Reyes, Garrido-Lecca and Zairquiey won in Lobitos

Three of the four categories in dispute at the event remained on Peruvian soil


Peruvians Lucas Garrido Lecca and Mafer Reyes on longboard and Catalina Zariquiey in Pro Junior were the champions of the first of two stages of the WSL in Peru contested on the perfect lefts of Piscinas, in Lobitos.

Three of the four divisions in competition, men's and women's longboard and women's pro junior, were won by locals and one, men's pro junior, by Brazilians.

Garrido Lecca beat Alexandre Escobar, second in the ranking, in a final in which he was considerably superior, scoring 14,07 (7,40+6,67) and his opponent 9,34 pts (5,77+3,57).

This result catapulted Garrido Lecca to fourth position in the ranking:
1st: Jefson Silva (BRA) - 2.150 points
2rd: Alexandre Escobar (BRA) - 2.095
3nd: Matias Maturano (PER) - 1.950
4th: Lucas Garrido Lecca (PER) - 1.500
4th: Henderson Biludo (BRA) - 1.500

The first of these qualifies the Longboard CT.

Tied for third place in that division were Julián Schweizer of Uruguay and Joan Aponte of Peru.

Longboard Champion: Lucas Garrido Lecca. Photos by FENTA

Meanwhile, María Fernanda Reyes was the champion among three other Brazilians who pushed her but could not overcome the local knowledge of the Peruvian.

Mafer beat Kate Brandi in the semis and Luana Soares in the grand final.

With this result, Mafer, who is expected to be in the elite this year, moved up to third in the ranking led by Brandi herself:

1st: Kate Brandi (BRA) - 2.100 points
2.a: Luana Soares (BRA) - 1.800
2nd: Rayane Amaral (BRA) - 1.800
4nd: Maria Fernanda Reyes (PER) - 1.650
4.a: Evelin Neves (BRA) - 1.650

Catalina Zariquiey, a local from the north of Peru, from the waves near Mancora, was the champion in the junior women's pro; she beat the third-placed professional in the grand final: Arena Rodriguez by 14 to 10.

The semi-finals were 100% Peruvian, with Sofía Artieda and Kalea Gervasi finishing third.

The ranking of the junior pro, which qualifies for the world championship of the category, was as follows:
1.a: Arena Rodriguez Vargas (PER) - 2.800 points
2.a: Kalea Gervasi (PER) - 2.250
3.a: Catalina Zariquiey (PER) - 2.000
4.a: Sofia Artieda (PER) - 1.745
5th: Camila Sanday (PER) - 1.295

Champion in the women's junior pro category: Catalina Zairquiey.

Finally, the only category that was dominated by Brazilians and that has traditionally been dominated by the green and yellow was the men's pro junior category that had a dominant Ryan Kainalo, beating his namesake Ryan Martins in the grand final.

The only non-Brazilian to make it far in the event was Ecuadorian Maximiliano Saenz, who placed third. The other semi-finalist was Rickson Falcao.

In the quarterfinals were Toto Goransky from Argentina, Pol Huguet from Peru and the Brazilians Leo Casal and Guilherme Ferreira.

The ranking was as follows:
1st: Ryan Kainalo (BRA) - 1.850 points
2nd: Leo Casal (BRA) - 1.800
3th: Rickson Falcão (BRA) - 1.745
3rd: Guilherme Ferreira (BRA) - 1.745
5nd: Cauet Frazão (BRA) - 1.645

Below are the full results of the event:

Men's Pro Junior Final
Champion: Ryan Kainalo (BRA) by 14,33 pts (8,00+6,33) - US$ 1.000 and 1.000 pts
2nd place: Ryan Martins (BRA) with 9,83 pts (5,33+4,50) - US$ 550 and 800 pts

Pro Junior Men's Semis
1st: Ryan Kainalo (BRA) 17,27 x 6,84 Maximiliano Saenz (ECU)
2nd: Ryan Martins (BRA) 10,67 x 9,57 Rickson Falcão (BRA)

Men's Pro Junior Quarterfinals
1st: Ryan Kainalo (BRA) 12,83 x 9,77 Tomas Goransky (ARG)
2nd: Maximiliano Saenz (ECU) 10,17 x 8,00 Leo Casal (BRA)
3rd: Ryan Martins (BRA) 11,27 x 9,83 Guillherme Ferreira (BRA)
4.a: Rickson Falcão (BRA) 11,13 x 6,04 Pol Huguet (PER)

Women's Pro Junior Final
Champion: Catalina Zariquiey (PER) by 14,07 pts (7,40+6,67) - US$ 1.000 and 1.000 pts
2nd place: Arena R. Vargas (PER) with 10,20 pts (5,33+4,87) - US$ 550 and 800 pts

Women's semi-finals pro junior
1.a: Catalina Zariquiey (PER) 12,50 x 11,00 Kalea Gervasi (PER)
2.a: Arena Rodriguez Vargas (PER) 15,10 x 14,90 Sofia Artieda (PER)

Men's longboard final
Champion: Lucas Garrido Lecca (PER) by 14,07 pts (7,40+6,67) - US$ 1.000 and 1.000 pts
2nd place: Alexandre Escobar (BRA) with 9,34 pts (5,77+3,57) - US$ 550 and 800 pts

Men's longboard semis
1st: Lucas Garrido Lecca (PER) 12,66 x 9,04 Julian Schweizer (URU)
2nd: Alexandre Escobar (BRA) 11,67 x 10,43 Joan Aponte (PER)

Women's longboard final
Champion: Maria Fernanda Reyes (PER) for 14,50 pts (8,00+6,50) - US$ 1.000 and 1.000 pts
2nd place: Luana Soares (BRA) with 10,67 pts (5,50+5,17) - US$ 550 and 800 pts

Women's longboard semis
1st: Luana Soares (BRA) 11,87 x 10,86 Kate Brandi (BRA)
2nd: Maria Fernanda Reyes (PER) 11,50 x 9,77 Evelin Neves (BRA)

Ryan Kainalo dominated the junior pro and is the best promise of Brazilian surfing along with Leo Casal.
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