Jeffreys Bay – The first event of the Billabong Junior Series 2015 will take place this year at Magna Tubes. It is a three-day event, with a five-day waiting period from 13 – 17 July. The contest takes place duing the JBay Winterfest – www.jbaywinterfest.com. The contest director will choose the best three days out of the waiting period to run the contest to completion.
The Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS is the most prestigious and longest-running junior series in the world. The series started in 1997, and has already hosted 51 individual events over its illustrious history. Billabong has paid out over R1,3mil in prize money over this period to also make it the richest junior series in the country.
There are 7 divisions for 2015, and competitors are allowed to enter a maximum of 2 divisions.
- U12 Boys – 1A PST Rated
- U14 Boys & U14 Girls – 2A PST Rated
- U16 Boys and U16 Girls – 2A PST Rated
- U20 Boys and U20 Girls – WSL 1000 Pro Junior Rated.
There are a number of exciting Specialty Awards and Events as well as Series Awards, and these will be announced shortly. Co-sponsors for the event include VonZipper and Nixon.
To check out highlights from the 2014 series finale at Seal Point go here www.youtube.com/watch
The Billabong Junior Series presented by BOS is sanctioned by Surfing South Africa. Surfing South Africa is a member of the South African Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and is recognised by the Dept. Of Sport and Recreation as the national governing body for surfing.
About the World Surf League
The World Surf League (WSL) organizes the annual tour of professional surf competitions and broadcasts each event live at WorldSurfLeague.com where you can experience the athleticism, drama and adventure of competitive surfing — anywhere and anytime it’s on. The WSL sanctions and operates the following tours: the Junior Tour, Longboard Tour, the Qualifying Series (QS), the Big Wave Tour and the crown jewel of the sport, the WSL Championship Tour (CT) which determines the sport’s undisputed world champions.
Imagery and video content from previous 2014 events in the series can be found on the various Billabong Social Media platforms.
Billabong South Africa www.facebook.com/Billabong.South.Africa
Billabong Womens South Africa www.facebook.com/BillabongWomensSA
Twitter
Billabong South Africa twitter.com/@billabongsa
Billabong Womens South Africa twitter.com/@bbwomens_za
Billabong South Africa – @BillabongSA
Billabong Womens South Africa – @Billabongwomens_za
The Series Hashtag is #BillabongJnr
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For more details contact Chad D’Arcy
e. chad.darcy@billabong.co.za
t. 079 519 5990
or
Grant Beck
e. grant.beck@billabong.co.za
t. 079 332 9434
For media queries contact
Craig Jarvis
e. info@craigjarvis.co.za
t. 082 376 4443
High resolution images available for media outlets on request.