Fans packed the shores of Volunteer Landing in Knoxville, Tenn. today, as the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour rolled into town for its first day of action this weekend, June 27 & 28.

The top 40 pro riders from around the world hit the water today for the opening rounds of the two-day-long contest, competing in ten heats of four, with only the top two riders in each heat advancing onto tomorrow’s quarterfinals.

Among the 20 riders to advance today was defending Pro Tour titlist Phillip Soven, who posted the only perfect score of the day with 100-points. Canadian ripper Chad Sharpe also made an impact today, ending a cold streak by leading his heat.

Both Soven and Sharpe will hit the water tomorrow, along with 18 other riders for the quarterfinals.

In the Jr. Pro Men’s division, 20 amateur rippers hit the water today for their quarterfinals, competing in five heats of four. With only the top two riders in each heat advancing, half the competition was cut from the contest to set up tomorrow’s 10-man semifinal. Among the ten riders to advance past the opening round was Aussie Mitch Langfield, who posted the highest score of the day with 98.50.

JR. PRO MEN QUARTERFINAL-HEAT 1
1. Daniel Powers 94.25
2. Jarrod Askew 93.75
3. Gunnar Shuler 76.75
4. Stephen Pierce 75.25

JR. PRO MEN QUARTERFINAL-HEAT 2
1. Stee Rafferty 91.25
2. Kyle Evans 87.50
3. John Jeffries 83.50
4. Danny Burnstein 77.75

JR. PRO MEN QUARTERFINAL-HEAT 3
1. Phillip Aslinger 94.25
2. Steven Cahail 89.75
3. Johnn Tobaben 83.25
4. Freddie Wayne 58.75

JR. PRO MEN QUARTERFINAL-HEAT 4
1. Mitch Langfield 98.50
2. Nick Galotifore 89.50
3. Pierce homsey 61.00
4. Hunter Stich 56.00

JR. PRO MEN QUARTERFINAL-HEAT 5
1. Bob Soven 95.00
2. Michael Dowdy 84.25
3. Alex Graydon 82.25
4. Joshua Twelker 78.50

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 1
1 Trevor Hansen 94.25
2 Austin Hair 88.25
3 Anthony Hollick 87.50
4 Derek Grasman 50.75

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 2
1. Jimmy LaRiche 94.50
2. Dean Smith 92.75
3. Keith Lyman 80.50
4. Nick Jones 72.25

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 3
1. Chad Sharpe 97.00
2. Nick Davies 93.00
3. Kyle Alberts 72.00
4. Randall Harris 64.00

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 4
1. Adam Errington 95.00
2. Danny Harf 93.50
3. Chris Dykmans 79.50
4. Paul Hernaez 72.00

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 5
1. Rusty Malinoski 98.50
2. Jeff Weatherall 87.25
3. JD Webb 84.25
4. Alex Scagliotti 54.25

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 6
1. Bryan Hutton 96.50
2. Olivier Derom 88.00
3. Kirby Liesmann 80.50
4. Zane Schwenk 64.50

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 7
1. Phillip Soven 100.00
2. Robby Carter 84.75
3. Dylan Miller 82.50
4. Kyle Rattray 72.75

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 8
1. Andrew Adkison 90.25
2. Corey Bradley 86.50
3. James Hindes 82.25
4. Danny Thollander 80.75

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 9
1. Harley Clifford 93.75
2. Shawn Watson 86.25
3. Alex Hamrick 82.00
4. Josh Sanders 78.00

PRO MEN QUALIFIERS-HEAT 10
1. Aaron Rathy 98.50
2. Troy Mackey 91.50
3. Sam Thomson 76.25
4. Nick Weinacker 73.75