Crisanto Crowned At Oakley Pro Junior

Thomas Woods looked a little downcast to be pipped at the post by Peterson Crisanto. Photo: ASP/Robertson.

Yesterday Peterson Cisanto edged out Burleigh Heads’ Thomas Woods to snare the Oakley Pro Junior at North Stradbroke in the final minute of the heat, posting a 4.0 for a combined score of 12.50 to Woods’ 12.25.

Neat 3-4 foot, right-hand pointbreak waves again rolled through North Stradbroke Island’s Cylinders Beach providing the perfect setting for a nail-biting 30-minute decider.

Crisanto last year came runner up at the same event and was pumped to be able to improve his position over the reigning Junior Series Champion, and also take a 2-0 lead over Woods in ASP Australasia Pro Junior finals. The mohawked Brazilian last beat Woods at the Burleigh Heads Pro Junior in 2011, which must have been tough for the young local to take in front of his boardriders club.

Thomas Woods flying high. Photo: ASP/Robertson.

New South Wales Central Coast pairing Wade Carmichael and Jake Sylvester both placed equal third overall, bowing out to Crisanto and Woods respectively in the semi-final round.

Matt Banting and local 13-year-old rising star Ethan Ewing shared the honours during the JS Tractor Big Boost expressions sessions, which saw 12 hand-picked competitors (four locals, four Australians and four international competitors) compete for three brand new custom JS surfboards.

Crisanto with his own version of an air-reverse. Photo: ASP/Calderon

The Oakley Pro Junior is the third stop on the ASP Australasia Pro Junior Men’s tour.

2012 ASP Australasia Junior Men’s Rankings (after three events)
1. Cooper Chapman, NSW 3160
2. Wade Carmichael, NSW 2719
3. Hairil Anwar, Indonesia 2064
4. Peterson Crisanto, Brazil 2000
5. Jake Sylvester, NSW 1827
6. Jordy Watson, NSW 1793
7. Thomas Woods, Qld 1737
8. Enrique Ariitu, Tahiti 1610
9. Hiroto Arai, Japan 1332
10. Nathan Carvalho, Hawaii 1275

For more information about the Oakley Pro Junior North Stradbroke click here.

To see Andrew Shield's crystal clear photo gallery from North Straddy, click here.

Cylinders beach looking pretty darn fine over the weekend. Photo: ASP/Robertson.

Matt Banting air reversing on his way to a win in the expression session. Photo: ASP/Robertson.