Queenstown ripper Aaron Jamieson won the mens section, with his huge McTwists, Rodeo's and harken flip's. Roland Morley-Brown came second, charging with backside 540's, and also busting the rodeo's and harken flips.

Toku (……) from Japan came in third. The women were also in top form, from Queenstown Debbie O'hagen's display of frontside 540's won her first place, with Holly Thorpe and Ukiko Kohara in second and third, pulling solid 360's.

Head judge Mel Thomas said he was very pleased with the level of riding displayed. "A lot of the riders are now getting into huge switch inverts, such as Harken flips." Mr Thomas said it was also great to see the usually smaller sections such as the skiiers and women making their mark. "The skiiers were really ripping today, and the girls were also going huge and pulling out some great tricks," he said. Mr Thomas said the level of riding was consistently improving with every season. "The level of freestyle riding just keeps getting bigger and better. Guys are getting 6-7 feet out of the pipe now, whereas a few years ago most were only going 3-4 ft."

Event MC Luca Soulos said a positive and relaxed atmosphere at the competition had been a bonus for the event. "The mellow environment at the pipe today really helped the riders make the most of the good conditions, and they all performed well."

The winners took away brand new Rossignol boards, and enough Ansell condoms and lube to last a whole season of naughtiness.