SOUTH SUMATRA GOVERNOR AND INDONESIA’S SPORTS LEADERS ENJOY SPECTACULAR WORLD CUP BANQUET Republic of Indonesia Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, KRMT Roy Suryo, South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin, IWWF President Kuno Ritschard, Rear Admiral Didit Herdiawan, Chairman of the Indonesian Waterski and Wakeboard Association

WAKEBOARD AND WATERSKI ATHLETES FROM TWENTY FIVE COUNTRIES COMPETE AT PACKED JAKABARING SPORTS COMPLEX  ALL RESULTS BELOW This was the 37th World Cup Stop in the series of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). Hot on the heels of last month’s World Cup Stop in Mandurah, Western Australia, it was another thriller. Young new rising stars and a host of seasoned winners were cheered till sunset at this exotic location situated almost on the Equator. It was certainly a hot one !   The events involved were Wakeboard, Jump and Shortboard. In Wakeboard, now under consideration for the 2020 Olympic Games, the two biggest international stars wowed the thousands of spectators once again. Eighteen-year-old Harley Clifford AUS has a global fan base. Today he added thousands...

YOUNGEST STARS CAPTURE WORLD CUP HEADLINES TODAY IN PALEMBANG INDONESIA SEE ALL SATURDAY RESULTS ATTACHED Saturday started with 33C / 96Fh, calm water and excellent World Cup conditions. This all changed a few hours later as a freak weather system arrived from nowhere and almost blew us away ! Fortunately, by that stage, we had completed the Shortboard and Jump Preliminaries with Wakeboard left to battle through the gusty and hot showery conditions. At this time of writing, Wakeboard continues but some may be transferred to early Sunday morning.  Here is a summary of events so far ……   Its been a fantastic day competition-wise with some very interesting results. Lets start with the easy stuff. In Jump, the best rose to the top but it was not easy. That early morning flat...

SATURDAY WORLD CUP START LIST WATCH THIS 37TH STOP LIVE AT WWW.IWWF.TV START LIST WC Start list PLM13

GOVERNOR ALEX NOERDIN ATTENDS TRADITIONAL WELCOME FOR ALL Straight off our A380 and stepping out from the Arrivals Terminal at Palembang Airport , we were faced with a set of gigantic WORLD CUP posters – well done Palenmbang Indonesia in setting a perfect tone for this 37th World Cup Stop here in Indonesia. Its a hot 33C tonight and it will get hotter – much hotter ! After the earlier very well attended Press Conference, the Official World Cup Opening Ceremony kicked off with South Sumatra Governor Alex Noerdin accepting a presentation from IWWF President Kuno Ritschard of a classic World Cup aluminum mounted photo enlargement of Freddy Krueger USA jumping at high altitude last year here in Palembang. The Governor was impressed ! Tomorrow Friday is Practice Day – with the...

WORLD CUP STOP NUMBER 37 – WEBCAST THIS COMING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY We all know that MOBILE is the place for all the great sports today – and that is why our WEBCAST and WORLD CUP WEBSITE have been optimised for your MOBILE DEVICE. If other words, you can join in the fun on this coming Saturday and Sunday from the beautiful City of Palembang, Indonesia. Hold your iPad or iPhone close and your may even feel the heat as we will be right on the Equator in South Sumatra ! All you need to join is is our WEBCAST URL – and please feel free to Tweet it or paste it on your Facebook page or just e.mail it to your friends. After all, it is TOTALLY FREE ! WORLD CUP WEBCAST FROM PALEMBANG We will also post reports and photos on our Facebook page and here is that LINK : IWWF FACE BOOK PAGE Finally,...

WORLD CUP SERIES WAKEBOARDERS AND SKIERS FROM 25 COUNTRIES TO BATTLE FOR PRESTIGIOUS STOP TITLES IN PALEMBANG INDONESIA   Palembang Indonesia, located just below the Equator in exotic South Sumatra, is well prepared for this 37th Stop of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Series of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). This will take place next weekend on May 3rd/5th. Having hosted a highly successful World Cup Stop for the first time at the famous Jakabaring Sports City Complex only last November, this return visit to Palembang promises to attract huge crowds of spectators once again. It will also be Webcast live on www.IWWF.tv   With Wakeboard now on the shortlist for possible addition to the 2020 Olympic Games, interest has never been higher within...

OIL RICH PALEMBANG INDONESIA WELCOMES WATERSKI AND WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP SERIES BACK TO JAKABARING SPORTS CITY IN SOUTH SUMATRA   Located just on the Equator in South Sumatra, the exotic City of Palembang, widely known for its water attractions, will host the 37th World Cup Stop of the International Waterski and Wakeboard Federation (IWWF). It will take place on May 4th and 5th. Known as the Venice of the East, the City has a centuries-old history as a vital trading post between China and India.   The 2012 World Cup Stop, which was staged at the same Jakabaring Sports City centre, was a resounding success. On that occasion the medals went to athletes from Australia, Canada, Chile, France, Great Britain, Italy and USA.  Athletes from over 20 countries will take part again this year. Already...

MANY WILL BE SURPRISED BY HOW STRONG THE WAKEBOARD FAN BASE REALLY IS Over the past two months, an organisation called iSportConnect has run a survey to try to measure the level of support for the eight sports which are contending for that single place in the 2020 Olympic Games. They also tried to see which possible host city would be most favoured. The first phase Survey Results have just been released – and the second phase will be reported in September - SO PLEASE KEEP VOTING. The results are full of surprises ! First of all, WAKEBOARD beat Karate, Baseball, Sport Climbing and Roller Sports. This is quite a surprise. In fact, only Squash, Wrestling and Wushu came out ahead of WAKEBOARD. As the newest of all sports and also really the only youth focussed lifestyle sport, this is quite...

NEWSFLASH – MAJOR WORLD CUP DATES TO REMEMBER WORLD CUPS STOPS NUMBER 37 AND 38 CONFIRMED On May 3/5 we will be back in Palembang Indonesia for the 37th World Cup Stop – WAKEBOARD+JUMP+SHORTBOARD. We will head for Shunyi near Beijing in China on June 7/9 for our 38th World Cup Stop and this time it will be CABLE WAKEBOARD Watch out for all the details here shortly !