World Junior Championships ignite La Union surf showdown
![Junior surfers take on powerful waves at Urbiztondo Beach in La Union. [photo credit: Cait Miers/WSL]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/wsl-world-junior-la-union-400x200.png)
The world’s top junior surfers descended on La Union as the 2026 WSL World Junior Championships opened with high energy, elite talent, and title dreams crashing into Urbiztondo’s demanding waves.
![Filipino surfers gear up to compete against elite international longboarders on home waves. [WSL photo]](https://sportsbytes.com.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/la-union_WSL-Photo-400x200.png)