TOP SEED DEDE SURYANA OUT AS ROUNDS 3 & 4 COMPLETED AT ROTE OPEN 2009

17 September 2009, Nemberala – Rote Island : Top seed Dede Suryana was bested by Garut Widiarta today in Heat 4 of Round 4 as he failed to find the necessary points to stage a comeback against the lightfooted and charging goofyfooter on Day Two of the Rote Open 2009 at Bo'a Beach.

The dropping 3-4 foot swell resulted in a few lulls throughout the day's competition, especially later in the afternoon when the tide was bottoming out, but the majority of the days the conditions were quite good with less wind and bright sunshine.

Lee Wilson made no secret about his desire to maintain his Number One seeded position on the Coca-Cola ISC Tour, combo'ing Made Lana in his Round 4 heat.

Marlon Gerber defeated Betet Merta to advance to the Quartfinals, and Tipi Jabrik got the upper hand over Made Lapur to also get a Quarterfinal berth.

The Women's Division also had their chance in the water today with a total of 7 girls competing for a place in the Final's, which will be held either tomorrow or Saturday.

The call for tomorrow is for 8 am, as the swell is expected to remain about the same, so the contest director will put all on the competitors on standby and call for the first heat when the waves conditions are optimum to run the quarterfinals.

It should be another exciting day of competition at this beautiful venue on Rote Island, as the event runs down to the wire with the $7,000 prize purse and the valuable 6 star prime Cocal-Cola ISC tour championship points on offer.

The Rote Open 2009 is presented by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour and sponsored by the government of Rote Ndao, PTR Communications, Garuda Indonesia, Merpati Airlines, Trans Nusa Airlines, and Heineken.

Stay tuned for more…..

Text and Photos by Tim Hain – Coca-Cola ISC Tour


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Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC

SOLID SWELL CONDITIONS KICK OFF DAY ONE AT THE ROTE OPEN 2009 IN EAST INDONESIA

16 September 2009, Nemberala – Rote Island: Solid 4-6 foot surf got the Rote Open 2009 started in fine form on the first day of competition at the righthand reef break of Bo'a Beach on the east Indonesia island of Rote today.

Hundreds of Rote locals as well as dozens of international tourists and surfers flocked to the beach to attend the opening ceremony and then get a glimpse of Indonesia's top surfers such as Dede Suryana, Lee Wilson, Marlon Gerber, Betet Merta, and Garut Widiarta take on the firing reefbreak of Bo'a.

In this first day of competition, Rounds 1 and 2 were completed as well as the first two heat of Round 3. Tomorrow the swell is expected to drop slightly, so Contest Director and Coca Cola ISC Tour CEO Tipi Jabrik started things off early at 7:30 am and pushed through the day to finish up just as the sun was going down around 6 pm.

The extremely exciting surfing displayed today was a testament the powerful and well formed wave here at Bo'a, with a couple of surfboards broken and leg ropes snapped, but no injuries other than perhaps a sunburn or two for those who forget to liberally apply the much needed sunblock!

Tomorrow's competition is scheduled to begin at 7 am to complete Rounds 3 and 4, and the day after will most likely see the Women's Division take to the water. The swell is expected to increase again in about two days time, when the final day of competition will be completed including the (over 35) Masters Division.

The Rote Open 2009 is presented by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour and sponsored by the government of Rote Ndao, PTR Communications, Garuda Indonesia, Merpati Airlines, Trans Nusa Airlines, Heineken. SurfTime, Magic Wave and Lines. It is a 6 Star Prime Coca-Cola ISC event with a total prize purse of $7,000 USD.

Stay tuned for more…..

Text By Tim Hain - ISC


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Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC






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DEDE SURYANA’S WORLD PROFESSIONAL SURFING DREAM CONTINUES AS HE SIGNS WITH COCA-COLA

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Dede Suryana Menandatangani Kontrak Bersama Coca-Cola Perjalanan Menuju Tur Dunia

6 September 2009, Kuta Bali - Dengan rasa bangga kami memberitakan 24 tahun Dede Suryana asal Jawa Barat telah menandatangani surat perjanjian 3 tahun bersama Coca-Cola Bottling Indonesia (CCBI) dalam langkah menggapai mimpi untuk dapat berkompetisi dalam liga dunia selancar.

Dede berhasil meraih peringkat pertama dalam Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship (ISC) pada tahun 2008 dan sukses memperebutkan mendali emas dalam 'The Aerial Competition' di Asian Beach Games pada bulan Oktober lalu di Bali.

Coca-Cola System dan Quiksilver telah mengaktifasikan program 'Beach Clean Up' dalam kurun waktu 18 tahun. Program ini bermaksud untuk memotifasikan komunitas-komunitas yang ada dalam pelestarian pantai, termasuk pembuangan sampah, pendidikan, keamanan pantai, dukungan kepada mikro-ekonomi serta mereka yang perduli terhadap lingkungan hidup yang bersih seperti komunitas peselancar.

Dede mewakili Indonesia dalam kompetisi selancar dunia. Dia mempunyai bakat yang luar biasa untuk berkompetisi dan kemampuan gaya selancar untuk menunjukkan langkahnya ke jenjang kualifikasi tinggat dunia pada tahun 2010 mendatang.

Sudah lebih dari 4 dekade Coca-Cola System telah mendukung komunitas peselancar secara global. Dengan demikian perkembangan untuk mensponsori penuh secara individu adalah pengambilan langkah yang wajar dalam memberikan destinasi dunia kepada ikon selancar Indonesia untuk melebarkan sayapnya.

Sponsor Coca-Cola ini diharapkan dapat menunjukkan kebolehan peselancar lokal yang sedang bersinar serta pelatihan yang mantap untuk mengarungi kesempurnaan ombak di Indonesia.

Penandatanganan kontrak ini dilaksanakan di - Bali dihadiri oleh General Manager Balinusa, Sani Dwi Prasetya didampingi oleh pihak perwakilan management Coca-Cola Indonesia Bruce Waterfield, Business Service Director.

"CCBI akan mendukung penuh Dede Suryana dalam langkah menuju tur dunia dan kami berharap bahwa ini dapat menginspirasikan dan memotifasikan peselancar muda berbakat lainnya untuk berkesempatan menjadi peselancar dunia dengan membawa nama Indonesia," tutur Sani Dwi Prasetya.


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Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC

INDONESIA’S REIGNING SURF CHAMPION DEDE SURYANA SIGNS WITH QUIKSILVER

23 year old Dede Suryana from West Java has just signed a 3 year deal with leading surf wear brand Quiksilver. Dede has dreams of making the big league of professional surfing and Quiksilver will give him the chance to make it happen.

For the next 3 years, under the coaching of ex pro surfer and Quiksilver SE Asia's Sports Marketing Manager Jake " The Snake " Paterson, Dede will travel the world on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) trying to make history and be the first Indonesian surfer ever to make the World Championship Tour (WCT).

"I have seen Dede surf quite a lot since I moved to Bali and I rate his chances extremely high at making the big league. I know what it takes to be a successful pro surfer, and I can see it in Dede's eyes....he wants it real bad ! " Paterson stated.

Dede won the Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour (ISC) in 2008 and is leading the ratings this year going into the last two events of the season.

" I'm just so happy that Quiksilver is going to give me the chance to prove myself and to follow my dream of making the WCT," proclaimed Dede.

Quiksilver SE Asia's Chief Executive Officer Paul Hutson added, " Dede is a great addition to our international team, and his professional approach to competitive surfing and sheer determination to focus and win events is what will get him to the top. His good attitude and commitment to assist Quiksilver in developing the junior surfers from outside of Bali when he's off the tour will be a bonus for us all. Paired with Snake, who has been there and done it, we are sure to see some great results in the future from Dede. Welcome to the team Dede!

Stay tuned to all Dede's results and his weekly blog on the Quiksilver Indonesia Facebook site.

Photos : Tim Hain - Coca-Cola ISC Tour


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Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC