The 2012 PWA Surf World Cup: Day 3 (All times GMT+1)
21:30 Van Ochten is the lucky fourth placed rider who also gets a spot in the final. Thanks for tuning in, make sure you come back at 20:30 tomorrow for more tow in action. The skippers meeting will be at 09:30am tomorrow morning, first possible start 10am.
21:28 Van Broekhoven, Mas and Van Der Eyken join the 7 other riders already in Monday night's final. 21:27 Van Broekhoven with the last run of the night, and he definitely doesn't improve on his first run. For once he got it all wrong. 21:25 Mas with a super sick culo.  21:23 Van Der Eyken goes for a switch kono, good pop but he lands on his back. 21:20 Scheffers goes for a culo again and it's an almost exact repeat of his first attempt.  21:18 Soltysiak with a flaka, pops for the second rotation but can't quite make it. 21:16 Schmit with a culo, pretty good but super wet. 21:13 Chambers second run of the night, big switch flaka crash. 21:11 Van Ochten comes round again, super clean burner. 21:09 Van Ochten crashes on the approach to the stunt area. 21:07 Seyss one handed flaka but crashed at the end. 21:04 Spicher nice flaka rotation but can't control the exit. 20:57 Van Broeckhoven goes clear at the top with the best score of the last 3 nights. 20:55 World champion Van Broeckhoven sick action, triple popping flaka. 20:53 Van Der Eyken pulls a pretty clean burner. He's tied for the lead. 20:52 Mas air flaka into flaka, best move of the night. 20:51 Scheffers gets most of the way round a culo but loses his footstraps. 20:48 Soltysiak with a flaka but he didn't get much pop. 20:46 Chambers goes with a switch flaka. 20:44 Schmit goes for a culo, but he delayed slightly before taking off and lost a lot of speed and pop.  20:41 Spicher with a flaka but the rotation was much slower than the previous attempts. 20:38 Van Ochten with a better flaka, he keeps control on the exit too. 20:35 Seyss first up. Flaka with a planing exit, good start to the night. 20:27 The EFPT tow in event will begin shortly. Stay tuned. 17:48 That concludes a great day here in Austria. Be sure to tune in for the tow in event tonight from 8:30pm. The skippers meeting will be at 09:30am tomorrow morning, first possible start 10am. 17:33 The winner of the single elimination is: Gollito Estredo. Second place goes to Taty Frans. 17:32 Results of the losers final: 3rd Thode 4th Van Broeckhoven. 17:05 Van Broeckhoven wet burner in the final seconds of the losers final. 17:04 Cana brava from Thode he's got 1 more move to fill on port tack. Van Broeckhoven with a wet culo. 17:02 Switch chachoo diablo from Thode. Sweet shuv it spock from Van Broeckhoven. Thode does a double spock but he's completed eight moves already. 17:01 Van Broeckhoven with a burner on his bad side, Thode jumps a high kono in reply. Wet kono from Van Broeckhoven, nice air funnel by Thode. 17:01 Van Broeckhoven jumps a powerful culo followed by an e-slider. Switch Chachoo and burner from Thode. 16:59 Van Broeckhoven with a air funnel, funnel, kiri does exactly the same. Van Broeckhoven sticks a flaka into ponch but crashes his shuv it spock. Thode makes an sick air bob now. 16:57 Thode jumps a shaka 360 and Van Broeckhoven also performs a shaka. Thode goes with a culo and he's sailing a great heat. 16:56 Ponch from Thode. Van Broeckhoven isn't planing right now. 16:55 Spock from Thode followed by a burner. 16:54 Van Broeckhoven with switch chachoo, air flaka by Thode. 16:52 Losers final between Thode and Van Broeckhoven has been restarted now. 16:48 Restarting the losers final. 16:47 Culo from Thode. Van Broeckhoven falls on a double flaka. 16:44 Losers final between Thode and Van Broeckhoven is sailing now. 16:41 Double spock now from Gollito, he's on fire. 16:40 Taty goes down on a one handed shaka.  16:39 Flaka into ponch by Gollito and a culo from Taty. Gollito replies with his own culo. 16:36 Taty nails an air chachoo. Amazing. Followed by clew first spock. Gollito goes for a skopu but the ending is a little wet. 16:35 Totally sick flaka shaka flaka by Gollito followed up with a OH shaka. Frans responds with a no handed flaka 360. 16:34 Shuv it spock diablo by Gollito but Taty falls on his regular chachoo. 16:32 Sick ponch from Taty but he loses it at the end. Gollito's gone switch and jumps an air funnel. Taty with a small kono. Gollito's killing it, but doesn't quite make his no handed flaka. Taty makes a ponch 360. 16:31 Taty with air flaka after dropping spock culo attempt, now a culo. Gollito with burner which was better than Taty's culo. Gollito burner on his other side. 16:28 winners final between Estredo and Taty Frans underway. 16:24 It's going to be Estredo and Taty Frans in the winners final. 16:19 Still waiting for the result. 16:10 Van Broeckhoven with a ponch in the final minute. Estredo culo on his bad side. 16:07 Van Broeckhoven with a shuv it spock then burner. Thode jumps a switch kono and a burner. Frans adds a kono to his scoresheet. 16: 04 A wet bob from Estredo followed by a switch kono. Taty Frans pulls a smooth funnel and a switch flaka. Estredo with a sick burner. 16:03 Kiri performs a culo of his own. Shaka Flaka from Van Broeckhoven. 16:01 Taty Frans with an unconventional ponch and full speed e-slider. Estredo with a ponch. Van Broeckhoven with a nice culo. 16:00 Switch chachoo 900 from Thode and a shaka flaka. Estredo with shaka diablo and switch chachoo. 15:59 Thode flaka 360, Van Broeckhoven goes for a barracuda but doesn't make it. 15:58 Semi final is sailing now - Estredo vs Thode & Taty Frans vs Van Broeckhoven. 15:53 Results heat 22 Taty Frans and Van Broeckhoven also advance to the semi-final. Small break now then we'll be straight back to the semi's and winners and losers finals. 15:42 Results heat 21 Estredo and Thode advance into the semi-final. 15:39 Saragoza with a skopu now, as Van Broeckhoven lands a ponch and a spock culo but it maybe outside the area.. Taty with a kono on the other side. Scheffers crashes a spock culo. 15:35 Taty Frans with a fully planing culo, kono and a switch chachoo diablo. Scheffers opens with a culo on his bad side, funnel diablo and double puneta, really nice kono too. Saragoza with ponch, burner, konos. Van Broeckhoven has a skopu, shuv it spock 540, sick flaka into ponch. 15:30 Heat 22 now sailing - Taty Frans vs Scheffers & Saragoza vs Van Broeckhoven. 15:21 Akgazciyan opens with a burner, but then falls going for a regular chachoo. He also makes a clew first flaka and a kono but wet exit. Gollito's killing it with a future, a sick flaka shaka and a double spock to name a few. Ruenes went down on a few moves, he lands a nice regular chachoo, burner and a shaka. 15:19 Results heat 20 Saragoza and Van Broeckhoven advance to the quarters. 15:14 Heat 21 now sailing - Akgazciyan vs Estredo & Ruenes vs Thode 15:13 Results heat 17. Akgazciyan and Estredo advance. 15:11 Van Broeckhoven sailing really well, landing a one handed bob, a one handed shuv it spock and an incredible culo when he was barely planing. Soltysiak landing flakas and a switch chachoo. Saragoza tries a flaka shaka but can't quite stick it. He's also had a bob, shaka and e-slider diablo. Lachauer puts in a forward and a double flaka but goes down on a kono attempt. 14:59 Now sailing heat 20 - Soltysiak vs Saragoza & Lachauer vs Van Broeckhoven. 14:55 Estredo putting in flaka variations with both one handed double flaka and switch one handed flaka, he's also landed shaka flaka and a double switch chachoo. Schmit pulling a double flaka and a kono. Tonky Frans goes down on an e-slider, but then sticks a ponch and a puneta. Also looks like he could possibly thrown a bonker.   14:47 Heat 17 is sailing now -  Akgazciyan vs Tonky Frans & Schmit vs Estredo. 14:45 Results heat 19, Taty Frans and Scheffers advance. 14:37 Taty Frans starts with a regular chachoo, super clean culo, and pumps his way through a ponch. Scheffers is sailing well with a double funnel, air flaka and double flaka diablo. Mas mixes it up a bit by throwing a geko, followed by an air bob and a funnel. Meir performs a slick air flaka into flaka and a culo.  14:29 Heat 19 is now sailing - Meir vs Taty Frans & Mas vs Scheffers. 14:25 Heat 19 coming up. 14:21 Thode lands a high kono, plus a switch chachoo 900 and a culo. Van Der Eyken opens with a shaka and a nice kono, whilst Ruenes pulling out chacho's, no handed flakas and a shuv it spock. Eber pulls a culo right in front of the judges. 14:14 Heat 18 is being resailed now - Van Der Eyken vs Ruenes & Eber vs Thode. 14:03 All sailors of heat 18 have been called to the start line. 13:59 Heat 18 is in standby now. 13:51 Heat 18 also abandoned. The heat sequence will change now with heat 18 being sailed then 19, 17 and 20. Heat duration extended to 12 minutes with 3 out of 8 moves counting. 13:47 Heat 17 is going to be resailed. 13:44 Heat 18 is sailing now - Van Der Eyken vs Ruenes & Eber vs Thode. 13:34 Estredo sailing well in this heat with a double jumped double flaka, a culo and a ponch right in front of the judges. Tonky Frans with a really nice puneta 900, clean forward and a switch kono. Schmit has crashed a few moves but has added a double flaka and a culo. Akgazciyan jumps a nice clew first flaka diablo and switch chachoo. 13:31 Heat 17 is underway again - Akgazciyan vs Tonky Frans & Schmit vs Estredo. 13:21 Heat 17 is cancelled now. We are going to go back to 10 minute heat durations. 13:18 Heat 17 is sailing now - Akgazciyan vs Tonky Frans & Schmit vs Estredo. 13:15 Result from heat 16 - Van Broeckhoven and Lachauer advance. 13:07 Heat 16 in cancelled again. 13:04 Now sailing again heat 16 - Chambers vs Lachaeur & Van Broeckhoven vs Matissek. 12:56 Heat 16 abandoned. The winds gone patchy for the time being, the heat will be resailed when the wind returns. 12:52 Bubble pumps into a flaka, grubby and makes an impressive shaka. Lachauer goes down on a flaka then makes a puneta. Van Broeckhoven sailing really well in the light conditions, somehow lands an air funnel, ponch and switch chachoo.  12:47 Now sailing heat 16 - Chambers vs Lachaeur & Van Broeckhoven vs Matissek. 12:42 Soltysiak crashes a toad then performs a fully planing flaka, Saragoza with a clean burner and a shaka. Gavriel lands a sick burner and a flaka in the lighter wind.    12:36 Now sailing heat 15 - Soltysiak vs Kalk & Saragoza vs Gavriel 12:35 Results from Heat 14. Mas and Scheffers advance. 12:32 Sick culo to open the heat by Mas followed up with a bob. Scheffers sticks a double e-slider and has racked up a ponch, culo and switch chachoo as well. Popretinskiy goes down on a grubby but recovers with an e-slider diablo. Spicher lands a nice kono and smooth flaka. 12:25 Sailing now  Heat 14 - Popretinskiy vs Mas & Scheffers vs Spicher. 12:21 Heat 14 had to be cancelled but the wind is picking up again. AP is down. 12:15 Heat 13 results - Meir and Taty Frans progress. 12:10 The winds gone a bit lighter for this heat. Meir lands a willy skipper and also has a nice kono. Metcalf-Perez with a sick OH bob, funnel and flaka. Taty sailing well with burners and perfect kono and spin loop. Sims lands a clean shuv it spock, a powerful shaka. 12:02 Results from Heat 12 - Eber and Thode. 12:01 Heat 13 is sailing now - Meir vs Metcalf-Perez & Frans vs Sims 11:54 Thode on fire in this heat with massive air bobs, kono's, shaka flaka's and double flaka diablo's to name a few. Beholz has made a Kono, air flaka and a nice shaka. Offringa racks up a kono, shaka but flames a burner, adding a e-slider 540. Tilo lands a shuv it vulcan, and has a funnel. Close between Eber and Offringa. 11:50 11:48 Heat 12 now sailing - Eber vs Offringa & Thode vs Beholz 11:49 Results heat 12 Van Der Eyken and Ruenes advance. 11:46 Van Der Eyken with a shaka, culo 540 and double flaka and Burner. Ruenes has kono double air flaka, a massive kono but crashes a OH Shaka. Testa crashes a bob but lands a shaka, he's also flamed a toad. 11:42 Heat 11 is now sailing Van Der Eyken vs Bosson & Ruenes against Testa. 11:41 Results from Heat 10 Schmit and Estredo. 11:38 Schmit with a big kono to start his heat and he follows it up with a stylish air flaka. Gollito goes with a massive kono and sticks an awesome future.  11.33 Now sailing Heat 10 - Rowe vs Schmit & Estredo vs Boef. 11:20 Akgazciyan and Frans are through from Heat 9. Frans sailed a strong heat which included a massive culo, a super fast double flaka and a burner. Akgazciyan had culo's, kono's and shaka's. 11:13 Now sailing - Heat 9 Akgazciyan vs Spadea & Tonky Frans vs Mottus. 11:12 Heat 9 had to be cancelled. It will be resailed in a few minutes. 11:10 Update of heat results. Heat 7 - Kalk and Gavriel advance. Heat 8 - Lachauer and Matissek go through. 10:53 A lot of crashed burner and air funnel attempts in heat 6. Kalk landed a really nice OH shaka which was definitely the move of the heat.  10:50 Heat 6 results, Mas and Spicher advance. 10:45 Now sailing heat 7 - Kalk vs Van Ingen & Jensdruch vs Gavriel. 10:39 Heat 6 has just finished. Van Ochten opened with a double flaka and was able to add a shuv it spock and nice burner. Mas with a sick air funnel and air bob as well as a wet culo. Spicher pulls a skopu along with switch kono, flaka and e-slider. Richards was going down quite a lot, he landed a good shaka but think his e-slider may have been out of the competition area. 10:35 We lost the internet temporarily. Sims and Metcalf-Perez advance, both sailed strong heats with culos, konos and shakas etc. 10:19 Sailing now heat 5 - Metcalf-Perez vs Muller & Sims vs Wedele. 10:15 AP is down for heat 5, today's action will start shortly. 10:00 The winds shifted direction, so first start has been pushed back to 10:15. 09:55 Wind is looking good, so we are going to go with 8 minute heat duration. Just making final adjustments to the sailing area then we should be underway. 09:45 Sailors of heat 5 are heading out onto the water, we are all good for a 10 o'clock start right now.  9:30 Good morning, windy already in Austria. We'll have the next announcement at 9:45, first possible start for heat 5 is 10:00.