The 2015 Coopers SA Open State Surfing Titles were held in Middleton Beach, South Australia on May 8th. Competitors surfed in clean overhead 4ft waves. Young surfer Lachlan Schultz suffered a broken leg after landing awkwardly on a wave. In the men's final, Khai Adams narrowly defeated Max Longhurst with a score of 16.3 to 16.23. In the women's final, Ellie Francis defeated Tayla Hanak with a score of 9.67 to 9.4 to be crowned the women's champion. The competition featured several age division categories for men and women.

4. STATE SURFING CHAMPIONS DECIDED IN GREAT WAVES AT
MIDDLETON
Saturday, May 8th saw SA's best surfers compete in clean
overhead 4ft waves at Middleton Beach for the 2015 Coopers
SA Open State Titles . With high scoring rides and a freak
injury to a surfer, it was an action-packed day on the Fleurieu
Peninsula.

5. Competitors were greeted with solid lines and sunny
conditions (albeit cold) for the first round of the Open Men's
Division where things were rolling along smoothly, until young
surfer Lachlan Schultz suffered what turned out to be a broken
leg after landing awkwardly on one of his waves.

6. As the day progressed, the top seeds turned up the level of
surfing with south coast surfers Max Longhurst and Khai
Adams posting some high scores with their progressive power
surfing.

7. The Open Women's final was hotly contested by
Australian Under 18 Champion, Tayla Hanak and 2014
female Surfer Of The Year, Ellie Francis battling it out for
the title of Women's Champion with Tayla opting for the
rights while Ellie focused on the lefts which eventually
gave her the nod in a close final.

8. Not to be outdone, the Open Men's Final raised the bar
again with both Khai and Max putting on a dynamic
display of modern surfing with multiple rides in the
excellent 8-9 point range. In the end it was Khai Adams
(16.3) who narrowly defeated Max Longhurst (16.23) in
a result which could have gone either way.

9. Final State Title results were:
Results- Coopers SA Open 2013:
Open Men:
1st Khai Adams 16.3, 2. Max Longhurst 16.23, 3.
Mitch Imgraben 10.04, 4. Gary Haworth 7.6
Open Women:
1. Ellie Francis 9.67, 2. Tayla Hanak 9.4, 3. Cheryl
Peat 4.53, 4. Yasmin Hardy 2.8, 5. Maddy
Warner 2.6

10. Over 40:
1. Luke Horlin-Smith 14.67, 2. Grant Stocker 12.5,
3 Vance Gordan 9.86, 4. Craig Potgieter 8.9
Over 35 Women:
1. Cheryl Peat 8.33, 2. Carita Strengell 8.24, 3.
Ericka Oemcke 1.5
Over 45:
1. Gary Haworth 14.43, 2. Scott Stevenson 11.17

11. Over 50:
1. Scott Stvenson 13.33, 2.James Bryant 9.17, 3.
Mark Longhurst 7.07, 4. Alan Bruse 5.8, 5. Simon
Coote 5.2
Over 55:
1. Roger Matthews 11.66 2. Ray Palmer 8.36, 3.
James Bryant 6.83 4. Tim Hoile 4.77, 5. Simon
Coote 2.0

12. Kneeboard:
1. Daniel Poulson 7.93; 2. Jake Handcroft 7.16; 3.
Phil Arthur 4.8; 4. Max Simionato 2.67; 5. Simon
Coote 2.5
Pics of Ellie Francis & Khai Adams courtesy of
ROGER FOSTER & PHOTOGRAFFIX

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