Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], The second day of the fifth edition of the Indian Open of Surfing began with a beautiful morning and enticing waves at Sasihithalu beach here.
India's premier three-day surfing competition is the official national championship of the Surfing Federation of India – the governing body for the sports of surfing and stand-up paddling.
Tamil Nadu surfers extended their dominance on the second day by securing all four final positions in the men's open category and two in the women's open category.
The second day started with the quarter finals of the men's open surf category, where Shivraj Babu and Tamil Nadu surfers continued their dominance from the previous day, with Shivraj collecting the highest score of the day (15.17). Other surfers in this category who joined Shivraj in the semi-finals were Sanjaykumar S (12.83), Sanjay Selvamani (11.63), Ajeesh Ali (11.43), Srikanth D (10.33), Manivanna T (9.40), Harish M (9.23 ), and Ruban V (7.93).The day's proceedings continued with the Surfing Groms 16 and Under Boys Quarter Finals, where Harish P, currently ranked 5th in India, scored the highest score in the category with 10.17. The competition between the east and west coast surfers was intense, with the Pujara brothers keeping Karnataka's hopes alive. Other top scorers who reached the semi-finals included Taiyin Arun (7.60), Prahlad Sriram (7.17), Raju Pujar (7.33), Pradeep Pujar (6.47), Akash Pujar (5.80), Yogesh A (4.40) and Som Sethi (4.40). Are. , The semi-finals and finals of this category will be held tomorrow.
The day also saw the semi-finals of the women's open surf category, where defending champion Kamali Murthy impressed the judges with her maneuvering and surfing skills, scoring 11.23 points.Goa surfer Sugar Banaras presented a tough challenge by scoring 8.93 points. The other two surfers to qualify for the final are Neha Vaid (2.20) and Marielle Wunderink (1.87). The final will be held tomorrow.
After booking her place in the final, Kamali said, "The conditions were a bit tricky as the waves were coming one after the other, which took some time to paddle. There was some competition in the heats too. I have no one."Pressure, but if I keep thinking about the final tomorrow, I'll start realizing it. So, I just want to have fun and I'm looking forward to defending my title tomorrow."
Concluding the day was the semi-finals of the men's open class, which featured intense competition between the country's top surfers. Sanjaykumar S, Sanjay Selvamani, Srikanth D, and Ajeesh Ali earned their places in the finals with scores of 11.17, 11.03, 9.90, and 9.70 respectively. The highlight of the category was the surprise exit of last day's and today's top scorer Shivraj Babu, who could not make it to tomorrow's final.Speaking after booking his place in the final, Sanjaykumar said, "Today's surfing conditions were good, a little wind added to the challenge. We had tough competition and felt some pressure. For the final tomorrow, I am aiming to The natural game is to play and hopefully win the title”.
The three-day surfing festival is organized by Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of Surfing Federation of India.
India's premier three-day surfing competition is the official national championship of the Surfing Federation of India – the governing body for the sports of surfing and stand-up paddling.
Tamil Nadu surfers extended their dominance on the second day by securing all four final positions in the men's open category and two in the women's open category.
The second day started with the quarter finals of the men's open surf category, where Shivraj Babu and Tamil Nadu surfers continued their dominance from the previous day, with Shivraj collecting the highest score of the day (15.17). Other surfers in this category who joined Shivraj in the semi-finals were Sanjaykumar S (12.83), Sanjay Selvamani (11.63), Ajeesh Ali (11.43), Srikanth D (10.33), Manivanna T (9.40), Harish M (9.23 ), and Ruban V (7.93).The day's proceedings continued with the Surfing Groms 16 and Under Boys Quarter Finals, where Harish P, currently ranked 5th in India, scored the highest score in the category with 10.17. The competition between the east and west coast surfers was intense, with the Pujara brothers keeping Karnataka's hopes alive. Other top scorers who reached the semi-finals included Taiyin Arun (7.60), Prahlad Sriram (7.17), Raju Pujar (7.33), Pradeep Pujar (6.47), Akash Pujar (5.80), Yogesh A (4.40) and Som Sethi (4.40). Are. , The semi-finals and finals of this category will be held tomorrow.
The day also saw the semi-finals of the women's open surf category, where defending champion Kamali Murthy impressed the judges with her maneuvering and surfing skills, scoring 11.23 points.Goa surfer Sugar Banaras presented a tough challenge by scoring 8.93 points. The other two surfers to qualify for the final are Neha Vaid (2.20) and Marielle Wunderink (1.87). The final will be held tomorrow.
After booking her place in the final, Kamali said, "The conditions were a bit tricky as the waves were coming one after the other, which took some time to paddle. There was some competition in the heats too. I have no one."Pressure, but if I keep thinking about the final tomorrow, I'll start realizing it. So, I just want to have fun and I'm looking forward to defending my title tomorrow."
Concluding the day was the semi-finals of the men's open class, which featured intense competition between the country's top surfers. Sanjaykumar S, Sanjay Selvamani, Srikanth D, and Ajeesh Ali earned their places in the finals with scores of 11.17, 11.03, 9.90, and 9.70 respectively. The highlight of the category was the surprise exit of last day's and today's top scorer Shivraj Babu, who could not make it to tomorrow's final.Speaking after booking his place in the final, Sanjaykumar said, "Today's surfing conditions were good, a little wind added to the challenge. We had tough competition and felt some pressure. For the final tomorrow, I am aiming to The natural game is to play and hopefully win the title”.
The three-day surfing festival is organized by Surfing Swami Foundation and hosted by Mantra Surf Club under the aegis of Surfing Federation of India.
