・Pro Junior Men’s and Women’s Semifinals Completed Today

・Qualifying Series Semifinals Start off Finals Day Tomorrow

・Pajar Ariyana and Jasmine Studer both Chasing QS and Pro Junior Final Wins

・All Goofyfoot Semifinal QS Women’s matchups

・More Available at WorldSurfLeague.com

 

MANOKWARI, West Papua, Indonesia Wednesday, December 4, 2024) – The Manokwari Pro World Surf League (WSL) Qualifying Series (QS)1000 and Pro Junior stage is set for an exciting finals day tomorrow, with Pro Junior Men’s and Women’s finalists decided today and only the QS Semifinals and all finals remaining. Amban Beach continued to deliver fun waves this morning to allow first the Pro Junior Men’s Quarterfinals and then the Women’s and Men’s Semifinals to be completed.

Continuing his blistering form today was Indonesia’s Pajar Ariyana (INA), who dispatched last year’s Manokwari Pro Junior winner Westen Hirst (INA) in the first Men’s Quarterfinal heat of the day, throwing out a variety of aggressive backhand snaps to narrowly win by just under 1 point.  Ariyana went on to take down fellow Balinese competitor Made Dera Mahendra in Semifinal 1 to lock in his spot in the Final, but will again be matched up with Mahendra tomorrow in the first QS Men’s Semifinal.

“All Day” Dylan Wilcoxen (INA) mixed it up with turns and airs to first take down Theo Radcliffe (INA) in Quarterfinal 4, scoring the highest single wave score of the day, a 7.17 (out of a possible 10), then went on to end Sentaro Sakai’s (JPN) hopes of a Pro Junior victory in Semifinal 2 to put himself into his first Manokwari Pro Final.

Jasmine Studer (INA) came into the event intent on winning the Pro Junior this year after a narrow semifinal defeat last year, and she accomplished that today with a win over Imari Hearn (UK) in Semifinal 1, putting her into the Final.  Studer is also competing in the Qualifying Series where she has advanced into the Semifinals, so will need to overcome Dhea Natasya Novitisari (INA) tomorrow to earn a Finals spot.

Hanasuri Jabrik (INA) came from behind to best Kya Jo Heuer (INA) in Semifinal 2.  This is Jabrik’s best result in the Manokwari Pro, having been eliminated in the semifinals last year.  It should be a great battle of goofy vs regular foot in the Pro Junior Women’s Final tomorrow.

Qualifying Series Semifinalists:

Women’s Semifinal 1:  Jasmine Studer vs Dhea Natasya Novitasari

Women’s Semifinal 2:  Taina Angel Izquierdo vs. Kailani Johnson

Men’s Semifinal 1:  Pajar Ariyana vs Made Dera Mahendra

Men’s Semifinal 2:  Dhany Widianto vs Ketut Agus

 

Pro Junior Finalists:

Women’s Final:  Jasmine Studer vs Hanasuri Jabrik

Men’s Finals:  Pajar Ariyana vs Dylan Wilcoxen

Tomorrow’s competition is scheduled to begin at 7:30 am tomorrow starting with the Qualifying Series Women’s Semifinals followed by the QS Men’s Semifinals, then on to the Pro Junior Women’s and Men’s Finals,  and finishing with the QS Women’s and Men’s Finals.

 

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