Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival — IBC World Tour

The IBC World Tour’s Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival has already run its 2026 window, not “this week.” The tour’s official calendar listed the Chile event as confirmed for April 29 to May 10 at La Nilda in Antofagasta, and IBC published finals coverage on May 11 after the contest ended. The event was the 14th edition of the Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival, according to the IBC event page, and it served as the tour’s Dropknee World Championship stop. Club Budeo hosted the contest, which the IBC described as one of the landmark events on its schedule. ### So when did the competition actually run in Antofagasta? (ibcworldtour.com) April 29 to May 10 was the confirmed competition window on the IBC’s 2026 calendar. The tour also said in a live-event post that the Antofagasta stop would bring Men and Dropknee riders to Antofagasta for the second stop of the season. May 10 was finals day, according to the IBC’s event coverage archive, and May 11 was the publication date on the tour’s wrap-up story. (ibcworldtour.com) Those dates matter because they show the waiting period referenced in earlier promotional material has already concluded. ### What was different about the 2026 edition? (ibcworldtour.com) La Nilda was the key venue change in 2026. The IBC said the contest moved to “La Nilda,” a volcanic reef break with lefts and rights, deep barrels and ramps suited to aerial sections. Antofagasta remained central to the event’s identity. (ibcworldtour.com) In a separate preview, the IBC said the city has more than 30 surfable breaks and described the festival as part of a broader local bodyboarding culture, with cultural and environmental activities attached to the contest. ### Who won the titles in Chile? (ibcworldtour.com) Jericco Rosero won the Dropknee world title at Antofagasta, according to the IBC’s May 11 event recap. The same recap said Tristan Roberts won the Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival. (ibcworldtour.com) May 7 coverage from the IBC showed the Dropknee draw had reached the quarterfinal stage during Day 5 of competition. Earlier event reports said the organizers opened the event with Dropknee Division Round 1 and that the world title was on the line in that division. (ibcworldtour.com) ### Why did some listings make it sound like the event was still ahead? The event page and registration materials were published before the contest window and described the festival in forward-looking terms. The official event page was published about two weeks before it was crawled, while the registration story and teaser posts appeared in March and April. (ibcworldtour.com) May 18 is now after the competition window. For readers checking older promotional copy, the most current official status is the IBC’s results coverage and the 2026 calendar entry showing the April 29-May 10 dates. ### Where should readers look for official event details now? The IBC World Tour site remains the main source for the event page, day-by-day contest posts and the season calendar. (ibcworldtour.com) The event archive page groups Antofagasta coverage, including teaser items, live-day posts and the final results story. (ibcworldtour.com) July 3 to July 9 is the next listed date on the IBC’s 2026 calendar for the Pascuales Bodyboard Pro in Mexico. The Antofagasta page remains available on the IBC site for location details and event background, while the completed results are in the May 11 wrap-up. (ibcworldtour.com) (ibcworldtour.com)