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Australian Boardriders Battle
Australian Boardriders Battle is an annual event held by Surfing Australia. Since 2017 the national competition finals have been hosted at Newcastle, New South Wales, generally in February each year. Fox Sports also airs the Australian Boardriders Battle live.[1] The national finals of the first three series were held at Cronulla Beach in Sydney on the Australia Day weekend in late January.[2][3]
Series edit
| Year | Series | Final venue | Naming sponsor | Prize money | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | I | Cronulla Beach | Be the Influence | $100,000+ | [4] |
| 2015 | II | Cronulla Beach | Original Source | $120,000 | [5] |
| 2016 | III | Cronulla Beach | Original Source | $110,000 | [6] |
| 2017 | IV | Newcastle Beach | Original Source | [7] | |
| 2018 | V | Newcastle Beach | Nudie | [8] | |
| 2019 | VI | Newcastle Beach | Nudie | [9] | |
| 2020 | VII | Newcastle Beach | Nudie | $112,500 | [10] |
| 2021 | VIII | Newcastle Beach | Nudie | $112,700 | [11] |
| 2022 | IX | Newcastle Beach | Hyundai | $112,700 | [12] |
| 2023 | X | Newcastle Beach | Hyundai | [13] | |
| 2024 | XI | Hyundai |
Results edit
| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-up | Score | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 3780 | Elouera Boardriders Club | 3250 | [4] |
| 2015 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 5525 | Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club | 4800 | [5] |
| 2016 | North Narrabeen Boardriders | 35.67 | Point Lookout Boardriders | 30.37 | [6] [14] |
| 2017 | Avoca Boardriders | 35.40 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 31.95 | [7] |
| 2018 | Culburra Beach Boardriders Club | 31.05 | Merewether Surfboard Club | 30.10 | [8] |
| 2019 | Merewether Surfboard Club | 36.00 | North Shelly Boardriders Club | 32.00 | [9] |
| 2020 | North Shore Boardriders Club | 38.70 | North Shelly Boardriders Club | 36.75 | [10] |
| 2021 | North Narrabeen Boardriders | 35.05 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 30.79 | [15] |
| 2022 | North Shelly Boardriders Club | 31.21 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 21.91 | [16] |
| 2023 | Byron Bay Boardriders Club | 31.83 | Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club | 31.21 | [17] |
| 2024 |
Results by year (top clubs) edit
2014 edit
- Snapper Rocks Surfriders (QLD) 3780
- Elouera Boardriders (NSW) 3250
- Merewether Surfboard Club (NSW) 3020
- Queenscliff Boardriders (NSW) 2870
- Yallingup Boardriders (WA) 2860
- North Narrabeen Boardriders (NSW) 2660
- Seaford Boardriders (SA) 2650
- Kirra Surfriders (QLD) 2550
- Werri Boardriders (NSW) 2490
- Avoca Boardriders (NSW) 2470
- Cronulla Sharks Boardriders (NSW) 2450
- Torquay Boardriders (VIC) 2350
- 13th Beach Boardriders (VIC) 2150
- D-Bah Boardriders (QLD) 2150
- Margaret River Boardriders (WA) 2150
- South Arm Boardriders (TAS) 2050
2015 edit
- 1. Snapper Rocks Boardriders, 5525
- 2. Coffs Harbour Boardriders, 4800
- 3. Culburra Boardriders, 4262
- 4. North Narrabeen, 4250
- 5. Avoca Boardriders, 4174
- 6. Merewether Surfboard Club, 4062
- 7. Point Lookout Boardriders, 4050
- 8. Bondi Boardriders, 3862
- 9. Byron Bay Boardriders, 3851
- 10. Le Ba Boardriders, 3850
- 11. Scarborough Boardriders, 3762
- 12. Margaret River Boardriders, 3750
- 13. Kirra Surfriders, 3674
- 14. South Coast Boardriders, 3550
- 15. Cronulla Sharks Boardriders, 3362
- 16. Philip Island Boardriders, 3162
- 17. Peninsula Surfriders, 3063
- 18. Burleigh Boardriders, 3062
- 19. Coolum Boardriders, 2750
- 20. South Arm Boardriders, 2550
Media coverage edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Patterson, Robbie (27 January 2015). "Bondi Boardriders chant the loudest to take out coveted team spirit award at Australian Boardriders Battle final in Cronulla". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Illawarra boardriders clubs battles in the big league". ABC News. 26 January 2015.
- ^ Lulham, Amanda (25 January 2015). "World No. 2 Tyler Wright beaten and bruised after hitting pool wall at Cronulla beach". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ a b . snapperrockssurfridersclub.com. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
- ^ a b "Snapper Rocks Surfriders win the 2015 Australian Boardriders Battle". surfertoday.com.
- ^ a b . Surfing Life. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ a b Kerry, Craig (19 February 2017). "Penalty no barrier for Avoca in march to Australian Boardriders Battle national final crown". Newcastle Herald.
- ^ a b Kerry, Craig (18 February 2018). "Australian Boardriders Battle: Mikey Wright inspires Culburra to thrilling grand final win over Merewether". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
- ^ a b Woodham, Blainey (17 February 2019). "Hometown Heroes Merewether Surfboard Club Win 2019 nudie Australian Boardriders Battle Series National Final In Newcastle". Australian Board Riders Battle.
- ^ a b . World Surf League. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020.
- ^ "DAY ONE OF THE NUDIE AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDERS BATTLE NATIONAL FINAL". Surfing NSW. 15 May 2021.
- ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - NATIONAL FINAL - Newcastle, NSW 2022". boardriding.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Byron Bay Boardriders pull off massive upset beating powerhouse clubs to win Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle Grand Final". Surfing Australia. 5 February 2023.
- ^ . Surfing Australia. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
- ^ "Nudie Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2021". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2022". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2023". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links edit
- Official website