BRENDON GIBBENS

Birthday: June 10, 1991
Hometown: Cape Town, South Africa
Resides: Kommetjie, Cape Town, ZSA
Stance: Natural
Sponsors: Quicksilver, Dave van Genkel surfboards
Thoughts on OPJ Global Challenge: There’s nothing that’s actually been done like this before and it’s going to be upping the level of junior surfing. It’s a great opportunity to surf in the final in Bali and watching Dusty win it last year, it’s just going to be an honour to surf against guys of that status.
Results:
2^nd: 2009 OPJ Global Challenge Stop 3, Port Alfred, South Africa
5^th: 2009 Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Championships, Keramas, Bali, Indonesia

PHOTOS/VIDEO

Standing primed and ready to break out of the goliath shadow that Jordy Smith has cast upon his South African surfing brethren, Brendon Gibbons is looking poised for greatness. Hailing from Kommetjie, South Africa, Brendon has been blowing up on the surf world’s radar as of late, gracing the pages of international and domestic surf magazines and solidifying his reputation as one of the preeminent young surfers coming out of South Africa today. Look for Gibbens to continue his march up surfing’s competitive ladder with a strong showing in the Oakley Pro Junior events.