If you're part of the global FlowRiding community you've undoubtedly heard about the FLOW (FlowRiding League of the World) Championships). Taking place at one of the Wave House venues around the world, this is the biggest annual event in the sport.

Each year, the best riders from each Wave House location compete both as individuals and as representatives of their respective venue. Each Wave House holds qualifying competitions earlier in the year to select three standup riders and a bodyboarder, thereby selecting their team for the Flow Championships. In 2009, a Wild Card Team was selected from the winners of the US FLOW Tour to compete as a fifth team against the Wave House venue teams. In 2010, the World FlowRiding Championships determined the fifth team and brought flowriders from across the world, not just Wave Houses, to the Flow Championships.

The Flow Championships Qualifiers take place at each Wave House and include separate competitions on both the FlowRider ^® and the FlowBarrel ^® (strapped and strapless for flowboarding and prone and drop knee for bodyboarding). The resulting team to compete in the Flow Championships consists of two male flowboarders, one female flowboarder and one bodyboarder.

In the Flow Championships, all riders compete on both the FlowRider and the FlowBarrel. The initial stages send all competitors -men, ladies and bodyboarders- to battle it out on the FlowRider. The second competition takes place on the FlowBarrel with mens strapless, ladies strapless and prone bodyboarding. Finally, the third phase of competition sends riders to the FlowBarrel and features mens strapped, ladies strapped and drop knee bodyboarding.

The 2011 Flow Championships will take place at Wave House Durban in South Africa on October 5-9, 2011. Read more on WaveHouse.com