Surfers from Mangaluru (Karnataka), Tamil Nadu continued their dominance on the second day of the ongoing Indian Open of Surfing at Sasihitlu beach near here.
The Tamil Nadu team on Saturday secured all the top four final positions in the men's open category and two in the women's open category.
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.
With the highest score of the day (15.17), Shivraj Babu signaled the beginning of Tamil Nadu's dominance. 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) were the other surfers in this category.Joined Shivraj in the semi-finals.
The Surfing Groms 16 and Under Boys quarterfinals took place later in the day. Harish P, who is currently ranked fifth in India, got the highest score (10.17) in the category.
The Pujara brothers were keeping Karnataka's hopes alive in the fierce competition between surfers from the east and west coast. Tayyin 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) were among the other top scorers.This is till the semi-finals. Tomorrow is the day of semi-finals and finals of this category.
The semi-finals of the women's open surf category were held on the final day of the national competition. Reigning champion Kamali Murthy demonstrated her superior mobility and surfing skills by scoring 11.23 points. Goa surfer Sugar Banarse put up a good challenge and scored 8.93 points.Neha Vaid (2.20) and Marielle Wunderink (1.87) are the other two surfers who made it to the finals on Sunday.
Speaking after securing her place in the championship round, Kamali said, “It took some time to paddle as the waves were breaking one after the other, making the conditions a little tricky.
"In the heats, there was some competition as well. I'm not under any pressure, but if I keep thinking about tomorrow's final, I will be. I just want to enjoy myself, and I'm looking forward to defending my title on Sunday." Excited to do.,
Concluding the day was the semi-finals of the men's open category, in which, amid tough competition among the country's top surfers, Sanjay Kumar S, Sanjay Selvamani, Srikanth D and Ajeesh Ali secured their place in the final with scores of 11.17, 11.03, 9.90 and 9.70. Made. Respectively.
The highlight of the category was the surprise exit of top scorer Shivraj Babu, who could not make the final on Sunday.
The Tamil Nadu team on Saturday secured all the top four final positions in the men's open category and two in the women's open category.
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.
With the highest score of the day (15.17), Shivraj Babu signaled the beginning of Tamil Nadu's dominance. 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) were the other surfers in this category.Joined Shivraj in the semi-finals.
The Surfing Groms 16 and Under Boys quarterfinals took place later in the day. Harish P, who is currently ranked fifth in India, got the highest score (10.17) in the category.
The Pujara brothers were keeping Karnataka's hopes alive in the fierce competition between surfers from the east and west coast. Tayyin 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) were among the other top scorers.This is till the semi-finals. Tomorrow is the day of semi-finals and finals of this category.
The semi-finals of the women's open surf category were held on the final day of the national competition. Reigning champion Kamali Murthy demonstrated her superior mobility and surfing skills by scoring 11.23 points. Goa surfer Sugar Banarse put up a good challenge and scored 8.93 points.Neha Vaid (2.20) and Marielle Wunderink (1.87) are the other two surfers who made it to the finals on Sunday.
Speaking after securing her place in the championship round, Kamali said, “It took some time to paddle as the waves were breaking one after the other, making the conditions a little tricky.
"In the heats, there was some competition as well. I'm not under any pressure, but if I keep thinking about tomorrow's final, I will be. I just want to enjoy myself, and I'm looking forward to defending my title on Sunday." Excited to do.,
Concluding the day was the semi-finals of the men's open category, in which, amid tough competition among the country's top surfers, Sanjay Kumar S, Sanjay Selvamani, Srikanth D and Ajeesh Ali secured their place in the final with scores of 11.17, 11.03, 9.90 and 9.70. Made. Respectively.
The highlight of the category was the surprise exit of top scorer Shivraj Babu, who could not make the final on Sunday.
