These are the 16 longboarders who will compete for the world title in El Salvador

Once the Abu Dhabi stage was over, the eight per gender who will surf the grand final in El Sunzal were determined


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The Abu Dhabi stage of the longboard CT concluded today, defining the 16 finalists, eight men and eight women, who will fight for the world title in the El Salvador finals, which will take place between October 9 and 13 in El Sunzal.

It is known that Soleil Errico and Taylor Jensen, both from the United States, will wait in the grand final for the winner of the dispute between the other seven.

The 16 competitors will be:

Top 8 Ladies
1 - Soleil Errico (USA)
2 - Rachael Tilly (USA)
3 - Alice Lemoigne (FRA)
4 - Natsumi Taoka (JPN)
5 - Zoe Grospiron (FRA)
6 - Honolua Bloomfield (HAW)
7 - Kelis Kaleopaa (HAW)
8 - Sophia Culhane (HAW)

Top 8 men
1 - Taylor Jensen (USA)
2 - John Michael Van Hohenstein (HAW)
3 – Rogelio Jr Esquievel (PHL)
4 - Kai Sallas (HAW)
5 - Ben Skinner (GBR)
6 - Kaniela Stewart (HAW)
7 - Steven Sawyer (RSA)
8 - Chase Lieder (USA)

The Abu Dhabi stage was won by Alice Lemoigne of France and Steve Sawyer of South Africa, who were guaranteed the title by their result.

Full event results follow below:

Ladies final
1 - Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 17.26
2 - Zoe Grospiron (FRA) 16.30

men's final
1 - Steven Sawyer (RSA) 17.44
2 - John Michael Van Hohenstein (HAW) 14.70

Women's semis
SERIES 1: Zoe Grospiron (FRA) 12.07 BEAT Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 11.90
SERIES 2: Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 17.33 BEAT Kelis Kaleopaa (HAW) 17.00

Men's semis
SERIES 1: Steven Sawyer (RSA) 14.84 BEAT Kaniela Stewart (HAW) 5.87
SERIES 2: John Michael Van Hohenstein (HAW) 13.54 BEAT Kai Sallas (HAW) 13.17

Women's quarterfinals
SERIES 1: Honolua Blomfield (HAW) 17.07 BEAT Mason Schremmer (USA) 16.17
SERIES 2: Zoe Grospiron (FRA) 15.84 BEAT Sophia Culhane (HAW) 13.66
SERIES 3: Alice Lemoigne (FRA) 16.83 BEAT Rachael Tilly (USA) 16.30
SERIES 4: Kelis Kaleopaa (HAW) 15.67 BEAT Natsumi Taoka (JPN) 13.80

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