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Coco Ho Takes the Win & the ASP World Junior Tour Women’s Ratings Lead

 

KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Monday, October10, 2011) –Coco Ho(HAW) won the Women’s Oakley World Pro Junior Bali title in a hard fought Final over Dimity Stoyle (AUS). The victory earns Ho USD$5000 in prize-money and puts her top the ASP Women’s World Junior Title ratings.

 

The entire women’s field were rubbing their hands together with delight when they were sent out in the clean 3 - 4 foot surf at Canggu today. “I was so excited,” said Stoyle after her Quarterfinal victory over fellow Australian Sarah Mason. “I free surfed before the contest and when they called the girls round first I was so excited.”

 

There was plenty of impressive performances throughout the Quraterfinals, Semifinals and Final, but in the end it was Coco Ho who came out on top.

 

The Final was an exciting heat between the two standout surfers of the 2011 Oakley World Pro Junior Bali. Stoyle struck first with a decent score, but Ho used her powerful wrap-around carves and three years of experience on the elite ASP Women's World Title Race to put herself on the best waves and take top spot on the podium.

 

"These are a lot of the girls I compete against at the ASP 6-Star events, and they're just as good as the girls in the ASP World Title events," Ho said. "I definitely didn't think it was going to be an easy event, all these girls were getting 8.00s and 9.00s all event! This is probably my last event of the year and it's great to go out on a win."

 

While Ho takes the lead in the ASP World Junior Title Race, she is unsure if she'll compete in the remaining ASP World Junior Tour events.

 

"I don't think I'm going to Brazil for the next event," Ho said. "I came here to surf Keramas and I didn't even have a heat out there, but that's ok because the right at Canggu is way more rippable."

 

Dimity Stoyle (AUS) missed out on qualifying for next year's ASP Women's World Title Race by a mere 400 points, but the young Australian proved today that she can stick it to the best, throwing down some solid maneuvers and holding her own against Ho in the Final.

 

"I'm so happy! This is my first year on the ASP World Junior Tour and I didn't know what to expect,” Stoyle said. "I've always watched it online and the girls surf so well. To get second at my first event, I'm over the moon!"

 

Dark horse Joanne Defay (FRA) took down fellow Frenchwoman Maude Le Car (FRA) in Round 3 followedby Felicity Palmateer (AUS) in the Quarterfinals and clearly had her sights set on the Final, but her Semi-Final match-up against ASP Women’s World Titleranked No.6, Coco Ho would be the end of the road.

 

"I'm very happy, but I got third at the ASP World Juniors two years ago and I was hoping to do better here," Defay said. "I'm going to Brazil and it's going to be a hard competition again, but I'm excited."

 

The final Oakley team surfer standing, Alessa Quizon (HAW)had struggled during her Round 1 heat, but came back from the Repercharge Round looking to make the most of her second chance. All the way through her to her Semi-Final heat against Dimity Stoyle (AUS) Quizon was surfing with confidence and showing-off her stylized repertoire. Stoyle proved to be a well matched competitor with the two surfers going head-to-head in a battle royale that ultimately saw Stoyle come out on top with less than half of a point difference between the two surfer’s final point total.

 

"I feel kind of bummed, but it's the best result I've has in a long time," Quizon said. "I feel like I surfed well and it was so close, but I'm not good at the whole priority thing as I haven't surfed with it much. It's also super-hard for goofy-footers out there, the wave comes right at you making it hard to hit the lip."

 

 

Nao Omura (JPN), who was defeated in Quarterfinal 2 by Quizon, surfed solid throughout the event and takes home an equal 5th place finish and 5250 ratings points towards her ASP World Junior Title campaign.

 

 

"I'm very happy to make it to the Quarterfinals," Omura said. "But I would to have loved to make it into the Semis. Alessa [Quizon] caught the best sets and surfed really well. I'm looking forward to hopefully getting another good result in Brazil."

 

With official event forecaster calling for 5-8’ swell at Canggu tomorrow morning, October 11, contest directors called the competition off for the day after the Women’s Final.A call will be made at 6:30am for a possible 7am start to the Men's Quarterfinals at Canggu.

 

The Oakley World Pro Junior Bali runs from October 3 - 14. Check out www.oakleyprojunior.comfor the live webcast, latest news, photos, videos and more. OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S FINAL RESULT:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 15.03 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 14.66

HEAT 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.60 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.67

 

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 15.03 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 14.66

HEAT 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.60 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.67

 

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 16.33 def. Sarah Mason (NZL) 10.57

HEAT 2: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 15.83 def. Nao Omura (JPN) 8.07

HEAT 3: Joanne Defay (FRA) 14.73 def. Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 10.83

HEAT 4: Coco Ho (HAW) 17.00 def. Philippa Anderson (AUS) 14.43

 

REMAINING OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S ROUND 3 RESULTS:

HEAT 5: Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 14.40 def. Lani Doherty (HAW) 11.17

HEAT 6: Joanne Defay (FRA) 16.00 def. Maude Le Car (FRA) 7.66

HEAT 7: Philippa Anderson (AUS) 17.20 def. Quincy Davis (USA) 9.67

HEAT 8: Coco Ho (HAW) def. Ren Hashimoto (JPN)*

 

*Hashimoto had to withdraw due to illness.

 

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GELAR JUARA DUNIA UNTUK PEMENANG DIVISI WANITA OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR BALI

 

Coco Ho Menjuarai Kontes dan Memimpin Ranking ASP World Junior Tour Women  

 

 

KERAMAS, Bali/Indonesia (Senin, 10 Oktober 2011) – Coco Ho, surfer dari Hawaii akhirnya keluar sebagai pemenang Oakley World Pro Junior Bali divisi wanita di babak final yang berlangsung ketat, menaklukkan surfer asal Australia Dimity Stoyle. Coco memenangkan hadiah uang sebesar USD$5000 dan membawanya ke peringkat utama ASP Women World Junior.

 

Semua surfer junior wanita saling menjajal satu sama lain di kondisi ombak setinggi 3-4 foot di Canggu hari ini, “Saya sangat senang,” ujar Stoyle setelah kemenangannya di babak perempat final melawan rekan senegaranya Sarah Mason. “Saya sempat surfing sebentar sebelum kontes dan ketika babak dimulai, saya rasanya sudah tidak sabar lagi untuk segera beraksi.”

 

Ada beberapa performa yang impresif saat babak perempat final, semifinal dan final digelar, dan Coco Ho lah yang berhasil keluar sebagai juara. Babak finalnya sendiri berlangsung sangat menarik antara dua surfer unggulan Oakley World Pro Junior 2011 Bali. Stoyle pertama yang mencetak skor, tapi kemudian Ho menyajikan surfing yang solid dibalut dengan semua pengalamannya selama 3 tahun terakhir menjajal kontes ASP Women World, bermanuver di ombak terbaik dan menghantarkannya ke podium puncak.

 

“Saya banyak bertarung dengan surfer wanita di ajang ASP 6-Star ini, dan mereka semuanya sehebat para surfer wanita yang biasa berkompetisi di event ASP World Title,” ujar Ho. Saya sendiri berpendapat kalau ini bukanlah event yang mudah, semua surfer ini rata-rata mangantungi poin 8.00 dan 9.00 sepanjang event! Ini mungkin event terakhirku untuk tahun ini dan rasanya sangat menyenangkan bisa menang.”

 

 

Sementara Ho memimpin ranking ASP World Junior, ia sendiri tak terlalu yakin ia akan kembali bertarung di seri ASP World Junior Tour berikutnya.

 

“Saya kira saya tidak akan ke Brasil untuk event selanjutnya,” ucap Ho.”Saya datang ke sini untuk surfing di Keramas dan saya bahkan tidak mendapatkan satupun heat di sana, tapi tidak apa-apa, spot kanan Canggu bahkan lebih solid.”

 

Surfer asal Australia, Dimity Stoyle sudah dapat dipastikan akan absen dari babak kualifikasi ajang ASP Women World tahun depan karena hanya mengantungi 400 poin, tapi surfer muda Australia itu hari ini telah membuktikan bahwa ia mampu bertarung hingga maksimal, menyajikan manuver-manuver solid dan mampu menembus babak final untuk berhadapan dengan Ho.

 

“Saya sangat senang! Ini adalah tahun pertama saya di ASP World Junior Tour dan saya tidak punya ekspektasi apa-apa,” ujar Stoyle. “Saya selalu menonton event ini secara online dan para surfer wanita tersebut surfing sungguh hebat. Dan bisa mendapatkan podium kedua di event pertama saya, sungguh luar biasa!”

 

Sang “Kuda-hitam” dari Perancis, Joanne Defay menundukkan rekan senegaranya  Maude Le Car di babak 3 dan diikuti oleh Felicity Palmateer, surfer asal Australia di perempat final dan membuka peluang untuk masuk ke babak final, tapi kemudian harus terhenti oleh pemegang ranking no. 6 ASP Women World, Coco Ho di babak semifinal.

 

“Saya sangat gembira, tapi saya pernah finis di urutan 3 ASP World Junior dua tahun  lalu dan saya berharap di sini bisa lebih baik,” kata Defay. “Saya akan pergi ke Brasil dan saya yakin kompetisinya akan lebih berat, tapi saya sungguh siap.”

 

Finalis dari Oakley yang terakhir, Alessa Quizon dari Hawaii berjuang mati-matian di heat babak 1 tapi kali ini telah kembali untuk menyajikan aksi lebih solid demi di kesempatan keduanya. Sepanjang sepak terjangnya menuju semifinal di mana ia bertemu dengan Dimity Stoyle asal Australia, ia surfing dengan penuh percaya diri dan menyajikan style surfing solidnya berulang kali. Stoyle membuktikan bahwa ia adalah lawan tangguh yang patut diperhitungkan saat berhadapan head-to-head dalam sebuah pertarungan, dan Stole mampu menjadi yang teratas dengan beda poin tipis dari total poin final kedua surfer.

 

“Saya merasa kecewa, tapi ini hasil terbaik yang saya dapatkan sejauh ini,” kata Quizon. “Saya merasa surfing dengan bagus dan nyaris menang, tapi saya tidak terlalu bagus saat dapat prioritas dan tidak bisa memaksimalkan situasi yang ada. Dan spot ini sangat berat untuk para goofy-footer, ombaknya datang dari kanan dan membuatmu susah untuk bisa sampai ke sisi.”

 

Surfer asal Jepang, Nao Omura yang ditaklukkan di perempat final 2 oleh Quizon, surfing dengan solid selama event ini dan finis di posisi 5 ASP World Junior dengan perolehan 5250 poin.

 

“Saya sangat senang bisa masuk ke perempat final,” ujar Omura. “Tapi akan lebih menyenangkan kalau saya bisa masuk ke semifinal. Alessa [Quizon] berhasil mendapatkan set terbaik dan surfing dengan sangat bagus. Saya menunggu dan berharap bisa mencetak hasil lebih bagus di Brasil nanti.”

 

Melalui prakiraan cuaca resmi yang memperkirakan kondisi ombak akan berada di 5-8 foot esok hari di Canggu, 11 Oktober, Contest Director mengumumkan bahwa kontes hari ini selesai setelah babak final divisi wanita digelar. Stand by besok yaitu pukul 6.30 dan jikalau memungkinkan kontes akan dimulai pukul 7 pagi untuk perempat final divisi pria di Canggu.

 

Oaklet World Pro Junior Bali digelar dari tanggal 3-14 Oktober 2011. Cekwww.oakleyprojunior.com untuk live webcast, berita terbaru, foto-foto, video dan lainnya.

 

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S FINAL RESULT:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 15.03 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 14.66

HEAT 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.60 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.67

 

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 15.03 def. Alessa Quizon (HAW) 14.66

HEAT 2: Coco Ho (HAW) 15.60 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.67

 

OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:

HEAT 1: Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 16.33 def. Sarah Mason (NZL) 10.57

HEAT 2: Alessa Quizon (HAW) 15.83 def. Nao Omura (JPN) 8.07

HEAT 3: Joanne Defay (FRA) 14.73 def. Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 10.83

HEAT 4: Coco Ho (HAW) 17.00 def. Philippa Anderson (AUS) 14.43

 

REMAINING OAKLEY WORLD PRO JUNIOR WOMEN'S ROUND 3 RESULTS:

HEAT 5: Felicity Palmateer (AUS) 14.40 def. Lani Doherty (HAW) 11.17

HEAT 6: Joanne Defay (FRA) 16.00 def. Maude Le Car (FRA) 7.66

HEAT 7: Philippa Anderson (AUS) 17.20 def. Quincy Davis (USA) 9.67

HEAT 8: Coco Ho (HAW) def. Ren Hashimoto (JPN)*

 

*Hashimoto harus withdraw karena terserang penyakit.

 

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