Chad Scott battled his way to the top of the podium against Mike Dehlinger, Todd Johnson and the final pairing with Jay Leach.  The day started off with a heavy rain followed by excellent conditions.  Chad skied in perfect form and consistency throughout the weekend.  All Big Dawg skiers gave it their best and it was an exciting weekend of performances.  We are still waiting for one of the athletes to run 41 off sometime this season. 

The skiers were pushing their limits in the head-to-head as Marc Shaw gave an example in his fall across the wakes into shore. 

Thanks to The Lakes at Cypress Hill and our hosts Dave and Terry West.  The hospitality and organization of the residents and volunteers made a well-organized event.   A special thanks to all our sponsors and officials that support the Nautique Big Dawg World Tour presented by O’brien. 

Congratulations

1st – Chad Scott

2nd – Jay Leach

3rd – Greg Badal

4th – Matt Brown

Rounds 1 & 2 Scores

Final Scores

Videos

Final Scores

Videos

Preliminary Results

Day 1, Saturday, June 30, 2012

The morning started off with sunshine and the day continued with downpours of rain, but nothing the Big Dawg competitors could not handle.  Before 10am we already saw a few 39′s run and more throughout the day.  59 year old Kris LaPoint got a lot of cheers from the fans as he pumped out his first 39 off.  Some of the stats for the day were:

• 39′ off was run 13 times by 10 different skiers
• Head to Head seeds 1-8 were all broken based upon tiebreaks, with skiers needing 1 @ 41′ off or better to make seeds 1-8
• 5 of the 8 head to head seeds 9-16 were determined by tiebreaks, with a 5-way run-off for the final three spots.
• Full field of 50 skiers participating at the qualifer.

There was a run-off for three places that were remaining for 14, 15 and 16th place.  Bruce Dodd, Tim Huston, Mike Dehlinger, Jeff Kepchia and Joe McCreary went to battle for the last three spots.  Kepchia, Huston, and Dehlinger won the crown.  But the most spectacular event and the fall of the day was Jeff Kepchia’s turn out of 3 ball and the apparent lean lock that sent him up on the shore resulting in a ripped vest and bib.  We are glad he is ok and will be ready to compete on Sunday.  Check out a few videos from the day YouTube

There will be a 10:00am start on Sunday for the head to head.

Here are the pairings for the Sweet 16 and final scores

Head to Head Brackets

Videos

June 25, 2012

Big Dawg Athletes are preparing to travel to Houston, Texas to participate in the 3rd qualifier for the Nautique Big Dawg.  Check back here for  for all the stories, scores and videos coming your way during the competition.

Greg Davis caught up with Chad Scott and asked him a few questions.
Greg:  What is it going to take to win Texas?
Chad:  A lot of 39′s
Greg:  What ski will you be riding?
Chad: It’s a Goode
Greg:  Is it a mid-ride or traditional?
Chad:  It’s a secret
Greg:  Who do you think will win the Texas tour stop?
Chad:  It’s going to be a good preview for the finals.  There is a lot of depth.  Whoever wins will have to have their game face on and be consistent.  I won in Texas last year, and I would like to win again this year.  Back to back.  We will see.
Greg:  What do you think about the weather for Texas?
Chad:  The tropical storm will not affect us.
Greg:  Good luck Chad
Chad:  Thanks and looking forward to Texas!

Running Order

The first stop was held at the Moomba Masters in Australia, with Thierry Malhomme taking the top spot on the box.  The second Big Dawg adventure was a trip to Peru at the beautiful Bujama Lacus water ski lakes.  The Peru stop was held in conjunction with the Latin American Tour and Big Dawg enthusiast Dave Miller  took home the gold medal to Canada in that event. 

Big Dawg skiers were ready to enter the Texas qualifier and as registration opened up, a flood of entries came rolling in, making the tournament full in just a few days.  

RUNNING ORDER AND INFORMATION

ENTRIES RECEIVED
(not a running order)

2011 Big Dawg in Cypress Texas

1. Drew Ross (scratch)
2. Chad Scott
3. Jay Leach
4. Kyle Tate
5. Kyle Jones
6. Jerry Goodson
7. Jason Staab
8. Todd Crow
9. Dane Coke
10. Jeff Danos (scratch)
11. Marc Shaw
12. Scott Larson
13. Time Huston
14. Kreg Korinek
15. Todd Kuykendall
16. Chad Baker
17. Ben Favret
18. Mike Dehlinger
19. Dean Drozd
20. Greg Kuykendall
21. Gene Levines
    

    2011 Big Dawg Final 4

22. Hutch Haines (scratch)
23. Steve Cesnauskas
24. Eric Kelley
25. Chris Clark
26. Dave Miller Canada
27. Chet Raley
28. Bruce Dodd
29. John Shealy
30. Ed Hickey (scratch)
31. Steven Binkley
32. Jeff Smith
33. Dave Goode
34. Lonnie Harris
35. David West
36. George Levien
37. Greg Badal
38. Ward Mclain
39. Scott Tynan
40. Herald Hintringer
41. Seth Stisher
42. David Miller Ohio (scratch)
43. Jeff Kepchia
    

    Cypress Lakes

44. Mike Munn
45. Mike Baldwin
46. Scot Jones
47. Bruce Butterfield
48. Richard Moyer
49. Todd Johnson
50. Kris Lapoint
51. Tim Henderson
52. Marco Bettosini
53. Don Ascenbrenner
54. Mark Brandt
55. Joe McCreary

Waiting List

1. Jeff Greathouse