Malibu Boats Rider Massi Piffaretti Takes Quarter Final Win at the Malibu Houston Pro Presented By Rockstar Energy
Lake Alfred, Fla. (October 3, 2015) – The pro women wakeboarding semi-finals were first to get behind the Malibu 25 LSV yesterday morning as we saw the top WBWS pro women such as Dallas Friday, Meagan Ethell and Raimi Merritt compete. It didn’t take long before the action began to heat up with all three Friday, Ethell and Merritt putting in phenomenal runs. They will be joined by Larisa Morales, Tarah Mikacich and Ashley Leugner tomorrow to compete for the WBWS title.
With the top two men advancing out of each quarter final heat to the semi-finals the action on the water was impressive, thanks to the incredible wake from the Malibu 25 LSV. Tony Iacconi, Tony Corroll, Dean Smith and Malibu’s Massi Piffaretti all advanced to the semi-finals, where they will be joined by Harley Clifford, Phil Soven, JD Webb, Mike Dowdy, Noah Flegel and Steel Lafferty, who have already prequalified into the semi-finals.
“The new Malibu 25 LSV is awesome, I’ve been looking forward to competing behind the new boat all season,” said Piffaretti. “The 25 LSV’s wake is massive which allowed me to really perform at my full capacity and really have fun.”
The action didn’t stop there as the event continued over at Hanger 9 Cable Park where the riders were also putting on impressive runs with only the top two advancing to the traditional and features pro men semi-finals tomorrow. After a close battle in the women’s pro, it was Meagan Ethell taking her second win of the day claiming the top spot in the cable features pro women qualifying heat.
“The conditions on the lake today were perfect and I’m excited to have won both my boat and cable heats,” said Ethell. “It’s really cool to be able to compete in both competitions in one day and really push myself to the limits”
To top the day off fans were entertained by a jaw dropping Rockstar Energy Kicker Contest where we saw Tom Fooshee land an Indy KGB 540 to grab first place followed closely by Chandler Powell and Jake Pelot to round off the podium.
Semi-finals and finals will begin today at the Hanger 9 Cable Park followed up by the pro men and women WBWS championship finals over on the Bel-Ray Action Sports Park.
Results
Malibu Houston Pro Presented by Rockstar Energy
Bel Ray Action Sports Park – Houston, Texas
Friday, October 3, 2015
BOAT
TOP 2 RIDERS ADVACNE TO FINALS
Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 01
- Merritt, Raimi USA 33
- Morales, Larisa MEX 00
- Lopina, Jamie USA 33
- Butler, Nicola USA 33
Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 02
- Ethell, Meagan USA 67
- Mikacich, Tarah USA 33
- Mills, Chloe AUS 33
- Wilson, Corrie USA 00
Pro Women – Semi Finals – Heat # 03
- Friday, Dallas USA 67
- Leugner, Ashley CDN 67
- Rodriguez, Carolina MEX 33
- McCullough, Taylor USA 67
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 01
TOP 2 ADVANCE TO SEMI-FINALS
- Piffaretti, Massi ITA 00
- Malinoski, Rusty CDN 33
- Knapp, Vinny USA 67
- Homsey, Peirce USA 00
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 02
- Iacconi, Tony AUS 00
- Powers, Daniel USA 67
- Adam, Damien MRI 00
- Derome, Raph CDN 67
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 03
- Carroll, Tony USA 67
- Siegele, Parker AUS 33
- Liesmann, Kirby USA 33
- Cole, Ian USA 00
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 04
- Smith, Dean AUS 33
- Derome, Oli CDN 33
- Yasui, Toshiki JPN 00
- Van Helvoort, Max USA 33
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 05
- Teunissen, Cory AUS 35
- Pierce, Stephen USA 00
- Langley, Jefferson USA 44
- Fooshee, Tom USA 00
Pro Men – Quarter Finals – Heat # 06
- Hair, Austin USA 67
- Twelker, Josh USA 67
- Borwn, Alex USA 67
- Sharpe, Chad CDN 33
CABLE
Traditional Pro Women Qualifying
- Ethell, Meagan USA 50
- Lopina, Jamie USA 50
- Nikstad, Anna 50
- McCullough, Taylor USA 00
- Wilson, Corrie USA 00
Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 01
TOP 2 ADVANCING TO NEXT ROUND
- Patry, Brady 00
- Calada, Pedro 50
- Worrall, Chad 50
- Branch, Dylan 00
Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 02
- Voges, Kaden 00
- Bingham, Bryce 00
- Pelot, Jake 50
- Elwood, Thomas 50
Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 03
- Powell, Chandler 80
- Dorrestijn, Jack 50
- Whitaker, Adam 50
- Nikstad, Erik 00
Traditional Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 04
- Fooshee, Tom USA 00
- Huebner, Kelbey 00
- Burnstein, Danny 00
- Dorrestijn, Max 50
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 01
- Smith, Ian 50
- Derome, Oli 30
- Whitaker, Adam 20
- Derome, Raph 00
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 02
- Dreiling, John 60
- Huebner, Kelbey 30
- Branch, Dylan 10
- Dannecker, Grayson 00
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 03
- Burress, Graeme 80
- Burnstein, Danny 10
- Hibbs, Keegan 40
- Nikstad, Erik 00
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 04
- Worrall, Chad 90
- Elwood, Thomas 10
- Pelot, Jake 20
- Karstedt, Cody 80
- Greer, Clayton 00
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 05
- Powell, Chandler 70
- Caldes, Pedro 50
- Patry, Brady 00
- Holland, Adam 20
- Teich, Justin 00
Features- Pro Men Qualifying – Heat # 06
- Fooshee, Tom 80
- Neville, Jamie 60
- Voges, Kaden 40
- Knapp, Vinny 90
- Svoboda, Jay 90
Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 01
- Worrall, Chad 50
- Burress, Graeme 20
- Derome, Oli 70
- Caldas, Pedro 60
Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 02
- Powell, Chandler 90
- Dreilling, John 10
- Neville, Jamie 20
- Heubner, Kelbey 80
Features- Pro Men Quarterfinals – Heat # 03
- Fooshee, Tom 20
- Smith, Ian 20
- Elwood, Thomas 40
- Burnstein, Danny 20
Rockstar Kicker Contest
- Fooshee, Tom Indy KGB 540
- Powell, Chad Method to Blind 540
- Pelot, Jake Mute Mobe 540