PWT Stop 3 Format

Two stops into the 2026 season, the Pro Wakeboard Tour has already proven it’s not afraid to tear up the format and start over. Stop 2 brought head to head brackets and win-or-go-home category battles to Lake David — and now, for Stop 3, August 13-14, the Tour is back in Groveland with yet another brand new system for Pro Men and Pro Women Wakeboard.

If you need a refresher on how Stop 2 played out under the bracket format, check out our full recap here. Then get ready, because Stop 3 is bringing a format built entirely around giving riders two shots to nail their best stuff in every category.

Here’s everything you need to know heading into Groveland.

Pro Men Wakeboard: 3 Categories, 2 Attempts Each

The Pro Men’s division kicks off with a qualifying round to trim the full field down to the top 10 riders for the main event. That qualifier runs as a traditional two-run format, four tricks per pass. Once the main event field is locked in, there are no more cuts — every rider left is fighting for the overall win.

From there, the format is all about giving riders multiple cracks at greatness. Each rider gets two attempts in each of three categories — single best trick, double up, and 3 trick line — and every category is run one at a time, so riders can lock in and focus on a single skill each time they hit the water.

  • Category 1 — Single Best Trick: Two passes, two attempts, only completed tricks count.
  • Category 2 — Double Up: Two attempts at a double up.
  • Category 3 — 3 Trick Line: Two passes to land a clean 3 trick line. Fall during a pass, and that attempt is over — riders start fresh on their next pass.

No trick can be repeated across categories — a rider can’t throw a KGB in their 3 trick line and then bring it back for the double up or single best trick. Judges take each rider’s highest-scoring result in every category, and all three categories count toward the overall score — there’s no dropped category, so consistency across the board matters just as much as raw difficulty.

Scoring is points-based rather than head to head: 100 points for 1st place in a category, 90 for 2nd, 80 for 3rd, and so on down the field. If riders are tied on overall score, the tiebreaker first goes to whoever scored higher in the 3 trick line, then to the double up.

It’s a format built to reward riders who can bring their A-game across every discipline — not just once, but twice.

Pro Women Wakeboard: Same High-Stakes Format, Six-Rider Field

The Pro Women’s division follows the identical 3 category, 2 attempt format as the men — single best trick, double up, and 3 trick line, with two attempts at each and every category counting toward the overall score. The same rules apply across the board: no repeated tricks, judges take the highest-scoring result per category, and the 3 trick line and double up serve as tiebreakers in that order.

The qualifying round narrows the women’s field down to the top 6 riders for the main event, using the same traditional two-run, four-tricks-per-pass format as the men’s qualifier. From there, it’s the same win-by-consistency battle across all three categories, giving every rider in the field two genuine shots to put their best foot forward.

With the format demanding precision in three completely different skill sets, expect the women’s main event to be just as unpredictable and hard-fought as anything we saw during Stop 2’s bracket battles.

Pro Wakesurf: Sticking With What Works

After a standout showing at Stop 2, the Wakesurf division isn’t fixing what isn’t broken — Stop 3 will run the exact same format: one run made up of two passes, up to 5 tricks per pass, and one pick-up allowed after a fall. Expect the same patient, quality-over-quantity surfing that made Stop 2’s Wakesurf final must-watch action.

Stop 3 Schedule

Thursday

  • 9:00 AM — Pro Men Wakeboard Qualifying Round
  • 11:30 AM — Pro Women Wakeboard Qualifying Round
  • 1:00 PM — Jr Pro Wakeboard Semifinals
  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM — Pro Wakesurf Semifinals

Friday

  • 8:30 AM — Pro Women Wakeboard: Single Best Trick
  • 9:15 AM — Pro Men Wakeboard: Single Best Trick
  • 10:25 AM — Jr Pro Wakeboard Finals
  • 11:05 AM — Pro Women Wakeboard: Double Up
  • 12:20 PM — Pro Men Wakeboard: Double Up
  • 2:20 PM — Pro Wakesurf Finals
  • 2:50 PM — Pro Women Wakeboard: 3 Trick Line
  • 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM — Pro Men Wakeboard: 3 Trick Line
  • Awards — 1 hour after event ends, off site

Mark Your Calendars

Stop 3 hits the water August 13-14 in Groveland, FL, and with a brand new category-based format testing every rider’s range across three completely different disciplines, this is shaping up to be one of the most demanding stops of the season. Two shots. Three categories. Every attempt counts.

Stay tuned to Alliance Wake for full coverage, live updates, and results as the 2026 Pro Wakeboard Tour rolls into Stop 3.