2023 WRS Online Series Event #3 - Drop & 45 is the second of two Gold level Drop and 45 events which qualify for invitation to the 2023 CWSA World Championship. This is a Gold Level CWSA World Tour Event, and is a qualifying event for the CWSA World Championship. This Gold Level event qualifies for WRS points and ranking. Once you have registered for this event, you can find the link to upload your video in the 'My Event Registrations' tab in your athlete profile. Registration opens at 00:01 (12:01 am) EDT the first day of the event. The competition run for this event will consist of a single 45 second pass. Please carefully review the rules for this event below and look at the video submission format examples to make sure your video submission is not disqualified. Please watch the Riders Meeting on this event page before submitting your video. 1. Video submission deadline August 23, 2023 at 23:00 EDT. Late submissions will not be permitted. If you register for the event and fail to submit a video and placard by the deadline, you will not be entitled to a refund. o Video submission cannot have previously been posted on any social media platform o Current – Video must be taken between August 4, 2023 at 00:01 EDT and August 23, 2023 at 23:00 EDT o Video format – 1080p, shot in landscape orientation. Raw video, no edits except to append a video or still placard at the beginning of the video or before the rope drop, video speed must be 1:1. No logos or advertising. DO NOT use a third-party app to append you placard to your video, as it may insert logos or advertising, and may alter the video format. o If your run video submission is not in landscape orientation, you may be disqualified. o A video or still photo including a placard with athlete’s name, division, and date of video creation must appear at the beginning of the video. o The placard must be legible, written in English, and use the following date format: MM/DD/YYYY. o The placard may be handwritten or digital. o The video or still photo must also show the athlete’s full board including fin(s), and the athlete’s face must be visible. o It is also acceptable to submit the placard still photo or short placard video as a separate file. o See video submission format examples on the event page. o PFD required, and must be visible to the judging team. o No drop ins, tow ins or deck starts or deck exits. o Video must show rope drop behind the competition boat. o Athlete’s face must be visible in the video. o Care should be taken when filming your video that you do not film into the sun, this may result in your face not being visible in your video. Filming into the sun also makes for a very poor-quality video. o If a mask is required to be worn during wakesurfing in your national, regional, or local jurisdiction due to COVID-19 that will NOT result in a disqualification. * See video Riders Meeting on this event page to avoid being disqualified * * Submit competition run videos in LANDSCAPE orientation only!* * If you do not understand what ‘landscape’ means, send us an email* 2. Multiple videos may be submitted, however, only the last submitted video will be judged. 3. Running order will be posted August 26, 2023. 4. All videos will be posted on the CWSA YouTube channel by September 12, 2023. 5. Results will be announced by September 12, 2023. 6. WRS points awarded for all CWSA members based on a Gold level event. 7. Pro cash purse: $10,000 8. For non-Pro skill levels, podium and other prizes to be determined and depend on the total number of entries. 9. Entries will be limited and will be first come first serve. o Juniors (Combined) – 24 for this combined division. o Amateurs (Male Skim, Male Surf, Female Skim, Female Surf) – 24 per division. o Masters (Male Skim, Male Surf, Female Skim, Female Surf) – 18 per division. o Outlaws (Male Skim, Male Surf, Female Skim, Female Surf) – 24 per division. o Pros (Male Skim, Male Surf, Female Skim, Female Surf) – 18 per division. 10. Dual entry permitted. 11. Run will be judged starting with the first maneuver after dropping the rope and will end after 45 seconds, or upon gaining control of last maneuver started within the 45 second time frame and within a reasonable amount of time (5 seconds). 12. Transfers are permitted. 13. No profanity, profane or sexual gestures, no nudity, and no alcoholic beverages are permitted in the video. 14. Equipment (board) must comply with CWSA Competition Guidelines for the division for which the video is submitted. 15. All provisions of the CWSA Competition Guidelines 2023 v5.0 shall apply, including Part 4.2.d., with the following modifications for this event only: o Part 5.1 – Course Layout, Part 5.3 Falls: Single 45 second pass, without a buoy, a fall ends the run if it occurs prior to the 45 second mark. o Part 5.4 transfers shall be permitted. o Part 9.1.2 shall not apply. o Part 9.1.3 a. ii., iii, and vii shall not apply. o Part 9.2.a. shall not apply. o Part 9.3.a. shall not apply. o Part 10.7 Run shall begin starting with the first maneuver after dropping the rope and will end after 45 seconds, or upon gaining control of last maneuver started within the 45 second time frame and within a reasonable amount of time (5 seconds). o Part 11 shall not apply. o Part 14.6 Table 14.6(B) Ship to shore feed requirement shall not apply. 16. Use of electronic communication devices is prohibited, and will result in disqualification. 17. Coaching of athletes while on course is prohibited and result in disqualfication. 18. You acknowledge: By submitting your video media and entering this contest, you warrant and agree that you are the owner of the video, that you have authority to submit the video material, that you are the individual depicted in the video, and that you irrevocably grant to the Competitive Wake Surf Association, Inc. (CWSA) the non-exclusive right to use the video media, in whole or in part, and the right to use your name and likeness for commercial purposes of promoting the CWSA and/or this CWSA sanctioned online contest, by broadcast, news reporting, and other promotion using internet based social media and other internet and broadcast media outlets. This right to use the video media shall NOT terminate and the CWSA may continue to use the video media submitted, including your likeness and name, in perpetuity. If you are less than 18 years of age, you affirm that your parent or guardian consents and agrees to submission of the video media and all terms and conditions of this paragraph.
Key dates, level, and location for this event.
Points reflect the published WRS snapshot for this event. Only athletes with recorded points for this event are listed.
| Place | Athlete | Division | Points Awarded | Base Points | WRS Score (E - #15) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masters Female Skim | |||||
| 1 | Alyona Belyakova 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Skim | 260.00 | 108.62 | 239.54 |
| 2 | Viola Tami 🇨🇭 Switzerland | Masters Female Skim | 234.00 | 0.00 | 73.33 |
| 3 | Rasha El ghoussaini 🇱🇧 Lebanon | Masters Female Skim | 208.00 | 405.00 | 375.00 |
| 4 | Renata Held 🇭🇺 Hungary | Masters Female Skim | 182.00 | 0.00 | 93.33 |
| 5 | Ekaterina Babaevskaia 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Skim | 169.00 | 66.00 | 178.40 |
Masters Female Surf | |||||
| 1 | Svetlana Belova 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Surf | 450.00 | 464.72 | 423.24 |
| 2 | Kimberly Chen 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Masters Female Surf | 405.00 | 483.39 | 401.13 |
| 3 | Anastasia Terekhova 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Surf | 360.00 | 343.15 | 329.05 |
| 4 | Heju Chin 🇰🇷 South Korea | Masters Female Surf | 315.00 | 335.06 | 296.69 |
| 5 | Elena Bondarenko 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Surf | 292.50 | 309.55 | 296.68 |
| 6 | Ching ping Chong 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Masters Female Surf | 270.00 | 0.00 | 133.33 |
| 7 | Nadezhda Blanket 🇷🇺 Russia | Masters Female Surf | 247.50 | 0.00 | 263.33 |
| 8 | Meng ying Lin 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Masters Female Surf | 229.50 | 0.00 | 207.17 |
Amateur Male Skim | |||||
| 1 | Chase Millward 🇺🇸 United States | Amateur Male Skim | 240.00 | 0.00 | 106.67 |
| 2 | Nikolas Nikolaou 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Amateur Male Skim | 216.00 | 0.00 | 163.00 |
| 3 | Jonny Tattum 🇨🇦 Canada | Amateur Male Skim | 192.00 | 68.57 | 22.86 |
| 4 | Alexey Prokhorov 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Male Skim | 168.00 | 376.44 | 260.81 |
| 5 | Tomohito Katayama 🇯🇵 Japan | Amateur Male Skim | 156.00 | 184.29 | 194.76 |
Amateur Male Surf | |||||
| 1 | Yifan Wu 🇨🇳 China | Amateur Male Surf | 290.00 | 0.00 | 260.00 |
| 2 | Wing hong Yeung 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Amateur Male Surf | 261.00 | 320.76 | 274.92 |
| 3 | Ziwu Yan 🇨🇳 China | Amateur Male Surf | 232.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 4 | Dong su Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Amateur Male Surf | 203.00 | 0.00 | 66.00 |
| 5 | Malai Huolong 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Amateur Male Surf | 188.50 | 0.00 | 216.67 |
| 6 | Ivan Golovanov 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Male Surf | 174.00 | 248.18 | 201.13 |
| 7 | Cha won Ko 🇰🇷 South Korea | Amateur Male Surf | 159.50 | 0.00 | 44.00 |
| 8 | Kazuumi Okada 🇯🇵 Japan | Amateur Male Surf | 147.90 | 0.00 | 168.67 |
| 9 | Eugene Bikin 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Male Surf | 136.30 | 249.28 | 219.09 |
| 10 | Paysen Stimmel 🇺🇸 United States | Amateur Male Surf | 124.70 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 11 | Vladislav Piskunov 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Male Surf | 116.00 | 0.00 | 188.67 |
| 12 | Alexander Magnitskiy 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Male Surf | 107.30 | 0.00 | 58.67 |
Amateur Female Skim | |||||
| 1 | Anastasiia Lavrova 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Female Skim | 260.00 | 258.63 | 269.88 |
| 2 | Yana Bleer 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Female Skim | 234.00 | 290.48 | 266.83 |
| 3 | Maria Andreou 🇨🇾 Cyprus | Amateur Female Skim | 208.00 | 176.91 | 213.30 |
| 4 | Yuliya Khandozhko 🇧🇾 Belarus | Amateur Female Skim | 182.00 | 0.00 | 105.73 |
Amateur Female Surf | |||||
| 1 | Hye jin Lim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Amateur Female Surf | 260.00 | 0.00 | 235.00 |
| 2 | Polina Beliakova 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Female Surf | 234.00 | 67.54 | 158.68 |
| 3 | Riona Chen 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Amateur Female Surf | 208.00 | 0.00 | 67.67 |
| 4 | Miya teian O 🇯🇵 Japan | Amateur Female Surf | 182.00 | 262.44 | 211.48 |
| 5 | Tanya Lau 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Amateur Female Surf | 169.00 | 0.00 | 206.67 |
| 6 | Alena Epaneshnikova 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Female Surf | 156.00 | 318.20 | 239.40 |
| 7 | Yi hsien Lin 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Amateur Female Surf | 143.00 | 0.00 | 139.83 |
| 8 | I ting Chen 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Amateur Female Surf | 132.60 | 0.00 | 100.83 |
| 9 | Yu- chieh Chen 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Amateur Female Surf | 122.20 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 10 | Marina Melnikova 🇷🇺 Russia | Amateur Female Surf | 111.80 | 0.00 | 137.50 |
| DQ | Jennie Park 🇰🇷 South Korea | Amateur Female Surf | 0.00 | 0.00 | 236.00 |
Professional Male Skim | |||||
| 1 | Tyler Stewart 🇺🇸 United States | Professional Male Skim | 290.00 | 500.00 | 215.00 |
| 2 | James Verch 🇺🇸 United States | Professional Male Skim | 261.00 | 0.00 | 72.00 |
| 3 | Keiji Umemura 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Male Skim | 232.00 | 143.81 | 144.95 |
| 4 | Maximilian Willner 🇩🇪 Germany | Professional Male Skim | 203.00 | 142.43 | 184.00 |
Professional Male Surf | |||||
| 1 | Tyler Stewart 🇺🇸 United States | Professional Male Surf | 400.00 | 403.85 | 200.96 |
| 2 | Connor Burns 🇺🇸 United States | Professional Male Surf | 360.00 | 500.00 | 305.00 |
| 3 | Kenta Nakayama 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Male Surf | 320.00 | 331.16 | 309.04 |
| 4 | Georgii Markarian 🇷🇺 Russia | Professional Male Surf | 280.00 | 238.46 | 224.62 |
| 5 | Artemiy Chudnov 🇷🇺 Russia | Professional Male Surf | 260.00 | 112.34 | 116.08 |
| 6 | Keiji Umemura 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Male Surf | 240.00 | 297.95 | 271.74 |
Professional Female Skim | |||||
| 1 | Maja Smietana 🇵🇱 Poland | Professional Female Skim | 290.00 | 368.56 | 326.14 |
| 2 | Bailey Rush 🇨🇦 Canada | Professional Female Skim | 261.00 | 336.22 | 264.06 |
| 3 | Jolene Allen 🇨🇦 Canada | Professional Female Skim | 232.00 | 192.80 | 174.20 |
Professional Female Surf | |||||
| 1 | Bailey Rush 🇨🇦 Canada | Professional Female Surf | 400.00 | 456.29 | 304.07 |
| 2 | Kristina Kolesnikova 🇷🇺 Russia | Professional Female Surf | 360.00 | 403.31 | 361.83 |
| 3 | Minako Makiuchi 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Female Surf | 320.00 | 354.64 | 348.66 |
| 4 | Yu chen Chen 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Professional Female Surf | 280.00 | 371.85 | 317.96 |
| 5 | Dawnee Kanjanapas 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Professional Female Surf | 260.00 | 200.00 | 286.00 |
| 6 | Taeko Uno 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Female Surf | 240.00 | 307.28 | 267.32 |
| 7 | Sun hwa Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Professional Female Surf | 220.00 | 324.50 | 271.13 |
| 8 | Alina Lapina 🇷🇺 Russia | Professional Female Surf | 204.00 | 348.01 | 285.00 |
| 9 | Etsuko Hashimoto 🇯🇵 Japan | Professional Female Surf | 188.00 | 300.60 | 139.15 |
Juniors | |||||
| 1 | Timofey Vikhrov 🇷🇺 Russia | Juniors | 220.00 | 258.33 | 232.78 |
| 2 | Rena Abiko 🇯🇵 Japan | Juniors | 198.00 | 166.67 | 220.00 |
| 3 | Taisiia Maksakova 🇷🇺 Russia | Juniors | 176.00 | 0.00 | 157.67 |
| 4 | Sala Hashimoto 🇯🇵 Japan | Juniors | 154.00 | 81.49 | 138.00 |
| 5 | Ryuki Abiko 🇯🇵 Japan | Juniors | 143.00 | 125.46 | 190.67 |
Masters Male Combined | |||||
| 1 | Yongmin Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Masters Male Surf | 320.00 | 0.00 | 322.67 |
| 2 | Francois Cantin 🇫🇷 France | Masters Male Skim | 288.00 | 211.66 | 101.58 |
| 3 | Franck Robins 🇺🇸 United States | Masters Male Skim | 256.00 | 360.41 | 270.14 |
Outlaw Male Combined | |||||
| 1 | Kelvin Leung 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Outlaw Male Surf | 360.00 | 403.34 | 327.11 |
| 2 | Han (john) Yue 🇨🇳 China | Outlaw Male Surf | 324.00 | 153.16 | 171.05 |
| 3 | Tae eun Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Outlaw Male Surf | 288.00 | 390.00 | 358.00 |
| 4 | Jaeho Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea | Outlaw Male Surf | 252.00 | 341.66 | 296.89 |
| 5 | Long kit Chiu 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China | Outlaw Male Skim | 234.00 | 290.19 | 248.06 |
| 6 | Stepan Korotkiy 🇷🇺 Russia | Outlaw Male Surf | 216.00 | 242.50 | 218.17 |
| 7 | Anton Yakushev 🇷🇺 Russia | Outlaw Male Surf | 198.00 | 140.73 | 138.58 |
Outlaw Female Combined | |||||
| 1 | Karen Wang 🇹🇼 Chinese Taipei | Outlaw Female Surf | 360.00 | 196.33 | 360.00 |
| 2 | Jeongmi Lee 🇰🇷 South Korea | Outlaw Female Surf | 324.00 | 0.00 | 248.00 |
| 3 | Mika Shimizu 🇯🇵 Japan | Outlaw Female Surf | 288.00 | 388.89 | 291.63 |
| 4 | Kae Kai 🇯🇵 Japan | Outlaw Female Surf | 252.00 | 323.75 | 257.92 |
| 5 | Darya Kubyshkina 🇷🇺 Russia | Outlaw Female Surf | 234.00 | 200.00 | 285.00 |
| 6 | Seong-ah Kim 🇰🇷 South Korea | Outlaw Female Skim | 216.00 | 354.64 | 272.88 |
| 7 | Ekaterina Popova 🇷🇺 Russia | Outlaw Female Skim | 198.00 | 153.57 | 205.33 |
| 8 | Maria Blanket 🇷🇺 Russia | Outlaw Female Surf | 183.60 | 180.62 | 257.33 |