Leila Hurst Wins Arnette ASP Women’s World Junior
Leila Hurst Dominates in Brazil
Leila Hurst has won the Arnette ASP Women’s World Junior after storming her way through to the Final and earning a 9th place at the ASP World Junior Tour season opener. This has put the Hawaiian back in contention for the elite ASP Women’s World Junior Crown.
It was my first time in a World Junior Final and it might be my last year, so I’m so excited, I feel so blessed to be in Brazil. Everyone has been so nice and I’m just really excited. Australia is next, so who knows! Normally I get so stressed out at contests, but I just tried to relax and have fun.
Hurst was consistent in both the main event at Arpoador as well as Praia Do Diabo, and scored top points throughout the entirety of Arnette ASP World Junior competition.
I feel like both waves were really similar. It was really hard to control your board out there because there is so much backwash coming off of the rock.
Joanne Defay finished runner-up to Hurst after beating out Aussie Phillipa Anderson. The two previously faced off in the ASP World Junior in Bali, though Defay won the day scoring a 9.57 in their Semifinals clash. Defay had this to say:
I’m pretty happy to have made the final, Phillipa was inside and I had the priority. I had the first nice carve and made the re-entry to get through.
While Anderson finished second at the ASP World Junior in Bali, she was unable to find the momentum and rhythm going up against Defay:
I was feeling good throughout the entire event and I don’t know what happened out there in the Semifinal, I guess that’s the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. There were a couple of bombs out there, but I just didn’t find them.
These results make Anderson and Defay the frontrunners for the ASP Women’s World Junior Crown.
ARNETTE ASP WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN’S FINAL RESULT:
1 – Leila Hurst (HAW) 15.50
2 – Joanne Defay (FRA) 10.53
ARNETTE ASP WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN’S SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
SF 1: Leila Hurst (HAW) 13.66 def. Monik Santos (BRA) 11.57
SF 2: Joanne Defay (FRA) 17.57 def. Phillipa Anderson (AUS) 9.83
ARNETTE ASP WORLD JUNIOR WOMEN’S QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Monik Santos (BRA) 9.33 def. Nao Omura (JPN) 8.07
QF 2: Leila Hurst (HAW) 16.64 def. Dimity Stoyle (AUS) 14.33
QF 3: Joanne Defay (FRA) 15.33 def. Juliana Meneghel (BRA) 9.16
QF 4: Phillipa Anderson (AUS) 10.67 def. Heidi Palmboom (ZAF) 8.73
Check out the highlights here:
via: brazil open surfing
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