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Kirra Pinkerton, Photo by WSL

EVENT: Kirra Pinkerton & Gabriela Bryan Are About To Change The Game In World Surfing

EVENT // 2018 LOS CABOS OPEN OF SURF PRO JUNIOR

KIRRA & GABRIELA ARE COMING IN HOT

Here at The Mermaid Society, we’ve been documenting the success of Kirra Pinkerton from San Clemente, California since she was a micro-grom, just as we have with Caroline Marks. Why? Well, her name has featured as champion or in the finals of nearly every junior regional or national event she’s surfed in and now, she’s taking down the best surfers in the world. She’s hot on the heels of Marks who qualified as the youngest ever WSL Championship Tour surfer this year.

Today, among some of the best post-hurricane waves on offer, Kirra won her third consecutive women’s Pro Junior event. The modest but driven Hurley team rider has just one thing on her mind, and we have no doubt, she’ll be drawing heats against her heroes on the dream tour in the next two years.

“It feels amazing to go three-for-three and that’s the second time I’ve won going left at a righthand pointbreak (laughs),” Pinkerton said. “I hope this is the year I can take the North America title. It’s a good start and it’s better than I expected, now I just want to keep it going for a shot at Worlds.”

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Her win today has secured her place as the North Americal Pro Junior leader. Right behind her is Hawaiian Gabriela Bryan who has also had a clean run of wins and took out second place in front of 2018 WCT injury wildcard for Courtney Conlogue, Macy Callaghan.

“It’s pretty cool to make another final this year, but it was the biggest Zippers I’ve ever surfed and it was super challenging,” Bryan said. “Being able to surf out there with three other girls is a great warm-up for the QS — especially that Final with some of those girls. It’s my first winning a few events this year and making Finals like this just help build my confidence to know I can do this.

“All of those girls deserved to win, they were ripping so hard and pushed me to my limits so it felt great to come out on top in that Final,” Pinkerton added. “It was super important to get that start and I would’ve been a lot more nervous going through the rest of that heat without it. I was so relieved when they announced that score and that helped keep me calm despite not being able to get a solid backup.

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Los Cabos Open of Surf Women’s Pro Junior Semifinal Results:

1 – Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 10.70 1,000 points
2 – Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 9.50
3 – Macy Callaghan (AUS) 6.64
4 – Luana Silva (HAW) 2.00

Los Cabos Open of Surf Women’s Pro Junior Semifinal Results:

SF 1: Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 11.37, Macy Callaghan (AUS) 9.47, Zoe McDougall (HAW) 8.73, Zahli Kelly (AUS) 6.33
SF 2: Luana Silva (HAW) 9.07, Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 8.76, Savanna Stone (HAW) 5.47, Kelta O’Rourke (HAW) 2.24

Los Cabos Open of Surf Women’s QS 6,000 Round 1 Results:

Heat 1: Rubiana Brownell (CRI) 7.67, Tiare Thompson (USA) 5.33, Coral Schuster (USA) 1.60, Havanna Cabrero (PRI) 1.07
Heat 2: Vittoria Farmer (AUS) 7.44, Sol Aguirre (PER) 7.20, Shelby Detmers (USA) 6.76, Ella McCaffray (USA) 5.80
Heat 3: Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 8.27, Audrey Presti (USA) 3.10, Coral Wiggins (CRI) 1.90, Elle Sampiere (USA) 1.43
Heat 4: Izzi Gomez (USA) 6.57, Taina Hinckel (BRA) 4.70, Malia Ward (USA) 3.97, Daniela Ramos (MEX) 0.87
Heat 5: Savanna Stone (HAW) 7.83, Molly Kirk (USA) 3.80, Alessia Moro (PER) 2.07, Serena Nava (USA) 0.83
Heat 6: Hanna Scott (CAN) 10.00, Kloee Openshaw (USA) 3.30, Ana Laura Gonazalez (MEX) 2.80, Mariana Assis (PRT) 1.40
Heat 7: Nicole Fulford (USA) 4.60, Olivia Pessanha (USA) 4.37, Cassidy McClain (USA) 3.70, Maile Davis (USA) 1.93

Upcoming Los Cabos Open of Surf Women’s QS 6,000 Round 1 Match-Ups:

Heat 8: Lorena Fica (CHL), Juliette Lacome (FRA), Alexa Muss (USA), Maya Larripa (MEX)
Heat 9: Rachel Presti (USA), Kayla Durden (USA), Jessica Grimwood (AUS), Lindsey Jacobellis (USA)
Heat 10: Julia Camargo (BRA), Kelta O’Rourke (HAW), Chiasa Maruyama (USA), Brooke Young (USA)
Heat 11: Emily Gussoni (ITL), Brooke Daigneault (USA), Abigail Dixon (USA), Valentina Resano (NIC)
Heat 12: Sara Wakita (JPN), Kayla Coscino (USA), Aloha Lopez (MEX), Mathea Demple-Olin (CAN)

Kirra Pinkerton, Photo by WSL

Kirra Pinkerton, Photo by WSL

Gabriela Bryan, Photo by WSL

Gabriela Bryan, Photo by WSL

Samantha Sibley, Photo by WSL

Samantha Sibley, Photo by WSL

Zippers Surf Break, Los Cabos Open Of Surf Pro Junior Mexico

Zippers Surf Break, Los Cabos Open Of Surf Pro Junior Mexico

Savanah Stone, Photo by WSL

Savanah Stone, Photo by WSL

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