Jeff Hubbard is the 2009 World Bodyboarding Champ

posted on 5th December 2009

It came down to the final event of the year, with 5 contenders all with a mathematical chance of winning. Going into the Confital Pro, the standings were as follows:

1. Jeff Hubbard
2. Dave Winchester
3. Ryan Hardy
4. Mike Stewart
5. Guilherme Tamega

All 5 made it through to Round 9 - the man-on-man round of 32 - and it was Hubb who made the first exit in what has been billed as the heat of the contest. When the hooter sounded it Ben Player had edged out Hubb by 0.15 and with that his fate was left in the hands of the remain 5.

Tamega knocked out Ryan Hardy two heats later and Winnie & Stewart progressed to the Quarter finals.

Watch the highlights of Round 9 below.



The Europeans were rampant in the Quarter Finals - eventual winner Diego Cabrera took out Tamega, Guillermo Cobo accounted for Dave Winchester and Hugo Pinheiro end the 46 year old Mike Stewart's challenge for a 10th title.

With the 5 title contenders out, it was left to Jeff Hubbard - winner in Peru and Sintra - to claim his second IBA World Title.

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Comments

rudiRudi Geyser
8th December 2009 19:00
eirher way, it was a seriously entertaining heat!!!
hip.kidhip.kid
8th December 2009 14:53
I see, thanks Rudi. Although you do seem far more confident then the judges, "there's no disputing that heat" you said, yet I believe Ben topped Jeff by a mere 0.15 . But yes, as you said quality over quantity.
rudiRudi Geyser
7th December 2009 20:22
i just watched that vid again and ben won that thing fair and square, infact there s no disputing that heat! quality over quantity my friends.
rudiRudi Geyser
7th December 2009 20:19
i dont know man, there was alot of style behind those flips, (whats huck supposed to mean?)and technically is ALOT more difficult to stick. that last flip of bens was huge into the flats. I think jeff could have done 10 more rolls on that wave, it wouldnt have mattered, they re only rolls.
hip.kidhip.kid
7th December 2009 16:45
How is it that Jeff was beaten by Ben in that heat? Jeff seem to be owning it, roll-barrel-ars combos, where Ben seemed to be riding smaller waves and not going for combos, mainly hucking backflips. Perhaps Jeff only had two high scoring waves? or does one get a lot more points for hucking flips then one does for the combos jeff was styling?
craigtrilivasCraig Trilivas
7th December 2009 16:24
Congrats Jeff!!!

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