Thank You, World Champions! 🎉 2025 Worlds Recap and What’s Next

October 28, 2025

Thank You, World Champions! 🎉 2025 Worlds Recap and What’s Next
By Competitive Wake Surf Association

Thank you for making the 2025 CWSA season and the World Championship unforgettable.

Lake Pleasant, Arizona showed out: 92 entries and athletes from 12 countries competed at Scorpion Bay Marina. The performances, sportsmanship, and support from our community were exceptional—thank you athletes, families, organizers, officials, volunteers, and sponsors.


🏆 Awards Nominations Open — Friday, Oct 31

We’re opening 2025 CWSA Awards nominations on Friday, October 31. Keep an eye on your inbox and the site for the ballot.


🥇 2025 Worlds — Medal Count by Country

Country🥇🥈🥉Total
USA55212
CAN35311
RUS4127
JPN1157
TPE2103
GER1023
KOR1102
FRA1012
SUI0202
TUR0101
BEL0011

🎥 Watch (or re‑watch) Worlds


📸 Event Photography

Browse and download the full event gallery:
Dropbox Event Gallery

Please tag @thecwsa on Instagram and Facebook when you share.


📄 Final Results & Rankings

  • Worlds final results (PDF):
    thecwsa.org/Events/2025/2025WorldsResults.pdf

  • WRS Rankings (updated with Worlds + final end‑of‑year reductions):
    thecwsa.org/rankings
    Tip: Use the drop‑down on each rankings page to see week‑to‑week changes, and click any athlete to view their event‑by‑event points breakdown.


And… the 2026 season is already underway 🎬

✅ Memberships are open

Join or renew to be eligible for 2026 online and live events, rankings, and education programs.

🇷🇸 First event in the books

Take The Wake Challenge
Oct 18–19, 2025 • Bronze • Belgrade, Serbia
Results: 2026TaketheWakeResults.pdf

Rankings will update shortly with 2026 starting points and these first event results.

🖥️ Registration open: Online Event #1

2026 CWSA WRS Series Event #1 – Drop & 45
Oct 19 – Nov 20, 2025 • Bronze • Online


🎓 New Judge Training Seminars

See the latest schedule and sign up (only a free 2026 membership required):
thecwsa.org/organization/judge-certifications

  • Basic Overview Training
    Nov 4, 8:00 PM – Nov 6, 12:00 AM (EST) • Online
    Credential upon completion: Judge Level 1 — Completed Basic Judge Training (after April 2019)

  • Basic Overview Training (Second Offering)
    Nov 15, 12:00 PM – Nov 16, 4:00 PM (EST) • Online
    Credential upon completion: Judge Level 1 — Completed Basic Judge Training (after April 2019)

Each seminar runs over two days, 4 hours per session. Content includes the sport’s structure, rules, the DIVE judging system, roles of judges/head judges, event formats, results & protests, WRS, and SafeSport. Completion is the prerequisite for Advanced/Head Judge modules.


Thank you again to every athlete, family member, organizer, official, volunteer, and sponsor who made 2025 special. We can’t wait to ride with you in 2026.

— CWSA · thecwsa.org

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