TTR World Snowboard Tour: Stylewars

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Stylewars

Event information
star accreditation	4STR TTRM	date of event	24.08.2009 - 28.08.2009
Format(s)	SS	location	Falls Creek, AUS
entry criteria	Invite and Application
Prize Money	USD 10.000
Number of riders	30+
Ranking Information
web address	www.stylewars.com.au
Online Registration	-

Event Sponsors

Event History

Stylewars aims to have the most progressive slopestyle kicker course of any event on the tour each year. Combine this with a true test of Australian Snowboarding Party lifestyle and you have Stylewars. A week long non-stop snowboarding festival.

Stylewars is made up of two events. The overall slopestyle and the night rail event. The rail event is not judged with the slopestyle and it allows riders who just ride street rails to showcase their skills.

The overall slopestyle runs as 3 days of competitions and 2 hour judged sessions per day. Riders can choose to be judged or not to be judged - it is up to them. A rider's top 3 scoring runs per day go to their overall score. Best man after 3 days wins the title and the money. The event is a lot about endurance. The person that can ride huge kickers for 3 days straight, compete in a night rail event and party every night has to be pretty tough. The past 2 previous winners have been Charles Reid (Canada) and Torstein Horgmo (Norway) with Torstein winning best trick 2 years running.

The Event has been running for 6 years and has grown annually with great rider feedback. The freestyle set up is world class and the format is loved by the riders as they have a great time riding with their friends as well as pushing each other to win the title. The southern hemisphere has taken a huge blow financially this year and therefore the sponsorship budgets have been reduced substantially. The event will go on and the important things will not reduce in quality or financial spend but the prize money can not go up nor can the infrastructure unfortunately. In 2008 Stylewars lifted to a whole new level with a combo of features that most riders claimed to be the biggest competition features on the TTR tour.

Straight off the bat the big guns stepped up to the course with Charles Reid, Torstein Horgmo, Chas Guldemond, Shane Posposil, Ryan Tiene, Robbie Walker and Jacob Koia all throwing down run after run. 120ft switch back 1260s by Torstein, inverted front 3s by Charles and clean switch back 9s by Ryan made the judging tough but come the end of the third and final day of park competition Charles was the winner with Torstein wining best trick and coming in right on Charles's heels.

Event videos

TTR Stylewars Highlights 2009 - Toutant Bang Reid Willett

Watch the snowboarding highlights from the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour 4Star Stylewars competition in Falls Creek, Australia. Featuring Grand Master winner Sebastien Toutant and Best Trick winner, Mikkel Bang, along with Charles Reid, Eric Willett, Sage Kostenburg, Matts Kulisek, Keiran McLaughlin, Iver Lynne, Charlie Steinbacher, Marco Grilc, Chris Kroell, Cheyne Southwell, Michael Stanschnitz and Herbi Thaler.

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Sebastien Toutant takes TTR No.1 at Stylewars 2009

After Stylewars 2009 Seb Toutant is the new TTR Snowboard Tour Leader. Watch as Seb Toots talks you through his winning run incl. his signature Tootsie Roll Double Cork at this sick snowboarding competition in Falls Creek, Australia. Also featuring Snowboarders Charles Reid and Mikkel Bang ripping it up.

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Chas Guldemond back in TTR tour lead after the Stylewars

The 4Star Oakley Stylewars did not only push snowboarding to another level but also had a major impact on the 08/09 Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour Rankings with tour veterans, young guns, and south-hemi up and comers all throwing down enormous maneuvers, staking their claims for the title early on. Chas Guldemond (USA), who recently lost the Tour Lead in New Zealand, claimed back the World No. 1 spot. Leading the charge was a man on a mission, last year's grand master Torstein Horgmo (NOR) who was sending massive smooth tricks with rarely a hand out of place. He took out best trick with an insane switch backside 1260 melon deep into the landing of the first jump and climbed 22 positions up the Swatch TTR rankings into World No. 30. The overall winner of the event was Canadian Charles Reid who dominated for the entire three days of the grueling event that included today. With his victory and 500 Swatch TTR ranking points, Charles claims his first TTR title ever and moves up 9 ranks to World No. 7. A slew of 1080's, rodeos and a consistent style had him pushing out fellow Canadian Matts Kulisek for the win. In the end, Kulisek finished 3rd behind Horgmo.

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Men's Results

Results for Slopestyle 2009
Rank	Name	Sponsors	Nation	Score
1	Sebastien Toutant	Red Bull	CAN	500.00
2	Mikkel Bang	Analog, Monster Energy, Session Boardshop, Hemsedal Skiheiser	NOR	471.15
3	Charles Reid	Axis	CAN	450.00
4	Eric Willett	Quiksilver, Vans, Smith, O Matic	USA	434.03
5	Sage Kotsenburg	Monster Energy, Loctite, Arnette, Nixon, Protec, Milo	USA	421.20
6	Matts Kulisek	Billabong, Axis, Von Zipper, Dakine	CAN	410.00
7	Michael Stanschitz	Voelkl, Absolut Park, Moreboards, Electric, SP, Deeluxe, Pow Gloves	AUT	399.39
8	Kieran McLaughlin		AUS	390.00
9	Chris Kroell	Voelkl, Deeluxe, Pow Gloves, Skullcandy, Carhartt Streetwear, Aesthetiker	AUT	381.68
10	Chris De campo	Von Zipper	AUS	373.44
11	Marko Grilc	Red Bull, Absolut Park	SLO	365.30
12	Herbert Thaler	Quiksilver, Absolut Park, Lib Technologies	AUT	357.25
13	Iver Lynne		AUS	349.29
14	Charlie Steinbacher		AUS	341.42
15	Jason Currie		AUS	333.64
16	Cheyne Southwell		AUS	325.95
17	Andrew Roth		AUS	318.36
18	Adrian Pelly		AUS	310.85
19	Dane Tiene		AUS	303.44
20	Nathan Perry		AUS	296.12

Attending riders

Sebastien Toutant [CAN], Charles Reid [CAN], Danny Kass [USA], Matts Kulisek [CAN], Mikkel Bang [NOR], Eric Willett [USA], Mark Sollars [CAN], Marco Grilc [SLO], Sage Kotsenburg [USA], Chris Kroll [AU], Michael Stanschitz [AU], Herby Thaler [AU], Jacob Koia [NZ], Ryan Tiene [AUS], Jye Kearney [AUS], Nick Gregory [AUS], Nathan Perry [AUS], Cohen Davies [AUS], Andy Lloyd [AUS], Darragh Walsh [AUS], Christopher de Campo [AUS], Charlie Steinbacher [AUS], Ben Fawcett [AUS], Mikey Williams [AUS], Adrian Pelly [AUS], Sam Murphy [AUS], Tim Laidlaw [AUS], Andrew Roth [AUS], Iver Lynne [AUS], Steve Tongnazini [AUS], Tom Pelley [AUS], Chris Eacott [AUS]