Phillip Soven Wins 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour Title in Portland

Jul 23 2007 / Portland, OR

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Rusty Malinoski, 23, and Phillip Soven, 18, have battled on the water all season long for the 2007 MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour title. Sunday (July 22), both riders went head-to-head in the season-ending match that determined who would earn a year's worth of bragging rights and the largest cash payout in tour history, the $10,000 Indmar Performance Award.

In an intense match-up on the water, Phillip Soven emerged victorious. In doing so, the Florida native earned his fourth win of the season and captured his first overall tour title. Malinoski finished both second in the contest and for the season. Chad Sharpe placed third overall. 

The Rip It Apparatus Award went to Brett Eisenhauer for his healside backside off-axis 720.      

The Pro Women's Division also hit the water today for their final round of competition. Shelby Kantar upset front-runner Amber Wing in the finals to capture the victory in Portland and claim the her first overall title. Wing placed second at the contest and overall. Emily Copeland Durham took third for the season.

AJ Racinelli went into today's Rip It JX Series finals looking to claim his fourth win of the season, but was upset by the only other rider to win a tour stop this year, Mitch Langfield. However, all was not lost for Racinelli, as he earned enough points in the final event of the season to capture the overall title for the Rip It JX Series. Jimmy LaRiche took second place on the season with Ryan Anderson finishing third.

To catch all the wakeboarding action from home, tune into Fuel TV on Mondays at 9:30 p.m. For exact air dates, go to www.prowakeboardtour.com.

Pro Men Wakeboard – OVERALL

1. Phillip Soven
2. Rusty Malinoski
3. Adam Errington
3. Danny Harf
5. Trevor Hansen
5. Chad Sharpe
5. Daniel Watkins
5. Shawn Watson

Women's Professional - Finals

Heat  01

1. Shelby  Kantar  USA - 71.67
2. Amber  Wing    AUS - 68.89
3. Nicola  Butler   USA - 63.89
4. Raequel  Hoffman      USA - 53.33
5. Laura  Lohrmann USA - 46.11
6. Melissa  Marquardt     USA - 37.78
7. Sunni Anne  Ball CDN - 31.67
8. Maeghan  Major USA - 29.44

Junior Men (14-18) - Finals

Heat  01

1. Mitchell  Langfield      AUS - 70.56
2. Kyle  Alberts    USA - 63.33
3. Jimmy  LaRiche USA - 54.44
4. A.J  Racinelli   USA - 48.33

Pro Men Wakeboard – Round 2

1. Adam Errington - w
2. Chad Sharpe

1 Rusty Malinoski - w
2. Daniel Watkins

1. Danny Harf - w
2. Shawn Watson

1. Phillip Soven - w
2. Trevor Hansen

Pro Men Wakeboard – Round 1

1. Adam Errington - w
2. Keith Lidberg

1. Chad Sharpe - w
2. Derek Grasman

1. Daniel Watkins - w
2. Aaron Rathy

1. Rusty Malinoski - w
2. Shane Bonifay

1. Shawn Watson - w
2. JD Webb

1. Danny Harf - w
2. Bryan Hutton

1. Trevor Hansen - w
2. Dean Smith

1. Phillip Soven - w
2. Brett Eisenhauer

Junior Men (14-18) - Semi Finals

Heat  01

1. Kyle  Alberts USA - 60.00
2. Jimmy  LaRiche USA - 53.89
3. Danny  Burnstein USA - 47.78
4. Julian  Cohen    USA - 45.56
5. Ryan  Anderson  USA - 33.33

Heat  02

1. Mitchell  Langfield  AUS - 53.89
2. A.J  Racinelli USA - 46.67
3. Tony  Carroll    USA - 40.00
4. Bradey  Price   CAN - 28.89
5. Raphael  Derome  CAN - 21.67