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Action at Claro Open Pro-Copa Tubos
Action at Claro Open Pro-Copa Tubos
Señoritas, Punta Hermosa, Peru,saw an exciting conclusion to the event in front of a packed audience, Gatien Delahaye (FRA) defeated Carlos Muñoz (CRI) at the inaugural Claro Open Pro - Copa Tubos. The 21-year old Frenchman caught the best waves on Finals Day at the left-hand point break of Señoritas, Punta Hermosa and was visibly stoked as he was chaired up the beach by his fellow countrymen.
Alex Ribeiro (BRA) and Marcos Correa (BRA) both earned equal 3rd place finishes after reaching the Semifinals. Similar to Owen Wright (AUS), Delahaye's lanky frame gave his backhand an incredible advantage; throwing buckets of spray after each big turn and added a modern twist with his tail-high air reverses. After scoring a 5.67 on his first wave, he caught a long left which included two tweaked-out airs for an 8.83. Despite flying under the radar throughout the week, Gatien upped his game when it counted most.
"I can't even express in words how I'm feeling right now," said Delahaye. "There's so much work that I've been putting in for the past 2-3 years that is behind this result. This is an unbelievable feeling and I just wanted to thank everyone that supports me, especially my parents."
With so many goofy-footers excelling at the lefthand pointbreak, the Final ended up being a battle of regular-footers with Carlos Muñoz taking a quick lead after earning a 7.00 from the judges. While the Costa Rican stayed active collecting an additional 6.93, it was not enough to overtake Delahaye's illustrious performance.