Oct 30, 2022

Westen Hirst And Kayla Tani Win 2022 Rip Curl GromSearch

Presented By Samudera Indonesia

Hundreds of ripping young surfers from around the nation, this weekend, 29-30 October, competed in the 17th annual Rip Curl GromSearch. Competing in an exciting, safe and friendly competitive environment, the best Indonesian surfers put their skills to the test against some red hot travelling competitors in all divisions, including Under 16’s, Under 14’s and under 10’s.

Known for its consistent waves, Halfway Kuta Beach offered competitors the perfect canvas to show their best skills with 3 to 4 foot high long waves. The famous Halfway Kuta Beach is visited by both local and foreign surfers. This beach is one of the best surf spots in Bali because it has two surfing spots, fat waves, and long swells.

“Feels so good to bring the GromSearch back to Kuta Beach Halfway after a 2 year break. This event has always been about providing a unique opportunity for kids to have a go at competing. Seeing more than 150 surfers across six divisions turn out this weekend proves the future of Indonesian surfing is very bright. Big thanks to all the surfers and families who came down this weekend, and a special shoutout to HalfWay Kuta Boardriders and all the sponsors for making it possible.” Said James Hendy, President Director of Rip Curl Indonesia.

Westen Hirst from Under 16 division put on a show scoring 12,57 points in the final.

“I’m really stoked to win the Under 16, the waves were super fun. I didn’t have any strategy but to have fun. Thank you so much to my sponsor and all my supporters!”, said Westen after claiming his winning againts his rivals Teddy Bille (12,00), Luki Haryanto (8,90) and Philip Duke (8,43).

On the Under 16 girls division, Kayla Tani’s outstanding performance saw her cruise by the field to finish 1st place with a score of 11,60, followed by Georgie May (9,17), Wayan Meli (8,60), Sang Ayu (5,43) and Chanah Weber (3,17).

“I’m feeling pretty excited and happy. I’m glad I got to surf some fun waves and put together such a good heat! ”, said Kayla Tani.

Young free surfer Dylan Wilcoxen took the best overall performance during the contest and booked his Under 14 podium after his last wave scored an 8,50 making his total heat of 16,00.

“I feel so good and I’m so stoked with my final heat. I got lucky with that last wave. Thanks to my sponsor Rip Curl and my parents for supporting me”, said Dylan who was followed by Aditya Somiya (13,76), Made Balon (11,34) and Kalani Ryan (6,00).

Ziggy Mackenzie (13,67) claimed her winning on Girls Under 14 after she scored the highest total heat of all girls’ division with her last wave of 7,50.

“It was a bit of stressful day but I’m so glad that this was the come out and I’m super stoked to be representing Rip Curl and surfing in this amazing comp” said Ziggy, who surfed against Lidia Kato (6,60), Marshanda Nikijuluw (5,43), and Sonia Paris (4,90) in the final.

In the Under 10 boys division, Darma Wisesa took the podium with his total heat of 11,43 ripping alongside Kadek Dafa (7,00), Agus Jho (6,80) and Shia Jabrik (5,30). Meanwhile Wayan Malana took Under 10 girls division win with her total heat of 9,00 followed by Tasia Belyaeva (6,26), Fiona Alexandra Fuante (5,57) and Monster Chong (5,26).

“Finals day went good with such perfect condition. We’ve seen so many talented young surfers especially Boys Under 14 who will strongly move forward to more international competition. Well done to all competitors and hoping to see more of Rip Curl GromSearch findings in the future”, said Head Judges, Wayan Pica.

Rip Curl is looking for young and fresh talents to build the next generation of upcoming surfers. So... Let the Grommets rock!

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BOYS DIVISION - RESULT

Final

Heat 1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WESTEN HIRST	Red	12.57	1
PHILIP DUKE	White	8.43	4
TEDDY BILLE	Yellow	12.00	2
LUKI HARYANTO	Blue	8.90	3

Semifinals

Heat 1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WESTEN HIRST	Red	16.67	1
TEDDY BILLE	White	14.17	2
LUKE SMITH	Yellow	5.30	3
DWI PUTRAWAN	Blue	3.83	4

Heat 2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NINE NATTHAKORN	Red	6.23	4
LUKI HARYANTO	White	10.66	2
PHILIP DUKE	Yellow	11.67	1
KAHEA DESANTIS	Blue	8.23	3

Quarterfinals

Heat 1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I GEDE SURYA PUTRA ADITYA	Red	7.04	3
WESTEN HIRST	White	11.37	1
RENDRA NATAR JOSEPH ATTARD	Yellow	7.03	4
LUKE SMITH	Blue	8.47	2

Heat 2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NATRI JARIYAWATANAWIJIT	Red	4.00	3
TEDDY BILLE	White	10.37	1
DWI PUTRAWAN	Yellow	9.93	2

Heat 3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
KAHEA DESANTIS	Red	7.33	2
JULIEN SPACCAROTELLA	White	4.30	4
ARYAN VALLEJO	Yellow	6.17	3
LUKI HARYANTO	Blue	12.67	1

Heat 4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
PHILIP DUKE	Red	10.14	2
DYLAN FACHADAS	White	4.30	3
NINE NATTHAKORN	Yellow	10.33	1
RIDWAN ARDIANSAH	Blue	2.47	4

Round 1

Heat 1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I GEDE SURYA PUTRA ADITYA	Red	10.20	1
RENDRA NATAR JOSEPH ATTARD	White	9.43	2
MARIO DISTAIN	Yellow	7.23	3
DAAN VAN ROOIJEN	Blue	5.10	4

Heat 2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WESTEN HIRST	Red	12.34	1
KETUT EZELL ADINATA	White	4.43	3
LUKE SMITH	Yellow	5.24	2
ALEX. G.	Blue	-	-

Heat 3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
JUNA WIJAYA	Red	-	-
TEDDY BILLE	White	9.33	1
DWI PUTRAWAN	Yellow	8.50	2
K. ANGGASTYA MAHENDRA P.	Blue	3.94	3

Heat 4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NATRI JARIYAWATANAWIJIT	Red	1.00	1
KAVI SUGIHARTO	White	-	-
OKTA ARYA	Yellow	-	-
WAYAN PUTRA YUDHI	Blue	-	-

Heat 5

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
JACK HORAN	Red	3.13	4
FRANCO TIRTOPRODJO	White	4.33	3
ARYAN VALLEJO	Yellow	6.94	2
KAHEA DESANTIS	Blue	10.43	1

Heat 6

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ALFA	Red	-	-
LUKI HARYANTO	White	0.50	2
JULIEN SPACCAROTELLA	Yellow	3.17	1
JOAQUIN AT THARIQ R. R.	Blue	-	-

Heat 7

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
DYLAN FACHADAS	Red	7.16	1
RIDWAN ARDIANSAH	White	3.67	2
HELIO NALENDRA	Yellow	2.90	3
MOH ABDUL SAFII	Blue	-	-

Heat 8

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
PHILIP DUKE	Red	10.33	1
I MADE JULIO AKASA R.	White	5.50	3
NINE NATTHAKORN	Yellow	7.67	2
VEN	Blue	4.86	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
MADE BALON	Red	11.34	3
DYLAN WILCOXEN	White	16.00	1
ADITYA SOMIYA	Yellow	13.76	2
KALANI RYAN	Blue	6.00	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NATAN JOHANNES	Red	9.50	3
MADE NESA	White	7.03	4
MADE BALON	Yellow	16.53	1
ADITYA SOMIYA	Blue	15.20	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
DYLAN WILCOXEN	Red	12.33	1
KAHEA ISSHIKI	White	7.90	3
KALANI RYAN	Yellow	10.43	2
THEO RADCLIFFE	Blue	5.34	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
MADE BALON	Red	10.00	2
OSCAR GLOSSOP	White	9.63	3
NATAN JOHANNES	Yellow	10.04	1
LEO MATCHETT	Blue	8.27	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
MADE NESA	Red	10.50	1
MANU'A	White	6.37	4
RIKI UEMURA	Yellow	7.83	3
ADITYA SOMIYA	Blue	8.50	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
MICAH SMITH	Red	7.04	3
KAHEA ISSHIKI	White	8.33	1
SAM SMITH	Yellow	6.80	4
THEO RADCLIFFE	Blue	7.50	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
DYLAN WILCOXEN	Red	10.40	1
SAM WEBER	White	5.06	3
KALANI RYAN	Yellow	8.70	2
NICHOLAS SAPUTRA	Blue	3.17	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ALFIE CLARKE	Red	5.06	3
RAJO BARREL	White	-	-
OSCAR GLOSSOP	Yellow	6.80	2
CHRISTIAN JAYDEN A.	Blue	4.07	4
MADE BALON	Green	10.17	1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
RIKO DISTAN	Red	4.50	4
SUNNY GILL	White	2.03	5
NATAN JOHANNES	Yellow	6.67	2
KIRAN SHAI VITT	Blue	5.94	3
LEO MATCHETT	Green	7.17	1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ADITYA SOMIYA	Red	10.67	2
NOA ADITHYA DENIS	White	6.00	3
KOMANG RISKY WALIANA P.	Yellow	3.10	5
JARA JOHNSTON	Blue	5.30	4
MANU'A	Green	10.84	1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ARA YOFFE	Red	7.63	4
RIKI UEMURA	White	11.00	2
MADE NESA	Yellow	11.00	1
NOAH CRUZ ATTARD	Blue	3.83	5
DENIS ARDIANSYAH	Green	8.24	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NYOMAN MATHEAS TINA WIADNA	Red	3.70	4
SAM SMITH	White	6.60	2
I KADEK RICKY DWI DANTARA	Yellow	2.10	5
MICAH SMITH	Blue	7.74	1
ANDREW BAUWENS	Green	4.86	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
KAHEA ISSHIKI	Red	8.27	1
KENOAH WIYONO	White	2.40	5
THEO RADCLIFFE	Yellow	7.50	2
TIMOFEY SLEPIKHIN	Blue	3.10	4
JAMIE VAGLIO	Green	5.22	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I PUTU AGUS ANDIKA WIDIARTA	Red	-	-
NICHOLAS SAPUTRA	White	3.03	2
SAM WEBER	Yellow	6.17	1
PUTU MAHADIKA	Blue	-	-
KADEK ADI SAPUTRA	Green	2.53	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I PUTU RISKI WARDANA DINATA P.	Red	2.23	5
PUTU RAMANANDA PUTRA	White	2.60	4
BAILEY ARMITAGE	Yellow	4.50	3
KALANI RYAN	Blue	8.77	2
DYLAN WILCOXEN	Green	12.83	1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I GEDE DARMA WISESA	Red	11.43	1
WAYAN AGUS JHO ANANTA	White	9.30	2
SHIA JABRIK	Yellow	5.30	4
I KD DAFA WINATA YASA	Blue	7.00	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I GEDE DARMA WISESA	Red	11.93	1
KYAN JOHNSTON	White	5.87	4
JASPER GLOSSOP	Yellow	11.00	3
SHIA JABRIK	Blue	11.44	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WAYAN MIYURA YANO JAYA	Red	4.90
WAYAN AGUS AGUS JHO ANANTA	White	9.60	1
I KD DAFA WINATA WINATA YASA	Yellow	8.67	2
DIKI ANWAR	Blue	5.87	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
JASPER GLOSSOP	Red	13.83	2
I WAYAN NAVARANG APTA NATA	White	6.00	3
I GEDE DARMA WISESA	Yellow	17.33	1
SANG BAGUS MADE SUBAWA G.V	Blue	4.33	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I PUTU BINTANG WALAGRI	Red	6.56	3
KYAN JOHNSTON	White	10.17	1
SHIA JABRIK	Yellow	6.80	2
LENNO KUSUMA FORTIN	Blue	5.10	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ANGGA RAMADHAN A.P	Red	4.93	3
DIKI ANWAR	White	6.73	2
WAYAN AGUS JHO ANANTA	Yellow	10.33	1
DEWA KENZIE	Blue	3.67	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ALEXANDER SMIRNOV	Red	3.33	3
WAYAN MIYURA YANO JAYA	White	5.50	1
I KADEK DAFA WINATA YASA	Yellow	4.84	2
I PUTU KIRAN ANANTA SAPUTRA	Blue	2.23	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
JASPER GLOSSOP	Red	12.16	1
JAYDEN WILCOXEN	White	5.00	3
ALESSANDRO DOTTI	Yellow	3.97	4
I GEDE DARMA WISESA	Blue	5.37	2
CAMERON PAUL MALING	Green	-	-

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
SANG BAGUS MADE SUBAWA G.V	Red	8.40	2
I WAYAN NAVARANG APTA NATA	White	12.33	1
I MADE ARTA GUNA	Yellow	4.30	3
DIKA ANWAR	Blue	3.97	4
NYOMAN JUNA ARTA	Green	-	-

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NYOMAN DHANANJAYA PM	Red	2.47	5
TIANDRA PRAMESWARA K	White	4.44	3
KYAN JOHNSTON	Yellow	11.67	1
LENNO KUSUMA FORTIN	Blue	6.20	2
KAI GUTIERREZ	Green	4.13	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
RAFAEL HIROSHI SETIADI	Red	2.04	5
SHIA JABRIK	White	8.10	2
AIKAU GRIFFIN	Yellow	2.40	4
I PUTU BINTANG WALAGRI	Blue	10.33	1
PANI PATTERN	Green	2.73	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
RADHIKA PRAMESWARA K	Red	-	-
ANGGA RAMADHAN A.P	White	6.23	1
FAREL ZLATANERA WAU	Yellow	2.63	3
WAYAN AGUS JHO ANANTA	Blue	5.60	2
CIARAN WEE	Green	2.36	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
RYDER GRIFFIN	Red	4.54	3
DIKI ANWAR	White	7.36	1
KRISNA ADIPUTRA	Yellow	1.97	5
DEWA KENZIE	Blue	5.13	2
ZACHARIAS DOUGLAH	Green	2.83	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WAYAN REVAN JAYA	Red	2.37	4
WAYAN MIYURA YANO JAYA	White	5.93	1
LEWIS ORLANDO COLE	Yellow	2.37	3
KEKOA RYDER MOLINA	Blue	-	-
I PUTU KIRAN ANANTA SAPUTRA	Green	2.86	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
I PUTU ANANDA PERMANA	Red	3.94	4
I KADEK DAFA WINATA YASA	White	4.90	2
I MADE DANA ALAN DWIPARIYANA	Yellow	2.53	5
ZIO JEKSEN	Blue	4.26	3
ALEXANDER SMIRNOV	Green	4.97	1

GIRLS DIVISION RESULT

FINAL

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WAYAN MELI SUTO	Red	8.60	3
GEORGIE-MAY HICKS	White	9.17	2
CHANAH WEBER	Yellow	3.17	5
SANG AYU PUTU ANASTASYA MEGA DEWI	Blue	5.43	4
KAYLA TANI MARTIN	Green	11.60	1

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ZIGGY MACKENZIE	Red	13.67	1
LIDIA KATO	White	6.60	2
MARSHANDA NIKIJULUW	Yellow	5.43	3
SONIA PARIS LEILANI NALENDRA	Blue	4.90	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ZIGGY MACKENZIE	Red	17.50	1
HANASURI JABRIK	White	7.43	4
NALA RABIK	Yellow	7.84	3
MARSHANDA NIKIJULUW	Blue	9.43	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
LIDIA KATO	Red	14.83	1
UNA TASMAN	White	4.13	3
SONIA PARIS LEILANI NALENDRA	Yellow	5.30	2
BIANCA MARIE SANTOSO	Blue	3.40	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ZIGGY MACKENZIE	Red	9.53	1
IMARI HEARN	White	3.83	3
NALA RABIK	Yellow	6.03	2
AURA ZEFLIN	Blue	2.43	4
OCEAN LOVE MARIE BURDINE	Green	2.26	5

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Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
NI PUTU YUNI WIDIANTARI	Red	4.87	3
MARSHANDA NIKIJULUW	White	6.20	2
HANASURI JABRIK	Yellow	7.43	1
DIAN SEPTIARI	Blue	3.50	4
LAUREN REDD	Green	1.03	5

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ANNIKKI	Red	2.10	4
LIDIA KATO	White	16.50	1
JASMINE STUDER	Yellow	10.44	3
SONIA PARIS LEILANI NALENDRA	Blue	11.17	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ARCHELYA KASIH PRADJAWASITA	Red	2.56	4
AVA FULLER	White	4.60	3
BIANCA MARIE	Yellow	5.40	2

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
TASIA BELYAEVA	Red	6.26	2
WAYAN MALANA FAIRBROTHER	White	9.00	1
FIONA ALEXANDRA FUANTE	Yellow	5.57	3
MONSTER CHONG	Blue	5.26	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
WAYAN MALANA FAIR BROTHER	Red	15.17	1
MONSTER CHONG	White	4.63	2
KELIA LEMAY	Yellow	2.90	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
RAIN GILL	Red	2.30	4
FIONA ALEXANDRA FUANTE	White	9.67	2
TASIA BELYAEVA	Yellow	11.17	1
JIRAPAT CHULASUKONTHA	Blue	6.50	3

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
ARYA GRIFFIN	Red	3.30	3
KELIA LEMAY	White	3.97	2
MONSTER CHONG	Yellow	6.77	1
NI NYOMAN TARA DEVI S.	Blue	2.27	4

Name	Color	Heat Total	Pos.
AMANAH PUTRI ANNISA	Red	5.03	2
WAYAN MALANA FAIRBROTHER	White	11.00	1
DAVA AMARA	Yellow	3.57	3
AZURA VANESSA	Blue	2.87	4