April 24, 2012

Thirteen-year-old Andre Anwar wins his first Rip Curl GromSearch in heavy conditions at Lakey Peak, Sumbawa

 Thirteen-year-old Andre Anwar wins his first Rip Curl GromSearch in heavy conditions at Lakey Peak, Sumbawa

April 23, 2012

Lakey Peak, Sumbawa, Indonesia – In a stunning display of big-wave power surfing well beyond his years, young Andre Anwar has won the second stop of the 2012 Rip Curl GromSearch Southeast Asia Series in perfect 4-to-6-foot waves at world-famous Lakey Peak, Sumbawa. For Andre, who is only 13 years old but has been competing in the Under-16 division of GromSeach since he was nine, his first-ever GromSearch victory was a big relief.


Giant surf at Lakey Peak

I was telling everyone that this year I was going to win,”said Andre, after being soaked with Coca-Cola by his friends on the winner's podium. “I knew after the Final that I was either second or first. When they told me I won I was so happy.

Andre was the form surfer throughout the day-long event, surfing with reckless abandon and showing no fear in waves that were easily double and triple overhead for the groms.

Right from his first wave of the Final you could see how hungry he was,” head judge Mark Clift said. “Andre was surfing faster than everyone else by a fair bit. He was going flat-out on every turn.

In the Under-16 Final, Andre ran up against an on-fire Bomar Arya Prasetia, 15, who was surfing in his first GromSearch Final. Andre caught the first wave of the Final and linked a series of vicious top to bottom turns for a 6.8. Bomar answered back immediately with a huge first turn, followed by a strong cutback, and finished with a reverse foam bounce for a 7.8. But Andre would go on to score an 8.0 for a wave with four huge maneuvers, including a massive no-grab air followed by another big turn. Andre claimed victory with a total heat score of 14.8, narrowly defeating Bomar's 13.8. In third place was Febby Andre, 14, who pushed his surfing level to a new personal best, followed by M. Nur Allien, 16, in fourth place.

Pretty much everyone in the two finals saved their best for last,” Clift said. “They were showing us stuff in the finals we hadn't seen before all day.

As the top two placing under-16 surfers at Lakey Peak, Andre and Bomar have qualified for the GromSearch Southeast Asia Finals, Oct. 20-21 at Kuta Beach, Bali. They will square off against the top groms from GromSearch events in Java, Bali and Thailand for the opportunity to compete in the Rip Curl International Final, held in conjunction with the Rip Curl Pro ASP World Tour event at Australia's legendary Bells Beach. It will be Andre's third time competing in the regional final in Bali and the first for Bomar.

In the Under-14 Final it was Irfan J. who finally got to taste victory at the Lakey Peak GromSearch after finishing in third place last year and fourth place the year before. Irfan came charging out of the gates in the Final, scoring an 8.0 and a 7.0 on back-to-back waves with a flurry of vertical turns in critical sections. Irfan's rapid fire scores left the rest of the field comboed, and essentially spelled victory within the first eight minutes of the Final. Second place finisher Sah J. charged valiantly, but couldn't rack up scores quite as high as Irfan's. In third place was Andre Anwar's cousin Ompu Anwar, 11, and in fourth place was Agus Salim, 13.

I don't know if I'll surf in the Under-16 division next year,” Irfan said, still bleeding from a fresh reef gash on his leg after hitting the reef during the contest. “Right now I'm just so happy. I can't wait to ride my new board.

Winners Andre and Irfan each received a brand new DHD surfboard from Rip Curl, which they will no doubt use to further their tube riding skills out at big Lakey Peak. Rip Curl team rider Garut Widiarta said he was impressed with how the Lakey groms tackled the large surf and they have set a very high standard for the remaining GromSearch surfers in Bali and Thailand to meet.

They weren't scared of those waves at all today,” said Garut, who also helped judge the contest. “They were choosing the biggest sets, and it was a solid six-foot out there. The level was way higher than last year.

In the Expression Session, Gazlin Hamzah earned the Skullcandy Best Trick award for his massive air reverse, which he lofted over a dumping Lakey Peak lip and landed smoothly. Meanwhile, Mansur Ramlin took home the Skullcandy Best Wave award. Both surfers earned Skullcandy headphones and a Rip Curl prize pack for their dazzling display of surfing in the high-stakes conditions.

Everybody was charging so hard,” said event judge and Rip Curl team rider Pepen Hendrik. “It looked like Pipeline for the groms out there today.

Photos and video from the Lakey Peak GromSearch can be found on Rip Curl Asia's Facebook page, as well as www.asia.RipCurl.com. Log on to tag yourself and your friends.

2012 Rip Curl GromSearch Lakey Peak Results:

Under-16 Final
1st Andre Anwar, 13*
2nd Bomar Arya Prasetia, 15*
3rd Febby Andre, 14
4th M. Nur Alliem, 16

*qualify for GromSearch Southeast Asia Finals, Oct. 20-21, at Kuta Beach, Bali.

Under-14 Final
1st Irfan J., 12
2nd Sah J., 14
3rd Ompu Anwar, 11
4th Agus Salim, 13

Expression Session
Best Maneuver: Gazlin Hamzah (air reverse)
Best Wave: Mansur Ramlin


About the Rip Curl GromSearch

Already in its ninth year, Rip Curl’s GromSearch series is the longest running competitive junior surfing series in South East Asia, having started in Bali in 2004. GromSearch has produced several of Indonesia’s best surfers, including 2010 Indonesian Open Champion Putra Hermawan and wunderkind Oney Anwar, the only Indonesian to win an ASP pro junior event, the Dripping Wet Pro Junior 2010 in Sydney Australia.

The Rip Curl GromSearch Series is sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships, and all contestants receive ISC Junior Division Championship points at each event. The Under-16-year-old-surfer with the most points accumulated through all junior events at the end of the year will become the Indonesian Junior Surfing Champion.

The Rip Curl GromSearch series is sponsored by: Skullcandy, Beach Hut, GUS and Shapers, with media support by TRAX Magazine, Alam TV Bali, SurfTime Magazine, Lines Magazine, Magic Wave Surf Community Newspaper, Baliwaves.com, Surfersvillage.com, and Balibelly.tv.




Indonesian version

Andre Anwar tiga belas tahun menjadi juara pada kompetisi surfing Rip Curl GromSearch di Lakey Peak, Sumbawa

April 23, 2012

Lakey Peak, Sumbawa, Indonesia - Dalam tampilan yang menakjubkan berselancar dengan baik di tenaga ombak besar jauh melampaui prestasinya di tahun-tahun sebelumnya, Andre Anwar, 13 th  telah memenangkan pemberhentian kedua dari Seri Kejuaraan surfing Rip Curl GromSearch Asia Tenggara 2012 yang sempurna  di ketinggian  gelombang 4-ke-6-kaki yang terkenal di dunia yaitu di Lakey Peak, Sumbawa. Untuk Andre, yang hanya 13 tahun tapi telah bersaing di divisi bawah-16 dari GromSeach sejak ia berusia sembilan tahun,  ini merupakan kemenangan pertama kalinya pada Rip Curl GromSearch Series.

"Saya memberitahu semua orang bahwa tahun ini aku akan menang," kata Andre, setelah direndam dengan Coca-Cola oleh teman-temannya di podium pemenang. "Saya tahu setelah final bahwa saya terbaik kedua atau pertama. Ketika mereka mengatakan bahwa aku menang aku sangat bahagia. "


Andre  adalah surfer dengan karakter dari  seluruh acara sepanjang hari,  ia berselancar dengan sembrono dan tidak menunjukkan rasa takut dalam gelombang yang dengan mudah  dia lewati.

"Sejak pecahan gelombang pertama sampai akhir Anda bisa melihat bagaimana semangatnya dia," kata kepala juri Mark Clift menegaskan. "Andre surfing lebih cepat daripada orang lain dengan sedikit wajar. Dia selalu flat-out pada setiap kesempatan. "

Di bawah-16 Final, Andre melawan- Bomar Arya Prasetia, 15 tahun yang berselancar di GromSearch final pertamanya. Pada gelombang pertama Andre melakukan serangkaian  manuver dengan point 6.8. Bomar menjawab kembali segera dengan giliran pertama, dengan gelombang besar untuk 7.8. Tapi Andre akan pergi untuk mencetak angka 8,0 untuk gelombang dengan empat manuver besar, termasuk manuver no-grabair. Andre mengklaim kemenangan dengan skor total 14,8  dibelakangnya nyaris mengalahkan Bomar dengan point 13,8. Di tempat ketiga Febby Andre, 14 tahun denga tingkat berselancar baik, diikuti oleh M. Nur Allien, 16, di tempat keempat.

"Hampir semua orang di dua final terakhir  menyimpana aksi terbaik untuk yang terakhir," kata Clift. "Mereka menunjukkan kepada kita hal-hal di final yang kami tidak lihat sebelumnya sepanjang hari."

Sebagai tempat dua teratas divisi under-16 peselancar di Lakey Peak, Andre dan Bomar telah lolos ke final GromSearch Asia Tenggara, 20-21 Oktober di Pantai Kuta, Bali. Mereka akan berancang-ancang terhadap  juara groms di Jawa, Bali dan Thailand untuk kesempatan bersaing di Rip Curl GromSearch  Internasional   pada seri terakhir yang diselenggarakan bersamaan dengan acara Rip Curl Pro ASP World Tour di Pantai Bells legendaris Australia. Ini akan menjadi ketiga kalinya bagi Andre bersaing di final regional di Bali dan pertama untuk Bomar.

Di bawah-14 Akhir itu Irfan J. yang akhirnya mencicipi kemenangan di Lakey Peak GromSearch setelah finis di tempat ketiga tahun lalu dan tempat keempat tahun sebelumnya. Irfan pada saat saat terakhir sebelum final akhirnya terpacu  mencetak skor 8,0 dan 7,0 pada back-to-back gelombang bergantian yang vertikal di bagian kritis ombak. Pada dasarnya  bias dikatakan  kemenangan dalam delapan menit pertama Final. Tempat finisher kedua  adalah Sah J. yang beraksi gagah berani, tapi tidak bisa mengejar skor  yang cukup setinggi Irfan. Di tempat ketiga adalah Andre Anwar sepupu Ompu Anwar, 11, dan di tempat keempat adalah Agus Salim,13.

"Saya tidak tahu apakah saya akan surfing di divisi bawah-16 tahun depan," kata Irfan, masih berdarah dari luka karang segar pada kakinya setelah terpukul karang selama kompetisi berlangsung. "Saat ini saya sangat bahagia. Saya tidak sabar untuk naik papan baru saya. "

Pemenang Andre dan Irfan masing-masing menerima papan selancar baru  yaitu papan selancar DHD dari Rip Curl, yang tidak diragukan lagi akan digunakan mereka untuk berselancar di besarnya ombak Lakey Peak. Rip Curl tim rider Garut Widiarta mengatakan dia terkesan dengan bagaimana Lakey groms menangani ombak besar dan mereka telah menetapkan standar yang sangat tinggi untuk  peselancar GromSearch yang tersisa  yaitu di Bali dan Thailand.

"Mereka tidak takut pada gelombang besar sama sekali hari ini," kata Garut, yang juga membantu menilai kontes. "Mereka memilih set terbesar, dan  saat itu  gelombang keluar enam kaki yang kokoh di sana. Tingkat itu jauh lebih tinggi dari tahun lalu. "

Dalam Sesi Ekspresi, Gazlin Hamzah meraih penghargaan Best Trick Skullcandy untuk trik air reverse nya dan mendarat dengan lancar. Sementara itu, Mansur Ramlin membawa pulang penghargaan Best Wave Skullcandy. Kedua peselancar mendapatkan headphone Skullcandy dan paket hadiah Rip Curl  yang  telah tampilan mempesona berselancar di kondisi berisiko tinggi.

"Semua orang memiliki energi yang luarbiasa," kata para juri dan Rip Curl tim rider Pepen Hendrik. " Hari Ini tampak seperti kejuaraan Pipeline untuk  para groms."

Foto dan video dari Lakey Peak GromSearch dapat ditemukan di halaman Facebook Rip Curl Asia, serta www.asia.RipCurl.com.
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2012 Rip Curl GromSearch Lakey Peak Hasil:

Di divisi  under-16
1 Andre Anwar, 13th (*)
2 Bomar Arya Prasetia, 15th
3 Febby Andre, 14 th
4 M. Nur Alliem, 16th

* Memenuhi syarat untuk GromSearch Asia Tenggara Final, Oktober 20-21, di Pantai Kuta, Bali.

Di bawah-14 Akhir
1 Irfan J. 12th
2 Sah J. 14th
3 Ompu Anwar, 11th
4 Agus Salim, 13th

Ekspresi Sesi
Manuver Terbaik: Gazlin Hamzah (air reverse)
Wave Terbaik: Mansur Ramlin

Tentang seri kejuaraan Rip Curl GromSearch

Sudah di tahun ke-9 nya, Seri kompetisi Rip Curl GromSearch adalah seri terpanjang berselancar kompetitif junior di Asia Tenggara, setelah mulai di Bali pada tahun 2004, dan telah menghasilkan beberapa peselancar terbaik Indonesia termasuk Juara Open Indonesia 2010 Putra Hermawan dan  si anak ajaib Oney Anwar , satu-satunya anak Indonesia yang memenangkan  acara kompetisi surfing pro ASP SMP, Wet Dripping Pro Junior 2010 di Sydney Australia.

Rip Curl GromSearch Series adalah bagian dari Coca-Cola Indonesia Surfing Championship, dan semua kontestan menerima poin Divisi Championship ISC Junior di setiap peristiwa event didalamnya. Nantinya para surfer  didivisi di bawah 16 tahun dengan akumulasi poin terbanyak  melalui semua event kompetisi  junior, di akhir tahun akan menjadi Juara umum di Indonesian Junior Surfing Champion.

Rip Curl GromSearch Series 2012  disponsori oleh Beach Hut, Skullcandy, GUS dan Shapers, didukung oleh media seperti: TRAX Magazine, Alam Bali TV, Majalah SurfTime, Majalah Lines, Magic Wave Surf Community Newspaper, Balibelly.tv, Surfersvillage.com, dan Baliwaves . com. 

Article courtesy of Tim Hain
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