Is there international competition? How popular is the sport among sponsors?
Cable wakeboarding is truly an international sport. Sponsorship and media coverage is excellent, where tournaments and related events routinely draw large crowds and excellent public interest in local and international media. The 2001 World Cable Wakeboard Championships, held in Duisburg, Germany, drew competitors from 25 countries all over the world, along with a crowd of 5,000 spectators. Crowds continued to grow at subsequent world championships in Brisbane, Australia in 2003, and in Budapest, Hungary in 2005. Then in 2006, all records were broken when a grand total of 25,000 people attended the 4th Cable Wakeboard World Championships in Linz, Austria. In addition, National Championships are held in more than 20 countries across the globe. In 2005, cable wakeboarding finally achieved true international Olympic-level status when for the first time in history, not only was it included as a featured sport in the 2005 World Games in Duisburg, Germany, but also ranked #2 in television ra
