Brown on top of rankings after latest JSA qualifiers

Boston, Portland, native Javaun Brown has leapt to the top of the rankings of the Jamaica Surf League, following the third qualifier of the National Open Series, which culminated on the weekend at the Peenie Wallie Beach in Buff Bay, Portland.

Brown amassed 6.60 points to finish fourth in the final, but his 670 event points meant he jumped to the top of the rankings after securing 870 points at the Makka Event and another 870 points at his native Boston Beach.

Brown's 2,410 points after three events is 410 more than second-place Icah Wilmot, who won Saturday's final after amassing 11.93 points. Wilmot has only participated in the last two events, winning both, to pick up 2,000 points.

Rounding out the top three is Ronald Hastings, who finished third on the weekend with a total score of 9.33, which garnered 730 points to push him to a ranking total of 1,900.

Elishama Beckford, who won the opening event of the series, is in fourth place with 1,870 points, after finishing second on Saturday's final.

In the meantime, series leader Brown was pleased to make it to the final and rack up more points, despite not having the best performance in the final.

"The last two events were very productive for me despite the last event where I was a bit nervous. I would usually take two boards to each competition, but I only had one in Buff Bay, and it wasn't the right one for the conditions, but I made it work," Brown said.

There is a tie for the top spot in the women's competition, with Zoe Bain and Imani Wilmot both sitting on 1,730 points after three events. The tie was facilitated after Bain took the opening event while Wilmot came good to secure the Buff Bay qualifier. Both surfers missed the second event in Boston Bay.

Gabrielle Chung with 1,670 points sits in third place with Aimi Gordon and Aaliyah Alkateeb tied for fourth with 1,480 points.