CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

MITCH RAWLINS WINS 2012 NMD SHARK ISLAND CHALLENGE

Mitch Rawlins celebrating his win. Photo: Trouville

  The 2012 NMD Shark Island Challenge was run in 2 meter waves at the infamous Shark Island in the Cronulla region of Sydney, Australia.  20 of the world's best bodyboarders, including four trialists from the Australian national tour, were invited to compete in this International Bodyboarding Association (IBA) specialty event that had a 3 month waiting period for one day of intense competition.  Here are the final results below:

Mitch...pitted at Shark Island. Photo: Trouville

(SIC Final)
1st - Mitch Rawlins
2nd - Ewan Donnachie
3rd - Jason Finlay
4th - Damian King

  For more information and photos from the 2012 NMD Shark Island Challenge, be sure to visit these links:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/07/2012-nmd-shark-island-challenge-complete/

www.sharkislandchallenge.com

...and stay tuned to www.youtube.com/ibaworldtour for video highlights!


ISRAEL EDUARDO WINS FEBBRJ MATTE LEAO IPANEMA PRO

(Mens Pro)

1. Israel Eduardo – Rio das Ostras

2. Helliton Loureiro – Espírito Santo

3. Diego Vieira – Leme (RJ)

4. Bruno Invyk – Campos

(Womens Pro)

1. Maira Viana – Espírito Santo

2. Jéssica Becker – Macaé

3. Neymara Carvalho – Espírito Santo

4. Isabela Sousa – Ceará

(Mens Open)

1. Adejaldo Silva – São João da Barra

2. Rodrigo Otávio – Posto 5, Copacabana (RJ)

3. Jonathan Cardoso – Posto 5, Copacabana (RJ)

4. Daniel Ferreira – Posto 5, Copacabana (RJ)

(Womens Open)

1. Marilene Fernandez – Espirito Santo

2. Luisa Albuquerque – Recreio (RJ)

3. Luiza Sardinha – Campos

4. Hengy Santos – Pernambuco

(16 & Under)

1. Kayque Thomaz – Recreio (RJ)

2. Sócrates Santana – Posto 5, Copacabana (RJ)

3. Matheus Bastos – Posto 5, Copacabana (RJ)

4. Pedro Valim – Niterói

  For more information about the FEBBRJ (Federacao de Bodyboard de Rio de Janiero), the 2012 Rio Matte Leao Bodyboard tour schedule, rider profiles, and rankings visit the official FEBBRJ site:

http://febbrj.com.br/

HAWAIIAN KAHEKILI LABATTE JOINS CUSTOM X BODYBOARDS TEAM

  For more information on Custom X Bodyboards and Kahekili Labatte, be sure to check out www.custom-x.com as well as Custom X Bodyboards and Custom X Hawaii on Facebook.

  Well, that's the latest in the world of bodyboarding!  Stay tuned to BODYBOARDING 101 for daily blogs and updates every day Monday through Friday.  Until the next time around, I hope you're all scoring good waves and good times...YEEEWWW!!!

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CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

  The last couple of weeks have been rather busy in the world of bodyboarding, so let's get right into it...

THE IBA ZICATELA PRO IS ON

  Earlier this week, the IBA announced that the efforts of the "Save Puerto" campaign "has been effective enough so far for organizers to commit to staging the event in late September."  The Zicatela Pro has been rescheduled for September 27th through October 6th.  For more information on the rescheduling of this event, as well as more information for the ongoing "Salvemos Puerto" campaign and how you can help please click on the links below:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/07/zicatella-pro-back-on/

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/07/salvemos-puerto/


IBA RIO BODYBOARDING INTERNATIONAL EVENT CONFIRMED

Brazilian Hermano Castro at his homebreak of Posto 5, one of the event locations for the 2012 IBA Rio Bodyboarding International. Photo: Oswaldo Luis Sigueira

  The IBA has confirmed the addition of the Rio Bodyboarding International event this week.  The Rio Bodyboarding International will be a US$30,000 Womens World Tour Grand Slam Series and a US$45,000 Mens 6-star Global Qualifier Series event. This event is scheduled for September 11th-16th, immediately following the 6-star Jenks Pro GQS (Sept. 1st-10th, New Jersey, USA).  For more information on this event, check out the link below:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/07/rio-bodyboarding-international/


TANNER MCDANIEL JOINS THE ALPHA CAMPAIGN

  Clothing company THE ALPHA CAMPAIGN has announced the signing of Hawaiian supergrom Tanner McDaniel to their team.  For more information on The Alpha Campaign, please visit their website:

http://www.thealphacampaign.com/



REEFLEX USA SIGNS JEFF AND DAVE HUBBARD

  Reeflex Wetsuits USA has announced the signing of 2x World Champion Jeff Hubbard and 4x DK World Champion Dave Hubbard to their team.  For more information, visit their website:

http://www.reeflexwetsuitsusa.com/


15 YEAR OLD SAMMY MORRETINO WINS USBA SANDY BEACH PRO

Sammy's winning wave in the Mens Pro Final.

Oahu, Hawaii-  15yr old Kauai wonderkid Sammy Morretino made history by winning the 2012 USBA Dave & Buster's Sandy Beach Pro (July 7th-8th).  Morretino also finished 2nd in the DK Pro, 3rd in the Open Mens Amateur, and 3rd in the 14-18 Amateur divisions.  Dave Hubbard (Hawaii) won the DK Pro, and Karla Costa Taylor (Brazil/Hawaii) won the Womens Pro.  Here are the final results:

(Mens Pro)
1st - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii
2nd - Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii
3rd - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii
4th - Matt Holzman - Hawaii

(Womens Pro)
1st - Karla Costa Taylor - Brazil/Hawaii
2nd - Liana Carlson - Hawaii
3rd - Roberta Bitzer - Brazil/Hawaii
4th - Claudia Ferrari - Brazil/Hawaii

(DK Pro)
1st - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii
2nd - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii
3rd - Kawika Kamai - Hawaii
4th - Brian Stoehr - Maryland

(Mens Open Amateur)
1st - Matt Holzman - Hawaii
2nd - Boo Boo Cazemiro - Hawaii
3rd - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii
4th - Ethan Nevers - Hawaii

(14-18 Amateur)
1st - Sam Mediros - Hawaii
2nd - Tanner McDaniel - Hawaii
3rd - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii
4th - Keanu Gregory - Hawaii

(13 & Under Amateur)
1st - Tanner McDaniel - Hawaii
2nd - Keoki Merault - Hawaii
3rd - John Daniel Kalama - Hawaii
4th - Dylan Lee - Hawaii
5th - Calvin Cerrone - Hawaii
6th - Shaydon Wolfe - Hawaii

Check out the highlight clip from the 2012 USBA Dave & Buster's Sandy Beach Pro...

For more information, visit www.usbatour.com


  That's going to do it for this week's CURRENT EVENTS on BODYBOARDING 101.  Catch ya next time around...YEEEWWW!!! -Action Jackson

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

JARED HOUSTON WINS TAND INVITATIONAL

Jared Houston will be heading home with a little extra coin to his name after collecting the winner's check at this year's Tand Invitational.

South Africa-  Jared Houston won the 2012 IBA Tand Invitationl presented by Turbo Bodyboards today.  In doing so, he has successfully defended his 2011 Tand championship to become a back-to-back winner, and took home this year's winner's check for $20,000 Rand.

Mark McCarthy getting deep. Photo: Cobus Bosman

Results for the 2012 Tand Invitational Final:
1st - Jared Houston
2nd - Mark McCarthy
3rd - Adam Morley
4th - Henk Esterhysen

For more information, be sure to visit Tand Invitational 2012 on Facebook and www.ibaworldtour.com for all of the latest news and photos.


SHARK ISLAND CHALLENGE ON HOLD FOR THIS WEEK

Australia-  IBA Technical Director/ SIC Event Organizer Alex Leon has put The 2012 IBA NMD Shark Island Challenge on hold for this week, opting to wait for better conditions to line up for this year's event.

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/07/nmd-sic-on-hold-this-week/

Stay tuned to www.sharkislandchallenge.com and www.ibaworldtour.com for updates.


UPCOMING EVENTS:

IBA Australasia/ Rebel Sports Australian Tour
The Box Beach Pro (Port Stephens, July 6th-8th)

Current 2012 IBA Australasia Rankings:

1 - Mark McCarthy - South Africa - 2123pts.
2 - Mitch Rawlins - Queensland - 2100pts.
3 - Charlie Holt - New South Wales - 2048pts.
4 - Andrew Lester - New South Wales - 2003pts.
5 - Ryan Hardy - Western Australia - 1920pts.
6 - Jones Russell - New South Wales - 1838pts.
7 - Sacha Specker - South Africa - 1752pts.
8 - Sam Bennett - New South Wales - 1673pts.
9 - Lewy Finnegan - Western Australia - 1628pts.
10 - Michael Novy - Queensland - 1625pts.
10 - Jared Houston - South Africa - 1625pts.

Be sure to visit www.ibaaustralasia.com for more information about the IBAA, the Rebel Sports Tour, and The Box Beach Pro.

IBA America/ USBA National Tour
Sandy Beach Pro (Oahu, Hawaii July 7th-8th)

Here's the link for the latest press release and the promo clip below for you to check out:
http://www.usbatour.com/blog/press-release-1

Current 2012 USBA Tour Rankings:

(Men's Pro - after one event)
1 - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii - 1000pts.
2 - Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii - 860pts.
3 - Danny Hart - California - 730pts.
4 - Brian Wise - Hawaii - 670pts.
5 - Matt Holzman - Hawaii - 610pts.
5 - Tanner McDaniel - 610pts.

(Women's Pro - after two events)
1 - Claudia Ferrari - Hawaii/Brazil - 1285pts.
2 - Roberta Bitzer - Hawaii/Brazil - 1280pts.
3 - Karla Costa Taylor - Hawaii/Brazil - 1000pts.
3 - Vicki Reale - California/Australia - 1000pts.
5 - Lumar Guittard - Venezuela - 990pts.

(DK Pro - after one event)
1 - Sammy Morrentino - Hawaii - 1000pts.
2 - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii - 860pts.
3 - Bud Miyamoto - Hawaii - 730pts.
4 - Shane Griffiths - Australia - 670pts.
5 - Dan Worley - Florida - 610pts.
5 - Joe Grodzen - California - 610pts.

Visit www.usbatour.com for more information on the USBA national tour.

That's it for this week's edition of CURRENT EVENTS.  Stay tuned for updates on the Shark Island Challenge, the IBA "Salvemos Puerto" campaign, results for the Box Beach Pro and Sandy Beach Pro, along with whatever other news-worthy items may pop up in the world of bodyboarding.  Until then, I hope to see you out in the water...YEEEWWW!!!

HISTORY: The Shark Island Challenge

HISTORY: The Shark Island Challenge

  The Shark Island Challenge (SIC) was an International Association of Professional Bodyboarders (APB) invitational specialty event held each year in Cronulla (Sydney, Australia), to the south of Cronulla Bay and Cronulla Point.  Here at Shark Island, these right-hand waves roll in out of deep water and break over a sharp, extremely dangerous rock shelf reef making for thick pitching lips and heavy slabbing conditions.  Shark Island tends to break best on east-southeast swells.  On swells that are more east or more northeast, riders have to contend with what is known as "The Surge" (a secondary peak that forms just to the north of the main peak), which can make riding this wave even more difficult.

Shark Island at it's finest...SIC Competition Director Alex Leon pulling into a beast!  Photo: Gleeson 

  The first Shark Island Challenge was organized by Nathan Purcell and Mark Fordham, and was run in 1997.  In 20+ years of the Shark Island Challenge, only two non-Australians have won this event.  Here is the list of SIC Champions:

1997 - Matt Percy - Australia

1998 - Steve "Bullet" Mackenzie - Australia

1999 - Christian "Rissole" Riguccini - Australia

2000 - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

2001 - Damian King - Australia

2002 - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

2003 - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

2004 - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

2005 - *NO WINNER DECLARED*- Event was cancelled in the quarterfinals, two days prior to the end of the competition window, due to lack of surf. The 16 quartefinalists shared the $50,000 prize.

2006 - Ryan Hardy - Australia

2007 - Ben Player - Australia

2008 - Ben Player - Australia

2009 - Ewan Donnachie - Australia

2010 - Ryan Hardy - Australia

2011 - Dave Winchester - Australia

2012 - Mitch Rawlins - Australia

2013 - Josh Kaihe - Australia

2014 - Andrew Lester - Australia

2015 - POSTPONED UNTIL 2016

2016 - Mitch Rawlins - Australia

2017 - Jase Finlay - Australia

2018 - NO CONTEST

2019 - *Shark Island and Mystics were alternate locations for the 2019 APB Kiama Bodyboard King Pro (August 2nd-11th).


CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

CURRENT EVENTS: Bodyboarding News

IBA WORLD TOUR:

  The IBA world tour has reached the halfway point for the 2012 season.  There has been some heated competition, thus far, and things look very likely to intensify as the season draws to a close. On the Grand Slam series, Dave Winchester (Australia) has been dominant to this point with two wins and two 3rd place finishes.  Barring a full collapse in the remaining events, Winny seems primed to finally collect on that ever-elusive first world championship.  Here are the most recent rankings for the top 24 on the GSS following the Itacoatiara Pro in Brazil:

1. Dave Winchester - Australia - 6920pts.
2. Mitch Rawlins - Australia - 5400pts.
3. Ben Player - Australia - 5120pts.
4. Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii - 4820pts.
5. Mike Stewart - Hawaii - 4620pts.
6. Pierre Louis Costes - France - 4590pts.
7. Mark McCarthy - South Africa - 4520pts.
8. Guilherme Tamega - Brazil - 4440pts.
9. Andrew Lester - Australia - 4020pts.
10. Ryan Hardy - Australia - 3720pts.
11. Amaury Lavernhe - Reunion Island - 3700pts.
12. Jake Stone - Australia - 3600pts.
13. Sam Bennett - Australia - 3580pts.
14. Jared Houston - South Africa - 3520pts.
15. Magno Passos - Brazil - 3420pts.
16. Alex Uranga - Basque - 3400pts.

17. Michael Novy - Australia - 3320pts.
18. Chase O'Leary - Australia - 3120pts.
19. Uri Valadao - Brazil - 3020pts.
20. Tom Rigby - Australia - 2920pts.
21. Dave Hubbard - Hawaii - 2790pts.
22. Eder Luciano - Brazil - 2660pts.
23. Dallas Singer - Australia - 2620pts.
24. Damian King - Australia - 2320pts.

Winny and BP left the 2012 Itacoatiara Pro Brazil in pretty good shape in the GSS rankings...Winny is ranked #1 in the world and BP is currently ranked 3rd.

  Keep in mind that there is more at stake than just the men's world title.  Competitors will continue to battle through the very last event on the 2012 schedule to gain one of the highly treasured top 16 slots, as the riders ranked 17-24 will get dropped and the top 8 from the GQS (Global Qualifier Series) will move up to round out the top 24 for the 2013 GSS season.  These are, currently, the top 8 GQS riders:

1. Damian King - Australia - 5740pts.
2. Jones Russell - Australia - 4220pts.
3. Sacha Specker - South Africa - 4160pts.
3. Nick Ormerod - Australia - 4160pts.
5. Joe Clarke - Australia - 4140pts.
6. Liam O'Toole - Australia - 3452pts.
7. Brahim Iddouch - Morocco - 3432pts.
8. Charlie Chapelet - Reunion Island - 3360pts.

South African Sacha Specker has been a busy man in 2012.  Besides working as staff photographer for the IBA, he is currently ranked #3 on the GQS and #2 on the DKWT.

  Meanwhile, on the WWT (Women's World Tour), 2010 World Champion Isabella Sousa (Brazil) looks to be back in championship form in her bid to reclaim the women's title.  Here are the rankings for the WWT top 10:

1. Isabella Sousa - Brazil - 4610pts.
2. Karla Costa Taylor - Brazil - 3060pts.
3. Lilly Pollard - Australia - 2950pts.
4. Lumar Guittard - Venezuela - 2630pts.
5. Eunate aguirre - Basque - 2360pts.
6. Neymara Carvlaho - Brazil - 2340pts.
7. Anne Cecile Lacoste - France - 2310pts.
8. Minami Hatekayama - Japan - 2260pts.
9. Maylla Venturin - Brazil - 2120pts.
10. Natasha Sargardia - 2080pts.

2010 Women's World Champion Isabella Sousa is currently ranked #1 on the WWT.  Here, Isabella took time to come out and support the MWT event at Itacoatiara and do a few interviews for the Brazilian TV networks.

  On the DKWT (Drop Knee World Tour), 2010 World Champion Cesar Bauer (Peru) is perched atop the rankings, but South African Sacha Specker and fellow Peruvian Pancho Galdos are still within striking distance and have eyes on the DKWT title.  It will be very interesting to see how this title race shakes out as the remainder of the season progresses.  Here's the DKWT top 10:

1. Cesar Bauer - Peru - 4420pts.
2. Sacha Specker - South Africa - 4000pts.
3. Pancho Galdos - Peru - 3892pts.
4. Ardiel Jimenez - Canary Islands - 3727pts.
5. Kiko Galdos - Peru - 2507pts.
6. Grant Maloney - Australia - 2480pts.
7. Damian King - Australia - 2360pts.
8. Ryan Hardy - Australia - 2220pts.
9. Mason Rose - Australia - 2100pts.
10. Ricardo Sotelo - Peru - 2022pts.


  In other IBA news, The IBA Tand Invitational specialty event presented by Turbo Bodyboards got under way this past weekend in South Africa with the completion of the David Lilienfeld Trials on Sunday, June 24th.  The event is presently on hold with the current swell having "too much west in it."  Fortunately, the forecast is looking pretty good for early next week, so stay tuned.  In the meantime, here's the link to check out for more information on the trials, the heat draw for the main event, and more:

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/06/david-lilienfeld-tand-invitational-trials/

  In addition to the article for the Tand Trials, here is a teaser clip of what we might see next week:

  An added bonus for this year's Tand invitational, Wayne "Shaggy" Gardner has put up a special bonus prize...The Shaggy's Choice Award...$1500 Rand for the rider with the best wave OR the biggest wipeout of the event!

Stay tuned to www.ibaworldtour.com and www.youtube.com/ibaworldtour as well as the IBA on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ for all of the latest news, updates, and highlight clips along with rider blogs, event schedules, rider profiles, and more.

COMING NEXT WEEK: Stay tuned for next week's CURRENT EVENTS on BODYBOARDING 101...all of the latest on the Tand Invitational as well as information for the Rebel Sports Australian Pro Tour's Box Beach Pro in Port Stephens (July 6th-8th), the USBA (United States Bodyboarding Association) Sandy Beach Pro in Hawaii (July 7th-8th), plus a look ahead at The FEBBRJ (Federation of Bodyboarding in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Matte Leao tour event at Posto 9 in Ipanema (July 21st-22nd) and more!  See you all next time...YEEEWWW!!!

HISTORY: Bodyboarding World Champions

HISTORY: Bodyboarding World Champions

  Here it is!  This is a comprehensive list of Bodyboarding's World Champions (Men's, Women's, Drop Knee, and Pro Junior) as compiled by Craig Hadden of the APB and updated, annually, by me.  This is our sport!  These are our champions!

2x Men's World Champion Jared Houston from South Africa.

YEAR - ORGANIZATION - CHAMPION - COUNTRY
MEN'S  WORLD CHAMPIONS:

2019 - APB - Tristan Roberts - South Africa

2018 - APB - Jared Houston - South Africa

2017 - APB - Iain Campbell - South Africa

2016 - APB - Pierre Louis Costes - France

2015 - APB - Jared Houston - South Africa

2014 - APB - Amaury Lavernhe - Reunion Island

2013 - IBA - Ben Player - Australia

2012 - IBA - Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii

2011 - IBA - Pierre Louis Costes - France

2010 - IBA - Amaury Lavernhe - Reunion Island

2009 - IBA - Jeff Hubbard- Hawaii

2008 - IBA - Uri Valadao - Brazil

2007 - IBA - Ben Player - Australia

2006 - IBA - Jeff Hubbard - Hawaii

2005 - IBA - Ben Player - Australia

2004 - IBA - Damian King - Australia

2003 - GOB - Damian King - Australia

2002 - GOB - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

2001 - GOB - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

2000 - GOB - Paulo Barcellos - Brazil

1999 - GOB - Andre Botha - South Africa

1998 - GOB - Andre Botha - South Africa

1997 - GOB - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

1996 - GOB - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

1995 - GOB - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil

1994 - *GOB (Global Oraganization of Bodyboarders) - Guilherme Tamega - Brazil
1994 - *APB (Association of Professional Bodyboarders) - Mike Stewart - Hawaii
(*transition from APB Pipe Championship to GOB as governing organization for bodyboarding's first world tour)

1993 - APB - Michael "Eppo" Eppelstun - Australia

1992 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1991 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1990 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1989 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1988 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1987 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1986 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Ben Severson - Hawaii

1985 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

*1984 - NO CHAMPION CROWNED THIS YEAR (*Pipeline Championship was originally scheduled for December 1984, but was rescheduled and run in January 1985)

1983 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Mike Stewart - Hawaii

1982 - Honolulu Bodysurfing Club - Daniel Kaimi - Hawaii

6x World Champion Guilherme Tamega (Brazil), 3x World Champion Jeff Hubbard (Hawaii), and 9x World Champion Mike Stewart (Hawaii) at an autograph signing promo during the 2010 Buzios Pro in Brazil.

2018 Women's World Champion Ayaka Suzuki from Japan.

WOMEN'S WORLD CHAMPIONS:


2019 - APB - Sari Ohhara - Japan

2018 - APB - Ayaka Suzuki - Japan

2017 - APB - Joana Schenker - Portugal

2016 - APB - Isabela Sousa - Brazil

2015 - APB - Alexandra Rinder - Canary Islands

2014 - APB - Alexandra Rinder - Canary Islands

2013 - IBA - Isabela Sousa - Brazil

2012 - IBA - Isabela Sousa - Brazil

2011 - IBA - Eunate Aguirre - Basque

2010 - IBA - Isabela Sousa - Brazil

2009 - IBA - Neymara Carvalho - Brazil

2008 - IBA - Neymara Carvalho - Brazil

2007 - IBA - Neymara Carvalho - Brazil

2006 - IBA - Marina Taylor - Canary Islands

2005 - IBA - Kira Llewellyn - Australia

2004 - IBA - Neymara Carvalho - Brazil

2003 - GOB - Neymara Carvalho - Brazil

2002 - GOB - Stephanie Pettersen - Brazil

2001 - GOB - Soraia Rocha - Brazil

2000 - GOB - Soraia Rocha - Brazil

1999 - GOB - Karla Costa - Brazil

1998 - GOB - Mariana Nogueira - Brazil

1997 - GOB - Daniela Freitas - Brazil

1996 - GOB - Daniela Freitas - Brazil

*1995 - GOB - Claudia Ferrari - Brazil
*1995 - Mariana Nogueira - Brazil
(*transition from Pipeline Championship to GOB World Tour)

1994 - Stephanie Pettersen - Brazil

1993 - Stephanie Pettersen - Brazil

1992 - Mariana Nogueira - Brazil

1991 - Glenda Koslowski - Brazil

1990 - Stephanie Pettersen - Brazil

1995 Women's World Champion Claudia Ferrari and 1999 Women's World Champion Karla Costa. North Shore 2011.

DROP KNEE WORLD CHAMPIONS:

2018 Drop Knee Champion Sammy Morretino from Hawaii.

2019 - APB - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii

2018 - APB - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii

2017 - APB - Sammy Morretino - Hawaii

2016 - APB - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2015 - APB - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2014 - APB - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2013 - IBA - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2012 - IBA - Sacha Specker - South Africa

2011 - IBA - Damian King - Australia

2010 - IBA - Cesar Bauer - Peru

2009 - IBA - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2008 - IBA - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2007 - NO CHAMPION CROWNED THIS YEAR

2006 - IBA - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

2005 - IBA - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii

Damian King (Australia) was crowned the 2011 IBA DK World Champion, becoming the first rider in bodyboarding history to have won world titles in both the Men's tour (2003, 2004) and the Drop Knee tour. Kingy clinched the DK title at the 2011 Encanto Pro Puerto Rico.

2018 Pro Junior World Champion Armide Soliveres of the Canary Islands.

PRO JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPIONS:

2019 - APB - Nicolas Soliveres - Reunion Island

2018 - APB - Armide Soliveres - Canary Islands

2017 - APB - Nelson Flores - Chile

2016 - APB - Socrates Santana - Brazil

2015 - APB - Socrates Santana - Brazil

2014 - APB - Tristan Roberts - South África

*The 2014 Pro Junior World Champion was crowned at the Sintra Portugal Pro in a single, stand-alone championship event.  2015 was the first year of the APB Pro Junior World Tour with four events (Itacoatiara in Brazil, Antofagasta in Chile, Sintra in Portugal, and the season finale in Puerto Rico). The Pro Junior world title has since returned to a single World Championship event held in Viana, Portugal.

CURRENT EVENTS: Dave Winchester Wins Itacoatiara Pro!

CURRENT EVENTS: Dave Winchester Wins Itacoatiara Pro!

http://ibaworldtour.com/2012/06/dave-winchester-itacoatiara-champion/

The awards presentation at the 2012 IBA Itacoatiara Pro.  Photo: Action

Check out www.ibaworldtour.com and www.youtube.com/ibaworldtour for all the latest news, updates, photos, video highlights, and everything else you need to know about what's going on in the world of international bodyboarding!