Teo Garcia, Diego Vieites, Isidro de la Cal, and Duarte Pantín stood on the podium alongside Daniela Alonso, Ana Piñón, and Elisa and Pepa González.
Pantín, Valdoviño, August 26.- The most important week of surfing in Ferrolterra kicked off in style this Monday, the 26th, with the Luso-Galician event as a prelude to the main WSL competition. It was the last of three events that make up the Celtic Youth Circuit, a joint initiative of the Surf Clube de Viana and the Galician Surf Federation.
Before arriving in Pantín—hosting the tournament for the first time—the initial phase of this under-18 championship took place in Portuguese waters on August 2, followed by a stop in Galicia, in Soesto, before heading up to Pantín (Valdoviño).
The heats held yesterday, as part of the 37th Abanca Pantin Classic Galicia Pro, took place between 9:00 AM and 7:30 PM, with strong winds and challenging conditions that brought out the best in the youngest surfers.
Teo García claimed first place on the podium, followed by Ferrol native Diego Vieites, Isidro de la Cal, and local surfer Duarte Pantín in fourth place. Among the girls, Daniela Alonso—also the winner of the Wildcard at the Galician Open—once again took the top spot, followed by Ana Piñón, Elisa González, and Pepa González.
TUESDAY, 27TH: START OF THE INTERNATIONAL QS 3000 WSL COMPETITION
This Tuesday, the 27th, the preliminary heats of the main WSL QS 3,000 competition will begin, with nearly 200 surfers registered in the final list: 59 women and 117 men. This is one of the highest participations in recent years, featuring top international figures, including Joan Duru, another Olympic surfer and prominent former WCT competitor (the world elite where the top 32 of the Championship Tour compete).
Returning to the competition are the 2023 winner, Maxime Huscenot, as well as fellow French surfer Tessa Thyssen, and Portuguese surfers Teresa Bonvalot, Francisca Veselko, and Mafalda Lopes. Among the top male surfers in the European circuit are Charlie Quivront, Alfonso Antunes, Gatien Delahaye, Guilherme Ribeiro, and Jorgann Couzinet.
Surfers have arrived from Taiwan, Brazil, Morocco, Israel, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Poland, and also from Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and Great Britain, among more than 20 other nationalities.
Galicia will be represented by the Fernández brothers from A Coruña, Juan and Manuel, who won the Galician Open, while the women’s category will feature Vigo natives Daniela Alonso and Lola Meléndez.