Dion Atkinson (AUS) y Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) ganan el Australian Open of Surfing

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Dion Atkinson (AUS) y Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) gana el Australian Open of Surfing y el Aussie Bodies Pro, respectivamente, en playa Manly. Después de un par de días con duras condiciones, la madre naturaleza ayudo y ofreció a los competidores olas glass de tres pies para un emocionante día final.

Atkinson estuvo on fire, con excelentes puntuaciones de cada ola en cada una de sus series. Dion se encontró en la final con el joven sensación italiano Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA), otro destacado en Manly. La experiencia de Atkinson más un surfing poderoso prevaleció logrado un puntaje de 14.66 (de un máximo de 20). Un gran Comienzo para Atkinson en este 2016, el que está concentrado en el objetivo de volver a calificar para la élite CT.

Por su lado Van Dijk con un gran performance se impulso heat tras heat. Logrando eliminar la defensora local y favorita del título Laura Enever (AUS) en las semifinales. La actual numero 10 del mundo dejó su mejor rendimiento para las finales contabilizando dos excelentes puntuaciones anotando un 9,66 y un 8,33, dejando a Malia Manuel (HAW) como subcampeona.

Resultados Australian Open of Surfing:
FINAL:
1 – Dion Atkinson (AUS) 14.66
2 – Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) 5.10

Resultados Aussie Bodies Women’s Pro
FINAL
1 – Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 17.93
2  – Malia Manuel (HAW) 13.73

 

Atkinson and Van Dijk Win Australian Open of Surfing

Dion Atkinson (AUS) and Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) have won the Australian Open Surfing and the Aussie Bodies Pro, respectively, at Manly Beach. After a couple of days with grueling conditions, mother nature turned it on for a thrilling finals day with clean, three-foot waves on offer for competitors.

Atkinson was on fire all event, posting excellent wave scores in each of his heats. The former Championship Tour (CT) competitor found himself in the Final against young Italian sensation Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA), another standout at Manly. It was Atkinson’s experience that prevailed in the peaky beach break waves posting a solid heat total of 14.66 (out of a possible 20) with some solid power-surfing, digging his rails hard on every turn. Atkinson is thrilled to get his 2016 campaign off to a great start as he aims to requalify for the elite CT.

Van Dijk built momentum through each of her heats, even eliminating local favorite and defending Champion Laura Enever (AUS) in the Semifinals. The current world No. 10 Leaving her best performance for the final posting two excellent scores a 9.66 and an 8.33, leaving runner-up Malia Manuel (HAW) needing a combination score of 17.94 for the majority of the heat. Van Dijk posted her scores on lefts and rights going hell for leather on every turn she did.

Australian Open of Surfing Results:
FINAL:
1- Dion Atkinson (AUS) 14.66
2- Leonardo Fioravanti (ITA) 5.10

Aussie Bodies Women’s Pro Results:
FINAL
1- Nikki Van Dijk (AUS) 17.93
2 – Malia Manuel (HAW) 13.73