Ecuador & Worldwide news
For the results of the ISA World Junior Championship 2009, visit www.isaworldjuniors.com
18 September 2009
| Last month in news |
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11 September 2009
| Anticipation for Guinness World Record at Earthwave.. |
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25 August 2009
| REMEMBERING DUKE KAHANAMOKU, ON HIS BIRTHDAY |
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25 August 2009
| Second best result for Ecuador in the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games |
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2 August 2009
| A not so good day for the ecuadorian team |
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1 August 2009
| Great performance of the ecuadorians at the ISA World Surfing Games |
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30 July 2009
| News Conference Opens the Billabong ISA World Games |
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29 July 2009
| Ecuador surf team is already in Costa Rica |
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19 July 2009
| What happened these days in Ecuador waves? Montañita, the national surf team, a great swell... |
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13 July 2009
| FUEL TV airs today the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship |
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26 June 2009
| Montañita welcomes the third stop of the Ecuadorian Championship |
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25 May 2009
| Marcos Goncalves claims the 2nd stop of the Ecuadorian Surfing Championship |
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24 May 2009
| First day of the 2nd stop of the Ecuador National Surfing Championship finished at its best. |
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19 May 2009
| Bobby Martinez Claims Billabong Pro Tahiti Over Taj Burrow |
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17 May 2009
| Royden Bryson Wins Lizzard Nando's Surf Pro |
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14 May 2009
| The second stop of the Ecuadorian Surfing Championship 2009 was confirmed...at last |
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5 May 2009
| Adam Melling wins 2009 O'Neill Cold Water Classic Scotland by Swatch in near-perfect conditions at Thurso East. |
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03 May 2009
| Fred Patacchia wins 6.0 Lowers Pro, Barger takes Oakley Pro Junior |
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25 April 2009
| Alejo Muniz Wins the Estoril Quiksilver Pro 2009! |
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25 April 2009
| Jadson Andre Posts Highest Score of Event to Take the Title at the 2009 Quiksilver Pro Durban |
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17 April 2009
| Australia charges in the 2009 ISA World Kneeboard Surfing Titles |
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17 April 2009
| Joel Parkinson crowned Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach champ |
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05 April 2009
| TEAM AUSTRALIA WINS FIFTH TEAM GOLD MEDAL AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC, AND TEAM BRAZIL WINS ISA WORLD JUNIOR ALOHA CUP |
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04 April 2009
| FINALISTS DECIDED AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP |
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03 April 2009
| ENDURANCE TESTED ON DAY SIX OF COMPETITION AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WJSC |
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(Salinas, Ecuador) April 3, 2009 - The world's best junior surfers fought tooth and nail in do-or-die elimination heats on day six of the 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships in Salinas, Ecuador. Many surfers made the 300 meter paddle out to the lineup three separate times and performances were through the roof.
Close
After six days of competition and 294 heats, only 40 surfers remain in the competition. When the dust had settled on today's action, 2005 ISA World Junior Champion Hawaii led the team standings followed by France, South Africa, the USA and Brazil. Three-time defending champion Australia suffered a series of devasting losses to its top prospects and went from first yesterday to sixth today. Still with only 700 points separating Australia from Hawaii, all six teams at the top still have a chance at the gold.
Other teams like Peru might not be in team medal contention, but their surfers are making a strong push for individual medals. This afternoon, despite tired legs from having surfed three times, Peruvian surfer Carlos Mario Zapata had the beach and his Peruvian team in uproar as he posted the highest score of the competition, a 9.77, in his round six repercharge heat. Within the hour, exemplary French surfer Canelle Bulard matched it with her own 9.77 to show the world the stunning level of talent in this year's Under 18 Girls division.
USA team member Conner Coffin was able to regain his composure after a difficult loss earlier this morning on the secondary contest site. In today's last Boys Under 16 repercharge heat, facing tough competition, Conner waited for the right waves and posted a searing 9.17 ride to take first place over Brazil's Caio Ibelli, Australian Dylan Cummings and Peruvian Cristobal de Col.
“I was nervous going into the heat today - it could've been my last. It's no playground out there,” said Coffin. “I spent the day relaxing on the beach, trying to focus, watch the conditions and get ready. Once I got in the water, I knew I had to wait for the right wave. I got lucky, everyone really wants it and they are surfing incredibly well.”
Costa Rican surfer and recipient of the 2009 ISA Scholarship Award, Carlos Munoz has been competing in two divisions this year. Having back-to-back heats today, he won his Under 16 heat and then had to run 300 meters up for his first round of Under 18 repercharges. Munoz, exhausted, was unfortunately only able to get one wave and finished fourth to Australian Dean Bowen, Brazilian Tiago Guimaraes, and Tahitian Teiki Charles. Munoz will continue in the main rounds of Under 16 Boys tomorrow.
Many teams found themselves with two surfers in the same heat today. In repercharge round six, heat one, South Africans David Brand and Mikey February went one and two over Tahitian Mihimana Braye and Costa Rica's Jordan Hernandez. Tomorrow, Brand will face off against Coffin and Zapata in heat one, and Brand will meet Hawaii's Keanu Asing and Brazilian Caio Ibelli in heat two.
For Australians in the Under 18 Boys division, Dean Bowen and James Woods had to fight together against Tahitian Ariimoana David and South African Dale Staples. They both stayed alive to advance finishing first and second in round five.
Round six, also held today, proved to be an unfortunate one for Australia as Woods took the exit card with a third place in his heat against USA surfer Nat Young, New Zealander Matt Hewitt and Hawaiian Albee Layer. For the first half of the heat, not one surfer caught a single wave and contest organizers contemplated a restart. In the closing five minutes, a great set came through and Young was able to prevail as the heat winner followed by Hewitt in second, Woods in third and Layer in fourth.
Australia also lost superstar and gold medal hopeful Garrett Parkes. Brazil's Felipe Braz and Medi Veminardi from France placed first and second to advance.
In the Girl Under 18 elimination repercharge rounds today, South African Bianca Buitendag continued to stay alive, taking second in her heat to advance on. She will face USA team members Courtney Conlogue and Lani Doherty tomorrow in the semi-final repercharges. The last remaining Portuguese surfer, Ana Sarmento, finished fourth in her heat to place equal 16th overall.
Local Ecuadorians Johnatan Zambrano and Fabio Dapelo placed third in their heats today to finish equal 25th, the highest place any Ecuadorian has achieved an ISA World Junior event. Moroccan surfer Ramzi Boukhiam also finished equal 25th today.
The day finished with the heads of the Ecuadorian Department of Tourism, Transportation and Environment visiting the contest site at la FAE and experiencing the contest with ISA President Fernando Aguerre. Veronica Sion, Ecuadorian Minister of Tourism commented, saying, “I am really happy because of the alliance we have between the tourism department, surfing and the surfing federation FES. I really see this sport as an important part of the tourism development in Ecuador. We have close to 100 surf spots in Ecuador and as head of the Department of Tourism I can say undoubtedly say, we want to increase the support we give to the surfing in Ecuador.”
Competitors will be back tomorrow for round seven of Under 18 Boys, Under 18 Girls and Under 16 Boys as well as eight rounds of repercharges and the Aloha Cup Semi-Finals, a specialty tag team event. The swell is expected to continue to hold through the weekend for the finals. Competition will resume tomorrow at 8:00am at Playa de las FAE beach in Salinas, Ecuador.
Source: www.isaworldjuniors.com
02 April 2009
| DRAMATIC DAY OF COMPETITION AT THE WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP |
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01 April 2009
| SWELL PEAKS AT 6-8 FOOT FOR DAY FOUR OF COMPETITION |
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31 March 2009
| BIGGER WAVES AND BIGGER SCORES AT DAY THREE OF COMPETITION AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA |
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30 March 2009
| BIGGER WAVES AT THE QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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29 March 2009
| FULL CROWDS AND EXCELLENT WAVES FOR DAY ONE OF COMPETITION |
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27 March 2009
| SURFERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD CONVENE ON THE SHORES OF ECUADOR |
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23 March 2009
| ISA VP Alan Atkins appointed as the Technical Director for the 2009 WJSC |
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23 March 2009
| Ecuador Team ready to make history in their own yard |
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23 March 2009
| Brazil is looking for the Gold in Ecuador |
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23 March 2009
| USA travels to Ecuador as favorites |
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23 March 2009
| Hawaii will look for their second Gold in Salinas |
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23 March 2009
| From Australia |
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23 March 2009
| Great Britain is getting ready for the Juniors |
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23 March 2009
| Italy confirmed on the World Juniors Surfing Championship |
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25 February 2009
| ISA announces judging panel for 2009 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship |
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19 February 2009
| Upcoming: The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championship. |
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19 February 2009
| SurfAid International News - Swim 4 Life |
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23 January 2009
| ISA World Bodyboarding Games (WBBG) announced, open bid for host cities |
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20 January 2009
| Bodyboarding: no longer part of the ISA World Surfing Games. |
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11 December 2008
| Adrian Dapelo wins 7th stage and Mario Gambellini is the 2008 Champion. |
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