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Silva Claims Back-To-Back Wins In Morocco
Silva Claims Back-To-Back Wins In Morocco
Deivid Silva (BRA), 22, and Mikaela Greene (AUS), 23, have claimed the Anfaplace Pro Casablanca last week in clean three-to-four foot surf this afternoon in front of big crowds at Anfaplace Shopping Center.
Deivid Silva, peaked at the right time and scored right from the buzzer to apply pressure on fellow countryman Rafael Teixeira (BRA), 24, in the men's final. The defending event champion started with a 7.17 and quickly found an absolute bomb to perform three massive carves on his forehand and post a near-perfect 9.57.
With Silva fired up and on a comfortable lead, pressure continued to rise for Teixeira who was unable to put together a strong effort. Silva continued to show the Moroccan crowds his talent on the lefts and rights of Anfaplace and walked away with a second event title in Casablanca. Silva's road to the final included defeating Nelson Cloarec (FRA), last year's runner-up in the quarters and Gatien Delahaye (FRA) runner-up of the inaugural edition in 2015 in their semifinal matchup.
"It feels amazing to win again here in Morocco, I love this place so much," Silva stated. "The waves in the final were so fun, very much like last year and I just had a blast. I've had a pretty terrible year so far so it's great to finally get a win, especially in really fun conditions. This is a great confidence boost heading into Cascais, so I look forward to putting on the jersey again. I didn't manage to land good airs this week, but I guess I'll just keep them in store for Portugal."
Teixeira had previously ended Noe Mar McGonagle (CRI)'s incredible run in Morocco and upset the overall form surfer of the event. Reaching a QS final for the first time this season, Teixeira was completely overwhelmed with his compatriot's flair in the final and was forced out with the runner-up spot.
"It was really hard for us to watch all this unfold from the distance, we just felt completely useless for them," Thyssen stated. "The whole island was destroyed and it's a part of our youth that's just gone. In the worst of times though, the communities there stuck together and the solidarity everyone showed was really special, it made us even prouder."