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Perfect Waves Decimated By Title Contenders |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Saturday, 15 January 2011 |
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Maz Quinn - Image PhotoCPL
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Title contenders emerged from the pack on day three of the Hyundai National Surfing Championships at St Clair Beach, Dunedin today (15th January) with the hottest surfing of the event to date taking place.
The surfing in the Open Men’s and Women’s Divisions was electric with the last eight surfers of the Men’s Division found while the Women’s Division was surfed through to the last four surfers.
The Quinn brothers who were pitched together in the second quarterfinal heat showed the skill of their champion surfing family. With five titles between them, the two surfers left nothing to chance moving through to the last eight surfers, Maz claiming the first battle victory winning the heat with a score of 16.6 to younger brother Jay’s 15.43.
The Quinns will go head to head again on the final day of the event firstly in the semifinals but with the aim of gunning for the title against each other in the final.
The Quinn’s were not the only ones to shine however, with defending champion Billy Stairmand (Rag) scoring 16.37 points out of a possible 20 to win his heat. Stairmand was up against his travelling companion on the World Tour, Richard Christie (Mah), who also progressed through to the semifinals with a score of 14.37. Coincidentally it was Christie that finished runner up to Stairmand at the event in 2010.
Also progressing through to the final were Taranaki stalwart Jarred Hancox and Piha’s Ryan Hawker who finished in first and second in the first heat of the quarterfinals.
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Airini Mason - Image PhotoCPL
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Sixteen year old Ella Williams (WGM) stunned her opponents with a powerful display of surfing that totalled 16.0 points out of a possible 20 points. Williams will be the youngest finalist on the final day and her current run of form will give her a great chance for a shot at the title. Williams progressed alongside local wildcard Hayley Coakes who was another to shock her opponents by progressing through to the final. Both surfers are first time finalists.
The second semifinal went more according to plan with the number one seed Jessica Santorik (Rag) winning the heat ahead of Airini Mason (Gis). The two surfers ran away with the final, Santorik scoring 12.80 to Mason’s 12.17.
A whopping 44 heats were contested throughout the day with officials using two arenas at times to get through 15 hours of surfing. For a full report on all divisions contested today, head to the Surfing New Zealand website.
The event is the second of six events on the 2010/11 SOL Series and is being held at St Clair Beach, Dunedin. Today the surf remained around the 2.0m mark with the sun breaking through the clouds during the afternoon.
Day four will take place at St Clair Beach with a 7.30am start. The order of events will be confirmed once officials assess the conditions in the morning.
Please below for results from day 3 of the Hyundai National Surfing Championships held at St Clair Beach Dunedin today (Saturday 15th January).
Open Men’s Quarterfinals
Heat 1
Ryan Hawker (Piha), 13.2, 1, Jarred Hancox (Tara), 13, 2, Keone Campbell (Tara), 10.7, 3, Ben Poulter (Rag), 8.83, 4
Heat 2
Maz Quinn (Gis), 16.6, 1, Jay Quinn (Gis), 15.4, 2, Luke Hughes (Rag), 13, 3, Alex Dive (Mnt), 9.73, 4
Heat 3
Billy Stairmand (Rag) , 16.4, 1, Richard Christie (Mahia), 14.4, 2, Leon Santorik (Rag), 13.2, 3, Tim O'Connor (Mnt), 13.1, 4
Heat 4
Morehu Roberts (Rag), 13.1, 1, Blair Stewart (Gis), 12.1, 2, Tane Wallis (Piha), 11.4, 3, Nick White (Mnt), 11, 4
Open Men’s Semifinals (Yet to be surfed)
Heat 1
Ryan Hawker (Piha), Jarred Hancox (Tara), Maz Quinn (Gis), Jay Quinn (Gis)
Heat 2
Billy Stairmand (Rag), Richard Christie (Mahia), Morehu Roberts (Rag), Blair Stewart (Gis)
Open Women’s Semifinals
Heat 1
Ella Williams (Whmata), 16, 1, Hayley Coakes (Dun), 9.57, 2, Grace Spiers (Whmata), 8.9, 3, Alethea Lock (ChCh), 5.57, 4
Heat 2
Jessica Santorik (Rag), 12.8, 1, Airini Mason (Gis), 12.17, 2, Daisy Thomas (ChCh), 7.23, 3, Jayda Martin-Fitzharris (Gis), 6.63, 4
Open Women’s Finals (Yet to be surfed)
Ella Williams (Whmata), Hayley Coakes (Dun), Jessica Santorik (Rag), Airini Mason (Gis)
Twenty three national titles go up for grabs at the Hyundai National Championships. As well as the premier Open Men’s and Open Women’s Divisions, there will be a further 21 divisions comprising of age groups from Under 14 through to Over 55s and also Kneeboard and Bodyboard disciplines.
Complete lists of all National Champions are located on the Surfing New Zealand website under History.
Please see below for the remaining five events that make up the 20010/11 SOL Surf Series.
Sol Series Event 2 - 13-16 January - Hyundai National Championships, Dunedin (5-star)
Sol Series Event 3 - 29-31 January - Billabong Pro presented by Sony, Whangamata (6-star)
Sol Series Event 4 - 12-13 February - Power Balance Pro, Mount Maunganui (4-star)
Sol Series Event 5 - 11-13 March - Rip Curl Pro, Raglan (6-star)
Sol Series Event 6 - 2-3 April SOL Super 16, Mobile (6-star)
The remaining events on the 2011 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour follow:
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 2, 13-16 January, Dunedin (5-star)
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 3, 4-6 February, Sandy Bay (SNZ 6-star / ASP LQS 1-star)
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 4, 19-20 February, Mount Maunganui (4-star)
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 5, 4-5 March, Port Waikato (6-star)
Entry into the events can be completed at Surfing New Zealand under events. Complete the entry process online or download entry forms and send them in. The 2011 SOL Surf Series is expected to receive high entry levels so entrants will need to be in well before the cut off dates to assure themselves a slice of the action.
Further Information
For further information on the 2011 Hyundai National Championships please contact Surfing New Zealand’s Ben Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz. Alternatively contact Hyundai Brand Manager Devyn Cantley on 0275541548 or email dcantley@hyundai.co.nz.
Imagery
Web clips and newsfeeds 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 SOL Surf Series will be available to media free of charge upon request.
Event Hotline
The Surfing New Zealand event hotline is 0211134506. This will be updated daily at approximately 7am with venue, divisions contested and conditions.
Partners
Generous support from Hyundai, SOL and South Coast Boardriders has made this event possible.
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