Shaun Joubert : photo A Joubert

Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championships

ASP Pro Junior Men’s event
Keramas, Bali
7 - 17 October 2008

Team Africa:  Joubert and Godfrey in Bali for Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Champs

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 6 October, 2008 : - - Shaun Joubert and Nick Godfrey have jetted off to Bali to participate in the US $75 000 Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championships, the world’s richest Pro Junior men’s surfing event. 

The South African duo earned their places in the select 18 man field by taking the top two spots in the Grade 2 Oakley Pro Junior event at New Pier in Durban in March. Joubert (17, Mossel Bay) and Godfrey (16, Cape St Francis) advanced to the man-on-man final with Joubert clinching the victory and a prize-purse of US $2 500.  

The Durban event was the second of six in the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge. The series kicked off at North Stradbroke, Queensland, Australia, and after South Africa visited Lower Trestles, California, USA; Itamambuca Beach, Ubatuba City, Brazil; Shidashita Point, Chiba, Japan and Grand Plage, Lacanau, France.  

The field for the Bali event, where the winner takes home US $20 000 (approx. R160 000), comprises the top two from each of the six events plus five wildcards and the local Balinese surfer who wins the trials in the week prior to the event. 

The Bali event runs from 7-17 October and requires four days of competition to determine the winner, enabling the organisers to choose the best possible conditions during the 11 day waiting period. Based at Keramas, the contest can be moved to the most suitable venue based on the surf and weather conditions. 

“We wanted to give junior surfers the opportunity to surf at some of the greatest surf spots the world has to offer and give them solid international contest exposure,” says Oakley Surf Marketing Manager Ronny Nelson. “We’re really happy with the line-up that has emerged for the Oakley Global Challenge Championships and can’t wait to see how this unique showdown of the world’s greatest juniors goes down.”  

The Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge qualifiers:  

AUSTRALIA
1.      Lincoln Taylor (QLD)
2.      Mitch Crews (QLD)* 

SOUTH AFRICA
1.      Shaun Joubert (ZAF)
2.      Nick Godfrey (ZAF)  

USA
1.      Sebastian Zietz (HAW)
2.      Jason Harris (USA)  

BRAZIL
1.      Peterson Crisanto (BRA)
2.      Franklin Serpa (BRA)**  

JAPAN
1.      Keito Matsuoka (JPN)
2.      Kaito Ohashi (JPN)  

FRANCE
1.      Miguel Pupo (BRA)
2.      Marc Lacomare (FRA)  

*Mitch Crews replaces Julian Wilson (broken ankle)
**Franklin Serpa replaces Thiago Camarao  

WILDCARDS 
1. Dusty Payne (HAW)
2. Yuki Seedwell (IDN)
3. Romain Cloitre (FRA)
4. Billy Stairmand (NZ)
5. Kai Barger (HAW)
6. TBD from Bali Trials  

For more information on the event including updates, photos and video, check out www.oakley.com
For more information on Shaun Joubert and Nick Godfrey go to www.aspafrica.com

About ASP:
The Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) is the governing body of professional surfing. Crowning surfing’s undisputed world champions since 1976, the ASP sanctions the following tours: the ASP World Tour, the ASP Women’s World Tour, the World Qualifying Series (WQS) and the World Longboarding, Junior and Masters Championships. The ASP is dedicated to showcasing the world's best surfing talent in a variety of progressive formats and has revolutionized the way the world watches surfing via their webcasts. The organization is divided into seven different regions: Africa, Asia, Australasia, Europe, Hawaii, North America, and South America. 

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