Heitor Alves (BRA) was unstoppable on his way to claim the ASP 6-Star San Miguel Pro Zarautz presented by Euskaltel title over Tim Boal (FRA) in a well fought 35-minute battle. Having taken down an inform Gabriel Medina (BRA) in the semis, Alves was on a roll and proved unbeatable despite a last ditched effort by Boal to take the victory.

Clean lines in the 3ft (1m) range were on offer however event officials were forced to place the event on hold during the high tide because of infrequent set waves. With clear skies and fantastic beach weather, the shore line and esplanade were once again packed. The huge crowd revelled in the magnificent displays of surfing put on by all the guys on this last day of competition.

Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) today claimed the Sooruz Lacanau Pro title downing fellow countryman Alejo Muniz in the 35-minute final to achieve his best result of the year and his second ASP Men’s Star-Series title in a closely fought final on a day which saw epic conditions for the grand finale to the 31st edition of the Sooruz Lacanau Pro an Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) sanctioned event.

Indonesia’s, Gold Coast/Palm Beach-based Hairil “Oney” Anwar sent out a loud and clear message to the surfing world that the Indonesian’s will be a power in professional surfing by becoming the first ever Indonesian surfer to win a major Association of Surfing Professionals Pro Junior surfing event when he won the Dripping Wet Pro Junior at South Curl Curl Beach on Sydney’s northern beaches today.

An ecstatic Onwar commented on his historic performance today saying “it feels fantastic to win – this is my first time winning and I’m stoked – I’m going to be doing more pro junior events in the next couple of years and it’s awesome to be the first Indonesian surfer to win a Pro Junior event”

The day was highlighted by aerial performances – more successful aerial moves than ever before seen at a pro junior event in Australia according to ASP Australasia Tour Director Dane Jordan and included an amazing tally of 11 aerial moves in the four man final.

Onwar has been based on the Gold Coast studying for the past three years and second in today’s final was fellow Gold Coaster Thomas Woods.

Woods set the scene for today’s remarkable performances scoring a perfect 10 point ride in an earlier heat when he executed a full rotation 360 degree air reverse.

Another spectacular day of surfing was witnessed at the Sooruz Lacanau Pro with the field being stripped down to the last 8 surfers remaining in competition. Ideal conditions allowed the international field of athletes to display their full repertoire of manoeuvres during an action packed day of competitive surfing which saw three rounds of competition completed.

Clean lines in the 4-5ft (1.2m) range pumped through the entire day improving with the higher tide to allow for some spectacular surfing at the main contest site. Blue skies and warm weather added to the summer atmosphere as the huge beach crowd lined the shores to watch the action.

Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) took out an inform Josh Kerr (AUS) in the last minute of their Round Five clash. Putting everything into one last fling Dantas nailed a 5.83 out of a possible 10 to regain the lead and advance to the quarter-finals. Having broken his board early in the heat Dantas fought back in the low scoring clash and will face fellow Brazilian Alex Ribeiro in quarter-final nº4.

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