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Finalists Found and Finalists Crowned

The intense heat of the day failed to bring in the strong sea breezes of the past three days leaving surface condition excellent for the small 0.50m – 1.0m swells that were on offer at Makorori Beach.

The women’s and junior longboard divisions were completed late in the day with conditions remaining unaffected by the light sea breeze winds.  Daisy Thomas (Chch) won the final to make it two in a row on the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour.  Thomas caught several great rides in the final to open out a huge lead over her opponents.  Late in the final Michelle Langdon (Mnt) fought back but the required 7.5 point ride for first place proved too much.  Langdon fell just short after performing several good forehand turns in a last-ditch effort to score 6.1 points out of a possible 20.  Alexis Poulter (Rag) finished in third place with Demi Poynter (Whangarei) in fourth – both surfers competing in the longboard division for the first time having switched over from their usual shortboards.
 

In the under 18 longboard division it was Sam Guthrie (Mnt) who also won back to back events by easily winning the final.  Guthrie extends his lead on the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour with this win while today’s second place getter Hone Douglas (Whakatane) moves into second place on the ratings.  Tyler Anderson (Taranaki) was another surfer to ‘switch codes’ and make the most of his week in Gisborne and for his efforts he placed third with some big forehand turns while Christchurch’s Sam Hawke could not repeat the feats of fellow Christchurch surfer Daisy Thomas finishing in fourth.

Hone Douglas - Image NZ Surfing Magazine 

Conditions are expected to be similar for day five of the Hyundai National Surfing Championships presented by Quiksilver but there is a forecast increase in swell size that will please many surfers.  The senior divisions are likely to be held on Thursday as well as the kneeboard division which will be completed.  A decision on the location and order of events for day four will be made at 7am on Tuesday morning.

See below for results from day four of the Hyundai National Surfing Championships presented by Quiksilver.

Under 18 Longboard Quarterfinals
Heat 1Hone Douglas (Whakatane), 1, Tim Thompson, 2, Eli Barnfield, (Ohope), 3, Hugh Ritchie, 4Heat 2 Sam Guthrie, (Mnt), 1, Tyler Anderson, (Tara), 2, Adam Rossouw, 3, Sammy Love (Auck), 4Heat 3 Sam Hawke (ChCh), 1, Rick Williamson (Ohope), 2, Zen Wallis (Piha), 3, CJ Daniel Nield (Auck), 4

Under 18 Longboard Semifinals
Heat 1Hone Douglas (Whakatane), 1, Tyler Anderson, (Tara), 2, Rick Williamson (Ohope), 3Heat 2 Sam Guthrie, (Mnt), 1, Sam Hawke (ChCh), 2, Tim Thompson, 3

Under 18 Longboard Final
Sam Guthrie, (Mnt), 1, Hone Douglas (Whakatane), 2, Tyler Anderson, (Tara), 3, Sam Hawke (ChCh), 4

Women’s Longboard Semifinals
Heat 1Daisy Thomas (Chch), 1, Demi Poynter (Nrthland), 2, Shereen Lobb (Port Wai), 3, Bryony Barlow (Orewa), 4Heat 2 Michelle Langdon (Mnt), 1, Alexis Poulter (Rag), 2, Belinda Galley (Hbay), 3, Rea Ansin (Auck), 4

Women’s Longboard Final
Daisy Thomas (Chch), 1, Michelle Langdon (Mnt), 2, Alexis Poulter (Rag), 3, Demi Poynter (Nrthland), 4

The National Champs is the second event on both the Corona Crown Series and the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour.

Complete lists of all National Champions are located on the Surfing New Zealand website under History – www.surfingnz.co.nz

For more information on the event please contact Ben Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz.  Media releases will be distributed at the end of each days surfing.  High resolution action images are not available from day one of the event.

The official event blog for the Hyundai National Surfing Championships presented by Quiksilver will be hosted at http://www.surfingnz.co.nz/nationals_blog.htm.  Check it out to keep up to date with all the behind the scenes stories, gossip and news that doesn’t make the cut in the media.

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