Jordy Smith, the reigning junior champion of the ASP, won his first WQS event at the Hot Tuna Central Coast Pro in Soldiers Beach, Australia.
Smith beat out Brazilian, Neco Padaratz, by just a point to take home his win.
The 19-year-old surfed 5 different heats with some of the biggest waves Soldiers Beach had seen in a long time.
Padaratz scored a second highest wave score 9.33 to be defeated by Smith said he applauds Smith for his win and hopes to compete with him again real soon. Padaratz tributed the end of his heats to his grandmother who had passed away during the competition week. He said while receiving his second place check, "Everything I have, everything I know and the strength I have needed these past few years is all down to her."
Smith won also after the competition the Tooheys Dry Expression Session proving that he has the ability of "high performance and futuristic surfing".
The next ASP event to qualify for WCT is the 6 Star WQS Drug Aware Pro starting immediately. The end of the professional surfing tour in Australia will end at Bells Beach in Victoria.
ASP - Association of Surfing Professionals
WQS - World Qualifying Series (if you're not on the WCT and you surf WQS events and place well in them you can be recommended for next years WCT surf tour)
WCT - World Championship Tour
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