{"id":13169,"date":"2010-01-16T18:48:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T02:48:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=13169"},"modified":"2010-01-18T14:52:55","modified_gmt":"2010-01-18T22:52:55","slug":"huscenot-and-enever-new-junior-world-champs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=13169","title":{"rendered":"Huscenot And Enever New Junior World Champs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Maxime<\/a><\/p>\n

We got lost when the contest was called off after two heats in the semi-finals. Then the finals snuck right by us. Apparently Maxime Huscenot<\/strong>, the 17-year-old charger from Reunion Island, and Australian Laura Enever<\/strong>, 18, claimed their ASP World Junior Titles while we weren’t watching. The two reportedly dominated “the punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at North Narrabeen for the final day of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships<\/a><\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the biggest day of my life and it\u2019s absolutely unbelievable,\u201d Huscenot said. \u201cIt feels like I just won a heat, not the ASP World Title \u2013 it\u2019s incredible. Jadson (Andre) is an amazing surfer and the whole Brazilian team rips so hard. I cannot believe it is my day. I am at a loss for words.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Laura Enever just wanted to do well at home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to go out and have fun and that\u2019s what I did,\u201d Enever said. \u201cThis is my home and I\u2019m so stoked to be here with all my friends and family giving me so much support. This is the best day of my life. It\u2019s been my dream forever to win here at home and now that I\u2019ve done it, I\u2019m at a loss for words.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

For the entire ASP press release, follow the jump.
\nNORTH NARRABEEN, New South Wales\/Australia (Saturday, January 16, 2010) \u2013 Maxime Huscenot (REU), 17, and Laura Enever (AUS), 18, have claimed their respective ASP World Junior Titles, dominating the punchy two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves on offer at North Narrabeen for the final day of the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy.<\/p>\n

Huscenot, who received entry into the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships as an ASP International wildcard, wowed spectators and surfers alike today, besting an in-form Jadson Andre (BRA), 19, in the hard-fought Final to claim the ASP World Junior Title.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is the biggest day of my life and it\u2019s absolutely unbelievable,\u201d Huscenot said. \u201cIt feels like I just won a heat, not the ASP World Title \u2013 it\u2019s incredible. Jadson (Andre) is an amazing surfer and the whole Brazilian team rips so hard. I cannot believe it is my day. I am at a loss for words.\u201d<\/p>\n

A relative unknown at the international level prior to this year\u2019s showdown at North Narrabeen, Huscenot bested a bevy of the world\u2019s hottest up-and-coming surfers to take the prestigious title and emphatically announce himself as a force on the world surfing stage.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew I was not a big name coming here,\u201d Huscenot said. \u201cJadson was the best surfer, doing massive air reverses that I cannot even dream of doing. But I just surfed the best I could and I guess the judges appreciated it. I never dreamed I would be here. I was injured in October and couldn\u2019t surf for a month. But I trained hard and got the wildcard here and once I made it past the fourth round, I knew it was going to be a good event for me. It feels amazing to be the first Frenchman to claim the ASP World Junior Title.\u201d<\/p>\n

Andre, 2010 ASP Dream Tour rookie and the No. 1 seed into the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, was arguably one of the form surfers of the event, consistently executing mind-blowing aerials and posting excellent scores. However, the wiry goofy-footer was unable to match Huscenot\u2019s panache in the Alley righthanders during their Final bout, finishing Runner-Up for the second year in a row.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m disappointed to surf so well all week and fall short in the Final again,\u201d Andre said. \u201cThe conditions were challenging and Maxime (Huscenot) was surfing very well. It\u2019s okay though. I am happy with my performance here and am looking forward to my first year on the World Tour.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gabriel Medina (BRA), 16, the youngest competitor at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, was another Brazilian to wow in North Narrabeen. The young goofy-footer exhibited the form that garnered him praise the world over in 2009, but his electric aerial repertoire was not enough to best Andre in the Semifinals.<\/p>\n

Alejo Muniz (BRA), 20, who nearly qualified for the 2010 ASP World Tour following a solid performance on the 2009 ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), and was a major standout in the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships. Despite a juggernaut run through the back half of the draw, Muniz fell to eventual winner Huscenot, finishing Equal 3rd at the event.<\/p>\n

While the men\u2019s Final featured overseas powerhouses, the women\u2019s Final had a girl directly from North Narrabeen.<\/p>\n

Enever\u2019s hometown victory came as no surprise to those who witnessed her progression through the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships. The explosive natural-footer consistently posted the highest scores each round, and with the help of some massive scores courtesy of a blistering forehand attack, Enever posted an insurmountable lead in the Final against Alessa Quizon (HAW), 16.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just wanted to go out and have fun and that\u2019s what I did,\u201d Enever said. \u201cThis is my home and I\u2019m so stoked to be here with all my friends and family giving me so much support. This is the best day of my life. It\u2019s been my dream forever to win here at home and now that I\u2019ve done it, I\u2019m at a loss for words.\u201d<\/p>\n

Joining such renowned past ASP World Junior Champions like Pauline Ado (FRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS), Nicola Atherton (AUS) and Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS), Enever now boasts the most prestigious accolade in junior surfing, and will hope to follow in their footsteps en route to the elite ASP Women\u2019s World Tour.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s been my goal to win the World Juniors since I can remember and now that I have I just want to enjoy it,\u201d Enever said. \u201cI just want to have fun this season. I\u2019ll be doing the ASP Australasia Pro Junior Series and start getting into the WQS events. The goal to qualify for the Dream Tour, but I just want to have fun this year.\u201d<\/p>\n

Despite surfing in her first event at North Narrabeen, Cuizon\u2019s performance at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships was nothing short of impressive. A powerful forehand and backhand approach proved to be Cuizon\u2019s signature offering amongst the world\u2019s best, but the young Hawaiian was unable to find a rhythm in the Final.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy with my performance and just want to thank my mom and dad and Coach Rainos (Hayes) for all the support \u2013 I couldn\u2019t have done it without them,\u201d Cuizon said. \u201cIt was really difficult out there this afternoon. I had a hard time in the conditions, but tried my best and I\u2019m happy with how I went.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pauline Ado (FRA), 18, last year\u2019s ASP World Junior Champion, failed to fins her stride at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships and went down to eventual Runner-Up Quizon, finishing Equal 3rd.<\/p>\n

Joanne Defay (REU), 15, relative unknown on the international stage before the event, was a surprise dark horse in North Narrabeen, taking several high-profile scalps en route to and Equal 3rd place finish.<\/p>\n

For making the final in the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships, Huscenot, Andre, Enever and Cuizon will be awarded preferred seeding on this season\u2019s ASP WQS, given spots into the second-to-last seeded round of all ASP WQS events.<\/p>\n

Highlights from the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships fueled by Monster Energy will be available via www.billabongpro.com<\/p>\n

For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com<\/p>\n

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BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL RESULTS (Men):
\n1 \u2013 Maxime Huscenot (REU) 14.17
\n2 \u2013 Jadson Andre (BRA) 13.60<\/p>\n

BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINAL RESULTS (Men):
\nSF 1: Jadson Andre (BRA) 15.06 def. Gabriel Medina (BRA) 14.77
\nSF 2: Maxime Huscenot (REU) 15.56 def. Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.27<\/p>\n

BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS QUARTERFINAL RESULTS (Men):
\nQF 1: Gabriel Medina (BRA) 9.66 def. Clay Marzo (HAW) 1.60
\nQF 2: Jadson Andre (BRA) 14.27 def. Stuart Kennedy (AUS) 12.36
\nQF 3: Maxime Huscenot (REU) 15.50 def. Nat Young (USA) 13.10
\nQF 4: Alejo Muniz (BRA) 14.73 def. Granger Larsen (HAW) 14.07<\/p>\n

BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS FINAL RESULTS (Women):
\n1 \u2013 Laura Enever (AUS) 18.33
\n2 \u2013 Alessa Cuizon (HAW) 11.10<\/p>\n

BILLABONG ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINAL MATCH-UPS (Women):
\nSF 1: Laura Enever (AUS) 17.33 def. Joanne Defay (FRA) 9.84
\nSF 2: Alessa Cuizon (HAW) 14.30 vs. Pauline Ado (FRA) 8.97<\/p>\n

PAST ASP WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONS:
\n2009: Maxime Huscenot (REU), Laura Enever (AUS)
\n2008: Kai Barger (HAW), Pauline Ado (FRA)
\n2007: Pablo Paulino (BRA), Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS)
\n2006: Jordy Smith (ZAF), Nicola Atherton (AUS)
\n2005: Kekoa Bacalso (HAW), Jessi Miley-Dyer (AUS)
\n2004: Pablo Paulino (BRA)
\n2003: Adriano de Souza (BRA)
\n2002: N\/A
\n2001: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
\n2000: Pedro Henrique (BRA)
\n1999: Joel Parkinson (AUS)
\n1998: Andy Irons (HAW)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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