Sol, Daniella, Arena, Leilani, Adur and Yago advanced in Newcastle
Lucas, Janire and Annette were not so lucky and left the event early.
Peruvians Sol Aguirre, Daniella Rosas, and Arena Rodríguez, along with Spanish surfers Yago Domínguez and Costa Rican Leilani McGonagle, got off to a good start in the Newcastle Challenger, advancing through their heats of the 80-round for men and the 48-round for women.
Mexican Lucas Cassity and fellow Spaniards Annette and Janire González Etxebarri were not so lucky and left the event early.
The 48- and 80-person rounds were held, and the 32- and 64-person rounds were determined, in which all Spanish-speaking participants will participate.
The best performance of the day among the women was by Peruvian Sol Aguirre, who scored 13,9 points to win her heat.
Among the men, the best was the Australian Alister Reginato who did 14,1.
This is how the series turned out:
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Related Notes:
Franco, Daniella, and Arena guaranteed in the challengers
The men's spots and the male and female wildcards, who may or may not be next in the ranking, remain to be defined.
Lucca, Daniella and Arena advanced in Ballito
Marco, Adur, Leilani, Izzi, Ariane, Leticia and Garazi were eliminated today
Daniella Rosas and Sol Aguirre secured their place in the WSL Junior World Championships
As happened in 2016, two Peruvians will be the only representatives from South America in the tournament that will be held in Taiwan
The series that defines whether the title goes to Sol or Daniella
Peru will definitely win the trophy, and the stakes are whether Silvana Lima, Bela Nalu or Sophia Medina will be the fourth South American to qualify.
Lucca, Sol and Leilani will participate in ISA Camp 2 in Teahupoo
From July 10th to 16th, alongside Billy Stairmand, Cody Young and Tiara van der Huls
Daniella Rosas won in Praia Mole and Arena Rodriguez made it to the challengers
Santiago Muñiz made the podium, finishing the event in third place
Air Tahiti strike delayed arrival of Sol, Leilani, Lucca and Billy at ISA camp in Teahupoo
Four of the six members were stranded in New Zealand because the airline employees demanded better salaries and better working conditions.
