John John Florence defends his Volcom Pipe Pro Title

Dale Staples representing for the North Shore Saffas and making 9th!

Pipeline was not at its utmost best, but there were waves and the focus shifted from the lefts to the Backdoor Rights. The lone Saffa, Dale Staples charged hard and ended up making the Semi Finals and a well deserved 9th place. Josh Kerr and Chris Ward were on a hard charge and pushing the limits with super late drops and "backdoor" tubes. But after all was said and done, it was defending champion and North Shore royalty, John John Florence who managed to defend his Pipe Pro title and take the glorious Spartan War Helm Trophy home, which happens to be right there...

Juniors cane Vic Bay on the first day of the Billabong Pro Jnr

Dale Staples was one of the Stand outs on Day 1.

The Billabong Pro Junior is running at Victoria Bay in the Southern Cape and the groms scored great waves for day 1 of the competition. Check out the highlights video: