By Shawn P
Mon, Sep 6 2010 12:00 pm | Comments

The qualifier events for the Byerly Toe Jam came through Orlando, FL over this past weekend at OWC. There were three disciplines of the Toe Jam (Rails behind the PWC, Boat, and Cable) that riders were all out competing to earn qualifying spots to ride in the main event. The main event is this coming weekend, September 11th, back at OWC.

From the boat portion of the qualifier, only 5 riders earned spots to join Brian Grubb, Reed Hansen, and Brandon Thomas in the Byerly Toe Jam. After 5 qualifying heats, 10 riders went head-to-head to find out who the top 5 riders would be to advance. After a couple close heats between Yan Lemcombe vs. George Daniels, and James Balzer vs. Nick Taylor, the day capped with the following results:

Boat Results

Semi Finals Round – Top 1 Advances to the Byerly Toe Jam on Saturday, September 11th.

Heat 1
1.) Yan Lecomte
2.) George Daniels

Heat 2
1.) Stu Shinn
2.) Andrew Fortenberry

Heat 3
1.) Grant Roberts
2.) Matt Manzari

Heat 4
1.) Danny Hampson
2.) Dieter Humpsch

Heat 5
1.) James Balzer
2.) Nick Taylor

The cable portion of the contest on Friday results saw some fresh names. Again, only 5 riders would advance out of this discipline, but this time to join Nick Taylor, Bret Little, and Reed Hansen in the main event this Saturday. Nike 6.0 rider Leo Labadens came over from France to melt some faces and make it through his qualifier heat to be invited to the Byerly Toe Jam. The final results for the day were as follows:

Cable Results

Semi Finals Round – Top 1 Advances to the Byerly Toe Jam on Saturday, September 11th.

Heat 1
1.) Steven Campbell
2.) Austin Pastura
3.) Matt Manzari

Heat 2
1.) Grant Roberts
2.) Yan Lecomte
3.) Christopher Kallas

Heat 3
1.) Leo Labadens
2.) Andrew Fortenberry
3.) Aaron Pekins

Heat 4
1.) Dieter Humpsch
2.) Brian Grubb
3.) Nick Harlos

Heat 5
1.) Andrew Pastura
2.) George Daniels
3.) James Balzer

On Saturday, the last discipline of the weekend capped off with the rail portion pulled behind the PWC. There were 6 riders that would advance out of the rail event. These 6 would meet all the past winners of the rail discipline. They are Reed Hansen, Ben Horan, Brandon Thomas, Clint Tompkins, Nick Taylor, and Brian Grubb. There were some unreal standouts from the day including both of the Pastura brothers, Yan Lecombe, and Chris Kallas. The riders that advanced into the Byerly Toe Jam from the rail portion are as follows:

Rail Results

Semi Finals Round – Top 1 Advances to the Byerly Toe Jam on Saturday, September 11th.

Heat 1
1.) Andrew Fortenberry
2.) Stu Shinn

Heat 2
1.) Andrew Pastura
2.) Matt Manzari

Heat 3
1.) Yan Lecombe
2.) George Daniels

Heat 4
1.) Austin Pastura
2.) Dieter Humpsch

Heat 5
1.) Grant Roberts
2.) Danny Hampson

Heat 6
1.) Christopher Kallas
2.) Marcus Knox

The 7th annual Byerly Toe Jam will be going down this Saturday, September 11th, at OWC in Orlando, FL. The daily event schedule is below, and all qualified riders and past champions will be allowed to enter the winch event starting at 7pm. Stay tuned to wakeboardingmag.com and ByerlyToeJam.com for more info and all results from the Byerly Toe Jam.

2010 Byerly Toe Jam Event Schedule:

Wake Finals (10am-12pm)
Cable Finals (1pm-3pm)
Rail Finals (4pm-6pm)
Winch Finals (7pm-9pm)
Concert (9:30pm-11pm)