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Surfing WSL Qualifying Series 2023 (Nias Pro)


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Women's Individual

Round 40 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Round 32

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Rosie Smart

:AUS 8.94
2

Hanasuri Jabrik

:INA 5.04
3

Giada Legati

:ITA 9.84


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Raya Campbell

:AUS 9.84
2

Jahly Stokes

:AUS 4.33
3

Charli Hately

:AUS 6.73
4

Cinta Hansel

:INA 6.20


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Freya Prumm

:AUS 11.33
2

Gia Lorentson

:AUS 7.87
3

Jasmine Sampson

:AUS 5.80
4

Ella McCaffray

:USA 8.16


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Arabella Wilson

:AUS 7.37
2

Isabella Campbell

:AUS 10.50
3

Cocona Kawase

:JPN 7.60
4

Isabel Higgs

:THA 7.63

 

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Men's Individual

Round 96 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Round 64

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Samson Coulter

:AUS 9.23
2

Riki Sato

:JPN 9.00
3

Winter Vincent

:AUS 11.03
4 Tipi Jabrik :INA 4.23


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Kobi Clements

:AUS 9.16
2

Alex McGuffin

:AUS 7.46
3

Ifran Saeppu

:INA 5.43
4

Febri Ansyah

:INA 10.43


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Saxon Reber

:AUS 8.83
2

Tenshi Ishii

:INA 7.37
3

Raishin Araki

:JPN 3.93
4

Antonious Dakhi

:INA 7.50


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Bohdie Williams

:AUS 8.17
2

Maddy Job

:AUS 13.17
3

Dylan Wilcoxen

:INA 4.93
4

Rahel Wau

:INA 5.26


 

Heat 5

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Zane Assink

:AUS 7.54
2

Takumi Yasui

:JPN 10.24
3

Ryuichi Inoue

:JPN 7.90
4 Benifasisus Wau :INA 6.23


 

Heat 6

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Thomas Carvalho

:AUS 10.20
2

Tane Dobbyn

:AUS 9.00
3

Herbert Wau

:INA 8.60
4

Kevin Wau

:INA 13.60


 

Heat 7

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Raiha Onou

:JPN 7.30
2

Made Joi Satriawan

:INA 11.86
3

Ikko Watanabe

:JPN 7.46
4

Kristov Wau

:INA 3.47


 

Heat 8

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Micah Margieson

:AUS 9.50
2

Tim Bain

:AUS 9.80
3

Caleb Tancred

:AUS 10.83
4

Rayan Fadul

:BRA 9.17


 

Heat 9

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Jack Thomas

:AUS 9.50
2

Jay Occhilupo

:AUS 7.86
3

Yuma Nagasawa

:JPN 9.60
4 AlexWau :INA 7.84


 

Heat 10

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Elliot Paerata-Reid

:AUS 11.50
2

Taki Kanazawa

:JPN 9.33
3

Irawan Wau

:INA 8.60
4

Demian Amar

:INA 5.23


 

Heat 11

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Reo Inaba

:JPN 12.10
2

Spencer Kay

:AUS 8.13
3

Teddy Dag Bille

:SWE 9.17
4

Yoza Zagoto

:INA 7.30


 

Heat 12

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Ben Lorentson

:AUS 11.54
2

Kosuke Okamura

:JPN 5.70
3

Ren Okano

:JPN 7.93
4

Jordy Maree

:RSA 15.17


 

Heat 13

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Lennox Chell

:AUS 9.67
2

Hiroya Miwa

:JPN 6.04
3

Raphael Castro

:USA 7.00
4 Dont Woria Wau :INA 2.03


 

Heat 14

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Tully Wylie

:AUS 15.83
2

Westen Hirst

:INA 12.10
3

Oroma Dakhi Dakhi

:INA 5.26
4

Nikita Avdeev

:WHT 7.67


 

Heat 15

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Shohei Kato

:JPN 14.43
2

Noah Arkfeld

:PHI 5.80
3

Matt Boyle

:AUS 13.83
4 Suego Dachi :INA 5.84


 

Heat 16

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Kairi Noro

:JPN 9.37
2

Archer Curtis

:AUS 6.73
3

Kazuma Miyagi

:JPN 8.80
4

Alonso Correa

:PER 8.93

 

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Men's Individual

Round 64 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Round 32

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Daiki Tanaka

:JPN 9.60
2

I Made Ariyana

:INA 6.60
3

Winter Vincent

:AUS 10.56
4

Kobi Clements

:AUS 10.64


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Marlon Harrison

:AUS 9.14
2

John Mark Tokong

:PHI 6.90
3

Febri Ansyah

:INA 11.33
4

Samson Coulter

:AUS 11.10


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Keijiro Nishi

:JPN 11.10
2

Riaru Ito

:JPN 11.54
3

Saxon Reber

:AUS 10.96
4

Bohdie Williams

:AUS 9.80


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Tenshi Iwami

:JPN 10.77
2

Monnojo Yahagi

:JPN 6.46
3

Maddy Job

:AUS 10.27
4

Antonious Dakhi

:INA 5.63


 

Heat 5

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Ketut Agus

:INA 9.10
2

Ryuki Waida

:INA 5.40
3

Takumi Yasui

:JPN 8.34
4

Thomas Carvalho

:AUS 8.00


 

Heat 6

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Kian Martin

:SWE 5.10
2

Dakoda Walters

:AUS 14.50
3

Kevin Wau

:INA 9.96
4

Ryuichi Inoue

:JPN 6.34


 

Heat 7

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Oscar Berry

:AUS 11.50
2

Taj Stokes

:AUS 11.56
3

Made Joi Satriawan

:INA 8.20
4

Tim Bain

:AUS 7.77


 

Heat 8

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Rio Waida

:INA 9.10
2

Made Mahendra

:INA 8.63
3

Caleb Tancred

:AUS 7.20
4

Ikko Watanabe

:JPN 8.27


 

Heat 9

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Jarvis Earle

:AUS 14.50
2

Dhany Widianto

:INA 9.40
3

Yuma Nagasawa

:JPN 6.03
4

Taki Kanazawa

:JPN 6.00


 

Heat 10

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Hiroto Arai

:JPN 10.20
2

Axel Curotta

:AUS 6.63
3

Elliot Paerata-Reid

:NZL 9.34
4

Jack Thomas

:AUS 9.37


 

Heat 11

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Kyuss King

:AUS 6.07
2

Varun Tandjung

:INA 9.33
3

Reo Inaba

:JPN 8.50
4

Ben Lorentson

:AUS 11.00


 

Heat 12

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Xavier Huxtable

:AUS 12.67
2

Roi Kanazawa

:JPN 7.44
3

Jordy Maree

:RSA 13.93
4

Teddy Dag Bille

:SWE 6.53


 

Heat 13

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Mike Clayton-Brown

:AUS 8.17
2

Sheldon Simkus

:AUS 10.03
3

Lennox Chell

:AUS 7.90
4

Westen Hirst

:INA 11.16


 

Heat 14

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Rinta Oooto

:JPN 8.30
2

Takuto Ohta

:INA 4.86
3

Tully Wylie

:AUS 17.26
4

Raphael Castro

:USA 9.33


 

Heat 15

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Jordan Lawler

:AUS 13.50
2

Oney Anwar

:INA 6.70
3

Shohei Kato

:JPN 11.53
4

Alonso Correa

:PER 11.56


 

Heat 16

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Joh Azuchi

:JPN 9.33
2

Kyoshiro Suda

:JPN 7.97
3

Kairi Noro

:JPN 6.70
4

Matt Boyle

:AUS 8.93

 

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Women's Individual

Round 32 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Round of 16

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Nanaho Tsuzuki

:JPN 12.77
2

Kailani Johnson

:INA 9.26
3

Kana Nakashio

:JPN 9.30
4

Giada Legati

:ITA 10.17


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Rina Matsunaga

:JPN 11.64
2

Nyxie Ryan

:AUS 9.40
3

Lidia Kato

:INA 9.33
4

Rosie Smart

:AUS 11.56


 

Heat 3
 

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Paige Hareb

:AUS 16.33
2

Mirai Ikeda

:JPN 11.83
3

Amelie Bourke

:AUS 6.70
4

Raya Campbell

:AUS 10.60


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Sara Wakit

:JPN 11.67
2

Willow Hardy

:AUS 9.77
3

Charli Hurst

:AUS 9.20
4

Charli Hatel

:AUS 13.76


 

Heat 5

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Anon Matsuoka

:JPN 7.90
2

Holly Williams

:AUS 9.50
3

Alysse Cooper

:AUS 8.10
4

Freya Prumm

:AUS 12.83


 

Heat 6

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Philippa Anderson

:AUS 12.57
2

Mia Huppatz

:AUS 12.33
3

Jasmine Studer

:INA 9.83
4

Ella McCaffray

:USA 10.47


 

Heat 7

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Ellie Harrison

:AUS 13.37
2

Shino Matsuda

:JPN 10.77
3

Sai Maniwa

:JPN 12.27
4

Isabella Campbell

:AUS 10.30


 

Heat 8

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Minami Nonaka

:JPN 11.23
2

Sumomo Sato

:JPN 9.53
3

Anne Dos Santos

:BRA 8.77
4

Isabel Higgs

:THA 6.30
 
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Men's Individual

Round 32 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Round 16

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Kobi Clements

:AUS 8.83
2

Febri Ansyah

:INA 10.17
3

Keijiro Nishi

:JPN 10.84
4

Maddy Job

:AUS 4.00


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Winter Vincent

:AUS 12.43
2

Samson Coulter

:AUS 9.84
3

Riaru Ito

:JPN 15.50
4

Tenshi Iwami

:JPN 8.17


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Ketut Agus

:INA 4.40
2

Dakoda Walters

:AUS 9.50
3

Oscar Berry

:AUS 11.53
4

Made Mahendra

:INA 7.54


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Takumi Yasui

:JPN 11.03
2

Kevin Wau

:INA 9.37
3

Taj Stoke

:AUS 10.87
4

Rio Waida

:INA 13.16


 

Heat 5

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Jarvis Earle

:AUS 15.96
2

Hiroto Arai

:JPN 11.57
3

Varun Tandjung

:INA 12.16
4

Xavier Huxtable

:AUS 14.47


 

Heat 6

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Dhany Widianto

:INA 9.36
2

Jack Thomas

:AUS 14.27
3

Ben Lorentson

:AUS 11.16
4

Jordy Maree

:RSA 15.13


 

Heat 7

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Westen Hirst

:INA 11.33
2

Tully Wylie

:AUS 13.73
3

Alonso Correa

:PER 10.57
4

Matt Boyle

:AUS 11.23


 

Heat 8

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Sheldon Simkus

:AUS 10.10
2

Raphael Castro

:USA 9.33
3

Jordan Lawler

:AUS 15.00
4

Joh Azuchi

:JPN 8.23

 

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Women's Individual

Round 16 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Quartelfinals

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Nanaho Tsuzuki

:JPN 9.73
2

Mirai Ikeda

:JPN 11.67
3

Rina Matsunaga

:JPN 7.74
4

Sara Wakita

:JPN 9.17


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Paige Hareb

:NZL 14.60
2

Giada Legati

:ITA 10.54
3

Charli Hately

:AUS 11.00
4

Rosie Smart

:AUS 12.57


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Freya Prumm

:AUS 10.83
2

Sai Maniwa

:JPN 7.83
3

Philippa Anderson

:AUS 14.27
4

Sumomo Sato

:JPN 6.73


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Ellie Harrison

:AUS 11.67
2

Holly Williams

:AUS 8.67
3

Minami Nonaka

:JPN 8.70
4

Mia Huppatz

:AUS 13.33

 

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Men's Individual

Round 16 Results
The best 2 Athletes from each Heat will qualify for the Quartelfinals

 

Heat 1

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Keijiro Nishi

:JPN 12.50
2

Dakoda Walters

:AUS 15.33
3

Riaru Ito

:JPN 15.93
4

Takumi Yasui

:JPN 12.74


 

Heat 2

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Oscar Berry

:AUS 14.60
2

Febri Ansyah

:INA 11.63
3

Rio Waida

:INA 13.94
4

Winter Vincent

:AUS 13.67


 

Heat 3

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Jarvis Earle

:AUS 16.93
2

Westen Hirst

:INA 7.76
3

Jordy Maree

:RSA 12.43
4

Sheldon Simkus

:AUS 12.14


 

Heat 4

 

Rank
Athletes
Nation
Result
1

Tully Wylie

:AUS 12.24
2

Xavier Huxtable

:AUS 10.33
3

Jordan Lawler

:AUS 11.20
4

Jack Thomas

:AUS 12.10

 

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

:JPN Mirai Ikeda

9.57 :AUS Rosie Smart 12.14 Final

:AUS Rosie Smart

17.60

:JPN Nanaho Tsuzuki

9.17 :NZL Paige Hareb 15.00 :NZL Paige Hareb 7.93

:NZL Paige Hareb

14.50

:AUS Philippa Anderson

17.27 :AUS Philippa Anderson 12.43 :AUS Philippa Anderson 15.33

:AUS Ellie Harrison

13.17

:AUS Freya Prumm

10.03 :AUS Freya Prumm 11.84 No 3rd Place Match

:AUS Mia Huppatz

8.73

 

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Men's Individual

 

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals

:JPN Riaru Ito

17.00 :INA Rio Waida 19.00 Final

:INA Rio Waida

17.97

:AUS Dakoda Walters

6.66 :AUS Oscar Berry 13.03 :INA Rio Waida 18.37

:AUS Oscar Berry

16.56

:AUS Jarvis Earle

15.16 :AUS Jack Thomas 9.00 :AUS Tully Wylie 14.23

:AUS Jack Thomas

16.43

:RSA Jordy Maree

15.86 :AUS Tully Wylie 15.00 No 3rd Place Match

:AUS Tully Wylie

17.46

 

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    • In a country as big as , the odds of Olympians being close to you are quite small; however, once I realized several months ago that even a state as small as mine hosts Olympians on occasion, I decided to scour each sport's calendar to make sure I caught them when they come around.  That led me to the middle of nowhere in my own state today, where there was a 4* Eventing competition, featuring a couple of Olympians and/or World Champion athletes.   Most all the athletes here were local or from USA, but there were a couple who compete for   or .  When we walked up, I had no idea what I was doing.  I thought I was in the right arena at the venue, but I didn't really see anyone there.  (There weren't any stands full of spectators, nor did I see any judges...it was time for dressage.). One of the ladies turned around and we struck up conversation.  Turns out I was in the right spot, and they were just on a short break.  She directed my attention to the upcoming athlete, Caroline Pamukcu.  Thanks to my research ahead of time, I knew she was on the Paris 2024 Eventing Team.  The lady we were talking with was the owner of the horse Caroline was riding.  After she finished with her dressage round, she got off the horse and was just standing there talking with her crew.  We went over and had a brief chat and one of the other ladies offered to take our picture.     I asked Caroline if she was aiming for LA28, and she said yes.  I've also since shown the girls and wifey the video from her Paris 2024 jumping competition.  Hope she makes the team this year!   (Caroline has a Gold Individual Eventing and Silver Team Eventing medal from the 2023 PanAms.  Boyd Martin from the Paris team was also there, himself having a WCh Silver and three gold PanAms.  Tamra Smith, who has a Silver from the 2022 WCh, was there as well.  Waylon Roberts, who represents  and has a PanAm Silver competed.  I saw a few more Dressage rounds, then watched them all do the Jumping.  Didn't get to see Cross-Country, but they'll have another similar event in October.)    
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