- The Australian and the South African, both former CT, passed the first round, after finishing first and second respectively in his test
- Number 8 of the CT, Tatiana Weston-Web is eliminated in round 3 of the women’s QS / 10,000 of the ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro
- Amuro Tsuzuki sets the tone and achieves the ‘Best accumulated score of the day’ with 16.33 points in the women’s competition
The men’s QS / 10,000 began this Monday (September 2), with the participation of two former Championship Tour (CT) competitors, Matt Wilkinson (Australia) and Michael February (South Africa), who managed to get into the first round. The appointment is being played on the beach of Pantín (Valdoviño, Ferrolterra, province of A Coruña) and belongs to the World Surf League circuit.
Both surfers coincided in the test, passing the Australian as first, with a score of 12.30 points, while the South African was second, with a total of 11.56 points.
It should be noted that competitors of the relevance of the Hawaiians Keanu Asing (former CT), Joshua Moniz and Dusty Payne (former CT), Brazilian Samuel Pupo and Peru’s Lucca Messinas (already classified for the Games dispute) have also entered the second round. Tokyo 2020 Olympics).
As for the performance of the Spanish, Rubén Vitoria managed to be the first in his test, so he got into the classification for the next round. Miguel Pérez Moneo and Jatyr Berasaluce, winners of the wildcards of the Doniño Trials, who were eliminated, cannot say the same.
As for the results of the day, the ‘Best Wave of the Day’ was for the Australian Jackson Baker, with 9.27 points, and the ‘Best-Accumulated Score in a Test of the Day’ was for the New Zealander Elliot Paerata-Reid, with a total of 16.83 points.
Great performance of Tsuzuki, in the women’s QS / 10,000
The Japanese Amuro Tsuzuki is emerging as one of the rivals to beat within the women’s QS / 10,000.
Tsuzuki was able to win against the French Johanne Defay (10th in the CT), in an exciting duel. Both competitors got a wave of 9.00 points, but the Japanese was able to complement it with a wave of 7.33, which earned it the ‘Best-Accumulated Score of the Day’ and the competition, with a total of 16, 33 points.
The big surprise of the third round was the elimination of CT number 8, Tatiana Weston-Webb. The Brazilian could not defeat the Australian Macy Callaghan (16th of the CT), who is also playing a great role in the Galician event.
Thus, Amuri Tsuzuki will measure Brazilian Silvana Lima (13th in the CT), while Macy Callaghan will cross with Australia’s Isabella Nichols (1st in the QS).
The rest of the quarter-finals are: Bronte Macaulay (11th in the CT, Australia) – Philippa Anderson (Australia) and Chelsea Tuach (Barbados) – Sage Erickson (2nd in the QS, United States).
They have been out of the competition, apart from Weston-Webb and Johanne Defay, Australia’s Sophie McCulloh and Keely Andrew; the Japanese Ren Hashimoto and Sara Wakita; American Alyssa Spencer and Costa Rican Brisa Henessy.
The forecast of the conditions for the day of this Tuesday (September 3) is good. The call for the male category is set for 10:00 a.m., and for the female category, it will be at 1:00 p.m.
ABANCA Galicia Classic Surf Pro counts with the support of Xunta de Galicia (Turismo de Galicia, Xacobeo 2021, Deporte Galego, Galicia Calidade, Secretaria Xeral de Igualdade, Conselleria de Medioambiente), Diputacion de A Coruña, Ayuntamiento de Ferrol, Ayuntamiento de Valdoviño, Sociedad Mixta de Turismo de Ferrol, Costa das Ondas y Federación Galega de Surf; así como las firmas ABANCA, ESTRELLA GALICIA, CABREIROA, HOSPITAL QUIRON, INTERMAX, VOLKSWAGEN YAÑEZ, TAGHEUER, JOYERIA JAEL, SIROKO,GADIS, GAM, ITG Y VAZVA.