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WATERSKI Magazine
Orlando, FL November 2002—The Masters Steering Committee
meets each year after the conclusion of the Masters—the
world's oldest and most prestigious waterski and wakeboard
tournament—to discuss the invitation criteria for the next
year's event. The 44th Masters Waterski and Wakeboard Tournament
and the 2003 Rolex Junior Masters will be held at Callaway in Pine
Mountain, Georgia, over Memorial Day weekend, May 23-25, 2003.
In order to establish criteria for the 2003 event, the Masters
Committee has created a Masters Waterski Ranking List based on
selected qualifying events held in 2002: Charleston Pro Tour,
Big-Air Challenge, the 43rd Masters, U.S. Open, Moomba Masters and
the Malibu Open. Keep in mind this is only a portion of the
criteria used to issue an invitation to the Masters. The qualifying
events will be reviewed annually.
Using a point system based on placement 1st through 10th, where
applicable, for the Slalom and Jump/Ski Fly events, points are
totaled to rank the top ten athletes in each discipline. The top
7 male and the top 7 female athletes on the list will
qualify in that event for the 44th Masters. In case of a
tie for 7th place, the top two scores, based on the point system,
are added together to break the tie. If a tie still exists, the top
score is used to break the tie, after which if a tie still exists
all ties will be invited.
The top 7 in ranking order on the Masters Waterski Ranking List
were: Men Slalom – Chris Parrish, Andy Mapple, Steve
Cockeram, Wade Cox, Drew Ross, Jeff Rodgers and Jamie Beauchesne;
Men Jump – Freddy Krueger, Scot Ellis, Jaret Llewellyn, Jason
Seels, Curtis Sheers, Jesper Cassoe and Ryan Fitts; Women Slalom -
Karen Truelove, Kristi Overton Johnson, April Coble Eller, Emma
Sheers, Jill Knutson, Rhoni Barton and Natalie Hamrick; and Women
Jump – Emma Sheers, Rhoni Barton, Elena Milakova, Lori Krueger,
Britta Llewellyn, Regina Jaquess and Brandi Hunt.
Invitees for the Trick Event will be selected from the top 7
listed on the 2002 IWSF World Ranking Tricks Lists, published as of
March 1, 2003.
“Correct Craft and Callaway, hosts of this event, are very
pleased,” says Larry Meddock, tournament chairman. “The Masters has
always been about quality, not quantity. We are committed to
inviting only the best athletes in the world. Everyone agrees with
that philosophy—however there is dissension sometimes as to
the process used to achieve that lofty goal. This system seems to
be the fairest method that we have used to date; and we are pleased
to release this information so that the affected elite athletes can
begin their planning,” continued Meddock.
Criteria for both the 44th Masters and the 2003
Junior Masters follows:
THE 44TH MASTERS WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD
TOURNAMENT
CRITERIA FOR INVITATION
1. 2002 Defending Masters
Event Champion.
2. Official IWSF World
Record Holder as of May 18, 2003, of current Masters events.
3. 2001 IWSF Water Ski
Worlds Event Champions.
4. Top 7 on final IWSF
Tricks World Ranking List, as of March 1st 2003
5. Top 7 on 2002 Masters
Waterski Ranking List
6. Winners of the 2003
Moomba Masters events.
7. Winner of any U.S.
televised Professional Event, May 20, 2002 through May 18,
2003.
8. Top 4 on the 2002 U.S.
Pro Tour Wakeboard Standings List.
9. 2002 WWA/USA Nationals
Wakeboard Champions (Pro Men, Women and Junior Men)
10. 2002 WWA World Wakeboard Champions (Pro Men
& Women and Junior Men)
11. 2002 Vans Triple Crown Series Wakeboard
Champions (Pro Men & Women)
12. 2002 Gravity Games and X-Games Wakeboard
Champions.
13. First Place on final 2002 WWA/US National Pro
Ranking List
14. First Place on final 2002 WWA World Cup Pro Ranking
List
2003 ROLEX JUNIOR MASTERS
WATERSKI & WAKEBOARD TOURNAMENT
CRITERIA FOR INVITATION*
1. 2002 Defending Junior Masters
Event and Overall Champions
2. 2002 IWSF Junior World
Championships Event and Overall Champions
3. Top 5 on final IWSF Junior
World Ranking List, published as of March 1, 2003.
4. 2002 U.S. Nationals Girls 3 and
Boys 3 Event and Overall Champions.
5. Performance in an IWSF
sanctioned record-capability tournament between November 1, 2002
and May 19, 2003 which is equal to or exceeds the performance level
of the 5th Ranked skier on the final 2002 IWSF Junior
World Ranking List, published as of March 1, 2003.
6. 2002 WWA/USA Nationals Boys and
Junior Men Champions
7. 2002 WWA Boys and Junior Men
Wakeboard World Champions
8. 2002 Winner of the Junior
X-Series
9. First Place on final 2002
WWA/USA Boys National Ranking List
10. Top 4 on final 2002 WWA/USA Junior Men National
Ranking List
11. First Place on final 2002 WWA Boys World Ranking
List
12. Top 4 on final 2002 WWA Junior Men World Ranking
List
* To qualify, an athlete must also be 17 years of
age or younger as of January 1, 2003.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Contact: Larry Meddock, Chairman or
Gerry Fowler, Masters Coordinator
E-mail: gfowler@correctcraft.com
Ph: (407) 855-4141 Fx: (407) 851-7844
