The name of the tournament was: Breti Girls Pro Junior.
It was a nice competition in stormy 2-3ft waves on the secondary venue of Les Dunes in Brétignolles-sur-Mer, the surfers had to compete in ice-cold water which they weren't used to after a long winter break at sunny destinations.
The sign-up list: you can check it also at http://www.pro-surfing.com/alhunt/files/2012evt116.pdf
1. Milochau, Lucie from France (Ranking 2011 21th)
2. Defay, Joanne from France (Ranking 2011 1st)
3. Le Car, Maud from France (Ranking 2011 2nd)
4. Martino, Lucia from Spain (Ranking 2011 6th)
5. Canales Bilbao, Leticia from EUK (Ranking 2011 9th)
6. Canales Bilbao, Loiola from EUK(Ranking 2011 10th)
7. Sanchez Ortun, Garaz from EUK (Ranking 2011 13th)
8. Aymat, Ainara from EUK (Ranking 2011 14th)
9. Costes, Josephine from France (Ranking 2011 15th)
10. Franco, Erika from Spain (Ranking 2011 19th)
11. Ochoa, Ariane from EUK (Ranking 2011 20th)
12. Gomez, Matilde from France (Ranking 2011 23th)
13. Aneiros, Yolanda from Spain (Ranking 2011 25th)
14. Billecoq, Amaia from France (Ranking 2011 34th)
15. Lopez, Marina from Spain (Ranking 2011 43th)
16. Iturripea, Noa from EUK (Ranking 2011 --)
17. Buitendag, Bianca from South Africa (Ranking 2011 --)
18. Jambou, Manon from France (Ranking 2011 35th)
Report:
With conditions crappy and low waves (but still better than what we have got in the Netherlands) the competition started. Most of the surfers come from warm countries and are used to warm water so many of them had first of all get used to the cold water.
Bianca Buitendag just 17 years old, was the surfer who could surf the best in these (crappy) conditions, she scored both the highest single-wave of the event and the best heat-total, an impressive 15.90 out of 20. “To be honest this is probably some of the worst conditions I’ve surfed in my life this morning when we got here.” Buitendag said, but as she came first she made the best of it, with smooth bottom turns and small cutbacks. Then second place came Johanne Defay (FRA) 18, the 2011 ASP Europe Junior Women’s Champion and World Junior Title runner-up. She also tried to make the best of it, she had some nice waves but also some late take-offs and it wasn't as smooth as the surfing of Bianca but couldn't match the South-African in her wave selection. Maud Le Car (FRA) 19, ended up taking the third spot in the final today, although she came in 2nd overall last year she couldn't find the perfect waves and couldn't match up with the level of Bianca. Although she was training a lot the whole winter in Barbados and Australia. But she was very strong after such a long winter break Coming off strong after a long winter break in the Caribbean and a first win in a local event in South-West France, Maud didn’t manage to confirm her great form today. Josephine Costes (FRA) 16, was the youngest competitor in today’s final of the Bréti Girls Pro Junior and she ended up 4th, so we have to watch her in the future as upcoming talent! The Hossegor resident had to face unusal conditions and fought hard to qualify through three heats before surfing the final heat of the day.
Rankings:
ASP 1-Star Bréti Girls Pro Junior Final Result
1. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 15.73
2. Johanne Defay (FRA) 10.66
3. Maud Le Car (FRA) 8.40
4. Josephine Costes (FRA) 5.67
ASP 1-Star Bréti Girls Pro Junior Semi-Finals Results
Heat 1: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 15.90, Johanne Defay (FRA) 10.16, Leticia Canales Bilbao (EUK) 5.33, Ariane Ochoa (EUK) 4.00
Heat 2: Maud Le Car (FRA) 12.33, Josephine Costes (FRA) 8.57, Lucia Martino (ESP) 5.20, Erika Franco (ESP) 4.57
ASP 1-Star Bréti Girls Pro Junior Quarter-Finals Results
Heat 1: Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 12.67, Johanne Defay (FRA) 5.83, Lucie Milochau (FRA) 4.60, Mathilde Gomez (FRA) 3.20
Heat 2: Leticia Canales Bibao (EUK) 10.33, Ariane Ochoa (EUK) 4.33, Loiola Canales Bilbao (EUK) 1.13, Marina Lopez (FRA) 0.93
Heat 3: Maud Le Car (FRA) 10.00, Josephine Costes (FRA) 6.13, Ainara Aymat (EUK) 5.83, Yolanda Aneiros (ESP) 1.83
Heat 4: Erika Franco (ESP) 13.50, Lucia Martino (ESP) 8.67, Noa Iturripea (EUK) 4.50, Garazi Sanchez Ortun (EUK) 3.14
