Matt McGillivray Gets Third in Newcastlle. The South Africa surfs in Heat 2 of the Quarterfinals at the Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest on June 8, 2025 at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. (Photo by Aaron Hughes/World Surf League)
JBay surfers and former Championship Tur competitor Matt McGillivray Gets Third in Newcastle in his first Challenger Series event of the year. It bodes well for his return to the Championship Tour coming up, and a good result in Durban at the ballito Pro should see him back on tour at the elite level
Matt McGillivray Gets Third
NEWCASTLE, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA – JUNE 8: Matthew McGillivray of South Africa after surfing in Heat 2 of the Quarterfinals at the Burton Automotive Newcastle Surfest on JUNE 8, 2025 at Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. (Photo by Hannah Anderson/World Surf League)
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Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Men’s Final Results:
1. Jacob Willcox (AUS) 12.30
2. Kauli Vaast (FRA) 11.56
Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Women’s Final Results:
1. Francisca Veselko (POR) 14.60
2. Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 12.20
Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Men’s Semifinal Results:
HEAT 1: Jacob Willcox (AUS) 13.16 DEF. Matthew McGillivray (RSA) 8.83
HEAT 2: Kauli Vaast (FRA) 14.60 DEF. Ryan Callinan (AUS) 12.66
Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Women’s Semifinal Results:
HEAT 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.67 DEF. Teresa Bonvalot (POR) 10.73
HEAT 2: Francisca Veselko (POR) 15.16 DEF. Tya Zebrowski (FRA) 13.06
Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Men’s Quarterfinal Results:
HEAT 1: Jacob Willcox (AUS) 14.50 DEF. Xavier Huxtable (AUS) 12.73
HEAT 2: Matthew McGillivray (RSA) 14.33 DEF. Winter Vincent (AUS) 6.50
HEAT 3: Ryan Callinan (AUS) 15.50 DEF. Dimitri Poulos (USA) 3.44
HEAT 4: Kauli Vaast (FRA) 14.43 DEF. Peterson Crisanto (BRA) 14.10
Burton Automotive Newcastle SURFEST Presented by Bonsoy Women’s Quarterfinal Results:
HEAT 1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.50 DEF. Sophie McCulloch (AUS) 12.17
HEAT 2: Teresa Bonvalot (POR) 13.10 DEF. Amuro Tsuzuki (JPN) 9.26
HEAT 3: Francisca Veselko (POR) 12.17 DEF. Kirra Pinkerton (USA) 6.90
HEAT 4: Tya Zebrowski (FRA) 16.04 DEF. Yolanda Hopkins (POR) 14.34 |
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Next Stop on 2025 Challenger Series
The Ballito Pro Presented by O’Neill opens on June 30 and closes on July 6, 2025. |
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