Portland Pro Tour Stop - Day 2 of 2
By WSM Press Release
Portland, OR – Rusty Malinoski, 23, and Phillip Soven, 18, have battled on the water all season long for the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour title. Today, both riders went head-to-head in the season-ending match that determined who would earn a year's worth of bragging rights and the largest cash payout in tour history, the $10,000 Indmar Performance Award.
In an intense match-up on the water, Phillip Soven emerged victorious. In doing so, the Florida native earned his fourth win of the season and captured his first overall tour title. Malinoski finished both second in the contest and for the season. Chad Sharpe placed third overall.
The Rip It Apparatus Award went to Brett Eisenhauer for his helside backside off-axis 720.
The Pro Women division also hit the water today for their final round of competition. Shelby Kantar upset frontrunner Amber Wing in the finals to capture the victory in Portland and claim her first overall title. Wing placed second at the contest and overall. Emily Copeland Durham took third for the season.
AJ Racinelli went into today's Rip It JX Series finals looking to claim his fourth win of the season, but was upset by the only other rider to win a tour stop this year, Mitch Langfield. However, all was not lost for Racinelli, as he earned enough points in the final event of the season to capture the overall title for the Rip It JX Series. Jimmy LaRiche took second place on the season with Ryan Anderson finishing third.
To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune into Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.prowakeboardtour.com.
Fuel TV is a 24/7 action-sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle motocross and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, Fuel TV was launched July 1, 2003, and is seen in 24 million U.S. homes. To subscribe to Fuel TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.
MasterCraft is the exclusive tow boat for the Pro Wakeboard Tour, as it has been since the tour's wakeboarding events began in 1992. Indmar Marine engines will provide the power for MasterCraft's X Series line of competition tow boats. Rip It Energy Fuel is the exclusive sponsor of the JX Series, the proving ground for amateur male riders 18 and under, who will also be competing in Kelowna.
The official magazine of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is WakeBoarding, the premier publication for the sport. To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune into Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.prowakeboardtour.com. The Pro Wakeboard Tour also has the support of the following: Rip It Energy Fuel, the U.S. Air Force, Indmar, RGX, Sea-Doo, Verizon Wireless, Hyperlite Wakeboards, Billabong, Oakley, Reef, Gator Boards, CWB, Liquid Force, g3, Epiphone, Cire, Transhield, WakeWorld.com, theliquidcircus.com and Wakeboarder.com.
Pro Men Overall
1. Phillip Soven
2. Rusty Malinoski
3t. Adam Errington
3t. Danny Harf
5t. Trevor Hansen
5t. Chad Sharpe
5t. Daniel Watkins
5t. Shawn Watson
Pro Women Finals
1. Shelby Kantar (USA) - 71.67
2. Amber Wing (AUS) - 68.89
3. Nicola Butler (USA) - 63.89
4. Raequel Hoffman (USA) - 53.33
5. Laura Lohrmann (USA) - 46.11
6. Melissa Marquardt (USA) - 37.78
7. Sunni Anne Ball (CAN) - 31.67
8. Maeghan Major (USA) - 29.44
Junior Men (14-18) Finals
1. Mitchell Langfield (AUS) - 70.56
2. Kyle Alberts (USA) - 63.33
3. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 54.44
4. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 48.33
Pro Men Finals
1. Phillip Soven
2. Rusty Malinoski
Pro Men – Round of 4
1. Rusty Malinoski
2. Adam Errington
1. Phillip Soven
2. Danny Harf
Pro Men – Round of 8
1. Adam Errington
2. Chad Sharpe
1. Rusty Malinoski
2. Daniel Watkins
1. Danny Harf
2. Shawn Watson
1. Phillip Soven
2. Trevor Hansen
Pro Men Wakeboard – Round of 16
1. Adam Errington
2. Keith Lidberg
1. Chad Sharpe
2. Derek Grasman
1. Daniel Watkins
2. Aaron Rathy
1. Rusty Malinoski
2. Shane Bonifay
1. Shawn Watson
2. JD Webb
1. Danny Harf
2. Bryan Hutton
1. Trevor Hansen
2. Dean Smith
1. Phillip Soven
2. Brett Eisenhauer
Junior Men (14-18) Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
Heat #1
1. Kyle Alberts (USA) - 60.00
2. Jimmy LaRiche (USA) - 53.89
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3. Danny Burnstein (USA) - 47.78
4. Julian Cohen (USA) - 45.56
5. Ryan Anderson (USA) - 33.33
Heat #2
1. Mitchell Langfield (AUS) - 53.89
2. A.J Racinelli (USA) - 46.67
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3. Tony Carroll (USA) - 40.00
4. Bradey Price (CAN) - 28.89
5. Raphael Derome (CAN) - 21.67
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