Brazil’s Peterson Crisanto won the historic 50th edition of The Ballito Pro presented by Billabong in front of a jam packed Willard Beach, defeating Australia’s Jack Freestone in a surfing final memorable for the pristine waves, picture perfect conditions and huge crowds. Crisanto barely put a foot wrong in the 35 minute final, starting with a mid- range 5.50 out of ...
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Brazilian Yago Dora flew to a near-perfect heat total of 19.17 out of 20 on Day 4 of The Ballito Pro presented by Billabong by using his uncanny ability to stay attached to his surfboard while flying high above the waves and earning huge scores from the judges. Local fans were sad to see Matt McGillivray bow out in Round ...
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Peru’s Sofia Mulanovich won the Ballito Women’s Pro presented by Billabong at Willard Beach on Day 3 of the event, comfortably defeating top seed Philippa Anderson (AUS) in the 25 minute final held in lumpy, high-tide one metre waves. Mulanovich was dominant throughout the marathon day of competition, winning five consecutive heats including the final where she racked up scores ...
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Indonesia’s Rio Waida and SA’s Zoe Steyn took the premier Pro Junior surfing titles at the Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS which was completed in bumpy but contestable waves at Willard Beach in Ballito. Rio Waida made the most of the shifty, onshore conditions in the Junior Men’s final to defeat local favorite and event top seed, Luke Slijpen. The ...
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