Toledo Torque
Sunday 2 July 2015 Dylan Lightfoot made it to the semis of the Vans US Open of Surfing Pro Junior in 2-3' surf at Huntington Beach Pier yesterday, while in the main event, Beyrick de Vries was defeated by Filipe Toledo.
Lightfoot surfed well to make the semis, where he fell short against the two best finalists Griffin Colapinto and Kanoa Igarashi. In the Vans US Open of Surfing De Vries gamely fought last year's winner Filipe Toledo in Round 4, but was denied a spot in the last eight. The Men’s Quarterfinalists for the WSL Qualifying Series (QS) 10,000 are set to run later today.
Colapinto and fellow American Caroline Marks won the men and women's event of the junior event yesterday resepectively.
Colapinto stormed ahead of the field in the Junior Final with a 16.03 total with less than ten minutes gone, putting opponents Cam Richards (USA), Hiroto Arai (JPN) and Kanoa Igarashi (USA) in a combination situation.
Huntington Beach standout Igarashi, who is also competing in the Men’s QS 10,000, pulled together a series of critical turns for a near-perfect 9.57 to break the combination and steal the lead. San Clemente local Colapinto came back strong and answered with a near-perfect 9.67 for a succession of power turns to claim the win and the title.
Marks dominated the women's Final, starting with a 7.50 for a series of good turns and a convincing lead at the halfway mark. The 13-year-old from Florida was in rhythm with the ocean and steadily increased her scoreline throughout the heat. Two powerful turns in the pocket netted Marks a near perfect 9.43 to leave the field combo'ed and solidifying her advantage over finalists Meah Collins (USA), Holly Wawn (AUS) and Frankie Harrer (USA).
In the Vans US Open of Surfing, the field is down to eight surfers after Round 4 yesterday.
Nate Yeomans (USA) put the pressure on Michael Rodrigues (BRA) early in Round 4 Heat 1. He delivered clean, crisp power turns on his first wave and followed it up with a big frontside air reverse. Yeomans looked focused and showed variety to take out Rodrigues, securing his place in the Quarterfinals against Kanoa Igarashi (USA) as well as crucial points on the QS.
Defending event winner Filipe Toledo (BRA) oozed confidence in his Round 4 match-up against De Vries (ZAF). Dominating the heat from early on, Toledo had De Vries in a combination situation with a 14.50 heat total. The South African came back with two turns and an air reverse of his own with 11 minutes remaining to break the combination but couldn’t find the score he needed for a win.
Defending event winner Filipe Toledo (BRA) oozed confidence in his Round 4 match-up against De Vries (ZAF). Dominating the heat from early on, Toledo had De Vries in a combination situation with a 14.50 heat total. The South African came back with two turns and an air reverse of his own with 11 minutes remaining to break the combination but couldn’t find the score he needed for a win. Toledo sails through to the Quarterfinals where he will match up against Alex Ribeiro (BRA) while De Vries takes home ninth-place finish and 3,700 points.
Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) held a big lead over Billy Stairmand (NZL) thanks to an 8.43 for a series of quick snaps. Hendrickson backed it up with a 6.37 while Stairmand built his scoreline to a 13.33 heat total to put himself back in the heat. An attempt in the final minute wasn’t enough and Stairmand is eliminated with his best result of the season, while Hendrickson moves through to the Quarterfinals to battle Kolohe Andino (USA), who looked patient and composed in Heat 8 against Tomas Hermes (BRA), waiting for ten minutes before taking his first wave.
The Californian went for broke and opened his account with the highest score of the Round, an excellent 8.87 for a series of risky maneuvers ending with an air reverse. An impressive 16.37 two-wave heat total, the best of the day, sees the CT surfer secure a Quarterfinal berth and send Hermes home.
The Vans US Open of Surfing runs from July 25 through August 2, 2015 and is webcast LIVE via WorldSurfLeague.com and VansUSOpenofSurfing.com.
Men’s Pro Junior Final Results:
1: Griffin Colapinto (USA) 17.77
2: Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 17.24
3: Hiroto Arai (JPN) 14.44
4: Cam Richards (USA) 13.00
Women’s Pro Junior Final Results:
1: Caroline Marks (USA) 17.80
2: Meah Collins (USA) 10.34
3: Holly Wawn (AUS) 9.30
4: Frankie Harrer (USA) 7.77
Men’s Pro Junior Semifinal Results:
SF 1: Cam Richards (USA) 13.44, Hiroto Arai (JPN) 12.80, Seth Moniz (HAW) 12.43, Kalani David (HAW) 11.50
SF 2: Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 18.17, Griffin Colapinto (USA) 15.77, Soli Bailey (AUS) 13.67, Dylan Lightfoot (ZAF) 11.70
Women’s Pro Junior Semifinal Results:
SF 1: Meah Collins (USA) 15.64, Caroline Marks (USA) 12.04, Zoe McDougall (HSA) 9.83, Tiare Thompson (USA) 6.37
SF 2: Frankie Harrer (USA) 13.93, Holly Wawn (AUS) 11.43, Chelsea Tuach (BRB) 9.20, Brisa Hennessy (HAW) 3.83
Men’s QS 10,000 Round 4 Results:
Heat 1: Nathan Yeomans (USA) 14.17 def. Michael Rodrigues (BRA) 13.74
Heat 2: Kanoa Igarashi (USA) 12.50 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 11.70
Heat 3: Ryan Callinan (AUS) 14.23 def. Tim Reyes (USA) 13.33
Heat 4: Hiroto Ohhara (JPN) 11.93 def. Mitch Crews (AUS) 11.43
Heat 5: Filipe Toledo (BRA) 14.50 def. Beyrick De Vries (ZAF) 8.24
Heat 6: Alex Ribeiro (BRA) 12.67 def. Maxime Huscenot (FRA) 8.34
Heat 7: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) 14.80 def. Billy Stairmand (NZL) 13.33
Heat 8: Kolohe Andino (USA) 16.37 def. Tomas Hermes (BRA) 11.17
Men’s QS 10,000 Quarterfinal Match-Ups:
QF 1: Nathan Yeomans (USA) vs. Kanoa Igarashi (USA)
QF 2: Ryan Callinan (AUS) vs. Hiroto Ohhara (JPN)
QF 3: Filipe Toledo (BRA) vs. Alex Ribeiro (BRA)
QF 4: Tanner Hendrickson (HAW) vs. Kolohe Andino (USA)