Tag : Groms

Mangalore: Chennai's, Groms surfer, Kishore Kumar, stunned everyone with his performance under testing conditions and made his way into the semifinals of the 4th edition of the Indian Open of Surfing with the highest score of 12.67 at the Sasihithlu beach, here on Thursday. Apart from Kishore, the other surfers who got high scores from the judges were Tayin Arun (10.83), Dinesh Selvamani(09.53), Sekar Pachai (09.0) Harish P(8.63) and Selvam M(08.53). Winds and rain played spoilsport at the end as the judges had to call it a day before the proceedings of the Women's Open semi-finals could begin. The said category will now be played on Day 2 on Friday. The first day's round saw Karnataka and Tamil Nadu surfers dominate the proceedings in both the Men's open and Groms (U16) categories. 12 surfers from Round 1 in men's category today advanced to the Round 2 where they will meet another 16 surfers who already have qualified for the second round based on their rankings in last year. A total of 28 surfers from the men's open category will battle it out tomorrow in the Round 2 to ensure their place for the quarterfinals that are scheduled to be held later in the day. Dinesh Selvamani, who registered the highest score of 09.53 on Thursday from the judges in the men's open category said,"The conditions and competitions were equally challenging. The field for tomorrow's Round is very strong and anyone can make their way into the quarterfinals. I am looking forward to surfing in my natural style and seal a quarterfinal spot." The Groms (U16) category also saw a stiff competition from Tamil Nadu and Karnataka surfers as four surfers from each state have booked their semi-final berths which are scheduled for tomorrow. Speaking after securing h ...