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New South Wales Australia and the 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro
New South Wales Australia and the 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro
Manly Beach, New South Wales Australia and the 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro and Sydney Women's Pro presented by Sisstrevolution is underway with Manly Beach providing small, but clean surf for a huge international field of competitors. The day saw the completion of Men's Round 1 along with Women's Round 2, setting the stage for the event top seeds to hit the water in the coming days.
Hawaiian Finn McGill (HAW) has a strong connection with the beaches of New South Wales having won a WSL World Junior Championship south of Sydney only 18 months ago. McGill is now setting his sights on CT qualification and needs some more solid results in Australia to set up his season. After an early Round elimination in Newcastle, McGill is banking on a big finish at the Vissla Sydney Surf Pro to set up is 2019 QS campaign.
Former Championship Tour (CT) competitor Mitch Crews (AUS) has had a few years away from full-time competing to focus on some personal projects and business opportunities. The 2014 CT Rookie Of The Year is keen to have a good crack at the QS this year and was stoked to post some good numbers in his opening heat and progress into Round 2.
Reigning World Junior Champion Kirra Pinkerton (USA) kept her Australian QS momentum snowballing through her Round 1 heat at Manly. Pinkerton's busy approach proved to pay dividends in the heat as she shifted across various different sandbanks and as a result, was rewarded with the win.
Our own former Championship Tour competitor Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) has put CT qualification on the back burner to focus more on attempting to represent her home country of South Africa at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Buitendag wants to make sure she is in a good position in all areas of competition as she looks to make history next year in Japan.
The 2019 Vissla Sydney Surf Pro and Sydney Women's Pro presented by Sisstrevolution will run from March 18 - 24. Check it out at https://www.worldsurfleague.comor check the freeWSL App.