South African Billabong Pro Juniors

August 11, 2014

South African Billabong Pro Juniors

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Surfing South Africa Billabong Junior Pro

Long Beach Photo: Surfing South Africa

Long Beach Kommetjie Cape Town, was the location for the 2014 South African Billabong Pro Juniors. With pristine offshore conditions but small 1-2 foot waves allowed the girls put on a show. The event is the second in the three-part Junior series that takes place across the country, and it is also the 50th Billabong Junior Series event to take place in South Africa over the last 17 years.

Power sisters Emma and Gina Smith were dominant right through their heats and into the finals of the under 20s with Emma taking the finals win. Gina Smith said “I got super busy (in the semis) because with such few waves every minute counts, and it was actually pretty fun. This contest has been amazing, and everyone’s super-stoked here at the event.”

Congratulations to all the girls for a tricky but well surfed competition.

U20 Pro Junior Women
Emma Smith Zaf 1st
Gina Smith Zaf 2nd
Anoush Zakarian Zaf 3rd
Chanelle Botha Zaf 4th

U16 Girls
Ruth Armstrong Scarborough 1st
Cana Foster Umdloti 2nd
Kia Fenton Port Elizabeth 4th
Pippa Jones Marinadagama 3rd

U14 Girls
Kirsty McGillivray Jeffreys Bay 1st
Olivia Izzard Kalk Bay 2nd
Anna Jellema Butler Kalk Bay 3rd
Finn Musson Kommetjie 4th

Gina Smith Photo: © Ian Thurtell

The Billbong Junior Series presented by BOS is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa. Surfing South Africa is a member of the South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC), and is recognised by the Dept. of Sport and Recreation as the national governing body for surfing.