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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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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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Monday, September 8th, 2008

Oklahoma City, Okla. — Fans packed the shorelines of the Oklahoma River in Oklahoma City today to witness the final rounds of the 2008 Rockstar Energy Drink WWA Wakeboard World Championships, presented by Supra.

As expected, the defending world champ Phillip Soven, 19, of Longwood, Fla. reached the Pro Men’s division finals today and as the top-seeded rider. But the pressure of retaining his title got the best of Soven, as the Florida native posted a score of 82.00, landing him in third-place.
Taking the top spot in the six-man final and claiming the 2008 world title was Rusty Malinoski, 24, of Humboldt, Sask., who became the first Canadian rider to win the world title since Jeremy Kovak claimed it in 1997. Fellow Canadian rider Aaron Rathy of Nanaimo, B.C. finished the contest in second-place.

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Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Orlando, Fla. – For nearly two decades, female wakeboarders have taken a back seat to men in professional contests, with women’s wakeboarding featured in only a handful of events. But in 2008, female riders will finally have a series to call their own: World Sports & Marketing announced today the new professional women’s wakeboarding series, the Queen of Wake.

“Every year we see an increase in participation by pro female riders, and some of these girls are taking wakeboarding to new levels, pushing the sport to new limits,” said chief judge Chris Bischoff. “We are stoked about featuring pro women’s wakeboarding in their own series because it showcases their incredible athletic abilities and gives women another avenue toward a career in professional sports.”

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Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Orlando, FLA (December 19, 2007) — Correct Craft will once again sponsor the Air Nautique Wake Games and Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships. Correct Craft’s Super Air Nautique is the exclusive towboat for these two events featured in the King of Wake World Cup, the most respected professional wakeboarding series in the world.

“The entire Nautique team is excited to once again be sponsoring the Air Nautique Wake Games and Air Nautique WWA Wakeboard National Championships,” stated Correct Craft’s President/CEO Bill Yeargin. “These are the two premier wakeboard events so it is important that riders be towed by the leading wakeboard boat; the Super Air Nautique.”

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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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Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

Liquid Force just released the 30th edition of their newsletter The Truth. The stories found in this edition include…

• For those that have been wondering about the fires…
• Love is in the air at Liquid Force
• Phillip Soven Dominates 2007 Contest Season…
• 2007 King of Wake Crowned: Phillip Soven Makes Action Sports History
• In Wakeboarder’s on NBC news…
• In cable news…
• Raimi Places 2nd in Singapore…
• Shane adds another solid contest result to his resume…
• International Travels…
• Liquid Force to launch new clothing line…
• And… in Maven Sessions news…
• The Exclusive Kick Flip Club: Tale of Two Steph/fs
• Amber Goes Back Home and Shelby Goes Back to School

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