World Tour (bodyboarding)
| Sport | Professional bodyboarding |
|---|---|
| Abbreviation | APB |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Official website | |
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The APB World Tour is the men's international bodyboarding tour, which started at 1994 and has undergone a few changes in names and regulations since.
Every year the bodyboarder who top-scores in the ranking, by winning points competing in the World Tour events around the world, is given the world title. This title is recognized by all bodyboarders and undisputed by any other organization in the world.
The tour is governed by the Association of Professional Bodyboarders that can be reached at http://www.apbtour.com, which is also the governing body of world bodyboarding.
The current World Tour champion is Pierre-Louis Costes from South Africa. The most successful competitor on the tour is Hawaiian Mike Stewart with 9 world titles.
The main goal of the World Tour is to promote bodyboarding around the world by running international quality events that encourage technical riding. The majority of the venues on tour are in the most technical waves in the world. Some of these most challenging waves in the world are breaks like; Shark Island in NSW Australia, Zicatela in Mexico, Pipeline in Hawaii, Arica in Chile, Middles in Puerto Rico, Itacoatiara in Brazil and finishing the tour is the Fronton event in the Canary Islands.
World champions
| Year | Competition | Winner | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Daniel Kaimi | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1983 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1984 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1985 | Not held | ||
| 1986 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Ben Severson | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1987 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1988 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1989 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1990 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1991 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1992 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Mike Stewart | USA (Hawaii) |
| 1993 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Michael Eppelstun | Australia |
| 1994 | International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 1995 | GOB World Tour | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 1996 | GOB World Tour | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 1997 | GOB World Tour | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 1998 | GOB World Tour | Andre Botha | South Africa |
| 1999 | GOB World Tour | Andre Botha | South Africa |
| 2000 | GOB Super Tour | Paulo Barcellos | Brazil |
| 2001 | GOB Super Tour | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 2002 | GOB Super Tour | Guilherme Tamega | Brazil |
| 2003 | IBA World Tour | Damian King | Australia |
| 2004 | IBA World Tour | Damian King | Australia |
| 2005 | IBA World Tour | Ben Player | Australia |
| 2006 | IBA World Tour | Jeff Hubbard | USA (Hawaii) |
| 2007 | IBA World Tour | Ben Player | Australia |
| 2008 | IBA World Tour | Uri Valadao | Brazil |
| 2009 | IBA World Tour | Jeff Hubbard | USA (Hawaii) |
| 2010 | IBA World Tour | Amaury Lavernhe | France |
| 2011 | IBA World Tour | Pierre-Louis Costes | France |
| 2012 | IBA World Tour | Jeff Hubbard | USA (Hawaii) |
| 2013 | IBA World Tour | Ben Player | Australia |
| 2014 | APB World Tour | Amaury Lavernhe | France |
| 2015 | APB World Tour | Jared Houston | South Africa |
| 2016 | APB World Tour | Pierre-Louis Costes | France |