Costa Rican Surfer Soars Through World Rankings to #56
Tamarindo Surfer Pilurzu is Ranked #56 in the World.
Federico Pilurzu, the only Costa Rican surfer representing the country in the World Qualifying Series (WQS), just jumped to position 56 with 3,563 points after his last performance at the 6.0 Lowers pro Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) event in Trestles, California.
The Playa Langosta native made it to the final round, finishing in 9th out of 192 participants, and accumulated enough points to jump 32 spots from position 88 to 56. This puts him on the list of top Latin American surfers in the world, just under eight Brazilians and a surfer from Puerto Rico.
Pilurzu fell just short of making it to the semifinal round when U.S. surfer Cory Lopez took an impressive wave, taking him from 4th to 1st place and kicking Pilurzu out of the finalist group. In the end, U.S. surfer Ben Bourgeois took the lead, followed by Fredrick Patacchia from Hawaii, Joel Centeio and Patrick Gudauskas, both from the U.S.
This year’s WQS consists of 48 tournaments, 13 of which have already taken place, in which the best surfers in the world take place to fight for their spot on the chart. The end of the World Circuit will take place on Dec. 6 in Oahu, Hawaii at the Copa O’Neill. The current leaders in the WQS are Patrick Gudauskas and Austin Ware, both from the United States with well over 7,000 points, and South African David Weare with 6,225 points.
Last year Pilurzu became the first person in the History of Costa Rica surfing to ever make it into the WQS top 100. Pilurzu said his goal this year is to make it into the top 50 surfers in the world, a goal that is a very good possibility in the remaining 35 tournaments. His next competition, the Srilankan Airlines Pro, will take place in Maldivia starting on June 9. Pilurzu said he intends to set up an intense training regime to prepare him for the high level of competition that is to be expected.
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