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Australian Surfer Mitch Crews Wins The 2010 Oakley Pro Junior!

13/2/2010

MITCH Crews (Currumbin, Qld) today claimed the 2010 Grade – 5, AUD $30,000 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Oakley Pro Junior in a dominating fashion ahead of Narrabeen’s (NSW) Davey Cathels.

Held in clean 1m waves at Main Beach on Queensland’s (Australia) North Stradbroke Island, Crews defeated Cathels in the final of the prestigious professional junior event, registering a combined two-wave total of 16.30 points (out of a possible 20) to Cathels’ 13.00.

“The monkey is finally off my back,” said Crews. “I won a pro-junior about three years ago as a grommet and have been struggling to get over that final hurdle again for ages, so I’m just super stoked.”

“This year had been so frustrating, because in the first three events of the series I’ve finished runner-up twice and made a semi-final, so to finally win one…I’m just over the moon,” he said.

After disposing of 140 of the world’s best international surfers this week, today’s result levels the score between Crews and Cathels at one win a piece in finals this year, after Cathels toppled Crews in the final of last month’s opening event of 2010 ASP Australasian Junior Men’s series.

Furthermore, the results sees Crews maintain his current ASP Australasian Junior Men’s ratings lead, while Cathels moves into second position.

Both competitors will be hoping to stay atop the series standings throughout the year in order to qualify for October’s Oakley ASP World Junior Event in Bali, where they will compete for their share in the world’s richest junior surfing prize-pool of USD$75,000.

Cathels said that despite the loss, he is happy to be back featuring on finals day.

“I had a shocker at the last event, so I’m just happy to make another final and close the gap a little on the ratings,” said Cathels.

“Crewsy (Mitch Crews) just had a sick heat today and there was nothing I could really do,” he said.

2010 ASP Australasian Junior Men’s Series Ratings *

After The Oakley Pro Junior:

1. Mitch Crews (Currumbin, QLD) 9490 points

2. Davey Cathels (Narrabeen, NSW) 8000 points

3. Chris Friend (Alexandra Headland, QLD) 7130 points

4. Dean Bowen (Gerroa, NSW) 6830 points

5. Chris Salisbury (Newport, NSW) 6230 points

Oakley Pro Junior Results – Day Five

Semi-Finals  Heat 1

Mitch Crews (Currumbin, QLD) 16.00 def. Matt Banting (Port Macquarie, NSW) 12.95

Heat 2

Davey Cathels (Narrabeen, NSW) 15.30 def. Jordi Watson (South Coast, NSW) 15.25

 Final

Mitch Crews (Currumbin, QLD) 16.30 def Davey Cathels (Narrabeen, NSW) 13.10

The 2010 Oakley Pro Junior is the first stop of Oakley’s international junior surfing series, which has grown to become one of the most notable in the world.

The Oakley Pro Junior is proudly supported by Xbox 360, ASP Australasia, Surfing Queensland, Waves Magazine, Red Bull, Stradbroke Ferries, Stradbroke Island Beach Hotel, Stradbroke Island Holidays, Redland City Council, surfermag.com, Surfing Magazine and wavewatch.com 

Visit www.oakleyprojunior.com for news, photos and updates relating to the 2010 Oakley Pro Junior.

The Oakley Pro Junior will commence February 9 and conclude on February 13, 2010.

About The Oakley Pro Junior Series  

The Oakley Pro Junior series has arrived as the premier forum to showcase the abilities and hone the competitive aptitude of the world’s best junior surfers. The idea for the Oakley Pro Junior series came to fruition four years ago and has since expanded to now include events in South Africa, Brazil, France, and Australia, among others.