Aug 30, 2008
Arrambide Wins Oakley Pro Junior pres. by Heritage Surf and Sport
Aug 29, 2008
Andino Leads Charge on Day One of Oakley Pro Junior
Lacanau, France
Aug 9, 2008
MIGUEL PUPO WINS ASP GRADE-1 OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR IN FRANCE
Aug 8, 2008
GUDAUSKAS AND HUSCENOT CONTROL DAY 2 OF THE OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR IN FRANCE
Aug 7, 2008
OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR KICKS OFF IN TESTING CONDITIONS IN FRANCE
Aug 6, 2008
SOLID SWELL EXPECTED FOR ASP GRADE-1 OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR KICK OFF
Aug 5, 2008
TWO QUALIFIERS REMAIN FOR ENTRY INTO OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR GLOBAL CHALLENGE CHAMPIONSHIP WORTH $75K
Ubatuba, Brazil
May 10, 2008
THIAGO CAMARAO WINS OAKLEY PRO JR AND IS THE FIRST BRAZILIAN CHAMPION UNDER 20
May 9, 2008
MIGUEL PUPO LEADS THE EXHIBITIONS AT OAKLEY PRO JR AT UBATUBA
May 8, 2008
MAIN BRAZILIAN SURFERS UNDER 20 YRS OLD MAKE THEIR DEBUT AT THE OAKLEY PRO JR BRAZIL
Lowers, California
May 3, 2008
SEBASTIAN ZIETZ CLAIMS OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR IN PUMPING CONDITIONS AT LOWER TRESTLES
April 18, 2008
TOP SEEDS AND WILD CARDS ANNOUNCED FOR 6.0 LOWERS PRO AND OAKLEY PRO JUNIOR
Durban, South Africa
March 23, 2008
Shaun Joubert Powers His Way to Oakley Pro Junior Glory on Sunny Easter Sunday
March 22, 2008
Top Seed Palmboom Makes Early Exit in Messy Conditions at Oakley Pro Junior
March 21, 2008
Strachan Dominates Opening Day of Oakley Pro Junior in Epic Surf
March 19, 2008
Red Bull Airshow adds new element to Inaugural Oakley Pro Junior in Durban.
March 17, 2008
Oakley Pro Junior to take center stage at the Sixth Annual Vodacom Easter Adrenaline Beach Festival in Durban
March 14, 2008
South African Rudy Palmboom top seed for the upcoming Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Qualifier
March 11, 2008
Oakley announces expanded prize money in the Oakley Pro Jr Series and Global Challenge.
North Stradbroke, Oz
February 8, 2008
Local Lad Lincoln Taylor Wins Inaugural Oakley Pro Junior
February 7, 2008
Mother Nature Whips Up Huge Waves For Oakley Pro Junior.
February 6, 2008
Pristine Waves Served Up For Top Seeds At Day 2 of Oakley Pro Junior
February 5, 2008
Oakley Pro Junior Gets Underway At North Stradbroke Island With Internationals
Taking Charge
The Oakley Pro Junior Japan finished up today in Shidashita Point of Chiba, Japan. Early morning fog and small wave conditions greeted the surfers in the early morning hours.
Cadet Class (U-16) took the first plunge of the competition. Kaishu Tanaka, who achieved good results from the previous day trial seed round wowed the judges once again and scored high points in the Cadet class. Mid summer waves of the Shidashita beach are only waist to chest high. However the shapes are very regular, fulfilling the needs of the 20-minute-heats.
During the round of 24 in the Junior (U-21) competition, top seed riders who hold positions in 2007 and 2008 WQS ranking showcased the dead heat. Junior (U-21) kicked off its game under such condition. Keito Matsuoka, who is the current Japanese record holder of WQS World Tour, earned high scores from the beginning of the heat, creating a more advantageous condition than other riders. Nobuaki Osawa, Kento Takahashi and Shota Nakamura, who are eligible to represent Japan in the World Junior Champions 2008 astonished the audience with their talent as top seed riders and qualified for the finals together. Kai Kojima, who competed in France as an amateur Japanese surfer in May competed in Round of 16, Koki Nakamura qualified in Semi Finals. Sho Kobayashi, who has already joined the WQS in the USA came back to Japan during his summer vacation and joined the competition. He won until Semi Finals but his luck ran out when he had to compete against the World Junior Team, disabling him to join the Finals.
The riders had to improvise their moves as the onshore condition changed due to the northeastern wind in the afternoon. Arashi Kato, the 2007 Cadet champion, Sho Kobayashi, the resident of the USA, Mao Terashima and Yoto Ohara fought over the Cadet Championship for 25 minutes. Arashi won the title, making himself the consecutive championship holder. Junior Championship was a high level battle, which lasted even in the last 10 seconds. Nobuyuki Osawa, a first time competitor, won the Championship in the end.
