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King Kennings Crowned Champion |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Sunday, 29 April 2012 |
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| Dune Kennings - Image Cory/NZ Surfing Magazine |
Dune Kennings (WGM) has today (Sunday 29th April) claimed the ultimate prize in New Zealand junior surfing winning the Under 16 Boys Division at Maz Quinn’s Quiksilver King of the Groms presented by Don’t Let The Sun Get Under Your Skin. Kennings gains an invite to the international final to be held in France during October which in turn runs alongside the Quiksilver Pro.
The second day of the event was played out in perfect 1.0m peaks at Wainui Beach,
Gisborne to the delight of New
Zealand’s best grommets. Event namesake Maz Quinn who grew up surfing
the exact peaks that were contested today was elated to see the event run in
pumping waves where he grew up noting that no national events had been held at
that location since the 1991 National Championships.
Kennings won the Under 16 Boys Final scoring 15.17 out of 20 points. He got off to a flying start on the hooter
where he scored a 6.33 point ride. He
then lucked into a long lefthander where he proceeded to smash several big
turns to post an 8.83 out of a possible 10 points. The two waves in the first five minutes of
the final set up Kennings so that he could be selective and pick off the best waves
from then on. Ultimately his score line did
not change for the remainder of the final.
“For sure the best waves win heats and I got a quick start and worked on it
from there and got bigger and better waves and it paid off in the final” said
Kennings.
“I was talking to Kehu and I said left or right and he said right so I took
off on the left, raced down the line and flew over that section and from there
the wave opened up and I got a couple more reos in” he added of the final-high
8.83 point ride.
As the clock wound down his opponents slowly worked themselves back into
contention. With five minutes remaining
the pressure was on and Kennings switched to defensive mode protecting his lead
until in the final minute both he and Elliot Paerata – Reid (Piha) crossed
paths with Paerata – Reid incurring an interference pushing him back to third
place.
“Yeah well I knew the right was predominant and it was going to peel better
so I was going to always go it and he tried to go left and got the interference
and I didn’t” said Kennings of the close call.
“I don’t know what to expect in France. Hopefully it is going to be amazing, surf
against the best and watch the best basically” mused Kennings on his pending
trip overseas.
Bowden continued his good run of form to finish second in the final after
earlier exploding in the semifinals.
Bowden finished with a 10.90 point heat score ahead of Paerata – Reid on
8.75. Triple finalist Kehu Butler (Mnt)
finished fourth in the final clearly running out of energy after surfing his
sixth heat of the day.
However it was Butler
that claimed his second title of the day in the DC Shoes Under 14 Boys
Division. He was unstoppable in the
final swinging into a wave on the starting hooter and posting an 8.0 point
ride. Midway through the final he
eventually took the lead and then went on to score the heat-high 8.60 point
ride to extend his lead.
“It was pretty hard to get a wave some times but the barrels were pretty
fun” said Butler
playing down his double title.
Manu Scott – Arrieta (Sandy Bay) challenged for the lead late scoring a
7.50 point ride to get himself out of a combination situation but he was left
requiring a 9.11 point ride and had to settle for second. Taranaki surfer Isaac Kettle finished third
in the final scoring 10.20 ahead of Tane Bowden (WGM) in fourth on 8.70.
Butler wins
himself a trip to the Gold Coast Quiksilver Pro in March. “I can’t wait to go over to the Quiksilver
Pro, I want to watch Kelly Slater surf” said Butler.
Bianca Sansom (Albany, Auck) claimed her first win of the year in the Roxy
Under 16 Girls Division overcoming New Zealand representative and local surfer
Jasmine Smith who put up a strong fight throughout the 25 minute final. Sansom started the final strong with a 6.0
point ride and then left it until her last wave to score a 7.57 point ride and
seal the win. Last minute jitters did
creep in as Smith equalled Sansom’s top score.
However it was not enough and once the results were read out, with
surfers already on the beach, Sansom jumped into her mum’s arms with
excitement.
“I was so nervous when Jasmine got that last one but when they (scores)
were called out, I don’t know, it just turned to total happiness” said an
overwhelmed Sansom. “The girls have been pushing my surfing so much this year and
Jasmine has been ripping and pushing my surfing heaps too so it is good to
finally win one.
Sansom wins a trip to the Roxy Pro on the Gold Coast of Australia next
March where she will be able to witness the best female surfers in the
world. “It is going to be the best
experience ever.”
Placing second in the final was Smith who was the only surfer to put up a
serious fight against Sansom scoring 12.80.
Piha surfer Claudia Fraser placed third in the final, this event being
the fourth time she has placed third at a national event. Local surfer Abby Falwasser – Logan placed fourth in the
final.
Kehu Butler took out his first final of the day in the Sequence Surf Shop
Under 12 Boys Division after an 8.83 point ride early in the heat pushed him
out in front of his opponents. His
flawless forehand hacks tight in the pocket saw him ride to his best wave score
and he backed that up with a 5.60 point ride for a 14.43 point total. Tane Bowden (WGM) came back at him in the
late stages of the final but never really challenged for the lead requiring an
8.88 point ride and he finished in second place overall. Lee Ririnui (Mnt) claimed third place to
equal his results from the past two events.
In fourth place was Jared Gebert (Ohope) who surfed in his second final
of the season.
Please see below for final results from Maz Quinn’s Quiksilver King of the
Groms presented by Don’t Let The Sun Get Under Your Skin completed today (Sunday
29th April) at Stockroute, Wainui Beach,
Gisborne.
Quiksilver Under 16 Boys Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Kehu Butler (Arataki), 12.8, 1, Isaac Kettle
(Tara), 10.7, 2, Caleb Braithwaite (Whtane), 8.4, 3, Joshua Farr (Tara), 5.1, 4
Heat 2
Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha), 12.6, 1, Manu
Scott-Arrieta (Sandy Bay), 11.7, 2, Matt McGreggor (Whngrei), 7.73, 3, Jack
Mills (BOP), 4.07, 4
Heat 3
Dune Kennings (Whmata), 14.5, 1, Te Rapai
Barbarich Love, 9.77, 2, Harrison Whiteside (ChCh), 7.07, 3, Nicolaj Probst
(Ohope), 6.17, 4
Heat 4
McKenzie Bowden (Whmata), 12.3, 1, Taylor
Hutchison (Rag), 10.9, 2, Quin Matenga (Mnt), 10.1, 3, Jordan Griffin (Mnt),
9.5, 4
Quiksilver Under 16 Boys
Semifinals
Heat 1
Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha), 16.17, 1, Kehu
Butler (Arataki), 12.67, 2, Isaac Kettle (Tara), 5.87, 3, Manu Scott-Arrieta
(Sandy Bay), 5.37, 4
Heat 2
McKenzie Bowden (Whmata), 14.33, 1, Dune
Kennings (Whmata), 13.40, 2, Te Rapai Barbarich Love (Tara), 13.07, 3, Taylor
Hutchison (Rag), 6.83, 4
Quiksilver Under 16 Boys
Finals
Dune Kennings (Whmata), 15.17, 1, McKenzie
Bowden (Whmata), 10.90, 2, Elliot Paerata - Reid (Piha), 8.75, 3, Kehu Butler
(Arataki), 7.57, 4
DC Shoes Under 14 Boys
Semifinals
Heat 1
Tane Bowden (Whmata), 12, 1, Manu
Scott-Arrieta (Sandy Bay), 11.2, 2, Daniel Farr (Tara), 7.17, 3, Ben McCulloch
(Gis), 5.87, 4
Heat 2
Kehu Butler (Arataki), 13.3, 1, Isaac Kettle
(Tara), 11.2, 2, Jonas Tawharu (Mnt), 8.77, 3, Reuben Mottart (Gis), 4.53, 4
DC
Shoes Under 14 Boys Final
Kehu Butler (Arataki),16.60, 1, Manu
Scott-Arrieta (Sandy Bay) 13.33, 2, Isaac Kettle (Tara), 10.20, 3, Tane Bowden
(Whmata), 8.70, 4
Sequence
Under 12 Boys Final
Kehu Butler (Arataki), 14.43, 1, Tane Bowden
(Whmata), 10.87, 2, Lee Ririnui (Mnt), 7.10, 3, Jared Gebert (Ohope), 6.0, 4
Roxy Under 16 Girls
Semifinals
Heat 1
Jasmine Smith (Gis), 12.7, 1, Bianca Sansom
(Auck), 11.4, 2, Nam Northcott (Tara), 3.57, 3
Heat 2
Claudia Fraser (Auck), 10.2, 1, Abby
Falwasser-Logan (Gis), 9.17, 2, Milly Crew (Muri), 7.57, 3
Roxy
Under 16 Girls Final
Bianca Sansom (Auck), 13.57, 1, Jasmine Smith
(Gis), 12.80, 2, Claudia Fraser (Auck), 8.50, 3, Abby Falwasser-Logan (Gis),
7.53, 4
Further Information
For further information on Maz Quinn’s Quiksilver
King of the Groms please contact Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings on 021
2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz.
Alternatively please contact Quiksilver Marketing Manager Maz Quinn on
021367629 or email maz.quinn@quiksilver.com.au.
Imagery
High resolution action images of the surfing are available to media free of
charge courtesy of New Zealand Surfing Magazine.
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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King of the Groms event is proudly sponsored by Quiksilver, Roxy, Don’t Let The
Sun Get Under Your Skin, DC Shoes, Sequence Surf Shop, Surfers Skin, Pro
Lite, Sticky Johnson
and NZ Surfing Magazine.
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NZ Pro Series |
1. Maz Quinn (Gis)
2. Sean Peggs (Tai)
3. JC Susan (Mnt)
4. Zen Wallis (Piha)
5. Dune Kennings (WGM)
6. Chris Malone (Rag)
7. Matt Hewitt (Mnt)
8. Leon Santorik (Rag)
9. Bachelor Tipene (Tara)
10. Tane Wallis (Piha) |
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1, Daniel
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2, Ant
McColl (Mnt)
3, Zen
Wallis (Piha)
4, Thomas
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5, Phil
Morris (Auck)
6, Owen
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7, Glen
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8, Duncan
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9, Matt
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10, Dylan
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GROMMET SERIES |
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Under 16 Boys
1. Kehu Butler (Mnt)
2. Taylor Hutchison (Rag)
3. Isaac Kettle (Tara)
4. Callum Chuter (Mnt)
5. RagHarrison Whiteside (Chch)
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Under 16 Girls
1. Claudia Fraser (Piha)
2. Kea Smith (Mnt)
3. Britt Kindred (Muri)
4. Dayna Story (Gis)
5. Jasmine Smith (Gis) |
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