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OVER 170 of Australia’s best junior surfers have descended on Bunurong Country for the inaugural Phillip Island Junior Pro presented by Bass Coast Shire Council.<\/p>\n

The four-day competition officially kicked off on Wednesday, with surfers putting it all on the line to secure the 10,000 rating points up for grabs.<\/p>\n

The event is one of only four in Australia with this high point allocation, providing athletes with an opportunity to grab vital points in their quest for a spot on the Australian Irukundjis team heading to the ISA World Junior Surfing Games.<\/p>\n

Top seed in the Under 18 Girls division and former Jan Juc local, Isla Huppatz (Gold Coast, QLD) is looking to cement her spot atop the national rankings with a solid result at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n

“I like coming to Phillip Island, the waves are always fun and its such a beautiful place!<\/p>\n

“The waves are really raw and powerful and should be really fun.<\/p>\n

“Hopefully I can get a good result in some good waves.”<\/p>\n

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Isla Huppatz in action at URBNSURF in 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Victorian hopeful and former ISA World Junior Champion Willis Droomer (Jan Juc, VIC) said he is looking forward to surfing in front of a home crowd.<\/p>\n

“I’m pumped to compete at Phillip Island.<\/p>\n

“There are some amazing waves over there and to be able to compete in front of a home crowd will be heaps of fun.<\/p>\n

“I missed out on some of the bigger events up north, so this will be a good chance to get some points for the National Rankings.”<\/p>\n

Surf fans from across the country will be able to tune in to the final two days of the event thanks to a new partnership with Kommunity TV.<\/p>\n

Competition is set to begin tomorrow morning with an opening ceremony and traditional smoking ceremony at Penguin Parade at 7.30am before competition kicks off at 8.30am.<\/p>\n

Daily calls for competition on start times and locations will be distributed via Surfing Victoria’s Instagram page.<\/p>\n

Live scores and schedules are available via www.surfingvic.com\/phillipislandjunior<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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