Podersdorf PWA Surf World Cup

Day 2: An evening of short, sharp, explosive freestyle

In true Neusiedler See unpredictability Podersdorf produced a late flurry of evening action as the earlier summer sunshine was replaced by a cold front, which provided a brief period of wind, allowing a further two heats of the single elimination to be completed. Earlier in the day the first qualification heat of the tow-in was also run.

Single Elimination

Heat 2b and 4b were the first heats to be sailed this evening as Mattia Fabrizi (Fanatic / North) took on Yarden Meir (Goya Windsurfing / Maui Ultra Fins) and Adam Sims (Patrik / Sailloft Hamburg / Flymount) competed against Yegor Popretinskiy (Fanatic / North / Flymount / Maui Ultra Fins). Fabrizi was able to advance into the next round with a culo helping make the difference. Meanwhile, Sims defeated his Russian counterpart after landing the only shuvit spock of the day.

Julien Mas (JP / Avanti) delivered a standout performance in heat 3 as he clinically dispatched of Jamie Howard (JP / NeilPryde). The Frenchman exploded through a repertoire of the latest power moves to setup a tie against Davy Scheffers (Tabou / GA Sails) in the next round. On the b-side of the panel seventeen year old Sam Esteve (JP / NeilPryde) successfully navigated his way passed Loick Spicher (North). 

Chiemsee Tow-in Qualification

Tonky Frans (Tabou / GA Sails) stole the show in the first heat of the tow-in qualification as the man from Bonaire landed a superb double burner, whilst local boy Max Matissek (Fanatic / North) also booked his place in the final with a flaka-shaka. German Marco Lufen (JP / NeilPryde) grabbed the final qualifying place with a smooth double funnel to narrowly defeat Yentel Caers (JP / NeilPryde) by half a point.

The wind looks like it will be very light tomorrow, but as Podersdorf showed today virtually anything can happen. The skippers’ meeting will be held at 10am with the action commencing from 10:30am - if conditions allow. If the wind does indeed remain light then there will be more action with the tow-in freestyle. Don’t miss any of the action by tuning into www.pwaworldtour.com.

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