Billabong Pro Junior Series@Kuta Beach

Quarterfinal Three between Sam Wrench (NSW) and Ketut “Mega” Semadhi was one of the most closely contested of the event. After getting out in front with a couple of small scores, Mega gave up the lead to Wrench who blasted off on one of the better set waves to nail a 6 and then win the paddle battle for priority. He then proceeded to rip off some big turns and finish with a 360 hop on the inside for a 7.83. But Mega wasn’t fazed and in the final minutes posted a 9.0 that included boosting a couple of airs, digging out some deep gouging cutbacks, and going off on the lip to win the heat.

Nick Vasicek took his time dispatching Agus Purnawan in Quarterfinal Four. Vasicek was behind in the early going as Purnawan was chasing the few smaller ones coming in and getting points up, but just after the halfway point Nick nabbed one for a 6.5 that got him out in front, and with the ocean going flat for the last 5 minutes, had Purnawan on the ropes when the horn blew.

In a David and Goliath battle, the small and wiry Ketut “Mega” Semadhi took on the much larger Nick Vasicek in tightly contested Semifinal Two. But the waves and the wind were in favor of the young Balinese surfer, and though Vasicek’s surfing was nothing short of solid, the smaller waves favored Mega’s quick and nimble style and mixed back of tricks. There were several lead changes during the 30 minutes of competition, each surfer upping the ante in hopes of getting through. In the final minutes Mega retook the lead by working a couple of big turns and a floater into a 7.2 that got him into the final.

The Billabong Pro Junior Series is supported by Discovery Kartika Plaza, Hawaiian Tropic Suncare, Nixon, Kustom, and Von Zipper.

About The Billabong Pro Junior Series:
The Billabong Pro Junior Series is sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championships as part of the Pro Junior Championship Division. The series is the most lucrative on the Indonesian calendar, attracting surfers from Australia, Indonesia, USA, Hawaii, Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Europe.


In line with the ISC’s goal of seeing talented young Indonesian surfers on the WQS and eventually on the WCT, Billabong is delighted to be an integral part of attaining this goal, as the Billabong Pro Junior Series is widely recognized as the premiere career booster for surfers aged 20 and under with world renown surfers such as Andy Irons and Joel Parkinson having launched their careers with wins at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships.


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