Photos of 2013 HD World Junior Championship 2013

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Johanne Defay (FRA), 19, looked deadly on the final day of competition, dominating her Quarterfinals heat en route to the Semifinals. The French talent was unable to find a rhythm in her Semifinals clash against Ella Williams, however, and would finish equal 3rd.

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Stephanie Single was eliminated in the quarterfinals.

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Chelsea Tuach (BRB), 17, Womens ASP North America Pro Junior Series Champion, put in a standout performance at the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa, finishing equal 3rd overall. The Bejan surfer would issue a massive upset on the final day of competition, eliminating ASP Womens WCT surfer Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), 19, in their Quarterfinals match, but was unable to surpass a rampaging Tatiana Weston-Webb in the Semifinals.

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Tatiana Weston-Webb, who was born in Brazil but moved to Hawaii as a child, was deadly on both the Joaquina lefts and rights throughout the entirety of Womens HD World Junior Championships competition, consistently posting top scores throughout the rounds. The Hawaiian was unable to find a rhythm in the Final bout against Williams, and would finish runner up

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Tatiana Weston Webb placed runner up.

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Ella Williams (NZL) posted a well deserved Round 1 victory.

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Ella Williams (NZL)

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Bianca Buitendag (ZAF)

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Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW)

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Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW)

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Mahina Maeda (HAW)

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Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), 19, 2013 ASP Womens WCT Rookie of the Year, opened her HD World Junior Championships campaign in strong fashion, posting a commanding Round 1 victory over South Americans Lucia Cosoleto (ARG), 17, and Miluska Tello (PER), 18.

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Tatiana Weston Webb (HAW) 14.27 won her opening Round 1 Heat at the HD World Junior Championships.

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Prizegiving.

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Ella Williams, who entered the event as a last-minute alternate, quietly navigated her way to the Final, besting recent ASP Womens WCT Qualifier Johanne Defay (FRA), 19, before topping Weston-Webb for the win. The Kiwi battled hard in the Final and would lock in to two lefthanders in the back half of the match-up to secure the victory.

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Johanne Defay (FRA), 19, looked deadly on the final day of competition, dominating her Quarterfinals heat en route to the Semifinals. The French talent was unable to find a rhythm in her Semifinals clash against Ella Williams, however, and would finish equal 3rd.

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Ella Williams of Whangamata, New Zealand (pictured) 18, has won the 2013 Womens ASP World Junior Title, defeating Kauais Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW), 17, in a hard-fought final to win the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.