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> News > Quiksilver & Roxy sponsor final event of the UK's Clash of the Groms Series 2017

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Quiksilver & Roxy sponsor final event of the UK's Clash of the Groms Series 2017

Image credit: / UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA)

03 November 2017

Quiksilver and Roxy sponsor UKPSA National Junior Surf Championships, Clash of the Groms. This is the final and deciding event on the Nerf Clash of the Groms Series 2017.

The event is scheduled to take place at Fistral Beach, Newquay 25th 26th November and will attract surfers from all over the UK and beyond to compete in this annual event and final major surf competition in the UK this year.

The Nerf Clash of the Grom Series comprise of four UK Pro Surf Association (UKPSA) events: Surfaced Pro at Watergate Bay, UK Schools Surf Championships at Fistral Beach, Thurso Surf Festival at Thurso area (Dunnett Beach, Melvich and Sandside Beach) and now Quiksilver Roxy Clash of the Groms Finale at Newquay

Each event attracted the best young surfers from across the UK to compete in seven divisions: Under 12 Open, Under 14 Girls, Under 14 Boys, Under 16 Girls, Under 16 Boys, Under 18 Girls and Under 18 Boys.

The event aims to promote progressive surfing with the Judging criteria focusing on quality of manoeuvres. The tabulation will count the best two waves with highest scoring wave doubled.

Dave Reed Director of UKPSA said “This is great news for UK Surfing, the biggest Surf Brand in the World supporting the development of surfing in the UK. Quiksilver and Roxy have supported professional surfing for many years with events in the UK such as the Boardmasters to International WSL CT events around the globe”.

Many thanks need to go to the other sponsors supporting the event: Nerf, Fistral Beach, Surfing Sumo, Boardmasters Foundation and Fistral Beach bar.

Nerf Clash of the Groms Series:

1. Surfaced Pro Watergate Bay 3rd – 4th June

2. UK Schools Surf Championships Fistral Beach 10th – 11th July

3. Thurso Surf Festival, Thurso, 27th – 28th October

4. Quiksilver Roxy Clash of the Groms Finale, Fistral Beach, 25th 26th November

The Night of Sunday 26th will see the UK Surf Awards crowning Britain’s top surfers for their efforts in 2017.

Details of this event and the series can be found at www.ukprosurf.com. Check out the video to see what went down at the finale of Clash of the Groms 2016.

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