World Tour (bodyboarding)

International Bodyboarding Corporation

Sport	Professional bodyboarding
Abbreviation	IBC
Founded	2020
Regional affiliation	Chile
Replaced	APB
(founded)	2014
Official website
www.ibcworldtour.com

Current

In 2020, the International Bodyboarding Corporation was created in order to run the bodyboarding world tour. For the period of 2020 to 2021, the IBC couldn't effectively run a tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic which impacted global travel. The IBC Bodyboarding World Tour consists of 6 divisions: Men, Women, Dropknee, Junior Men, Junior Women and Master Women.

Tour details

How each division is awarded the 2022 World Champion Title.

• Men and Women: 4 best results
• Junior Men: Best result + Fronton King event
• Junior Women: Best result + Sintra Pro event
• Dropknee: Best result + Sintra Pro event
• Master Women: Single event winner - Wahine Bodyboard Pro

History

The first ever bodyboarding world tour was set up and created by the GOB (Global Organisation of Bodyboarders) in 1994. The GOB remained the controlling organisation of the tour up to 2002. In the final 3 years under the GOB, the tour was developed into a 'Super Tour'. In 2003, the IBA (International Bodyboarding Association) was formed, and they ran the world tour for 10 years, with their final year of being in charge being 2013. The Association of Professional Bodyboarders was formed in 2014 and the APB became the controlling body for the bodyboarding world tour. At the end of 2019, the APB was shut down.

Bodyboarding World Champions

Men

Year	Competition	Winner	Country
1982	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Daniel Kaimi	Hawaii
1983	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1984	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1985	Not held
1986	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Ben Severson	Hawaii
1987	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1988	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1989	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1990	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1991	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1992	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1993	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Michael Eppelstun	Australia
1994	International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships	Mike Stewart	Hawaii
1994	GOB World Tour	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	Hawaii
2007	IBA World Tour	Ben Player	Australia
2008	IBA World Tour	Uri Valadao	Brazil
2009	IBA World Tour	Jeff Hubbard	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
2017	APB World Tour	Iain Campbell	South Africa
2018	APB World Tour	Jared Houston	South Africa
2019	APB World Tour	Tristan Roberts	South Africa
2020	IBC World Tour	(No tour) Covid-19	--
2021	IBC World Tour	(No tour) Covid-19	--
2022	IBC World Tour	Tristan Roberts	South Africa
2024	IBC World Tour	Armide Soliveres	Spain Junior Men Year Competition Winner Country 2022 IBC World Tour Jorge Hernández Spain Women Year Competition Winner Country 1987 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Glenda Kozlowski Brazil 1988 Not held 1989 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Glenda Kozlowski Brazil 1990 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Stephanie Pettersen Brazil 1991 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Glenda Kozlowski Brazil 1992 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Mariana Nogueira Brazil 1993 International Morey Boogie Bodyboard Pro Championships Stephanie Pettersen Brazil 1994 GOB World Tour Stephanie Pettersen Brazil 1995 GOB World Tour Mariana Nogueira Brazil 1995 GOB World Tour Claudia Ferrari Brazil 1996 GOB World Tour Daniela Freitas Brazil 1997 GOB World Tour Daniela Freitas Brazil 1998 GOB World Tour Mariana Nogueira Brazil 1999 GOB World Tour Karla Costa Taylor Brazil 2000 GOB World Tour Soraia Rocha Brazil 2001 GOB World Tour Soraia Rocha Brazil 2002 GOB World Tour Stephanie Pettersen Brazil 2003 IBA World Tour Neymara Carvalho Brazil 2004 IBA World Tour Neymara Carvalho Brazil 2005 IBA World Tour Kira Llewellyn Australia 2006 IBA World Tour Marina Taylor Canary Islands 2007 IBA World Tour Neymara Carvalho Brazil 2008 IBA World Tour Neymara Carvalho Brazil 2009 IBA World Tour Neymara Carvalho Brazil 2010 IBA World Tour Isabela Sousa Brazil 2011 IBA World Tour Eunate Aguirre Spain 2012 IBA World Tour Isabela Sousa Brazil 2013 IBA World Tour Isabela Sousa Brazil 2014 APB World Tour Alexandra Rinder Canary Islands 2015 APB World Tour Alexandra Rinder Canary Islands 2016 APB World Tour Isabela Sousa Brazil 2017 APB World Tour Joana Schenker Portugal 2018 APB World Tour Ayaka Suzuki Japan 2019 APB World Tour Sari Ohhara Japan 2020 IBC World Tour (No tour) Covid-19 -- 2021 IBC World Tour (No tour) Covid-19 -- 2022 IBC World Tour Isabela Sousa Brazil Junior Women Year Competition Winner Country 2022 IBC World Tour Luna Hardman Brazil Dropknee Year Competition Winner Country 2018 APB World Tour Sammy Morretino Hawaii 2019 APB World Tour Sammy Morretino Hawaii 2020 IBC World Tour (No tour) Covid-19 -- 2021 IBC World Tour (No tour) Covid-19 -- 2022 IBC World Tour Dave Hubbard Hawaii See also World Surf League References External links Official website