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News Dean Bowen Wins King Of The Groms

Billabong Australia's Dean Bowen takes out competition by Howard Swanwick

 07/08/2006:// 15-year-old Billabong Australia team surfer Dean Bowen has taken out the international King Of The Groms Contest in Capbreton France.

Bowen qualified for the world final by winning the KOTG Australian event at Newcastle last may.

On his way through the heat draw, Bowen comprehensively ousted four of the biggest name grommet surfers in the world including the highly touted Jon Jon Florence (Hawaii) along with Medi Veminardi (Reunion), Francisco Alves (Portugal) and fellow Australian Garret Parkes (Byron Bay).

In his semi-final against Florence, Bowen racked up a 9.50 on his first wave before posting another 8.50 moments later to leave his opponent combo’d well before the halfway mark of the heat.
The final saw the talented teen triumph over Hawaiian Kiron Jabour in the last five minutes awarding him two Quik Pro World Championship Tour wildcards in France and Australia.

Bowen’s emphatic victory has him rated as arguably the best 16 and under aged surfer in the world. It was nearly an all Billabong final with South African team surfer Shaun Joubert securing an excellent equal third semi-final finish.

The young goofy footer surfs with a power packed style well beyond his age, his trade mark turn being a solid backhand under the lip hook remarkably similar to a young Occy.
Bowen has been a Billabong Australia team surfer for five years. 		 
  Surfing headlines

Top seeds dominate in Portugal

  

Winter one wave short in Portugal

  

Slater sets sights on fifth Boost Mobile Pro Finals in five years
[Top seed Michel Bourez, from France] [Russell Winter] [Kelly Slater]

Top seeds took control of the ASP World Qualfying Series 6-Star Buondi Billabong Pro Portugal posting big scores and impressive performances in the good three to four foot waves on offer at Ribeira d’Ilhas

Briton Russell Winter's run in the Buondi Billabong Pro in Portugal came to an abrupt end when the Cornishman finished last in his second round heat

The upcoming Boost Mobile Pro presented by Hurley may be the closest thing eight-time ASP World Champion and ratings leader Kelly Slater (USA) has to a home court advantage on the ASP World Tour

French dominate Seignosse finale

  

Quiksilver Skins hit up Fistral Beach

  

Rabacal and Inman are new ISA tandem world champions
[Lee Ann Curren winning at her home break] [Oli Adams and Micah Lester] [Rabacal and Inman (pictured right)]

Home advantage saw Lee Ann Curren claim top spot in Rip Curl Pro Junior Mademoiselle at Les Bourdaines in Seignosse

The August Bank Holiday weekend saw a hive of activity at the inaugural Quiksilver Skins invitation competition, one of the most innovative contest formats to grace the circuit

Champions tell the story of their success step by step
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