In a final that saw some of the best waves of the day and the entire event, Suryana jumped out to an early lead by slotting into a barrel on his first try and setting the bar with a 6.5 point score. Lee wasn’t so lucky and got pinched on his first wave, getting him only a 2.5. Suryana was a wave magnet, consistently nabbing the best waves and soon had a 7.75 and then an amazing double barrel that netted him a 9.25, the highest scoring wave of the day. He added another 7.77 that had Wilson needing two 9-point waves to take over first.
It was clearly Suryana’s day, as towards the later part of the final the sets slowed down, not allowing Wilson much of a chance to fight back. At the horn the score was Suryana 17.0, Wilson 10.5.
Lee had this to say after the final: “Dede surfed great and went for it 110%. He is a great guy and an amazing surfer, so it was really great to be out in the final with him. If I would have made it out of a couple of those barrels, the score would have been a lot closer and maybe I would have won. But today was his and I’m very happy for him. But next time, watch out!” he said with a grin while clapping Dede on the back.
Being a great sport as well as great surfer, Dede said, “That final was so great! The waves were pumping! On my second wave I felt really solid, like it was my best one, and knew had a good score. But when I got my third wave..wow..if I had made that floater at the end it probably would have been a 10! But a 9.25 isn’t too bad right? I was lucky to get most of the good waves….because if Lee would have, it would be him with the first place trophy for sure. He is such a good surfer and never holds back. Just today in the final he didn’t get the good ones.”
The next stop on the Coca-Cola ISC tour will be in Dede’s home town of Cimaja in West Java from the 20-23rd of May, so Lee will be looking to take Dede down at his home break and Dede will be pulling out all the stops to make sure he is atop to podium in front of his friends and family.
But just before the Suryana and Wilson took to the water for their final, the ISC Master Division finalists paddled out to see who would take the early lead in the race to be the Masters Champion for 2009. The four over-35 competitors consisted of Made Artha, Wayan Widiarta, Ketut Menda, and newcomer Jake Paterson.
As these legends of surf paddled out, it seemed to stir the ocean up into a whole new level of activity. The previous 3 footers quickly grew to 4-5 footers, with 5 to 6 waves in a set crashing into the reef and giving the men a paddling workout as well as some big opportunities for glory. At the horn it was Jake Paterson who scored the highest total points and the highest single wave score, a 9.25. Obviously his past professional experience had well prepared him for conditions like this. Made Artha gave him a run, but couldn’t find a way to equal a 9.25, so ended up in second place, with Wayan Widiarta in third and Ketut Menda rounding things out in fourth place.
Back on the beach at the podium, Rusty GM Kane Faint had this to say when asked by MC Tai Graham to say a few words to the crowd on the beach. “ First I want to say thanks to all the Rusty and ISC staff for their help in running the event, and to all our sponsors. This was a really great final, one of the best ever, and it made for a super event. The waves were pretty good for most of the comp and today, but then for the finals they just got bigger and bigger. It was unbelievable. You dream about something like this for your comp, having the best waves for the final, but it isn’t very often you get it! I’m very stoked.”
But not to be forgotten are the other awards, namely the Coca-Cola Best Maneuver Award, captured by Wayan “Betet” Merta, who took home Rp 500,000 and five cases of Coca-Cola products, and the Sabre Best Barrel Award of Rp 2,000,000 was earned by Pepen Hendrik for his 10 point three barrel wave from the previous day’s competition.
The Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle is part of the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour and was proudly sponsored by Rusty Indonesia, San Miguel Beer, Sabre, GUS, Magic Wave, and SurfTime.
Results
ISC Men’s Pro Division
1. Dede Suryana
2. Lee Wilson
3. Wayan “Ompong” Budayasa and Tipi Jabrik
ISC Masters Division
1. Jake Paterson
2. Made Artha
3. Wayan Widiarta
4. Ketut Menda
Sabre Best Barrel Award : Pepen Hendrik
Coca-Cola Best Maneuver Award : Wayan “Betet” Merta
Photo Credit : Tim Hain – Coca-Cola ISC Tour
Photo 1 : Dede Suryana in the barrel and on his way to victory in the final at the Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle 6-star Coca Cola ISC contest.
Photo 2 : Lee Wilson takes the high road and then the big drop en route to his second place finish.
Photo 3 : Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle Pro Finalists – Lee Wilson (2nd), Dede Suryana (1st), Wayan “Ompong” Budayasa (equal 3rd), Tipi Jabrik (equal 3rd)
Photo 4 : Masters Division winner Jake Paterson slots into a tricky barrel in the final.
Photo 5 : Rusty Rumble in Da Jungle Masters Finalists – Made Artha (2nd), Jake Paterson (1st), Wayan Widiarta (3rd), and Ketut Menda (4th)
Photo 6 : Pepen Hendrik – Winner of Sabre Best Barrel Award for his triple barrel 10-point wave
Photo 7 : Wayan “Betet” Merta – Winner of the Coca-Cola ISC Best Maneuver Award
Thanks,
Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC
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