Bodyboard Dropknee World Cup at La Nilda

Antofagasta opens the 2026 bodyboard world-title window on Wednesday, April 29, with La Nilda Point set to decide the International Bodyboarding Corporation’s Dropknee champion. (ibcworldtour.com) (regionalista.cl) The event is part of the Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival 2026, which runs through May 10 and also includes the Open Pro Men division with top international riders. (regionalista.cl) (ibcworldtour.com) Dropknee is the bodyboard discipline where riders stand with one knee planted on the board, and the IBC says Antofagasta will crown the 2026 world champion in that category. (ibcworldtour.com) La Nilda is the big change this year. The IBC says the contest moved to the volcanic reef break because it offers both lefts and rights, forcing riders to perform frontside and backside. (ibcworldtour.com 1) (ibcworldtour.com 2) The IBC’s 2026 calendar lists Antofagasta as the Dropknee World Championship event with a $10,000 purse during the April 29 to May 10 waiting period. (ibcworldtour.com) The same festival is also the second stop of the 2026 season for the Men’s division, according to the official teaser published by the IBC World Tour. (youtube.com) (bodyboardcenter.com) Chile’s return to this slot comes after the Antofagasta Bodyboard Festival was absent in 2025, with trade and tour coverage describing the 2026 edition as the event’s comeback. (vert-mag.com) (ibcworldtour.com) Local coverage in Antofagasta has framed the festival as one of the region’s biggest sports events, with Club Budeo and the municipality backing a competition built around sport, culture and environmental activities. (regionalista.cl) (ibcworldtour.com) The window now shifts from promotion to surf. From April 29, La Nilda’s reef will decide whether the division’s return ends with a new Dropknee world champion in northern Chile. (ibcworldtour.com) (regionalista.cl)