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Australian Boardriders Battle is an annual event held by Surfing Australia. Since 2017 the national competition finals have been hosted at Newcastle, New South Wales, generally in February each year. Fox Sports also airs the Australian Boardriders Battle live.[1] The national finals of the first three series were held at Cronulla Beach in Sydney on the Australia Day weekend in late January.[2][3]

Series

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Year Series Final venue Naming sponsor Prize money Ref
2014 I Cronulla Beach Be the Influence  $100,000+ [4]
2015 II Cronulla Beach Original Source $120,000 [5]
2016 III Cronulla Beach Original Source $110,000 [6]
2017 IV Newcastle Beach Original Source [7]
2018 V Newcastle Beach Nudie [8]
2019 VI Newcastle Beach Nudie [9]
2020 VII Newcastle Beach Nudie $112,500 [10]
2021 VIII Newcastle Beach Nudie $112,700 [11]
2022 IX Newcastle Beach Hyundai $112,700 [12]
2023 X Newcastle Beach Hyundai [13]
2024 XI Burleigh Heads Hyundai

Results

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Year Winner Score Runner-up Score Ref
2014 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 3780 New South Wales Elouera Boardriders Club 3250 [4]
2015 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 5525 New South Wales Coffs Harbour Boardriders Club 4800 [5]
2016 New South Wales North Narrabeen Boardriders 35.67 Queensland Point Lookout Boardriders 30.37 [6]
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2017 New South Wales Avoca Boardriders 35.40 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 31.95 [7]
2018 New South Wales Culburra Beach Boardriders Club 31.05 New South Wales Merewether Surfboard Club 30.10 [8]
2019 New South Wales Merewether Surfboard Club 36.00 New South Wales North Shelly Boardriders Club 32.00 [9]
2020 Queensland North Shore Boardriders Club 38.70 New South Wales North Shelly Boardriders Club 36.75 [10]
2021 New South Wales North Narrabeen Boardriders 35.05 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 30.79 [15]
2022 New South Wales North Shelly Boardriders Club 31.21 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 21.91 [16]
2023 New South Wales Byron Bay Boardriders Club 31.83 Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders Club 31.21 [17]
2024 Queensland Burleigh Heads Boardriders Club 41.25 New South Wales North Shelly Boardriders Club 33.17

Results by year (top clubs)

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2014

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  • Queensland Snapper Rocks Surfriders (QLD) 3780
  • New South Wales Elouera Boardriders (NSW) 3250
  • New South Wales Merewether Surfboard Club (NSW) 3020
  • New South Wales Queenscliff Boardriders (NSW) 2870
  • Western Australia Yallingup Boardriders (WA) 2860
  • New South Wales North Narrabeen Boardriders (NSW) 2660
  • South Australia Seaford Boardriders (SA) 2650
  • Queensland Kirra Surfriders (QLD) 2550
  • New South Wales Werri Boardriders (NSW) 2490
  • New South Wales Avoca Boardriders (NSW) 2470
  • New South Wales Cronulla Sharks Boardriders (NSW) 2450
  • Victoria (state) Torquay Boardriders (VIC) 2350
  • Victoria (state) 13th Beach Boardriders (VIC) 2150
  • Queensland Dbah Boardriders (NSW) 2150
  • Western Australia Margaret River Boardriders (WA) 2150
  • Tasmania South Arm Boardriders (TAS) 2050

2015

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  • 1. Snapper Rocks Boardriders, 5525
  • 2. Coffs Harbour Boardriders, 4800
  • 3. Culburra Boardriders, 4262
  • 4. North Narrabeen, 4250
  • 5. Avoca Boardriders, 4174
  • 6. Merewether Surfboard Club, 4062
  • 7. Point Lookout Boardriders, 4050
  • 8. Bondi Boardriders, 3862
  • 9. Byron Bay Boardriders, 3851
  • 10. Le Ba Boardriders, 3850
  • 11. Scarborough Boardriders, 3762
  • 12. Margaret River Boardriders, 3750
  • 13. Kirra Surfriders, 3674
  • 14. South Coast Boardriders, 3550
  • 15. Cronulla Sharks Boardriders, 3362
  • 16. Philip Island Boardriders, 3162
  • 17. Peninsula Surfriders, 3063
  • 18. Burleigh Boardriders, 3062
  • 19. Coolum Boardriders, 2750
  • 20. South Arm Boardriders, 2550

Media coverage

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Patterson, Robbie (27 January 2015). "Bondi Boardriders chant the loudest to take out coveted team spirit award at Australian Boardriders Battle final in Cronulla". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Illawarra boardriders clubs battles in the big league". ABC News. 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ Lulham, Amanda (25 January 2015). "World No. 2 Tyler Wright beaten and bruised after hitting pool wall at Cronulla beach". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on 1 August 2019. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Snapper Rocks reigns at Be the Influence Australian Boardriders Battle – 2014". snapperrockssurfridersclub.com. 26 January 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Snapper Rocks Surfriders win the 2015 Australian Boardriders Battle". surfertoday.com.
  6. ^ a b "North Narrabeen Wins 2016 Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle". Surfing Life. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  7. ^ a b Kerry, Craig (19 February 2017). "Penalty no barrier for Avoca in march to Australian Boardriders Battle national final crown". Newcastle Herald.
  8. ^ a b Kerry, Craig (18 February 2018). "Australian Boardriders Battle: Mikey Wright inspires Culburra to thrilling grand final win over Merewether". Newcastle Herald. Archived from the original on 15 July 2020.
  9. ^ a b Woodham, Blainey (17 February 2019). "Hometown Heroes Merewether Surfboard Club Win 2019 nudie Australian Boardriders Battle Series National Final In Newcastle". Australian Board Riders Battle.
  10. ^ a b "Epic Conclusion At Nudie Aust Boardriders Battle". World Surf League. 16 February 2020. Archived from the original on 4 July 2020.
  11. ^ "DAY ONE OF THE NUDIE AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDERS BATTLE NATIONAL FINAL". Surfing NSW. 15 May 2021.
  12. ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - NATIONAL FINAL - Newcastle, NSW 2022". boardriding.com. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  13. ^ "Byron Bay Boardriders pull off massive upset beating powerhouse clubs to win Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle Grand Final". Surfing Australia. 5 February 2023.
  14. ^ "North Narrabeen Boardriders Win Original Source Australian Boardriders Battle Series III Final at Cronulla". Surfing Australia. 24 January 2016. Archived from the original on 12 March 2016.
  15. ^ "Nudie Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2021". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  16. ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2022". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  17. ^ "Hyundai Australian Boardriders Battle - Grand Final - 2023". Live Heats. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
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