Australian Longboard Surfing Open
ASP 3 Star LQS event
Kingscliff, New South Wales
20 – 24 March 2013
Georgia Young and Harley Ingleby crowned Australian Longboard Open champs
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 24 March, 2013 : – – Another day of challenging conditions greeted competitors for the final day of competition at the Australian Longboard Surfing Open in Kingscliff. The men’s and women’s ASP LQS division finals had contrasting tales but Georgia Young (AUS) and Harley Ingleby (AUS) have both come away convincing winners.
2009 World Longboard Champion, Harley Ingleby, got out to a strong start and never looked like relinquishing his lead throughout the final. “It’s always so hard to beat Taylor (Jensen) in these kind of conditions but I really just stayed focus and I’m so stoked to get the win. It’s been too long since I’ve won a contest and hopefully I can carry this momentum into China later in the year,” said Ingleby. Ingleby will also take home another $1200 for taking out the Noserider division.
World Longboard Champion Taylor Jensen (USA) was always playing catch up throughout the final and in the end it cost him the chance to defend his event title. “It was almost 15 minutes until I got a wave higher than a 1 or 2 so that makes it hard but that’s just how it goes sometimes and congrats to Harley, he surfed well all event,” said Jensen.
Taylor’s next big project is learning to become a dad with him and his partner Nava expecting a baby in the next 4-5 weeks. We wish them all the best on this new adventure!
In the Cancer Institute ASP LQS women’s division Georgia Young (AUS) snatched victory from Crystal Dzigas (HAW) in the dying minutes of their final to take out her first Australian Longboard Open.
“I was getting so nervous as the heat went on but I finally found the wave I needed in pretty hard conditions and I’m just so happy to win that one,” said Young.
Dzigas on the other hand was disappointed in letting victory get so close before being overtaken in the final minutes.
“It was hard out there and I couldn’t really hear the announcers but I knew I was right in it with a chance but then to lose it like that in the end is pretty hard. I blew it, but that’s surfing for you!” This may be Dzigas’ last contest for quite a while and she is uncertain if she will compete again in 2013.
In other results 2x Hawaiian Battle of the Paddle Champion and former 2x event winner, Travis Grant (Palm Beach, QLD) took out the gruelling 5km Battle of the SUPs race.
In a Herculean effort, Grant was barely puffing after taking out the most physical event of the Australian Open. In other SUP news, 2012 Australian Champion Beau Nixon (Coolangatta) has won the men’s SUP Pro final.
ASP LQS OPEN FINAL
1ST Harley Ingleby 14.23,
2nd Taylor Jensen 13.37,
3rd Jared Neal 12.30,
4th Justin Redman 8.74
CANCER INSTITUTE ASP LQS WOMEN’S FINAL
1ST Georgia Young 12.83,
2nd Crystal Dzigas 11.90,
3rd Alice Melissa Limoi 9.20,
4th Melissa Combo 8.47
OLD MAL FINAL
FINAL-1ST Ray Gleave 13.67,
2nd Joel Tilley 11.40,
3rd Dion Harris 7.33,
4th Michael Cottier 6.46
SUMMERLAND CREDIT UNION O40S FINAL
1st Nigel Cantebury 13.33,
2nd Mike Wilman 10.84,
3rd Danny O Brien 8.27,
4th Jay Carter 7.93,
5th Robert McLucas 7.46,
6th Trevor Skinner 6.56
O50’S FINAL
1st Ray Gleave 13.00,
2nd Ian Pearson 11.66,
3rd Gary Burden 9.46,
4th David Storck 9.37,
5th Storm Carter 8.20,
6th Mick Gett 6.47
O60’S FINAL
1st Graeme Wood 10.60,
2nd Neville Smith 10.00
NOSERIDER FINAL
1ST Harley Ingleby 17.50,
2nd Lawrence Harkness 13.57,
3rd Tony Silvagni 12.54,
4th Dane Pioli 12.16
CROCS UNDER 18S
1st- Jordan Griffin 13.17,
2nd Joel Skinner 11.10,
3rd Jake Almeida 8.40,
4th Taj Prasad 6.34
AMATEUR WOMEN
1st Lisa Nicholson 11.00,
2nd Sam Vanderford 9.73,
3rd Kathryn Hughes 9.06,
4th Pippie Simpson 8.04
BATTLE OF THE PADDLE SUP RACE
1st Travis Grant,
2nd Jake Jensen,
3rd Paul Jackson
RETRO FINAL
1st Matt Aldridge 11.37,
2nd Josh Munro 9.40,
3rd Luke Layory 8.63,
4th Nicholas Farago 7.03
PACIFIC FINANCE 8FT FINAL
1ST Ben Johnson,
2nd Dean Bevan,
3rd Ian Pearson,
4th Joel Tilley,
5th Damien Farago,
6th Anthony McCulloch
SCALES SEAFOOD 9FT FINAL
1st Joel Tilley,
2nd Ben Johnson,
3rd Scotty Channon,
4th Jordan Griffin,
5th Josh Munro,
6th Tony Rae
SUP PRO SURF FINAL
1st Beau Nixon 17.56,
2nd Justin Holland 15.70,
3rd Jackson Close 15.30,
4th Toby Cracknell 8.20
ILLUSIONS SUP AMATEUR WOMEN’S FINAL
1st- Shakira Westdorp 16.67,
2nd Sarah Mason 11.60,
3rd Karyn Jackson 9.33,
4th Jenny Ryan 7.37
ILLUSIONS SUP AMATEUR MEN’S FINAL
1st Andy Davies,
2nd Ray Gleave,
3rd Anthony Smith,
4th Michael Stokes