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he surfers were up to the challenge and the spectators enjoyed cheering them on from the beach. The Junior and Women’s divisions were both won by Phuket’s 11 year old girl grom phenom Annissa Flynn, who didn’t manage to rack up another win at the Island Crown in either the Junior or the Women’s Division but had two first place victories in the Junior Division and a first and a second placing in the Women’s Division at the previous two events to lead the rankings and score the championship.
Taking the overall championship victory in the Men’s Open Division was Ekkarat Sriden, who won the Monsoon Riders event at Kalim Beach on June 16, was the runner up the King of the Jungle event at Kamala Beach on July 16, and was the runner up in the Island Crown. For his championship victory he received a trophy, products from Quiksilver and other sponsors and the grand prize of a surfboard signed by 9-time world champion Kelly Slater.
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nnissa Flynn, 11 years old grom, show her talent and won both Junior and Women’s division.
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huket Governor Mr.Wichai Praisa-ngob and Quiksilver Sports Marketing guru Jake Paterson together with Karon Municipality officers at the opening ceremony for the event.
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kkarat Sriden with his powerful maneuver take himself to win the series. 12
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