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WKC Cumbuco – Elite Championship – Day One

Published 21st November 2018 by Danny

 

WKC CUMBUCO – ELITE CHAMPIONSHIP – DAY ONE
19th to 21st of November Qualifier Championships
21st Β to 25th of November Elite Championships

We were welcomed once again with perfect conditions in Cumbuco, Brazil for Day One of the Elite Championship.Β Β The Men’s Qualifier Championship was first in sequence as the final heat still needed to be completed, followed by Rounds 1 and 2 of the Men’s Elite Championship.

Men’s Qualifier Championship Final

There were four contenders for this impressive Men’s Final, that commenced at 9.30 am at the beautiful spot of Duro Beach.Β Louka PitotΒ from France had another fantastic start, showing the same clean precision he had performed with on previous days. He landed a great KGB 5, Backside 315 and a 317.Β Juan RodriguezΒ from Colombia has truly made a name for himself during this Qualifier Championship event, and opened with a powerful Double Hinterberger Mobe 5. Local riderΒ Erick AndersonΒ rode with style and power, clearly familiar and comfortable with the conditions at his home spot. He performed a spectacular Slim 7 scoring 8.3 points. Alex Neto from Brazil struggled for the start of his heat but gradually built up his scores as the heat progressed. It was a spectacular final that all came down to the last two trick attempts. The final Qualifier results are:

1 – Erick Anderson

2 – Juan Rodriguez

3 – Louka Pitot

4 – Alex Neto

Elite Men’s Round 1

The Men were first in sequence, and each heat of Round 1 had 3 competitors, where the 1st advanced to Round 3, and 2nd and 3rd get a second chance in Round 2. Each athlete had 6 trick attempts, with their top 4 scores counting.

Heat 1

The Elite Championship commenced at 11.15 am. Austrian athleteΒ Stefan SpiessbergerΒ opened with a nice Crowmobe 5, a unique choice for an opening trick.Β Gianmaria CoccolutoΒ was riding confidently and completed the heat with a good stack of scores. He passed through directly to Round 3.Β Jonas OuahmidΒ from Morocco andΒ SpiessbergerΒ passed through to the 2nd round.

Heat 2

Set TeixeiraΒ was firing through Heat 2 landing trick after trick. He racked up plenty of solid scores, and locked down the position directly to Round 3.Β Julien KrikkenΒ from France andΒ Joselito del RosarioΒ from the Dominican Republic pass through to Round 2.

Heat 3

Valentin Rodriguez, the young 16 year old from Colombia, started with a bang, scoring 8.27 for his opening Backide 317, setting the bar high from the start. Local athleteΒ Kalu de SousaΒ once again performed consistently, with only one crashed trick attempt. He cleared his way directly through to Round 3, withRodriguezΒ andΒ GuillebertΒ getting a second chance in Round 2.

Heat 4

Former World ChampionΒ Liam WhaleyΒ is back in action, and we are delighted to see him recovered from his injury and back to competitive freestyle. He had a rough start to heat 4, with two crashes, but he was not about to let that get to him. He made an incredible recovery with a powered Backside 317 and an outstanding Front Blind Mobe. Just as it looked like he was going to cruise his way to Round 3,Β Alex NetoΒ landed an insane KGB 7 scoring a perfect 10, sending the crowds on the beach into a frenzy. What an incredible moment for Neto, as he locked down his spot in Round 3.Β WhaleyΒ andΒ RodriguezΒ pass through to Round 2.

Heat 5

Heat 5 was an extremely close call betweenΒ Luis Alberto CruzΒ from the Dominican Republic andΒ Val GaratΒ from France.Β Val GaratΒ needed to go for a good score on his last attempt, but his Backside 317 scored 7 points, just a fraction from what he needed.Β CruzΒ advanced to Round 3, withΒ GaratΒ andΒ GiulianoΒ passing to Round 2.

Heat 6

Adeuri CornielΒ was a man on a mission today. He landed an insane 319 for his second attempt, scoring 9.17 points and putting him in the lead. Despite several crashes, his scores were high and he took the spot directly in Round 3.Β Anthar RaccaΒ was very close to catching him, but crashed his last attempt and will get a second chance in Round 2 together withΒ Edgar UlrichΒ from France.

Heat 7

Louka PitotΒ andΒ Maxime ChablozΒ were neck and neck for Heat 7, withΒ ChablozΒ just snatching the lead fromΒ PitotΒ on the penultimate trick attempt.Β Jerome CloetensΒ from Spain was close behind, but couldn’t quite catch up to his fellow competitors.Β PitotΒ andΒ CloetensΒ advance to Round 2.

Heat 8

What an incredible effort we witnessed from local riderΒ Erick AndersonΒ as he came up against our currentΒ World Champion Carlos MarioΒ for Heat 8. BothΒ MarioΒ andΒ AndersonΒ performed some incredible tricks, with an outstanding Heart Attack 7 scoring 9.37 for Mario. The current World Champion advanced to Round 3, withΒ AndersonΒ andΒ SerinΒ passing to Round 2.

Men’s Round 2

At 2.30 pm the action continued with Men’s Round 2, where each heat had 4 competitors, and only two advanced to the next Round.

Heat 9

Anthar RaccaΒ rode a superb heat againstΒ Garat,Β Del RosarioΒ andΒ Ouahmid. He performed a well calculated heat, with tricks including a Backside 317 and Slim 7. Val Garat pushed hard to catch up to him but settled for 2nd place.Β GaratΒ andΒ RaccaΒ advanced to Round 3, withΒ OuahmidΒ andΒ Del RosarioΒ sadly missing out.

Heat 10

Erick AndersonΒ progressed through Heat 10, even as the conditions deteriorated he landed a good combination of tricks. He maintained a good lead for the duration of the heat, and advanced into Round 3. It was a battle for the second spot betweenΒ Louka PitotΒ andΒ Arthur Guillebert,Β who both fought hard for the opportunity to advance. The heat was abandoned after the 5th round of tricks due to the wind dropping, and will be resumed early tomorrow morning.

 

The action continues tomorrow, so be sure to tune into ourΒ Facebook PageΒ or to ourΒ Youtube Channel.

WKC Media

The World Kiteboarding Championships came into creation in 2018 when the KRU (Kiteboard Riders United) felt that the World Tour needed to come back to the Athletes.

The World Tour is dedicated to the progression and improvement of World Championship events, to supporting the Athletes and creating a positive relationship between Freestyle Kiteboarding and its fans across the globe. With a series of high-standard events around the World, the World Kiteboarding Championships will bring you the very best in freestyle kiteboarding.

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