Oney Anwar

Oney Anwar was born and raised in Lakai on the island of Sumbawa, and grew up surfing the incredible wave at Lakey Peak surrounded and encouraged by visiting surfers.  A talented surfer and successful competitor, in 2007 Oney took the opportunity to relocate to Australia’s Gold Coast as part of Rip Curl‘s international grommet development programme to finish his education and develop his competitive surfing career.  He competes on the WSL Qualifying Series and is hoping to become the first Indonesian surfer to qualify for the elite Championship Tour.