Note sponsored by Volcom. On the cover photo: Tomás López Moreno by WSL/Keoki

The second day of the Volcom Pipe Pro has just concluded with solid but tricky waves of four to six feet in the queen of waves. Four Hispanic surfers were able to move on in the event, while seven said goodbye to the great arena of world surfing.

Pipe dawned with more swell than yesterday and with a relatively more orderly sea but with a lot of sand and a direction a little more northerly than the desired west. This resulted in series of few waves and few points.

Tomás López Moreno of Argentina, who did not arrive in Hawaii as a favorite, was sharp and daring when it came to finding and searching for waves. Coming back from a mediocre one, he saw one that no one wanted and got a good tube that gave him the win. Behind him came Peruvian Álvaro Malpartida who landed bombs and got into tubes from which he did not get out but did enough to continue ahead.

The same happened with Joaquín del Castillo and Cristobal de Col who passed their respective round 3 series with tight scores.

For their part, Chileans Guillermo Satt, Nicolás Vargas and Manuel Selman, Peruvians Gabriel Villarán and Adrián García, Puerto Rican Dwight Pastrana and Argentine Leandro Usuna said goodbye to the tournament due to inconsistent sea conditions that created a huge difficulty in providing opportunities.

Vargas, for example, took a left hander at the hour mark, made a maneuver and fell on the second, he needed 1,11 and the judges gave him 1,07; he said goodbye to the tournament 0,04 from the qualifying zone. This type of situation was common at Pipe.

Peruvian Gabriel Villarán reflected on his elimination, which also occurred in the same heat as Adrián García, in which the two Peruvians were left out: “Today’s conditions: Fucking. Heat process: A couple of good tubes in backdoor, another in Pipe, a couple of maneuvers, I paddled like a son of a bitch, I left everything on the court,” Villarán began by saying, and added: “Conclusion: Good heat. Result: Unfortunate for champion Adrián García and I. Comment: The @inkateam band is solid, stronger than ever. Not only in the water. We are a family, a team of brothers, protected by respect and unity. We train like monsters, we don’t give up, the white and red motivates our path, in every fight, it waves in glory. We stand out, we suffer, we win and we are grateful. We laugh, we eat and we celebrate together. The band is ready, making history in every swell, in every event. It’s real, it costs us and that means life. Blessed by the affection of the group, our school is different, vibrant. Don't be confused, we are no one's puppets, ever."

The event is expected to continue on Monday with better conditions but less swell. According to forecasts, another swell will enter on Wednesday with poor conditions.