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Bianca Buitendag became the first South African to win the women’s title at the Billabong ASP World Junior Championships when she narrowly outscored Justine Dupont (FRA) in the final held in tricky one meter waves at North Narrabeen beach in Sydney, Australia.

The lanky 17 year-old from Victoria Bay in the Southern Cape, secured the biggest victory of her career, pocketing US 5,000 (approx. R34,000) and 10,000 points which saw her finish tied second with Bali event winner Tyler Wright (AUS) in the 2010 ASP Women’s World Junior rankings.

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2010 SA Team member, Casey Grant of Scottburgh, took honors in the 2A Men’s Division of the South Coast Fever X event which was completed in 2 to 3 foot surf at St. Mikes on Sunday (December 19).

Grant crowned a successful 2010 with this year-end victory beating Klee Strachan of Winkelspruit into second place by 10 points to 9. World Qualifying Series campaigner, Brandon Jackson of Durban, was third with 6.8 points and 2009 SA Champion, Gavin Roberts of Scottburgh, failed to find a decent second scoring wave and ended third on 6.30 points. 

Josh Redman and Chad du Toit (both Durban) were joint fifth with Stanley Badger of St Francis and Manfred Adrio of Durban joint seventh.

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