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Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle to head to Phillip Island this weekend

08/12/2015
 

Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle to head to Phillip Island this weekend

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For Immediate Release:


Cape Woolamai, VIC/AUS (Tuesday 8 December 2015): The world famous Cape Woolamai will host the top Victorian Boardriders Clubs this weekend for the Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle.
 
The seventh event as part of the national series will see rivalries ignite amongst 6 Victorian Boardriders Clubs.
 
Surfing Victoria CEO, Adam Robertson, is looking forward to seeing the clubs do battle in at the powerful waves of Cape Woolamai.
 
“Boardrider clubs are the foundation of surfing in Australia and the system has produced multiple World Champions” said Robertson.
 
“Its always great to see the clubs get together in a team environment and represent their beach” Robertson continued.
 
Clubs competing on the weekend include Peninsula Surf Riders Club, Phillip Island Boardriders Club, Torquay Boardriders Club, 13th Beach Boardriders Club, Portland Boardriders Club and South West Boardriders Club.
 
The event will kick off at 8am at Cape Woolamai. Heat draws will be posted atsurfingvic.com on Thursday.
 
The Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle Series III is the country’s biggest grassroots boardriders event series with $110,000 in prize money.
 
The Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle is proudly supported by naming rights partner Original Source and major support partners in Toyota, Nikon, Oakley, Sutherland Shire Council, the World Surf League, XXXX Summer Bright Lager, DrinkWise, Milwaukee, FCS, Surfing Life, Fox Sports, Destination NSW and Boost Mobile.
 
The series is officially sanctioned by the World Surf League, which allows Australian WSL World Championship Tour surfers (men and women) the opportunity to represent their local boardriders club at respective State qualifying events and the National Final.
 
In total $110,000 is up for grabs across the entire National Series including the National Final. There is $29,000 available across the eight State qualifying events, while $81,000 will be on offer at the National Final. The winning boardriders club will receive $20,000, while $36,000 will be split between the clubs finishing second to 20th.
 
Each club team will include one junior (Under 18) surfer, four Open age surfers, and one over 35 surfers. Each team must include one female surfer.
 
An exciting event format will see club teams battle it out in a Women’s division, five-person Teams’ division and a Skins competition.  The National Final will include a lucrative, winner-take-all Skins format across 12 heats with a $1000 jackpot in each heat. For the first time this year, the top four clubs following the Skins, Women’s and Teams events will contest a Grand Final involving a one-hour heat similar to the Teams relay format to decide the 2016 Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle champion.
 
The Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle also includes a $61,000 Monster Raffle giveaway with one lucky ticket holder to drive away in a new Toyota RAV4 valued at $55,000. Other prize packs will be provided by Milwaukee, Original Source, Oakley, FCS, Nikon and Boost Mobile. The Monster Raffle is open to all Surfing Australia affiliated boardriders clubs with proceeds returning to the boardriders club community.
 
For more information on the series, visit www.australianboardridersbattle.com or www.surfingvic.com
 
The Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle Schedule:
EVENT 1 - Scamander, TAS - September 19, 2015
EVENT 2 - Fleurieu Peninsula, SA - October 10, 2015
EVENT 3 - NSW Nth - Yamba, NSW - October 31, 2015
EVENT 4 - Gold Coast, QLD - November 7, 2015
EVENT 5 - NSW Central - North Narrabeen, NSW - November 14, 2015
EVENT 6 - Trigg, WA - November 21, 2015
EVENT 7 - Phillip Island, VIC - December 12, 2015
EVENT 8 - NSW Sth - Kiama, NSW - January 9, 2016
NATIONAL FINAL:  Cronulla, NSW - January 23 - 24, 2016

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