International Students Surfing Challenge

Surfing Queensland
Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast
19 - 20 March 2005

Day 2: Brazilians Dominate Inaugural International Students Surfing Challenge

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 20 March 2005: - - 17 year old Brazilian student Alex Charcon today won the inaugural International Student Surf Challenge in testing metre and half thumping beach breaks at Duranbah Beach, Gold Coast.

The final was a 3 way tussle between fellow Brazilian Guto Morin, and Australian Mitchell Hayes, first prize still up for grabs right until the final siren. The young Brazilian’s victory was set up by his 9.0 wave half way through the 30 minute final, judges rewarding him for a series of radical re-entries and finishing the wave with a big forehand aerial maneuver to finish the wave.

Guto Morin was closest to his young countryman scoring well for a radical backhand attack, but could not find a wave with enough scoring potential to overtake the young grommet he surfs with regularly at Snapper Rocks in-between classes.

Aussie Mitchell Hayes finished 3rd, and another Brazilian student Lauro Garcia placing 4th. Japanese students also performed well but were eliminated in the semi-finals, as was the last student from France.

Not only was the event a celebration of surfing, but a celebration of different cultures as well, with a range of beach activities and foods from different cultures for all to sample.

Day 1: Students from 10 countries battle it out at Duranah

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 19 March 2005: - - Solid 1 ½ to 2m waves at Duranbah Beach was the venue for day 1 one of the International Students Surfing Challenge (ISSC). Surfers from Brazil, Finland, Sweden, Indonesia, Tahiti, Japan, Peru, Holland, France, and Australia were ripping the waves up in the water and showing great national spirit with the flags from several countries waving in the prevailing gusty southerly winds.

A field of 64 surfers took the challenge, and the solid waves of Duranbah. Standouts were heat-winner Alex Chachon, Guto Amorin, and Lauro Garcia (Brazil), also Japanese surfers represented well, Hikaro Chinen, Kentaro Yoshizawa, Isao Shimada just some of the Japanese surfers to qualify to round 2 of the event. Jonas Claesson was also the lone qualifier to round 2 from Sweden. Mitchell Hayes was the lone Aussie in the field qualifying to round 2 with a heat win.

Competition continues at Duranbah Beach from 8am (QLD Time) Sunday with the final due to be surfed around 2pm. There is also a host of beach activities with Fresco-ball competition, Miss ISSC, Best Bikini, and tonnes of other beach activities.

The weekend winds up with the ISSC Presentation to held at the Drink Nightclub from 8pm.

The ISSC is proudly sponsored by; Braussie, Go Australia, Oh Yeah Clothing Company, Bravara, Zest, Superbankimages.com, Waves Australia, Darryl Bulger Surf Designs.

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