Gabriel Medina Wins ASP WQS 6-Star Maresia Surf International

FLORIANOPOLIS, Santa Catarina (Sunday, July 12, 2009) - The young Brazilian Gabriel Medina (15) has taken out the win at the ASP WQS 6-Star Maresia Surf International at Mole Beach in Florianopolis today, defeating Brazilian veteran Neco Padaratz (32) after putting on an amazing display of frontside surfing and big aerials.

The young Brazilian, only 15-years of age, walked away with US$20,000 in prize money and 2,500 ASP WQS ratings points for the win, becoming the youngest surfer ever to win an ASP WQS event. With a heat score of 15.83 out of a possible 20, Medina proved the surfer of the event and deservedly took the title of Maresia Surf International.
In a beatiful sunny day with messy three-to-four foot conditions waves, the Brazilian goofy-footer was in amazing form, blasting some vertical maneuvers and big aerials on his way to victory. Medina officially announced his intentions when he logged a 7.50 to take early lead. Neco quickly answered back with a 5.50 and a 6.50 with solid backhand attack.
With five minutes to go, Medina arrived back in the lineup he found himself sitting directly in the path of a long left. Medina squared up and went vertically up the face to smash a huge re-entry, racing down the line and with two additional turns secure a high score of 8.33 points out of a possible 10 and leave Neco needing a 9.33 score to win.
With no waves coming, Neco was unable to found a high score, and Medina was crowned the 2009 Maresia Surf International Champion.

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Big Scores and Great Waves on Day 4 of Maresia Surf International

Big Scores and Great Waves on Day 4 of Maresia Surf International
FLORIANOPOLIS, Santa Catarina (Friday, July 10, 2009) - The beautiful Mole Beach of Florianopolis presented clean and perfect waves of two-to-four foot (0.5 to 1.5 meter) and offshore winds for the fourth day of the ASP WQS 6-Star Maresia Surf International, the crowd witnessed some intense action with several big scores being posted on this Friday.

The record of the day and the event so far was the young Brazilian Gabriel Medina (15), who took control of his heat to finish with 18.27 points (out a possible of 20), after taking two impressive waves of 9.57 and a 9.10.

Medina ripped with two aerials in just one wave (9.57) and a great barrel (9.10) in another one and was very happy with his result.




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Kelly Slater Rebounds to Claim Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro Over Adriano De Souza

Friday, July 3, 2009: Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion, has claimed the 2009 Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro over an in-form Adriano de Souza (BRA), 22, in clean three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at the main site of Praia Vila.

Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose culminated in a dramatic finale with perennial ASP World Title threats all pushing one other towards the finish line.

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Lay Day for the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro

Wednesday, July 1, 2009: With only small conditions in the two-to-three foot (1 metre) range still on offer at the main site of Praia Vila, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro has called its third consecutive lay day for competition.Event No. 4 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Hang Loose Santa Catarina Pro enjoyed solid swell for the opening two days of competition, completing Rounds 1 and 2, but has since been in a holding pattern awaiting more optimal conditions.

“This morning is the smallest we’ve seen so far so competition is off for the day,” Perry Hatchett, ASP Head Judge, said. “We’re still tracking that swell model that is coming from a pretty good direction so we could be on as early as tomorrow. We’ll be back in the morning to assess conditions.”
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Hang Loose Santa Catarina PRO 09 ASP world tour praia da vila Imbituba

The ASP tops found good conditions on the first days of competition for the Hang Loose Santa Catarina PRO 09 ASP world tour at praia da Vila Imbituba

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