Dean Ball aged 15 years entered his first competition of the season which was a 'Three Round Slalom' at South Lakes WS Club, near Little Paxton, Cambridgeshire on 4 June 2005. He ran 55 kph and got 3.5 buoys by which he beat his old personal best by a buoy and half from last season, to do this so early on shows good potential for this season.
Dean came second in his division, even competing against premier division skiers he also came second overall due to his consistency over the three rounds.