Chad du Toit & Beyrick de Vries & Brendan Gibbons  = 17th place

Shawn Joubert = 9th place

Dale Staples still in quarter finals

WELL DONE DALE!!

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Four out of seven South Africans into Round 3 at Oakley ASP World Pro Junior

Four of the seven South Africans who received coveted invitations to compete in the Oakley ASP World Pro Junior in Bali have progressed to Round 3 after the first two days of completion held in small but well shaped waves at Canggu.

Saturday saw the Round 1 of the women take to the surf with both SA girls, Bianca Buitendag (George) and Chantelle Rautenbach (Melkbosstrand), placing third in their respective heats and having to contest cutthroat Round 2 elimination heats to remain in contention.

Today’s men’s Round 1 saw Brendon Gibbens (Kommetjie) win the opening heat to progress directly to Round 3 where he was joined later in the day by Beyrick de Vries (Umhlanga).

Shaun Joubert (Mossel Bay), at No. 9 the highest ranked Saffa in the event, placed third in his opening encounter. But the newly crowned ASP Pro Junior men’s champion made amends with a powerful Round 2 performance where he netted 17.03 out 20, the third highest heat total of the day, to advance to Round 3.

In similar fashion, Chad du Toit (Berea, Durban) placed second in his opener but rebounded with a solid Round 2 victory while Dale Staples (St Francis Bay) will be up against Enrique Ariitu (PYF) in Round 2 when competition resumes after finishing runner-up in his Round 1 clash.

The event is the first of two on the inaugural ASP World Pro Junior Tour which will crown the ASP World Junior Champion in Sydney, Australia in January.

All the action can be followed LIVE at http://oakleyprojunior.com starting at approximately 2am South African time daily.

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