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Friday, April 3rd, 2009

Orlando, Fla. – The King of Wake series, the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, is set to kick off a brand-new season of high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action as World Sports & Marketing, the series organizer, today announces the complete schedule for the 2009 season.

The 2009 series features eight stops throughout the United States and more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season. Athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events included in the 2009 series are: the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour.

Complete 2009 King of Wake Schedule

DATES /  CITY / EVENT / VENUE

• April 23-26 Orlando, Fla. Wake Games Orlando Watersports Complex
• May 29-31 Fort Worth, Texas Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #1 Texas MasterCraft
• June 19-21 Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #2 Prairie Springs Park
• June 27-28 Knoxville, Tenn. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #3 Volunteer Landing
• July 8-12 Oklahoma City, Okla. WWA National Championships Oklahoma River
• July 18-19 Louisville, Ky. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #4 Freeman Lake Park
• Aug. 14-16 Sparks/Reno, Nev. Pro Wakeboard Tour: Stop #5 Sparks Marina
• Aug.27-30 Orlando, Fla. WWA World Championships Orlando Watersports Complex

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Friday, March 20th, 2009

Orlando, Fla. – The world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series, has officially joined Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports. The series organizer, World Sports & Marketing, announced today its partnership with Alli – a company owned by NBC and MTV Networks dedicated to bringing together the best properties, athletes and brands globally for the fans of action sports.

The King of Wake’s partnership with Alli includes online rights, sponsorship sales, marketing and promotion. All King of Wake events will continue to air on the FUEL TV network.

“We are thrilled to be partnered with the premier wakeboarding property within action sports,” said Wade Martin, President of Alli. “King of Wake, along with FUEL TV, have created an outstanding television package. We look forward to supporting FUEL TV’s television programming with a robust online offering as part of allisports.com.”

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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

Orlando, Fla. - Action-sports fans can catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding water-sports action of pro wakeboarding from the comfort of their home, as FUEL TV is set to air the seventh contest of the 2008 King of Wake series, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Reno, Nev. The final Tour stop of the year, will premier on Tuesday, September 23 at 8:00 pm ET. (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and will re-air two more times throughout September.

The world’s top riders are geared-up to battle it out on the waters of Sparks Marina in Reno for cash, points and pride.

Tune in to FUEL TV Sept. 23 to watch the exciting conclusion of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour and see who rides away with a win in Reno and the Tour titles. The 2008 Tour titlists will receive the Indmar Performance Award, a $10,000 bonus to the top-points earner in the Pro Men’s Division, a $5,000 prize for the Pro Women’s Division winner and $1,000 for the Jr. Men’s Division champion.

Action-sports fans are now free to go mobile and still catch all the action of the 2008 King of Wake series anywhere, anytime, as full-length episodes are now available on Apple iTunes for fans viewing pleasure. Fans can log-in and download their favorite individual episode for $1.99 or purchase the Season Pass for $14.99.

This summer, FUEL TV brings you the most unbelievable action to come from lakes since Loch Ness. Starting in July, you can catch wakeboarding and wakeskating’s mega-monsters attack the still waters worldwide. All the contests, series, and films you’d want to see will be in “Wake Steady”, FUEL TV’s wake block every Tuesday night at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Orlando, Fla. – Action-sports fans now have a chance to ride like the King of Wake, thanks to Central Florida Toyota. Fans can enter to win a King of Wake 2008 Toyota Tundra Double Cab SR5, an MSRP of $29,610, by registering to win the promotional vehicle at www.Centralfloridatoyota.com.

The cutoff to register for the 2008 King of Wake Tundra Double Cab SR5 is 11:30 a.m. ET, January 17, 2009. A winner will be selected in a random drawing at 12:00 p.m. noon ET on the 17th at Surf Expo in Orlando.

Central Florida Toyota has been a proud sponsor of wakeboarding in Orlando, and to show your support and to keep Toyota supporting wakeboarding, please visit www.Centralfloridatoyota.com and sign up to win!

NOTE: The above picture is generic pic of the truck model that is up for grabs. this is NOT the actual truck you’ll be winning.

Monday, September 22nd, 2008

Orlando, Fla. – In the realm of professional wakeboarding, it may only be the fourth time in history the King of Wake series has crowned a winner for the world’s most elite pro wakeboarding circuit, but for the first time the king is sharing the throne with a female counterpart, the Queen of Wake.

Since its inception in 2005, the King of Wake series has made waves on the water, establishing itself as the most prestigious pro wakeboarding circuit in the world, bringing together the sport’s top events into one ultimate season-long points chase. The King of Wake has proven to be so influential within the sport that in just three years after its inauguration, the mirrored female version, the Queen of Wake series, was created.

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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

Orlando, Fla. - Action-sports fans can catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding water-sports action of wakeboarding from the comfort of their home, as FUEL TV is set to air the fifth contest of the 2008 King of Wake series, the Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championship, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink. The championship showdown will premier on Tuesday, August 26 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and will re-air seven more times throughout August and September.

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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008

It appears that 2008 King of Wake series will be sold through the iTunes store.  So if you still have space left over from The Book Mobile on your iPod, head on over to the iTunes store and check this out.

Press release:

Orlando, Fla. – FUEL TV, the only action-sports cable and satellite network in the U.S., today announced the availability of full-length episodes of the 2008 King of Wake series on the iTunes Store.

Action-sports fans are now free to go mobile and still catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action of top pro wakeboarders, competing in the world’s premier professional wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series. Fans can purchase and download their favorite individual episode on iTunes for $1.99 or purchase the Season Pass for $14.99. The Season Pass includes all current and future episodes the King of Wake series ’08. Current episodes will download immediately and future episodes will download as they become available.

The King of Wake brings together the sport’s top events and series in one ultimate season-long points chase, including the five stops on the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, the Air Nautique Wake Games, the Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, the Air Nautique WWA National Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink and the Rockstar Energy Drink WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Ft. Worth Fuel TV Schedule

• Tuesday 8/5/2008 8:00 pm ET (5:00 pm PT)
• Saturday 8/9/2008 9:00 am ET (6:00 am PT)
• Monday 8/11/2008 8:30 pm ET (5:30 pm PT)
• Wednesday 8/13/2008 1:30 pm ET (10:30 am PT), 1:00 am ET (10:00 pm PT)
• Friday 8/15/2008 4:00 pm ET (1:00 pm PT)
• Sunday 8/17/2008 9:30 am ET (6:30 am PT), 7:30 pm ET (4:40 pm PT)
• Saturday 8/30/2008 12:30 pm ET (9:30am PT)

Press Release:

Orlando, Fla. - Action-sports fans can catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding water-sports action of pro wakeboarding from the comfort of their home, as FUEL TV is set to air the third contest of the 2008 King of Wake series, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex. The Fort Worth showdown will premier on Tuesday, August 5 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (5:00 pm Pacific Time), and will re-air eight more times throughout August.

The world’s top riders are geared-up to battle it out on the waters of Texas MasterCraft in Fort Worth for cash, points and pride, as these talented rippers continue to their journey toward the Tour title and over $150,000 in prize money throughout the season. The 2008 Tour titlists will receive the Indmar Performance Award, a $10,000 bonus to the top-points earner in the Pro Men’s Division, a $5,000 prize for the Pro Women’s Division winner and $1,000 for the Jr. Men’s Division champion.

Tune in to FUEL TV August 5 to catch all the exciting action of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour and see who rides away with a win in Fort Worth.

Action-sports fans are now free to go mobile and still catch all the action of the 2008 King of Wake series anywhere, anytime, as full-length episodes are now available on Apple iTunes for fans viewing pleasure. Fans can log-in and download their favorite individual episode for $1.99 or purchase the Season Pass for $14.99.

This summer, FUEL TV brings you the most unbelievable action to come from lakes since Loch Ness. Starting in July, you can catch wakeboarding and wakeskating’s mega-monsters attack the still waters worldwide. All the contests, series, and films you’d want to see will be in “Wake Steady”, FUEL TV’s wake block every Tuesday night at 8:00pm ET/PT.

Tuesday, December 18th, 2007

Winter Park, Fla. – The most prestigious and exciting professional wakeboarding series in the world, the King of Wake World Cup, is back for another thrilling year of highflying water-sports action in 2008. World Sports & Marketing, the organizing body for the series, announced today that the Air Nautique Wake Games and the Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships will both be featured in the series for the 2008 season.

The Air Nautique Wake Games will again be held in Orlando, Fla., at the Orlando Watersports Complex. The four-day water-sports contest is slated for April 24-27, 2008.

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Friday, November 2nd, 2007

CANCUN, Mexico — Fuel TV is set to air the 2007 Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, on Monday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. Eastern and Pacific time.

The Pro-Am Championships, held in Cancun, Mexico, will feature the world’s best professional and amateur wakeboarders and wakeskaters. Riders will vie for the Pro-Am title by performing rail tricks and aerial stunts while maneuvering on the water at a speed of approximately 30 mph.

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