Wednesday, October 15 — Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain After several flat-surf days, the beast finally woke up. The long-awaited first day of competition delivered perfect conditions. The final stop of the IBC World Tour kicked off right at 8 a.m. local time, the event that will crown this year’s world champions in both Men and…
Wednesday, October 15 — Gáldar, Gran Canaria, Spain
- Robin Legros from Réunion Island stole the show in the Men’s Division, landing a huge inverted air that blew the crowd away.
- In Junior Men, Chileans Cristóbal Tobar and Mikelle Arriagada dominated — Tobar scored the best wave of the day, with Arriagada close behind.
After several flat-surf days, the beast finally woke up. The long-awaited first day of competition delivered perfect conditions.
The final stop of the IBC World Tour kicked off right at 8 a.m. local time, the event that will crown this year’s world champions in both Men and Junior Men divisions.
Sets were rolling in at around three meters, straight from the northwest — prime direction for El Frontón’s volcanic reef — and it was non-stop barrels and ramps all day.
Organizers opened the show with the Junior Men Division, running a non-elimination first round since all riders are still in the hunt for the world title after qualifying through the Rising Series stops in Chile, Morocco, Australia and Spain.
All 128 athletes from 16 countries came fired up to put on their best performance for the world to see.
The action is on in beautiful Gáldar!
Round 1 – Junior Men Division (Non-elimination)
In this opening round, the top two from each heat advanced straight to Round 3, while the others got a second chance in Round 2.
Heat 1 set the tone early — the juniors went all-in, slashing lips, threading barrels and throwing airs from the very first horn.
Round 1 – Men’s Division
This trials round was packed with drama and jaw-dropping moves, probably one of the toughest Round 1s on tour this season.
After eight Men’s heats, organizers sent the Junior Men repechage back out — the waves just kept firing.
Round 2 – Junior Men Division (Repechage)
Second chance for the juniors, and what a setting — perfect waves, blue skies, and heavy barrels.
Round 2 ran in two parts: two heats before the low-tide break, then three more through sunset.
The day wrapped up under an epic sunset and the roar of El Frontón’s waves, promising even more action tomorrow.
The tech committee has called for check-in at 7:15 a.m. and first horn around 8:00 a.m. local time.
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