By Terrence Voon

This year's competition - organised in conjunction with the WaterFest sports festival - was staged at the floating platform at Marina Bay.

The venue may have changed, but the names on the winners' cheques remained the same.

Set against the skyline made famous by last month's Formula One night race, the event saw Americans Philip Soven and Dallas Friday retain their titles in the men's and women's categories respectively.

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