Last weekend DC's Dillon Perillo was in Japan, where he was busy taking the win at the Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Japan Qualifier. Surfing tiny 2-3 waves left over from Typhoon Morakot at Tsurugasaki Beach in Chiba, Dillon, who’s currently rated first in the ASP North America Pro Junior rankings, chalked up 13.75 in the finals to narrowly take the win.
Dillon said, “I feel great right now. Back home a couple months ago, I was surfing the [Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge U.S.A Qualifier at Lowers] trying to qualify for the same thing. I was in second for the whole Final and then in the last minute Davey [Cathels] got me, knocked me down to third and I missed the spot to Bali. But now it doesn’t matter because I made it to the contest. So I’m stoked!”
The win gives Dillon entry in the 2009 Oakley Pro Junior Global Challenge Final in Bali, Indonesia, October 7-17. There, he’ll compete for $75,000… it’s the biggest purse in junior surfing!