<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Mathis Crozon (FRA)</strong> and <strong>Gabriela Bryan (HAW)</strong> have won the Pantin Junior Pro by Gadis as <strong>Marco Mignot (FRA)</strong> and <strong>Nadia Erostarbe (EUK)</strong> both claim European Junior Champ titles.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Crozon won the Pantin Junior Pro by Gadis with smart, sharp surfing today, earning his win in a final bout against <strong>Tiago Carrique (FRA)</strong>.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Throughout the event conditions were fun and glassy, but slowed for the French goofyfooters in the finals. Mathis started off quick with a snappy right and a series of snaps that led to a re-entry on the sand, earning him a 7.17. He followed that up with a 7.77 on a longer, slower right that he muscled all the way to the beach.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“I’m super happy right now!” said Mathis. “My strategy was to wait for the good ones because it’s slow out there. I knew if I got the good ones that, well, I know how to surf, so that means I would get the big scores.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">While all surfers have little superstitions they do during heats, throughout the event Mathis would make a pointing gesture to the sky after a good wave or after a heat win. He explained why.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“That’s about god, and it’s for all my friends in Reunion Island and the shark attacks. It’s a victory for them. I’m really, really happy to earn this victory for the guys from Reunion Island.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tiago Carrique surfed well all through the event but couldn’t quite click in the final. He had been a spoiler of sorts, ending European Junior title contender <strong>Justin Becret’s (FRA)</strong> run in the quarters before stopping red-hot Brazilian <strong>Vitor Ferreira (BRA)</strong> in the semis.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the first semifinal all eyes were on newly minted European Junior Champion Marco Mignot whose quick-twitch surfing worked well in the slow peaks of Pantin. Mignot advanced through the quarters past Dorian Gomez but couldn’t get beyond Crozon.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the women’s event darkhorse Gabriela Bryan moved quietly through the ranks. While all eyes were on European Junior crown contenders she was nailing some of the highest scores in the women’s draw and dealing in the sometimes tricky conditions at Playa de Pantin.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">In the final Gabriella opened with a series of turns on a snappy right-hander, earning her the first of two sixes. The inside bank suited her quick, powerful surfing. Juliette Lacome’s lanky, graceful approach earned the most points on the more open-faced waves. But few scoring waves like that came through.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">One mid-bank left that did come through and Lacome ripped it with a series of backhand snaps for a 5.40. But it wasn’t enough to overtake Gabriela and the Hawaiian won with a 12.84 total.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“The inside shore break was looking the best,” said Gabriela. “I started out there and got a few scores and it worked. I live at a beachbreak like this in Kauai, so it seemed familiar to me.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Earlier today in the women’s semifinals Juliette Lacome surfed a smart heat to overcome Nadia Erostarbe, notching a 7.00 on one small, lengthy right where she laid down a series of carving snaps - about six moves in all on one wave.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The crowning of this year’s champion was the other show at the Pantin Junior Pro. The Basque Country’s Nadia Erostarbe advanced through her quarterfinal heat to earn enough points to seal the title.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“I was trying to do the best I could, and I’ve been training really hard,” said the goofy foot from Zarautz. “I had an injury but I came back stronger. So now it’s on to the QS. I will compete at the Pantin QS here this week and hope to do well. I will try to do all the QS events I can, starting in Australia.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Nadia’s performances this year have been stellar with top five placings in five events and a win at the Junior Pro Sopela. This was the fourth year that the snappy goofy has placed in the junior tour top ten.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Men’s European Junior champion Mignot has been just out of reach of the number one position for the past few years. But he peaked this season winning two events, the Caparica Junior Pro and the Junior Pro Sopela. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The lively regularfoot finished fifth or better in six events with his lowest result coming overseas at the Vans US Open of Surfing junior event. Today’s crowning at the event surprised him.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">“I’m so stoked and when I’d heard I won I couldn’t believe it,” said Marco. “But I worked super hard this year and it paid off. I went through a lot mentally and realised I had to work really hard. And I felt ready. I’d come so close twice before this year so I told myself this third one is THE one.”</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">A global citizen (his family raised him on the high seas) Marco splits his time between Mexico and France.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>European Men’s JQS Top 5 at the end of 2018:</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1 </strong>- <strong>Marco Mignot (FRA) European Junior Champion</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2</strong> - Mathis Crozon (FRA) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3</strong> - Justin Becret (FRA) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4</strong> - Tiago Carrique (FRA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5</strong> - Lenni Jensen (DEU) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>European Women’s JQS Top 5 at the end of 2018:</strong> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>1</strong> - <strong>Nadia Erostarbe (ESP) European Junior Champion</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>2</strong> - Anat Lelior (ISR) </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>3</strong> - Melania Suarez Diaz (CNY)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>4</strong> - Neis Lartigue (FRA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>5 </strong>- Juliette Lacome (FRA)</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Pantin Junior Pro by Gadis is scheduled from August 24 - 26, 2018 at playa de Pantin, Galicia / Spain. For all results, photos, video highlights and press releases, log on to <strong><a href="http://www.worldsurfleague.com" target="_blank">worldsurfleague.com</a></strong>. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Pantin Junior Pro by Gadis is supported by Deporte Galego, Deputación da Coruña, Concello de Ferrol, Concello de Valdoviño, Cabreiroá, Audi, Tag Heuer and Hospital QuirónSalud A Coruña, with the additional collaboration of Siroko, Abanca, Iberia Express, Galicia Calidade, NB21, Intermax, Coca-Cola, Jael Joyería, Costa das Ondas, and MagicSeaWeed among others.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>MEN’S FINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mathis Crozon (FRA) 14.94 Tiago Carrique 11.33</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>WOMEN’S FINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 12.84, Juliette Lacome 10.80</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PANTIN JUNIOR PRO BY GADIS MEN’S SEMIFINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 1: Mathis Crozon (FRA) 13.33, Marco Mignot (FRA) 11.90</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 2: Tiago Carrique (FRA) 11.37, Vitor Ferreira (BRA) 11.07</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PANTIN JUNIOR PRO BY GADIS MEN’S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 1: Mathis Crozon (FRA) 14.67, Mateus Herdy (BRA) 13.33</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 2: Marco Mignot (FRA) 11.17, Dorian Gomez (FRA) 10.00</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 3: Vitor Ferreira (BRA) 11.43, Joaquim Chaves 7.97</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 4: Tiago Carrique (FRA) 13.83, Justin Becret (FRA) 10.56</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PANTIN JUNIOR PRO BY GADIS WOMEN’S SEMIFINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 1: Juliette Lacome (FRA) 13.00, Nadia Erostarbe (ESP) 8.94</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 2: Gabriela Bryan (HAW)11.67, Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN) 6.60</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>PANTIN JUNIOR PRO BY GADIS WOMEN’S QUARTERFINAL RESULTS</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 1: Juliette Lacome (FRA) 13.67, Neis Lartigue (FRA) 9.57</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 2: Nadia Erostarbe (ESP) 12.90, Laura De Los Reyes (ESP) 7.60</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 3: Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN) 14.00, Sara Wakita (JPN) 10.90</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Heat 4: Gabriela Bryan (HAW) 11.83 , Tina-Maria Conradi (FRA) 9.86</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>