By Asako –Nippon Surfing Association
- www.nsa-surf.org

16th Junior Open Championship & 5th Masters Open Championship
The 16th Junior Open Championship & 5th Masters Open Championship were held on July 19th and 20th in Shizunami beach, Shizuoka.

All the heats were competitive with stand out young surfers and high performance Master surfers.

We had regular visitors at finals and remarkable new comers such as Miss. Nagisa Tashiro from the girls division who surfs as powerfully as the boys.

In the masters division, Mr. Yasunori Isobe succeeded to defend 1st prize.

Results
Kids
Winner Mr. Reo Inaba (Chiba-higashi)
2nd Mr. Takumi Nakamura (Mie)
3rd Mr. Hiroto Ohara (Chiba-higashi)
4th Mr. Takumi Yasui (Saitama 1)

Boys
Winner Mr. Hiroto Arai (Yokohama)
2nd Mr. Arashi Kato (Chiba-higashi)
3rd Mr. Kanato Omori (Ibaraki-minami)
4th Mr. Akito Komuku (Osaka)

Junior
Winner Mr. Kaishu Tanaka (Tokushima)
2nd Mr. Sho Takahashi (Chiba-higashi)
3rd Mr. Yuto Takahashi (Chiba-higashi)
4th Mr. Masato Yukawa (Shonan-chigasaki)

Girls
Winner Miss. Nao Omura (Shonan-fujisawa)
2nd Miss. Minato Takahashi (Miyagi-sendai)
3rd Miss. Nagisa Tashiro (Shonan-fujisawa)
4th Miss. Asako Mizuno (Shonan-fujisawa)

Masters Open
Winner Mr. Yasunori Isobe (Shonan-nishi)
2nd Mr. Tomoya Furukawa (Chiba-nishi)
3rd Mr. Hironobu Horikoshi (Shonan-fujisawa)
4th Mr. Shinichi Miwa (Shizuoka 2)

Highest scoring ride
Mr. Arashi Kato (Boys, Chiba-higashi)

Fighting-spirit prize
Mr. Kanato Omori (Boys, Ibaraki-minami)

About International Surfing Association
The International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running world championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980. 

ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected six times since.  The ISA's four Vice Presidents are Alan Atkins (Australia), Robin de Kock (South Africa), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).

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