BRAZIL WINS THE REEF 6-STAR EL SALVADOR PRO

Translation: Heido Sundstrom

Brazilian surfer, Peterson Crisanto, wins the competition, giving an outstanding performance throughout his heats in the right break of Punta Roca, where perfect six-foot waves set the stage for the Reef El Salvador Pro.

Crisanto faced Hawaiian, Fred Patacchia, in the semifinals, defeating and advancing to the finals against Australian, Josh Kerr, who would go on to win with his best two waves, gaining an 8.60 and a 7.83 for a total of 16.43 points against Kerr’s 12.83 score.

In an interview, Crisanto said that he had been surfing various points in Mexico, training for this difficult 6-Star competition in El Salvador... “I’m very happy to get this win, I’m shaking with excitement and can’t believe that I won!”

Crisanto’s victory has given him the confidence needed to compete in the U.S. Open.

Australian competitor, Wade Carmichael, who recently won the ASP 4-Star Acapulco Surf Open, continued his solid run by achieving another good result in the El Salvador Pro. Carmichael almost made it to the finals again, but just couldn’t surpass his compatriot, Josh Kerr, and ended up taking third place. A first place and a third place finish in two consecutive events is certainly quite an achievement though.

Hawaiian competitor Fred Patacchia also finished in third place.