beach (September 12th, AA-rated)

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www.biatour.net

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