UNLEASHED #65 , April 2015

Once the wakeskate semifinals were over it was time for the cable pro men to battle it out. There were 2 heats of 4 riders and the top 2 riders of each heat went through to the finals. 16 year old Sebastien Dunn from Australia surprised everyone with an epic run full of clean tricks and amazing amplitude and scored himself a spot in the finals. Well done Mr. Dunn!

The final rounds were now underway and it was time for the kids to battle it out for the top spot while parents lined the shores of the lake to encourage their children. 12 year old Korean rider Yun Seo Kim took home the title ahead of Luke Carrick and 9 year old Russian rider Maxim Sitnikov. Bobby Grant finished in 5th position despite an epic run.

This was followed by the cable pro women category. Angelika Schriber’s run was really impressive with a perfectly executed 720 on the kicker, a transfer lipslide 450 out on the wall and really clean tricks. Korean rider Yun Heeyun came in second, followed by Russian rider Victoria Sosulina who rode with a cute little skirt instead of boardies.

In the cable pro men category, it was no surprise to see Daniel Grant take the first place at his home cable. Sebastien Dunn came second despite landing a really impressive 1080 and fellow Australian James Windsor came in third.

The wakeskate final was an international affair as it consisted of 1 Thai, 1 English, 1 Belge and 1 German. The only person missing was Clément Deprémonville from France but maybe next year!

Andy Kolb fell on a couple of tricks and ended in fourth position while Simon Powell from England came in third. Local TWP riders Victor Salmon and Daniel Grant battled it out for the first place but with a massive transfer on the wall and a shifty 360 on the kicker, the title ended up going to Daniel Grant.

With only 2 categories left, it was time for the features only pro women to take to the stage.

Angelika Schriber’s final run was just as epic as her first run with massive 720’s off the kicker and transfers on the wall. The judges were impressed and put her in first place in front of russian rider Anna Zhakova and Phoebe King from England.

It was now time for the final of all finals, the features only pro men final. The finalists were ready on the starting dock and it was on for a 15 minute jam session. Daniel started his run with a Pete Rose 720, followed by Aaron Gunn with a ts backside double grab 900, James Windsor flew through the air with a front to blind indy 10 meters above the water and Korean rider Yun Sang Hyun landed a perfect 1080. The atmosphere was electric and the spectators were up on their feet to encourage their favorites. At the end of an impressive 15 minute show, it was Daniel Grant who took the title ahead of Aaron Gunn, James Windsor and Yun Sunghyun.

The day ended with the award ceremony where Aaron Gunn took the overall Features only title and Daniel Grant won the pro men cable title after 7 epic stops around the globe.

What a fantastic year it was for the WWA world wake park series with over 400 competitors present throughout the 7 stops! We can’t wait for the 2015 edition to kick off!

A big thank you goes out to all the sponsors without whom these events would not be possible, and also a big thank you to Aum and Aye for their warm and friendly welcome at Thai Wake Park. See you all in 2015 for the WWA WORLD WAKEPARK SERIES