Spexing his muscles
Tues 13 November 2012 In a stamp of authority, the recently crowned World Drop Knee Champion, South Africa's Sacha Specker took out the 2012 IBA Encanto Pro DK division currently underway at Middles beach in Puerto Rico.
Specker took an early lead with a 6.75 and 7.25 for a combination of backside snaps and carves leaving Lavernhe searching for a near excellent score. With only 7 minutes remaining the frenchman was rewarded 8.08 points for a big clean floater on his forehand, less than a point short of the score he required to take the lead.
Fortunately for the 2012 DK World Champion, time did not allow Lavernhe to replace his low score with the required 5.91 points he needed to take the win, deeming Specker victorious as the final buzzer sounded. Lavernhe's performance throughout the event is not to be underestimated, defeating Australian multi talent and current Mens GSS No.1 Dave Winchester in the quarterfinal and Peruvian DK guru Pancho Galdos in the semifinals to earn his spot in the final. Specker managed to survive a dual with both Hubbard brothers on his road to victory.
DKWT GSS final rankings
1 - Sacha Specker - Sth Africa - 6000
2 - Dave Hubbard - Hawaii - 4570
3 - Cesar Bauer - Peru - 4420
4 - Pancho Galdos - Peru - 4352
5 - Ardiel Jimenez - Canary Is - 4047
6 - Daniel Alves (Santos) - Brazil - 3782
7 - Kiko Galdos - Peru - 3407
8 - Ricardo Sotelo - Peru - 3342