Johanne Defay ( FRA ) y Hiroto Ohhara ( JPN ) logran la victoria del Vans US Open of Surfing

Huntington Beach, CA/USA (Domingo, Agosto 2, 2015)

Entre pequeñas olas y una masiva multitud en la playa, Johanne Defay ( FRA ) es la campeona del evento No. 6 en el Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) Vans US Open or Surf. En las Qualifying Series ( QS ) 10,000 masculino, Hiroto Ohhara ( JPN ), logra la victoria con un repertorio de maniobras en la pequeñas olas, quedando como el rey del beachbreak y hace historia como el primer surfer Japones en lograr un resultado como este a nivel competitivo.

Caption: Joahnne Defay (FRA) wins the Vans US Open of Surfing.
Image: WSL / Morris

La surfer de las Islas Reunion (FRA) Johanne Defay reclamó su primera victoria de la elite del surf CT día de hoyen una tensa final contra Sally Fitzgibbons ( AUS ) en Huntington Beach Pier. Con esta victoria gana 10.000 puntos y sube cinco lugares y se coloca sexta en la tabla de posiciones del Ranking Jeep.

Por su lado el Japones Hiroto Ohhara logro el mejor resultado de su carrera hoy al ganar el Vans US Open QS Hombres 10,000 después de derrotar a Tanner Hendrickson ( HAW ) en una final muy reñida . El resultado impulsó Ohhara 68 lugares en el ranking QS hasta el puesto 13, poniéndolo al alcance de la clasificación para el Top 34 en el 2016 .

Caption: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) claims victory at the Vans US Open of Surfing Men’s QS 10,000.

Image: WSL / Morris

Huntington Beach, CA/USA (Sunday, August 2, 2015) – Johanne Defay (FRA) and Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) reigned supreme on the final day of the Vans US Open of Surfing in front of a capacity crowd. Defay has been crowned champion of the Women’s event, stop No. 6 on the Samsung Galaxy World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT), while Ohhara has won the Men’s Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 event.

Johanne Defay (FRA) claimed her first elite CT victory today, taking out Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) in a tense Final at Huntington Beach Pier. The win sees her earn 10,000 points and move up five places to sixth on the Jeep Leaderboard.

Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) claimed the biggest result of his career today winning the Vans US Open of Surfing Men’s QS 10,000 after defeating Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) in a hard-fought Final. The result propelled Ohhara up 68 places on the QS rankings to 13th place, putting him within reach of qualifying for the Top 34 in 2016.

RESULTS / RESULTADOS>

Women’s CT Final Results / Final Femenino:

1: Johanne Defay (FRA) 13.54

2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.83

Women’s CT Semifinal Results / Semifinal Femenino:

SF 1: Johanne Defay (FRA) 12.17 def. Bianca Buitendag (ZAF) 12.16

SF 2: Sally Fitzgibbons (AUS) 11.83 def. Courtney Conlogue (USA) 7.50

Men’s QS 10,000 Final Results / Final Masculino:

1: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 14.50

2: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 12.90

Men’s QS 10,000 Semifinal Results / Semifinal Masculino:

SF 1: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 13.50 def. Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 13.16

SF 2: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 13.24 def. Filipe Toledo (BRA) 13.07

Men’s QS 10,000 Quarterfinal Results / Cuartos de final Masculino:

QF 1: Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 14.00 def. Nathan Yeomans (USA) 11.40

QF 2: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 14.67 def. Ryan Callinan (AUS) 14.54

QF 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.93 def. Alex Ribeiro (BRA) 14.30

QF 4: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 13.26 def. Kolohe Andino (USA) 7.93

Fuente: WSL