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Local Standouts Tear through Opening Day of Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge
Author: GrindTV.com
The Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge has a rich history in the city of Huntington Beach that stretches over 30 years in its entirety and the original team format recognizes both the best individual performer as well as the top overall team.
Waring, who led team Reef to victory last year, continued to be one of the form surfers of Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge competition today as the top performer for Team Dragon by notching both Round 1 and Round 2 heat victories.
"Lots of people have been asking me that since I'm the defending champ if I'm going to win it again," Waring said. "I just take it one heat at a time and can't worry about the final. If you stick to that approach, before you know it you're in the final and you're setting yourself up for another opportunity to win."
The local regular-footer expressed the confidence that comes along with competing at his local break of the north side of Huntington Beach Pier.
"It's one of my favorite events because it's at my home break," Waring said. "I surf out here everyday with all of my buddies and it's a good event for me. I feel real comfortable, so I'm stoked."
Waring is also enjoying being able to compete along the likes of former ASP World Champion Tom Curren in the Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge's unique team event format.
"Guys like Tom (Curren), there's really nothing you can say about those guys," Waring said. "You just sit back and watch them surf and watch them do their thing because they're legends. If you get a heat against them, you're pretty much the luckiest guy on the planet because to have the opportunity to have a heat against those guys is just awesome."
Micah Byrne (Huntington Beach, CA), 29, who is surfing for Huntington Beach High School, was another local standout to shine in front of his home crowd by taking wins in both his Round 1 and Round 2 heats today with impressive surfing on both his forehand and backhand.
"It's great having this event in my backyard," Byrne said. "We have so many good surfers and we always seem to have really good waves for the event. My Dad had me down here ever since I was little and it's great to have the support to have the contest here."
Other local standouts included Shaun Ward (Huntington Beach, CA), 28, (team Jack's) who posted the day's highest scores of a 9.17 out of 10 single wave score as well as a 17.50 out of 20 heat total.
The Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge will continue tomorrow, January 9, 2011 and will crown a champion by day's end. For all of the live action log on towww.katinproam.com
Current Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge Standings:
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