The Portuguese Teresa Bonvalot won the GWM Sydney Surf Pro, this Tuesday, in Australia, of the second stage of the “Challenger Series”, beating the Australian Nikki van Dijk in the final, and climbed to third place in the circuit.
The 22-year-old surfer born in Cascais, achieved the fifth victory of his career, first in the “Challenger Series”with 15.83 points (7.83 and 8) in the final, compared to 13.13 for Van Dijk (7 and 6.13).
Before, in Manly Beach, Teresa Bonvalot had beaten Keala Tomoda-Bannert, in the semifinals, with 13.07 (5.7 and 7.37), achieved in the last minute of the heat, surpassing the 12.74 (6, 07 and 6.67) of the Hawaiian. .
This has been Teresa Bonvalot’s fifth international triumph, after four victories in the qualifying circuit, two at Estrella Galicia Caparica Surf Fest, in 2021 and 2022, one at Azores Airlines Pro, in 2021, and another at Seat Pro Netanya, in Israel. , Already. this year.
The first victory in the “Challenger Series” leaves the Portuguese in the third place in this qualifying circuitwhich assigns 12 men’s and six women’s places to the main circuit of 2023, after two of the eight races, with 11,900 points, 2,845 points behind the American Caitlin Simmers, who leads, and 645 points behind Van Dijk, second.
In this hierarchy, Yolanda Sequeira, also an Olympian, occupies 19th place, despite being eliminated in the debut of this competition, as does Francisca Veselko, who remains in 58th place, behind Mafalda Lopes, 33, after having “ dropped” in the second round.
In the men’s competition of the GWM Sydney Surf Pro, won by the Indonesian Rio Waida, this Tuesday, Frederico Morais fell in the first round and Vasco Ribeiro in the second.
Vasco Ribeiro is in 19th place in the “Challenger Series” ranking, while Frederico Morais is in 80th place.
The next race of this circuit, which has a stage scheduled in Ericeira, between October 1 and 9, will be held in Balito, South Africa, between July 3 and 10.
Source: Observadora
