Kitesurf Worlds Team Cup 2006
Be sure to start planning your travel and to register now for an exciting new competition, brought to you by the The Gest Group and the Professional Kite Riders Association (PKRA), scheduled to piggy back on the end of the World Tour this year. The first annual 2006 Kitesurf Worlds Team Cup is set for October 4th through the 8th in Fleixeiras, Brazil, just north of Taiba.
The competition format is designed to consist of teams of three riders participating in three separate disciplines that encompass all aspects of kiteboarding competition: course racing, best trick performance and waveriding. Teams will be grouped by kite brand, and are required to have two males, one at least 21 years or older, and one female rider. Currently, 16 teams are allotted to enter, all squaring off for $20,000 in prize money, with $10,000 distributed for first place, $7,000 for second, and $3000 for third. Cost of entry is $150 USD per team, and the competition is filling up fast, so for complete information and to register, go to: www.ktwc.info
The first discipline of the 2006 Kitesurf Worlds Team Cup will consist of a day of course racing with the total number of riders from each of the teams competing at the same time in multiple rounds. The results will be based on the overall finishes for each of the teams.
The next aspect of the Team Cup contest is the best trick competition, which will be subdivided into three separate categories. Each of the team members will be allowed to compete in one of the three best tricks categories, but not all. The first category will pit one rider from each team against each other trying to perform the most difficult and well executed progressive freestyle trick.
The next section of the best trick contest will be the best "old school" trick, where the second rider from each team will try to perform the most difficult and well executed old school trick, including everything from multiple back and front rolls, to board offs and one foot jumps. Kiteloops and handlepasses will not be allowed and are the only tricks not considered old school.
The third rider from each team will try to perform the last section of the best trick competition, the most difficult and well executed kiteloop trick, with no handlepasses allowed, however blind landings and roll variations are permitted. Judging for each section of the best trick competition will be based on a 0 to 10 grading system to score the riders, 10 being the best, most difficult, and well executed trick.
The final discipline of the Team Cup will be the wave riding bump and jump competition. Only surfboard-style boards are permitted in this format. Riders from each team will be scored solely on wave riding, aerials, backside slashes, and jumps. All riders from each team are allowed to compete, but only the best result from each team will be used for the overall team competition ranking. The judging will be weighted 30% for both the course racing and wave riding disciplines, and 40% for the best trick competition towards the final event standings.
Overall, the 2006 Kiteboarding International Team Cup, set for October 4th - 8th, is shaping up to be an exhilarating event. The goal of the competition is to bring together the best pro and kite brand team riders to compete in the ultimate all around team competition challenge. Already, two-time World Champion, Aaron Hadlow (UK), along with seasoned veteran, Mark Shinn (UK) and Caroline Freitas (Brazil) will make up one team for Flexifoil. Those entered will fight for not just the title and bragging rights of "#1 Kiteboarding Team in the World", but of course for the substantial reward of $20,000 dollars in prize money as well.
For more information please visit or contact:
www.pkra.info
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