First Edition of The WAKESHOP CUP 2020
Posted by IAN CURRY
We are excited to launch the first edition of the WAKESHOP CUP in Belgium !
3 EVENTS 3 CABLE PARKS OPEN TO ALL EUROPEAN RIDERS NONPRO ONLY 3 RIDERS TO STEP THE FINAL PODIUM !
-- Events schedule may change due to corona restriction, if you are interested join the facebook event page and send us an email to book your place --
The event will take place over one day and will challenge both genders. The rules are simple:
- Skills, talent and boldness is what it takes !
- Pro-riders or Advanced riders* unless under 16 years old are not allowed to participate *Advanced rider : ( no 7, no mobes, no doubles, none of the big tricks will be taken into consideration ).
- you are allowed to compete with the testing gear !
3 STOPS in 3 CABLE PARKS
The Wakeshop Cup will take place at 3 different parks on Saturday and will be combined with a gear testing day Saturday and Sunday.
- 25-26th of April 2020 - The Spin Wakepark
- 02-03rd of May 2020 - Wake Up Cablepark
- 30-31st of May 2020 - The Outsider Cablepark
WAKESHOP.BE team will be on site all week-end to: coach, give tips and allow you to test 2020 Wakeboards gear.
Practical Information
Addresses:
The Spin: Rue Crossart 61, 6440 Froidchapelle - Belgium Wake up: Katwilgweg, 2050 Antwerpen - Belgium The Outsider: Donkstraat 50, 9700 Oudenaarde - Belgium
Event Schedule: Until 16h: Registrations ( max 32 ) 17h-18h: Airtricks Expression session 18-20h: JAM ( main event ) 20h30 - 21h: Prize giving 21h++ : Party Gear testing available all week end.
Airtricks Expression Session (17-18h): 17h -18h. Only one corner in the park. It is more a show and session together rather than a competition. Tricks will be voted by the riders, the public and the judges ( 33% each )
The Spin: Confirmed! Wake Up Cablepark: No Airtricks. The Outsider: No Airtricks.
COMPETITION (18-20h) :
Max 32 riders : Round of 16: 8 heats of 4 riders ( top 2 advance ) Quarter Final: 4 heats of 4 riders ( top 2 advance ) Semi Final: 2 heats of 4 riders ( top 2 advance ) Final: 4 riders. Total of 15 heats of 7 minutes
There will be no LCQ
It will be a Jam ( 7 minutes per heat ) where the park will be divided in sections.
Judging & Point system:
→ 4 judges: 1 per section & 1 overall judge. → The rider with the most sections won, wins his run. → Ian Curry-Lindahl will be the head judge. Other judges may change from one event to another.
→Each contest will give points depending on the ranking of the riders, the riders with the most points at the end of the 3 contests, win the WAKESHOP CUP! →During the first contest, riders will randomly be placed in heats of 4 and battle up to the final. For the last two contests, the 8 riders with the most points on the overall ranking will each be placed in different heats. The rest of the riders will randomly be picked to fill up the empty slots in the 8 heats. →Going straight into the final, it is heat of 4 with 2 riders moving to the next round.
→Each contest has the same point distribution: 1st: 8 points 2nd: 7 points 3rd: 6 points 4th: 5 points 5th: 4 points 9th: 2 points 17th: 0 points
Prize-Awarding:
The entrance fee to each contest is 30 euros.
The overall winner of the 3 contests will win the WAKESHOP CUP and a Wakeboard SET UP
See you @the cable !!
