Jay-R Esquivel from the Philippines Takes Out the Occy Grom Comp in Malaysia
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
13 year-old Jay-R Esquivel from the Philippines won his first international grommet contest today at the Billabong Occy Grom Comp at Cherating Beach in Malaysia. Young Jay-R put on an amazing display of surfing during all three days of competition at the long, sandy-bottomed point break, getting cheers and wowing the crowd on the beach. The energetic grom showed off a well-rounded repertoire of maneuvers consistently impress the judges and rack up big points in virtually every heat.
Jay-R Esquivel Claims Philippines Top Grommet Title at Billabong Grommet Competition
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008
3 December 2008, La Union-Philippines: 12 year old La Union local Jay-R Esquivel used his local knowledge and aggressive forehand attack to put together strong combinations of hacks, turns, floaters and aerials and best Siargao’s Philmar Alipayo in a closely contested final to claim the championship title at the 2nd annual Billabong Grommet Competition presented [...]