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Beyrick de Vries advanced to to within one heat of the Grand Final in the U18 boys on Wednesday

SA supporters and coaches encourage the tag team members during the Aloha Cup

Michael February (Kommetjie) tucks into a tube at Piha Beach on Tuesday

Steven Sawyer (Jeffreys Bay) shows the form that has kept him in contention for a medal in New Zealand

Heidie

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Bianca

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Bianca 3

Team SA congratulate Michael February on advancing to Round 2 of the U18 boys division

Jarred Veldhuis in action in Round 1 of U16 boys on the opening day of the event at Piha

Team SA pose with ISA President Fernando Aguerre

Team SA vice-captain Bianca Buitendag pours sand from South African beaches into the Sands of the World receptacle

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Team SA places fourth overall with four medal haul at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand



Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga) cuts back on the final day of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at Piha Beach in New Zealand today. De Vries placed fourth overall to win the copper medal in the U18 boys division. Photo courtesy ISA

Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
Piha Beach, Auckland, New Zealand,
January 21 – 28, 2010

Team SA places fourth overall with four medal haul at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

The South African Junior Surfing team secured fourth place overall along with a haul of four medals – two bronze and two copper – at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships which ended in good one metre conditions at Piha Beach in New Zealand today.

The podium finish and copper medal was South Africa’s best team result since the ISA World Junior Championships became a stand-alone event in 2003, having finished fifth three times, seventh twice and sixth at last year’s event in Ecuador.

The other South African medals were earned by Sarah Baum (Athlone Park) who placed third overall for bronze in the U18 girls; team captain Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga) who pocketed the copper medal for fourth place in the U18 boys and the Tag-Team who clinched the bronze when they placed third overall in the Aloha Cup event yesterday.

De Vries stormed through the six rounds of theU18 boys qualifying stream, convincingly winning the Round 6 heat over Jordin Watson (AUS) to advance to the Grand Final as the favourite. But Gabriel Medina (BRA) and Tamaroa McComb (TAH) emerged from the cutthroat repecharge rounds and dominated the final match-up.

Medina was simply unbeatable, posting a perfect 10 point ride along with a 9.90 for a heat tally of 19.90 and the gold medal. Watson grabbed the silver, just 0.02 of a point ahead of McComb with de Vries in fourth place.

Baum also progressed straight through the five rounds of the U18 girls, advancing to the Grand Final in second place behind eventual gold medalist Tyler Wright (AUS). Alessa Quizon (HAW) and Lakey Peterson (USA) survived the repecharge final and the Hawaiian went on to claim the silver with Baum taking bronze and Peterson the copper.

Matt Banting (AUS) won the U16 boys from Jake Halstead (USA), Koa Smith (HAW) and Hiroti Arai (JAP) to give Australia their second individual gold and helped them secure their fifth consecutive team title at the event, and sixth triumph in the eight year history of the tournament.

Baum and de Vries’ finals results were sufficient to boost South Africa’s team total past France and into a medal-winning fourth place behind Australia, Hawaii and the USA. France finished fifth, Tahiti sixth and hosts New Zealand seventh.

Video highlights, images and full results of all the heats in the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships are available at www.isaworldjuniors.com

The 2010 South African Junior Surfing Team is supported by the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund (NLDTF) and clothed by Quiksilver with additional support from Skullcandy and Power Balance.

2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
Results

GIRLS UNDER 18
1 TYLER WRIGHT AUSTRALIA
2 ALESSA QUIZON HAWAII
3 SARAH BAUM SOUTH AFRICA (Athlone Park)
4 LAKEY PETERSON USA

=13 Bianca Buitendag George
=29 Tanika Hoffman Kommetjie
=41 Heidi Palmboom Bluff

BOYS UNDER 18
1 GABRIEL MEDINA BRAZIL
2 JORDIN WATSON AUSTRALIA
3 TAMAROA MCCOMB TAHITI
4 BEYRICK DE VRIES SOUTH AFRICA (Umhlanga)

=19 Michael February Kommetjie
=25 Davey Brand Kommetjie
=31 Dane Staples St Francis Bay

BOYS UNDER 16
1 MATT BANTING AUSTRALIA
2 JAKE HALSTEAD USA
3 KOA SMITH HAWAII
4 HIROTI ARAI JAPAN

=19 Dylan Lightfoot Jeffreys Bay
=22 Steven Sawyer Jeffreys Bay
=22 Jarred Veldhuis Kommetjie
=37 Diran Zakarian Melkbosstrand

ALOHA CUP
1 AUSTRALIA
2 FRANCE
3 SOUTH AFRICA
4 HAWAII

TEAM
1 AUSTRALIA
2 HAWAII
3 USA
4 SOUTH AFRICA
5 FRANCE
6 TAHITI
7 NEW ZEALAND


The International Surfing Association and Surfing New Zealand are proud to present the Official Website for the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship, which will take place in Piha, New Zealand from January 20th through the 29th. Visit www.isaworldjuniors.com to be a part of this historic event. 

Not only can you check out the live, streaming webcast of the action, keep up with the scores, and look at the daily photos, and videos, you can also access information about your travel plans to New Zealand. You can also learn more about New Zealand and the sponsors who are making this event possible. The action starts January 21st, so if you are not lucky enough to attend, open up the streaming webcast and watch from the comfort of your home or office.


Mikey Barrel

Steve Sawyer 1

Sawyer 2

Steve Sawyer 3

Hug

Rock

Mikey 1

Mikey 2

Mikey 3

Mikey 4

Davey 1

Davey 2

Davey 3

Davey 4

Davey 5

Davey 6

Dylan Lightfoot (Jeffreys Bay) cuts back into the power pocket at Piha Beach on Saturday

Steven Sawyer changes direction on a wild wave on Saturday

Captain Beyrick de Vries and vice-captain Bianca Buitendag celebrate victory in the Lotto SANZ Challenge with the team coaches and management

The SA team celebrate winning the Lotto SANZ Challenge against host nation New Zealand

Team SA brave the elements to support their teammates in the wild conditions on Friday

A powerful top turn by Steven Sawyer in Round 1 of the U16 boys

Team SA bonding on the opening day

The Team SA support group on the beach on Day 1 at Piha
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Monday 08th of February 2010
Dylan Lightfoot surfs to victory in New Zealand event

Dylan Lightfoot (Jeffreys Bay) in action during the recent ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in New Zealand where he finished 19th overall in the U16 boys division, the highest of the four SA U16 boys.Photo courtesy ISA
South African junior surfer Dylan Lightfoot stunned his Kiwi counterparts by clinching victory in the premier Under 16 boys division of the Billabong Grom Series presented by Oceanbridge at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand on Sunday.

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Thursday 28th of January 2010
Team SA places fourth overall with four medal haul at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga) cuts back on the final day of the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships at Piha Beach in New Zealand today. De Vries placed fourth overall to win the copper medal in the U18 boys division. Photo courtesy ISA
The South African Junior Surfing team secured fourth place overall along with a haul of four medals – two bronze and two copper – at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships which ended in good one metre conditions at Piha Beach in New Zealand today.

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Wednesday 27th of January 2010
Team SA clinches bronze medal in Aloha Cup at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

Davey Brand (Kommetjie) heads for the surf in the third leg of the Aloha Cup after being tagged by a team mate. The five-person Team SA squad clinched the bronze medal in the event. Photo courtesy ISA
Team South Africa clinched the first of what they hope will be four medals at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in New Zealand when the five-person tag-team squad clinched the bronze in the Aloha Cup event on Wednesday.

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Tuesday 26th of January 2010
Four SA surfers still in contention at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga) blasts off the lip of a wave at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships in New Zealand on Tuesday. Photo courtesy ISA
Four South African surfers remain in contention for medals at the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in New Zealand after a day of exceptional waves and high quality surfing at Piha Beach on Tuesday.

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Monday 25th of January 2010
Sarah Baum into semis and Team SA in top four at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

Pictured: Sarah Baum (Athlone Park) carves a cutback on her way to the last eight in the U18 girls’ division qualifying stream at the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships in New Zealand. Photo courtesy ISA
Sarah Baum charged into the semifinals of the qualifying stream on Day 5 of the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in New Zealand as Team South Africa maintained a top four position in the team standings at the half way point of the world’s biggest annual event for surfers 18 and under.

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Saturday 23rd of January 2010
Steven Sawyer stars for Team South Africa at Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Champs in New Zealand

Steven Sawyer (Jeffreys Bay) leans into a bottom turn on an unruly overhead wave at Piha Beach, New Zealand enroute to winning his U16 boys’ Round 2 heat in the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Championships on Saturday. Photo courtesy ISA
Steven Sawyer was the star for Team South Africa on Day 3 of the 2010 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in New Zealand, winning his Round 2 heat to become the sole SA team member remaining in the qualifying stream of U16 boys’ division at the world’s biggest event for surfers 18 and under.

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