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Featured Filled Day of Surfing At First Billabong Grom Series Event |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Sunday, 03 February 2013 |
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| Tane Bowden - Image Jereme Aurbetin |
The 2013 Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge swung into action on Saturday 2nd February with surfers from throughout the country converging on Mount Maunganui for their first age group competition of the year.
In 1.0m – 1.5m waves and light easterly onshore winds at Tay Street, the young
surfers pushed their limits to gain the upperhand in the first of three events
this summer.
Whangamata surfer Tane Bowden eclipsed all of his opponents surfing three heats
throughout the day and demolishing everything that came his way. Bowden surfed to the highest total heat score,
14.0 out of a possible 20 points. He
attacked the waves he rode completing big turns out the back of the line after
playing attention to the coaching tips delivered throughout the day by event
coach Matt Scorringe.
“I had some pretty good heats today, I am happy with my scores. Getting some tips from Matt before our heats
was good. They remind you about what to do
out there in your heat and that certainly helped me today” said Bowden.
Bowden moved through to the semifinals of both the Under 12 and Under 14 Boys
Divisions. His Under 14s heat was the
tougher battle of the two with Waihi Beach surfer Taine Craig – Ranga pushing
Bowden until the final minute of their heat ultimately finishing in second with
11.67 points to Bowden’s 11.9.
Local favourite Kehu Butler looked sharp in his Under 14 Boys heat working his
waves through to the inside with ease as he surfed to an 11.5 point total and
he will now face Craig – Ranga in the semifinals.
Daniel Farr (Tara) surfed one of the heats of the round late in the day. The smooth natural footer tore apart several
critical end sections, releasing his tail on his way to a 9.7 point heat total
and progression into the final eight surfers of the Under 14 Boys Division. Christchurch surfer Sam Sands rounded out the
heat winners from the quarterfinals closing out a tight battle in the last heat
of the day to progress alongside Braedyn Louie (Piha).
New Zealand representative Jasmine Smith (Gis) surfed an excellent heat in the
Under 16 Girls Division to progress to the semifinals alongside her cousin Abby
Falwasser – Logan (Gis). Smith made the
most of the long lefthanders running down the beach to extend a comfortable
lead before scoring a 6.33 point ride on a righthander to finish the heat with
an 11.43 point heat total.
Local surfer and fellow New Zealand Junior Squad member Kea Smith (Arataki)
completed some big single manoeuvres to win her match up. Surfing up a division from the Under 14
Girls, Smith progressed to the semifinals alongside Elin Tawharu (Mnt) who
placed second. Claudia Fraser (Piha) and
Tiana Breeze de Mooj (Mnt) also won their respective low scoring heats to keep
their hopes alive of a finals berth on Sunday.
Earlier in the day the Under 16 Boys Division kicked off the event with stand-out
performances coming from Korbin Hutchings (Gis) and Te Rapai Barbarich – Love (Tara)
who both surfed from the first round of the event. Hutchings, by his own admission, has not surfed
a complete heat at the event. Despite
this fact, he still managed to post good heat scores, his second heat of the
day snaring 12.47 points. Christchurch
surfer Harrison Whiteside led charge for the South Island with Jack Wilson
(Chch) also moving through to the quarterfinals. Whiteside completed some big forehand gouges
in his heat to score a 10.87 point heat total.
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| Harrison Whiteside - Image Jereme Aurbetin |
Jasmine Smith - Image Jereme Aurbetin |
Set out below are the results from day one of the Billabong Grom Series event
held at Mount Maunganui today Saturday 2nd February.
Under 16 Boys Round of 36
Heat 1
Te Rapai Barbarich Love (Waitara), 9.93, 1, Adam Clegg (Tara), 8.73, 2, Daniel
Farr (Tara), 7.6, 3, Jonas Tawharu (Mnt), 6.47, 4
Heat 2
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 11.3, 1, Korbin Hutchings (Gis), 8.83, 2, Riccardo
Lucibella (Tara), 5.47, 3, Sam Sands (Chch), 3.6, 4
Under 16 Boys Round of 32
Heat 1
Joshua Farr (Tara), 7.8, 1, Quin Matenga (Mnt), 5.9, 2, Jacob
Warnes, 4.27, 3, Simon Fraser-Mackenzie (Tau), 2.7, 4
Heat 2
Kehu Butler (Mnt), 13.33, 1, Jack Mills (Mnt), 8.73, 2, Manu
Scott-Arrieta (Sandy Bay), 6.6, 3, Zac Curle (Katikati), 6.23, 4
Heat 3
Blake O'Kane (Papamoa), 6.57, 1, Harrison Mossop (Tau), 5.53, 2, Max
Dicken (Auck), 4.7, 3, Maddy Gowthorpe Mnt), 4.07, 4
Heat 4
Korbin Hutchings (Gis), 12.47, 1, Harrison Whiteside (ChCh), 10.87,
2, Blake Brown (Gis), 3.2, 3, Ben McCulloch (Gis), 2.83, 4
Heat 5
Andrew Fraser-Mackenzie (Tau), 8.2, 1, Adam Clegg (Tara), 7.8, 2, Taylor
Hutchison (Rag), 7.7, 3, Harry Macintosh (Auck), 5.93, 4
Heat 6
Isaac Kettle (Tara), 9, 1, Jack Wilson (ChCh), 8.8, 2, Schalk Willem
Van der Merwe (Auck), 4.63, 3, Lewis Mennie (Auck), 4, 4
Heat 7
Callum Chuter (Tau), 8, 1, Te Rapai Barbarich Love (Waitara), 7.6, 2,
Ihaia Ngata (Tau), 5.37, 3, Ryan Renall (Mangawhai), 5.1, 4
Heat 8
Jack Virtue (Gis), 7.17, 1, Campbell Ivory (Tairua), 6, 2, Seren
Marsh (Tau), 3, 3, Kobe Johnson (Gis), 2.57, 4
Under 16 Girls Round 1
Heat 1
Kea Smith (Mnt), 8.5, 1, Elin Tawharu (Mnt), 6.6, 2, Celeste Calway
(Katikati), 2.27, 3, Jennifer Rockwell (Auck), 2.03, 4
Heat 2
Jasmine Smith (Gis), 11.43, 1, Abby Falwasser - Logan (Gis), 7.67, 2,
Dayna Story (Gis), 7.43, 3, Indica Ratima (Rag), 5.37, 4
Heat 3
Claudia Fraser (Auck), 6.17, 1, Raiha Ensor (Mnt), 5.97, 2, Sammy
Croker (Waihi Bch), 2.4, 3, Ella Junwirth (Gis), 1.07, 4
Heat 4
Tiana Breeze de Mooj (Mnt), 6.83, 1, Britt Kindred (Muri), 5, 2, Maaia
Reid - Bennett (Mnt), 2.97, 3, Jana O'Connor (Coro), 0, 4
Under 14 Boys Round 1
Heat 1
Joel Clegg (Tara), 5.77, 1, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 2.8, 2, Torben
Hitchfield (Mnt), 2.7, 3, Henry Copley (Piha, 2.17, 4
Heat 2
Tane Bowden (WGM), 13.33, 1, Dane Schnell (Auck), 3.93, 2, Connor
Seaman (Auck), 3.27, 3, Jack McLaren (Mnt), 1.07, 4
Heat 3
Reef Matthews (Waitara), 8.33, 1, William Van Der Beek (Mnt), 4.47,
2, Lachlan O'Connor Mnt), 4, 3, Quin Bedford (Waipu Cove), 0, 4
Heat 4
Braedyn Louie (Piha), 9.17, 1, Shane Kraus (Piha), 7.43, 2, Kaya Horne
Mnt), 5.7, 3, Luke Griffin (Mnt), 2.27, 4
Under 14 Boys Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Kehu Butler (Arataki), 11.5, 1, Reuben Mottart (Gis), 4.17, 2, Dane Schnell
(Auck), 4.13, 3, Joel Clegg (Tara), 2.8, 4
Heat 2
Tane Bowden (WGM), 11.9, 1, Taine Craig Ranga (Waihi Bch), 11.7, 2, Jonas
Tawharu (Mnt), 8.3, 3, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 4.27, 4
Heat 3
Daniel Farr (Tara), 9.7, 1, Shane Kraus (Piha), 6.47, 2, Reef Matthews
(Waitara), 6.17, 3, Jared Gebert (Ohope), 4.77, 4
Heat 4
Samuel Sands (chch), 7.7, 1, Braedyn Louie (Piha), 6.73, 2, Thomas Dixon-Smith
(Gis), 5.1, 3, William Van Der Beek (Mnt), 3.3, 4
Under 12 Boys Round of 20
Heat 1
Oli Meadows (Waiheke), 7.33, 1, Tom Butland (Tara), 6.27, 2, Reef Newdick
(Mnt), 4.93, 3, Leo Gerrie (Mnt), 4.7, 4
Heat 2
Sonny Rapira Martin (Waitara), 8.67, 1, Sam Copley (Piha), 4.57, 2, Sam Gerrie
(Mnt), 3.27, 3, Boss Meadows (Waiheke), 2.7, 4
Under 12 Boys Round of 16
Heat 1
Kaya Horne (Arataki), 7.3, 1, Luke Griffin (Mt), 4.07, 2, Taylor O'Leary
(Muriwai), 3.67, 3, Oli Meadows (Waiheke), 2.9, 4
Heat 2
Tane Bowden (Whmata), 13.6, 1, Finn Johnson (Gis), 4.8, 2, Finn Vette (Gis),
3.07, 3, Sam Copley (Piha), 2.17, 4
Heat 3
Tom Butland (Tara), 6.43, 1, Jai Daly-Parr (Tau), 4.23, 2, James Ririnui (Mnt),
3.6, 3, Caleb Cutmore (Ham), 3.37, 4
Heat 4
Sonny Rapira Martin (Waitara), 5.83, 1, William van der Beek (Tau), 4.67, 2, Josef
Jungwirth (Gis), 3.8, 3, Henry Copley (Piha), 1.33, 4
Please see below for the two remaining dates:
Billabong Grom Series pres by Oceanbridge Event 2 – 23rd – 24th
February, Whangamata
Billabong Grom Series pres by Oceanbridge Event 3 – 9th – 10th
March, Piha Beach, Auckland
Entry into the events can be completed at Surfing
New Zealand under events.
Further
Information
For further information on the 2013 Billabong Grom
Series presented by Oceanbridge please contact Surfing New Zealand’s Ben
Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz. Alternatively contact Billabong Event Manager
Keone Campbell on 0274921138 or email keone.campbell@billabong.co.nz.
Imagery
Web clips will be distributed free of charge from each event. Please contact Ben Kennings for further
details.
High resolution action images of the surfing at all events on the Billabong
Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge will be available to media free of charge.
Event Hotline
The Surfing New Zealand
event hotline is 0211134506. This will
be updated daily at approximately 7am with venue, divisions contested and
conditions for the day.
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