11 July 2010, Kuta-Bali: At the end of a riveting 25 minute man-on-man duel in pounding 6 foot (2 meter) waves at the Quiksilver King of the Groms South East Asian Final at Kuta Beach today, it was 13 year old Andre Julian from West Java who had found the best waves and posted the highest scores to claim victory over fellow finalist 14 year old Kiko Mitsua from Bali. Both … [Read more...]
Quiksilver’s King of the Groms South East Asia Starts This Morning at Kuta Beach
The first day of the Quiksilver King of the Groms South East Asia is scheduled to get this tomorrow morning, Friday the 9th of July, at Half Way on Kuta Beach with qualifying heats slated to paddle out at just after 7 am. The three day's of competition will determine who will be crowned the King of the Groms and win the coveted all-expense-paid trip to Hossegor Beach in … [Read more...]
Sandi Slamet Wins Crown in Quiksilver King of the Groms Final at Kuta Beach Bali
13 July 2009, Kuta-Bali: 16 year old Sandi Slamet from Cimaja-West Java won Quiksilver’s King of the Groms 2009 yesterday at Halfways-Kuta Beach, battling it out in a riveting 30 minute final against 12 year old Jeren from Canggu and coming back to the beach the ecstatic winner of the Crown and an all expense paid trip to Hossegor France to compete in the Quiksilver World King … [Read more...]
Mixed Bag Nab Quarterfinal Berths on Day 3 of Quiksilver King of the Groms at Kuta Beach
11 July 2009, Kuta-Bali: Day 3 of the Quiksilver King of the Grom at Kuta Beach saw a mixed bag of top, middle and low seeded groms gaining quarterfinal berths for tomorrows final day of competition after battling it out in Rounds 3 and 4. The surfing conditions were more challenging today with smaller and less consistent surf than the previous two days. Several heats saw … [Read more...]
Grom’s Tear It Up on Day 2 of Quiksilver King of the Groms at Kuta Beach
10 July 2009, Kuta-Bali: The level of surfing measurably increased on Day 2 at the Quiksilver King of the Groms today at Kuta Beach during Rounds 1 and 2, due to the presence of seeded groms now competing as well as the slight drop in wave size that created much cleaner conditions for the day’s surfing. The 2-3 foot waves were lined up much better, so the more proficient … [Read more...]
Trial Rounds Completed on Day 1 of Quiksilver King of the Groms at Kuta Beach
9 July 2009, Kuta-Bali: The first day of the Quiksilver King of the Groms at Halfways on Kuta Beach saw 40 young surfers age 16 and under competing for the eight open spots in the first round of competition that will start at 7:30 am tomorrow morning. Halfways on Kuta Beach was pumping with 3-4 foot sets all morning, giving the younger grommets (surfing slang for young … [Read more...]
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