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Day 1 & 2 highlights of the Ballito Pro.
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KICKING OFF AT THE BALLITO PRO 2017

Jul 052017

The first WSL QS10, 000 event of the year is currently underway in South Africa at the Ballito Pro presented by Billabong. These are the highest ranked Qualifying events only open to the worlds top 100 surfers from around the world. 

This week the action heated up with the Round of 96 getting underway. 

Highlights from day 1 and 2 at the 2017 Ballito Pro.
Hiroto Ohhara starts the contest on a roll with a 12.20 in round 2 & heads into round 3 in a good space but unfortunately his roll ended right there & couldn't advance any further against the tough conditions.
Day 1 & 2 highlights of the Ballito Pro.
Frederico Morais was another early casualty not advancing further than Round 2 but that didn't stop him from shredding with his natural style.
Day 1 of the Ballito Pro.
Miguel Pupo posted a heat total of 15.10, the second highest of the day, and advanced through a heat at Ballito for the first time in four attempts.

Pupo - “This is an important event for me, I’ve been here for four years and I haven’t made a heat yet, so I’m pretty happy to make this heat! It’s always good here, I’ve been on tour for a few years and it’s good to come back and see the kids and the young guys surf. That fires me up.”
Day 1 of the Ballito Pro.
Beyrick de Vries. What can we say. A valiant effort indeed from the South African native and Ballito crowd favourite. 

Beyrick found his back up against the ropes, but he used Mohammed Ali’s famous rope-a-dope and climbed his way out of there. First he busted an extremely stylish straight air, and then he backed it up with another, even bigger, straight air. But it wasn’t high enough, and Beyrick was pulled right back down to earth with a knockout blow courtesy of Ezekial Lau.
Day 1 & 2 highlights of the Ballito Pro.
Beyrick going for broke with one of his massive straight airs.
Day 1 & 2 highlights of the Ballito Pro.
Griffin Colapinto! Something has to be said about this brother’s surfing. It’s damn good! The lines he draws are mature beyond his years, and he, without fail, picks the perfect manoeuvre for each section. Griffin is holding it down with some serious consistency so watch this space!
Day 1 & 2 highlights of the Ballito Pro.
Griffin getting tubular on a Tuesday.
Highlights from day 1 and 2 at the 2017 Ballito Pro.
Day 1 of the Ballito Pro.
Now there ain’t nothing like watching the best surfers in the world going ham. Turn off your favourite series, put down your phone because The Monster Cash Up presented by Zigzag is giving away R2000 twice a day to the surfer going the biggest in the free surfs before and after the daily rounds.
Day 1 of the Ballito Pro.

First light saw clean crisp conditions, rail grinding carves were the order of the morning, but there were a select few who placed themselves in the running to win that cheeky R2000. 
Michael Rodrigues took to the skies to claim top honors via a tail high waft backlit by the rising sun. 
Highlights from day 1 and 2 at the 2017 Ballito Pro.
 The evening Cash Up was taken by young Californian hopeful Griffin Colapinto with a crazy fins free full rotation waft.
Highlights from day 1 and 2 at the 2017 Ballito Pro.
Griffin stoked with racking up some rands.

The action continues all this week so tune into The Ballito Pro 2017 webcast to watch all the action unfold…

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Griffin Colapinto Griffin Colapinto

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Frederico Morais Frederico Morais

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monster athlete images from Media trip to Hossegor 2016 Beyrick De Vries

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Hiroto Ohhara Hiroto Ohhara

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