Linyi TV Cameras capture the action for us

All 32 World Cup Stops to date are now 26 minutes of exciting edited TV shows. Usually completed within days of the Podium presentations, they are then issued globally to Broadcasters which have a combined audience of over 500 million viewers. In some respects, that is the easy part of the marketing mix !

Kuching cameras on Rider Harley Clifford AUS

Once distributed, finding out exactly when each Broadcaster actually airs our World Cup TV shows is a challenge which is just too big for many sports. For our World Cup Stops, we are provided with some Broadcast schedules in advance – usually in Europe, the popular SKYSPORTS schedules. As ever, the reason why all schedules are not available in advance is usually a cost one. Major sports have the resources to purchase both the schedules in advance -  and later the final broadcast certificates.

Here are the very latest World Cup Broadcast schedules – for both our recent Linyi China and Kuching Sarawak Malaysia World Cup Stops covering Wakeboard and Jump in Linyi and Wakeboard in Kuching.  The good news is that ll are also available in short clips on our special World Cup YouTube TV Channel.

WORLD CUP YOUTUBE CHANNEL

SKYSPORTS & HOT WATER TV SCHEDULES – LINYI CHINA

KUCHING SARAWAK MALAYSIA TV SCHEDULES

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This 31st World Cup Stop of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) was impressive by any standards. By combining efforts with the historic Sarawak Regatta in Kuching City which dates back to 1872, it attracted the largest audience ever seen in this successful World Cup Series. The Regatta involved a record 6,700 Paddlers and 345 boat teams. The event also included the Stars of Florida Waterski Show Team.With the support of Sarawak State Government represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, it was sponsored by World of Watches, Revive Isotonic Drinks, Riverside Majestic Hotel, MasterCraft, International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) and the Malaysian Waterski & Wakeboard Federation.Only the top 30 IWWF Men and Women Wakeboard Riders were invited to this US$95,000 cash prize competition. This included both current World Wakeboard Champions. It differed from other World Cups Stops by ensuring that those who performed best at the IWWF World Wakeboard Championships in Italy recently were included. As always, MasterCraft provided the competition boats and technical support.

RTM provided the live TV coverage. The IWWF produced a Webcast which received many messages of congratulations from around the World. Already, the coverage has been archived and is available free by signing up at : http://247.tv/waterski/2011-sarawak-wakeboard-world-cup Following two days of qualifying Rounds, the Men’s and Women’s Wakeboard Finals took place in glorious sunshine for the first time at Sarawak’s Kuching City Waterfront, directly opposite the spectacular riverside Parliamen building. Of the six Women Finalists, Sasha Christian (SIN) set the pace with an opening score of 48.90. Caroline Djupso (SWE) quickly responded with 59.78 points. Japan’s 24 year-old Miku Asai surprised many with an even better performance of 65.22. This was certainly a possible winning score with just three athletes remaining. Belgium’s Elke Venken then failed to cope with the busy water conditions. Her 46.99 points removed her from serious contention. Having taken the Silver Medal at the 2011.

World Championships in Italy recently, Australian Amber Wing was second last off the dock . None were surprised that she outperformed all at this point with a very impressive 67.23 score. Last out was the 18 year-old recently crowned 2011 World Champion, Raimi Merrit USA. She already has many World Cup titles to her credit, including Qatar, China and Egypt. As one of the most physically strong Wakeboard Riders today, her power was a distinct advantage. While it may not have been her usually perfect performance, she did succeed in scoring 68.79 to take the 2011 Sarawak Women’s Wakeboard World Cup title in style plus the cash prize of US$8,000.

As the Men’s Final arrived, the temperature had risen to 34C and the crowds were enormous. To add to the excitement, the six Wakeboard Riders who made it through to this last stage combined three very young rising
stars and three experienced international Pros. The experienced Sam Carne GBR opened up with a respectable but not outstanding score of 64.57. Eighteen-year old Daniel Powers USA responded.

As the current IWWF World Junior Champion, his 77.2 points received an ovation. The young guns had arrived. Then the experienced 29 year-old past World Champion, Andrew Adkison USA, rose to the occasion with a massive 87.90 performance to take the lead. The pressure was truly on. Back to the youngsters. New-comer Steel Lafferty USA (19) really impressed all this weekend but fell slightly short of Adkison with 79.78. All that remained were the experienced Dan Nott GBR and the young 18 year-old Harley Clifford AUS. To the amazement of all, Dan Nott had a terrible day in spite of his four European Champion titles. His score of 45.57 was a disaster for him. Australia’s Harley Clifford is already a sensation. As he finally landed his Heel-side 720, the huge applause from the packed Kuching City Waterfront crowd said it all. The Australian youngster’s score of 92.67 showed once again that he is truly in a league of his own right now. He has now added the 2011 Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup Champion title to his enormous list of achievements to date and US$15,000 to his winnings.

This was quite an extraordinary IWWF World Cup Stop. The enormous support provided by Sarawak State Government represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, ensured that all the facilities were truly first class. Outdoor Jumbo Screens, massive Sound System, great Starting Docks, on-site Secretarial facilities, plus Security, Seating and a huge range of merchandising stalls and restaurants, created a real World Cup Village atmosphere. The event also broke all World Cup records in the volume of Newspaper coverage received over the weekend with some impressive Stars of Florida and Wakeboard photos. Today it was reported that the impact of combing a watersport event with the historic Sarawak Regatta has encouraged all to build on this concept for the future to boost tourism and the local economy. Kuching is certainly a city worth entering on anybody’s vacation list !

WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP WINNERS – Women
1. Raimi Merrit (USA)
2. Amber Wing (AUS)
3. Miku Asai (JPN)

WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP WINNERS – Men
1. Harley Clifford (AUS)
2. Andrew Adkison (USA)
3. Steel Lafferty (USA)

Stars of Florida at our World Cup Stop

This 31^st World Cup Stop of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) was impressive by any standards. By combining efforts with the historic Sarawak Regatta in Kuching City which dates back to 1872, it attracted the largest audience ever seen in this successful World Cup Series. The Regatta involved a record 6,700 Paddlers and 345 boat teams. The event also included the Stars of Florida Waterski Show Team.

With the support of Sarawak State Government represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, it was sponsored by World of Watches, Revive Isotonic Drinks, Riverside Majestic Hotel, MasterCraft, International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) and the Malaysian Waterski & Wakeboard Federation.

Only the top 30 IWWF Men and Women Wakeboard Riders were invited to this US$95,000 cash prize competition. This included both current World Wakeboard Champions. It differed from other World Cups Stops by ensuring that those who performed best at the IWWF World Wakeboard Championships in Italy recently were included. As always, MasterCraft provided the competition boats and technical support.

Over 100,000 spectators attend Kuching World Cup Stop

RTM provided the live TV coverage. The IWWF produced a Webcast which received many messages of congratulations from around the World. Already, the coverage has been archived and is available free by signing up at :

http://247.tv/waterski/2011-sarawak-wakeboard-world-cup

Following two days of qualifying Rounds, the Men’s and Women’s Wakeboard Finals took place in glorious sunshine for the first time at Sarawak’s Kuching City Waterfront, directly opposite the spectacular riverside Parliament building.

Of the six Women Finalists, Sasha Christian (SIN) set the pace with an opening score of 48.90. Caroline Djupso (SWE) quickly responded with 59.78 points. Japan’s 24 year-old Miku Asai surprised many with an even better performance of 65.22. This was certainly a possible winning score with just three athletes remaining. Belgium’s Elke Venken then failed to cope with the busy water conditions. Her 46.99 points removed her from serious contention. Having taken the Silver Medal at the 2011 World Championships in Italy recently, Australian Amber Wing was second last off the dock . None were surprised that she outperformed all at this point with a very impressive 67.23 score. Last out was the 18 year-old recently crowned 2011 World Champion, Raimi Merrit USA. She already has many World Cup titles to her credit, including Qatar, China and Egypt. As one of the most physically strong Wakeboard Riders today, her power was a distinct advantage. While it may not have been her usually perfect performance, she did succeed in scoring 68.79 to take the 2011 Sarawak Women’s Wakeboard World Cup title in style.

1. Raimi Merrit USA, 2. Amber Wing AUS, 3. Miku Asai JPN

As the Men’s Final arrived, the temperature had risen to 34C and the crowds were enormous. To add to the excitement, the six Wakeboard Riders who made it through to this last stage combined three very young rising stars and three experienced international Pros. The experienced Sam Carne GBR opened up with a respectable but not outstanding score of 64.57. Eighteen-year old Daniel Powers USA responded. As the current IWWF World Junior Champion, his 77.2 points received an ovation. The young guns had arrived. Then the experienced 29 year-old past World Champion, Andrew Adkison USA, rose to the occasion with a massive 87.90 performance to take the lead. The pressure was truly on. Back to the youngsters. New-comer Steel Lafferty USA (19) really impressed all this weekend but fell slightly short of Adkison with 79.78.  All that remained were the experienced Dan Nott GBR and the young 18 year-old Harley Clifford AUS. To the amazement of all, Dan Nott had a terrible day in spite of his four European Champion titles. His score of 45.57 was a disaster for him. Australia’s Harley Clifford is already a sensation. As he finally landed his Heel-side 720, the huge applause from the packed Kuching City Waterfront crowd said it all. The Australian youngster’s score of 92.67 showed once again that he is truly in a league of his own right now. He has now added the 2011 Sarawak Wakeboard World Cup Champion title to his enormous list of achievements to date.

1. Harley Clifford AUS, 2. Andrew Adkison, 3. Steel Lafferty USA

This was quite an extraordinary IWWF World Cup Stop. The enormous support provided by Sarawak State Government represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, ensured that all the facilities were truly first class. Outdoor Jumbo Screens, massive Sound System, great Starting Docks, on-site Secretarial facilities, plus Security, Seating and a huge range of merchandising stalls and restaurants, created a real World Cup Village atmosphere.  The event also broke all World Cup records in the volume of Newspaper coverage received over the weekend with some impressive Stars of Florida and Wakeboard photos. Today it was reported that the impact of combing a watersport event with the historic Sarawak Regatta has encouraged all to build on this concept for the future to boost tourism and the local economy. Kuching is certainly a city worth entering on anybody’s vacation list !

The World Cup now moves straight on to Linyi City in China for next weekend’s Wakeboard and Waterski Jump event.

WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP WINNERS – Women

1. Raimi Merrit (USA)

2. Amber Wing (AUS)

3. Miku Asai (JPN)

WAKEBOARD WORLD CUP WINNERS – Men

1. Harley Clifford (AUS)

2. Andrew Adkison (USA)

3. Steel Lafferty (USA)

KUCHING Mens Final Results

KUCHING Womens Final Results

END

Stars of Florida in Kuching

Practice kicked off on Friday at 07.30hrs on the downtown river site here in Kuching. With 32C from dawn, Riders and spectators were on site from the very start. By 09.30hrs, both Women and Men Practice was completed. The local organisation directed by Hanifah Yoong has been flawless and time management has been perfect from the start.

Following the Practice session in rolly waters, it was time to introduce the Stars of Florida Ski Show Team. Don Buffa yet again delivered a sample for the crowd which brought early morning applause from the appreciative audience. They will be back on Friday night for the enormous Malaysian Day Boat Parade Celebrations and Fireworks display. Being part of this Sarawak Regatta which dates from 1872 really is an honor for our World Cup Series.

So, at 10.30 hours, the Womens Semi-Finals kicked off. This immediately began with drama. Our Heat 1 first three Riders went down on their first trick. Were we about to see some real upsets here ? Ireland’s Sian Hurst was unlucky to be first out in the rolly water and others adjusted as this Heat progressed. Amber Wing AUS dominated ahead of Elke Venken BEL and both progressed to the Finals. Sian Hurst IRL and Robbie Rendo ARG will have to wait for tomorrow’s LCQ. In Heat 2, the standard rose again. Here World Champion Raimi Merrit USA was in a league of her own and went straight through to the finals. To the surprise of many Japan’s Miku Asai beat the rest of the field to also go through and waved to the spectators all the way back to the dock. This left Caroline Djupsjo SWE, Sasha Christian SIN and Gina Faccio RSA to join Sian Hurst and Robbie Rendo in the LCQ on Saturday.

On Saturday we also go live with our Webcast. For the details, please take a look at http://www.iwsf.com where you will also get the daily results.

Hot weather, very friendly and helpful hosts, great food and a non-stop action programme is making this another really great World Cup Stop.

Harley Clifford, Daniel Powers, Andrew Adkison and Steel Lafferty

The atmosphere here in Kuching City in Sarawak Borneo is fantastic. It seems like the World Cup Stop has already started with thousands on site all day today just to enjoy the preparations for the weekend’s action on the water. Between the Malaysia Day celebrations, the historic Sarawak Regatta which dates back to 1872 – and our Wakeboard World Cup Stop, its like an enormous Carnival. The riverside is full of restaurants and shops and it seems like every family in Sarawak has taken the weekend off to enjoy the fun.

Arriving today were World Champions Harley Clifford and Raimi Merrit from Australia and the USA, past World Champions Andrew Adkison and Robbie Rendo from the USA and Argentina, Rookie of the Year Steel Lafferty and rising star Daniel Powers from the USA, the British title challenger Dan Nott, and many others. Just walking in the door right now are Belgium’s Elke Venken and Netherlander Michael Timmers. With Practice kicking off at 07.30hrs on Friday, its time for some serious business.

The Sarawak Regatta has already started. With over 6,000 Paddlers in 400 Long Boats, its an extraordinary sight. Villages have their own specialist crews and honour is at stake here ! The roaring crowds and huge sound system was deafening today and has created a very special atmosphere. With over 140 years of history, we can only imagine what winning must mean. Its the Super Bowl and Rugby World Cup combined !

Hanifah Yoong’s team and the Sarawak State Government via its Ministry of Tourism and Heritage have done an outstanding job. This is certainly the way to expose our sport to valuable new audiences around the world. Of course it also help to support our WAKEBOARD 2020 VISION project for the Olympics bid on the horizon.

Good luck to all our World Cup Rider in this fantastic location of Kuching. Put it on your vacation list right now !

The Webcast Link is :

http://247.tv/waterski/freestream/2011-sarawak-wakeboard-world-cup

As all the focus of the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup is on Kuching City in Sarawak this coming weekend, already preparations are also at an advanced stage in Linyi City which will host the 32nd Stop of the Series on the following weekend. Large numbers of spectators are expected at both major events.

Facing the Yellow Sea in south east China on the Yihe River, Linyi City has a 2,400 year history and a population today of 10 million.

World Jump Champion Natalia Berdnikova

On the Eurasian Land Bridge, it is actually now possible to travel from here by train to Rotterdam – a distance of almost 12,000km ! Many multi-nationals are based here including Kellogg, Volvo, Saint Gobain and others.

For the Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Series it is a special opportunity to attract an affluent new audience to the sport. The

Raimi Merrit - World Wakeboard Champion

venue will be on the Yihe River in the centre of Linyi City which is very keen to attract more major sporting events to its many outstanding sporting facilities. Organised by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) and the Chinese Waterski Association (CWA), it is anticipated that this will be the first of many World Cup Stops in Linyi.

As in Kuching City this coming weekend for the 31st World Cup Stop, this 32nd Stop will include Wakeboard with the world’s top

Freddy Krueger - World Jump Champion

Riders flying in to Linyi following the spectacular event at Kuching. In addition to this, the highest ranked IWWF Waterski male and female Jump athletes will also arrive from Belarus, Belgium, Chile, Denmark, France, Great Britain, Greece and USA. Included will be both the male and female World Wakeboard Champions and also the male and female World Jump Champions.

Harley Clifford - World Wakeboard Champion

MasterCraft will once again provide the competition boats and technical support crews as they have done for all 32 World Cup Stops to date.

Following the Kuching World Cup Stop this weekend, next week’s programme in Linyi in China will be as follows. Webcast details will also be announced shortly :

Friday, September 23rd

10.10hrs – 11.46hrs – Womens’ Wakeboard Semi-Finals

14.30hrs – 17.10hrs – Men’s Wakeboard Quarter Finals

Saturday, September 24th

09.00hrs – 10.36hrs – Men’s Wakeboard Last Chance Qualifiers

10.46hrs – 12.22hrs – Men’s Jump Semi-Finals

14.30hrs – 15.34hrs – Women’s Jump Semi-Finals

15.44hrs – 16.32hrs – Women’s Wakeboard Last Chance Qualifiers

16.42hrs – 18.18hrs – Mens’ Wakeboard Semi-Finals

Sunday, September 25th

09.00hrs – 09.32hrs – Women’s Jump Finals

09.426hrs – 10.30hrs – Men’s Jump Finals

10.40hrs – 11.28hrs – Women’s Wakeboard Finals

11.38hrs – 12.26hrs – Men’s Wakeboard Finals

12.30hrs – 13.00hrs – Linyi World Cup Award Ceremony

Kuching - JUST IMAGINE 6,000 PADDLERS

Founded by a representative of the Sultan of Brunei in 1827, Kuching City is the largest on the exotic island of Borneo. This tropical location, with the support of the Sarawak State Government represented by the Ministry of Tourism and Heritage, Sarawak, will host this 31st World Cup Stop of the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF) and Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Sdn.Bhd.. Initial event details were released at a Press Conference last January in Kuching and all preparations have now been completed.

The IWWF World Cup Series was established to bring the very best Waterski and Wakeboard athletes to important high population centres around the world. To date these have included London, Paris, Alexandria, Moscow, Beijing, Singapore, Doha, Liuzhou, Chuncheon, Putrajaya, and many others. Following this Kuching Wakeboard World Cup Stop, it will move on to Linyi in China.

This Stop will include Wakeboard and the Stars of Florida, a spectacular Show Ski Team from Florida, USA. They will join the Malaysia Day Celebrations in a water parade on the Sarawak River on the night of the Sept.16th which will culminate with riverside fireworks displays.

Not only has this Kuching World Cup Stop been scheduled to coincide with the Malaysia Day celebrations, it will also form part of the birthday celebrations of the Governor TYT Yang Di-Pertua Negeri Sarawak For the first time it will also be staged in conjunction with the historic 2011 Sarawak Regatta right in the centre of Kuching City. Dating back to 1872, the Regatta attracts an enormous variety of colorful boats including Dragon Boats, Long Boats, etc. During the four days involved, over 100,000 spectators are expected, plus 400 boats 6,000 paddlers – and of course the very best World Cup Wakeboard Riders from 20 countries. The unique combination promises to make this one of the most spectacular World Cup Stops to date.

The special MasterCraft X2 Wakeboard competition boat has already arrived in the Port of Kuching and will play its vital part throughout the World Cup Stop on the Sarawak River.

For those not fortunate enough to be able to attend the 2011 celebrations in Kuching, they will nevertheless be able to enjoy both a FREE STREAM live Webcast from the waterfront and also replays after the event. The time zone is GMT + 8 hours. The Webcast Links are as follows :

LIVE :

http://247.tv/waterski/freestream/2011-sarawak-wakeboard-world-cup/

LIVE REPLAYS :

http://247.tv/waterski/2011-sarawak-wakeboard-world-cup/

Following this Kuching World Cup Stop, the IWWF will distribute an edited TV highlights show to over 500 million viewers and Media Releases to 192 countries. Both Kuching City and this 31^st World Cup Stop on September 15/18 will give a great insight to both the special attractions of Sarawak and the extraordinary skills of the World Cup Riders.

In addition to the Sarawak Regatta Races, the local times of the Wakeboard World Cup programme are as follows :  (GMT+8hrs) :

September 16^th – FRIDAY

07.30 – 11.30hrs

Wakeboard – Practice & Semi-Finals

September 17^th – SATURDAY

08.00 – 11.30HRS

Wakeboard – Sarawak Youths / Men Quarter Finals / Women LCQ

15.30 – 16.30hrs

Wakeboard – Men LCQ

17.00 – 17.45hrs

Stars of Florida Ski Show

September 18^th – SUNDAY

09.00 – 10.00hrs

Wakeboard – Men Semi-Finals

10.00 – 11.00hrs

Wakeboard – Women Finals

11.00 – 11.45hrs

Stars of Florida Ski Show

12.00 – 13.00hrs

Wakeboard – Men Finals

15.000 – 15.45hrs

Stars of Florida Ski Show

16.00 – 17.00hrs

Medals Presentation on site