Event Reports

All Divisions Compete in Full Day of Action on Day 4 of Rote Open 2010 Presented by Billabong

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  Womens

  

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  Masters

  

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  Boa Beach

  

Rote Island-East Indonesia:  All five divisions saw action today in a full day of competition at the Rote Open 2010 presented by Billabong, starting off with the Coca-Cola ISC Women’s Division taking to the glassy 2-3 foot surf at 6:45 am.

After two heats of Women’s Division competition to determine the finalists, the Master’s Division (over 35 years of age) competitors did the same, setting things up for their final showdown tomorrow.

Next was the Rote Local Division surfing their semifinals heats, followed by Round 4 of the International Division.  Due to the strong wind and low tide, a 3 hour break followed to allow the tide to fill back in and bring with it the usual increase in swell size and consistency.

At 2:30 pm the competition resumed with the continuation of the International Division quarterfinals.  Wave conditions were challenging with frequent lulls, strong winds, and bumpy wave faces.  But there were enough waves pushing through to continue the competition, and with the last day of the event being tomorrow, it was realistically the only option.

The last division to close out the day was the ISC Opens, getting their quarterfinal heats in just before the sun made a brief appearance on its way down into the Indian Ocean.

Tomorrow will be the final day of the Rote Open presented by Billabong, with an exciting conclusion to the surfing as well as what is sure to be a memorable closing ceremony at Boa Beach.

The contest director has made the call for another 6:30 am start, so all the surfers have been told to stand by at Boa Beach tomorrow morning at 6:00 am.

Here are the lineups in all divisions heading into the final showdown for the $20,000 USD in prize money that is up for grabs tomorrow:


International Division Semifinalists:

Semifinal 1 - Agus Purnawan vs Dedi Santoso

Semifinal 2 - Lee Wilson vs Devis Ratif


ISC Open Divison Semifinalists:

Semifinal 1 - Pepen Hendrik vs Lee Wilson

Semifinal 2 - Putra Hermawan vs Dedi Santosa


ISC Masters Finalists:

Ketut Juliarta
Arya Subyakto
Wayan Widiartha
Made Lana

ISC Women’s Finalists:

Yasnyiar Gea
Diah Rahayu Dewi
Nyoman Satri
Yuli Ifrika

Rote Local Finalists:

Dani Killi
Mus Eli
Yermi Bullu
Adrianus Lenggu

Check out the ISC website at www.isctour.com and the ISC Facebook site at Indonesian Surfing Championship for periodic updates during the event.

The Rote Open 2010 presented by Billabong is sponsored/supported by the Government of Rote Ndao, Trensa Tours, Bank NTT, Kementrian Pariwisata RI, Visit Indonesia, TransNusa Airlines, Susi Air, Garuda Indonesia, Batavia Air, Nusantara (NAC), Bintang Flores, JayaKarta, BlueDragon, the Coca-Cola ISC Tour, Surfersvillage.com, Media Nusantara Citra, Lines Magazine, SurfTime Magazine, Magic Wave Surf Community Newspaper, TransTV, Trans7, MetroTV, and RCTI.

The Rote Open 2010 is sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour.

Text and photos:  Tim Hain