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Video from Day 4 of competition at the 2015 ISA Worlds SUP surfing event.
News from the 2015 ISA worlds
14th May Day # 4
Team GB News
It was a full day of SUP surfing action for all of the teams in Mexico yesterday. Team GB surfers Matt, Glyn and Holly were up in the recharge rounds. Glyn Ovens was up first in heat 1 and scored a 5.51 which unfortunately wasn’t enough to move him through to the next round. Matt Barker-Smith was up next in heat 3. Matt had a great heat finishing 1st with a score of 7.77 moving him on to round 2 heat 3. But then unfortunately he couldn’t find the waves or scores to get him into the top 2 places which would have put him through. Matt finish 3rd behind high scoring Aussie hot shot Jackson Close in 1st and Alvaro Solano from Spain in 2nd. If Matt had found the wave scores like he did in his 1st heat he would have made it though to the next round.
Holly who was up in round 2 heat 1 of the repechage rounds unfortunately also failed to find the high scoring waves so advance her through to the next round.
So, after some tough rounds and day of surfing for Team GB it’s all over for the SUP surfers. But no doubt the team will be down on the beach today watching the final rounds of the men and womens SUP surfing. There’s bound to be some exciting action from the world’s best. Watch the live feed here from 2pm (UK time). The technical racing and team relay is still to come over the weekend.
ISA news
Brazil’s Nicole Pacelli, 2013 ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist, advanced through the Main Event Round 3, which puts her in a position to reclaim the Gold Medal on Friday. Photo: ISA/Brian Bielmann
Brazil’s Nicole Pacelli, 2013 ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist, advanced through the Main Event Round 3, which puts her in a position to reclaim the Gold Medal on Friday. Photo: ISA/Brian Bielmann
The 2015 Men’s and Women’s SUP Surfing Gold Medalists will be decided Friday, May 15 as part of the ISA World StandUp Paddle and Paddleboard Championship presented by Hotel Kupuri in Sayulita, Riviera Nayarit, Mexico.
Thursday’s SUP Surfing competition included Main Event as well as Repechage Rounds. The Repechage Rounds featured 32 men and 17 women, giving athletes a second chance to go for Gold rather being eliminated after losing in any single round.
Riki Horikoshi from Team Japan cracks the lip at full speed. Horikoshi surfed in today’s Repechage Rounds but will not to advance to tomorrow’s final. Photo: ISA/Brian Bielmann
Riki Horikoshi from Team Japan cracks the lip at full speed. Horikoshi surfed in today’s Repechage Rounds but will not to advance to tomorrow’s final. Photo: ISA/Brian Bielmann
Team Japan was in full support, waving flags and cheering for their team’s athletes in today’s Repechage
Denmark’s Casper Steinfath has been doing battle in both SUP Racing and SUP Surfing. After placing 5th in the 20Km SUP Long Distance Race on Wednesday, the Danish athlete returned to competition today but was unfortunately eliminated from SUP Surfing following two Repechage Rounds.
Speaking to ISA’s competition format, Steinfath commented, “The ISA’s double elimination system is really unique because everyone gets to surf more than once even if you have a bad heat, like I did the other day. I think it highlights competition from all over the world giving every country a second chance, and it’s fair game for everyone.”
“Today was about inclusion in competition. We saw 49 athletes return to the water in the Repechage Rounds, giving them a second chance to advance and remain in competition. The advancing athletes have now earned spots in tomorrow’s competition, giving them the chance to continue, even if they lose one round,” said ISA President Fernando Aguerre. “We have the absolute best athletes in the world here, and we want to ensure they all have an extra chance to earn a Gold Medal for their country.”
USA’s Sean Poynter was the standout competitor for the men with a 15.60 combined heat score. Poynter, the ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist in 2013, has shown nothing short of excellence in the water, making critical moves on every wave surfed. The American has become the man to beat in any heat.
For the women, the 2013 ISA SUP Surfing Gold Medalist, Nicole Pacelli from Team Brazil came out with the best score of 14.00 in total. Pacelli is no stranger to competition and proved that with smart surfing, she picked the best waves in her heat and executed perfect wrapping carves in the pocket.
For a full list of results, click here –http://isawsuppc.com/results/