vendredi 23 octobre 2009

Spectacular Surf Lights-up El Confital on Day 2 of Movistar Ocean & Earth Pro

EL CONFITAL, Gran Canaria (Thursday, October 22, 2009) – The ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) 2-Star Movistar Ocean & Earth Pro kicked-off today at the world famous venue of El Confital, some solid eight-foot (2.5 meter) sets greeting Round 1 competitors for a first day of exciting action.
Second-to-last event of this year's ASP European WQS Tour, the Movistar Ocean & Earth Pro lived up to its reputation today again, the right-hand pointbreak of El Confital firing throughout the day.

With thirty locals in the event facing some of the world's best qualifiers including nearby island resident Jonathan Gonzalez (Tenerife, CNY) and former ASP Top 45 member Leonardo Neves (BRA), things heat-up fast in a massive tube to vertical re-entry surf show.
Jonathan Gonzalez, currently ranked No. 6 on the ASP European WQS ratings and sitting no. 37 on the ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) ratings, took top honours on Day 1 of competition, the experienced surfer and multiple finalist at El Confital easily getting through Round 1 with the day's best good heat score, 13.66 points (out of a possible 20).

“The waves were pretty solid but I believe it was a bit too low for our heat still,” Gonzalez said. “It wasn't an easy heat out there but I managed to get a couple of okay scores and I am looking forward for tomorrow's conditions becaue it should be definitely classic..."

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