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Non-Stop Action at
Kuta Beach For Start of Quiksilver King of the Groms South East Asia Final
7 July 2012,
Kuta-Bali: Bali’s Kuta Beach was
jam-packed with action today for the start of the annual Quiksilver King of the
Groms South East Asian Final, with over 80 under-16-year-old boy grommets taking
to the waves at Halfways to compete for their place in tomorrow’s run for the
coveted “King of the Groms” SEA title, and 16-under-16-year-old girls joining up for their first-ever Roxy Jam in Indonesia.
In perfect weather conditions and with 2-3 foot waves on
offer, a frothing mix of boy and girl groms from Indonesia, Australia,
Brazil, Japan, the USA, and a few other countries gathered on the beach to hang
out, have a fun day in the sun, and do a little competing to see who could
catch the best waves, impress the judges, and get through their heats so they could come back tomorrow
and do it all again in the race for the final.
Last year’s King of the Groms SEA Final had 78 contestants,
and this year’s signups trumped that by a significant margin, due primarily to
the addition of the Roxy Jam that added 16 girls to the 81 boys, making for a
record setting 97 entries. There
were so many contestants signing up that 8 trial heats had to be run in order
to parse down the boy’s field for the 64-man heat draw.
This resulted in a very full day of surfing, as the trial
heats got underway at just after 8:30am, and it took until 5:00 pm to complete Round
3 of the boys and the semifinals of the girls to set things up for the finals
tomorrow.
Of course there was the serious side of the competition, as
there is the significant prize of the KOG crown, the trip to France to compete
in the KOG International Final, and a brand new Yamaha motorbike at stake, but
it was the camaraderie and fun that was the most evident during the day, as the
kids ate their lunch from banana leave wrappers, had lots of water and juice to
drink, and did fun stuff like dressing up in Sumo outfits and wrestling on the
beach, dragging Coca-Cola trash cans around the beach picking up trash, cheering
and razzing their friends who either lost or won their heats, and of course going
out and tearing up some waves!
On the list of standouts in the boy’s competition today were
Riski Eka, Rio Waida and his brother Ryuki, along with Komang Sastrawan and Raju
Sena. Last year’s runner up Angga
Bayu and equal third finisher Jeren Kering both made their heats today to
advance to the man on man Round 4, so look for an exciting finale as these
future superstars light up Kuta Beach with their best ever performances in
search of the King of the Groms crown.
In the Roxy Jam after six heats of fun waves in the hot Kuta
sun the finalists were decided, and it looks to be Taina Izquiredo, Kailani
Johnson, Cinta Hansel, and Julika meeting tomorrow to decide who will get the
number one spot on the podium.
Of special mention today was the fact that 9-year-old Jack
Potter, 1989 World Champion Martin “Pottz” Potter’s son, surfed in his very
first contest heat today at Kuta Beach, after only surfing for about the last 2
months!
After his heat he this to share about his experience and
also some advice to the other competitors, saying, “In the King of the Groms
the most important thing is to have the most fun you can in your heat, like I
did…I was just thinking happy things.
Don’t think like ‘oh this is going to be really hard’….just think, ‘I’m
here to have fun!”
His father had this to add; “Jack just competed in his first
proper heat and he did really well, I’m super proud of him. I think it’s really healthy for the
kids to hang out with kids their own age, and to learn the ropes of competitive
surfing, as it gets them adjusted for what’s coming later in life. The whole spirit of the King of the
Groms isn’t about winning, its about mixing it up with your friends, having some
fun, getting some waves, swapping stories, and swapping cultures by meeting
kids from all over the world. It’s
really good to get Jack involved with it.”
Potter along with Quiksilver surfing legends Mark Richards,
Tom Carroll, Matt Hoy, and Jake Paterson are again attending the King of the
Groms in Bali this year, and tomorrow they will all be hanging out at the beach
cheering on the groms and signing posters as well as competing in a fun Locals
vs Legends surf competition on Sunday afternoon.
The King of the Groms SEA Final is being held during the 2nd
annual Bali’s Big Eco Weekend, a combined effort on the part of Coca-Cola
Amatil Indonesia and Quiksilver Indonesia to educate the local and national
public and heighten the awareness of the environmental issues facing Bali
today.
Tomorrow will see an afternoon conclusion to the King of the Groms
event with the action starting at 8 am, so don’t miss out on the biggest surfing event of
the year so far on Kuta Beach. Tell all your friends and favorite people to come on
down and enjoy all the action with you.
Follow the action on www.isctour.com/events/kog12 to
see live scoring, photos, videos and more during and after each day’s
competition, as well on Facebook check out Indonesian Surfing Championship and Quiksilver
Indonesia.
The Quiksilver King of the Groms 2011 is presented by Coke
Zero and supported by Yamaha, with media partners Now Bali!, Now Jakarta!,
TRAX, FHM, Esquire, Fitness for Men, Bali & Beyond, Kaskus, Hard Rock FM
Bali, Dreambox, BAM, Lines Magazine, Surfersvillage.com, SurfTime Magazine,
Magic Wave Surf Community Newspaper, Balibelly.tv, Baliwaves.com, RVM Alam TV
Bali., and the Outdoor Channel, and assisted in the Coca-Cola ISC’s “Keepin’ it
Green” program by GUS, the ROLE Foundation, and Climate Wave.
The Quiksilver King of the Groms 2012 is a Grade 2 Coca-Cola
Indonesian Surfing Championship sanctioned Junior Division event, with the
Coca-Cola ISC Junior Division members receiving points towards their 2011
Coca-Cola ISC Junior Division Championship ranking.
Media Contacts:
Quiksilver SEA
Ni Putu Purniati
Marketing Manager Quiksilver
Tel: +62811387805
Email:
purnie@quiksilver.co.id
Coca-Cola ISC Tour
Tim Hain – Media and
Communications
Tel: +628123606674
Email: tim@isctour.com
About Quiksilver:
Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world’s leading outdoor
sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified
mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products.
The company’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for
young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and
heritage.
The reputation of Quiksilver’s brands is based on outdoor action sports.
The company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC, Lib Tech and Hawk brands are synonymous
with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.
The company’s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of
distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary
Boardriders Club shops and Quiksilver company-owned retail stores, other
specialty stores and select department stores. Quiksilver’s corporate and
Americas’ headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, while its European
headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz, France, and its Asia/Pacific headquarters
are in Torque, Australia.
For further information about Quiksilver, Inc., you are invited to
take a look into our world at:
www.quiksilverinc.com, www.quiksilverfoundation.org,
www.quiksilver.com,
www.roxy.com,
www.dcshoecousa.com,
www.hawkclothing.com.
About
Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia:
“Coca-Cola” was first
introduced in Indonesia in 1927 and was produced locally in 1932. Coca-Cola
System in Indonesia consists of Coca-Cola Indonesia (CCI) as the representative
from The Coca-Cola Company / TCCC- USA with its bottling partners where in
Indonesia conducted by Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia.
CCAI is the leading
manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks in Indonesia. It manufactures and
distributes under license products of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). The
company’s headquarter Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is one of the largest bottlers of
non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages in Asia Pacific region and one of the
world’s top five Coca-Cola bottlers. Currently CCAI has production facilities
set up in Medan, Padang, Lampung, Cibitung-Bekasi, Bandung Semarang, Surabaya
and Denpasar. We employ over 10,000 people and operate thousands of vehicles to
deliver more than 100 million cases of beverages per year to hundreds of
thousands of retail outlets throughout the archipelago.
About the Coca-Coca Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships
The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships is the sanctioning body for professional surfing in Indonesia. The ISC was established in 2004 to provide surfing athletes with a consistent, legitimate, and respected forum where they can compete and measure themselves against their peers, a stepping-stone towards their ultimate goal of becoming a professional surfer at the international level
With the support of Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia, through
organized surfing competitions, the Coca-Cola ISC seeks to grow the awareness
of the sport of surfing in Indonesia and throughout the Asian region for the
benefit of the surfers, their community, their environment, their nation and
the surfing industry. Find out more at www.isctour.com
Tim Hain
Media and Communications
Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour - Asian Surfing Championship Tour
CV. Selancar Indonesia (ISC)
Jl. Raya Kuta No. 21
Pertokoan Kuta Raya Blok 9 Abian Base
Kuta, Bali 80361
INDONESIA
Phone/Fax: +62 361 768293
Mobile: +62 8123606674
Email: tim@isctour.com
www.isctour.com
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