Watch: Australian Achieves Perfect-20 At Nias In Highest-Scoring Heat Of All Time
An average of 18 points across all 4 competitors — wild.
Surprise: Indonesia fucking pumps in June.
The Point at Lagundri Bay was 11/10 for yesterday’s Round of 64 and Round of 32 of the Nias Pro, a QS5000 event for surfers in the Asia-Pacific region. The horseshoe-shaped bay at the southern end of the Sumatran island delivered solid, liquid perfection in an afternoon for the books.
Elite waves warrant elite scores, and it was only a matter of time before double-digits dropped. Kobi Clements fell out of the sky, disappeared under the lip, and got spat out with a look-back stare to claim the first perfect 10 of the event and two beng-bengs in the final heat of the Round of 64.
Japanese surfer Joh Azuchi neared perfection in the following round, scoring 9.97 and 9.80 in his heat win. Every ensuing matchup featured at least one surfer with a final combined score of 18 points or more.
In the late afternoon, Jan Juc’s own Xavier Huxtable paddled out on a 6’6’’ — one of the longest boards in sight today — to get his tube fix and satisfy his sweet-tooth cravings.
Huxtable air-dropped into one of the biggest waves of the day, set his line, got intimate with the foamball, and came out to a pack of caddies screaming in the channel for his first 10. Needing an 8.90 to take the lead from Zane Assink, Xavier’s second 10-point ride gave him the heat win and put him in a semi-eilte class of surfers who’ve hit the perfect 20 not in a CT event (see: Gabriel Medina and Clay Marzo).
Nathan Monchet kept the tube fest going, posting up a 9.80 and a 9.00 en route to a win in the following heat. Taking a page from Josh Kerr’s book — the oldest competitor in the event at the age of 40 — Nathan rode a Christenson twinnie that he had thrown in his board bag “as a joke”. He claimed the board was the reason why he didn’t eat it on his best ride.
The day ended with Riaru Ito posting up a fourth 10-point ride before a battalion of civilians invaded the lineup for a go of their own before sundown.
Women’s Round of 32 and Men’s Round of 16 will resume today with the live broadcast on www.worldsurfleague.com.
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