Event Reports

Padang Padang, Bali, Indonesia: 

At first light, from the cliff top above Padang-Padang, the sight of 6-foot sets imploding on the reef had competitors and spectators alike amping for the call to start the 2011 Rip Curl Cup.


 

Finally, after two years of waiting for the optimum conditions, Contest Directors have given the green light to run the Cup as the conditions have finally met the high standards set by the 2009 event.


 

With the first round currently in the water, a dropping tide and solid 6 ft conditions, competitors and contest officials are expecting high drama as some of the best tube riders on the planet battle it out for the prestigious Padang Cup Crown and the $10,000 prize money up for grabs. 

Final heat draw 

Heat 1: Fergel Smith (IRE), Wakita ( JAP), Putra Hermawan (Nusa Lembongan), Made “Bol” Adi Putra (Bali). 

Heat 2: Pepen Hendrik (Bali), Andrew Mooney,  Lee Wilson (Bali), Rahtu Suragita

Heat 3: Raditya Rondi (Bali), Mega Semadhi (Bali), Dean Morrison (Aus), Makua Rothman (HAW) 

Heat 4: Kane Faint (Aus), Garut Widiarta (Bali), Morehu Roberts (NZ), Wayan "Gobleg" Suyadnya (Bali)

Heat 5: Flynn Novak (Haw), Mustofa Jekson (Bali), Anthony Walsh (Aus), Marlon Gerber (Bali)

Heat 6: Wayan “Betet” Merta (Bali), Tom Lowe (UK), , Made Lapur (Bali). Mark Matthews (TBC)

Heat 7: Kalani Chapman (Haw), Made Lana (Bali),  Dedi Gunn, Ryan Turner (Calif)

Heat 8: Rizal Tanjung (Bali), Chris Ward (Cali), Alex Smith (Haw), Dede Suryana (Java)   

Watch All the Action! Event Website is Live! 

Check the Rip Curl Cup website at www.RipCurl.com to see the event status and find out when “It's On.” On contest day, fans will be treated to “Heats On-Demand,” which can be viewed on the website minutes after the final scores come in. Also check the website for in-depth interviews with all the invited surfers and daily video features on all the hottest surfing, parties and happenings in Bali during the waiting period. See it all at www.RipCurl.com. 

About the Rip Curl Cup 

Now in its eighth year, the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang is Indonesia’s longest-running surfing competition and the only ISC tour event featuring top international surfers alongside Indonesia’s best. In 2011, Rip Curl continues to infuse the contest with international flavor and big names. The field of 32 surfers is split equally between 16 of Indonesia’s all-time greatest and 16 of the world’s best tube slayers. This invitational format, along with the allure of the wave at Padang and a $10,000 prize purse, makes the Rip Curl Cup the most anticipated event of the Indo surf season. 

Rip Curl has set aside a five-week waiting period to hold the “one-day, one-swell” event. This year's window will run from July 10th through Aug. 14th and the contest will be run entirely on the chosen day. When contest directors see an ideal “Padang swell” in the forecast, they will give the green light and the 32 competitors will have 24 hours to make it to Bali’s Bukit Peninsula. 

Real-time contest status and updates can be found at www.RipCurl.com. 

The Rip Curl Cup Event Guide is available at: http://issuu.com/ripcurlasia/docs/rip_curl_cup_padang_padang_2011_-_event_guide 

The Event Trailer can be seen at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQFX9q-Jhws 

Media inquiries should be directed to: media@ripcurl.co.id 

The Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2011 is sponsored by GUS, Smirnoff Ice, Kawasaki with media support by Magic Seaweed,Waves, FHM, Surf Time, Lines, Alam TV, MAXIM, JUICE, Area, Oz radio Bali and sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships. 

The Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2011 is sponsored by GUS, Smirnoff Ice, Kawasaki with media support by Magic Seaweed,Waves, FHM, Surf Time, Lines, Alam TV, MAXIM, JUICE, Area, Oz radio Bali and sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships.