PRAIA DE BAIA, Espinho - Portugal - Only two days separate us from the start of the Men & Women Prozis Pro Junior Espinho, stop n°2 of 5 on the European Junior Qualifying Series. The region’s best up-and-coming talents are excited to re-ignite the battles that started three months ago in Caparica.

All eyes will turn to rankings leaders Miguel Blanco (PRT) and Teresa Bonvalot (PRT) when competition resumes in Espinho. The Portuguese pair will now try to back up their excellent start with another strong showing in Northern Portugal.

With a good forecast on the horizon, organizers and surfers alike look forward to a successful second edition of the Prozis Pro Junior Espinho.

“We’re looking at waves in the 3-to-5 foot range (1.5 metre), with conditions lining up perfectly and culminating over the weekend,” Gonçalo Pina, event organizer stated. “The wave here works best on the low tide so we’ll make our best efforts to schedule competition accordingly. And when the event is not running, we have a whole lot of side-activities to keep everyone entertained on-site, including brand activation from our partners Prozis and Mercedes. Finally, every night will be punctuated by a sunset DJ party.”

Over 120 surfers will now convene to Espinho’s praia de Baia and have a chance to tackle the tricky pointbreak-like setting. These last two days of training will prove vital to dial the equipment and fine-tune their approach to the wave.

“It is shaping up to be a fantastic four days of high performance professional junior surfing,” Rob Gunning, European Tour Manager said. “Forecast is showing a long period swell and the sand banks have been promising so all looks set. Event organisation team have built an excellent surfer's area to ensure all athletes are well accommodated for. This second stop on the WSL European Junior Series is shaping up to be an unforgettable one.”

The World Surf League (WSL) Europe Men and Women Prozis Pro Junior Espinho is scheduled from June 25-28, 2015 in Espinho, Portugal. For all results, photos, video highlights, and press releases, log on to worldsurfleague.com.

The Prozis Pro Junior Espinho is made possible with the support of the following event partners: Câmara Municipal de Espinho (City Council of Espinho) and PROZIS - Exceed Your Self. The official media is SurfPortugal and Surftotal. Organization by: /GPDESIGN brand communication and Surf Atitude Club.

UPCOMING PROZIS PRO JUNIOR ESPINHO MEN’S ROUND OF 96 MATCHUPS:

Heat 1: Kalani Da Silva (CNY), Jack Keenan (GBR), Miles Lee Hargreaves (GBR)

Heat 2: Henrique Pyrrait (PRT), Dylan Groen (DEU), Victor Vallauri (FRA), Jonathan Cohen (ISR)

Heat 3: Joao Kopke (PRT), Juan Lopez (ESP), Gaspar Teixeira (PRT), Sean Gunning (ESP)

Heat 4: Arran Strong (GBR), Pedro Rua (PRT), Miguel Castrillon (ESP), Nacho Roman (CNY)

Heat 5: Joshua Braddock (GBR), Joao Moreira (PRT), Tarik Rahim (ESP)

Heat 6: Pedro Coelho (PRT), Frederico Magalhaes (PRT), Jaime Pombo (CNY), Leonardo Zambrano (ESP)

Heat 7: Ignacio Guisasola (ESP), Fynnlee Miller-Cooley (GBR), Mattia Poirier (FRA)

Heat 8: Guilherme Ribeiro (PRT), Vasco Diniz (PRT), Lucas Bernard (REU), Michael Zaugg (CHE)

Heat 9: Charly Termeau (FRA), Francisco Almeida (PRT), Simao Penha (PRT)

Heat 10: Angus Scotney (GBR), Rhys Barfield (GBR), Egor Volkov (RUS), Eliott Napias (PYF)

Heat 11: Lourenco Alves (PRT), Kasperi Turkia (FIN), Harry De Roth (GBR), Tomas Amorim (PRT)

Heat 12: Francisco Da Silva Duarte (PRT), Diego Suarez Diaz (CNY), Endika Garai (ESP), Salvador Couto (PRT)

Heat 13: Antonio Duarte (PRT), Francisco Carrasco (PRT), Mathis Crozon (REU)

Heat 14: Miguel Blanco (PRT), Jakob Lilienweiss (DEU), Felix Morau (FRA), Ignacio Touzon (ESP)

Heat 15: Miguel Madeira (PRT), Patrick Mainstone (ESP), Tomas Ribeiro (PRT)

Heat 16: Martin Cortijo Gonzalez (ESP), Titouan Dubos (FRA), Carlos Castro (ESP), Lucas Buatois Figueroa (ESP)

UPCOMING PROZIS PRO JUNIOR ESPINHO WOMEN’S ROUND OF 40 MATCHUPS:

Heat 1: Sara Urresti (EUK), Leira Fuentes (EUK), Noa Lelior (ISR)

Heat 2: Emily Currie (GBR), Lucy Campbell (GBR), Yolander Hopkins (PRT), Ainhoa Leiceaga (FRA)

Heat 3: Kathleen Barrigao (PRT), Mailys Cantrelle (CNY), Anat Lelior (ISR)

Heat 4: Ophelie Couchot (FRA), Aleyna Hadmolu (TUR), Indira Hernandez (ESP)