South Africa’s Tristan Roberts locked up his third men’s bodyboarding world title on Monday, October 26, at the Gran Canaria Frontón King, the same wave where he won the title in 2019 and 2022. Leading the IBC World Tour, he only had to paddle out for his opening heat to clinch it, but he won his Round 4 heat anyway, 13.25 to Peru’s Christopher Bayona on 12.25. Two childhood friends carried the 29-year-old up the beach on their shoulders, and his mother, who had flown in as a surprise, saw him win a world title in person for the first time.
South Africa’s Tristan Roberts has secured his third Men’s Bodyboarding World Championship, clinching the 2026 title at El Frontón in Gran Canaria on Monday, adding to his previous world crowns in 2019 and 2022. The 29-year-old arrived at the Gran…
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Sources
- IBC World Tour, “Tristan Roberts Makes History by Clinching His Third World Title at the Gran Canaria Frontón King 2026”: https://ibcworldtour.com/news/tristan-roberts-makes-history-by-clinching-his-third-world-title-at-the-gran-canaria-fronton-king-2026
- SurferToday, “Tristan Roberts crowned 2026 bodyboarding world champion” (Oct. 27, 2026): https://www.surfertoday.com/bodyboarding/tristan-roberts-2026-world-bodyboarding-title
- Canarias7, “Tristan Roberts vuelve a coronarse campeón del mundo en el Gran Canaria El Frontón King”: https://www.canarias7.es/deportes/tristan-roberts-vuelve-coronarse-campeon-mundo-gran-20261026195148-nt.html
- Zigzag, original story: https://zigzag.co.za/tristan-roberts-crowned-three-time-bodyboarding-world-champion-pid102870/
