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Thailand to Host 2012 Asian Surfing Championship Awards
on September 15th
4 September 2012, Kuta-Bali: In an exciting climax to the
Asian Surfing Championships second year, Asia’s surfing champions will be
crowned at Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand on September 15th in conjunction
with the conclusion of the final event of the 2012 season, the Quiksilver Open
Phuket 6-star dual-sanctioned Asian Surfing Championship and Indonesian Surfing
Championship surfing competition that will run from September 12-15.
2012 is the fourth year for Phuket’s fast growing surfing
community to play host to annual international surfing competitions, thanks to
the tremendous support of Quiksilver Thailand, Surfing Thailand (the International
Surfing Associations’ governing body for surfing in Thailand) and the Asian
Surfing Championships.
Hundreds if not thousands including surfers and their
families, friends, tourists and locals will be treated to Asia’s best pro
surfers going ballistic on Phuket’s fun waves during the 4-day surfing
competition, and with the variety of beach activities and nightlife on offer,
it will be non-stop fun and entertainment all day and far into the night!
Immediately following the announcement and awarding of the
winners of the Quiksilver Open Phuket on Saturday night, the 2012 Asian Surfing Champions in the
Men’s Open, Master’s, Women’s, and Longboard divisions will be called up onto
the beachside stage and presented with their championship trophies, after which
the celebration will go into overdrive in Thailand’s most favorite holiday beach
destination.
The inaugural 2011 ASC season saw Thailand boasting it first
every surfing champion, Patong Beach’s own Decha Sithidej in the Master’s Division,
and though he is leading the points race going into this final event he still
needs to finish third or better if Tostzikazu Kirusuji (JPN), Hazimin Harun
(MAL), Ketut Juliarta (INA) or Sujari (INA) win the Quiksilver Open Phuket in
order to retain his title.
Annissa Flynn from Kata Beach (Thailand) is currently
leading the race for the Women’s Championship ahead of last year’s champion
Yasnyiar “Bonne” Gea from Indonesia and Nilbie Blancada from the Philippines,
but she is in the hot seat as Blancada needs only a third place finish to take
the 2012 championship, even if Annissa wins the final event. You can bet Annissa will have her “Kata
Crew” out on the beach during each heat riotously cheering her on.
In the Longboard Division only 250
points separate the
leader Arif “Mencos” Nurhidayat of Indonesia from second place Luke
Landrigan of the Philippines, and with a host of proficient longboard
surfers slated to
attend the Quiksilver Open Phuket those two will have their work cut out
for
them in order to make it through to the finals and dual it out for the
win and
the championship title.
Last year’s Open Division champion Raditya Rondi from
Indonesia has a decisive lead coming into this year’s final event and looks to
have the lock on his second ASC title, having competed in all but one event during
the 2012 ASC tour season. He was also the
winner of last year’s Quiksilver Open at Patong Beach, however Rondi needs to
be wary of fellow countryman Tipi Jabrik, who holds down second place in the
rankings.
Jabrik has also won in Phuket, at the 2010 Quiksilver Thailand
event held at Kata Beach, so is certainly capable of a strong finish if not a
win. Should Jabrik win this final
event and Rondi fail to finish in 5th place or higher, Jabrik would
take the 2012 ASC Open Championship away from Rondi, so you can bet that both
surfers will be going full stop in each heat knowing what’s at stake.
The 2012 ASC season got started in 2011 with the Taitung
County International Surf Challenge presented by Quiksilver in November, then
continued with three events in Malaysia, first the Terangganu Quiksilver Best
Event, followed by the Billabong Cherating Pro, and the Monsoon Mayhem
presented by Bigfoot Industries.
Three events in Indonesia were dual sanctioned ASC and ISC
(Indonesian Surfing Championship), the Oakley Pro at Canggu in Bali, the Rip
Curl Pro Mentawai at Macaronis, and the Quiksilver Open in West Java, and a
women-only event the Roxy Siargao International Surfing Cup held at Cloud 9 in
the Philippines in May.
The final event of the 2012 season will be the Quiksilver
Open in Phuket, Thailand, which will culminate in the crowning of the champions
at arguably the most festive spot in the region.
The 2013 ASC season is slated to commence with a 6 star men’s
only event at Cloud 9 in the Philippines from 23-29 September before going to
Kuta Beach in Bali for the dual sanctioned Rip Curl Surf and Music Festival from
20-21 October. Next up is the
Taiwan Open of Surfing in Taitung from 14-18 November, and then the next three
events will be in Malaysia starting in December and into January. Other events are still in the planning
stages for 2013, so keep tuned to www.asiansurfingtour.com
for updates.
For more information about the ASC, see www.asiansurfingtour.com
Attached photos are from last year's 2011 Quiksilver event, courtesy of Tim Hain (ASC).
Media Contact:
Asian Surfing Championships
Tim Hain -
Media and Communications
Office:
+62361768293
Mobile:
+628123606674
Email:
tim@isctour.com
About the Asian Surfing
Championships
The Asian Surfing
Championships began in 2011 with the mission of growing the sport of surfing in
South East Asia from the grassroots level by assisting each country in
organizing professional surfing events that will develop the skills of their
surfers in healthy competition as well as to draw attention to their area for
the progression of surfing locally, nationally, and throughout the SEA area.
Organized surfing
competitions have historically been the best medium for the development of
surfers and for the sport of surfing, where learning how to compete fairly and
to being disciplined in training and competition are key skills needed not only
for surfing but also for life.
The
ASC works with the local, national and multinational event sponsors and
organizers to maximize the results of these competitive surfing events towards
accomplishing the goals of sharing the sport of surfing and bringing positive
economic, social, and environmental benefits to the people in these South East
Asian countries. See more at
http://www.asiansurfingtour.com
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Tim Hain
Media and Communications
Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour - Asian Surfing Championship Tour
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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
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