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Several sailors threaten comebacks through the double, but ultimately no one could deny Lina Erpenstein & Marc Paré being crowned the Queen and King of Tenerife for 2024 |
After a short interlude in the mid-afternoon, the Men’s and Women’s Double Eliminations were completed on the penultimate day of the 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup and El Cabezo has certainly provided a solid all-round test with a wide variety of conditions being thrown at the competitors over the last six days. However, despite several sailors mounting some excellent comebacks, ultimately, nobody could prevent the Single Elimination champions - Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) and Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) - from claiming the top spots on the Women’s and Men’s prestigious event podiums.
Lina Erpenstein & Marc Paré celebrate Wave Women’s - Double Elimination Lina Erpenstein (Severne / Severne Sails) has long been on the cusp of being one of the best female wave sailors in the world, but before this season, without really having the results to truly back it up. However, that all changed in April of this year when she won her maiden event on the World Tour in Chile, while now just a few months down the line, she has further enhanced her reputation with a terrific victory in Tenerife. The German had to defend her single elimination against none other than Iballa Moreno (Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins), but she embraced the moment as she pulled off several full blooded rail turns to take control of the final before storming downwind and finding the perfect backloop ramp to secure the deal.
Lina Erpenstein secures the deal with a backloop Having finished fourth in the single elimination, Iballa mounted a superb comeback with a combination of radical one-footed forward loops and her trademark, almost effortless wave riding, to first halt the comeback of Pauline Katz (Severne / Severne Sails) in Heat 46, before going on to also take down reigning world champion Sarah-Quita Offringa (Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) in a heat that had to be resailed, before also getting the better of Alexia Kiefer Quintana (Duotone Windsurfing) to guarantee herself a place in the top two in her first event of the season.
Iballa Moreno with a radical one-foot forward Alexia Kiefer Quintana may be slightly upset to slip to third place, but this still represents her third podium in as many events as the 19-year-old continues to go from strength-to-strength. The Spaniard landed a five-point backloop against Iballa, but couldn’t quite find the wave scores required on this occasion to pin back the former five-time PWA Wave world champion.
Alexia Kiefer Quintana Sarah-Quita Offringa may be slightly aggrieved to have lost out on a place on the podium as the 24-time world champion was well ahead in the initial running of Heat 46 against Iballa Moreno. However, the decision was made to cancel the heat due to the conditions not being good enough and she ultimately lost out in the re-run. Fourth place isn’t where she is used to finishing, and it’s not ideal for her world title defence, even though Tenerife is only a 4-start event this time around, as this only Offringa’s second appearance of the season in the waves.
Sarah-Quita Offringa pulls the trigger Pauline Katz has really stepped up her level this season and she finishes this year’s event in fifth place after bringing local girl, Maria Morales’ (Goya Windsurfing) comeback to and end in the battle for fifth and sixth in Heat 45. Morales, meanwhile, did well to climb back into the top six after fighting back from the first round of the double.
Pauline Katz Men’s - Double Elimination Marc Paré (Simmer / Simmer Sails) admitted that he felt a lot more nervous having to wait on the sidelines, while watching the double elimination unfold in front of his eyes, than when sailing in the single. However, by the way the 26-year-old started the final against good friend, Victor Fernandez (Duotone Windsurfing), you’d have been right to question whether he was feeling any nerves at all as he quickly rotated through an almost perfect double forward - 7.78 points - on a 5.3m and 99L board to set the tone. As previously mentioned, Paré is only just coming back to full fitness after suffering a Lisfranc fracture earlier in the year, but you wouldn’t be able to tell that given the overall level of his sailing as he also also earned two solid wave scores to set the highest heat score of the day - 18.41 points - to claim a thoroughly deserved first victory on the World Tour, which must feel all the more special given his turbulent year.
Marc Paré flies through a double forward Victor Fernandez gains one place from the single elimination after producing a buzzer beater against Julian Salmonn (Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) in what was incredibly close heat. In fact, things were so close that entering the dying seconds of the heat just 0.08 of a point separated the two sailors in Salmonn’s favour. However, Fernandez struck with a 5.38 point wave, the second highest wave score of the heat, to swing the tie in his favour to progress into the final. The former 3-time world champion couldn’t land a killer blow against Paré, but he keeps himself very much in the contention for a potential fourth world title.
Victor Fernandez fights back late in the day Julian Salmonn couldn’t quite hang on to second place from the single, but still backs up his maiden podium from Gran Canaria - 2nd - with another at his home event. The German couldn’t quite display the air takas that he did in the single - perhaps due to the higher tide meaning the wave at El Cabezo didn’t provide quite the same projection, but third place still represents a solid result for the 26-year-old.
Julian Salmonn Out of the top ranked sailors in the overall World Tour rankings, Marino Gil (JP / NeilPryde) gains the most from the single elimination with the Spaniard climbing from joint ninth into fourth place after winning six consecutive heats.
Marino Gil fights back into fourth place Liam Dunkerbeck (Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) slips one place to fifth, while Ricardo Campello finishes his second event of the season in sixth place. Last year’s vice-world champion landed a number of radical one-handed, one-footed forwards to inflict plenty of damage.
Ricardo Campello with a radical one-handed, one-footed forward Meanwhile, Takuma Sugi (Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) and Tobias Bjørnaa (Duotone Windsurfing) both improve slightly from the single elimination with both sailors ranked in joint ninth at that point. Sugi improves to seventh place, while Bjørnaa records his best result to date on the World Tour with an excellent eighth place. The young Dane produced a buzzer beater in Heat 43 to deny Dieter Van der Eyken (Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) in the top eight.
Tobias Bjørnaa earns his first top ten Van der Eyken backs up his best result ever on the Wave World Tour from Gran Canaria - 4th - with a solid ninth place, which he shares alongside Antoine Albert (Goya Windsurfing), after the New Caledonian mounted an impressive comeback through the double, which saw him come from the first round to claim his spot inside the top 10.
Antoine Albert mounted a comeback into the top ten With solid results gained in all other categories and a less than favourable forecast for the final day, there will be no further competition at this year’s event. The official prize giving ceremony will be held at 12:30pm (GMT+1). You can stay up to date with all the latest developments from Tenerife — including live stream, elimination ladders, entry list, images and live ticker simply by clicking HERE and scrolling to the bottom of the page. Also if you don’t already, follow us on our Social Media Channels: - Facebook: @PWAWorldTourWindsurfing - Instagram: @pwaworldtour - Twitter: @pwaworldtour - YouTube: @pwaworldtour Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Women’s Wave 1st Lina Erpenstein (GER | Severne / Severne Sails) 2nd Iballa Moreno (ESP | Severne / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) 3rd Alexia Kiefer Quintana (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing) 4th Sarah-Quita Offringa (ARU | Starboard / NeilPryde / Maui Ultra Fins) 5th Pauline Katz (SUI | Severne / Severne Sails) 6th Maria Morales (ESP | Goya Windsurfing) Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Men’s Wave 1st Marc Paré (ESP | Simmer / Simmer Sails) 2nd Victor Fernandez (ESP | Duotone Windsurfing) 3rd Julian Salmonn (GER | Bruch Boards / GUNSAILS) 4th Marino Gil (ESP | Goya Windsurfing) 5th Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) 6th Ricardo Campello (BRA/VEN) 7th Takuma Sugi (JPN | Tabou / GA Sails / Black Project Fins) 8th Tobias Bjørnaa (DEN | Duotone Windsurfing) 9th Antoine Albert (NC | Goya Windsurfing) 9th Dieter Van der Eyken (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Girl’s U18s 1st Sol Degrieck (BEL | Severne / Severne Sails) 2nd Lizzlote Schilling (ESP | Goya Windsurfing / Severne Sails) 3rd Annagiulia Piccaglia (ESP | Goya Windsurfing) 4th Trine Gobisch (GER | Duotone Windsurfing) Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U21s 1st Liam Dunkerbeck (ESP | Starboard / Severne Sails / Black Project Fins) 2nd Hayata Ishii (JPN | RRD / RRD Sails) 3rd Tobias Bjørnaa (DEN | Duotone Windsurfing) 4th Anton Richter (GER | JP / NeilPryde) 5th Lennart Neubauer (GRE | Starboard / Severne Sails / Maui Ultra Fins) 5th Gregory Stathopoulos (GRE | Goya Windsurfing) Result 2024 Tenerife PWA World Cup - Boy’s U18s 1st Carlos Kiefer Quintana (GER | Duotone Windsurfing) 2nd Ryu Noguchi (JPN | Severne / Severne Sails) 3rd Leon Maethner (GER | Duotone Windsurfing) 4th Javier Escribano (ESP | Goya Windsurfing) |
