How to Bet on the ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship

 ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship

Longboard surfing is a popular form of the sport. As the name suggests, the athletes use longer boards called longboards that are far heavier and difficult to use, but they allow surfers to ride waves for longer periods of time and do different kinds of manoeuvres.

While longboards are recommended for beginners due to their stability, mastering longboards is especially difficult and they can be more dangerous than normal surfboards when riding on larger waves. The extra length and foam means that these surfing events will be slower than short boards, with less dynamic turns and tricks, but they will have longer rides and surfers will need to demonstrate a lot of stamina and patience to perform well.

The ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship brings out the very best in surfers as they hit the waves. The contestants must ride boards that are at least 9 feet in length and will compete against each other in teams for the title. The teams will consist of the best longboard surfers from each nation, consisting of three men and three women. The men and women will compete in two separate competitions, but their overall points will be added together to create the points of each of the nations. At the end of the ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship, there will be gold, silver and bronze medals given to the top three men longboard surfers, the top three women longboard surfers, and there will be gold, silver and bronze medals for the competition as a whole, given to the top three nations.

ISA World Longboard Surfing Championship Bets

Winning Nation

Punters can bet on which of the competing nations will win the Longboard Surfing Championships. There will be odds offered on all of the nations in the competition, and the strongest teams will have the shortest odds. When placing bets, it is important to remember that the nation that wins will have the most points accumulated from both the men and women’s teams.

Men’s Longboard Surfing Winner

There may be bets offered on which of the top men surfers will win the gold medal. This bet is on individual surfers to win, which will mean that the odds on these bets will be far longer than those on which nation to win.

Women’s Longboard Surfing Winner

Just as punters can pick which male surfer they want to back to win, there will be bets for the individual female surfers.

Reaching the Final Round

There may be markets allowing bettors to bet on specific nations or surfers to reach the final rounds. Punters can choose whether they want to place bets on a single nation or surfer to reach the finals, or they can bet on two nations, or up to four individual men or women surfers, to reach the finals. Picking multiple surfers or two nations will be far riskier to bet on, but a correct prediction can result in far larger returns.

Highest Wave

There may be bets offered on which surfer will score the highest on a single wave. Surfers can be given a maximum of 10 points on a single wave and there are numerous factors that judges consider when scoring. While the top surfers will be the favourites, anything can happen in surfing.

Highest Scoring Heat

This is a bet allowing punters to pick which of the nations in the competition will have the highest scoring heat. The points for each will be a total from the men’s and women’s heats in a single round.

Head to Head

This market matches two surfers against each other and requires punters to pick which will perform better. There may be numerous bets to pick from in both the men’s and women’s competitions, such as Kai Sallas (HAW) vs Kevin Skvarna (US), Ben Skinner (EN) vs Kai Sallas, Benoit Clemente (PE) vs Tony Silvagni (US), for the men's, and picks such as Tory Gilkerson (US) vs Chloe Calmon (BR), Maria Fernanda Reyes (PE) vs Emily Lethbridge (AUS), for the women's. There may also be bets between surfers from the same nation, such as Kevin Skvarna vs Tony Silvagni.

Live Bets

Live bets will be made available once the surfing has begun. Most of the markets mentioned above will be available and the odds will be updated in real-time to reflect the action. A great advantage of live betting is that it allows you to assess the form of the surfers, the weather, and the waves, before risking your money.