Alonso Correa and Joaquin del Castillo made it to the quarterfinals in Arica

It was an epic Saturday at El Gringo, tomorrow the sea is expected to be bigger. Today, Skip McCullough hit a 10-point shot


June 1, 2019
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On the cover: Alonso Correa heading to the quarterfinals. Photos: Nicolás Díaz - Special coverage presented by Maui and Sons 

On an epic day of surfing at El Gringo, with solid waves breaking between six and eight feet, Peruvians Joaquín del Castillo and Alonso Correa made it to the quarterfinals of the tournament and guaranteed at least their second best result of the year.

The sea was great today at El Gringo and it all came down to courage, class and good wave selection. Both Del Castillo and Correa met these characteristics and went through the two rounds that placed them among the top eight.

Now Joaquín will face the Tahitian Mihimana Braye and Alonso against the American Skip McCullough.

This Californian surfed one of the best 10 in the history of the event today. He went down very hard, under the lip a bomb of the series and after passing inside several sections he came out to celebrate an impressive tube.

After the wave he told DUKE that he didn't know what he was thinking when he decided to go on that wave. He felt threatened because Dean Bowen was next to him and was going to think he was a "kook" if he didn't take his turn.

In two consecutive events, Joaquín del Castillo advanced more than 200 places in the ranking.
Skip McCullough on his way to a 10 in Arica.
Cali Muñoz narrowly missed out on making it through his series and finished ninth in the tournament.
Ian Gouveia also said goodbye to the event today. He can't complain about the quality of waves he surfed.

The entire quarter-finals were determined as follows:
1st: Wiggolly Dantas (BRA) x Dean Bowen (AUS)
2.a: Alonso Correa (PER) x Skip McCullough (USA)
3.a: Vitor Mendes (BRA) x Nolan Rapoza (USA)
4.a: Joaquin del Castillo (PER) x Mihimana Braye (TAH)

Round 5
1st: 1-Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), 2-Alonso Correa (PER), 3-Max Kearney (AUS), 4-Weslley Dantas (BRA)
2nd: 1-Skip McCullough (USA), 2-Dean Bowen (AUS), 3-Ian Gouveia (BRA), 4-Tyler Gunter (USA)
3.a: 1-Vitor Mendes (BRA), 2-Joaquin del Castillo (PER), 3-Lucas Silveira (BRA), 4-Jeronimo Vargas (BRA)
4.a: 1-Mihimana Braye (TAH), 2-Nolan Rapoza (USA), 3-Carlos Muñoz (CRI), 4-Kauli Vaast (TAH)

Round 4
1st: 1-Weslley Dantas (BRA), 2-Dean Bowen (AUS), 3-Dusty Payne (HAV), 4-Imaikalani Devault (HAV)
2nd: 1-Alonso Correa (PER), 2-Tyler Gunter (USA), 3-Elliot Paerata-Reid (NZL), 4-Pedro Dib (BRA)
3.a: 1-Skip McCullough (USA), 2-Max Kearney (AUS), 3-Aritz Aranburu (ESP), 4-Samson Coulter (AUS)
4.a: 1-Ian Gouveia (BRA), 2-Wiggolly Dantas (BRA), 3-Leo Casal (BRA), 4-Luke Gordon (USA)
5.a: 1-Lucas Silveira (BRA), 2-Nolan Rapoza (USA), 3-Gatien Delahaye (FRA), 4-Danilo Cerda (CHL)
6.a: 1-Vitor Mendes (BRA), 2-Mihimana Braye (TAH), 3-Leandro Usuña (ARG), 4-Sandon Whittaker (AUS)
7.a: 1-Carlos Munoz (CRI), 2-Jeronimo Vargas (BRA), 3-Franklin Serpa (BRA), 4-John Mel (USA)
8.a: 1-Kauli Vaast (TAH), 2-Joaquin del Castillo (PER), 3-Miguel Tudela (PER), 4-Lucca Mesinas (PER)

Dean Bowen continues his solid run in Arica and once again, for the third time in his career, he made it to the quarter-finals.
Franklin Serpa said goodbye to the event with good tubes.
John Mel did not pass his heat due to a very questionable 1,8 given to Jeronimo Vargas in round 5. The American is surfing very well.
Kauli Vaast is 17 years old and surfs very well in heavy waves.
Kauli Vaast from Teahupoo feeling at home at El Gringo.
With this wave, Lucas Silveira made it into round 5 of the event with 15 seconds left in his heat.
This youngster, Nolan Rapoza, is managing to get good scores surfing several consecutive waves. If he keeps this up, he will fight for the podium.
Vitor Ferreira is stuck in El Gringo, heading to the quarterfinals.
Vitor Ferreira had a good day.
Wesslley Dantas was unable to beat his brother in a historic series and said goodbye to the event.
Wiggolly Dantas made it to the quarter-finals and secured her best result of the year.
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