(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
As we had previously announced, Kei Kobayashi will be competing in the JPSA for the first time as an amateur in early April. He made it through the trial round and won after 11 heats! He also achieved the required 12 points in the middle rounds and earned his JPSA pro qualification on his first tournament.
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
Love Surf customers and industry insiders who had watched the JPSA live broadcast were sending me emails and messages saying things like, "It looks like Kay will win!" from a fairly early stage.
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
It's definitely worth cheering on athletes who are on the same LOST board.
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
Nishii also watched the JPSA live because his favorite surfer, Kei, was there for the first time in a while. However, the judges' scoring system was different to that of the WSL, and they seemed to place more emphasis on the difficulty and speed of the moves, so when I thought he should get 9 points, he got 7 points, and the scores didn't go up, so I was feeling a bit nervous watching. However, in the final, he won with a landslide victory, even for an amateur to see.
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
Kei's energy to win was amazing,
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
He was riding a LOST board that was better than anyone else's, so he got the best results!
(Photo by Nic Nakamura)
In the world of competitions, you can't win unless you have a good board.
Kei, who is now the current leader of the JPSA, will travel to Mentawai after the final to compete in the QS1000 RIP CURL PRO from April 21st to 24th, and then return to Bali Keramas to compete in the WQS 1000 KOMUNE BALI PRO from May 3rd to 7th. This JPSA tournament saw him compete in 11 heats, making it a good practice tournament for the KOMUNE BALI PRO.
(Photo by KENYU)
Congratulations Kay!
I'm sure Japanese surf media will be publishing photos and videos of this achievement in the future, so I'm looking forward to it!
So, everyone!
We will also be holding a "Kei Kobayashi" victory sale!
Please look forward to this as well!
