The Billabong ASP World Junior Championships (WJC) is the world’s most prestigious ASP Pro Junior event and crowns the ASP World Junior Champions for both men and women aged under 21.3x World Champ Andy Irons and Joel Parkinson to name a few have won this event in their early years : the Billabong WJC have proven to be the laboratory of future surfing.
The world surfing champions of next decade will be competing at the Billabong World Junior Championships. Taking place at Sydney’s iconic North Narrabeen beach, the action is sure to be mind-blowing as the most radical junior competitors from around the world get ready to slug it out for a prestigious ASP Junior World Title. Seven surfing regions are represented : USA, HAWAII, EUROPE, SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTH AMERICA, ASP INTERNATIONAL and JAPAN.
With the eight men and three women having already confirmed their presence, Europe will have no less than eleven chances to clinch a second consecutive Under-21 ASP World title (Pauline Ado in 2009's edition). The Billabong WJC is also a great opportunity to keep building its Europe's surfing history and see its representatives follow the path of current elite members.
Europe's men's qualifiers are:
Marc Lacomare (FRA, 20), European Junior ASP Champion.
Charles Martin (GLP, 18), European ASP Junior No. 2
Frederico Morais (PRT,17), European ASP Junior No. 3
Jatyr Berasaluce (EUK,20), European ASP Junior No. 4
Joan Duru (FRA,20), WQS qualifier
Nicolau Von Rupp (DEU,18), WQS qualifier
Maxime Huscenot (REU,18), ASP wildcard
Medi Veminardi (REU,18), ASP trials’ wildcard
Europe’s women's qualifiers are:
Johanne Defay (REU,15), European Junior ASP Champion.
Alizee Arnaud (FRA, ), European Junior ASP No. 2
Pauline Ado (FRA, 18), ASP wildcard
Despite no European surfer has ever won the ASP World Junior title in the men’s division, with such talented young rippers on the heat list the 2009 event could be the year the crowning of a French, a Spanish or a Portugese World Junior Champion.... who knows?
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