Islas Canarias Santa Pro 2009

ASP 6 Star WQS Mens event
San Juan Lanzarote
1 - 7 November 2009

Live Coverage  |  Results/Photos/Videos etc

Islas Canarias Santa Pro Called Off on Day 1, Good Surf Expected

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 1 November, 2009 : - - San Juan, Lanzarote – The waiting period of the ASP WQS 6-Star Prime Islas Canarias Santa Pro kicked-off today in Lanzarote in the Canarian archipelago, unfavorable winds and small surf forcing event officials to postpone the start of competition.

With strong on-shore winds and waves in the three-foot (one meter) range not allowing any competition on Day 1, a few competitors still paddled-for a warm-up session to get used to the line-up and get into competition mode.

“We were execting average surf today and with solid waves coming for the middle of the week, we decided not to run any heats today,” Islas Canarias Santa pro event director Laurenço Seis said. “It is looking very promising despite the winds and we are hoping for spectacular conditions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.”

Offering more ratings’ points due to its Prime status, the Islas Canarias Santa Pro is one of four remaining Prime events on this year’s ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS), a crucial stop for those still in contention to qualify for next year’s ASP World Tour where the world’s best fourty-five surfers battle for a shot at the undisputed ASP World title.

With good hopes of getting Round 1 underway tomorrow morning as the swell direction and size are expected to improve for the main venue of San Juan, a 100-metre lefthand reef-bottom point break, the pressure will rise fast as top seeds and outsiders will meet directly in much expected battles.

Apart from the exciting ASP WQS ratings’ race in which the Islas Canarias Santa Pro will have a crucial role, the ASP European champion will be crowned this week as well, current regional ratings’ leader Joan Duru (Ondres, FRA), 20, having a firm grip towards the crown.

“Joan (Duru) is still on his way from Canada where he got a 9th but he will be here on time to wrap-up the ASP European season,” ASP Europe Tour Manager Greg Puget said. “He has the best chances to win his maiden regional title this week and hopefully seal the deal for his 2010 ASP World Tour qualification if he makes the final rounds.”

A call will be made at 9.30 AM tomorrow Monday, November 2, 2009, at the main venue of San Juan.

Check the Live Coverage 

ISLAS CANARIAS SANTA PRO ROUND 1 MATCH-UPS
Heat 1: Heitor Alves (BRA), Dylan Melamed (HAW), Pablo Gutierrez (ESP), Brent Dorrington (AUS)
Heat 2: Paulo Moura (BRA), Raoni Monteiro (BRA), Lazi Rudegger (CNY), Borja Agote (EUK)
Heat 3: Drew Courtney (AUS), Joao Guedes (PRT), Alexander El Naib (DEU), Alexander Zirke (CNY)
Heat 4: Tanner Gudauskas (USA), Eneko Acero (EUK), Roland Lefeuvre (FRA), Remi Bertoche (FRA)
Heat 5: Marlon Lipke (DEU), Miguel Ximenez (PRT), William Pasquet (REU), Evandro Medeiros (CNY)
Heat 6: Jonathan Gonzalez (CNY), Eric Rebiere (FRA), Keito Matsuoka (JPN), Mikel Lemes (CNY)
Heat 7: Leonardo Neves (BRA), Ruben Gonzalez (PRT), Javier Ascanio (CNY), Freddie Meadows (SWE)
Heat 8: Joan Duru (FRA), Simon Marchand (FRA), Ricardo Lange (DEU), Damian Moro Ceballos (CNY)
Heat 9: Willian Cardoso (BRA), Abdel El Harim (MAR), Maxime Huscenot (REU), Julian Cuello (CNY)
Heat 10: Romain Cloitre (REU), Romain Laulhe (FRA), Franito Saenz (CNY), Lars Muschoot (BEL)
Heat 11: Pablo Paulino (BRA), Antonio Bortoletto (ZAF), Lenny Perdomo (CNY), Bernardo Lopes (BRA)
Heat 12: Aritz Aranburu (EUK), Eduardo Fernandes (PRT), Liam McNamara (HAW), Yassine Ramdaini (MAR)
Heat 13: Nic Muscroft (AUS), Omer Bar (ISR), Frederic Robin (REU), Warwick Wright (ZAF)
Heat 14: Alain Riou (PYF), Dane Gudauskas (USA), Ruben Gonzalez (CNY), Chris Jimenez (CNY)
Heat 15: Marco Polo (BRA), Jean Sebastien Estienne (BLM), Echedey Mederos (CNY), Landon McNamara (HAW)
Heat 16: Rodrigo Dornelles (BRA), Igor Muniain (EUK), Norman Landa (EUK), Mario Augustin Ruiz (ITA)
Heat 17: Jadson Andre (BRA), Nicolau Von Rupp (DEU), Medi Veminardi (REU), Gustavo Barreto (CNY)
Heat 18: Royden Bryson (ZAF), Txaber Trojaola (EUK), Antonio Marques (CNY), Manuel Lezcano (CNY)
Heat 19: Bernardo Miranda (BRA), Justin Mujica (PRT), Javier Medina (CNY), Andre Teixeira (BRA)
Heat 20: Patrick Gudauskas (USA), Jose Maria Cabrera (CNY), Tatsuya Fukugawa (JPN), Carlos Marques (CNY)
Heat 21: Travis Logie (ZAF), Alan Stokes (GBR), Thomas Valente (PRT), Joni Tavio Garcia (CNY)
Heat 22: Leigh Sedley (AUS), Vincent Duvignac (FRA), Clay Marzo (HAW), Anthony Walsh (AUS)
Heat 23: Nathan Hedge (AUS), Hodei Collazo (EUK), Fransisco Gonzalez (CNY), Patrick Beven (FRA)
Heat 24: Gony Zubizarreta (ESP), Shaun Burrell (USA), Travis Beckmann (USA), David Arbelo Lemes (CNY)

Facebook 
Islas Canarias SantaPro
Islas Canarias SantaProJunior
Islas Canarias Santa Tow-in Invitational  

Previous reports:
# 1 : El mejor surf internacional llega a Lanzarote el primero
# 2 : Islas Canarias Santa Pro ready to launch on November 1
# 3 : Islas Canarias Santa Pro set to host best on the WQS..
# 4 : Coming soon  

www.lasantasurf.es
www.aspeurope.com

What's your take on this?
Post your thoughts: SV Forum

New Survey: Map Surfing’s future 

New! B2B News ASBE-Surf   |  Receive News-Alerts

  Updated & Revised European Surforecasts
  More European surfing news available here

ASP Europe / Grégoire Puget

WQS Contests - Surfersvillage