Third place for Heath Joske in Bali pet event
Defending Billabong Pro Junior surfer Heath Joske has been defeated in the semi-final in Bali, finishing third in the event.
The Valla surfer was overtaken by young gun Hawaiian Keanu Asing, who went on to take out the Billabong Pro event on Sunday.
He took on Australia’s Ice Periera from the Gold Coast in an entertaining and high quality final.
“This is my biggest win ever. It’s been such a fun week of waves here and this place really suits my style,” Asing said after his win on Sunday.
“You need to really mix up your surfing out there and even in the strong winds there’s plenty of scope to score big, fortunately it worked for me today.”
Local hope Joske had been seen as a chance by organisers after the third round of competition, held on Thursday, August 14.
He was among the stand-outs of the competition on the day, along with Tamaroa McComb and Ice Periera. All three found outstanding nine-point rides in the high performance one metre (3ft) surf at Canggu River mouth.
Joske last year won this series and he came into this event with a win in the opening event of this year’s series. With double points up for grabs at the final event, he was thought to be in contention.
“I’m not sure what my chances are to win the series but I won this particular event last year and it would be great to win it again,” Joske said in the lead-up to the semi-finals last week.
“The waves are really fun and you know you can score big when you pick up the right angled waves – it’s an ideal wave to compete in.”
The other highlight of the final day were the efforts of all at the event who participated in a beach clean-up.
Large bags of rubbish were collected to be disposed of correctly and Aussie champion Mark Occhilupo closed the event with an enjoyable question and answer prize session with the local youngsters, focusing on the importance of looking after the beaches.
Source: http://nambucca.yourguide.com.au/
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