Billabong World Junior Surfing Championships
Event 3 of 3, ASP World Junior Tour
Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AUS
January 21st - 29, 2012
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 (Burleigh Heads, Gold Coast, AUS): Wild weather and flooding may be thrashing South-East Queensland, but it hasn't dampened the spirits of surfers competing at the Billabong World Junior Championships at Burleigh Heads on Australia's Gold Coast.
Following three days of sunny, clean conditions, storms have moved in and the surf has jumped-up for the third and final event on the ASP World Junior Tour, and a host of visiting internationals have progressed with heat wins to advance to Round 3.
South Africans David Van Zyl (Durban, ZAF) and Dylan Lightfoot (Jeffreys Bay, ZAF) put on a commanding display in the stormy conditions, defeating Japan's Kaishu Tanaka (JAP) and Hawaiian Kalani David (Haw) respectively.
Lightfoot's two-wave combined heat-score was the second highest of the morning and the win over the Hawaiian, David, sets him up for a Round 3 clash against Brazilian Filipe Toledo (BRA).
No such luck for fellow South African, Michael February (ZAF), however, with the natural-footer losing out to a lucky last-minute ride by Japanese rider, Arashi Kato (JAP).
Three American surfers also advanced into Round 3 with Chase Wilson (Newport Beach, Ca, USA) defeating Keala Naihe (Haw), Andrew Doheny (New Smyrna, Fl, USA) defeating Dylan Kowalski (Wrightsville Beach, NC, USA) and the morning's highest scorer, Evan Thompson (New Smyrna Beach, FL, USA) eliminating Pierre-Valentin Laborde (FRA) with a total 16.00pts to the Frenchman's 4.77pts.
The wild weather is forecast to continue, but organisers will push through, happily making the most of the consistent swell.
Remaining Men's Round 3 heats and Women's Round 3 are on standby for tomorrow, with organisers making an official call on proceedings at 07:30am local time.
BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD COAST ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 10: Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF) 13.00 def. Kalani David (USA) 10.60
Heat 11: David Van Zyl (ZAF) 10.54 def. Kaishu Tanaka (JPN) 9.50
Heat 12: Evan Thompson (USA) 16.00 def. Pierre-Valentin Labo (FRA) 4.77
Heat 13: Arashi Kato (JPN) 11.90 def. Michael February (ZAF) 10.50
Heat 14: Chase Wilson (USA) 12.60 def. Keala Naihe (HAW) 8.67
Heat 15: Andrew Doheny (USA) 13.10 def. Dylan Kowalski (USA) 10.03
Heat 16: Hiroto Arai (JPN) 14.34 def. Lucas Silveira (BRA) 8.70
BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD COAST ROUND 3 RESULTS:
HEAT 1: Mateia Hiquily (PYF) 9.67 def. Peterson Crisanto (BRA) 8.63
HEAT 2: Medi Veminardi (REU) 10.34 def. Chase Wilson (USA) 6.20
REMAINING BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS GOLD COAST ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
HEAT 3: Thomas Woods (AUS) vs. Arashi Kato (JPN)
HEAT 4: Jack Freestone (AUS) vs. Jack Robinson (AUS)
HEAT 5: Conner Coffin (USA) vs. Jake Halstead (USA)
HEAT 6: Ian Gouveia (BRA) vs. Matt Banting (AUS)
HEAT 7: Vasco Ribeiro (PRT) vs. Caue Wood (BRA)
HEAT 8: Caio Ibelli (BRA) vs. Wade Carmichael (AUS)
HEAT 9: Garrett Parkes (AUS) vs. Tim Macdonald (AUS)
HEAT 10: Kaito Ohashi (JPN) vs. David Van Zyl (ZAF)
HEAT 11: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF)
HEAT 12: Beyrick De Vries (ZAF) vs. Andrew Doheny (USA)
HEAT 13: Marco Fernandez (BRA) vs. Nathan Carvalho (HAW)
HEAT 14: Matt-Lewis Hewitt (NZ) vs. Evan Thompson (USA)
HEAT 15: Keanu Asing (HAW) vs. Soli Bailey (AUS)
HEAT 16: Dean Bowen (AUS) vs. Hiroto Arai (JPN)
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