2018 Team England Open Squad Announced

England Surfers Squad Selection Policy 2018

ISA World Surfing Games, Japan.

This document has been created to outline the process of selection for the Team England programme during 2018. The squad management team have devised the following criteria for automatic selection into the selection squad associated with the programme for 2018 ISA World Surfing Games in Japan (September).

Selection for the 2018 squad has been determined based on the subsequent criteria.

Automatic squad selection for all representatives of Team England 2017 Open at the ISA World Surfing Games in France.
The four highest ranked male & two highest ranked female English surfers on the WSL international ranking 2017 season.
The two highest ranked male & one highest ranked female English surfers on the WSL European rankings 2017 season.
The two highest ranked male & one highest ranked female English surfers at the end of the UKPSA tour 2017.
All finalists (top 4) from the Open and Women’s division at the 2017 English National Surf Championship.
Automatic squad selection (where applicable) for those Team England Juniors who have now moved up to the open division.

The winners of the English Nationals 2018 (Open and Women’s division) will automatically earn themselves a place within the selection squad, and will therefore become eligible for selection for the ISA World Surfing Team England.

Additional wildcard applications will be accepted up until Sunday 11^th March 2018 at 5pm for all divisions. Wildcard applicants will need to submit video footage (Online edits accepted) of no older than six months, accompanied with national / international competition results and a personal statement of no longer than 300 words. This will need to be submitted via email to team@surfingengland.org. Successful wildcard applicants will be announced publicly on Wednesday 14^th March.

NB: Where a surfer double or more qualifies from the selection criteria the next applicable surfer in that selection criteria will be chosen.

All surfers must qualify to represent the English team by fulfilling the ‘Eligibility Process’ outlined in the ‘Eligibility Policy’

2018 English Squad in Brief (Listed randomly)

Men’s Squad

Luke Dillon
Reubyn Ash
Jayce Robinson
Joss Ash
Arran Strong
Jobe Harris
Will Bailey
Tom Butler
Liam Turner
Miles Lee-Hargreaves
Jake Elkington
Liam Murray-Strout

Women’s Squad

Peony Knight
Ellie Turner
Lucy Campbell
Emily Currie
Ellen Harding
Tilly Theobald

2018 English Squad Selection in Detail

The aim of this section is to outline the process followed in selection for each of the 2018 squad members.

Men’s Squad

Luke Dillon
- Highest ranked WSL international surfer, 2017 Team England representative, Highest ranked WSL Europe 2017.
Reubyn Ash
- 2017 Team England representative, English Nationals Winner 2017, UK Pro Surf Tour winner 2017
Arran Strong
- 2^nd highest ranked WSL International Surfer
Jobe Harris
- 3^rd highest ranked WSL International Surfer, 2^nd highest ranked WSL Europe surfer, 2^nd place English National 2017, 2^nd place UK Pro Surf Tour 2017
Jayce Robinson
- 2017 Team England representative
Joss Ash
- 2017 Team England representative
Will Bailey
- 4^th highest ranked WSL International Surfer
Tom Butler
- 3^rd place English Nationals 2017
Liam Turner
- 4^th place English Nationals 2017
Jake Elkington
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017
Liam Murray-Strout
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017

Women’s Squad

Peony Knight
- Highest ranked WSL International surfer, 2017 Team England representative, Highest ranked WSL Europe surfer, 4^th place at English Nationals 2017
Lucy Campbell
- 2^nd highest ranked WSL International Surfer, 1^st place English Nationals 2017, 1^st place UK Pro Surf Tour 2017
Ellie Turner
- 2017 Team England representative
Emily Currie
- 2^nd place English Nationals 2017
Ellen Harding
- 3^rd place English Nationals 2017
Tilly Theobold
- Team England Junior Squad Member 2017