LIUZHOU IS CERTAIN TO SEE A BATTLE OF THE WORLD CUP GIANTS In the coming 10 days, we will see the very best of both Wakeboard and Waterski Jump capture the imagination of the huge crowds anticipated in Liuzhou City in South West China. Predictions are almost impossibe at this stage. It is a first time visit to this spectacular downtown Liu River site. It will be our first 2009 World Cup Stop for our Riders following a hectic 2008 World Cup season for them. For our Jumpers, all we can do is look back at our
Dubna Russia World Cup Stop earlier this summer and guess what might happen
Ryan Dodd takes the Dubna Russia World Cup Stop title
In
Dubna Russia, with almost 30,000 enthusiastic World Cup fans,
Ryan Dodd CAN and
June Fladborg DEN stole the show. Ryan jumped 67.1m to take the title from
Jaret Llewellyn CAN and
Freddy Krueger USA. All were greatly relieved to see Jaret recover from that amazing crash. June jumped 50.9m to take the title from
June Fladborg takes the 2009 Dubna Russia Jump title
Marie Vympranietsova GRE and World Jump Champion,
Ageliki Andriopoulou GRE. Both Marie and Ageliki are recovering from injury right now and we wish them a speedy return to the water – but it will not be before the Liuzhou World Cup Stop. However,
Freddy Krueger and
Jaret Llewellyn will be there to avenge
Ryan Dodd’s earlier victory ! For Wakeboard, we have to look back to our
Doha Qatar World Cup Stop on the warm blue waters of the Arabian Gulf. There it was the unbeatable
Phillip Soven USA who took the title ahead of
Dean Smith AUS and
Andrew Adkison USA. That is bound to be another thriller with a World Cup title at
Phillip Soven returns to aim for another World Cup title
stake.
Raimi Merritt is now just 16 years old – very young for a past World Cup winner. In Doha she truly was sensational and did the impossible by getting ahead of the huge talent of World Cup Star,
Dallas Friday USA and also the talented
Shelby Kantar USA. Again, who knows what our Riders will do in Liuzhou. One thing is absolutely certain – it will be a thriller and is certain to have many
Raimi Merritt - the World Cup Star of the Singapore Stop
surprises. The site itself may also have some great surprises – and you will be able to follow these here on our Website – and later on our special World Cup TV Channel on YouTube / http://www.youtube.com/iwsfworldcup