Strand's Adin Masencamp delivered the best result of the seven South Africans in the world's premier event for surfers aged 18-and-under when he finished ninth at the Jeep World Junior Championship which ended in wind-affected one-metre waves at Bombo Beach in Kiama, NSW, Australia on Wednesday.
After opening his account with a third-place finish in his opening heat, Masencamp went on to blitz New Zealand's Kehu Butler in Round 2 before causing one of the biggest upsets of the event by eliminating Brazilian standout Mateus Herdy in Round 3.
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