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– Alejo Muniz gets the d
– next call 9 a.m friday
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| PLAYA DE PANTIN, Galicia – Spain (Friday, August 31, 2018) – Ups and downs continued today at the Pull&Bear Pantin Classic Galicia Pro as yesterday’s swell kept dropping in size, but still providing two-to-three foot walls for surfers to work with. The decision was made to call the women’s QS6,000 competition Off for the day and resume the men’s QS3,000 action.Timothee Bisso (FRA) started in the very first heat this morning with an incredible display of aggressive surfing to claim two 8+ rides and a massive 16.50 total. The Guadeloupe surfer posted his third consecutive heat win in this event by exploiting both the lefts and rights of Pantin.
Bisso was unfortunately later overthrown in Round Five by another form surfer, Mateus Herdy (BRA) and Ethan Ewing (AUS). “Ethan and I had been waiting for a wave for so long I knew I had to do something special,” Herdy said. “I went straight for the air and had to grab my board cause the wind was terrible on the right. I was really stoked to land that one. I had one heat during the juniors on that very same peak so I’d say it helped as I knew the waves I was looking for.” Kauli Vaast (FRA) took the debate to the air, sending a perfectly executed forehand rotation on a good little left, landed clean and went on to carve the wave face to post a 7.57 and take a win into Round Five. The former European Junior Champion has only just started to test the waters on the Qualifying Series but looked right at home among much more experienced competitors. “I’m stoked I chose that option of the left, I was pretty much on my own there and the waves were really fun with a lot of wall,” Vaast said. “I’ve trained a lot on those maneuvers lately and I feel like it’s paying off. It’s only my second 3,000 event so I feel no pressure whatsoever. I’m staying with Ramzi (Boukhiam) and the other guys from the Quiksilver team, they all have tons of experience to share with me and it’s super cool to learn from them, they’re an inspiration.” The Tahitian rookie later went back to his air game and confirmed his form with an important win in Round Five over Hiroto Ohhara (JPN), Pedro Neves (BRA) and Miguel Blanco (PRT). QS No. 26 Maxime Huscenot (FRA) surfed the same lefthand bank but on his backhand and pushed a two-turn combo for an excellent 8.00 to make his way into Round Five. “That first wave I got didn’t look all that great and nobody else even looked at it,” Huscenot admitted. “But I went for it and it just sort of bowled up for me and I was able to do two big turns so that was the best start possible. I’ve been very tired since the US Open, I think my loss there really weighed on me and I’m only starting to get back into it mentally. I’ve had a decent start this season so I’m still confident and I want to do well in the last few events of the year.” Huscenot locked in a good battle in the following round with Australia’s Jackson Baker. Both surfers went blow for blow on the little rights of the higher tide peak while Aritz Aranburu (ESP) lead the heat. It eventually came down to a final wave in the dying moments from Baker who destroyed the lip a couple of times for a 7.17 to take the heat win, relegating Huscenot to third. “I’m a bit shaken up it all just happened so quickly,” Baker said. “With three minutes to go I had first priority and I let a four-wave set go cause it looked a little bit bumpy. And then that last wave came with a minute and a half to go, I did a first big turn and I knew I had to stay on my feet to make it.” Long time CT competitor Nat Young (USA) applied his textbook backhand attack on the rights and posted one of the biggest heat totals of the day as well in Round Four. The Californian didn’t find the same opportunities in the following round but managed to squeak through behind Adin Masencamp (ZAF) to keep his Pantin run alive. “I wasn’t super confident on my peak choice, I’d seen it work before my heat but I knew it could shut down quickly,” Young said. “But I had to trust my gut feeling and it worked out. I feel comfortable out here with the kelp and the cold water, that’s what I’m surfing all the time.” Long time Championship Tour athlete Alejo Muniz (BRA) demonstrated his superiority by claiming the day’s highest single scores of 8.93 on a right. The lightning fast Brazilian performed two massive forehand turns, throwing buckets of water all over the lineup for a near-perfect score. He went on to surf a similar wave in Round Five and applied the same recipe to take another win and make a statement of his intentions in Pantin. “I knew that right was the best wave of the heat but it was hard to negotiate because of the all the seaweed,” Muniz said. “The top part of the wave was alright to do turns, but down the bottom it was hard to link in between turns. It was great to get that 8.93, I got more relaxed and it allowed me to choose my next waves.” var googletag = googletag || {};
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As forecasts show virtually no surf for the next morning, event officials have called surfers back at 2:30 p.m Saturday. The Pull&Bear Pantin Classic Galicia Pro is scheduled from August 27 – September 2, 2018 at playa de Pantin, Galicia / Spain. For all results, photos, video highlights and press releases, log on to worldsurfleague.com. The Pull&Bear Pantin Classic Galicia Pro is supported by Turismo de Galicia, Pull&Bear, Deporte Galego, Deputación da Coruña, Concello de Ferrol, Concello de Valdoviño, Estrella Galicia, Abanca, Cabreiroá, Tag Heuer and Audi, with the additional collaboration of Hospital QuirónSalud A Coruña, Siroko, Gadis, Iberia Express, Artesanía de Galicia, Galicia Calidade, NB21, Intermax, Coca-Cola, Costa das Ondas, and MagicSeaWeed among others. UPCOMING PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO WOMEN’S QUARTERFINAL MATCHUPS: UPCOMING PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO MEN’S ROUND 6 MATCHUPS: PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO MEN’S ROUND 5 RESULTS: REMAINING PANTIN CLASSIC GALICIA PRO MEN’S ROUND 4 RESULTS: ALL RIGHTS NOT SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE RESERVED BY WORLD SURF LEAGUE. |
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