Masters World Champions will be defined this weekend<\/p>\n
ISA World Master Surfing Championships
\nJanuary 26th, 2007
\nRinc\u00f3n, Puerto Rico
\nPICS OF THE EVENT [url=http:\/\/saltwater-dreaming.com\/news\/modules\/xcgal\/]HERE[\/url]<\/p>\n
Between tomorrow and Sunday we will know who the Masters World Champions are, the Porta del Sol ISA World Masters Surfing Championships, that is taking place since last Sunday at Rinc\u00f3n, Puerto Rico, will come to an end. <\/p>\n
After four full days of competition, two teams have shown a great performance and they are now fighting for first place in team positioning. Up to now Puerto Rico is in first place because its still have all their its athletes on the run. On the other hand, even though South Africa has lost a competitor, it is also one of the favorite\u0092s teams since it has ensured itself four athletes in the big finals of the three divisions – Masters, Grand Masters and Kahunas- through the main event.Three heats of the Repercharge Round 5 will take place this Saturday. Those who make it through those heats will be one step away from the big final, where we already have: John McCarthy (ZAF) and Wagner Pupo (BRA) on the Masters, Magoo de la Rosa (PER) and David Malherbe (ZAF) on the the Grand Masters and Chris Knutsen (ZAF) and Rudi Plamboom on the Kahunas. <\/p>\n
Repercharge finals and the great finals will take place on Sunday when we will know who the new Masters World Champions are along with the winning nation. <\/p>\n
Heats that will take place tomorrow
\nRepercharge Round 5 \u0096 Masters
\nCarlos Santos (BRA) vs. Juan Ashton (PRC) vs. Andre Malherbe (ZAF) vs. Gustavo Betancourt (PRI) <\/p>\n
Repercharge Round 5 \u0096 Grand Masters
\nMarcelo Boscoli (BRA) vs. Alberto Licha (PRC) vs. Carlos Santos (BRA) vs. Heinere Paez (TAH) <\/p>\n
Repercharge Round 5 \u0096 Kahunas
\nGilles Asenjo (FRA) vs. Wilfredo Caban (PRC) vs. Victor Torres (PRC) vs. Javier Huarcaya (PER) <\/p>\n
Team positions after four days
\n1.\tPuerto Rico \u0096 can reach a maximum of 5580 points.
\n2.\tSouth Africa \u0096 can reach a maximum of 5220 points.
\n3.\tTahiti \u0096 can reach a maximum 4585 points.
\n4.\tPeru \u0096 can reach a maximum of 3788 points.
\n5.\tBrazil \u0096 can reach a maximum of 3720 points. <\/p>\n
ISA Porta del Sol World Masters Surfing Championship is possible thanks to the support of the Tourism Company of Puerto Rico, Heineken, Villa Cofresi, Ricoh, Entertainments and Sports Department, El Nuevo D\u00eda, Nido companies, Sprite, 103.7 FM, One Link Communications, Choice Cable TV, Liberty Internet, rad!, The Room and Rincon of the Seas. It is organized by the Puerto Rico Surf Federation and supervised by the International Surfing Association.<\/p>\n
About International Surfing Association (ISA)
\nThe International Surfing Association (ISA) is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as the World Governing Authority for surfing, bodyboarding and surfriding. It was originally founded as the International Surfing Federation in 1964 and has been running World Championships since 1964 and the Junior World Championships since 1980.<\/p>\n
ISA membership includes the surfing National Governing Bodies (NGBs) of over 50 countries on six continents. Its headquarters are located in San Diego, California. It is presided by Fernando Aguerre, first elected in 1994 in Rio, and re-elected five times since. The ISA’s four Vice Presidents are Robin de Kock (South Africa), Alan Atkins (Australia), Maile Aguerre (Hawaii) and Mike Gerard (USA).<\/p>\n
Pablo Zanocchi \u0096on site at Puerto Rico-
\nISA WMSC Media Manager
\npablo@isasurf.org
\nwww.isasurf.org<\/p>\n
Catch all the action from anywhere in the world by logging on to http:\/\/www.rincon-hangout.com\/isa\/home.htm and experience live scoring and video streaming daily. Additionally, photos will be available for viewing and free downloading at http:\/\/www.rincon-hangout.com\/isa\/home.htm. For more information email WMSC Media Manager, Pablo Zanocchi \u0096 Pablo@isasurf.org. <\/p>\n
Click: http:\/\/www.smsc-surfing.com to catch the action of each competition day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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