MANDURAH WORLD CUP / ACTION SPORTS GAMES

Mandurah Action Sports Games 2014 – National Television Broadcast – Australia Channel 7

Welcome to our first partners e-news update where we will keep you regularly updated on news and stories about the Action Sports Games.

There will be heaps new and exciting additions to the action sports program, potential new partners, athlete news and important meeting dates.

The first big news story  is the official screening of the national television program soon to aired on Channel 7 MATE.

Check it out all the action:
Mandurah Action Sports Games 2014

Channel 7 MATE
Saturday 14 June 2014 at 11.30am

There will be lots of exciting things happening over the coming months that will build the Mandurah Action Sports Games / WORLD CUP into a mega world class Action Sports event

ACTION SPORTS GAMES

The Jump Finals will be featured by SKYSPORTS on May 6/7/8

#MandurahWorldCup, #ActionSportsGames,

Don’t forget to set your Recorders

07.05.14 18.00-19.00 Skysports 2
08.05.14 01.00-02.00 Skysports 3
08.05.14 04.00-05.00 Skysports 2
08.05.14 06.00-07.00 Skysports 3
08.05.14 09.00-10.00 Skysports 3
08.05.14 12.00-13.00 Skysports 3
09.05.14 04.00-05.00 Skysports 3

Enjoy all the action from Western Australia’s Mandurah World Cup at the Action Sports Games.

WAKEBOARD will be the first to be featured and here is your Link :

WAKEBOARD ON YOUTUBE

MANDURAH WORLD CUP & ACTION SPORTS GAMES

GMT – WESTERN EUROPE

The first of the spectacular #MandurahWorldCup TV Shows & #ActionSportsGames Broadcast times have just arrived.

These will feature the WAKEBOARD part of the recent WORLD CUP STOP in Western Australia.

Watch out for WATERSPORTS WORLD in your listings :

DATES & TIMES GMT

30.04.14        19.00-20.00     Skysports 3
01.05.14        02.00-03.00     Skysports 4
01.05.14        09.00-10.00     Skysports 3
01.05.14        11.30-12.30       Skysports 2

The WATERSKI JUMP transmission will come a week later – times will be posted here shortly.

DON’T FORGET TO SET YOUR RECORDERS NOW !

The #MandurahWorldCup & #ActionSportsGames in Western Australia featured all our top IWWF WORLD CUP RIDERS, both male and female,

so don’t miss this one.

WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE FANTASTIC PERFORMANCES

In glorious sunshine, the City of Mandurah in Western Australia, with its 19 local beaches and resident Dolphins and Pelicans, welcomed IWWF World Cup Wakeboard and Waterski Jump athletes from 24 countries to the crystal clear waters of Mandjar Bay this weekend.

Mandurah Mayor Marina Vergone declared that these Action Sports Games are now Australia’s largest and most successful such event. In addition to  BMX, Scooter, Skate and Freestyle Moto X, this 39th Waterski & Wakeboard World Cup Stop was one of the most spectacular to date. The Channel 7 Crab Fest was also part of the Action Sports Games. National Channel 7 celebrity Mark Beretta enjoyed the warm sunshine after his recent Sochi Winter Olympics assignment. MasterCraft provided the World Cup boats and support services.

Waterski Jump had the spectators lining the packed beaches cheering for their favourites during the Saturday Qualification Round. With eight of the World’s top women Jumpers chasing just four Finals places, crashes and disappointments were unavoidable. However, as ever, the best rose to the top. The coveted Finals line-up included World Jump Champion Jacinta Carroll AUS, World Record Holder Natallia Berdnikova BLR, 2012 World University Champion Lauren Morgan USA, and 2013 Moomba Masters Champion Jutta Lammi FIN.

Morgan set the pace with a distance of 46.5m. This was quickly pushed to 47.5m by Lammi. On her first Jump, Berdnikava then got a roar of approval from the huge crowds. Her distance was 50.2m. This just left Australia’s own World Champion Jacinta Carroll to go for the title. She struggled on her first two attempts with 47.0m and 43.5m. Could she do the impossible on her final attempt ? The spectators then raised the roof as their own World Champion Scored 51.1m on her final effort. ‘A perfect and very popular finish for the home crowd.

The Mens Jump Qualification Round was also dramatic. Twelve athletes chased six Finals places. Deciding to pass on one or more Jump attempts were Felipe Miranda CHI, Damien Sharman GBR and Freddy Krueger USA. Thomas Asher GBR crashed in the early stages and had to withdraw. Making it through to the Finals were four-time World Cup Gold Medalist Jimmy Siemers USA, past U21 World Jump Champion Zack Worden USA, Russia’s National Jump Record Holder Igor Morozov, Europe-Africa Jump Champion Bojan Schipner GER, World Games Jump Champion Damien Sharman GBR and World Jump Record Holder Freddy Krueger USA.

Siemers, Sharman and Worden kicked off the Jump Finals with distances of 58.2m, 60.5m and 61.3m. Water conditions had improved. The light head wind was an extra bonus. Packed beaches created the perfect  atmosphere. In scorching sunshine, Schipner’s 65.3m on his opening Jump earned him an ovation. Morozov followed with a very solid 65.0m. All now knew that this Final was going to be one to remember. As in the Womens Final, a World Jump Champion was the last to enter the World Cup arena ! Freddy Krueger, as the World Record holder has been through this many times. Now his biggest test had arrived. His first attempt was 54.2m. Was this a rare off-day for the World Champion ? His second attempt at 58.4m also looked worrying. You could hear a pin drop around Mandjar Bay. However, his final attempt was just sensational. As a distance 65.9m was announced, he had captured the title of Mandurah World Cup Champion by less than a meter. That was all that was required. Another perfect finish.

Womens Wakeboard went through the same process, kicking off with 12 Pro Women representing seven Nations chasing just six Finals places. Eventually, it was the following who made it through – Nicola Butler GBR, Caroline Djupsjo SWE, Melissa Marquardt USA, Amber Wing AUS, defending Champion Bec Gange AUS and IWWF World Champion Raimi Merritt USA. Each was also granted a Wild Card Bonus Trick to add to the excitement.

Butler used her Wild Card Bonus Trick to insert a Whirley Bird to her run making a huge impact with a high opening score of 60.1. Djupsjo followed by adding a Toe Side 540 to give her a score of 55.3. Marquardt, Wing and Gange were unable to better this. It was then all down to the IWWF World Champion Raimi Merritt. Although it was a very close call, she took the title in style with a narrow margin of 2.2 points over Butler, with Djupsjo taking the World Cup bronze medal.

Mens Wakeboard was the climax of the afternoon at Mandurah’s Action Sports Games. Twenty Riders from 14 countries were reduced to six Finalists. An earlier injury to Trevor Hansen USA forced his retirement. The Finalists  included Brad Teunissen AUS, David O’Caoimh IRL, Cory Teunissen AUS, Tony Iacconi AUS, Shota Tezuka JPN and Harley Clifford AUS.

Australia’s 19 year-old Brad Teunissen caught all by surprise. His opening score of 62.0 set a very high standard. Ireland’s O’Caoimh followed but with two falls, the rules prevented him from including the Bonus trick. Cory Teunissen was at his very best. His score of 86.3 looked like the gold medal perfermance. Iacconi, having survived the LCQ, got very close with 81.0. Japan’s super-star Tezuka, the 2013 runner-up, now had his chance to take gold. His Toeside 900 was a show stopper. However, an uncharacteristic final phase could only produce a score of 71.4m. As in so many recent World Cup Finals, World Champion and defending Mandurah World Cup title holder  Harley Clifford was last on the water. Expert comments later stated that a perfect score of 100 was earned ! He was flawless. His official score of 90.0 said it all. For the very first time, this made it a total clean-sweep by Australian Riders with Clifford taking Gold, Cory Teunissen Silver and Iacconi Bronze.

Action Sports Games Mandurah, supported by the Western Australia State Government through Eventscorp’s Regional Events Programme, were funded by Royalties for Regions. The City of Mandurah sees the Games as a perfect match for their outstanding Mandjar Bay area in conjunction with the highly successful annual  Channel 7 Crab Fest.

MANDURAH WORLD CUP RESULTS

Wakeboard : http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/boatwake/14AUS999

Jump : http://www.iwwfed-ea.org/classic/14AUS910

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HASHTAGS

#MandurahWorldCup

#ActionSportsGames

WEBSITE

www.Waterski&WakeboardWorldCup.com

www.ActionSportsGames.com.au

www.WesternAustralia.com

FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/IWWFED?ref=hl

With four World Champions and Riders and Jumpers from 24 Countries on site, the buzz in beautiful Mandurah here on the Indian Ocean Coast of Western Australia is awesome. What a magnificent World Cup location.

If you were not able to join us this year – don’t worry !

Our #ActionSportsGames and #MandurahWorldCup FREE WEBCAST will bring you all the action from start to finish this Saturday and Sunday, March 15/16. Scheduled to kick off on Saturday Morning at 08.00hrs Local Time / Perth WA – and run all the way through to Sunday at 17.00hrs.

To catch all the action of WORLD CUP Jump and Wakeboard, here is your Link

www.IWWF.tv

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#MandurahWorldCup  #ActionSportsGames

Australia’s biggest Action Sports event is just two weeks away – now in its fourth year – and we will be watching the highlight of the 39th WORLD CUP STOP on March 15/16 on our FREE Webcast at www.IWWF.tv

With the very best RIDERS and JUMPERS on centre stage, this is going to be the one which will keep the expected 100,000 spectators on their toes as they line up on the beautiful Mandurah Beaches in the scorching sunshine !

This year will see the strongest ever challenge by Australian athletes for the coveted WORLD CUP medals. World Champions Jacinta Carroll AUS in Jump and Harley Clifford AUS in Wakeboard, will do their very best to make this a major Australian triumph. Bec Gange AUS is also a seven-time Australian National Wakeboard Champion and will be ready to defend her title.. They will all take on the might of the very best from 24 Countries and we will bring all the highlights and photos to you right here.

Rarely have we seen such an outstanding  group  of the very best #WAKEBOARD Riders and #WATERSKI Jumpers come together for one major international event. March 15/16 will certainly be one to watch – and you can follow all the action for FREE on our Webcast at : www.IWWF.tv

Today we feature another group of very talented athletes who will be with us. Watching the very welcome return of Denmark’s June Fladborg will be a special treat for all her many fans around the world. As one of the greatest female Waterski Jumpers of all time, her serious heel injury robbed her of two seasons on the water but she is now back to challenge once again for a coveted WORLD CUP medal. She will be joined by Zack Worden USA, another outstanding athlete who was forced to take some time out due again to an injury. As a past WORLD CUP Jump title winner, don’t be surprised to see him on the Podium on March 16th. in Mandurah.

Today we also feature Melissa Marquardt, a legend in the female Wakeboard world. She took part in one of our very first World Cup Stops and all will be watching closely to see if her reappearance will rock the boat this time around. ‘And to add some real Italian flair to the #ActionSportsGames / #MandurahWorldCup weekend, Massi Pfffaretti will also push hard for his share of the Cash Prize purse and World Cup titles.

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We wish June, Zack, Melissa and Massi every success on March 15/16

The biggest names in  WAKEBOARD and WATERSKI JUMP are now packing their bags for a major adventure trip to Australia over the coming two weeks. With two of the biggest events of the year coming up in Melbourne and Mandurah, the performances emerging will set the scene for all of 2014. With the MOOMBA MASTERS next week in Melbourne followed by the WORLD CUP in Mandurah, Western Australia, the following weekend, it is going to be a fantastic month of March for our Riders, Skiers and Fans.

Joining the superstars on the Dock at #MandurahWorldCup, #ActionSportsGames on March 15/16 will be Riders Trevor Hansen USA and Megan Barker GBR – together with Jumpers Nancy Chardin FRA and Thomas Asher GBR. Any or all are capable of taking World Cup Podium places and we wish them the best of luck.

You can follow all the WEBCAST action FREE at : www.IWWF.tv

We will be reporting from Australia at both sites #MoombaMasters2014 and #MandurahWorldCup, #ActionSportsGames from next week on- so please stay tuned

Today we feature more outstanding athletes who will attend the Action Sports Games in Western Australia as part of the 39th WORLD CUP Stop of the Series.

Organised by the International Waterski & Wakeboard Federation (IWWF), this is the most lucrative and most heavily promoted Waterski & Wakeboard event of the past 10 years. Thanks to   #ActionSportsGames, the Government of Western Australia, Royalties for Regions, Eventscorp Western Australia and the City of Mandurah, joining Channel 7′s Crabfest on this same weekend will guarantee a fantastic atmosphere on the beautiful white sandy beaches. With Murdoch University involved this year for the first time, this could also be the biggest Student festival of the year !

Highlighted today are Waterski Jump Stars Igor Morozov RUS and Lauren Morgan USA, with Wakeboard Riders Giorgia Gregorio ITA and Padiwat Jaemjan THA.  As we will see, the flag poles will make this beautiful site look like a major United Nations Summit in three weeks time !

For those WAKEBOARD and WATERSKI JUMP fans who cannot make it to #MandurahWorldCup at beautiful Mandurah on that Western Australia Indian Ocean coast, our FREE Webcast will help you to share in the sunshine on March 15/16 : www.IWWF.tv