Natalia Rumyantseva at the 2011 World Championships

Way back in 1979, Russia’s Natalia Rumyantseva caught international headlines with a new World Tricks Record of 5,900 points. What followed was a great ding-dong between Natalia and Venezuela’s Anna Maria Carrasco. Both were extraordinary athletes. Anna Maria broke the World Record nine times and Natalia broke it twice in 1979 and again in 1980 , 1982 and 1983. She finally pushed her score to 7850 points and that remained a National Tricks Record in Russia for a total of 20 years !

Tatiana Churakova sets new Russian Record

No National Record ever lasts forever – but a 20 year run is an amazing achievement. Finally, our World Cup Russian Star Tatiana Churakova has made her own history this month with a new National Russian National Tricks Record of 8,120 points.

Congratulations Tatiana – and we hope to see you soon again at a World Cup Stop.

Tom Asher - the word is Awesome !

Tom Asher GBR has just stepped down from our World Cup Series following many fantastic performances over the years. We know that all Tom’s many fans will miss him in our Series but we are sure they will see him compete at the highest level for many more years as he and June Fladborg develop their own Waterski facility in Florida.

Looking closely at this fantastic shot commands respect for our Jumpers. The risks that take and the talent required all flows from this extraordinary view. Well done Tom.

Since launching our current WORLD CUP series, we have delivered almost 1.6 million WORLD CUP Releases globally. While we provide all the content and photos ourselves, focused on our Sponsors and Athletes, the actual distribution is organised by Sportcal.

Daily News Summary Link

Sportcal are the leading provider of Sports Marketing News and with major clients in 80 countries, their reach has been of enormous help to us over the years. While some of our World Cup athletes might not fully realise it, their  performances have been watched by a valuable global audience. The Sportcal Market Daily  Summary featured here  goes to all Sportcal’s clients – and right now, we have a direct link banner (IWWF) on that home page for all to see. If you click on this Link below you can access ALL of our World Cup Releases over the years !

WORLD CUP RELEASES

WAKEBOARD 2020 VISION - also featured by Sportcal

A look at Sportcal’s long client list underlines their influence in the area of sports marketing. They include BBC, BSkyB, Chelsea FC, NFL, PGA, Telstra, UEFA, YouTube, Singapore Sports Council, etc. We have now also placed a promotional banner on the Sportcal site to help promote our WAKEBOARD 2020 VISION project and to gain support for our potential Olympic Games entry.

OUR LATEST YOUTUBE CHANNEL RELEASED

Not a lot of people out there realise that YouTube is now the second biggest Search Engine of all time – and growing. As a sport, we need to be seen in the very best light at all times. Only Google actually attracts more clicks now ! Just click here to see our very latest version and make sure you Bookmark the URLand add it to your favourites  !

OUR VERY OWN YOUTUBE CHANNEL

That is one of the reasons why we have polished up our own YouTube Channel and pulled all our clips together to one YouTube location for all to enjoy. Take a look at the very latest MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP in the glorious sunshine of Western Australia – and then have a search for  some of the great interveiews of the past few years with our top WORLD CUP STARS on the earlier pages as shown on the bottom of the home page.

WORLD CUP NEWS PAGE

SUGGESTION : By Clicking on the NEWS tab at the top of our latest YouTube Channel, you will also get straight to our WORLD CUP NEWS Website page. Feel free to pass all this on to your friends !

TV Shows heading your way

With distribution of our edited Mandurah World Cup TV show focussed on over 300 million viewers, we hope that you will help to pass the TV Schedules below on to all your Waterski and Wakeboard friends as soon as you read this !

For some regions we have been provided with the exact show times and with others just the Network details. As many will be on screen from TODAY, don’t miss the action and we hope you enjoy the experience as much as we did in that beautiful location of Mandurah, Western Australia.

Don’t forget also that we will be back in Mandurah again next year on March 15/17 so now would be a good time to start planning your visit !

Sky Sports (UK & Ireland)

25/04/12        17:00-18:00         Sky Sports 4
25/04/12        22:00-23:00         Sky Sports 4
26/04/12        12:00-13:00         Sky Sports 2
29/04/12        06:00-07:00         Sky Sports 4
30/04/12        02:00-03:00         Sky Sports 2

ESPN STAR: Their Episode no 52 ours Hotwater 49

SCN1       26-Apr-12       17:00-18:00
SCN1       27-Apr-12       01:30-02.30
SCN1       27-Apr-12       08:00-07.00
SCN1       27-Apr-12       12:00-13.00

SEN1        27-Apr-12       01:30-02.30
SEN1        27-Apr-12       08:00-09.00
SEN1        27-Apr-12       12:00-13.00
SEN1        30-Apr-12       02:30-03.30

SID1        27-Apr-12        08:00-09.00
SID1        27-Apr-12        16:00-17.00

SIN1        27-Apr-12        10:00-11.00

SML1        27-Apr-12      08:00-09.00

SSE1        27-Apr-12      08:00-09.00
SSE1        27-Apr-12      16:00-17.00

STH1        27-Apr-12      01:3002.30
STH1        27-Apr-12      08:00-09.00
STH1        27-Apr-12      12:00-13.00
STH1        30-Apr-12      02:30-03.30

STW1        27-Apr-12       04:00-05.00

EPH1: ESPN Philippines
SCN1: STAR China
SEN1: STAR Sports SEA NPL
SHK1: STAR Sports Hong Kong
SIN1: STAR Sports India
SML1: STAR Sports Malaysia
SSE1: STAR Sports SEA
STH1: STAR Sports Thailand
STW1: STAR Sports Taiwan

Sport TV – Portugal – 3rd May 2012

Every Thursday   17.30-18.30 plus repeats   Sport TV 3

MEN’S WORLD CUP WAKEBOARD FINALS EVER !

Harley goes forWorld Cup Gold

MANDURAH HOSPITALITY

HOT SUNSHINE

DOLPHINS & PELICANS

TWELVE CAMERAS

CHOPPER COVER UP IN THE BLUE SKY

WORLD CUP ACTION AT ITS VERY BEST

Click here to enjoy EVERY Men’s Final performance

MANDURAH WORLD CUP WAKEBOARD FINALS

THE SPECTACULAR MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP RIGHT HERE !

Here it is folks !

Just a few hours ago, we went global with our Mandurah World Cup Stop TV Show. To share in the fun of this 33rd Stop, all you have to do is click on this Link below – and don’t forget to Bookmark it also to ensure you don’t miss any of our future World Cup Stops

MANDURAH WORLD CUP STOP

Olivier Fortamps BEL

Olivier Fortamps BEL has been one of the most consistent Shortboard performers since we first established our World Cup Series 33 Stops ago. Now Olivier will face one of the biggest challenges of his life tomorrow as he faces surgery for a very special reason.

Olivier’s infant son, Antoine, urgently needs a liver transplant in order to have a normal life as he grows up. His Dad, Olivier Fortamps, has faced many sporting challenges before and with great success and now he will face an even bigger one tomorrow, Wednesday, April 11th. He has decided to donate part of his own liver to his son and all is now set for tomorrow’s surgery.

Olivier shares the World Cup Podium with Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR and Jimmy Siemers USA

We know that all of Olivier’s World Cup fans and friends will say a prayer and keep Olivier and Antoine in their thoughts tomorrow. Lets wish them both every success and a quick return to good health. Hopefully, we will also see Olivier back with us on the World Cup Podium in the not too distant future.

Good luck Olivier and Antoine

This is our chance to thank all of our World Cup fans

across the Continents for sharing the fun with us during this past  month of March.

In celebrating the successful completion of our 33rd World Cup Stop in beautiful Mandurah, Western Australia, it was great to see over 13,400 PAGEVIEWS in just this past four weeks here on our Website. Better still, 65% of our VISITORS checked in for the first time.

Now it is up to us to make sure that what you see here on our site is interesting enough to make you come back. Knowing that so many appreciate the extraordinary skills of our World Cup athletes makes us all try even harder !

You can also keep an eye on our WORLD CUP news on Facebook at

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The EYRES Action Sport Games Mandurah turned out to be the perfect stage for launching the 33^rd World Cup Stop for Waterski and Wakeboard. It was also the first Stop ever to be staged in Australia. At the closing ceremony, Mayor Paddi Creevey confirmed that this is part of a four-year agreement with the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF).  The event is supported by the State Government through Eventscorp’s Regional Events Program, which is funded by Royalties for Regions.

As a World Cup location, Mandurah is impressive. Surrounded by magnificent waterfront homes, first class restaurants, blue skies, 30C temperatures, Pelicans, Dolphins and a very experienced local Waterski and Wakeboard team, this event will certainly grow and grow over the coming years. MasterCraft, the official boat suppliers, moored their own VIP Cruiser right at the starting dock area.

TV Chopper Camera

On the water, spills and thrills captured the imagination of the enormous crowds on site. As the weekend coincided with the Channel 7 Annual Crab Fest, the party atmosphere added greatly to the World Cup impact. The TV crews, Helicopter camera and Webcast presentation completed the World Cup media arrangements.

In Wakeboard, 20 Men and 10 Women battled for 6 Finals places. Past World Champion Robbie Rendo ARG was unlucky not to make the cut. With two Australian Riders making it through, young Bec Gange and seasoned campaigner Amber Wing, got a well deserved ovation. Miku Asai from Kagoshima in Japan also made it through. She took 3^rd place at the World Cup Stop in Kuching, Malaysia. Much to the delight of the crowded waterfront, Bec Gange exceeded all expectations. She took the bronze medal in the Finals. Amber Wing took the silver medal to add to her World Cup gold medal in Linyi, China, giving Australia two major successes today. However, the winner showed why she has dominated the World Cup in Sarawak, Malaysia, Chuncheon, South Korea, Doha, Qatar and others. Raimi Merrit USA at just 18 years of age, was again in a league of her own in taking this first Mandurah World Cup title.

In the Men’s Wakeboard battle, 20 Riders were whittled down to just six places. Ireland’s David O’Caoimh caused a sensation by making it to the top on this his third World Cup experience. Only World Champion Harley Clifford AUS could outperform him in the early Heats. The Finals included the 6 best Riders from Great Britain, USA, Japan, Ireland and Australia. As the last event of the weekend which at one time had four Dolphins watching from the sidelines, all eyes were on Harley Clifford AUS. He has won all of the recent World Cup Stops. David O’Caoimh IRL was second last off the dock having seen Shota Tezuka JPN put in a stunning performance of 80.21 points. However, it was Steel Lafferty USA who got closest with 76.57 points before Clifford took to the stage. As ever, his performance was extraordinary gaining perfect scores from all Judges to take the gold medal. Tezuka took silver and Lafftery the bronze.

Men and Women Shortboard featured the very best in the world today. These included World Record holder Clementine Lucine FRA, World Champion Natalia Berdnikova BLR, World Champion and World Record Holder Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR and US Masters Champion Jimmy Siemers USA. The women were first out. Causing a sensation, Natalia Berdnikova BLR went down early and did not make it to the Finals. However, Maria Camila Linares COL impressed all with the highest Semi-Final score of 6840 points. The 4 Finalists featured France, Australia, Colombia and USA. While Danyelle Bennett USA set the pace with her score of 5810, when World Record Holder Clementine Lucine FRA arrived, she too was clearly in a league of her own on this occasion. Her gold medal score of 7540 was 1700 points ahead of Bennett who took silver. Linares took a well deserved bronze.

The Men’s Shortboard field of 14 athletes was reduced to 6 Finalists representing France, Belarus and USA. As ever, the power of young French Shortboarding was very clear for all to see. Both Pierre Ballon and Alexandre Poteau broke the 9,000 barrier. They won the bronze and silver medals with just the new World Record Holder remaining on the dock. Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR took no chances in the choppy waters. While he is capable of a 12,570 point score, his 10,160 was enough on this occasion to take the gold medal.

For extreme sports fans, the Jump event at Mandurah certainly supplied enough thrills and spills to capture the respect of all. As the nearby pristine Indian Ocean can often deliver warm breezes and testing water surfaces here, the Men and Women Jumpers had to adjust to the conditions as best they could. As ever, those who do adjust best on these occasions get to the Podium. Distances are really not relevant. In the Women’s event and true to form, the World Jump Record Holder Natalia Berdnikova BLR made the adjustments and took the gold medal. Closest to her was Maj Lund Jepsen DEN who took silver and showed once again that Denmark is a world power in this discipline. At just 18 years of age and with little World Cup experience, Lauren Morgan USA beat a very talented field to take the bronze medal.

The Mens Jump event saw some spectacular crashes and a few passes. Igor Morozov RUS brought gasps from the thousands of spectators but escaped his crash with a few bruises. Again, those who adjusted best captured the World Cup titles. Freddy Krueger USA proved again that his talents are rare. He outperformed the field by 12 meters ! The very experienced Scot Ellis USA did likewise to take the silver medal. Felipe Miranda CHI continues to improve with every contest. In capturing bronze, he is one to watch for the future.

The highly committed Mandurah team is already working on refinements for 2013 and that is only 364 days away !

Harley Clifford AUS

Raimi Merrit USA takes Gold

Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR takes Gold

JUMP RESULTS

http://www.iwsftournament.com/homologation/scorebooks/20120318030328Scorebook12AUS824.htm

SHORTBOARD RESULTS

http://www.iwsftournament.com/homologation/scorebooks/20120318030334Scorebook12AUS824.htm