Starting coming Monday 1st April until the 12th
Press Release: The Wave Tour smashes rider records heading into the Chile World Cup, April 1-12. With a stacked field showcasing 24 Open AM Men's riders, 24 Challenger Men's riders, and 30 Advance seed riders, the event hosts a total of 78 Men's who will compete in Chile. Every rider in every division earning ranking points. The Women's and Masters fields are also stacked with talent and the huge interest has once again shocked event organisers, who now look like hosting perhaps the biggest participation wave event of the World Tour this year. This signals yet another high water mark in the rise and rise of the new Unified PWA IWT Wave Tour and the 5 Star global pyramid structure that is revolutionising the sport of Windsurfing.
Huge numbers mean intense and action packed competition for the upcoming World Cup event. This is the first time Chile
has ever hosted a full 5 Star World Cup and it's off to a big start. The huge and talented field means early round match up heats are like many past finals. The standard is through the roof. Every heat will be a wild showdown.
The current forecast for the Chile Worlds Cup looks very promising, suggesting strong wind right out of the gate, and continuing strongly with a rising swell as we move across the 12 day window. It's early days to call the forecast, but early signs are certainly promising. Organisers will need a strong forecast to get through this huge field. Men and Women divisions are the #1 priority of course.
No matter how you look at this, the fans and the sport will be the winners. So much action, so many incredible riders, such a stunning part of the world, with such exceptional waves, and the unified power of the PWA and IWT to bring it home. This is going to go down as another one of the great wave sailing events of the modern era.
Tune in to the Live Broadcast to see it all, hosted by the powerhouse voice of @flykatcher_us33 with a host of great local guests announcers like @carovita23 , and all the legendary riders to be interviewed, as they call every ride across every heat.
Do not miss it!
Nice preview by Ben, Paul and Marc Par?:
I think I prefer Chili con Olas y viento
(honest mistake as that's how you spell the country in my language....)
Day one (Monday) saw the Junior fleet on the water, no final results yet.
From the IWT website:
The Chile World Cup kicked off with some dominating performances from upcoming juniors in chest high swell at Matanzas, Chile.Sol Degrieck (Belgium) set a new bar for Junior Girls, revelling in the uncrowded conditions. She showcased powerful bottom turns, critical lip hits and an aerial, proving she's not only a top junior contender, but also a growing threat in the Pro Women. She was a standout of the entire day's competition and was rewarded with the highest heat total of the day (12.90) and the top individual wave score (7.07).Degrieck said,"It was good to sail without a lot of people. I got one really nice wave and I was happy to pull off an aerial and quite a lot of turns on it. I loved sailing with the other young girls. I was having fun on the water and that's the most important thing." Noni Stuven, a young Chilean girl who is new to wavesailing, handled the conditions well to make her way into second place in the Junior Girls.Ryu Noguchi (Japan) won the first round of Junior Boys with some rapid flow and aggressive turns. Noguchi had a solid start, scoring his best wave in the first few minutes. He smacked lips, rode with rapid speed and connected multiple sections with an attacking style.Noguchi said,"It's difficult for me, because where I am from is starboard tack. But my first wave was good, I got a set and had good flow on it." Noguchi is still on a high after recently making the semi-finals at the Japan World Cup in his home town of Omaezaki."I was so excited after Japan. I still don't believe the place I got. But I'm aiming to be the world champion in the Under 18s and I want to be in top 16 Pro Men."Second and third place was an everchanging battle between the two local Chilean grommets. Lo?c Antoine Harfagar showed good wave selection and a surf style of sailing and looked like he was going to take out second place. But closer to the end of the heat, Francisco Markiewicz pulled off a critical move in the lip and took out second place.The juniors will have another two leaderboard rounds to reach their final result.
Leaderboard 1 Results Junior Girls
1. Sol Degrieck
2. Noni Stuven
Leaderboard 1 Results Junior Boys
1. Ryu Noguchi
2. Francisco Markiewicz
3. Lo?c Antoine Harfager Vita
4. Joaquin Prat
5. Ismael Labb?
Looks like the coming days there will be some wind and waves, so fingers crossed!
Challengers are on.
Live stream:
Thank God for the mute button. What an utterly diarrhea from comes out of his mouth...
I would like it better with Ben Proffitt at the mic...... But let's be happy that there is a live stream.
From the IWT:
Mast high waves and strengthening wind welcomed the start of the Challengers round of the Chile World Cup. Twenty four Chilean and overseas riders battled for just two positions in the main Pro Men's fleet. Rounds 1, 2 and half of the Round 3 Quarterfinals were completed, with just 12 competitors now remaining.Wave selection proved critical, with the best waves being the larger, peeling left handers that provided multiple opportunities.
Top competitors displayed solid rail to rail surfing in the pocket with aerial moves.The day started with a strong Round 1 performances by Diego Ducci (Chile) and Vicente Gonzalez (Chile), who both picked some of the biggest waves of the day and showcased some excellent rail to rail surfing to progress straight through to Round 3. Gonzalez made it through his Round 3 Quarterfinal, but Ducci wasn't able to repeat his performance in the dying wind of the evening and was knocked out of competition.Round 1, Heat 3 was an entertaining heat for the crowd, with Cristobal Zegers (Chile) choosing some excellent waves and Matias Vargas (Chile) doing some of the most radical turns in the pocket. Both improved their form in Round 3 and had convincing wins to progress through into the semi-finals.
Finn Mellon (Ireland) and I?aki Maturana (Chile) pulled off some good aerials to get through their first-round heats and make their way into the Quarterfinals.Meanwhile Tomer Shamgar (Israel) quietly went about his business with just enough effort to get through both his Round 1 and Round 3 heats.Jose Priewer (Chile) won a close heat to progress along with Tato Molina. But finishing the Round 1 heats with a convincing win was Kymani Laurent (Guadeloupe), who read waves well and showcased a powerful surf style that turned heads on the beach.
Crowd favorite and wave legend, Francisco Goya (Argentina) missed his Round 1 heat but joined the repechage round to get a beautiful, multi-turn first wave. He then followed it up with some mesmerizing, riding deep in the pocket to get the highest wave score of the day, a 7 point ride. He continued his good form in the Round 3 Quarterfinals with rhythmic display of quality wave riding, but his heat was cancelled after he was well on his way to one of the highest heat totals of the day. The rerun was held in lighter winds towards the end of the day and Goya was unable to get a wave in that heat.
Other winners of the repechage round who still remain in the competition are Lucas Meldrum (UK) and Nelson Perez (Puerto Rico). The Challenger rounds for men and women are expected to finish on Thursday, with Pro Men's and Pro Women's competition then following.
The challengers are on:
Select to expand quoteSo far it has been pretty nice to watch, anyone else enjoying this as well?
Write up from Yesterday :
Day 3: Intense Aerial Action For Early Pro Rounds
No holds bar seemed to be the theme of the day, with Challenger Finals and Round 1 of the Pro Men and Women. Today's conditions had plenty of wind and sunshine with consistent head high waves that occasionally reached logo high on sets.Challenger FinalsThe Women's Challenger round was won by Dominica Osman (Argentina), with Camila Curinao making her way into second, only just ahead of 12 year-old local, Noni Stuven. Dominca dominated the heat, with a good top to bottom surf style of riding on well selected waves to qualify for the Pro Women's competition. The Men's Challenger final had whittled down 24 contenders into a four-man final. Vicente Gonzalez started strongly, with some good turns and an aerial on his first wave. He then backed that up with plenty of time to spare, to assert a dominant lead that he maintained for the entire final. The battle for second position was more intense between Lucas Meldrum (Duotone / Duotone Sails), Finn Mellon (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) and Tomer Shamgar (Future Fly / RRD Sails). Shamgar was sitting in fourth place for most of the heat, but rode a peeling wave from very deep and finished with a perfect aerial to jump into second place in the last minute of the heat. Pro Women's Round 1Heat 1 of the Pro Women's saw dominant performances from Justyna Sniady (North Sails) and Sarah Hauser (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing). Both showcased strong snaps in the pocket and attacked the end section. Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) linked together her best wave in the final minute of heat 2 - performing multiple lip smacks to take the win ahead of Maria Morales Navarro (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing).
Young gun Alexia Quintana (Duotone / Duotone Sails) produced a standout performance with fast snaps under the lip of some good-sized sets. Quintana was well rewarded and finished with the highest heat total in the women's. Meanwhile, Lisa Wermeister (Duotone / Duotone Sails) just snuck into second after showing great wave selection and strong turns. The dropping evening wind in Heat 4 didn't stop Jane Seman (Severne / Severne Sails), who found multiple good waves in her heat and proceeded to attack sections with speed. Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails) let her Canary Islands experience shine to cement her position through to Round 3.Pro Men's Round 1The Pro Men's started with a cracking heat that included 2023 World Champion Marcilio Browne (Goya Windsurfing, former Chile finalist Camille Juban (AV-Boards / S2Maui), Adam Warchol (Quatro / Goya Windsurfing) and Shamgar. By the end, less than two points would separate first from fourth. Browne's perfection was unmatched in the first exchange, with a 7.23 that included multiple top to bottom turns in the pocket and a solid aerial to finish. The 3-time wave world champion found reasonable back up waves, but nothing that matched his first. After a shaky start, Juban showcased his aerial excellence with two airs on one wave. In the last two minutes and still needing a decent back up, he pulled off a radical tweaked air off the main peak to take the lead. Alex Vargas (Naish) nailed his start to Heat 2 with a 6.50 on his first wave, schooling the spectators in how to ride Matanzas. The Chilean easily found several back-up scores to maintain the lead, whilst Takara Ishii (RRD / RRD Sails) just knocked out Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails) and Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) in an incredibly tight aerial battle for second place - just 0.44 of a point separated second to fourth.Federico Morisio (Starboard / Severne Sails) exhibited the results of his lengthy stays in Chile, sailing fast and timing aerials perfectly. On a smaller set, he pulled off multiple aerials and a goiter to lock in his progression to the next round. Local Arnaud Frennet scored a good set from deep and performed several critical aerials to get the best wave of the heat, but couldn't find a back up. Miguel Chapuis (Flikka / North Sails) was sitting in third for most of the heat, but pulled a goiter right in the last minute to sneak into second place. Morgan Noireaux (JP / NeilPryde / Black Project Fins) and Jules Denel (Tabou / GA Sails) crafted a complete French domination of Heat 4. Noireaux's superior wave knowledge, aggressive turns and aerial prowess had him pegged as a safe round 1 bet for progression, while Jules Denel hammered home a 7.77, with multiple, beautifully timed aerials to take the win.?
Antoine Martin (Starboard / North Sails) continued the French attack in Heat 5 with a solid mix of fin slides in the pocket, aerials and a one-handed lip hit for his best wave score of 7.77. Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) just snuck into second place with a decent aerial performance. Last year's winner, Philip K?ster (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) tested his bag of tricks with big tweaked aerials, power turns and some goiter and wave 360 attempts. However, it was Marino Gil Gheradi (JP / NeilPryde) who threw solid spray, landed good aerials and even pulled a taka to progress in first place. Thomas Traversa (Tabou / GA Sails) and Victor Fernandez (Duotone / Duotone Sails) pulled multiple aerials and hard hitting turns in the pocket to fight off local ripper Benjamin Fabres to successfully progress from Heat 7. But the show stopper was Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) who came out with all guns blazing in the final heat of the Pro Men's. The German connected four strong aerials to earn an excellent 8.63 points, which would be the highest single wave score of the day. Current tour leader, Bernd Roediger (Flikka / Hot Sails Maui / Black Project Fins) had to settle for second, but still accumulated the third highest heat total of the day.The Pro Men's and Women's are likely to continue tomorrow, with finals possibly running over the weekend.
Select to expand quoteIcelake said..
Thank God for the mute button. What an utterly diarrhea from comes out of his mouth...
He did great, epic!
All week it was all fairly reasonable light wind smallish wave stuff until 1 minute before the women's semi-final started when large waves hit the scene. The heat started just in time for the 1st big set. Amazing really. Some excellent sailing from the women who kept it in the critical section then the men who did some good airs.
I think it was an excellent final's day to a great competition. Like Phil says, good conditions that started with the women's final. Deserved winners on both the women's and the men's bracket. Spectacular wave 360 by Morgan Noireaux.
Well organized event, good live stream every day so hats of to the organizers!
Select to expand quoteDoggerland said..Icelake said..
Thank God for the mute button. What an utterly diarrhea from comes out of his mouth...
He did great, epic!
Agree. Cora (spelling?)is the perfect partner too!
Watching this now.. the girls went off!
Morgan's 360 was insane. How did he land that.
Kinda surprised there's not much chatter about the chile event. Prob one of the most professional event coverages I can remember and stunning wave sailing. Women in particular on finals day set a new standard. Morgans wave 360 I've watched a million times now.
Erpenstein was using the severne stone assy board. Severne won across all categories. Is that the first win for an assy.
next stop cloudbreak
Maybe not so much chatter around here (or on any of the other fora) but on the beach the people are talking about it a lot! Ever since Cabo Verde 2007 (?) and last year's Fiji event I can't remember people being more stoked about an event. The IWT/PWA must be on to something here!
Would have loved to see some Masters coverage, what's more relatable than crusty old geriatrics in search of some elusive moments of grace?
Apparently Masters was won by a total ripper grown up on a steady diet of waffles, fries, beer and the occasional ceviche.
Kai made third place...cannot imagine what marketing genius opted to pass the opportunity of strapping a livestreaming device on the man and capture the ecstatic uttering on his own heat.
it was great
