The ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro continues in typical Galician conditions, big and unruly to challenge some of the world's best surfers.
A number of top seeds didn't survive a fifth day of competition at the QS10,000 ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro as conditions became unruly and the lineup challenged many competitors. Most notably Matt Wilkinson, Yago Dora, Wigolly Dantas, Joan Duru and, as our headline touched on, the former leader of the Qualifying Series, Frenchman Jorgann Couzinet.
What that means is that a plethora of ranking points is now available for surfers who want to kickstart their qualifying campaign as we approach the later part of the season.
WSL hosts Peter Mel and Paul Evans look back at some of the epic action on Day 5 of the QS10,000 ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro.
Competition ran through the remaining two heats of Round 2, the entire Round 3 and finally the first four heats of Round 4 with 8 athletes advancing into the two-surfer matchups coming up next.
Miguel Pupo (BRA) - WSL / Laurent Masurel
As conditions continued to grow bigger and solid overhead sets put our surfers to the test, Timothee Bisso passed with flying colors, finding two gems on the outside to lay his backhand vertical turns to a 14.90 total and advance into Round 5. The Caribbean surfer who claimed two QS1,500 wins earlier this year is finally getting on a roll at a bigger event and will be one to watch when the event resumes.
"It was tough out there I only surfed 3 waves in that heat," he said. "Two of those were nice rights that opened perfectly for me so it was nice, I was just trying to fit my turns in the right sections. I hesitated to take out a step-up out here cause there's some size but it closes so fast you actually want something that gets under the lip easily."
World No. 28 Jesse Mendes preferred to attack the lefts on his forehand and built an even more impressive 15.26 total, courtesy of clean carves and committed turns in the lip. The Brasilian even found an extremely rare tube in the onshore lineup to get the crowds on their feet.
"I'm very blessed I got a lot of opportunities out there," he said. "It's chunky and a bit messy but there are good sections. I was in a good rhythm and kept getting wave after wave and I just made the best of it."
Jake Marshall was the first regular foot to put on a show later this afternoon in Round 4 as he attacked the same lefts and went all out on the biggest sections to post an 8.17 and 7.00 in the opening minutes of his heat. From then on it was just crowd control for the Californian who kept trying, and succeeded at building an even greater distance with his opponents to secure his spot into the next round.
"I felt like the waves were coming my way in that heat and it's always a great feeling when that happens," he said. "I started really quick so felt very relaxed the whole heat. I still could never be completely comfortable out there with Deivid (Silva) I know what he's capable of and Gatien (Delahaye) was surfing great too."
Miguel Tudela (PER) - WSL / Laurent Masurel
In the same heat, World No. 16 Deivid Silva with his back against the ropes, built speed on a big and fast left and launched into a stratospheric alley-oop to post a near-perfect 9.40. The reception on the roof of the wave was the only down point of the maneuver as the rotation itself, the ground covered and height had everything of a 10 point ride in the making.
"I didn't have a choice but to go for it," he explained. "Jake had a perfect start and Gatien was surfing great too so I had to go big. I remember getting a 10 right here a few years ago and I knew this is what I needed to score. I train a lot in these kinds of waves and I'm stoked I landed that one. The wave was perfect for it and the wind just kept the board stuck to my feet."
This was Silva's 10 in 2016.
The last heat was a power surfing clinic from three worthy lecturers, Imaikalani Devault, Caleb Tancred and Frederico Morais. When the dust settled it was Tancred on top with 15.44 over Morais' 14.40, and Devault eliminated.
Surfers will get a little bit more sleep as we approach the business end of the event and will come in at 10:30 a.m Friday for the next call.
The ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro is scheduled from September 1-7, 2019 at playa de Pantin, Galicia / Spain. For all results, photos, video highlights and press releases, log on to worldsurfleague.com.
QS Top Spot Up-For-Grabs in Pantin
Nicolas Leroy
A number of top seeds didn't survive a fifth day of competition at the QS10,000 ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro as conditions became unruly and the lineup challenged many competitors. Most notably Matt Wilkinson, Yago Dora, Wigolly Dantas, Joan Duru and, as our headline touched on, the former leader of the Qualifying Series, Frenchman Jorgann Couzinet.
What that means is that a plethora of ranking points is now available for surfers who want to kickstart their qualifying campaign as we approach the later part of the season.
Competition ran through the remaining two heats of Round 2, the entire Round 3 and finally the first four heats of Round 4 with 8 athletes advancing into the two-surfer matchups coming up next.
As conditions continued to grow bigger and solid overhead sets put our surfers to the test, Timothee Bisso passed with flying colors, finding two gems on the outside to lay his backhand vertical turns to a 14.90 total and advance into Round 5. The Caribbean surfer who claimed two QS1,500 wins earlier this year is finally getting on a roll at a bigger event and will be one to watch when the event resumes.
"It was tough out there I only surfed 3 waves in that heat," he said. "Two of those were nice rights that opened perfectly for me so it was nice, I was just trying to fit my turns in the right sections. I hesitated to take out a step-up out here cause there's some size but it closes so fast you actually want something that gets under the lip easily."
World No. 28 Jesse Mendes preferred to attack the lefts on his forehand and built an even more impressive 15.26 total, courtesy of clean carves and committed turns in the lip. The Brasilian even found an extremely rare tube in the onshore lineup to get the crowds on their feet.
"I'm very blessed I got a lot of opportunities out there," he said. "It's chunky and a bit messy but there are good sections. I was in a good rhythm and kept getting wave after wave and I just made the best of it."
Jake Marshall was the first regular foot to put on a show later this afternoon in Round 4 as he attacked the same lefts and went all out on the biggest sections to post an 8.17 and 7.00 in the opening minutes of his heat. From then on it was just crowd control for the Californian who kept trying, and succeeded at building an even greater distance with his opponents to secure his spot into the next round.
"I felt like the waves were coming my way in that heat and it's always a great feeling when that happens," he said. "I started really quick so felt very relaxed the whole heat. I still could never be completely comfortable out there with Deivid (Silva) I know what he's capable of and Gatien (Delahaye) was surfing great too."
In the same heat, World No. 16 Deivid Silva with his back against the ropes, built speed on a big and fast left and launched into a stratospheric alley-oop to post a near-perfect 9.40. The reception on the roof of the wave was the only down point of the maneuver as the rotation itself, the ground covered and height had everything of a 10 point ride in the making.
"I didn't have a choice but to go for it," he explained. "Jake had a perfect start and Gatien was surfing great too so I had to go big. I remember getting a 10 right here a few years ago and I knew this is what I needed to score. I train a lot in these kinds of waves and I'm stoked I landed that one. The wave was perfect for it and the wind just kept the board stuck to my feet."
The last heat was a power surfing clinic from three worthy lecturers, Imaikalani Devault, Caleb Tancred and Frederico Morais. When the dust settled it was Tancred on top with 15.44 over Morais' 14.40, and Devault eliminated.
Surfers will get a little bit more sleep as we approach the business end of the event and will come in at 10:30 a.m Friday for the next call.
The ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro is scheduled from September 1-7, 2019 at playa de Pantin, Galicia / Spain. For all results, photos, video highlights and press releases, log on to worldsurfleague.com.
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