SA Underdog Final at the HIC Pro

An underdog Final emerged from the star-studded 112-man field at the HIC Pro today, with North Shore’s Kiron Jabour (HAW taking the hard-earned win after starting from Round 1 and besting an international Final that included O’Neill Massin (PYF), who placed runner-up, Beyrick De Vries, in third, and Slade Prestwich in fourth. The 30-minute Final was a waiting game that tested athletes’ patience and positioning, but finally, at the halfway point Massin struck first with a strong opening manoeuvre and another powerful top turn that earned him a 6.33 (out of a possible 10). Behind him, Jabour dropped into the best wave of the heat and revved up the crowd with consistency and precision as he successfully completed three solid manoeuvres to close out the ride. He garnered an excellent 8.00 to take the lead and then the battle between he and Massin began. “All those guys were ripping the whole event, I really enjoyed all of their surfing,” said Jabour after the awards ceremony. “O’Neill was surfing with a lot of power, he was getting high scores in every heat.” The Tahitian’s second wave was under priority and saw him knife through the lip and use his power surfing […]

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