Peruvian Melanie Giunta finished her performance in the QS 3000 in Stella Maris, Bahia, in second place, behind the respected former CT member, Brazilian Silvana Lima.

Giunta advanced through four series from the round of 32 onwards, and stood out in the semi-finals, beating the star of the event and the tour, Tainá Hinckel, whom he defeated by scoring 14 points (8+6).

In the grand final, Lima beat them by 13,5 to 10,3.

The result earned Giunta a valuable 2340 points, catapulting her to ninth place in the ranking that classifies four surfers for the challenger series, which then classifies five for the CT.

Also standing out in the event were Peruvians Sol Aguirre and Arena Rodríguez and Uruguayan Marco Giorgi, who finished in fifth place.

The next scheduled stop on the WSL regional tour is a QS 1000 taking place in Maresias, São Paulo from September 14-17.

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