Day One of the Oakley Pro Junior at Canggu Beach got off to an exciting start today as 32 of Indonesia’s top Pro Junior (Under 21 years of age) surfers ripped apart the 2-4 foot waves of the Sand Bar and the Rivermouth right, with last year’s winner and 2010 Coca-Cola ISC Open and Pro Junior Champion Putra Hermawan making his intentions clearly known by posting the day’s highest single wave score of 8.5 points (out of a possible 10) as well as the highest heat score of the day, 15.5 points out of a possible 20, in Round 2.
“It was really fun out there,” said Hermawan after his heat. “There were a lot of air sections and I like that, because the wind is a bit side shore so that made it easier for me. I’m stoked with the waves, and that I got through my heats, because I really want to win this competition again. I want that wild card!” When asked who he thought was the surfer to beat, he answered, “Definitely Tonjo. He is surfing really good and coming off a win last weekend, so he’s going to be my biggest challenge in this comp I’m sure.”
Darmaputra Tonjo and his identical twin brother Made Darmayasa, known as “the Legian Twins”, are both fast and exciting surfers who put on an excellent show for the fans on the beach this morning. Darmayasa put up the second highest single wave score of 7.25 in his Round 2 heat against Usman Trioko, and both twins posted the second highest heat scores of the day, 13.25 points out of 20, in their man-on-man Round 2 heats.
Tomorrow they will meet head-on in Quarterfinal 1 to see who will advance and continue their pursuit of the Oakley Pro Junior win and the coveted Wildcard entry into the ASP sanctioned Oakley World Pro Junior Championships that will be held at Keramas from October 3-14, the richest Pro Junior contest in history with a whopping $75,000 USD in prize money.
Also up for grabs at this event is Rp 30 million in prize money and valuable Coca-Cola ISC Pro Junior Division Championship points, so these under 21 pro juniors are pulling out all the stops and going big in each heat in their efforts to impress the judges and get into the next round.
Oakley’s Lee Wilson, two time Coca-Cola ISC Open Champion, liked what he saw during the day’s competitions, saying “The boys that are getting through, like the twins and Putra, are putting up world class performances. They are chasing a big prize in that World Pro Junior wildcard, and they will do well if they continue to surf like they did today. I’m really looking forward to watching the twins battle it out tomorrow in the quarterfinals!”
Tomorrow’s waves conditions should be much the same as today, and the competition should start off around 8 am with the remaining four heats of Round 2 and continue into the quarterfinals.
Also being held sometime during the next two days will be the Oakley-Lines Airshow, with Rp 500,000 up for grabs for the highest flying pro junior to land a spectacular aerial, as well as the semi-final battle of the first-in-Indonesia Oakley Surf Tag Series, where surf clubs from Medewi, Legian, Seminyak and Lembongan will compete for the 2 top spots. The final of the Oakley Indonesia Surf Tag Series will be held during Oakley World Pro Junior in October.
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(In Bahasa Indonesia)
Oakley Pro Junior 2011
1- 14 Agustus, 2011
Pantai Canggu, Bali – Indonesia
Surfer-Surfer Top Pro Junior Indonesia Memeriahkan Hari Pertama Ajang Surf Oakley Pro Junior di Canggu
Hari pertama ajang surf Oakley Pro Junior di pantai Canggu digelar dengan menarik hari ini saat 32 top surfer Pro Junior Indonesia (di bawah umur 21 tahun) menjajal ombak setinggi 2-4 kaki di lokasi yang diapit pasir hitam dan sungai bagian kanan pantai, bersama pemenang Coca-Cola ISC Open dan Pro Junior 2010 Putra Hermawan yang membuktikan eksistensi juga persistensinya dengan mencetak skor single-wave tertinggi 8.5 poin (mendekati poin 10) sekaligus menjadi skor heat tertinggi hari ini, 15,5 poin mendekati poin 20 di babak 2.
“Sangat menyenangkan di sana,” ujar Hermawan setelah menyelesaikan heatnya. “Banyak atraksi aerial dan saya menyukainya, karena angin datang dari sisi pantai dan ini memudahkan saya. Saya sangat menyukai ombaknya, saya memenangkan heat, karena saya ingin menjuarai kompetisi ini lagi. Saya menginginkan wildcard!” Ketika ditanya surfer mana yang sulit ditaklukkan, ia menjawab,” tentunya Tonjo. Ia surfing sangat bagus dan menang juga di event minggu lalu, saya yakin ia akan menjadi tantangan terbesar dalam kompetisi ini.”
Darmaputra Tonjo dan saudara kembarnya Made Darmayasa yang juga dikenal dengan “Legian Twins” atau surfer kembar dari Legian, keduanya dikenal dan yang paling banyak menarik perhatian para pengunjung di lokasi pagi ini. Darmayasa mencetak skor single-wave tertinggi kedua yaitu 7.25 di heat babak 2 saat berhadapan dengan Usman Trioko, dan kedua surfer kembar ini mencetak skor heat tertinggi hari ini 13.25 poin mendekati poin 20 di heat man-to-man babak ke-2.
Besok, surfer kembar ini akan saling berhadapan di perempat final pertama untuk membuktikan siapa yang lebih tangguh untuk melanjutkan perjuangan menjuarai Oakley Pro Junior dan mengantungi wildcard untuk masuk ke event surf junior paling akbar, yaitu event ASP sanctioned Oakley World Pro Junior yang akan dihelat di Keramas dari bulan Oktober tanggal 3-14, kontes Pro Junior termahal dalam sejarah yang memperebutkan uang tunai sebesar $75.000.
Untuk event ini, total hadiah yang diperebutkan yaitu uang tunai sebesar 30 juta rupiah dan poin tinggi Coca-Cola ISC Pro Junior Division Championship, jadi para surfer muda pro di bawah 21 tahun ini benar-benar mengeluarkan kemampuan maksimalnya di setiap heat untuk menarik perhatian para juri agar mengganjar mereka dengan poin tinggi dan melangkah ke babak berikutnya.
Surfer Oakley Lee Wilson, sang jawara Coca Cola ISC Open dua kali sangat menyukai dengan apa yang terjadi selama kontes digelar hari ini. Ia berkata,” anak-anak ini makin hebat, seperti si kembar dan Putra contohnya. Mereka menyajikan performa kelas dunia. Mereka mengejar hadiah yang besar yaitu wildcard World Pro Junior dan mereka akan membuktikannya jika mereka terus melanjutkan aksi mereka seperti hari ini. Saya benar-benar menunggu si kembar saling menjajal skill masing-masing di perempat final besok!”
Esok hari diharapkan kondisi ombak setidaknya serupa dengan hari ini, dan kompetisi akan digelar sekitar pukul 8 pagi dengan melanjutkan sisa 4 heat babak 2 dan lanjut ke perempat final.
Dan juga akan dihelat jika bukan besok yaitu lusa, yaitu Oakley-Lines Airshow, memperebutkan total hadiah sebesar 500.000 rupiah dari para surfer pro junior untuk atraksi aerial yang spektakuler, juga babak semifinal dari ajang-pertama-di-Indonesia Oakley Surf Tag Series di mana klub surf seperti Medewi, Legian, Seminyak dan Lembongan akan saling bertarung untuk memperebutkan 2 posisi puncak. Babak final dari Oakley Indonesia Surf Tag Series sendiri bakal digelar selama perhelatan event Oakley World Pro Junior di bulan Oktober.
(Text and Photos by Tim Hain, Coca-Cola ISC Tour)
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