2006 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships

International Surfing Association
Maresias, Brazil.
6 - 14 May 2006

QUIKSILVER ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIPS SET NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD
Maresias Beach, in São Paulo, hosts the event with 28 confirmed countries

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 01 May, 2006 : - - The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships will be held in Brazil for the first time next month (May 6-14) with a record 28 national teams competing, one more than last year’s highly successful event at Huntington Beach, California. The prestigious junior event has seen a steady climb in numbers since 16 countries competed in the inaugural event in South Africa in 2003, which increased to 23 in Tahiti the following year.

The 2006 Maresias Beach event, in São Sebastião, State of São Paulo, has already reached 28 countries, gathering together the world’s best junior surfers. Each country is represented by four athletes competing in the boys under 18 division, four in the boys under 16 division and four in the girls under 18 division. The scores of the top three athletes per division are added up to reach the final ranking to decide the World Junior Surfing Champion Team.

The Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS) – the Brazilian Surfing Confederation, the national governing body for all the sport of surfing in Brazil – is hosting the event.

CBS president Juca de Barros said: “We are very proud to organize the event in Brazil. CBS is the host of this event and the National Sports Department, the Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB) and the São Sebastião City Hall have lent their very important support. The Maresias waves will be surfed by the best junior surfers on the planet, so it’s going to be a great event for sure” .

“It’s very important to thank Quiksilver, which is sponsoring the event, and also Fernando Aguerre, the International Surfing Association (ISA) president who believed in us and our hard work. He gave us his support to organize this important competition,” Barros, who is also the Pan-American Surfing Association (PASA) vice-president, said.

ISA president Fernando Aguerre said the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships are the most important event in the world for the junior division. “Representing a national team is the greatest honor for an athlete in any sport. Most importantly in Brazil is that surfing is the second most important sport after football (soccer)”, said Aguerre, who was born in Argentina but has lived in California for many years.

The World Junior Surfing Championships, for surfers under 18, are an International Surfing Association (ISA) event which has been sponsored by Quiksilver for the past three years. The 2007 Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships have already been confirmed for Portugal. The ISA Junior World Surfing Championships were first held in 1980 and won by a young Tom Curren, who went on to win the professional surfing world title.

Hawaii is defending World Champion Team after winning gold at Huntington Beach. Other top teams with chances for medals this year include USA, Australia, South Africa and Brazil.

Starting as a standalone event in 2003 in Durban, South Africa, the Brazilian team won the 2003 World Junior, finished third in Tahiti in 2004 and took silver in Huntington Beach, California, last year. Brazilian Jefferson Silva won gold in the boys under 18 with fellow Brazilian Thomas Hermes in third.

In the under 16 Boys, Brazilian Wiggoly Dantas finished fourth but there were no Brazilian girls in the girls final. This is a spell the Brazilians hope to break as the girls have never reached an ISA world junior final. The main chance this year is the full blooded Native American, Diana Cristina, 15, who won a WQS event earlier this year in Brazil, beating two-time ISA World Junior Champion, Australian Stephanie Gilmore.

The Brazilian Team will be decided two weeks before the main event, at the contest venue of Maresias Beach, during the second event of the Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS). Wiggoly Dantas is the only confirmed junior athlete and the others will be decided by their national ranking.

The Hawaiians dominated last year’s under 16 division, with Tonino Benson in first and Clay Marzo in second. Torrey Meister placed sixth and he is the one of the most favorites to get the junior title in Brazil. Lani Hunter, who placed fourth last year, is one of the favorites in the girls division.

The other national teams have already been selected. The United States’ top hopes are Tanner Gudauskas and Karina Petroni. Australia has Matt Wilkinson, the Tahiti Under 16 Champion who’ll be competing in under 18 this year, and Jessica Hickson.

Jordy Smith, the first Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Under 16 Champion, is the biggest name from South Africa, and from Tahiti the main chances are Heifara Tahutini and Niuhui Marere. Jeremy Flores is the biggest star competing for France. Other competing countries include: Japan, Portugal, England and Peru. (Peru took second in the last Pan-American won by Brazil.)

The Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2006 is an International Surfing Association (ISA) event, sponsored by Quiksilver and organized by the Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS) – Brazilian Surfing Confederation. National Sports Department, Brazilian Olympic Committee (COB), São Paulo Government, São Sebastião City Hall, Federação Paulista de Surf, Associação de Surf de São Sebastião and Fluir Magazine also support the event.

World Junior Surfing Championship History
The first World Junior Surfing Championships were held in 1980 as part of the ISA World Championships. That year Tom Curren was crowned champion in Biarritz, France. The event was held every other year until 2002 in Durban. In 2003, the World Junior Surfing Championships were held in Durban independently from the World Surfing Games, in order to provide a singular focus for world junior surfing. The following year, the contest was held in Papenoo, Tahiti as the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships, which is the official name of the event.

The World Championships, also called World Surfing Games, date back to 1964, with the first event being held in Manly, Australia. Bernard "Midget" Farelly won the Open Men's division and Phyllis O'Donnel won in the Open Women's Division.

ISA WORLD JUNIOR SURFING CHAMPIONSHIP MOST RECENT RESULTS

WJSC 2005 - Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
From 8th to 16th of October, Huntington Beach, California, USA

Final Rating (Countries):
1- Hawaii
2- Brazil
3- United States of America
4- Australia

Junior Final (Under 18):
1- Jefferson Silva (BRA)
2- Tanner Gudauskas (USA)
3- Thomas Hermes (BRA)
4- Jordy Smith (AFR)

Final Under 16:
1- Tonino Benson (HAW)
2- Clay Marzo (HAW)
3- David Delroy Carr (AUS)
4- Wiggolly Dantas (BRA)

Female Junior Final (under 18):
1- Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
2- Karina Petroni (USA)
3- Carissa Moore (HAW)
4- Lani Hunter (HAW)

Tag Team Final:
1- France
2- South Africa
3- USA
4- Australia

WJSC 2004 - Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
From 2nd to 14th of December, Papenoo - TAHITI.

Final Rating (Countries):
1- Australia
2- USA
3- Brazil
4- Hawaii

Junior Final (Under 18):
1- James Wood (AUS)
2- Jeremy Johnston (USA)
3- Wiliam Cardoso (BRA)
4- Ben Dunn (AUS)

Final Under 16:
1- Matt Wilkinson (AUS)
2- Julian Wilson (AUS)
3- Joan Duru (FRA)
4- Tanner Gudauskas (USA)

Female Junior Final (under 18):
1- Stephanie Gilmore (AUS)
2- Karina Petroni (USA)
3- Erica Housseini (USA)
4- Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)

Tag Team Final:
1- Australia
2- Hawaii
3- Brazil
4- South Africa

WJSC 2003 - Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships
From 17th to 23rd of August, North Beach, Durban – South Africa

Final Rating (Countries):
1- Brazil - 56,65 pontos
2- Australia - 51,40
3- New Zeland - 50,85
4- South Africa - 49,55

Junior Final (Under 18):
1- Ben Dunn (AUS) - 15,00
2- William Cardoso (BRA) - 14,70
3- Ola Eleogrram (HAW) - 11,94
4- Leandro Bastos (BRA) - 11,74

Final Under 16:
1- Jordan Smith (AFR) - 15,67
2- Tim Wrench (AUS) - 12,67
3- Mitch Coleborn (AUS) - 8,90
4- Richard Cristie (NZL) - 8,50

Female Junior Final (under 18):
1- Jessie Miley Dyer (AUS) - 16,33
2- Amanda Clegg (AUS) - 9,00
3- Tory Titcomb (HAW) - 5,27
4- Stephanie Gilmore (AUS) - 4,90

The 2006 contest will be available to view online with live scoring and streaming video enabling people from around the globe to watch and root for their home country.

Check www.quiksilver.com/isa for more details

Previous reports:
# 1 : Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships '06
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon 

INDIVIDUAL TEAM REPORTS:

Team Australia reports:
# 1 : Team Australia announced for World Junior Champs 06 
# 2 : Team Australia primed for World Jr. Championships
# 3 : Team Australia arrive in Brasil for ISA World Jr Champs
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Brazil reports:
#1 : Quiksilver ISA WJC Equipe brasileira treina em Maresias
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team France reports:
# 1 : Preparation de l'equipe de France Espoir pour WJSC 06
# 2 : L’équipe de France est bien arrivée à Marésias, Brazil..
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon   

Team Great Britain reports:
# 1 : British surf team fly to Brazil for World Championships
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Hawaii reports:
# 1 : Hawaii Team off to World Championships with aloha!
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team New Zealand Reports
# 1 : New Zealand Juniors set to take on the world in Brazil 
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team South Africa
# 1 : SA Juniors arrive in Brazil for World Jr. Championships
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team Spain reports:                                        
# 1 : La selección Española de Surf Junior en el ISA WJSC
# 2 : Coming soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

Team USA reports:
# 1 : Surfing America to hold special US Surf Team selection 
# 2 : Coming Soon
# 3 : Coming soon
# 4 : Coming soon  

ABOUT THE ISA:
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for Surfing, Bodyboarding and Surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964, and the Junior World Championships since 1980.

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries in six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected five times since. The ISA’s four Vice Presidents are from South Africa, Australia, Hawaii and the USA.

Inspired by the Olympic spirit, the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships showcases athletes competing on behalf of their country. The top four finalists will be awarded gold, silver, bronze and copper medals. Like in the Olympics, cultural identity, team spirit and moments of great personal triumph are hallmarks of the event. For more information, visit: www.isasurf.org.

ABOUT QUIKSILVER, INC.
Quiksilver, Inc. (NYSE:ZQK) is the world's leading outdoor sports company, which designs, produces and distributes a diversified mix of branded apparel, wintersports and golf equipment, footwear, accessories and related products. The Company's apparel and footwear brands represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people that connect with its boardriding culture and heritage, while its wintersports and golf brands symbolize a long standing commitment to technical expertise and competitive success on the mountains and on the links.

The reputation of Quiksilver's brands is based on different outdoor sports. The Company's Quiksilver, Roxy, DC Shoes and Hawk brands are synonymous with the heritage and culture of surfing, skateboarding and snowboarding, and its beach and water oriented swimwear brands include Raisins, Radio Fiji, Leilani and Island Soul. The Rossignol, Dynastar, Lange, Look and Kerma brands are leaders in the alpine ski market, and the Company makes snowboarding equipment under its Rossignol, Dynastar, DC Shoes, Roxy, Lib Technologies, Gnu and Bent Metal labels. The Company's golf business includes Cleveland Golf, as well as Never Compromise putters and Fidra apparel by John Ashworth. Gotcha is the Company's surf-based European brand addressing street fashion.

The Company's products are sold in over 90 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, ski shops, skateboard shops, snowboard shops, proprietary Boardriders Club shops, other specialty stores and select department stores. The European headquarters are in St. Jean de Luz and Voiron, France; and the Asia/Pacific headquarters are in Torquay, Australia. Quiksilver's corporate and Americas' headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California.

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Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships 2006
João Carvalho
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Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS):
Serginho Laus 
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Ader Oliveira 
ader@cbsurf.com.br

Confederação Brasileira de Surf (CBS):
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Tel: 55 (041) 3023-4169
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International Surfing Association
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