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The background

As the cold weather and snow begins to arrive in most European countries, Down Under cable park in the Netherlands decided to organise an end of season competition whereby the locals could show off their tricks. Down Under is one of the most famous Dutch cableways and has previously hosted competitions such as the WWA Protest Cable Call and the Dutch Nationals. There’s already been two Local Hero contests this year to support and push the many talented local riders. Unleashed was one of the brands that supported the final contest of the season, which took place on the 14th of October.

The competition

The local hero contest kicked off with a fun competition during which the competitors were challenged to jump, dive, roll or fashion air with a wakeskate off the kicker to earn the status of local fun hero of the year. Raymond Giessen came first with a very spectacular performance. A solid warm up for the main competition.

Recently, there’s been a lot of ‘best tricks’ competitions so Down Under decided to devise a ‘best run’ contest instead where riders were able to exhibit, not only their level but also, their variety of tricks and steeze. One by one the riders boarded the water, whilst receiving support from their fellow riders, families and friends.

Injured Slingshot rider Tommy Swaan (24) performed a dual role during the competition. Firstly, he shared his humour, tricks and quotes through the mic; and secondly, he took up the role of a judge. This guy proved he’s still engaged and knowledgeable in the sport.

The riders impressed the spectators and judges alike with mobes, bs 720’s in and out, a huge fs 270 chicken salad to blind off the kicker (Wassim’s signature trick), backside 3 transfers, dancing on rails and sweet presses and grabs. There was even a group of youngsters who only started riding this year, yet all took part in the competition!

Equal prize giving

The day ended with an award ceremony over on the picnic bench. As Down Under supports gender equality, the same amount of prize money was assigned to both categories. We hope this trend will be upheld in future years in the sport.

The young guns Wassim El Hodayebi (16) and Melissa Peperkamp (15) can now call themselves ‘Local Heroes’ of Down Under after becoming the winning riders in the open categories. In the junior category Zino Vallen (16) stole first prize, meanwhile in the kids division Storm Baas (14) deservedly achieved first place. A particularly outstanding win for Storm, who only started wakeboarding this year.

 

Winners speach

Melissa Peperkamp (15), winner of the Open Women:

“I started wakeboarding when I was 8 years old. Quint de Waard was my teacher when I started beginners’ lessons. How do I prepare for competitions? I always start with a warm up and just have a lot of fun. I have to say I am constantly trying to push myself to do better than in my training sessions. It stresses me out a bit, I just want everything to work out as I want it to. My secret is having a lot of fun and always trying to give it my best. My goal is to be in the European Cup next year. It means I’ll have to learn airtricks. I love being able to travel and fulfil my passion at the same time. I hope that one day I will be able to wakeboard at an international level and achieve a lot of places on the podium”.

Wassim El Hodayebi (16), winner of the Open Men:

“I started wakeboarding when I was about 10 or 11 years old. Before a competition I always try to prepare myself in a variety of different ways, although it hadn’t paid off prior to this contest. Normally I try to spend time relaxing the day before so I have enough energy for the big day. I think the most important thing is to eat well, like a Moroccan tajine or pizza. But unfortunately during almost every competition I know I still suck and fall on the simplest tricks. I think this is partly because I overthink certain tricks and I don’t manage to get into the right vibe. At the Down Under Local Hero competition I had such a good day. Thanks to Yasemin Tanriverdi for organising the event.

At the contest I competed in the Open Men’s category because my homies (Tom Franke and Lodewijk Waterhout) and I wanted to wakeboard at the end of the day, when the wind had died down. Lodewijk is still 14 years old so when I suggested the idea he was like “but bro wtf if I want I can still ride with the mini boys”. When I first entered the competition I wasn’t focused on the competitive nature of the event, I just wanted to enjoy a good wakeboarding session with my friends at my home cable. This relaxed my mindset and gave me lot of positive energy. I think everyone had a good day and rode really sick! Shout out to Max Halm for taking second place and Rodi Kosterman for achieving third place.

My goal in wakeboarding is to stand out from the status quo, by inventing new tricks and producing videos. As a member of the ‘Shaka bro’s’, we are working on a new video together. Tom Franke does the filming and editing and I am trying to put my own vision on progress and wakeboarding into the video. I hope it turns out well!”

Down Under cable park words

Thanks to all the riders, sponsors, supporters, judges and operators who made this season a blast! A special thanks goes out to Joey Scholman, the head operator who is making a career change after 6 years of putting a great deal of energy into our cable and local riders.

 

Results

Open Men

1. Wassim El Hodayebi

2. Max Halm

3. Rodi Kosterman

Open Women

1. Melissa Peperkamp

2. Damy Schreijer

3. Amira Lamin

Juniors

1. Zino Vallen

2. Carsten de Greef

3. Tristan de Koning

Kids

1. Storm Baas

2. Jayden Zingel

3. Darnell Davids

 

More about Down Under cable park

The big cable
The main road has a large cable line with a length of 720 meters hovering 10 meters above the south lake. From the starting point, the cable pulls you counterclockwise around the entire pond. There are eight lines (carriers) so that there is an optimal rotation!

The small lane
The first Sesitec 2.0 of the Benelux system running at Down Under in Nieuwegein! This new cable system is installed on the small track. It offers both beginners and pros the opportunity to train and practice their skills.

Down Under has very modern and state of the art features that provide challenge of each level riders. All obstacles are from Cable Park Unit Park Tech, the market leader in the field of cable parks : 2 kickers, 1 rail, 1 transfer and some others.

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Nicolas Leduc , 2019 ODUB Shred

Nicolas Leduc

I’ve always wanted to be a professional athlete and Hyperlite made my dream come true. I can now enjoy everyday riding with the best team on earth while traveling the world. Check out my new ripsaw pro vest. It’s lit. Gang gang . “Choisissez un travail que vous aimez et vous n’aurez pas à travailler un seul jour de votre vie”.

One of the smoothest rail riders we’ve ever seen and our Canadian gangsta Nicolas Leduc joins the Hyperlite Pro Team rolling into 2018. Also known as “The Duchess”, Nic has been impressive with his unique edits and he brings fun flavor to the crew. He’s had impressive results in top level competition but we support his plans to focus on pushing his riding through photo and video projects.

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Wakeboard Street In Montpellier

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23 PRODUCTIONS

Glen is a young Montpellier director audio visual designer. Always on the latest good tips, you have certainly already found one of their videos that have made the buzz in recent years, winch in the Lez or even snowboarding in the city center of Montpellier…. Video producers for the famous Jacker, they share with us the passion for sliding sports and the desire to push our sport to the top.

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SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Day 2

The second day of the World Championships at Mayan Water Complex began with the Pro Men Traditional quarterfinal round. A very high level that didn’t drop during the day.

Adaptive competitor, Aaron Cutler (USA) put down a massive performance in the Masters Features semifinal taking down heat one with a final score of 94.80. Aaron threw a huge wrapped H/S B/S 360 off the inside kicker, paired with his signature H/S F/S 540 off the outside kicker. Dayle Cartwright (USA) took second place and advancing to finals with 90.60. Robin Leonard Jensen (DEN) crushed it for the win in heat two with a T/S 720 for a 100.00 point score, followed by Andreas Voss (GER) in second with 90.00.

Brett Powell (USA) had the top score in both his Junior Features quarterfinal and semifinal heats with a clean T/S B/S 900 and H/S B/S 900 in semifinal heat one for a final score of 98.60, followed by Barrett Swope (USA) in second with 89.30. Liam Brearley (CDN) has a unique style of his own that put him in the number one spot in heat two destroying the rails with creative lines for a score of 98.60. Parker Swope (USA) came in second in heat two and also advancing to the finals with a score of 89.50.

Ronix rider Jamie Lopina (USA) took down the Pro Women’s Features Only semifinal heat one with multiple technical rail hits on the transfer box to score 96.00. Julia Rick (GER) maintained her dominance with a heat two win, landing a T/S B/S 720 for a final score of 98.00. Although she didn’t quite have enough to make it into Sunday’s final round, Chelsea Ann Foy (MEX) rode her heart out and threw the first ever Crowmobe 540 by a woman at a WWA Wake Park event. Defending Features World Champion Anna Nikstad (USA) won heat three with a massive Pete Rose for a perfect final score of 100.00.

The Pro Men Features Only semifinal was nothing short of amazing with Bene Tremmel (GER) sticking a huge T/S B/S 1080 to score 92.70 points for the win in heat one. Winning heat two, Albin Randow (SWE) put down a moby dick 540 to take the top spot with 95.40 points. Defending World Champion Guenther Oka (USA) scored 93.60 winning heat three today with a masterful run that included a big H/S B/S 900 and some insane lines with the timeless style he has become known for worldwide. Jamie Neville (AUS) took the final heat of the day going super technical on the flat bar with a B/S 180 on 180 off to score 92.60 sending him in to Sunday’s final round. Guenther currently has the lead on the WWA Wake Park World Series leaderboard with the final standings all coming down to tomorrow’s final showdown.

The Open Women’s Features semifinal saw some serious up and coming talent with Arianna Cau (ITA) winning heat one with a perfect 100.00 point score, landing a T/S F/S 270 transfer to pretzel out. In heat two, Eira Jansson (SWE) came out on top with a clean H/S 540 to score 97.90 and advancing to the final round. Piper Harris (USA) took the win in heat three laying down clean lines on every rail for a final score of 95.90.

Bruno Ulott (BRA) rode away with the win in heat one of the Open Men Features semifinals with a T/S B/S 900 for a 97.40 score, followed by Sandro Furtado Brlenic (SWE) with a 92.60. In heat two, Gavin Giglio (USA) laid down a F/S 360 transfer to backside 180 out to score 97.90, followed by Jesse Jarrett (CDN) also advancing to finals with a second place semifinal finish of 85.90 points.

Closing out the day with Pro Men’s Traditional semifinals, Bene Tremmel (GER) took the heat one win with a H/S 900 and a huge 313 in the flats for a score of 92.10. Timo Kapl (AUT) was right behind Bene with a close second place finish of 92.00 points. Guenther Oka (USA) won heat two, hitting a tail grab Pete Rose off the kicker, and a back mobe 540 in the flats for a final 96.50 score, followed by Dominik Guehrs (GER) with 89.10 in second.

Orlando Watersports Complex currently holds down the top spot in both the Overall Traditional and Features Team Competition with 725 points in Traditional and 820 points in Features. Wake Nation Houston is currently holding down the Traditional second place spot with 560 points, followed by Mayan Water Complex in third with 550 points. Meanwhile Mayan Water Complex is holding down the Features second place spot with 735 points, followed by What Wake Park in thid with 570 points.

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2018 WWA Wake Park World Championships

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