JORDY SMITH WINS BILLABONG WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS

South African surfing prodigy JORDY SMITH has won the coveted Billabong ASP World Junior Championships defeating world ranked competitor ADRIANO de SOUZA of Brazil after a tight tussle between the tournaments top two seeds at North Narrabeen beach in Sydney today.

The pair went wave for wave in the high performance finale, but it was 18 year-old SMITH who claimed the victory after taking the lead with 7 minutes remaining in the 35 minute clash courtesy of a 7.67 ride. Smith finishing with a heat total of 13.84 to de Souza's 12.83.

Blasting onto the world scene after reaching the semi finals of the Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay last July as a wildcard, SMITH has continued to be the focus of world surfing as its next rising star. After a stellar performance on Hawaii's North Shore which saw him jump to 26th on the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and challenge for the prestigious Triple Crown, the tall Saffa Super-Star further cemented his reputation as the real deal.

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[funini123]

why did he quit billabong to oniel? It makes no sence to me!

[ROWDYlife11]

he's like me

[dudududup]

he is so heavy and he can do uge air like taj u know he brokes everything

[Itsnattatooma]

Coming from durban he has alot of experience surfing small crappy waves. Served him well in this final.

[BurtonSnowboarder22]

well of course he does

[gabeROXBURGH]

max judo

[nickberry93]

no he dosent its like joel parkison with dane reynlods's flare

[freekazoidabl]

this guy has such a similar style to dane reynolds.

[lopaka73]

didnt Jordy sign with AZ-HI-AZ-I-AM dot com?

[jbaythug]

jordy is king