 EP got 3rd spot © Petronel Posthumus Cape Town team win the Mandela Bay Trophy for the fourth year in a row at the 2015 Billabong Grommet Games in Port Elizabeth The Cape Town Grommet Team won the 2015 Billabong SA Grommet Games for the fourth year in a row on Friday April 3rd and they return to the Western Cape with the coveted the Mandela Bay Trophy in their hands. Cape Town’s traditional rivals, eThekweni, had to settle for second place while hosts Nelson Mandela Bay slipped into third place this year. The Cape Winelands team secured fourth place with Buffalo City taking fifth ahead of Eden. The Cape Town team beat Buffalo City, Nelson Mandela Bay and eThekweni to defend their Tag Team Title while their depth and the fact that they produced 11 finalists across the eight surfing divisions also secured them the 2015 Surfing Award. The coveted Team Spirit Award went to eThekweni.  SA u9 champ - EP's Zia Hendricks from JBay © Petronel Posthumus The Cape Town Grommet Team’s dominance at this unique 23 year old event is a credit to the commitment shown by Barbara Johnson, the Team Manager and the coaching team led by Head Coach, Craig Johnson. Close to 100 girls and boys from six provincial districts took part in the annual event which is Surfing South Africa's premier entry level inter-provincial tournament. Sponsorship from Billabong, funding from Sport and Recreation South Africa and support from Lotto ensured that the 23rd edition of the SA Grommet Games was a success once again. The Grommet Games were coordinated with great skill by Event Director Shirley Fairall and her team while Contest Director Brian Abrahams, Head Judge Merrick Fairall and his officials did a great job over the four days of competition. Surfing South Africa Vice President Johnny Bakker represented SSA at the opening function and throughout the event while Grant Beck and Billabong Team ensured that the SA Grommet Games was a standout on the annual Surfing South Africa calendar. In the individual surfing categories, the youngest winners were Zia Hendricks of Nelson Mandela Bay and Kai Hall of eThekweni, who won the Under 9 Girls and Boys Divisions respectively. The Under 11 Girls and Boys Champions were Aimee du Preez of Buffalo City and Luke Van Wyk of Cape Town. Kayla Nogueira of eThekweni won the Under 13 Girls title while Mitch du Preez of Buffalo City was the Under 13 Boys Division winner. The Under 15 Girls gold medal went the way of Brittany Gadd of eThekweni with team mate Anthony Pottow, taking honours in the Under 15 Boys Final. Brayden Bergset of eThekweni won the Da Kine Youthful Movement Award and Daniel Emslie of Buffalo City was named as the Surfer of the Contest. The full results and a gallery of photos will be posted on www.surfingsouthafrica.co.za The SA Grommet Games is a national tournament with a primary focus on transformation and development within the sport. Strict criteria must be followed when selecting teams for the four days of competition. While the main focus of the event is on surfing, participation in events such as a Paddle Battle, Beach Flags and Tag Team contest are an integral part of the Grommet Games activities. All images Petronel Posthumus RESULTS : 2015 BILLABONG SA GROMMET GAMES
SURFING U9 Girls 1st Zia Hendricks NMB 2nd Anastasia Venter CW 3rd Courtney Linke NMB 4th Cassidy Mussel CT 5th Kadence Ribbink ETK U9 Boys 1st Kai Hall ETK 2nd Josh Van Wyk CT 3rd Julian Carbonel ETK 4th Callum Emslie BC U11 Girls 1st Aimee du Preez BC 2nd Luanne Hurst CT 3rd Shayla - May Wallace ETK 4th Josie Venter BC U11 Boys 1st Luke Van Wyk CT 2nd Daniel Emslie BC 3rd Benjamin Ribbink ETK 4th Nathan Cayley ETK U13 Girls 1st Kayla Nogueira ETK 2nd Summer Sutton CT 3rd Emma Grey CT 4th Kealla Pratt ED U13 Boys 1st Mitch du Preez BC 2nd Brayden Bergset ETK 3rd Travis Pearce CT 4th Sebastian Van der Merwe BC U15 Girls 1st Brittany Gadd ETK 2nd Maya Sheffer – Boswell CT 3rd Courtney Fletcher NMB 4th Casey Mussel CT U15 Boys 1st Anthony Pottow ETK 2nd Ethan Row CT 3rd Maxime Gadeyne CT 4th Jesse Christie NMB 2015 GROMMET GAMES ACADEMY SQUAD ( individuals recognized for their surfing performances at the Grommet Games) U15 BOYS Anthony Pottow (ETK), Ethan Row (CT), Maxima Gadeyne (CT),Jesse Christie (NMB), Lele Zozi (CT),Museeh Khan (ETK) U15 GIRLS Brittany Gadd (ETK),Maya Sheffer- Boswell (CT),Casey Mussel (CT) U13 BOYS Mitch du Preez (BC),Brayden Bergset (ETK),Zahier Stuurman (CT), Seluleko Cele (ETK) U13 GIRLS Kayla Nogueira (ETK),Summer Sutton (CT), Rachel Alexander (CW) U11 BOYS Daniel Emslie (BC),Luke van Wyk (CT) TEAM RESULTS : MANDELA BAY TROPHY FOR THE OVERALL EVENT CHAMPIONS 1st Cape Town 37681 2nd eThekweni 29921 3rd Nelson Mandela Bay 27097 4th Cape Winelands 19491 5th Buffalo City 18060 6th Eden 15723 TAG TEAM 1st Cape Town 2nd Buffalo City 3rd Nelson Mandela Bay 4th eThekwini SURFING TROPHY Cape Town TEAM SPIRIT AWARD eThekweni SURFER OF THE CONTEST Daniel Emslie Buffalo City DA KINE YOUTHFULL MOVEMENT AWARD Brayden Bergset eThekweni JUDGES HEAT WINNER Merrick Fairall JUDGING RECOGNITION AWARD Kia Fenton BEACH FLAGS U9 & U11 Girls 1st Rentia Lotolla Eden 2nd Tanna Smith eThekweni 3rd Kadence Ribbink eThekweni 4th Tanith Moreton Nelson Mandela Bay U13 & U15 Girls 1st Summer Sutton Cape Town 2nd Emma Grey Cape Town 3rd Casey Mussel Cape Town 4th Georgia Sun Cape Winelands U9 & U11 Boys 1st Luke Van Wyk Cape Town 2nd Byron Emslie Buffalo City 3rd Reagon Roman Cape Town 4th CJ Posthumous Nelson Mandela Bay U13 & U15 Boys 1st Brayden Bergset eThekweni 2nd Alifa Mwanzi eThekweni 3rd Spe Shangase eThekweni 4th Garrick Hugo Cape Winelands PADDLE BATTLE Girls 1st Summer Sutton Cape Town 2nd Maya Sheffer –Boswell Cape Town 3rd Casey Mussel Cape Town 4th Emma Grey Cape Town Boys 1st Garrick Hugo Cape Winelands 2nd Daniel Love Cape Winelands 3rd Travis Pearce Cape Town 4th Jesse Christie Nelson Mandela Bay
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