Raditya Rondi Over Rahtu Suargita in Thrilling Finish to Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro 2009

26 June 2009, West Sumbawa: 

In the waning afternoon light somewhere in West Sumbawa, 20 year old Raditya Rondi put the final stamp on his first ever Indonesian Surfing Championship tour win by racing his way through three barrel sections on his last wave, just inches above the razor sharp reef, to post the highest score of the day, a 9.25 out of a possible 10, besting last year’s winner Rahtu Suargita in memorable and exciting finish to this unique surfing competition.



“I was so lucky eh, making it through all three of those sections” he said back on the boat with a huge grin on his face.  Never one to boast about his talents he added, “I was so lucky to get the good waves in this final against Rahtu.  I think he was just tired from his semifinal, whereas I had a good rest so was really pumped up.  So good eh?"  He was referring to the fact that Suargita had gotten stuck in the reef at the end of his previous semifinal and barely made it out to the lineup in time for the start of the final.

This is Rondi’s best result on his third year on the Coca-Cola ISC Tour and he is well on his way into the top of the rankings with this win. Rondi was last year’s ISC Pro Junior Champion as well as the runner up in the 2008 Quiksilver Pro at Keramas against 2009 ISC Pro Champion Dede Suryana.



Last year’s winner Rahtu Suargita was not at all disappointed with his runner up spot.  “How can I not be happy?” he responded to a question about the final.  “I was in the final against my friend and team mate in really waves at a great location, so it was perfect.  I had a great time and great waves, so what more could I ask for?  This was so much fun!” he said with his ever-present and infectious smile.

For his win Rondi gets to cash a 20 million Rupiah check (about 2,000 USD) and gains 3,500 points towards the 2009 ISC Pro Championship.  With Number 1 seed Lee Wilson not making it out of his Round 4 heat and Number 2 seed Dede Suryana out in the Quarterfinals, the race to the championship just opened up and Rondi is in a great position for a banner 2009 season.

Taking equal third place were Made Awan and Wayan Suyadnya.  Awan had bested veteran Pepen Hendrik in the morning’s quarterfinal session, while Suyadnya took down Dede Suryana in a surprising upset.


ISC Tour Pro Division Results

1.    Raditya Rondi
2.    Rahtu Suargita
3.    Wayan Suyadnya
3.    Made Awan













ISC Tour Master’s Division Results

1.    Made Lana
2.    Ketut Wirtawan
3.    Made Lapur
4.    Wayan Widiartha













The Rip Curl West Sumbawa Pro was supported by Rip Curl Asia, the Government of West Sumbawa, the West Sumbawa Tourism Forum, SurfTime, Magic Wave, and was sanctioned by the Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship Tour.

Photos and text by Tim Hain - Coca-Cola ISC tour

For additional info, contest photos, or high-resolution versions of these photos contact Tim Hain at tim@isctour.com