In front of a partying Gold Coast crowd of over 5000 people, the Pro Tour leaders battled it out in ideal conditions. Blue skies and flat water provided a stunning backdrop to a crew of the world’s best wakeboarders chasing Pro Tour points and the Planet X medals.
Josh Sanders of Nowra performed a near flawless final run which included some amazing tricks - a 3-thirteen, a slim chance, a 540 and a tootsie roll. Josh has recently returned from a chronic foot injury and is finally getting back to his best form.
Crowd favourite and local Gold Coast wakeboarder, Daniel Watkins; 2005 Tour leader and 2004 Champion, fell short in the final to finish 4th. Daniel still holds the Tour lead, 45 points ahead of Jeff Weatherall with one round to go.
Scotty Broome from Sydney finally stepped up to record his first podium on the pro tour. His run was a feature of the day with many highly technical tricks. Seasoned campaigner Brett Eisenhauer pulled off his first podium of the year.
FINAL RESULTS – 2005 PLANET X WAKE SLAM JAM:
1 - Josh Sanders
2 - Brett Eisenhauer
3 - Scott Broome
4 - Daniel Watkins
5 - Jeff Weatherall
6 - Dwayne Priestley
7 - Travis Osbourne
8 - Rusty Malinoski
9 - Jesson Vedel
10 - Chris O'Shea
11 - Troy Mackey
12 - Aaron Bullock
13 - Matt Crowhurst
14 - John Pervan
15 - John Henson
16 - Dean Smith
APTW season standings after the 5 events:
Place: Athlete: Total:
1 Daniel Watkins 345
2 Jeff Weatherall (NZ) 290
3 Josh Sanders 280
4 Brett Eisenhauer 275
5 Dean Smith 211
6 Rusty Malinoski (CA) 205
7 Chris O'Shea 146
8 Troy Mackey 133
9 Scott Broome 121
10 Greg Falzon 74
11 Michael Hancock 70
11 Dwayne Priestley 70
13 Travis Osbourne 68
