Progressive Riding Highlights Day One of ****MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour in Ft. Worth
Ft. Worth, Tx. – The world’s best wakeboarders converged on the private lake at Texas MasterCraft today to kick off the second stop on the 2012 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. Treating fans to a full day of world class shredding, the sport’s best athletes put on a high-flying demo behind the new XStar boat with highly-competitive heats throughout the day.
Fresh off a win in Georgia during the first stop of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, Harley Clifford again looks to be the guy to beat in Texas. Laying down an impressive run that coupled huge aerials with highly-technical rail maneuvers, Clifford posted a heat-winning 76.67 score and will advance to tomorrow’s elimination rounds. Phillip Soven and Rusty Malinoski will also be favorites during day two in Ft. Worth after putting up heat winning scores of 71.67 and 75.00 respectively.
“We saw great riding from all three divisions today here at Texas MasterCraft,” said Chris Bischoff, competition director. “Once again the riders are excelling behind the new XStar and tomorrow’s elimination rounds should provide plenty of drama with the riders vying for crucial points in the season standings.”
The Pro Women also went off with three stacked heats that provided a wealth of highlights for spectators lining the shores of the lake. In a highly contested heat with MasterCraft Pro Tour stop one winner, Nicola Butler, Amber Wing posted the Women’s high score of the day with a 70.00. Both riders will advance to tomorrow’s finals to face off against today’s other four female qualifiers.
The MasterCraft Junior Pro Tour also held competition today. Continuing his recent assault on the Overton’s Junior Pro Series, Mike Dowdy posted another huge score winning his heat with a division-best 98.50 ride. Dowdy will look to win his second consecutive Pro Tour contest when the Junior Pro Men resume with elimination rounds tomorrow.
Thousands of spectators are expected to flock to Texas MasterCraft tomorrow to watch the final day elimination rounds and awards ceremony. Following the final rounds of competition, fans can stay and witness the jaw-dropping Sony Big Air Contest. The event will feature top athletes performing exciting and innovative new tricks that aren’t typically attempted in a traditional contest setting.
In addition to all the on water action; on land, fans will enjoy plenty of great food; athlete autograph signings; chances to win freebies; product sampling, 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. At the Pro Tour’s entertainment stage, guests can catch athlete interviews, color commentators and interactive live music.
Saturday will be a ticketed event beginning at 10 a.m. Tickets are available at the gate: $13 (adult); $5 (ages 6-12); free (ages 5 and under); or $7 (adult) if purchased online.
For more information on the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, please visit: KingofWake.com
The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, presented by ROCKSTAR is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla., and has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Overton’s, Indmar, Peavey, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Byerly, Oakley, Sayiwon’t, Epiphone and TransWorld WAKEBOARDING magazine.
MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Ft. Worth Day 1 Results (top 2 in each heat advance)
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 1
Jacob Valdez 91.50
Tony Iacconi 91.00
Cody Hesse 81.50
Dylan Branch 73.75
Tyler Cockrum 62.25
Morgan Pedersen NS
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 2
Massi Piffaretti 98.00
Marc Kroon 86.75
Gordon Harrison 79.50
Gunnar Daft 73.75
Robby Holihan 60.50
Merrett Fay 51.50
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 3
Jason Soven 92.25
Parker Siegele 89.75
Yancey Crew 75.25
Kyle Evans 69.75
Alec Rex 69.00
Gus Shuler 54.50
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 4
Noah Flegel 90.00
Freddie Wayne 89.00
Brad Teunissen 85.00
David Foreman 68.75
Justin Lee 64.50
Ian Cole 41.50
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 5
Keenan Allen 93.00
Christian Primrose 88.50
Joey Buss 81.75
Mac Schramm 70.25
Austin Pratt 66.50
Dylan Prideaux DQ
Jr. Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 6
Mike Dowdy 98.50
Landon Kasey 79.00
Kyler Green 78.75
Joshua Twelker 77.75
Nick Vacari 47.50
Arnie Watkins 47.25
Pro Women Semifinals – Heat 1
Raimi Merritt 63.33
Dallas Friday 56.67
Mellissa Marquardt 49.33
Corrie Dyer 41.67
Pro Women Semifinals – Heat 2
Amber Wing 70.00
Nicola Butler 65.00
Tarah Mikacich 55.00
Charlotte Bryant 51.67
Pro Women Semifinals – Heat 3
Meagan Ethell 68.33
Taylor McCullough 60.00
Haley Smith 58.33
Miku Asai 46.67
Alexa Score 36.67
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 1
Dean Smith 76.67
Austin Hair 66.67
Mitchell Daniel 55.00
Gunnar Shuler 48.33
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 2
Chad Sharpe 68.33
JD Webb 66.67
JB Oneill 53.33
Ben Allbright 50.00
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 3
Aaron Rathy 73.33
Nick Jones 61.67
Taylor Kress 53.33
Kyle Alberts 40.00
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 4
Tony Carroll 76.67
Dante Digangi 66.00
Dylan Prideaux 65.00
Bradley Smeele 53.33
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 5
Jimmy Lariche 76.67
Danny Thollander 60.00
Kirby Liesmann 35.00
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 6
Andrew Adkison 75.00
Kyle Rattray 58.33
Julian Cohen 50.00
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 7
Anthony Racinelli 65.00
Steel Lafferty 60.00
Matt Sims 51.67
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 8
Phillip Soven 71.67
Adam Errington 61.67
Pierce Homsey DQ
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 9
Rusty Malinoski 75.00
Daniel Powers 67.67
Joey Bradley 60.00
Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat 10
Harley Clifford 76.67
Shota Tezuka 68.33
Zane Schwenk 60.00
