2 June, 2021 – Kuta, Bali: Last Sunday the 30th of May saw the remaining 6 Liga Surfing Indonesia clubs complete their first events of the 2021 season, joining the other 9 clubs whose first events were completed on the 23rd of May for a total of 15 clubs that are signed up for this inaugural LSI season.
384 surfers were signed up within the 9 clubs, which included kids from as young as 6 years old up to older adults up to 50 years old plus, making for a total number of 993 participants…almost 1,000 surfers in 15 clubs!
Below is a list of all the clubs with their Instagram names (where available) so you can check out their photos and videos from their event, as well as their Live Heats page so you can see the divisions, heat draws and scores, names of competitors, and the current rankings per division.
30 May:
- Lembongan Surf Team:69 competitors in 3 divisions
- Medewi Boardriders:104 competitors in 4 divisions
- Mandalika Boardriders: 39 competitors in 2 divisions
- Lakey Boardriders: 67 competitors in 4 divisions
- Batukaras Surf Club:59 competitors in 4 divisions
- Senggigi Boardriders:46 competitors in 5 divisions
Lakey Boardriders (Sumbawa)- Under 10’s
Mandalika Surf Club (South Lombok)
Looking forward to seeing more great action in Round #2 as the season progresses here in Indonesia, where these surf clubs are blessed with arguably the best waves on the planet and plenty of budding talent just waiting for the chance to progress into future world champions!
LiveHeats Contest Management
Fees for the 2021 season have been generously paid by Boardriders (Quiksilver/Billabong) and Rip Curl based here in Bali in support of the development and progression of the Indonesian surf community, as this great program allows fans, surfers, and management to view and track the event activity both while the event is on and to view historical data after the event.
LSI Schedule and Detail
Each club will complete 5 individual events, after which they will bring their best 4 surfers from each division (determined by their LiveHeats members ranking) to the Grand Final Event to compete for prizes and prize money and the National Championship. There will also be a Team Challenge division to determine the Best Surf Club.
Divisions:
Push In: 10 and Under (Mixed)
Junior: 16 and Under (Boy’s and Girl’s Divisions)
Open: 17 to 35 (Men’s and Women’s Divisions)
Masters: Over 35 (Mixed)
Events Schedule:
Member Surf Club event #1 = 30 May
Member Surf Club event #2 = 27 June
Member Surf Club event #3 = 18 July
Member Surf Club event #4 = 19 September
Member Surf Club event #5 = 10 October
Grand Final Event – 23-24 October (Location TBD)
See more at: https://asiansurf.co/lsi/ and follow the LSI on Instagram at @ligasurfingindonesia
The Liga Surfing Indonesia is sanctioned by the PSOI (Persatuan Selancar Ombok Indonesia), operated by the ASC (Asian Surf Cooperative), sponsored by Ombak and Bintang, support for LiveHeats from Billabong, Quiksilver, and Rip Curl, and supported by the Indonesian Tourism Ministry (Kemenpar), Ministry of Youth and Sports (Kemempora), National Sports Committee of Indonesia(KONI), and the Indonesia Olympic Committee (KOI)
Media Support by:
Australian Surf Business: https://www.instagram.com/asbmag/
Baliwaves: https://www.instagram.com/baliwaves
BaliBelly https://instagram.com/balibelly
Surfing Indonesia https://instagram.com/surfingindonesia_org
SurfTime Magazine https://instagram.com/surftime_magazine
About the Liga Surfing Indonesia
The focus of the LSI is on providing Indonesia’s current and future boardriders clubs with the opportunity to be part of a system that will result in them playing a key role in the development of surfing talent, growing the surf industry, and growing surfing tourism in Indonesia. Having them to fund and organize several of their own surfing events each year has them acting as a business entity, event organizer and media creator in addition to the development and nurturing of the surfing talent in their community.
If you are interested in supporting any of these clubs and/or the LSI, please send us a message!