News by Tim Hain (tim@isctour.com)
4 June 2009, Bali-Indonesia: The first event of the inaugural Quiksilver Thailand Surf Series 2009, named the Monsoon Riders, will kick off at Kalim Beach in Phuket Thailand on June 12 for three days of competition surfing with four divisions; Shortboard, Longboard, Women’s and Juniors.
Over 100 surfers from Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,
Hawaii, USA, France, the Philippines, the UK, and Japan have
already registered to participate in the three day event that
will start off on Friday morning the 11th of June with on-site
registration and an opening ceremony before getting right into
the competitive surfing. Saturday and Sunday will be full
days of competition and the event will wrap up with an awards
party on Sunday night from 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm at the
Jungceylon Shopping Center in Patong. The evening’s agenda will
include a live band, Thai dancing, dinner, the awards
presentation and a fashion show. Trophies, cash and
non-cash prizes will be awarded to the top four finalists in
each division.


