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Quiksilver - Roxy Winners Long And Short
Quiksilver - Roxy Winners Long And Short
At Fistral Beach, Cornwall, England this past Sunday, the Boardmasters surfing events culminated in good three-to-four foot surf, with the completion of all four events, crowning winners in short and longboard divisions, men and women.
Alice Lemoigne (FRA) and Natsumi Taoka (JPN) paddled out for the first Final in the Boardmasters Longboard Pro and for the first 17 minutes it was an-all Japanese show of form with Taoka multiplying good waves to build a healthy lead. The 4-time European title winner Lemoigne struggled at first in an unusual manner but dropped the hammer with 8 minutes remaining as she rode a clean wave all the way to the beach with beautiful nose rides for an excellent 8.50 and eventually the win.
Edouard Delpero (FRA) had a very different path to victory in the men's Boardmasters Longboard Pro Final and left very little chance to Federico Nesti (ITA) as his first wave in the Final was deemed near-perfect by the judges who dropped a 9.50 for his backhand effort.
In the QS1,000 Roxy Open Final, the runner-up of last year Yolanda Hopkins (PRT) took on Rachel Presti (DEU) and the Portuguese surfer got active early on, catching many waves to apply pressure on her opponent. Hopkins, who has been collecting solid numbers all week, continued to improve her scoreboard throughout the 25-minute bout and eventually claimed her first-ever victory on the WSL tours.
The event wrapped up with the Quiksilver Open Final, an all-goofy foot battle between Leon Glatzer (DEU) and Pedro Henrique (PRT). Waves unfortunately got somewhat slower and the first 20 minutes of the heat didn't provide surfers with many great opportunities, limiting the scores to the average range.
Glatzer finally turned the heat with a solid 7.33 in the last two minutes and despite a great last effort from Henrique, the situation remained and Glatzer walked off with his second QS event win of a young and promising career. Glatzer's win and Presti's second place mark a very strong showing from Team Germany in an Olympic qualifying season.