Opening Day of HD World Junior Championships pres by Devassa is ON :: Pro Surfing News

American up-and-comer Cam Richards will take to the water in Round 1 of the HD World Junior Championships Today.

JOAQUINA BEACH, Florianopolis/BRA (Tuesday, October 29, 2013) - After two consecutive lay-days, the HD World Junior Championships has been called on in clean four-to-six foot (1.5 metre) waves at Joaquina Beach in Florianopolis, Brazi. Today’s proceedings will see the completion of Men’s Round 1 with Round 2 and Women’s Round 1 on standby for this afternoon.

“The conditions have cleaned up a lot from yesterday and we’re going to start with Men’s Round 1 today,” Luli Pereira, ASP World Junior Championships Head Judge said. “We’re planning on a full day of competition and will keep Round 2 and the Women’s Round 1 on standby for this afternoon.”

Up first this morning will be Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), Kan Watanabe (JPN), Vehiatua Prunier (PYF) in opening heat of the Men’s HD World Junior Championships.

The 2013 HD World Junior Championships holds a waiting period from October 27 through November 5 and is webcast LIVE via http://www.hd-wjc.com/

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com

HD WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PRES. BY DEVASSA MEN’S ROUND 1 MATCH UPS:
Heat 1: Vasco Ribeiro (PRT), Kan Watanabe (JPN), Vehiatua Prunier (PYF)
Heat 2: Oney Onwar (PYF), Reo Inaba (JPN), Jake Sylvester (AUS)
Heat 3: Keanu Asing (HAW), Michael Rodriguez (BRA), Daniel Glenn (USA)
Heat 4: Jesse Mendes (BRA), Joshua Moniz (HAW), Samuel Igo De Souza (BRA)
Heat 5: Matt Banting (AUS), Ian Crane (USA), Caio Ibelli (BRA)
Heat 6: Carlos Munoz (CRI), Lucas Silveira (BRA), Mitchell Parkinson (AUS)
Heat 7: Victor Bernardo (BRA), Takumi Nakamura (JPN), Diran Zakarian (ZAF)
Heat 8: Ramzi Boukhiam (MAR), Kanoa Igarashi (USA), Tales Araujo (BRA)
Heat 9: Joao Abreau (BRA), Rafael Teixeira (BRA), Jorgann Couzinet (REU)
Heat 10: Gabriel Medina (BRA), Hiroto Arai (JPN), Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA)
Heat 11: Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF), Cam Richards (USA), Luan Wood (BRA)
Heat 12: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN), Steven Sawyer (ZAF), Juninho Urcia (PER)
Heat 13: David Van Zyl (ZAF), Jake Halstead (USA), Seth Moniz (HAW)
Heat 14: Michael February (ZAF), Enrique Ariitu (PYF), Jack Duggan (AUS)
Heat 15: Matheus Navarro (BRA), Igor Morais (BRA), Nomme Mignot (FRA)
Heat 16: Arashi Kato (JPN), Tom Cloarec (FRA), Slade Prestwich (ZAF)

HD WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PRES. BY DEVASSA WOMEN’S ROUND 1 MATCH UPS:
Heat 1: Frankie Harrer (USA), Reika Noro (JPN), Melanie Giunta (PER)
Heat 2: Tatiana Weston-Webb (HAW), Chelsea Tuach (BRB), Minato Takahashi (JPN)
Heat 3: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF), Miluska Tello (PER), Lucia Cosoleto (ARG)
Heat 4: Mahina Maeda (HAW), Carol Fernandes (BRA), Marina Rezende (BRA)
Heat 5: Joanne Defay (FRA), 
Ella Williams (NZL), Emma Smith (ZAF)
Heat 6: Stephanie Single (AUS), Leticia Canales Bilbao (EUK), Dax McGill (HAW)