Elimination of the defending champion Adur Amatriain in a heat marked by waiting times and short intervals between sets.
The only male representative from Galicia, Manuel Fernández, and the female representatives Daniela Alonso and Lola Bermúdez bid farewell to the event.
Women’s Category
Great performance by the top European female surfers at the moment, with excellent scores from the favorites. Portuguese surfer Teresa Bonvalot continues to be in great form after her victory last week in France. Teresa started strong with two high-quality waves, taking risks with World Tour-level maneuvers. Basque surfer Nadia Erostarbe and Portuguese surfer Yolanda Hopkins also looked solid, advancing to the round of 16.
Ariane Ochoa, another national surfer, delivered a standout performance with her explosive and compact surfing, earning one of the highest total scores of the entire round.
The best wave of the morning went to Anat Lelior, the Israeli surfer demonstrating world-class surfing with four fluid and radical turns, securing a score of 9 points.
The current world junior champion, Francisca ‘Kika’ Vesselko, is undoubtedly another favorite. The Carcavelos surfer made it clear in her heat today with very mature and powerful surfing.
Men’s Category
In the men’s category, French surfer Marco Mignot put on a display of modern surfing with two consecutive aerials in his 9.8-scoring wave and very solid surfing on the best waves of the heat.
Portuguese national champion Guilherme Ribeiro is getting stronger and remains firm for the round of 16.
Jorgan Couzinet was one of the best today, with excellent scores and an expressive surf session to warm up.
Joan Duru continues to showcase his technique and experience year after year here in Pantin and will be one of the favorites this weekend to take the victory.
It’s worth noting the early defeat of the two-time champion Adur Amatriain in a heat with few opportunities and a high level of surfing by Tahitian surfer Kauli Vaast.
The performances of the PANTIN SOUND ESTRELLA GALICIA have been postponed until tomorrow due to adverse weather conditions.