Epic one-metre, right-hand pointbreak waves again rolled through North Stradbroke Island’s Cylinders Beach, as last year’s event runner-up Crisanto went one better in 2012, winning a nail-biting 30-minute decider.

Crisanto now has a 2-0 lead over Woods in ASP Australasia Pro Junior finals, with the flying Brazilian also edging out the Australian in last year’s final of the 2011 Burleigh Heads Pro Junior – Reinforcing a Crisanto-Woods rivalry, which could well and truly culminate on the elite ASP Men’s World Tour in years to come.

In today’s final, Crisanto posted a combined two-wave heat total of 12.50 points (out of possible 20), including a crucial 4.00 ride on his last wave to snatch victory from Woods (12.25) in the final minute of the heat.

New South Wales Central Coast pairing Wade Carmichael (Avoca, NSW) and Jake Sylvester (Newcastle, NSW) both placed equal third overall, bowing out to Crisanto and Woods respectively in the semi-final round.

Updated Event Heat Draw – http://www.pro-surfing.com/alhunt/files/2012evt82.pdf

2012 ASP Australasia Junior Men’s Rankings (after three events)

1. Cooper Chapman    NSW               3160
2. Wade Carmichael    NSW               2719
3. Hairil Anwar             Indonesia        2064
4. Peterson Crisanto    Brazil               2000
5. Jake Sylvester          NSW               1827
6. Jordin Watson         NSW               1793
7. Thomas Woods       Qld                  1737
8. Enrique Ariitu          Tahiti               1610
9. Hiroto Arai               Japan               1332
10. Nathan Carvalho   Hawaii             1275

Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW) and local 13-year-old rising star Ethan Ewing shared the honours during the JS Tractor Big Boost expressions sessions, which saw 12 hand-picked competitors (four locals, four Australians and four international competitors) compete for three brand new custom JS surfboards.

Running from February 1-5 and held in the varying breaks surrounding the island paradise, the Oakley Pro Junior is the third stop on the prestigious ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s tour.

The Oakley Pro Junior is proudly supported by Oakley, JS Surfboards, ASP Australasia, Surfing Queensland and Redland City Council.

Thomas Woods flying into the quarter finals!

Epic two-metre waves rolled through the right-hand pointbreak at Cylinders Beach, with the best junior surfers in the world, staking their claim for tomorrow’s title.

Quarter Final 1 – Vasco Ribeiro (POR) vs. Peterson Crisanto (BRA)

Quarter Final 2 – Cooper Chapman (Narrabeen, AUS) vs. Wade Carmichael (Avoca, AUS)

Quarter Final 3 – Thomas Woods (Burleigh Heads, AUS) vs. Rafael Teixeira (BRA)

Quarter Final 4 – Jake Sylvester (Newcastle, AUS) vs. Matt Banting (Port Macquarie AUS)

Matt Banting, Jake Sylvester, Thomas Woods, Cooper Chapman and Wade Carmichael will be the local surfers looking to bring the Oakley Pro Junior title back to Australian shores, with all five competitors today advancing through two rounds (Round of 32 and Round of 16) and setting up some mouth watering match-ups in the man-on-man formatted quarter final round.

Standing in their way will be Portugal’s Vasco Ribeiro and Brazilian pair Peterson Crisanto and Rafael Teixeira, who all certainly earned their quarter final berths with an incredible display of surfing.

Updated Event Heat Draw – http://www.pro-surfing.com/alhunt/files/2012evt82.pdf

Running from February 1-5 and held in the varying breaks surrounding the island paradise, the Oakley Pro Junior is the third stop on the prestigious ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s tour.

Up for grabs is the JS Tractor Big Boost, which will see 12 hand picked competitors (four locals, four Australians and four international competitors) compete for three  brand new custom  JS surfboards with the best placed local surfer also winning one brand new JS surfboard.

The Oakley Pro Junior is proudly supported by Oakley, JS Surfboards, ASP Australasia, Surfing Queensland and Redland City Council.

ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s Ratings (after two events)

1. Cooper Chapman (Narrabeen, NSW) – 2316 points
2. Haril Anwar (Indonesia) – 1678 points
3. Wade Carmichael (Avoca, NSW) – 1594

Visit www.oakleyprojunior.com for news, photos and updates relating to the 2012 Oakley Pro Junior.

The Oakley Pro Junior will commence February 1 and conclude February 5.

About Oakley

Oakley was created for world-class athletes, those who see the limits of possibility as just another challenge. Their dedication drives us to look beyond the conventional ideas of industry standards. It’s in our DNA to identify problems, create inventions, and wrap those inventions in art. And simply to make things better than anyone thought possible.

Deadmans - Cylinders

Contest Director Adam Yates said “The forecast is looking promising into the weekend, with a predicted increase in E swell and SSE winds arriving tomorrow.”

“With only 19 heats in total remaining and still two full days left in the waiting period, competitors may be treated to some great conditions and the possibility of utilizing local Pointbreak Cylinder Beach,” he said.

Updated Event Heat Draw – http://www.pro-surfing.com/alhunt/files/2012evt82.pdf

Running from February 1-5 and held in the varying breaks surrounding the island paradise, the Oakley Pro Junior is the third stop on the prestigious ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s tour.

Also up for grabs is the JS Tractor Big Boost, which will see 12 hand picked competitors (four locals, four Australians and four international competitors) compete for three  brand new custom  JS surfboards with the best placed local surfer also winning one brand new JS surfboard.

The Oakley Pro Junior is proudly supported by Oakley, JS Surfboards, ASP Australasia, Surfing Queensland and Redland City Council.

ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s Ratings (after two events)

1. Cooper Chapman (Narrabeen, NSW) – 2316 points
2. Haril Anwar (Indonesia) – 1678 points
3. Wade Carmichael (Avoca, NSW) – 1594

Visit www.oakleyprojunior.com for news, photos and updates relating to the 2012 Oakley Pro Junior.

The Oakley Pro Junior will commence February 1 and conclude February 5.

About Oakley

Oakley was created for world-class athletes, those who see the limits of possibility as just another challenge. Their dedication drives us to look beyond the conventional ideas of industry standards. It’s in our DNA to identify problems, create inventions, and wrap those inventions in art. And simply to make things better than anyone thought possible.