KSP Mauritius 2012 Day 3 // Strapless Kitesurfing

Finalists Determined at One Eye Kite Surf Pro

Deep Barrels and Big Upsets During Todays Quarter and Semi Finals…

Le Morne, Mauritius – September 9, 2012: The day began with overcast skies and all forecasts pointing towards a rapid decline in surf and failing winds. KSP officials assessed conditions and made the call to resume competition late in the morning, opening the door to an afternoon of unforgettable performances.

Round 5 of the men’s draw began with pumping overhead surf and cranking winds.  On a day defined by upsets, the men’s bracket was shaken up in the quarterfinal when young gun Luke McGillewie (RSA) took out event favorite Mitu Montiero (F-One, CPV) in a hotly contested battle. In another quarter final matchup, Patri Mclaughlin (North, USA), pulling into seemingly un-makeable barrels, defeated Guilly Brandao (Best, BRA) to advance into the semi-finals and continue the upset trend.

Airton Cozzolino (North, ITA) took down Keahi De Aboittiz (AUS) and Sebastian Ribiero (Best, BRA) on his way to the men’s final and will face the white-hot Hawaiian rider Mclaughlin in the finals of the One Eye Kite Surf Pro World Championship Tour Event when competition resumes.

On the women’s side, round 5, the semi-finals, and the 3rd place final were all contested in some of the best conditions seen on tour this year.  Though the men began the day’s heats charging, the women did not disappoint in some of the most committed riding of the day.  The increasing swell and strong wind did not intimidate standouts Ninja Bichler (North, GER) and Jalou Langeree (Naish, NED) who soundly defeated Ines Correia (POR) and Kirsty Jones (North, GBR), respectively, in the women’s semi-finals. Bichler and Langeree will meet in the final as soon as conditions allow. Jones handily defeated Correia in the 3rd place final to secure her position on the podium.

First call is at 10am tomorrow morning to continue the men’s and women’s finals (losers final?) to crown the champions of the 2012 One Eye Kite Surf Pro Mauritius.

The KSP would like to thank the sponsors of the One Eye Kite Surf Pro; MTPA, St. Regis Hotel, Monster and North Kiteboarding  as well as event partners Emtel, Ion, Adamas, Club Mistral, Le Gall, Enso, Afix, GoPro, Multibox, Habit, Silent Partners, Hydro Energy, St Aubin and media partners Radio One, L’ Express and Equipe.

Tune in to watch all the live action as it unfolds at http://www.kspworldtour.com/livepowered by Emtel.

 

Here’s a gallery with John Bilderback’s shots of the day 3 before we grab the vid. Watch the rest of the snaps here : http://www.kspworldtour.com/index.php/multimedia/pictures.html

 

Here’s the video of the day 3

 

 

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