Portland, Ore. — Tigé Boats has upped the ante at the 2008 Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships in Portland by adding the “Tigé $10,080 for a 1080” contest to the event. Tigé is offering the lucrative prize for riders who land the elusive 1080 trick during the contest slated June 20-22. This challenge marks the largest purse ever offered for landing the difficult trick, which has never been successfully performed in competition.
The Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, is one of the largest and most exciting action-sports events on the pro wakeboarding circuit. The three-day event will feature the world’s top pro and amateur wakeboarders and wakeskaters. The “Tigé $10,080 for a 1080” contest boosts the stakes at the event while pushing the world’s best riders to achieve new levels. The 1080 contest is open to the four riders that make it to the finals in the Pro Men’s division plus two wild card riders. The six competing riders will each have four attempts to land a 1080 and walk away with $10,080. Should more than one rider land the trick, the successful riders will split the prize.
The lucrative 1080 challenge is the latest contest innovation created by Tigé. In 2004 the Tigé U.S. Open Wakeboarding Championships introduced the first head-to-head rider elimination finals format. The following year Tigé developed the skins format during the Tigé Pro-Am. The “Tigé $10,080 for a 1080” contest represents a huge challenge to riders and a new level of excitement for spectators at the Portland event. To date, the 1080 trick has only been successfully landed by a few elite riders outside of competition.
The three-day Tigé Pro-Am Wakeboard Championships will feature nine divisions, including Pro Men, Pro Women, Jr. Men, Open Men, Amateur Boys and Amateur Women’s Wakeboarding, as well as Pro, Amateur and Women’s Wakeskating. The event will be held at Portland’s Blue Lake Park Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tickets can be purchased at the event June 20-22 for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under), or in advance at www.kingofwake.com. For more information, visit www.tige.com or www.kingofwake.com.
