Delpero overcame an inform Ben Skinner (Newquay, GBR) 26, to take out
the inaugural edition of the ASP 3-Star Tuaca Longboard Pro in a high
scoring 30-minute final which saw the lead change several times. Delpero
eventually sealed the victory on a long peeling right with a
combination of turns to receive a 9.17 out of 10 and an unbeatable lead.
“It was a great final against my friend Ben (Skinner) and I know he
is a really tough competitor so I am really happy to win against him at
his home break. The waves were not easy to find the right spot to take
off and which ones would run through to the shore. I was lucky with the
biggest one that I caught and I surfed it well. I won this one but it
has been a long time since I have won one against Ben so I am happy.”
Delpero, current ASP World nº2, now looks ahead to the upcoming ASP
World Longboard Tour which starts at the end of September in Sri Lanka
and hopes to go one step higher and clinch his maiden ASP World title.
“I am going to start preparing now for the World Tour event in Sri
Lanka and I want to do well there because I have been twice second in
the world so I think that it could be my year this year.”
Skinner, pleased with his runner up finish, held the performance of
the event in his semi-final appearance scoring a perfect 10 point ride
and another near perfect 9.5 out of 10 to the delight of the huge vocal
crowd lining the shore. Advancing to the final meant Skinner claimed the
ASP European Men’s Longboard title and his qualification into this
year’s ASP World Longboard title along with fellow Englishman Adam
Griffiths who placed 3rd in the Tuaca Longboard Pro. Courtesy of ASP
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