{"id":113539,"date":"2026-03-02T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/?p=113539"},"modified":"2026-02-25T21:08:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T10:08:16","slug":"tweed-surfer-dane-henry-earns-rip-curl-wildcard-for-bells-beach-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/ballinatimes\/sport\/tweed-surfer-dane-henry-earns-rip-curl-wildcard-for-bells-beach-pro\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweed surfer Dane Henry earns Rip Curl wildcard for Bells Beach Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TWEED surfer Dane Henry has achieved a lifelong dream, with Rip Curl awarding him a wildcard entry into the iconic Bells Beach Pro in April.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old Fingal Head product will make his Championship Tour debut at the Victorian event, capping off a breakout two years that have included multiple junior world titles.<\/p>\n<p>Henry was surprised at home with the news by three-time world champion Mick Fanning, who presented the wildcard on behalf of sponsor Rip Curl.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement came just weeks after Henry became only the fifth Australian to win a WSL World Junior Championship.<\/p>\n<p>In 2001, Fanning received a wildcard into the same Bells Beach event at the same age as Henry.<\/p>\n<p>He famously went on to win, ringing the iconic bell and launching a near 20-year career on tour.<\/p>\n<p>Henry said stepping up from the junior ranks to the elite level would be a major test.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_30038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30038\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-30038 \" src=\"https:\/\/static.timesnewsgroup.com.au\/prod\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2026\/03\/Dane-Henry1_93436.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"309\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-30038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dane Henry has won multiple junior world titles at junior level and is set to compete in his first CT event. Photo: DARREN ANDERSON\/WSL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s going to be a weird one coming from being a big fish in a little pond in the juniors and then straight onto the big stage,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like my strength is in the air, but at Bells, I&#8217;ll need to mix it up a bit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just want to mix it up and really show the judges what I&#8217;ve got and try and match it with the big boys.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to say that I won&#8217;t be too nervous, but I&#8217;ll definitely be nervous. But I&#8217;m so ready to go. I&#8217;m itching for it, and ready to just give it my all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Henry is coming off a strong year, having won gold representing Australia at the ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador.<\/p>\n<p>In 2024 he claimed a junior ISA world title, placing him among only a handful of surfers in history to hold both junior and open world crowns.<\/p>\n<p>The Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach runs from April 1\u201311.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWEED surfer Dane Henry has achieved a lifelong dream, with Rip Curl awarding him a wildcard entry into the iconic Bells Beach Pro in April. The 19-year-old Fingal Head product will make his Championship Tour debut at the Victorian event, capping off a breakout two years that have included multiple junior world titles. 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