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Excellent Conditions
and Exciting Action on Day One of the Taiwan Open of Surfing
16 November 2012,
Jinzun Harbor-Taitung County: It
was an full and exciting day of surfing action today in excellent wave and
weather conditions to open the 2012 Taiwan Open of Surfing taking place at
Jinzun Harbor in Taitung County, Taiwan.
The 18 Noserider Pro Invitational contestants from Australia,
Indonesia, Taiwan, and the USA were first to hit the water this morning at just
after 7:00 a.m. Current World Longboarding Champion Taylor Jenson from the USA was
in the first of the three six man heats and wasted no time in showing the fans
exactly what it takes to be a world champion. At the conclusion of the heats,
he had posted the highest single wave score of 7.3 points (out of a possible 10
points) and the highest combined heat score of 13.3 (out of a possible 20
points) to advance into the semifinals.
“I had fun out there,” said Taylor, who hails from San Diego
but is currently living in Australia.
“Taiwan is such a beautiful place and it’s great to be here. I’m feeling pretty good about getting
some scores in that first heat, because in this morning’s conditions it was a
bit difficult for noseriding. Be
great if the conditions get better for the semifinals, so looking forward to
that.” Jenson is also competing in the Longboard and Men's Open divisions.
Also advancing into the Noseriding semifinals are Australian’s Nic
Jones and Rosie Locke, and Taiwanese surfers Tung-Ming Chen, Cheng Chung Hua,
Cheng-Hsien Lin, Jen Hsuan Huang, Chong Hong Chiou, Wu Jia Jiz, and Paul Teng.
Next up were the 32 Longboard Division competitors who were
treated to solid 3-4 foot glassy waves and bright sunshine for their first round of 8
heats. Australia’s Nic Jones (Sunshine
Coast), despite having been out of action for the last two days due to stomach
flu, showed no signs of it affecting his surfing, easily winning his first heat.
“The waves were pretty fun,” said Jones. “I seemed to be in the right spot at
the right time, so the heat went well for me. I still feel pretty drained of energy after being sick, but
hopefully it’s all behind me now.
I was here in Taiwan last month for on a surf trip, and I’m happy to be
back here again.”
In the Men’s Open Division two rounds were run today, with a
total of 32 competitors from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, and the USA
battling it out in hopes getting closer to the big prize pot that will be
handed out on Sunday afternoon.
Winning 5 of the 8 second round heats were surfers from Indonesia, with
current 2012 Asian Surfing Champion Raditya Rondi from Bali leading them off.
“I was a bit nervous out there at first,” said Rondi. “I fell on my first two waves and then
it took some time to get my confidence back. But then I got a couple of scores that got me through, so
I’m happy I get another chance to surf tomorrow. Hopefully I can do a lot better in the man-on-man heats
tomorrow.”
Also winning their heats were fellow Indonesians Dede Suryana, Rahtu Suargita,
Marlon Gerber, and Tipi Jabrik.
At the conclusion of the day, Head Judge Keenan Roxburgh
from Australia (who is sharing the head judging duties with Trevor Brady, both
ASP certified judges) said, “We really liked what we saw out there today on the
first day of comp. Sometimes the
waves limited the scoring potential of the lower ranked and less experienced
surfers, but we had to keep our scale consistent across all levels and our
panel did a great job at that today.
Tomorrow should see bigger scores as the better surfers start to push
one another into more aggressive and difficult maneuvers.”
Tomorrow will have all divisions in action during another
full day of surfing competition at Jinzun Harbor, with the semifinals of the
Noserider Pro, the quarterfinals of the Longboard Open, round 3 of the Men’s
Open, as well as the Women’s Open and the Junior divisions. The swell is expected to increase and
provide both the competitors and the spectators with more exciting surfing at
Taiwan’s biggest ever surfing competition.
The Taiwan Open of Surfing will run from 16-18 November at
Jinzun Harbor in Taitung County Taiwan, an Asian Surfing Championship
sanctioned Ultima event with the NTD 600,000 (USD $20,000) in prize money up
for grabs across the Men’s, Women’s, Longboard and Noserider Pro Invitational
divisions, the biggest prize purse ever offered in a surfing event in Taiwan.
To follow all the action at the Taiwan Open of Surfing,
check Asian Surfing Championship on Facebook and www.asiansurfingtour.com
For further information about the Taiwan Open of Surfing
2012 refer to the official website www.2012taiwansurfing.com.tw / FB https://www.facebook.com/taiwanopenofsurfing.
Asian Surfing Championships
Tim Hain – Media and Communications
Mob:
+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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Kuta, Bali 80361
INDONESIA
Phone/Fax: +62 361 768293
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