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San Clemente’s Kirra Pinkerton Wins WSL Junior Championship in Taiwan

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December 6, 2018 2:40PM
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San Clemente’s Kirra Pinkerton Wins WSL Junior Championship in Taiwan

Kirra Pinkerton deafeats Keala Tomoda-Bannert to win the 2018 Taiwan Open World Junior Championships at Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. Photo: WSL/Hain

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Kirra Pinkerton of San Clemente won the 2018 World Surf League (WSL) Junior Championship at the Taiwan Open of Surfing on Thursday, Dec. 6, at Jinzun Harbour in Taitung. Pinkerton defeated Keala Tomoda-Bannert of Hawaii in the 35-minute final in clean 2- to 4-foot waves, according to the World Surf League (WSL).

“Kirra Pinkerton surfed with poise and composure beyond her years, chasing down scores in the dying minutes in each of her Finals Day heats,” the WSL report stated. “In the final, Pinkerton held a strong lead for the first half of the match up until Tomoda-Bannert found a perfect left which she smashed 4 massive turns on. The judges loved the young Hawaiian’s commitment and awarded her an 8.20, leaving Pinkerton to yet again chase an almost excellent score. With less than 2 minutes left on the clock, Pinkerton also found a left and got to work on her backhand to snatch back the lead. Tomoda-Bannert had one more shot before the buzzer sounded but it wasn’t enough, leaving the young San Clemente native to claim her maiden World title.”

The WSL characterized the 16-year-old Pinkerton’s season as “stellar,” as she won the WSL North America Junior Qualifying Series (JQS), a runner-up and an equal fifth place finishes. But her win at Jinzun Harbour is the mantle victory of her career thus far.

Kirra Pinkerton upsets Keala Tomoda-Bannert in the Final to win the 2018 Taiwan Open World Junior Championships at Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. Photo: WSL/Barripp
Kirra Pinkerton in Quarter Final Heat 2 of the 2018 Taiwan Open World Junior Championships at Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. Photo: WSL/Barripp
Kirra Pinkerton deafeats Keala Tomoda-Bannert to win the 2018 Taiwan Open World Junior Championships at Jinzun Harbour, Taiwan. Photo: WSL/Hain

“This hasn’t really sunk in yet so I don’t even know if this is real,” Pinkerton said. “My goal when I came to this event was to win it so I’m pretty proud that I got here. It’s been a really intense day today as there were so many close heats I didn’t think I’d make. I’ve had such an amazing time here in Taiwan, it’s a beautiful coastline and the waves have been so fun, really similar to my home around San Clemente so it really suited me.”

Pinkerton had to take down fellow San Clementean Samantha Sibley in the semifinal, which was no easy feat, as Sibley posted some of the highest waves and heat totals throughout the event.

“This has been an amazing year with some good results and plenty of experiences on the JQS and QS around the world. This is definitely the highlight of my career,” Pinkerton told WSL. “To be a WSL World Champion feels amazing.”

San Clemente Times will follow up with Pinkerton in the Dec. 13-20 edition.

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Women’s Final Results:

Heat 1: Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 15.27 DEF. Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 15.03

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Women’s Semifinal Results:

Heat 1: Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 16.83 DEF. Samantha Sibley (USA) 15.83

Heat 2: Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 16.06 DEF. Zahli Kelly (AUS) 12.73

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Women’s Quarterfinal Results:

Heat 1: Samantha Sibley (USA) 12.50 DEF. Alyssa Lock (AUS) 7.77

Heat 2: Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 15.30 DEF. Sol Aguirre (PER) 12.56

Heat 3: Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 14.00 DEF. Minami Nonaka (JPN) 12.77

Heat 4: Zahli Kelly (AUS) 14.23 DEF. Alyssa Spencer (USA) 14.17

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Women’s Round 3 Results:

Heat 1: Samantha Sibley (USA) 16.23 DEF. Sol Aguirre (PER) 13.37, Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 10.63

Heat 2: Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 14.17 DEF. Alyssa Lock (AUS) 9.60, Shino Matsuda (JPN) 8.66

Heat 3: Keala Tomoda-Bannert (HAW) 14.10 DEF. Alyssa Spencer (USA) 14.03, Sara Wakita (JPN) 9.16

Heat 4: Zahli Kelly (AUS) 12.43 DEF. Minami Nonaka (JPN) 11.96, Kai Woolf (ZAF) 6.17

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Men’s Round 3 Results:

Heat 1: Samuel Pupo (BRA) 16.14 DEF. Tiago Carrique (FRA) 9.50

Heat 2: Kauli Vaast (FRA) 14.70 DEF. Justin Becret (FRA) 8.50

Heat 3: Eithan Osborne (USA) 15.66 DEF. Crosby Colapinto (USA) 10.37

Heat 4: Cole Alves (HAW) 14.74 DEF. Cole Houshmand (USA) 14.13

Heat 5: Te Kehukehu Butler (NZL) 14.66 DEF. Kade Matson (USA) 5.40

Taiwan Open World Junior Championships Men’s Remaining Round 3 Match-Ups:

Heat 6: Joh Azuchi (JPN) vs. Marco Mignot (FRA)

Heat 7:Yuji Nishi (JPN) vs. Dextar Muskens (AUS)

Heat 8: Callum Robson (AUS) vs. Eduardo Motta (BRA)

Heat 9: Rio Waida (IDN) vs. Luke Slijpen (ZAF)

Heat 10: Tyler Gunter (USA) vs. Jhonny Guerrero (PER)

Heat 11: Caleb Tancred (AUS)  DEF. I Ketut Aditya (IDN)

Heat 12: Mateus Herdy (BRA) vs. Luke Thompson (ZAF)

 

 

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