ORLANDO, FL [August 17, 2010]—Women’s pro wakeboarder Raimi Merritt will compete in her home state this weekend for the WWA World Championships in Orlando, Florida. The event is the fifth and final stop for 
the Queen of Wake series, where the winner of the all-female pro wakeboarding circuit will be crowned.
Coming off a third-place finish at last weekend’s Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Knoxville, Tennessee, Merritt is currently ranked third in the Queen of Wake point standings with 325 points. She narrowly trails Nicola Butler and Amber Wing, who have 355 and 340 points, respectively. The 17-year-old Merritt hopes to close the point gap with a win at the World Championships.
“I feel really good going into the World Championships,” said Merritt. I’m riding the best I’ve ever ridden, and I have all the tricks and qualities I need to win this event. I just need to focus and ride with the same consistency I have outside of the tournaments.”
The World Championships run August 19-22 at the Orlando Watersports Complex. The finals for the pro women’s division will be held Sunday afternoon.
Following the World Championships, Merritt will compete next at the IWSF Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup in Chuncheon, Korea. She'll finish the season in Dallas, Texas at the U.S. Wake Park Nationals September 17-19.
Merritt is a three-time IWSF World Cup Champion. She grew up in Lantana, Florida and now lives and trains in Orlando. She is sponsored by Hyperlite, MonaVie, and R3Global. For more information about Merritt, visit: www.raimimerritt.com.
the Queen of Wake series, where the winner of the all-female pro wakeboarding circuit will be crowned.Coming off a third-place finish at last weekend’s Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Knoxville, Tennessee, Merritt is currently ranked third in the Queen of Wake point standings with 325 points. She narrowly trails Nicola Butler and Amber Wing, who have 355 and 340 points, respectively. The 17-year-old Merritt hopes to close the point gap with a win at the World Championships.
“I feel really good going into the World Championships,” said Merritt. I’m riding the best I’ve ever ridden, and I have all the tricks and qualities I need to win this event. I just need to focus and ride with the same consistency I have outside of the tournaments.”
The World Championships run August 19-22 at the Orlando Watersports Complex. The finals for the pro women’s division will be held Sunday afternoon.
Following the World Championships, Merritt will compete next at the IWSF Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup in Chuncheon, Korea. She'll finish the season in Dallas, Texas at the U.S. Wake Park Nationals September 17-19.
Merritt is a three-time IWSF World Cup Champion. She grew up in Lantana, Florida and now lives and trains in Orlando. She is sponsored by Hyperlite, MonaVie, and R3Global. For more information about Merritt, visit: www.raimimerritt.com.
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