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2003 PKRA CABARETE TOUR EVENT PRIMED FOR EXPLOSIVE ACTION!
(June 24, 2003-Cabarete, Dominican Republic)- The circus
has come to town, the veritable "who's who" in the sport of
kiteboarding have descended on the windy, sandy shores of
Cabarete Beach. Amongst the world's elite riders are numerous
fresh new competitors,
hoping to have the golden opportunity at experiencing the
adrenaline thrills that a professional World Tour event offers,
along with the chance
at $36,000 in Prize monies!
Today marked the end of registration and the start into
the Trials ladders for 52 Men and 17 Women. 16 open slots
are at stake for the Men's Main Freestyle event, and 8 slots
for the Women's. New to this
event is a 'Dingle' format in the Trials. Previously, a
Single Elimination ladder was used, whereby in the first
round of competition four people
competed against each other with only two advancing, immediately
eliminating the other two. In the Dingle ladder the competitors
are ranked
1-4, with
the 1st place winner of the heat advancing to the 3rd round
and the 2nd and 3rd place competitors competing 'man on
man' against other 2nd and
3rd place winners respectively from another heat in round
2, with the immediate disqualification of the 4th ranked
rider. This format will
require 32 heats for the Men and 6 heats for the Women
to determine those advancing into the Main Event.
The 16 pre-seeded riders and wildcard participants for
the Men's 32 Main field are:
Martin Vari ARG Cabrinha
Adam Koch USA Naish
Jaime Herraiz ESP North
Will James USA North
Mark Shinn UK Naish
Abel Lago ESP Naish
Andre Phillip ANT Cabrinha
David Tyburski USA RRD
Mark Doyle USA Slingshot
Sky Solbach USA Gaastra
Steve Kellner UK Slingshot
Aaron Hadlow UK Flexifoil
WC Luciano Gonzales DR Takoon
WC Jose Luis Ciriacco DR Gaastra
WC Nelson Beaton DR
WC Francisco Mandez DR
The 8 pre-seeded riders and wildcards into the Women's
Main field of 16 are:
Cindy Mosey NZ North
Ingrid Kollbichler AUT
Claire Bunton UK Takoon
Kristin Boese GER RRD
Petra Goeschl GER
Fiona Wedenig SUI Slingshot
WC Susanne Mai GER Gaastra
WC Daphnee Laliberte CAN
The first round of both the Men's and Women's Trials
ladders were completed today in side-onshore 18-22
knot winds. Advancing into
the Women's Main event so far:
Julie Prochaska-Gilbert USA Cabrinha
Laurence Lingnieres FRA
Fabienne D'Ortoli FRA Cabrinha
Andrea Wharry UK Flexifoil
Scheduled for tomorrow (June 25), a skippers meeting at
10:30am, with a possible start towards the finalization
of the Trials, at 11am.
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