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Dede Suryana wins ISC surfing championship
Sat, 05/16/2009 2:05 PM | Bali
SANUR: The 2008 ISC champion Dede Suryana claimed victory Friday over 2007 ISC champ Lee Wilson at the Rusty Rumble in the Jungle 6-star Coca-Cola ISC surfing competition Thursday.
He pocketed a check for Rp 10 million (US$1,000) and also racked up 3,000 championship points.
In a final that saw some of the best waves of the day and the entire event, Suryana jumped out to an early lead by slotting into a barrel on his first try and setting the bar with a score of 6.5 point.
Lee was not as lucky and got pinched on his first wave, earning him only a 2.5.
Suryana was a wave magnet, consistently nabbing the best waves and soon had a 7.75 and then an amazing double barrel that netted him a 9.25, the highest-scoring wave of the day. He added another 7.77 that had Lee needing two 9-point waves to beat him.
It was clearly Suryana's day, as toward the later part of the final the sets slowed down, not allowing Lee much of a chance to fight back.
At the horn the score was Suryana 17.0, Lee 10.5.
"Dede surfed great and went for it 110 percent. He is a great guy and an amazing surfer, so it was really great to be out in the final with him," Lee said with a grin while clapping Dede on the back, as reported by ISC.
Being a great sport as well as a great surfer, Dede said, "That final was so great!" - JP
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