Harrison Roach : photo Steve Robertson/Surfing Australia 
 

GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing
Presented by Goldenbreed

ASP 1 Star LQS Mens & Womens event
Noosa, Queensland
15 - 22 March 2009

Finalists decided for the Golden Breed Pro and Banana Boat Pro

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 17 March, 2009 : - - Finalist’s have been decided for the ASP Professional Men’s and Women’s divisions at the GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing for 2009 and while they were expected to have announced the winners today, conditions became so small that organizers decided to hold off until later in the week when an excellent swell if forecast to arrive.

Golden Breed Pro Men’s semi finals enjoyed the fun clean small 0.5m surf at Noosa this morning and with such perfectly peeling waves high scores were common despite the tiny size. Long noserides and plenty of performance on face manoeuvres featured in both semi’s.

International surfers Taylor Jensen  and Christian Wach (both USA/Cal) dominated semi one to advance to the final defeating Queensland pair Jackson Close (Currumbin) and Seb Wilson (Coolum) while semi two saw local Noosa pair Harrison Roach and Josh Constable get the better of USA’s Darren Udaley and Gold Coast’s Dylan Holland.

The Banana Boat Women’s Pro  semi finals were dominated by the Australian girls and in semi final one  Melissa Combo (NSW) and Chelsea Williams  (NSW) advanced while in semi final two Queensland’s Selby Riddle won through with Isabelle Braley (NSW) also advancing.

Kelly Winter : photo Steve Robertson/Surfing Australia 

All finalists were supportive of the decision to hold off with the good forecast at this stage indicating excellent waves  at what is one of Longboarding’s  classic  point locations!

The Backbeach Noosa Stand Up Paddle Pro handled the small waves superbly today and local Noosa surfer Dane Wilson (16.25 out of a possible 20), who recently relocated from Cronulla in NSW, took a high scoring win over Burleigh Heads rider James Watson (15.35).

The GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing for 2009 continues tomorrow and right through the week with a huge array of Amateur, Pro Noseriding and Tandem divisions with the two ASP Pro finals on standby and ready to go when the waves really arrive!

Previous reports:
# 1 : GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing streamlines for March '09
# 2 : GSI Noosa Fest hosts the Firstlight 5k SUP paddle race
# 3 : GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing to host 'generations' event

# 4 : Golden Breed Noserider Inv. ready to launch at Noosa 
# 5 : Julian Wilson dominates Day #1 of GSI Noosa Festival..
# 6 : Pro division quarterfinalists decided for GSI Noosa Fest

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