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West Java Department of Tourism and Culture Announces the Best West Java Open 2011 Surfing Competition Presented by Quiksilver

(English and Indonesian versions) 

1 June 2011, Kuta-Bali:  The West Java Department of Tourism and Culture is delighted to announce the return of the Best West Java Open 2011 Surfing Competition presented by Quiksilver that will take place from June 13-18 at the seaside town of Cimaja just west of Indonesia’s capital city of Jakarta on the island of Java.

The 6-star Asian professional surfing competition boasts a total prize pool of Rp 65,000,000 (approximately $7,650) and is a dual sanctioned Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship and Asian Surfing Champion event, which will attract South East Asia’s top pro surfers to the scenic beachside town of Cimaja in search of great waves, big prize money, and valuable championship points.  The event will include an ISC/ASC Open Division, ISC/ASC Longboard Division, ISC/ASC Women’s Division, and ISC Masters Division.

In addition to the Rp 65 million prize money for the main event, Power Balance and DC have come to the party with additional cash prizes of Rp 5 million each for the Open Division surfer with the best “Power Move” by Power Balance and “The DC Most innovative maneuver” by DC. Power Balance are also throwing in Rp 1 million for the Longboard Division surfer with the best “Power Nose Ride” and another Rp 1 million for the best “Power Move” in the Women’s Division.

The famed cobblestone righthand point break at Cimaja known as the most consistent and high performance wave in the region, and also happens to be the birthplace and hometown of 2008 Coca-Cola ISC Open Champion and current World Qualifying Series pro surfer Dede Suryana, 2009 Quiksilver King of the Grom’s Champion Sandi Slamet, and his younger brother 2010 King of the Groms Champion Andre Julian.

Suryana was also last year’s West Java Open winner and is extremely happy to be competing again this year to defend his title.  “Winning the event last year in front of my friends and family was such a great experience.  Getting to hug my mum with that trophy in my hand was the best moment ever. At the beginning of this year I was worried that the dates wouldn’t line up and there would be a WQS event at the same time and that I wouldn’t be able to come home for this contest, but luckily things worked out and I can be here to defend my title.  I’m so looking forward to holding up that 2011 trophy on finals day!” said Suryana.

The Best West Java Open will kick off with a huge launch party in Jakarta at the Hard Rock Café on Thursday night June 9 starting at 8:00 pm, with an Echo Beach 80’s style theme as the dress code.   First on the agenda is a press conference to introduce the event to the media, and then its straight into the Roxy Short-Short competition, where Jakarta’s sexiest girls will take to the stage to compete for cash prizes, Roxy products and more.

In between rounds there will be a Fashion Parade with athletes and models showing off the latest Quiksilver, Roxy, and DC gear, as well as lots of door prizes, lucky draws, and prizes for the Best Dressed in Echo Beach theme.  To round out this Best Party night, Rolling Stones tribute band The Acid Speed will take over the stage and send the party into overdrive.

On June 12th, Quiksilver and Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia will conduct a beach cleanup day at Cimaja Beach in cooperation with various local community organizations that includes trash can painting, games and other fun activities in order to ensure that the competition site and the surrounding beach area is pristine for the start of the surfing action that will commence on Monday morning June 13 and finish on Saturday June 18.

The Best West Java Open presented by Quiksilver will be opened by West Java’s Governor Ahmad Heryawan in an opening ceremony at the contest site on June 13th.  This is the second year running that the West Java Department of Tourism and Culture has partnered with Quiksilver Indonesia to sponsor a surfing competition at Cimaja Beach as a way to promote sports tourism in West Java’s best surfing destination.

“This West Java area has heaps of surfing potential and has spawned some of Indonesia’s top surfers like Dede Suryana, Sandi Slamet, and Andre Julian, who are also on our Quiksilver surf team, so we’re proud to work with their government and local community in presenting this event,” says Quiksilver’s Simon MacGregor.  “And this year with it being part of the new Asian Surfing Championship tour, the spotlight will be shining brightly on this West Java area.  It will be a very exciting event and we’re expecting a big turnout, so make your plans now so you don’t miss out,” he added.

To follow the Best West Java presented by Quiksilver event on-line and view heats draws, heat and waves scores, video’s and photos and more, see www.isctour.com/events/cimaja11 and on Facebook look up Indonesian Surfing Championship, Quiksilver Indonesia, and Roxy Indonesia.

The Best West Java 2011 Surf Competition is presented by Quiksilver and supported by Jim Beam, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia, Desa Resort & Spa, Augusta Hotel and Restaurant, Heineken, Power Balance, Pemda Sukabumi, Java Sport & Tourism Authority, Sukabumi Surfing Association, and TP3TP.

Media Partners:  Trax, FHM, Fitness, Hai, Men’s Health, Juice, SurfTime, Lines, RVM, Alam TV, SurfersVillage.com, and Indosurflife.com.

Media Contacts:

Quiksilver SEA
Ni Putu Purniati
Marketing Manager Quiksilver
Tel: +62811387805
Email: purnie@quiksilver.co.id

Coca-Cola ISC Tour - ASC
Tim Hain – Media Director
Tel: +628123606674
Email: tim@isctour.com

Pemda Jawa Barat bid. Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan mengadakan “Best West Java Open 2011 Surfing Competition” dipersembahkan oleh Quiksilver

1 Juni 2011, Kuta-Bali : Pemerintah Daerah Jawa Barat bid. Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan kembali mengadakan Kompetisi Surfing Best West Java Open 2011 yang dipersembahkan oleh Quiksilver dari 13-18 Juni 2011 yang berlokasi di pantai Cimaja, sebelah barat dari Jakarta, ibukota Indonesia.

Kompetisi surfing profesional 6-star ini menawarkan total hadiah sebesar Rp 65,000,000 (hampir $7,650) dan termasuk dalam kompetisi dual sanctioned Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship dan Asian Surfing Championship, dimana surfer-surfer pro dari penjuru Asia akan datang ke kota pelabuhan Cimaja dengan misi mencari ombak terbaik, uang hadiah terbaik dan poin-poin kompetisi. Kompetisi ini sendiri akan terdiri dari ISC/ASC Open Division, ISC/ASC Longboard Division, ISC/ASC Women’s Division, dan ISC Master Division.
Sebagai tambahan atas total hadiah utama Rp 65 juta, Power Balance dan DC juga berpartisipasi dengan hadiah uang tunai sebesar Rp 5 juta untuk masing-masing pemenang Open Division kategori “Power Move” terbaik oleh Power Balance dan “DC Most Innovative Maneuver” oleh DC. Power Balance sendiri juga menawarkan hadiah uang tunai Rp 1 juta untuk surfer terbaik kategori “Power Nose Ride” dari Longboard Division dan juga Rp 1 juta untuk kategori “Power Move” terbaik dari Women’s Division.

Pantai Cimaja yang berbatu ini terkenal dengan ombaknya yang konsisten dan berkualitas, juga merupakan tempat kelahiran dan kampung halaman surfer pro Dede Suryana (juara Coca-Cola ISC Open Champion 2008 dan surfer World Qualifying Series), dan juga kakak-adik Sandi Slamet (juara King of the Groms 2009) dan Andre Julian (juara King of the Groms 2010).

Dede Suryana yang merupakan juara West Java Open tahun lalu, sangat bahagia bisa berkompetisi mempertahankan gelar juaranya di tahun ini. “Memenangkan kompetisi tahun lalu di depan teman dan keluarga benar-benar pengalaman berharga. Bisa memeluk ibu saya dengan piala di tangan saya adalah momen terbaik saat itu. Di awal tahun ini, saya agak khawatir dengan tanggalnya akan bersamaan dengan tanggal kompetisi WQS sehingga saya tidak bisa pulang mengikuti kompetisi ini. Tapi untungnya semua berjalan lancar dan saya bisa berada disini untuk mempertahankan gelar saya. Saya sangat bersemangat untuk mengangkat piala 2011 di final nanti!” ujar Dede.
Kompetisi Best West Java Open ini disambut dengan kemeriahan pre-party di Hard Rock Café Jakarta pada Kamis 9 Juni, mulai pukul 20:00 WIB, dengan tema Echo Beach 80’s sebagai dress code. Pre-party diawali oleh press conference untuk menjelaskan kompetisi ini kepada media, dilanjutkan dengan kompetisi Roxy Short-Short, diikuti oleh gadis-gadis terseksi di Jakarta, dengan hadiah uang tunai serta sejumlah produk Roxy.

Di antara acara tersebut, digelar Fashion Parade dengan atlit-atlit dan model-model memperagakan koleksi terbaru Quiksilver, Roxy dan DC, disertai berbagai door prize, lucky draw, dan hadiah bagi Best Dress “Echo Beach” terbaik. Best Party ini kemudian ditutup oleh lagu-lagu rock The Rolling Stones yang akan dibawakan oleh tribute-band mereka, The Acid Speed.
Pada 12 Juni, Quiksilver dan Coca Cola Amatil Indonesia akan menggelar aktivitas pembersihan pantai di pantai Cimaja bekerja sama dengan komunitas dan organisasi lokal termasuk mengadakan lomba mengecat tong sampah, games seputar lingkungan dan berbagai aktivitas lainnya untuk memastikan area pantai bersih dan sempurna untuk dipakai kompetisi mulai dari 13 Juni sampai 18 Juni.
Kompetisi Best West Java Open oleh Quiksilver ini akan dibuka oleh Gubernur Jawa Barat, Ahmad Heryawan, pada opening ceremony di area kontes pada 13 Juni. Ini adalah tahun kedua bagi Pemerintah Daerah Jawa Barat bid. Pariwisata dan Kebudayaan bersama Quiksilver mensponsori kompetisi surfing di pantai Cimaja dengan tujuan ajang ini menjadi sarana promosi olahraga surfing serta lokasi-lokasi surfing terbaik di Jawa Barat.

“Daerah Jawa Barat mempunyai pantai-pantai bagus untuk surfing dan telah melahirkan surfer terkenal seperti Dede Suryana, Sandi Slamet, dan Andre Julian, mereka juga atlit tim surfing Quiksilver, jadi kami bangga bekerja sama dengan pemerintah daerah Jawa Barat dan komunitas lokal untuk mengadakan kompetisi ini” ujar Simon MacGregor dari Quiksilver. “Dan kompetisi tahun ini adalah bagian dari rangkaian kompetisi Asian Surfing Championship, pasti akan membuat Jawa Barat semakin bersinar di industri olahraga ini. Ini akan menjadi kompetisi yang sangat menarik dan kami berharap besar, jadi buat rencana untuk hadir dari sekarang agar tidak terlewatkan.” Dia menambahkan.

Untuk mendapatkan info kompetisi, ronde, penyisihan, skor, video, foto secara online, silahkan akses di www.isctour.com/events/cimaja11 serta Facebook Indonesian Surfing Championship, Quiksilver Indonesia, dan Roxy Indonesia.
Kompetisi surfing Best West Java 2011 dipersembahkan oleh Quiksilver dan disupport oleh Jim Beam, Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia, Desa Resort & Spa, Augusta Hotel and Restaurant, Heineken, Power Balance, Pemda Sukabumi, Java Sport & Tourism Authority, Sukabumi Surfing Association, dan TP3TP.

Media Partner:  Trax, FHM, Fitness, Hai, Men’s Health, Juice, SurfTime, Lines, RVM, Alam TV, SurfersVillage.com, dan Indosurflife.com.

About Quiksilver:

 Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, footwear, accessories, snowboards and related products. The company’s apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage.

The reputation of Quiksilver’s brands is based on outdoor action sports. The company’s Quiksilver, Roxy, DC, Lib Tech and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding.

The company’s products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders Club shops and Quiksilver company-owned retail stores, other specialty stores and select department stores. Quiksilver’s corporate and Americas’ headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, while its European headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz, France, and its Asia/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia.

 For further information about Quiksilver, Inc., you are invited to take a look into our world at:
www.quiksilverinc.com, www.quiksilverfoundation.org, www.quiksilver.com, www.roxy.com, www.dcshoecousa.com, www.hawkclothing.com.

About Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia:

“Coca-Cola” was first introduced in Indonesia in 1927 and was produced locally in 1932. Coca-Cola System in Indonesia consists of Coca-Cola Indonesia (CCI) as the representative from The Coca-Cola Company / TCCC- USA with its bottling partners where in Indonesia conducted by Coca-Cola Amatil Indonesia.

CCAI is the leading manufacturer and distributor of soft drinks in Indonesia. It manufactures and distributes under license products of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC). The company’s headquarter Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) is one of the largest bottlers of non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages in Asia Pacific region and one of the world’s top five Coca-Cola bottlers. Currently CCAI has production facilities set up in Medan, Padang, Lampung, Cibitung-Bekasi, Bandung Semarang, Surabaya and Denpasar. We employ over 10,000 people and operate thousands of vehicles to deliver more than 100 million cases of beverages per year to hundreds of thousands of retail outlets throughout the archipelago.

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Media Director- Coca-Cola ISC Tour

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