Finals Day approaching for the 2007 SOUL Australian Longboard Titles
Bryce Young (NSW) through to finals day in Junior and Open divisions.
North Haven Beach was a popular move just 20 minutes south of Port Macquarie for day 5 of the SOUL Australian Longboards Titles with solid and slightly stormy 1.5m surf providing Australia’s top longboarders plenty of scope to score big.
Sunshine Coast Queensland surfer Mitch Surman (Maroochydore) served notice today that the Junior Men’s division will be extremely well fought out tomorrow. While Bryce Young (NSW/Angourie) remains the top pick for tomorrows final, Surman was the highest scoring quarter finalist today with an impressive 15.25 out of a possible 20 to take a big win. Young also easily won his quarter final as did Northern Sydney Beaches surfer Dan McComb (Harbourd) and all three will go into tomorrow confident they can take the prestigious title.
Bryce Young (son of multiple world champion Nat Young), has a giant day ahead of him tomorrow as he’s also a quarter finalist in the Open Men’s division. Sunshine Coast Queensland surfer Monique Keane is similarly positioned having qualified for both the Junior and Open finals of the Women’s.
Open Women’s finalists were decided today and again Chelsea Williams (Tweed Heads) was most impressive scoring a big semi final win defeating popular local girl Cath Perry who has also qualified for the final by placing 2nd in the semi final today. Semi Final two saw a very impressive performance from WA surfer Georgia Young who easily won with Monique Keane also qualifying in second place.
Open Men’s quarter finals were not surfed today and they will hit the water first thing tomorrow, which is expected to be the final day.
North Haven Beach offered far better waves for today’s competition and local professional Longboarder Ian Bell, who would normally be surfing these Open SOUL Australian Longboard Titles but is out due to recent ear operations and is the professional lifeguard for the event expects great things from his home beach at North Haven for tomorrows finals – “ I think we’ll see the best surf of the event tomorrow here at North Haven – The winds should be offshore, the banks are great and it could be an amazing final day for the best surfers.”
Senior divisional finals have been decided across most divisions and within this press release there’s too many to go into detail about but they can be viewed online at www.surfingaustralia.com
Organizers are confident for an early 7:00am start at North Haven tomorrow for the finals day although a deion on the actual venue won’t be official until the surf is thoroughly check at Town Beach early tomorrow morning.
With surfers of the caliber of Josh Constable, Harley Ingelby, Grant Thomas, Christian Pimm, Chelsea Williams and many others surfing for SOUL Australian Titles tomorrow its certain to be a fantastic finish to this great event.