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Kibblewhite Claims Tour Title With A Day To Spare |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Friday, 02 March 2012 |
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| Owen Barnes - Image PhotoCPL |
Auckland surfer Thomas Kibblewhite (Red Beach) made easy work of his quarterfinal match up at Port Waikato today (Friday 2ndMarch) to claim the 2012 Hyundai Tour with one day of the Tour remaining.
Facing the biggest storm to hit New Zealand this year, the first
day of the event got underway in 2.0m plus waves and onshore westerly winds,
conditions that only the heartiest of contestants took on. However the conditions will not be a shine on
what is to come in the next 24 hours.
Kibblewhite simply needed to enter the water to claim the 2012 Hyundai Tour
but he put on a show surfing in the middle of the bay at Sunset Beach
scoring 14.67 out of 20 points.
“It was pretty fun out there to be honest” Kibblewhite said. “I went over and surfed those rights in the
middle of the bay. It was solid but
there were a few that feathered out the back and allowed you to get in to them
early” added Kibblewhite of the less than desirable conditions.
Kibblewhite had an idea of what he had to do at the event to claim the
title but he still had that uncertainty when he exited the water, questioning
officials just to make sure to clarify the fact. Upon notification the joy was clearly evident
with Kibblewhite having put in a lot of effort over the past three months to
achieve the feat.
It is the first title he has secured having contested the Hyundai Tour for
six years. Until 2011 he was unable to
win an event placing in the finals on a number of occasions. However that changed in 2011 when he won the
National Championships. He backed that
up with a title defence in 2012 and also won the first event of this year at
Raglan.
Today, Kibblewhite’s closest opponent, Matt Cockayne (Auck), faltered in
the first round of the day although once Kibblewhite had entered the water he
was never going to be catchable on the ratings.
Other surfers to move through to the semifinals of the Men’s Longboard
included winner of the fourth event of the Hyundai Tour Ant McColl (Mnt), Dylan
Barnfield (Ohope) and Zen Wallis (Piha) who all won their quarterfinal match
ups.
It was only the Men’s Longboard surfers that had success in the difficult
conditions with the age group divisions and the women all playing out low
scoring heats.
Alexis Poulter (Rag) and Mischa Davis (Piha) both kept their hopes alive in
the Women’s Division as did defending champion Shelley Jones (Auck) who now
requires her higher rated opponents to lose in the semifinals to have any
chance of defending her title.
Mark Hoyle (Orewa), currently ranked second in the Over 50s Division
survived a lucky scare after snapping his board in two during his heat. However he did do enough to progress through
to the semifinals with his performance prior to that scare. David Storck (Piha), Michael Thomson (Rag)
and Viv Treacy (Ocean
Beach) also won their
heats.
The early rounds of the Stand Up Paddleboard Division got underway with a
number of the competitors heading miles out to sea tackling the massive
waves. Local surfer Damon Mark (Port
Waikato) was one of the top scorers of the round scoring 9.23 points along with
Regan Farlie (East Cape) who progressed with
9.93 points. First and second placed
surfers in the first round progressed through to meet the top seeds in the
quarterfinals which were to be held this afternoon.
The weather system approaching the North Island will be assessed further
tonight be a decision will be made in regards to running through the event
further on Saturday. The conditions are
expected to be atrocious with gale force winds and massive seas. Event management are discussing the option of
completing the event on Sunday should tomorrow’s conditions be too unsafe to
surf.
Please see below for results from day one of the fifth and final event of
the 2012 Hyundai Tour held at Port Waikato today (Friday 2nd March).
Men’s Longboard Round 1
Heat 1
Owen Barnes (Mnt), 9.77, 1, Glen Johnson (Auck),
9.67, 2, Ambrose McNeill (ChCh), 9.47, 3
Heat 2
Ben Poulter (Rag), 7.8, 1, Morgyn Bramely (Whtane),
7.6, 2, Matt Cockayne (Auck), 6.53, 3, Dave Elley (Rag), 5.87, 4
Heat 3
Craig Anderson (Mnt), 4.9, 1, Isaac Johnston
(Mngwhai), 2.07, 2, Sam Bound (Tara), 2.03, 3
Heat 4
Bevan Gooch (Auck), 6.47, 1, James Schedwy (Auck),
4.03, 2, Alexander Tesch (Ger), 3.23, 3
Open Men’s Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Thomas Kibblewhite (Auck), 14.67, 1, Owen Barnes
(Mnt), 14.5, 2, Morgyn Bramely (Whtane), 9.23, 3, Sam Bradford (Pakiri), 5.17,
4
Heat 2
Ant McColl (Mnt), 8.77, 1, Glen Johnson (Auck),
8.7, 2, Ben Poulter (Rag), 5.8, 3, Branko Vela (Auck), 2.67, 4
Heat 3
Dylan Barnfield (Ohope), 4.67, 1, Craig Anderson
(Mnt), 2.83, 2, James Schedwy (Auck), 2.30, 3, Tim Renouf (Gis), N/S
Heat 4
Zen Wallis (Piha), 8.67, 1, Isaac Johnston
(Mngwhai), 3.70, 2, Bevan Gooch (Auck), 2.87, 3, Chris Malone (Gis), N/S
Women’s Longboard Round 1
Heat 1
Kelsi Efford (Mt), 3.7, 1, Shelly Jones (Auck),
2.87, 2, Cheryl Lowe (Mnt), 0.93, 3, Lisa O'Brien (Tau), 0.4, 4
Heat 2
Mischa Davis (Oratia), 5.3, 1, Rosie Locke (Aust),
2.93, 2, Rebecca Law (Mangawhai), 0, 3, Ai Sumihira (Auck), NS, 4
Heat 3
Alexis Poulter (Rag), 7.1, 1, Tsuneyo (Sunny)
Yoshida (Rag), 2.23, 2, Denise Piper (Whngrei), 1.23, 3, Alex Potter
(Whkatane), 0, 4
Heat 4
Georgia Young (Aust), 6.1, 1, Belinda Goodwin (Mt),
3.23, 2, Hannah Howard (Auck), 3.17, 3, Ann Snyder (Tau), 1.47, 4
Over 50 Men’s Round 1
Heat 1
David Storck (Auck), 6.17, 1, Bryan Western (Auck),
5.97, 2, Rupert Newbold (Whngrei), 2.93, 3, Kevin Stiffe (Whngrei), 1.9, 4
Heat 2
Mark Hoyle (Orewa), 6.87, 1, Colin McKenney (Mnt),
1.97, 2, Michael Gray (Auck), 1.9, 3
Heat 3
Mike Thomson (Rag), 7.67, 1, Rob Bayes (Auck),
2.87, 2, Ian Parker (Auck), 2.4, 3
Heat 4
Viv Treacy (Ocean Beach), 6.23, 1, Grant Cochrane
(ChCh), 5.07, 2, Scotty Riach (Auck), 0.5, 3, Terry Fong (Auck), 0, 4
Stand Up Paddleboard Round 1
Heat 1
Shane Murrell (Auck), 7.17, 1, Deon Boonzaier (Auck),
3.13, 2, Shaan Miller (Auck), 2.5, 3
Heat 2
Damon Mark (Port Wai), 9.23, 1, Hamish Imrie (Port
Wai), 6.73, 2, Annabel Anderson (Auck), 2.73, 3, Charlie Crews (Ham), 1.43, 4
Heat 3
Regan Fairlie (Gis), 9.93, 1, Daren Jones (Auck),
7.83, 2, Robert Hawkins (Rag), 2.17, 3
Heat 4
Te Roha Fairlie (Tologa Bay), 6.77, 1, Te Peehi
Fairlie (Tolaga Bay), 4.47, 2, Scott Eliott (Auck), 2.6, 3
Further Information
For further information on the 2012 Hyundai Tour
please contact Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz
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