Aranburu Takes the Pro Surf

Pro Surf Zarautz
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Good news from Euskal Herria, one of the locals won the Pro Surf tournament that took place over the weekend in Zarautz.

Here you have the note:

Zarautz Pro Surf

ASP WQS 3 Star Mens Event
Zarautz Basque Country
13 - 16 September 2007


ARITZ ARANBURU (EUK) WINS ZARAUTZ PRO SURF IN SPAIN !

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 16 September, 2007 : - - Zarautz, Basque Country -- Aritz Aranburu (EUK) won the first edition of the Zarautz Pro Surf 3 Star WQS event this afternoon in his home village of Zarautz, giving the thousands of spectators an intense surprise.

Always consistent throughout the four days of competition, the Basque surfer confirmed his favourite status with his current World Qualifying Series 11th rank. Starting slowly in the thirty-minute decider Aranburu faced an impressive level of surfing from his closest opponents Marlon Lipke (DEU) and Shaun Gossmann (AUS).

Posting an excellent 8.27 pts ride halfway through the battle, Aranaburu waited not more than three minutes before catching up with the german leader and powerhouse surfer Lipke when he secured another excellent 9.07 single wave score to post the second highest two wave combined tally of the event with 18.00 points out of possible 20.

“So stoked to get this title at home... I really felt no pressure and having the whole crowd behind me pushed me further to get these highscores. Marlon surfed really well and it wasn’t easy to catch up but it all came to the best end possible for me.”

Talking about the massive support, “It’s just so special and good to feel that support from every person around. To have my family and friends all around throughout the event, to feel relaxed and have such a good event on my home spot. I didn’t think of any pressure or ratings or points as this event doesn’t change anything for me on the WQS ratings, but it’s an amazing bonus after this year.”

“Still a lot of very important events coming up so I’ll enjoy the small break before the Canarian events and make sure I keep going well in the main events,” finished Aranburu clinching US$ 7 000 for his victory, and keeping a firm grip on the European Pro Surf Tour ratings.

Afer his victory in the Movistar Pantin Classic 4 Star WQS a week ago, Marlon Lipke (DEU) ended very close to a second title in a row, leading the final for more than twenty minutes with a 17.16 points total. Finishing second of the Zarautz Pro Surf 3 Star WQS, Lipke keeps going on a very consistent roll and remains a favourite for the 2007 European Pro Surf Tour Championship.

“I was close to this second win in a row but Aritz just ended the final perfectly and I couldn’t do much more than post these two high scores. I’m so happy for him because it means a lot to win at home and we’ll just enjoy this great finish.”

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