Am Wochenende kam der ASP 6-Star Event Burton Toyota Pro beim Newcastle Surfest zu einem Ende. Der Gewinner des legendären Contests in der Heimatstadt von Mark Richards ist der Brasilianer Willian Cardoso. Schon im Halbfinale waren die Samba-Surfer in der Überzahl und gaben bis zum Ende die Führung nicht ab. Der Landsmann Filipe Toledo musste sich im Finale wegen einer Interference geschlagen geben.
“I didn’t see him there when I got the interference, it’s disappointing, but I’m happy to get 2nd in an all Brazilian Final. It’s good for my seeding because I want to do more ASP Star events this year. I really like doing airs, I’ve been training a lot and it’s working for me.” so Telodo nach dem verlorenen Heat.

Hier die Ergebnisse:
BURTON TOYOTA PRO FINAL RESULT:
Willian Cardoso (BRA) 10.16 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 9.50

BURTON TOYOTA PRO SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 15.00 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 12.07
QF 2: Willian Cardoso (BRA) 14.40 def. Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 11.27

BURTON TOYOTA PRO QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 16.34 def. Nat Young (USA)
QF 2: Gabe Kling (USA) 15.67 def. Evan Geiselman (USA) 12.37
QF 3: Willian Cardoso (BRA) 14.90 def. Chris Friend (AUS) 14.40
QF 4: Hizunome Bettero (BRA) 16.16 def. Mitch Crews (AUS) 15.76

Bei den Damen wurde schon am Vortag die Siegerin gekürt. Die Australierin Sally Fitzgibbons konnte sich am im Fianle des Hunter Ports Women’s Classic gegen die Hawaiianerin Malia Manuel durchsetzen und sich so den verdienten Sieg holen.
“Today was a bit of a struggle to find the good ones, I just had to pick the eyes out of it to find the best waves. The competitive rhythm is back and it’s all feeling good. The first few events this year have gone really well for me. I finished 3rd on the Gold Coast which is good, but also tough not to make the Final. There are things I’ve learned and I’ll use them at Bells. As a 13-year-old we had a Pro Junior event here at Merewether and I was just a little grommet and I took it out, so Newcastle is a special place for me.”so Sally.

Hier die Ergebnisse:
HUNTER PORTS WOMEN’S CLASSIC FINAL RESULT:
1: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 16.70
2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 12.00

HUNTER PORTS WOMEN’S CLASSIC SEMIFINAL RESULTS:
SF 1: Malia Manuel (HAW) 14.20 def. Sage Erickson (USA) 12.17
SF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 15.04 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 15.00

HUNTER PORTS WOMEN’S CLASSIC QUARTERFINAL RESULTS:
QF 1: Sage Erickson (USA) 14.93, def. Paige Hareb (NZL) 12.93
QF 2: Malia Manuel (HAW) 11.66 def. Carissa Moore (HAW) 11.17
QF 3: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 13.34 def. Alizee Arnaud (FRA) 10.37
QF 4: Courtney Conlogue (USA) 13.84 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 10.50