Budhial seals berth in final of Asian Surfing Championships

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Ramesh Budhial became the first-ever Indian to enter the Open Men's final at the Asian Surfing Championships here on Saturday.

Ramesh started the day topping his quarter-final heat race with a score of 14.84 points ahead of Philippines's Neil Sanches (12.80 points). In the semi-final, Ramesh continued his solid effort to score 11.43 points to finish second behind Indonesia's Pajar Ariyana 13.83, and it ensured a maiden final berth for the Indian surfer.

Kishore Kumar too entered the semis but finished fourth.

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