{"id":21878,"date":"2019-02-26T08:35:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/?p=21878"},"modified":"2019-02-26T13:30:38","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T05:30:38","slug":"red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series-2019-makes-its-first-stop-in-ph","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/2019\/02\/26\/red-bull-cliff-diving-world-series-2019-makes-its-first-stop-in-ph\/","title":{"rendered":"Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2019 Makes Its First Stop in PH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series<\/strong> makes its highly-anticipated debut in the Philippines as it kicks off its 11th season in <strong>El Nido, Palawan<\/strong>\u00a0on <strong>April 12 to 13, 2019<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21880\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_Key-Visual-726x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Twenty-four professional male and female cliff divers from 18 nationalities will take off for the clear emerald waters of the Small and Big Lagoon in <strong>Miniloc Island<\/strong>, including record champions Rhiannan Iffland (AUS) and Gary Hunt (GBR). However, each stop will feature four wildcard divers seeking to earn their way up the ranks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-21882\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_El-Nido-Palawan-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_El-Nido-Palawan-2.jpg 800w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_El-Nido-Palawan-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_El-Nido-Palawan-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\">El Nido is protected for its unique flora and fauna \/IMAGE\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullcliffdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\">redbullcliffdiving.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The divers will soar from heights of up to <strong>27m<\/strong> at speeds in excess of 86km\/h with nothing else but their concentration, skill, and physical control. Divers will be scored by an international jury who will grade each dive on the following metrics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take off<\/li>\n<li>Position in the air<\/li>\n<li>Entry in the water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"631\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-21887\" src=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_Krabi-Thailand-5-1024x631.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_Krabi-Thailand-5-1024x631.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_Krabi-Thailand-5-300x185.jpg 300w, https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/event\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2019\/02\/RBCDWS_Krabi-Thailand-5-768x474.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em><span class=\"il\">Red Bull Cliff Diving World<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"il\">Series in Krabi, Thailand\u00a0\/IMAGE\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullcliffdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\">redbullcliffdiving.com<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Just a 40-minute boat ride away from El Nido, Palawan, Miniloc Island provides divers and judges alike with a magnificent backdrop to the opening contests of the World Series\u2019 11th season. To raise additional awareness for El Nido\u2019s conservation efforts, the<strong> Clean Cliffs Project<\/strong>\u00a0will run a number of educational and clean-up workshops on the island.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cThe grant to hold the event in a national park is not merely to draw more tourists, but to show the world our efforts to protect and preserve this paradise from the threats of mass tourism,&#8221; <strong>Carolyn Esmenda, Asst. Protection Area Management Board Superintendent <\/strong>said in a statement.\u00a0&#8220;I personally think the event can help convey to the world the need to protect paradise\u2019s like ours through responsible tourism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the Philippines,\u00a0the biggest sporting event has other two brand new locations on its seven-stop global tour:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 13 \u2013 El Nido, Palawan, Philippines \u2013 (NEW)<\/li>\n<li>May 12 \u2013 Dublin, Ireland \u2013 (NEW)<\/li>\n<li>June 2 \u2013 Polignano a Mare, Italy<\/li>\n<li>June 22 \u2013 S\u00e3o Miguel, Azores, Portugal<\/li>\n<li>July 14 \u2013 Beirut, Lebanon \u2013 (NEW)<\/li>\n<li>August 24 \u2013 Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina<\/li>\n<li>September 14 \u2013 Bilbao, Spain<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where to Watch Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Catch the live broadcast from El Nido via Red Bull TV on April 13. Viewers in the Philippines may also watch the full event, along with the remaining six stops of the 2019 World Series, on FOX Sports, FOX Sports GO, FOX+ app, and online at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxsports.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.foxsports.ph<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>Since 2009, the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series has provided a platform for aesthetic free-falls and dives of ever growing complexity, spotlighting the sport\u2019s finest athletes as well as the most promising talents and in 2014 it introduced a Women\u2019s World Series.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><em>For more information, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.redbullcliffdiving.com\" target=\"_blank\">redbullcliffdiving.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Details:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What:<\/strong>\u00a0Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series 2019<br \/>\n<strong>Where:<\/strong> Miniloc Island, El Nido, Palawan<br \/>\n<strong>When:<\/strong> April 12 to 13, 2019<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt\"><em>This is a press release. Minor edits were made prior to publishing.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The biggest event of the season makes its highly-anticipated debut in the Philippines! 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