With the return of the Nike 6.0 Pier Pressure on the 29th and 30th of June, came an influx of young international talent pushing the boundaries of surfing from around the globe.

The swell fills in further as the groms light up Lowers on the final day of the NSSA Nationals.

The Open Men's division flares up as the surf continues to improve at Lowers

Boom boxes, roller bladders, tattoo'd meatheads, college co-eds, and...the Southland's hottest surfing talent bed. Not exactly your typical collage of elements, but stop #3 of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Boost Mobile sets off in Huntington Beach.

The action heats up on the third day of competition as a new swell fills in.

The 2008 Quiksilver King Of The Groms blows up with plenty of young talent in Huntington Beach, California.

Boom boxes, roller bladders, tattoo'd meatheads, college co-eds, and...the Southland's hottest surfing talent bed. Not exactly your typical collage of elements, but stop #2 of the Rip Curl GromSearch presented by Boost Mobile took PB Drive, San Diego by the horns and delivered Saturday, May 31.

Heath Joske triumphs over fellow Aussie Nick Vasicek in perfect overhead waves at Keramas

The swell kept pumping at Keramas with epic 9 and 10 point rides being locked in through rounds three and four

Round one and two score perfect overhead piping surf at Keramas in Bali.

All Hawaiian final in pumping surf at Pasta Point in the Maldives.

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Matt Wilkinson posts the highest combined score in the Round of 96 at Pasta Point in the Maldives.

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This isn't your mother's contest. Partnered with The O'Neill Mission event staff, competitors traverse the wild and rugged west coast of France in search of the best uncrowded waves. And when they're found - click, click - cameras roll, video is edited, and a final highlight reel is judged by their peers.

Julian Wilson took that honor this year, syncing up rap beats with mind-boggling 360 spins and a seemingly endless aerial assault. Adam Robertson won the first ever 'Spirit of the Mission' award for embracing spirit of adventure of The Mission in its entirety, and tied former WCT giant Cory Lopez for second place.

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"It all depends on who makes the finals." That was the sentiment shared by coaches of top nations such as Australia, Brazil, Hawaii, USA, and South Africa as we entered the final daybreak of this seven-day, double elimination marathon that is the Quiksilver ISA World Junior Surfing Championships.

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We witnessed another day of spectacular surfing today on the beaches of Le Penon, with 6 to 8 ft waves, perfectly shaped and very consistent. Another day of more than 60 heats was run across the two podiums.

Today we found out which countries will be battling for first place in the World Team Junior Championship: Hawaii, South Africa, USA, Australia, France, New Zealand and Brazil - in this order of contention - will be fighting it out tomorrow for the biggest honour in worldwide Junior surfing.

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Owen Wright, Shaun Joubert, Alex Smith, Granger Larson and others lead the change in France.

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Action centered on the girls as surf conditions improved as the tide dropped during the day offering great waves.

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Amazing action for the ISA World Juniors.

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A full round of heats in both the under 18 boys and under 16 boys were completed in Hossegor, France.

Quiksilver Surf Shop Challenge was held May 19, 2008 in 2 -3 foot playful conditions at Pleasure Point in Santa Cruz. Defending Champions, O'Neill Surf Shop stood their hometown ground and stomped the field of California's Premier Surf Shops. Featuring Kieran Horn, Tom Curren, Killian Garland, Nathaniel Curran, and others.