The International Bodyboarding Corporation (IBC) is proud to release its events schedule for 2023. With 12 contests lined up across 9 countries, the 2023 tour offers athletes all over the world the greatest chances of collecting the maximum points in their respective divisions in pursuit of a world title.
2023 will see 6 IBC World Champion bodyboarders crowned. A total of $465,000 (USD) in prize money will be awarded spanning the following divisions:
- Mens (7 events)
- Womens (6 events)
- Junior Mens (7 events)
- Junior Womens (3 events)
- Dropknee (4 events)
- Womens Master (1 event)
The criteria to crown world champions is as follows:
For both Men and Women:
- Final points total from top 4 results.
Junior Pro Men:
- Best single result (along with points earned at the Gran Canaria Fronton King event).
Junior Pro Women:
- Best single result (along with points earned at La Salie, France Pro).
Dropknee:
- Best two results.
Master Womens:
- The crowning of the Masters Women world champion will be determined by a single event, Wahine Bodyboard Pro, in Brazil.
The 2023 IBC World Bodyboarding Tour officially commences at the Wahine Bodyboard Pro in Espírito Santo, Brazil, from April 20-29, 2023. This unique event will host for the second time in history, an all women’s event—including a Womens Master division. The Wahine Bodyboard Pro event focuses on the future of women’s bodyboarding and will feature divisions in Womens Pro, a Junior Pro Womens and a Master Womens which will crown a world champion.
The first event to kick off the highly competitive Mens division takes place from May 18-28, 2023, at the Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival in Chile. This event will be the first event for dropknee riders to gather points.
Unfortunately, the Iquique Bodyboard Pro, Chile event will not run this year. On a positive note, however, we have added the first ever international bodyboarding event to be held in Morocco. The holding period for this highly anticipated event is September 29-October 8, 2023.
At the end of this year, we will be rewarding a 2024 IBC wildcard for the sub 21 (under 21). The IBC’s goal is to encourage the new generation of riders and project them to new heights. To be eligible for this wildcard, one must not complete 22 years of age by December 31st, 2023.
For the first time in history, IBC will hold an event in France at La Salie. The French event will be a competition where points will be valid for the Junior Pro Mens and Junior Pro Womens categories. This event will crown the world champion in Junior Pro Womens.
The tour travels across the globe disembarking in wave-rich locales including Brazil, Chile, Oahu and Kauai in Hawai’i (USA), Maldives, France, Portugal, South Africa, Morocco and Gran Canaria (Spain).
The 2023 IBC schedule also features two special events, the TAND invitational in South Africa (holding period in July), and the Annaëlle Challenge in Bretagne, France (holding period from September 25th-December 15th).