Gabriel Medina (BRA) won the 2013 ASP World Pro Junior Championship at Joaquina Beach, site of the 2014 6-Star Oceano Santa Catarina Pro 14.
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Finalists celebrate.
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Contest site
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Joshua Moniz (HAW)
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Michael Rodrigues (BRA)
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Carlos Munoz (CRI)
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Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF)
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Slade Prestwich (ZAF)
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Kanoa Igarashi (USA)
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Gabriel Medina (BRA)
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Jake Silvester (AUS)
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Oney Anwar (JPN)
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Joshua Moniz (HAW) 9.97 secured a very narrow Round 2 victory.
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Ian Crane (USA) secured a round 1 victory.
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Matheus Navarro (BRA)
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Samuel Igo (BRA)
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David Van Zyl (ZAF) was eliminated in Round 2.
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Michael Rodrigues (BRA), 18, trialist at the HD World Junior Championships, was electric in Round 2 today, unloading a flurry of tail-free turns and lofty airs. The Brazilian upstarts efforts would secure the highest scores of competition, including 9.57 single-wave score and 18.07 heat total.
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Michael Rodrigues (BRA), 18, trialist at the HD World Junior Championships, was electric in Round 2 today, unloading a flurry of tail-free turns and lofty airs. The Brazilian upstarts efforts would secure the highest scores of competition, including 9.57 single-wave score and 18.07 heat total.
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Dylan Lightfoot staying in control to advance into Round 3.
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Hiroto Arai (JPN), 18, contributed to a strong showing from the Japanese contingent, combining strong outside turns and committed combinations on the inside reform to advance to Round 3.
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Caio Ibeli (BRA) advanced into round 3.
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Slade Prestwich (ZAF), 18, would punctuate the days affairs, belting the sets of Joaquina Beach on both his forehand and backhand to lead the South African contingent. While Pretwich was admittedly hunting the lefts on offer, he would kick-start his successful heat with a steep righthander and would dominate the affair from start to finish.
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Michael February (ZAF) advancing into Round 3.
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Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) boosts to victory during Round 1.
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Carlos Munoz (CRI), 20, was another top seed to unload searing combinations while posting a commanding Round 1 victory. While the Costa Rican has recently been in the spotlight for his aerial attack, todays excellent 16.70 out of 20 heat total was earned with an impressive display of powerful turns.
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Matt Banting (AUS), 19, current No. 55 on the Mens ASP World Ranking, took out a big heat win, relegating former ASP World Champion Caio Ibelli (BRA), 20, to Round 2.
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Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), 18, immediately found his rhythm despite challenging morning conditions in the days first heat, combining a selective wave strategy with surgical execution to notch an 8.00 and 9.00 via powerful combinations. The days high heat-total of 17.00 would see the Portuguese talent advance directly to Round 3 and Ribeiro was relieved to have a successful start to his ASP World Junior Championships campaign.
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Day 1 - No Competition
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at Joaquina Beach
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Matt Banting of Port Macquarie, NSW, Australia (pictured), 19, was a standout throughout the entirety of the HD World Junior Championships, consistently posting high scores on his way to the Semifinals. The Australian was unable to trump Ramzi Boukhiam in the Semifinals and would finish equal 3rd overall in Florionapolis, Brasil on Saturday November 2, 2013.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
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Gabriel Medina (BRA), 19, has claimed the 2013 Men's ASP World Junior Title by winning the HD World Junior Championships presented by Devassa over Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), 20, in a high-scoring Final at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazil.
Photos of 2013 HD World Junior Championship