Grom Shootout at North Straddie 0
North Stradbroke Island is set to host the hottest and hungriest Queensland groms as competition ramps up in the Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles – The Notorious Shootout ’09.
From Tuesday the 30th of June, event two of the Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles kicks off, with the best Queensland surfers under 18 battling for their position in the deciding competition on the Sunshine Coast, in just over a months time. The Arnette Queensland Junior Surfing Titles is the premier junior series, determining the Queensland team to compete at the Arnette Australian Surfing Titles. Top seeds from events one and two will be eligible to compete in the final event on the Sunshine Coast on August 8 – 9.
The top 24 rated U/16 and U/18 year old boy surfers and the top eight U/16 and U/18 year old girl surfers will be invited to contest the final event. 2009 champions will be decided from a surfer’s best three results from the three event series.
Getting off to a great start at event one on the Gold Coast were winners Jack Freestone (Coolangatta – U18’s), Naomi Stevic (Sunrise Beach – U18’s), Noa Deane (Coolangatta – U16’s) and Eden Putland (Currumbin – U16’s). They will look to consolidate their results and cement their place in the third event as a rabid pack of groms look to surf their way to statewide stardom. Series winners will join a who’s who of Queensland surfing in the finals. Those who’ve netted state junior titles in the past include 2007 world champion Mick Fanning (Coolangatta), current world no.1 Joel Parkinson (Coolangatta) and current World Tour competitors Bede Durbidge (Currumbin) and Dean Morrison (Coolangatta).
Entries have been piling into the Surfing Queensland offices as frothing groms vie for their shot at both North Straddie’s pumping waves and the chance to represent their state at the Aussie Titles.
Those who haven’t entered yet still have the chance, with entries closing today, Monday the 29th of June.