{"id":126694,"date":"2024-01-28T23:35:25","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=126694"},"modified":"2024-01-28T23:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:38:01","slug":"robinson-crowned-wsl-challenger-series-champion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/robinson-crowned-wsl-challenger-series-champion\/","title":{"rendered":"Robinson crowned WSL Challenger Series Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

JAN JUC-based pro surfer India Robinson was honoured alongside the world\u2019s best surfers at the 2023 World Surf League (WSL) Awards this evening (January 28).<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old was crowned Challenger Series Champion.<\/p>\n

She secured her first place Challenger Series ranking last year at the Corona Saquarema Pro in Brazil with a round three win over South African Sarah Baum.<\/p>\n

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Robinson took to Instagram to celebrate the award, calling the experience \u201csurreal\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis trophy means a lot more to me than \u2018winning\u2019,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo me it symbolises hard work and commitment and holding onto hope even through the tough times.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look at this trophy and it makes me excited to keep going and striving to achieve more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Set across six international events, the WSL Challenger Series acts as a launchpad to the elite competition with the top five ranked women automatically qualifying for the WSL Championship Tour.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s Tour kicks off tomorrow (January 29) with the Banzai Pipeline in O\u2019ahu, Hawaii.<\/p>\n

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It has been a long road back for Robinson after she was struck down by major concussion and had to take time away from the sport last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo many people contributed to me getting back to a point where I\u2019m able to compete at my best,\u201d Robinson wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt took an army of support and I\u2019m so grateful to every single one of you for sticking by me.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

JAN JUC-based pro surfer India Robinson was honoured alongside the world\u2019s best surfers at the 2023 World Surf League (WSL) Awards this evening (January 28). The 23-year-old was crowned Challenger Series Champion. She secured her first place Challenger Series ranking last year at the Corona Saquarema Pro in Brazil with a round three win over […]<\/p>\n

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