So far this season on the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour, Rusty Malinoski has fallen just short in picking up a victory. But today in Portland, he took that final step. A number-two seed coming into the contest, Malinoski defeated Philip Soven 96.0 to 94.0 in the head-to-head finals to win his first tour stop of the year.

Rising To The Top

Malinoski has finished second and third respectively the last two stops – in Minnesota and his home country of Canada – but came through today in Portland defeating a number-one seed Andrew Adkison in the semifinals and the seventh seeded Soven in the finals.

Results

Men's Pro Wakeboarding
Champion Round
1 Rusty Malinoski (2) 96.00 2 Philip Soven (7) 94.00
Semifinals #1
1 Philip Soven (7) 100.00 2 Danny Harf (1) 90.00
Semifinal #2
1 Rusty Malinoski (2) 97.5 2 Andrew Adkison (1) 92.5
Quarterfinals
Group One
1 Danny Harf (1) 100.00 2 Tino Santori (5) 90.00
Group Two
1 Philip Soven (7) 100.00 2 Daniel Watkins (3) 90.00
Group Three
1 Andrew Adkison (1) 100.00 2 Jeff Weatherall (5) 90.00
Group Four
1 Rusty Malinoski (2) 100.00 2 Chad Sharpe (6) 90.00

Final Stop

The final PWT stop will be in the exciting city of Reno, Nevada on July 28th - July 30th. To learn more, click on the link below:
PWT - Reno, Nevada
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