PINE MOUNTAIN, GA (May 24, 2008)—Huge crowds watched the elimination rounds of the 49th Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament at Callaway Gardens, from the comfort of their own homes and cell phones, thanks to the live web cast provided by Watersports Webcasts. Thus far, more than 65,000 viewers have logged on from over 60 countries!

Maria Camila Linares from Columbia was second off the dock this morning during Women’s Tricks elimination round. Linares claimed top seed in the finals with a score of 7480 followed by Mandy Nightingale, Clementine Lucine, Michale Briant and Natalia Berdnikova.

In the Men’s Tricks competition, defending champion Nicolas LeForestier placed first with a trick score of 11810 points followed by Aliaksei Zharnasek, Jimmy Siemers, Jaret Llewellyn and Ryan Green.

In the Women’s Slalom elimination round, there was a three-way tie for first between April Coble Eller, Regina Jaquess and Emma Sheers with a run of 4@38-off. Karina Nowlan and Karen Truelove will also advance to the finals.

Additionally, there was fierce competition today in the elimination round of Men’s Slalom where defending champion Jamie Beauschesne placed first after an incredible run of 2@41-off. Chris Parrish with a run of 5@39-off will be second seed followed by Will Asher, Jodi Fisher and Drew Ross.

Angelika Andriopoulou earned top seed in Women’s Jump elimination round today followed by defending champion Natallia Berdnikava, Clementine Lucine, June Fladborg and young comer Nancy Chardin.

In the Men’s Jump competition, defending champion Freddy Krueger has once again set the tone for the finals after placing first with a jump of 229 feet. First off the dock today, Kyle Eade jumped 219 feet and will be second seed tomorrow joined by Jason Seels, Ryan Fitts and Jaret Llewellyn; this line up will make for an exciting final!

The Men’s Wakeboarding began with two heats and only three will advance from each heat to Sunday’s finals. In heat number one, Rusty Malinoski from Canada with a score of 75.11 points finished first and will be joined by Jeff Weatherall and Trevor Hansen. Phillip Soven scored 70 points clinching number one seed in heat number two, followed by Andrew Adkison and J.D. Webb.

The tournament will begin on Sunday at 9:00 am with the elimination round for Women Wakeboard followed by the opening ceremonies and the finals.

The 49th Masters is produced by Nautiques by Correct Craft and officially sponsored by Acme Propellers, Callaway Gardens, Clarion, Mona Vie, PCM Marine Engines, Polk Audio, Trailer Boats and Zero Off. An invitation to compete in the annual Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline – only the world’s most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWSF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned. Prize monies, trophies, rings and special event awards total well over $135,000. To watch all of the live action at the 49th Masters, visit www.masterswaterski.com.

Women’s Tricks

1. Maria Camila Linares COL 7480
2. Mandy Nightingale USA 7080
3. Clementine Lucine FRA 6930
4. Michale Briant AUS 6480
5. Natalia Berdnikova BLR 6370
6. Marion Aynaud FRA 5910
7. Danyelle Bennett USA 4210
8. Angeliki Andriopoulou GRE 3380

Women Slalom

1. April Coble Eller USA 4@38(11.25m) 1. Regina Jaquess USA 4@38(11.25m) 1. Emma Sheers AUS 4@38(11.25m) 4. Karina Nowlan AUS 3.5@38(11.25m) 5. Karen Truelove USA 3@38(11.25m)* 6. Clementine Lucine FRA 3@38(11.25m)* 6. Nicole Arthur GBR 3@38(11.25m)* 8. Kristi Overton Johnson USA 1@3811.25m) 9. Sarah Green GBR 5@35(12.00m) 10. Michelle Simpson USA 2.5@35(12.00m) *Run off for 5th place.

Women Jump

1. Angeliki Andriopoulou GRE 165’(50.1m)
2. Natalia Berdnikova BLR 161’(49.1m)
3. Clementine Lucine FRA 156’(47.5m)
4. June Fladborg DEN 155’(47.2m)
5. Nancy Chardin FRA 151’(46.0m)
6. Maria Vympranietsova GBR 148’(45.1m)
7. Marion Mathieu FRA 145’(44.2m)
8. Jakalyn Hunter GBR 145’(44.1m)

Women Wakeboard *Moved to Sunday, May 25th at 9:00AM

Men Tricks

1. Nicolas Le Forestier FRA 11810
2. Aliaksei Zharnasek BLR 11470
3. Jimmy Siemers USA 11390
4. Jaret Llewellyn CAN 9590
5. Ryan Green AUS 9430
6. Olivier Fortamps BEL 9240
7. Javier Julio ARG 8900
8. Sergio Font MEX 8700

Men Slalom

1. Jamie Beauchesne USA 2@41(10.25m)
2. Chris Parrish USA 5@39(10.75m)
3. William Asher GBR 4@39(10.75m)
4. Jodi Fisher GBR 3@39(10.75m)
4. Drew Ross USA 3@39(10.75m)
6. Jeff Rodgers USA 2.5@39(10.75m)
7. Thomas Degasperi ITA 2@39(10.75m)
8. Jonathan Travers USA 1@39(10.75m)
9. Nick Parsons USA 0.5@39(10.75m)
10. Jason Paredes USA 2.5@38(11.25m)
11. Marcus Brown USA 1.5@35(12.00m)
12. Chris Rossi USA 2.5@28(14.25m)

Men Jump

1. Freddy Krueger USA 229’(69.7m)
2. Kyle Eade NZL 219’(66.8m)
3. Jason Seels GBR 219’(66.6m)
4. Ryan Fitts USA 215’(65.6m)
5. Jaret Llewellyn CAN 209’(63.8m)
6. Mark Lane USA 209’(63.6m)
7. Thomas Asher GBR 205’(62.6m)
8. Jimmy Siemers USA 203’(61.9m)
9. Ryan Dodd CAN 203’(61.8m)
10. Scot Ellis USA 192’(58.5m)

Men Wakeboarding

Heat # 1
1. Rusty Malinoski CAN 75.11
2. Jeff Weatherall NZL 63.33
3. Trevor Hansen USA 57.67
4. Adam Errington USA 51.00
5. John Rodriguez USA 33.33

Heat # 2
1. Phillip Soven USA 70.00
2. Andrew Adkison USA 56.67
3. J.D. Webb USA 50.33
4. Aaron Rathy CAN 43.33
5. Marc Rossiter GBR 35.67