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The inaugural Quiksilver and Roxy J-Bay Junior Pro events took place over the weekend seeing the country’s best surfers compete in 3-4 foot surf at Magnatubes. The event ran as part of the J-Bay Winter Fest and catered for surfers under the age of 18. An on form Jordy Maree took the victory in the U18 Boys division with high scores ...

The Ballito Pro presented by Billabong took place at Willard Beach over the last week. Surfing fans were treated to a high scoring final between France’s Joan Duru and Australia’s Connor O’Leary. In the final the lead constantly changed between the two as both surfers posted excellent scoring rides. O’Leary put down an explosive ride which included three vertical re-entries ...

Watch the surfing action in highlights video from the Billabong Junior Series from Willard Beach in Ballito. Adin Masencamp and Zoe McDougall took the wins in the Un18 Boys and U18 Girls divisions. See the full event results here.

It’s all a series of trials within trials within trials. The Billabong Junior Series event in Ballito coughed up a wildcard into the SSA Ballito Trials, and these trials were to find a wildcard into The Ballito Pro 2016 presented by Billabong. So let’s follow the path: Adin Masencamp from Strand won the Billabong Junior Series U18 division and as ...

The first event of the 2016/17 WSL Big Wave Tour took place over the weekend, the Puerto Escondido Challenge. Massive beach-break conditions tested 25 of the world’s best big wave surfers. South Africa’s Grant “Twiggy” Baker but on a brilliant performance in the Mexican event, storming through the semi’s with a victory before winning the final with a Perfect 10. ...