VIDEO: Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang trials highlight

Rip Curl Cup Invitational

Indonesian Championship Tour
Padang Padang, Bali Indonesia
15 July - 25 August 2012

Opening ceremony and trials competition at Bali's most famous left

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 20 July, 2012 : - - Padang Padang, Bali -- Any doubts about who sits atop the pecking order at Uluwatu were put to rest on when local legends Made Lana and Wayan Gobleg overpowered a field of much younger adversaries to take the top two spots in the trials of the 2012 Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang Invitational.

As the top two finishers in the Bukit Trials, Lana and Gobleg earned wildcard berths into the main event and the chance to compete for $10,000 in prize money. They will join 30 of the world's best tube riders at Padang Padang when an ideal swell prompts contest directors to run the 2012 Rip Curl Cup, any day between now and August 26th.

2012 Rip Curl Cup Trials Results:

Final
1st Made Lana* 17.16
2nd Gobleg* 15.16
3rd Gesit 11.20
4th Koki 9.20
5th Teko 8.40
6th Dag Dag 7.6

Semi Final 1
1st Gobleg 15.66
2nd Gesit 9.59
3rd Koki 6.46
4th Blacky 6.13
5th Koko Mitsua 4.96
6th Manik 1.10

Semi Final 2
1st Made Lana 9.06
2nd Teko 8.22
3rd Dag Dag 7.76
4th Alik 7.0
5th Tumbling 5.43
6th Loco 4.66

*Earn local wildcard spots in 2012 Rip Curl Cup at Padang Padang

You don't have to be in Bali to see the best barrel-riding show of the year. Check the Rip Curl Cup website to see the official event status and find out when “It's On.” On contest day, Padang Cup fans around the world can watch round by round video highlights on the site. Also check the website for in-depth interviews with all the invited surfers and daily video features on all the hottest surfing, parties and happening in Bali during the waiting period. See it all at RipCurl.com.

Now in its ninth year, the Rip Curl Cup Invitational at Padang Padang is Indonesia’s longest-running surfing competition and the only ISC tour event featuring top international surfers alongside Indonesia’s best. The field of 32 surfers is split equally between 16 of Indonesia’s all-time greatest and 16 of the world’s best barrel riders. This invitational format, along with the allure of the wave at Padang and a $10,000 prize purse, makes the Rip Curl Cup the most anticipated event of the Indonesian surf season.

For 2012, Rip Curl has extended the event waiting period to a grand total of six weeks to ensure catching an epic swell for the “one-day, one-swell” event. This year's window will run from July 15th through Aug. 26th and the contest will be run entirely on the chosen day. When contest directors see an ideal “Padang swell” in the forecast, they will give the green light and the 32 competitors will have 24 hours to make it to Bali’s Bukit Peninsula.

Real-time contest status and updates can be found at asia.ripcurl.com/padangcup12. The Rip Curl Cup Padang Padang 2012 is sponsored by: Beach Hut, Uluwatu Surf Villas, Smirfnoff Ice, San Miguel Light, GUS, with media support by Magic Seaweed, ASL (Australian Surfing Life), Surf Time, MAXIM, JUICE, IndoSurfLife.com & BaliBelly.tv

Previous reports:
# 1 : Rip Curl Cup Invitational kicking off wait period
# 2 : Heat draw announced for Rip Curl Cup Invitational
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon

www.ripcurl.com
http://asia.ripcurl.com/padangcup12

Source: Rip Curl

Author: Rosanne Riemersma

Tags: Padang Padang, Bali, Rip Curl Cup, Trialists

Events: Surfersvillage