This year’s Taiwan Open of Surfing will continue with the WSL World Junior Championships now that Men’s and Women’s World Longboard Champions have been crowned. This is the first year in WSL history that the Junior and Longboard Champions will be crowned at the same event. Round 1 of both the men and the women are expected to start at 7:00 am local time. The best 18-year-old and under surfers in the world will do battle for the chance to join the historic winner’s list that features the likes of Andy Irons, Joel Parkinson, Adriano De Souza, Jessi Miley-Dyer, Laura Enever and many more.
Ben Skinner finished 9th, Jack Unsworth and Adam Griffiths 25th. Emily Currie finished 13th in the womens (report to come).
The 2018 WSL World Longboard Championships will run in conjunction with the Taiwan Open of Surfing from November 26 to December 2. Head to worldsurfleague.com and on the Free WSL App. Head here for more information, images, highlights and results.
Taiwan Open World Longboard Championship Men’s Final Results:
Heat 1: Steven Sawyer (ZAF) 16.10 DEF. Kai Sallas (HAW) 15.10
Taiwan Open World Longboard Championship Men’s Semifinal Results:
Heat 1: Steven Sawyer (ZAF) 16.10 DEF. Taylor Jensen (USA) 12.96
Heat 2: Kai Sallas (HAW) 15.80 DEF. Cole Robbins (USA) 15.10
Taiwan Open World Longboard Championship Men’s Quarterfinal Results:
Heat 1: Steven Sawyer (ZAF) 14.76 DEF. Tony Silvagni (USA) 12.94
Heat 2: Taylor Jensen (USA) 14.23 DEF. Harley Ingleby (AUS) 13.57
Heat 3: Kai Sallas (HAW) 16.33 DEF. Edouard Delpero (FRA) 12.83
Heat 4: Cole Robbins (USA) 14.67 DEF. Antoine Delpero (FRA) 12.36
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