Sopelana Day 3 action aplenty
posted by Terry McKenna on 23rd August 2008
Conditions this morning were perfect for competitors and spectators alike with sunny skies and fun sized 2-3 footers being the order of the day.
The day began with the last 4 heats of Round 5 for the Men and as expected the action was red hot.
Heat 5 went to the local Aritz Larrinaga who showed that local knowledge counts for a lot with a solid win over Frenchman Pierre Costes. Exit Gastao Entrudo and Gorka Lasa.
Heat 6 was another great battle with the lead constantly changing. Manuel Centeno was leading early but picked up an interference and finished last ahead of Brazils Leonardo Costa with Pablo Serano (Germany) second and Hugo Pinheiro (Portugal) winning.
Heat 7 and current World champ Ben Player struggles to find waves with power and falls short along with Arim Caberara (Canary Islands). The Brazilian duo of Rene Xavier and Eder Luciano dominated and go 1-2 into the quarters.
In the last of the Round 5 Men's heats Mark McCarthy (South Africa) leads from start to finish with a polished display of small wave surfing. John Showell (Australia) managed to sneak into second place in the closing stages with a tube/roll combo leaving Ryan Hardy in third and Hermano Castro (Brazil) last.
The Women's quarterfinals were man on man and results were as follows.
Heat1 Christiane KALE Defeated Eunate AGUIRRE
Heat 2 Isabella SOUSA Defeated Soraia ROCHA
Heat 3 Jessica BECKER Defeated Neymara CARVALHO
Heat 4 Maylla VENTURIN Defeated Lumar GUITTARD
The Men's quarters were also a great finish to another long but successful day.
Heat 1 Uri Valadao defeated local rider David Perez.
Heat 2 Deigo Cabrera defeated Fabio Rodriguez
Heat 3 Rene Xavier defeated Aritz Larrinaga
Heat 4 Eder Luciano Defeated Pablo Serano
Tomorrow is the semis and Finals and competition is expected to get underway at 8.30am
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