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ISA Worlds / News Update Day 1
Casper Steinfath, who moved into Round 3, is representing Team Denmark for the first time ever in an ISA Championship. Photo: ISA/Tweddle
Miraflores, Lima, Peru, February 25, 2013- The International Surfing Association is pleased to announce day one of competition of the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship kicked-off in great surf conditions in the waist to chest-high range.
After the fog cleared, which forced competition to go into a holding pattern for the first part of the morning, day one featured the best Men and Women SUP Surfers from all over the world. Conditions stayed glassy all day, and the competitors enjoyed the long rights at La Pampilla Beach in the beautiful city of Miraflores in Lima, Peru, where local spectators came to watch the World Championship and cheer on their National Team.
“The world’s best SUP Surfers showed today how fast this sport is progressing,” remarked ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “It’s amazing to see all the competitors both Men and Women perform at the highest level of competition and I am excited to see the rest of the week unfold. It’s a very special feeling to see all the National Teams cheering on each other and being able to witness the universal camaraderie of the sport.”
Today’s SUP Surfing Men’s standouts include Australia’s Beau Nixon (AUS) who earned the two top scoring heats of the day with a 15.74 total heat score in Round 2 and a 14.83 in Round 1, and Justin Holland who earned a 14.83 total heat score in Round 2.
Notable performances of the day include Denmark’s Casper Steinfath who has moved into Round 3 with two 2nd place finishes in his Round 1 and 2 heats. Steinfath will be facing tough competition in his Round 3 heat against Brazil’s SUP Surfing Standout, Carlos Bahia, Sean Poynter (USA) and the local favorite Jose Gomez (PER). Mexico’s Hector Gonzalez also had a strong performance winning his Round 2 heat.
Local favorite, Brissa Malaga from Peru, was one of today’s standouts in Women SUP Surfing. Photo: ISA/Tweddle
On the SUP Surfing Women’s side, Brazil’s Nicole Pacelli got off to a great start with the highest heat score of the day earning a 13.00 total heat score. Additional standouts include Shakira Westdorp (AUS), South Africa’s Tammy Robarts, and Peru’s Brissa Malaga.
Today, regardless of the athlete’s placing, no one has lost out of the competition. All the athletes placing 1st and 2nd moved on to the next round and all athletes that placed 3rd and 4th move on to the repechage round.
For Team GB and Team Ireland their first heats were all pretty tough, with Team GB riders Jim Richardson and Andre’ le Geyt finishing 3rd in their first round. Ireland’s, Paul Byrne had 3 times world long board champ Colin McPhilips in his first heat, and Finn Mullen had USA hot shot Sean Poynter in his heat! Both Paul and Finn finished 3rd. Abi Barker-Smith from Team GB had a good heat, catching some great long rides, placing her in 3rd above Diane Wenzel from Canada. Katie McAnena from Team Ireland also did well, finishing above Annette Carsing from Denmark, and taking 3rd in her first heat. The top two riders from each heat go through to round two of the main event. All the riders from Team GB and Team Ireland were positioned 3rd in the first heat of the SUP surf event and will therefore be put into the repercharge rounds later today. This gives all riders the opportunity to surf in a minimum of 2 rounds. So keep watching the riders progress here later today (Tuesday) LIVE on SUPboarder.
Andre’ Le Geyt off the top Photo: ISA/Tweddle
Tomorrow, the day will get started with the daily morning show at 7:40am followed by SUP Surfing and lastly the Long Distance Race that features the SUP Racing and Paddleboarding for both Men and Women.
Here is the schedule for the second day of the 2013 ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship live webcast:
1pm Western Europe