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


Thanks,


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


Thanks,


Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC






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Photo 4 : End Of Day

DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE WAVES, THE CULTURE AND THE SCENERY OF THE ISLAND OF ROTE AS WELL AS THE ROTE OPEN 6 STAR PRIME COCA-COLA ISC TOUR INTERNATIONAL SURF COMPETITION !

Only $263 USD for air tickets, transfers, lodging and meals for 6 day trip, departing Bali on 14 September and returning September 21.

There has been a special price reduction in the travel package in order to allow everyone that has every wanted to see this beautiful island in East Indonesia to check it out economically and easily. Often the logistics of traveling around Indonesia are a psychological barrier to those not experience in third world adventures, so anyone that has ever wanted to go the island of Rote to check out the waves, the scenery, and the culture, should take advantage of this opportunity.

Joining the competition itself is not a requirement, but is optional. There will be a Men's Open division, a Masters (over 35 years of age), and a Women's division if you would like to participate. It will be a very fun and unique experience to join, to watch, or just to come along for the ride on this surf trip adventure to the incredibly rich and diverse Indonesian Island.

To register, please call the ISC office at (+62) 0361 768293 or send an email to info@isctour.com

See you in Rote !

Text : Tim Hain - ISC


Thanks,


Eka I. Rochmansyah
Media Coordinator ISC