Indonesia’s 2012
Surfing Champions Crowned During Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship
Awards Presentation at W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak-Bali
5 November 2012,
Kuta-Bali: The Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships, Indonesia’s only
professional surfing organization, celebrated its 9th year by
crowning Indonesia’s top surfers on Friday night November 2nd at the
posh W Retreat & Spa in Seminyak with a gala dinner and awards
presentation. The awards
presentation was then followed by a raging after party at the nearby Mantra Restaurant
and Bar that lasted well into the wee hours.
Highlighting the evening and earning his first ever
Indonesian Surfing Championship Open title was 23-year-old Raditya Rondi from Bali,
who accepted his trophy and a check for Rp 100 million (almost $10,000 USD) for
his stellar performance in 2012.
Rondi is one of Indonesia’s best up and coming young talents, growing up
in Kuta in an extended family boasting some of Bali’s best surfers including
Wayan Gantiyasa, Garut Widiarta, and Made “Bol” Adi Putra.
Last year Rondi narrowly missed out on the number one spot
taken by fellow Kuta resident Marlon Gerber, so this year’s victory was extra
sweet for the young man. From the podium after accepting his trophy and
winner’s check, Rondi said, “Wow, I’m feeling great tonight. Taking this trophy is one of my dreams
in surfing, to be the Indonesian champion. It’s my first time and I hope its not going to be the last
time! I want to thank my family, my friends, my sponsors, the ISC crew and Coca
Cola for making it all happen. I
hope you guys enjoy the night, thank you!”
In addition to his Indonesian title, Rondi also has two
consecutive Asian Surfing Championship trophies on his shelf, recently having
been crowned the 2012 Asian Surfing Champion in Phuket, Thailand this last
September.
The Ballroom at the W started filling up with surfers,
leaders and management from the surfing industry, government officials, media
and event sponsor representatives at about 7:30 pm, all joining in to celebrate
another epic year and to congratulate the 2012 champions, while enjoying a delectable
four-course dinner with drinks from Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and Ketel One.
Everybody enjoyed dinner, drinks, and the camaraderie with
friends as a slide show with photos taken during the 2012 season clicked along
on the big screen, and then MC Tai Graham got up and announced it was time for
the night’s formalities to begin.
He took the audience through a recap of the primary events that had the
tour first in Canggu in Bali for the Oakley Pro, then traveling up to the
Mentawai Islands for the Rip Curl Pro at Macaronis, down to West Java for the
Quiksilver Open, then over to West Sumbawa for the O’Neill Freak of the Reef
event, before jetting up to Phuket Thailand for the first-ever dual sanctioned
CC-ISC and ASC Quiksilver Open Phuket.
The season wrapped up on Kuta Beach at the Rip Curl Surf
& Music Festival with an intense race for two championship titles on the
line. Yasnyiar Gea was the first
to seal a championship bid in the Women’s Division, grabbing her 5th
consecutive title over runner up Salini Rengganis, and then it was 2 time
CC-ISC champ (2007 and 2010) Lee Wilson attempting to hold of the charging
“Cabul” Raditya Rondi. Wilson
failed to advance past the 4th round so was relegated to the beach
to watch Rondi down competitor after competitor to win the event and the Open
Championship. It was truly an
exciting finale to an epic year of surfing competition.
A special Sean Gilhooley produced video followed that gave
an up close and personal look at the surfers and the events that made the 2012
so great, which had had everybody cheering and clapping.
A series of speeches followed, led off by Coca-Cola Amatil
Indonesia representative S. A. Rara speaking on behalf of CCIA Business
Director Bruce Waterfield. “I’ve
been here in Bali and involved with the ISC for the last three years,” she
said, “and I would like to say thank you to the ISC for such a great partnership,
and we hope that there are many more great things to come in the future. It’s always been our commitment to
support surfers and surfing in Indonesia, to help the ISC and surfers like
Tipi, Dede, and Mus, making their dreams come true, and we’re so glad to be a
part of it. I would also like to
give a big congratulations to all our champions here tonight, to Raditya,
Bonne, Gazali, Raju, Ketut and Arip.
You guys did a great job this year and we are very proud of you.”
CC ISC President Director Tipi Jabrik was next to take to
the podium. He first thanked
Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia and specifically Business Director Bruce Waterfield,
without whose continual support the ISC would not have been able to grow into
what is known as “The Real Dream Tour of Surfing”. He next thanked all the event sponsors Rip Curl, Quiksilver,
Oakley, O’Neill and Billabong, then followed by thanking Mr. Dadang from West
Java, Mrs. Desti from the Mentawais, and Mr Zulkifli from West Sumbawa, whose
support is an example of how the government is getting more involved in surfing.
“For us surfing is our passion,” said Jabrik. “But for them it’s something new. It a way for them to grow and develop
the potential of their area for their benefit, and it also benefits us. Surfing is about having fun for sure,
but at the end of the day it has its serious side as well. So we (private industry and government)
need to all work together and support each other for the future of our sport.
Look at the young kids like Rio and Komo, they want to become champions like
Raditya Rondi and Lee Wilson, to have a career in surfing. And that’s what we want to give them.”
Jabrik also took a moment to reflect on the recent passing
of two surfing greats, first Andy Irons who died two years ago, and local
legend Dave Wylie. Regarding Wylie, Jabrik said, “I would like especially to remember
and thank Dave Wylie, who was a big part of surfing in Indonesia and in
Bali. He passed away a couple of
days ago, and leaves us with a lot of great memories. He showed us that surfing is about having adventures, having
fun, and sharing, so to Dave Wylie, thanks for sharing!”
Before the surfers received their
trophies and winner’s checks, the Event of the Year was announced, the
Quiksilver Open West Java.
Quiksilver SEA CEO Paul Hutson took to the stage with Mr. Dadang from
the West Java Government to accept the award. He began his speech saying, “Thanks to Tipi Jabrik and Tim
Hain at the ISC, and everyone involved in the ISC. We wouldn’t be able to have an event and a circuit like this
here in Indonesia and around South East Asia if it weren’t for guys like Tipi
and Tim who are so passionate about what they do. So give them a big round of applause. And thanks also to the other brands
like Rip Curl, Oakley, and the other. Let’s focus on working together to keep this dream alive, and
we’ll all be here for a lot more years to come!”
Mr. Dadang added, “Thanks to the ISC and to Tipi…to Quiksilver
and Coca-Cola for working together to make such a tour and a great event. We’ll
see you again next year in West Java.”
The criteria for winning the event of the year includes such
things as wave quality, event set up, variety and number of participants and
spectators, environmental programs, and community involvement to name the major
ones.
Receiving first time CC-ISC Championships were Gazali Hamzah
in the Pro Junior (Under 21 years of age) Division and Raju Sena in the Junior
(Under 16) Division, while Ketut Juliarta received his second Masters title and
Arip “Mencos” Nurhidayat his second Longboard Division title. Yasnyiar “Bonne” Gea has been the
long-reigning Women’s Division Champion, receiving her 5th
consecutive title this year.
At the conclusion of the awards, most of the crew excited
the W and took over the nearby Mantra Restaurant and Bar, where they were
treated to more drinks from Ketel One and some great live music by the Ballian
Band and Andy 6-String, and then finishing off with DJ Major.
To see the Sean Gilhooley videos check out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnhB29J2zUk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3o6l4E7gWOI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctFzMV0z-wg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvkiWifI36I
Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing
Championship Champions for 2012
OPEN DIVISION – RADITYA RONDI (Bali)
WOMEN’S DIVISION – YASNYIAR GEA (Sumatra)
MASTER’S DIVISION – KETUT JULIARTA (Bali)
PRO JUNIOR DIVISION – GAZALI HAMZAH (Sumbawa)
JUNIOR DIVISION – RAJU SENA (Bali)
LONGBOARD DIVISION – ARIP “MENCOS” NURHIDAYAT (Java)
The Coca-Cola ISC 2012 Championship Awards Presentation was
sponsored by the W Retreat & Spa, Ketel One Vodka, Nixon and Coca-Cola
Amatil Indonesia, with media partners Alam TV Bali, Bali & Beyond,
Baliwaves.com, Balibelly.tv, The Beat, IMag, Lines Magazine, Life Without Andy,
Magic Wave, My Life On Board, NowBali, Outdoor Channel, Pro Motion Events, RVM,
Surfersvillage.com, SurfTime, and We-Like.org.
For more information
contact:
About the Coca-Coca
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.
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Tim Hain
Media and Communications
Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour - Asian Surfing Championship Tour
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Pertokoan Kuta Raya Blok 9 Abian Base
Kuta, Bali 80361
INDONESIA
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