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A Maori surfer in New Zealand has won national championship since his 16.

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He is also New Zealand's youngest ever National champ.

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As sponsored by advertisers, he started to participate in worldwide championship,

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and used to rank 43rd worldwide.

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But now the host of the competition has changed the rule and only allows the top 32 players to join the competition,

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making the Maori surfer lose the opportunity to play in the worldwide championship,

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which affects his advertising revenue and sponsorship largely.

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Some people from New Zealand has started a campaign trying to raise fund for him to support the Maori Pride to return to the worldwide championship.

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Backside bottom turn

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Backside air reverse

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Ride out of a tube

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He is the Maori surfer Richard Christie

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24-year-old Christie was born in Dunedin of the South Island.

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Christie said, the waves are where he belongs to.

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For Christie who has started to surf since his childhood, ocean is a special lure to him.

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He has been determined to be a professional surfer since he was 12 years old out of his love for surfing

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and won the National championship in his 16.

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He is New Zealand's youngest ever National champ

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Since then, many sponsors have approached him.

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In 2009, he started to join the world's championship.

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And Christie used to rank 43rd worldwide.

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However, as later the world's championship has changed the rule and allows only the top 32 players to play in the championship

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Christie does not only lose the opportunity to compete with the experts from the world,

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but also loses sponsorship largely.

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Still, as supported by his family, Christie has never given up his dream.

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Even though he can't join the world's championship temporarily, Christe still practices 8 hrs per day

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As Maori people are usually stronger than other people, the players are more likely to be in an unfavorable situation as long as the site's tube is not big enough.

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So Christie has tried to control diet

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As moved by Christie's striving for success, now some people in New Zealand have tried to raise fund for him to join other competition

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in hope that he could become the world's top 32 and return to the world's championship