Press Release: MEDEWI BOARDRIDERS CHALLENGE 2015
“ MEGA ARTANA-PROJUNIORS WINNER, GARUT WIDIARTA- OPENS WINNER, BISRI AMIGO-MASTERS WINNER, HALFWAY KUTA BOARDRIDERS BEST CLUB OVERALL”
So the contest kicked off early Sat morning with the Pro Juniors Round-1 first followed by the Opens, Round-1 Heats. Even though the conditions were small the level of surfing was amazing and all competitors adjusted and made the most of the conditions.
After some pretty serious partying on Sat night Sun morning began and saw a bigger swell and more consistent 3-4 ft waves coming thru. So we progressed through the masters Round-1 then back to Round2, Quarters semis and hen the finals for all three divisions.
In the ProJunior Division, the Final was between Mega Artana/Halfway, Rizki Eka & Raju Sena/Padma & Tommy Sobri/Bingin. All the guys surfed amazing it was a tough battle in the end continuing on from previous standout performances Halways Mega Artana came out on top in 1st place.
In The Opens Division, the final saw two Local local Medewi boys Rahim & Muklis up against an in form Garut Widiarta/Halway, & Lakey Peak Boys Gazali Hamzah. The surfing was neck and neck with Muklis pushing Garut all the way to the end. However he couldn’t be denied, and so it was Halfway Boardriders Garut in 1st place followed by Muklis/Medewi Boardriders, 3rd place Gazali Hamzah ,Lakey Peak Boys, 4th Place Rahim/Medewi Boardriders
In the Masters Division the contest was fierce between an in form Rizal Tanjung/Halfway, Wayan Gobleg/Uluwatu, Nuade Made/perenenan,Canggu and Medewi legend Bisri. Finding the best waves in the sets were key and local boy Bisri got the jump on the other competitors with an amazing long walling wave right thru to the inside. Gobleg Rizal and Nuade answered back eventually but by this time Bisri was again out the back and with priority picked off one of the sets of the day again to power back into 1st place. Rizal answered back with a smaller wave as did Wayan Gobleg but it was too late Bisri had done enough and the damage was done. He finished with a 3rd wave and placed number one. With our first ever win and at our home break o Medewi, the boys couldn’t control themselves and all ran down to the beach to lift up and carry Bisri back up to the carpark, it was massive achievement for both the club and Bisri personally. We asked Bisri to comment “ I felt good and relaxed I managed to get 2nd at the Bingin Boardriders comp recently and so I really wanted to win this for all the boys after they worked so hard to keep the event going. Ive surfed here since I was a kid and knew not to take the first set in these type of conditions, but wait for the 3rd/bigger ones which paid off and they seem to come to me. Im so stoked to win and for all our team for working so hard”
Results:
Pro Juniors Division (Prize Purse-4jt,3jt,2jt,1jt)
1st Place – Mega Artana/Halfway Boardriders
2nd Place – Rizki Eka/Padma Boys
3rd Place – Raju Sena/Padma Boys
4th Place – Tommy Sobri/Bingin Boardriders
Opens Division (Prize Purse-4jt,3jt,2jt,1jt)
1st Place – Garut Widiarta/Halfway Kuta Boardriders
2nd Place – Muklis Anwar/Medewi Boardriders
3rd Place – Gazali Hamzah/Lakey Peak Boys
4th Place – Rahim/Medewi Boardriders
Masters Division (Prize Purse-4jt,3jt,2jt,1j)
1st Place – Bisri Amigo/Medewi Boardriders
2nd Place – Rizal Tanjung/Halfway Kuta Boardriders
3rd Place – Wayan Gobleg/Uluwatu Boardriders
4th Place – Nuade Made/Perenenan/Canggu
MBR Team Challenge Club Results (Prize Purse-2jt,1jt)
1st Place – Halfway Kuta Boardriders
2nd Place – Medewi Boadriders
MBR Would like to thank the Following:
The ASC and their Auto Count System and Bp Ucik
Head Judge Made Lapur & assistant to head Judge Mustofa Jackson
Assistant Judges Robbie from Bingin Boardriders, Nathan White from Australia, Gazali Hamzah from Lakey Peak Boys, and the MBR team Herman, Bisri. Our MCs Bobby & Rahmat, Photographers and video, A Hady, Sofyan, Dian, Halim and a special thx to AndiPerdanaKusuma photography
Our Sponsors:
Point Hotel Medewi / Ian Mackay, BaleMaker Constructions/West Bali, 69Slam, West Surf & Nym Juliada, Dejavu Surfboards, Redbull & Ardika Marko,Medewi Beach Inn, Brown Sugar Surf Camp, Ahmad/Gold Coast Australia, Galoh Hotel Pulukan, Syd & Wend Stewart WA. Also thanks to ABC Coffee and Puskesmas Medewi, Bp Maryono for supplying the boat and sea safety.
We would like to thank all the individual competitors from Indonesia & Overseas, and especially all the clubs who came all this way to participate:
Uluwatu Boardriders; Made Ropik, Made Lana, Agus Blacky, Alit Rudiarta and all their team
Bingin Boardriders; Tommy Barrell, Tommy Sobri, Salam, Koki, Putu Freddy & All the Team
Halfway Kuta Boardriders; Wayan Gantiyasa, Rizal Tanjung, Garut, Raditya Rondi, Komang Gogo, Pepen Hendrix, Marlon Gerber mega Artana and all the team
Padma Boardriders; Bala, Rio Wada, Andre Julian, Daniel & Damien Amar, Darmayasa Blerong, Darmaputra Tonjo, ketut Agus Toke and all their boys
Lakey Peak Boys; dedi Gun, Gazali Hamzah, Holik, Andre Anwar, and all the boys
Red Island Boardriders , Canggu/Perenanan, Jawa Barat, Lombok/Usman, jeren Kiring, Seminyak, Balangan, Berawa, Nusa Dua Boardriders, and all the other local and international competitors who participated
Finally, would like to thank all of our Medewi Boardriders team, Saibur/MBR President, Muklis Anwar/Contest Director & Wakil President mbr, Buuk & Sarawan, Secretary and budgeting, Herman, Ari, Dwi Rom, Kamal Bobby, judging and coordination, Saiman, Sofyan, Jewel Security/Banser, All or of our MBR Team Riders, and Club Members who participated and supported to ensure the event went ahead smoothly and successfully
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