
Big Upsets at Keramas on Day 4 of the Quiksilver Open 2009 2 November 2009, Keramas-Bali: It was a day of upsets at the Quiksilver Open 2009 today at Keramas Beach, with four of the top seeded Coca-Cola Indonesian Surfing Championship surfers in the running for the 2009 title now out of the competition. Dede Suryana, Raditya Rondi, Dedy Santoso, and front-runner Garut Widiarta are all out of the competition after failing to advance through Round 4 today. Lee Wilson is the only one of the top 5 to gain entrance into the quarterfinals that will be held tomorrow, and simply put, Lee must win his quarterfinal against Jake Patersonor Garut Widiarta will become the 2009 ISC Championby a mere 400 points! Lee Wilson easily won his man-on-man Round 4 heat against Mustofa Jeksen, getting the highest combined heat score of day, 16 points, with first a 7.7 point wave and then an 8.5, comboing the unlucky Jeksen. Clearly focused, Lee has made no bones about the fact that he wants the 2009 trophy on his mantle in the off-season. First to be eliminated this morning was 2008 ISC Champion Dede Suryana in Heat 7 of Round 3, finishing in last place while Tai Buddha Graham scored the highest wave score of the day, a 9 point barrel that drew hoots from the crowd. His broken toe sustained while surfing two weeks ago didnt seem to be a factor when riding in the barrel. I dropped in kind of late but thought I had a chance, so was driving down the barrel when I saw it started to pinch, and I <b>...</b>
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