Shaun Joubert : photo Kolesky/Sandisk

Oakley Pro Junior

ASP Grade 2 Pro Junior Men's Event
ASP Grade 1 Pro Junior Women’s Event

The Oakley Pro Junior will see the country’s top young surfers descend upon Port Alfred, South Africa  for the Grade 2 Junior Men’s and Grade 1 Junior Women’s events. East Beach will play host to the hottest surfing action in the country as the famed right-hander comes alive with the nation’s best junior surfing talents competing for their share of the R125,000.00 prize purse.

“We have moved the Oakley Pro Junior to Port Alfred as it is a world class wave and the surfers deserve to have the best waves to surf it out to make it into the final event in Bali,” said ASP World Tour surfer and Oakley Team Manager Greg Emslie.

“When I was a junior surfer we didn’t have too many contests aimed solely at younger surfers, so it’s great to see a world class event like this as it is crucial for junior surfing. As well as the contest we also have the Red Bull Expression which offers R10,000.00 in prize money for the most radical surfing, so you can be sure the juniors will go big!”

The inaugural girls division will be the first ever ASP Africa sanctioned Pro Junior Women’s event in South Africa, finally giving junior female surfing some of the competitive recognition it deserves. In addition to the massive R10,000.00 on offer to the winner, the Oakley Pro Junior serves as the first of two counting events to select which female will represent South Africa at the World Pro Junior Championships in Australia.

Worldwide, the Oakley Pro Junior series offers a total prize purse of $165,000 with $75,000 on the line at the final event. The $20,000 cheque for winning the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge in Bali is the biggest first-place prize in junior surfing.

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