Mitchel Coleborn downs Marc Lacomare to take out Quiksilver Saquarema Prime final – Surfing news
Australia’s Mitchel Coleborn claimed top honours at the 2013 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 2013 Quiksilver Saquarema Prime by defeating France’s Marc Lacomare in the final that went down at Itauna beach in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday,
May 26, 2013.
“I knew it was going to be a difficult heat, but I just tried to stick to my strategy and find the best waves,” said Coleborn. “It was crazy because Marc (Lacomare) got a 10 right at the end and I couldn’t believe it! I got really nervous, but he still needed
to get another good score and no other waves came through. I’m just so happy that everything worked out. It was an amazing week here, the waves were great and I’m stoked with the win.”
The recent success allowed Coleborn to walk away with a cheque of U$40,000 as prize money and more importantly 6,500 ASP Prime ranking points, which pulled him all the way to No.14 on the ASP World Ranking.
The final day of the competition saw plenty of high-scoring waves gracing the main event site and thus allowing the huge crowd in attendance to get entertained.
Even though there was a high demand to see the local talent in the finals, both Coleborn and Lacomare had ensured that they did not allow it to happen by removing Brazil’s Gabriel Medina and Raoni Monteiro from the competition during the semi-final stage.
The battle for the overall win at Itauna beach turned out to be nothing short of exhilarating and pretty much lived up to the expectations of the crowd.
Both the finalists evidently gave their 100 percent during their fight for the coveted prize that awaited the winner.
As the final got underway, Coleborn got off to an excellent start and wasted very little time to put his rival under pressure by posting an 8.93 on the score-board.
Lacomare, however, managed to pull himself out of the pressure zone by making everyone witnessing the contest awestruck with a perfect-10 ride.
Even though the French surfer made quite an impact in the final with a perfect ride, he failed to back-up the excellent effort with a decent score. Failing to get anything above a 5.67 off his second business-wave, he finished with a heat-total of 15.67
points.
Coleborn, on the other hand, continued to search for an opportunity to capitalise on and bring himself closer to victory.
His efforts did not get to waste, as he eventually got just the wave he was looking for. Paddling towards it and locking it in no time, the Australian surfer added an 8.67 to his account, thus bringing his two-wave total of 17.60 points.
The score remained unbeatable until the end and eventually served to seal the fate of the final in his favour.
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