Johanne Defay (FRA) e Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) hanno regnato nell’ultimo giorno del Vans US Open of Surfing di fronte a una folla esagerata. La Defay è stato incoronata campionessa della della sesta tappa del Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Tour Championship Womens(CT), mentre Ohhara ha vinto il Men Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000.
Johanne Defay (FRA) ha ottenuto la sua prima vittoria CT elite oggi, battendo la campionessa australiana Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in un finale teso a Huntington Beach Pier. La vittoria la vede guadagnare 10.000 punti e salire di cinque posti alla sesta posizione sulla Jeep Leaderboard.
La surfista delle Réunion ha conquistato la vittoria contro la campionessa Sally Fitgibbons, grazie a due potenti carvate.
Hiroto Ohhara ha conquistato il Vans US Open of Surfing 2015 su onde di due piedi ad Huntington Beach, California, dove un giapponese non aveva mai vinto. Ohhara ha battuto in finale l’Hawaiano Tanner Hendrickson divenendo così il primo surfer giapponese della storia a vincere una gara del World Tour. Grazie ad un ottimo 9.71 su un’onda a soli 3 minuti dal termine delle heat il giapponese è riuscito a sigillare il gradino più alto del podio.
Johanne Defay (FRA) and Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) reigned supreme on the final day of the Vans US Open of Surfing in front of a capacity crowd. Defay has been crowned champion of the Women’s event, stop No. 6 on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), while Ohhara has won the Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 event.
Johanne Defay (FRA) claimed her first elite CT victory today, taking out Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in a tense Final at Huntington Beach Pier. The win sees her earn 10,000 points and move up five places to sixth on the Jeep Leaderboard.
The Reunion Island surfer took an early opportunity in the Final and earned a heat-high 7.67 for a series of backhand snaps to take the lead and put the pressure on Fitzgibbons, who was left looking for a 5.52. Fitzgibbons found a comeback wave with five minutes remaining, showcasing a reverse followed by two more turns. She was rewarded with a 7.00 and the lead but Defay answered with two big turns for 5.87 and reclaimed the top spot to take the win.
Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) claimed the biggest result of his career today winning the Vans US Open of Surfing Men’s QS 10,000 after defeating Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) in a hard-fought Final. The result propelled Ohhara up 68 places on the QS rankings to 13th place, putting him within reach of qualifying for the Top 34 in 2016.
The pair traded waves throughout the exciting bout with the young surfer from Japan holding the lead through the opening half. A strong backside vertical snap from Hendrickson earned a 7.00 and a back-up 5.90 saw him take the lead. Three big turns on the outside from Ohhara followed by a final maneuver on the inside with just over three minutes remaining earned him an excellent 9.17 and a lead change. Hendrickson was left looking for a 7.51 but his final attempts fell short and Ohhara took the historic win.
Women’s CT Final Results:
1: Johanne Defay (FRA) 13.54
2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.83
Women’s CT Semifinal Results:
SF 1: Johanne Defay (FRA) 12.17 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 12.16
SF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.83 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 7.50
Men’s QS 10,000 Final Results:
1: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 14.50
2: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 12.90
Men’s QS 10,000 Semifinal Results:
SF 1: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 13.50 def. Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 13.16
SF 2: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 13.24 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 13.07
Men’s QS 10,000 Quarterfinal Results:
QF 1: Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 14.00 def. Nathan Yeomans (USA) 11.40
QF 2: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 14.67 def. Ryan Callinan (AUS) 14.54
QF 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.93 def. Alex Ribeiro (BRA) 14.30
QF 4: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 13.26 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 7.93