Jay Koh, who finished second in the Difficulty Men's Open category, scaling the inclined 15m wall. (Photo 1 courtesy SAFRA)
SAFRA Yishun, Sunday, November 15, 2009 – SAFRA ROCK On 2009 concluded with some of the youngest climbers pitting their skills and speed for the first time in the inaugural Junior (Under-12) category.
Russell Boon, 11, winner of the Speed Junior Boys category, scaled 10 meters up the climbing wall along two routes in a total of only 39.76 seconds to clinch the top spot. The Maris Stella High School (Primary) student only took up the sport more than a year ago when he decided to join sport climbing as a Co-curricular Activity in his school.
"This is my first time participating in a climbing competition. I have been training three times a week at my school since the holidays began," said Russell.
Organised by SAFRA Yishun and supported by the Singapore Mountaineering Federation and Singapore Sports Council, this climbing event returned after a two-year hiatus with 211 climbers competing in the ‘Difficulty’ and ‘Speed’ climbing categories. The competition was held at SAFRA Adventure Sports Center over two weekends.
The competition also saw recognisable homegrown climbers such as Jay Koh, and leading climbers from the region including top Malaysian female climber Salfarina and top Indonesian female speed climber Tri Ardianti putting their strength and technique to the test in the Difficulty Open categories.
This year, the event also boosts experienced route setters from three different countries - Tedi Ixdiana from Indonesia, Francis Low from Malaysia and Singapore's very own Philip Lim, to ensure an interesting mix in the difficulty and challenge offered by each climbing route.
Formerly known as the National Sport Climbing Championship, ROCK On has been a landmark event in the local climbing scene since 1992. While the Difficulty climbing categories test the skills and techniques of climbers, the Speed categories emphasises agility and speed.
Speed Junior Boys Winner Russell Boon receives his medal and prize from COL(NS) William Chua, Chairman of SAFRA Yishun Executive Committee. (Photo 2 courtesy SAFRA)
Final Results
Difficulty Categories
Under 20 Boys
1st – Md Aznil Rizki
2nd – Dani Saputra
3rd – Lim Zhong Han Andrew
Under 20 Girls
1st – Foong Wei Ling
2nd – Janice Ng Li
3rd – Oppi Mariam Sofia (INA)
Men's Open
1st – Riki Kiswani
2nd – Jay Koh
3rd – Foo Xiu Quan Haroz
Women's Open
1st – Tri Adianti
2nd – Chung Sue Ann
3rd – Suzanna Tan
Under 16 Boys
1st – Muhammad Harris
2nd – Yoong Wei Theng
3rd – Nicholas Lee Teck Sheng
Under 16 Girls
1st – Lynnette Koh
2nd – Zoe Petard
3rd – Tan Li Theng Novia
Under 14 Boys
1st – Brandon Goh Keng Xiang
2nd – Ian Duncan Magee
3rd – Justin Yang Feng Can
Under 14 Girls
1st – Kimberlin Cheng Ting
2nd – Iris Lee Wee Teng
3rd – Siti Nur Hazlin
Junior Boys
1st – Ferdinand Vermersch
2nd – Tom Descubes
3rd – Cheong Kenn Ee
Junior Girls
1st – Saphia Petard
2nd – Kyland La Grua
Speed Categories
Under 20 Boys
1st – Faisal Perwira
2nd – Muhd Hilman
3rd – Nurhadiansyah
Under 16 Boys
1st – Earnest Lim Yuan
2nd – Muhd Najiy
3rd – Avery Aloysius Yeo
4th – Chua Wei Jun
Men's Open
1st – Andi Effendy
2nd – Muhd Redha
3rd – Md Ridzuan Yusoff
4th – Alif
Women's Open
1st – Tri Adianti
2nd – Janice Ng Li
3rd – Salfarina
4th – Low Shuang Er
Junior Boys
1st – Russell Boon
2nd – Cheong Kenn Ee
3rd – Timothy Kumar
4th – Muhd Syamir
Junior Girls
1st – Putri Diana
2nd – Nur Sabrina
3rd – Nur Shahirah
4th – See Yun Shan
Mixed Team Relay
1st – Andi Effendy
Tri Adianti
Low Shuang Er
Janice Li
2nd – Dani Saputra
Faisal Perwira
Nurhadinsyah
Siti Novia Jumidar
3rd – Neo Jia Ming
Haroz Foo
Hilman
Uyangga
4th – Salfarina
Khairul Hafiz
Zulfadhli Shafie
Md Redha
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